News Archive - 2005

Win Great Prizes With The Sims 2 UK

UK Simmers have the chance to win some great mobile phone and Sims 2 University prizes in The Sims 2 University Campus! Recruit your friends on your mobile for your chance to win!

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New Nightlife Screenshots!

2 new screenshots have been added to the About Nightlife area.

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Virginia McArthur Discusses the GBA and DS Versions of The Sims 2

Watch GameSpot.com's video interview with Virginia McArthur where she sheds some light on The Sims 2 storyline for NDS and GBA.

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EA Announces Plans For The Sims 2 On Consoles, Handhelds and Mobile Phones

Electronic Arts today announced that The Sims™ 2 is in development for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube™, and for all handhelds including PSP™ handheld videogame system, the Nintendo DS™, the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance and mobile phones.

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Netherlands and Belgium open student bars!

Come visit one of the Sims 2 student bars in The Netherlands and Belgium!

From April 12 until April 21 the bars "Après skihut Woody's" (Amsterdam), "Lemmy's Biercafé" (Leiden), "Den Bisnis" (Schaarbeek) and Peanuts (Naam) will be transformed into Sims 2 student bars!

You can drink something at these places, completely in Sims style, and you can also win fabulous Sims prizes!

You can win prizes by participating in the contest, which can be done in the bars itself.

The winners will be announced on Thursday April 14 and Thursday April 21.

Don't let this opportunity pass you by!

Click here to see the student bars' addresses.

The Strangerhood Featured at IFilms.com

IFilms.com is featuring our favorite neighborhood drama, The Strangerhood. Available now in your favorite media format.

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A Leonine Statue Brings Luck And Prosperity To Your Sims!

Add a little piece of the Orient to your neighborhood, and display your lion with pride.

In ancient China, these leonine statues, connoting bravery, strength, luck and prosperity could be found outside the homes of the rich and powerful. Add a little piece of the Orient to your neighborhood, and display your lion with pride.

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