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 Send to email | Sims Franchise To Explore, uh, Virtual Worlds? [Sims] in EaEa-landNewsVirtual Worlds |  By Maggie Greene
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In a somewhat bizarre interview with The Times Online, Nancy Smith (head of the Sims division at EA) said that " in light of the popularity of virtual worlds ... the Sims may soon become a multi-player game." The article fails to mention the failed experiment of The Sims Online, later rebranded to "EA-Land" and scheduled for closure in August. But Smith talks of potential new (and old) modes for online play:
Ms Smith was adamant, however, that The Sims would not break wholly with its past, and would continue to require players to buy and install software on their machines before being able to play. Some virtual worlds, such as Club Penguin and Habbo Hotel, can be played entirely within a web browser ....
The Sims franchise would also continue to explore new revenue models that have become associated with virtual worlds, she said, including sponsorship and the sale of 'virtual goods', as on the fashion-focused virtual world for teens, Stardoll.com.
It's a really odd interview in light of the online element that already fell flat on its face; maybe second time will be the charm for the Sims?
The Sims prepare for a sociable future [The Times via Worlds In Motion]
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In a somewhat bizarre interview with The Times Online, Nancy Smith (head of the Sims division at EA) said that " in light of the popularity of virtual worlds ... the Sims may soon become a multi-player game." The article fails to mention the failed experiment of The Sims O [..] Read complete article | | Published 07-Jun-2008 by Maggie Greene in EaEa-landNewsVirtual Worlds
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| The Sims Explore Apartment Life [Expansionism] | | The Sim 2 parade continues as EA readies not one but two new explorations into the lives of virtual people with The Sims 2 Apartment Life expansion and The Sims 2 Apartment Pets for the Nintendo DS. The PC version takes your Sim from their posh suburban h [..] Read complete article | | Published 05-Jun-2008 by Mike Fahey in DsGalleryMediaNewsPCThe Sims 2 Apartment LifeThe Sims 2 Apartment Pets
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| The Sims 3 In Full E3 Technicolor [E308] | | Still The Sims, now with a shiny 3 after it. If you're interested in all things Simlish then you probably want to take a gander at the offical E3 Sims 3 trailer, sent over to our tower fresh this morning. What does this have, [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Jul-2008 by Adam Barenblat in E308 Clips Maxis Media The Sims the sims 3
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| A Behind the Scenes Look at Sims 3 [Sims 3] | | That's what we need in Kotaku Tower - Nerf rocket launchers! Anyone addicted to Sims 2 or Spore can agree that Sims 3 will be a lot of fun. However, it looks like the developers working on the game are having an equally good ti [..] Read complete article | | Published 09-Sep-2008 by Adam Barenblat in Sims 3 Clips Ea Media Trailer
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| Rod Humble promoted to The Sims label lead |  Filed under: Simulations, Business, Casual
When we last spoke to The Sims' studio head, Rod Humble, he was applauding the franchise's retail success. Now the exec has another, albeit more personal reason to celebrate, havin [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-Oct-2008 by Jason Dobson in eaelectronic-artselectronicartsrod-humblerodhumblesimsthe-simsthesims
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| NPD's PC Sales Charts May 4-10 [Sales Charts] | | For the week ending May 10, the top-selling, boxed-copy PC game in the US was...The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff. The second best-seller? The Sims 2 Double Deluxe. You can see where this is going. Seven spots for Sims and Warcraft titles, leaving naugh [..] Read complete article | | Published 22-May-2008 by Luke Plunkett in NewsNpdNpd GroupPCPc GamesSales Charts
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| The Sims 3 Collector's Edition Detailed [The Sims 3] | | I wasn't even aware that EA's The Sims 3 was anywhere near the point where they could announce a collector's edition of the game, but here we are, with an official press release and everything. Select North American retailers are now ac [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Oct-2008 by Mike Fahey in the sims 3 collector's edition Ea News PC
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| The Sims Is Not A Casual Game, Buster [Ea] | | Forget what you've heard! EA does not think The Sims is a casual game. No, way, no how. Just listen to what EA's dedicated Sims division boss, Nancy Smith has to say:
I don't think of it as casual. We w [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-May-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Casual GamesEaElectronic ArtsNewsPc GamingThe Sims
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| Rod Humble Becomes Sim Head [The Sims] | | Now here's a name I hadn't heard much since the days back when I played Everquest like a crack addict! Rod Humble, the one-time head of the EQ studio at SOE has just been promoted to Senior Vice President and Head of The Sims label for EA. Rod, who has been with The Sims [..] Read complete article | | Published 07-Oct-2008 by Mike Fahey in The Sims Ea Everquest News Rod Humble Soe vp
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