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joystiq.com — Expect a new engine with a new, much more detailed Create-a-Sim feature. There are more physical and personality options for Sims, in fact, the are apparently over 700 million combinations. All of the objects in the world are going to be more customizable too. It all sounds promising, but don't get too excited just yet...

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  • Christbait, on 03/20/2008, -7/+166Are we sure this isn't just some expansion pack? Graphics and the game looks exactly the same to me.
  • swrostmore, on 03/20/2008, -5/+109The character models all look like they have Downs syndrome
  • chrisj33, on 03/20/2008, -3/+104I'd rather have SimCity 5.
  • spyd3rweb, on 03/20/2008, -5/+891999 called, they want their ***** graphics back.
  • Verz, on 03/20/2008, -1/+74Looks more plastic than ever. At least give the characters some skin textures for *****'s sake.
  • snareguy17, on 03/20/2008, -4/+66So when does Sim Porn come out?
  • MutatedNantuko, on 03/20/2008, -1/+59They will.
  • ANT1138, on 03/20/2008, -1/+57I'd rather have SimAnt 2
  • MutatedNantuko, on 03/20/2008, -4/+59God, that looks bland. Bring on Spore.
  • Fatcheeseguy, on 03/20/2008, -3/+36Hopefully EA doesn't release 6 expansion packs like the 1st one.
  • pussieLicker, on 03/20/2008, -3/+36The graphics still suck hairy ass
  • dvsbastard, on 03/20/2008, -0/+29They won't... they'll release at least 12 this time around - They will milk it for all it's worth... It is EA after all...

    Stand by for "The Sims - Growing Grass Watcher" expansion!
  • inactive, on 03/20/2008, -0/+28So it's the Sims 2 with fat faces and no anti-aliasing?

    ....K....
  • rd3k, on 03/20/2008, -1/+28Official site with more info
    http://thesims3.ea.com
  • NoNamesLeft, on 03/20/2008, -0/+23Agreed. And to add to that, Societies was a waste of time get Maxis back for SimCity 5 that was a poor effort.
  • jman583, on 03/20/2008, -2/+25It's going to be built into "spore".
  • MasterPlayer, on 03/20/2008, -0/+22I think the graphics are a slight improvement, and if EA wants this to be a mass market success, they'll want to make it run on as many computers as possible. I'd imagine console versions of this game as well, specifically the Wii, so this way it won't be so hard to port.
  • AlphAssassin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+21Looks like it's back to me pretending I'm six foot five, weigh 210lbs, cut like Arnold, successful, rich, actually own my own house, and banging my neighbors wife.

    *sigh*
  • havocjaw, on 03/20/2008, -1/+22Oh *****.... they've invented Asian people!!!!
  • D3koy, on 03/20/2008, -1/+20How about we get some decent clothes, hair, and faces? Or is that in the /next/ expansion
  • jhuang16888, on 03/20/2008, -1/+19mmm... looks like a massive 'town and clothes' expansion pack to sims 2
  • pixel4e, on 03/20/2008, -3/+21Definitely isn't a big improvement.
  • chuckj892, on 03/20/2008, -3/+20People stop bitching. This game still has a year to good. Look at GTA4 when the first trailer came out and it now. They have plenty of time to clean up the graphics before it hits the shelves (and the torrents).
  • Bean945, on 03/20/2008, -0/+16Ergh pirating all the expansions was such a hassle... i'll have to do it again now...
  • supersonicjim, on 03/20/2008, -2/+16The Sims 3: Get Back in the Kitchen
  • zengonzo, on 03/20/2008, -0/+14In your fantasies you bang someone else's wife?
  • heyitsgarrett, on 03/20/2008, -1/+14Still holding out for a sequel to SimFarm
  • pwnies, on 03/20/2008, -1/+14Thanks for the screens and all, but lets see some shots of people actually playing it. E.G. people with rooms around them with no doors, people cooking with hundreds of wooden chairs around them, a locked house with no bathrooms... etc etc.
  • FoxOrian, on 03/20/2008, -0/+13I'm STILL working on my region in SimCity 4. I'm still amazed at how good SimCity 4 looks even after five years. It makes me really want an official Maxis SC5 as well.
  • aywwts4, on 03/20/2008, -0/+13Until someone manages to address the need for good PC games that appeal to female audiences that don't have the words Barbie, Bratz, or Pretty Pink Princess, in the title, the Sims will always be an incredible almost limitless cash cow worth milking.
  • whoomp123, on 03/20/2008, -0/+12it doesn't look like anyone knows what you mean
  • AlphAssassin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+12Yeah, I know I'm weird
  • Chucara, on 03/20/2008, -1/+13It's actually 7, and I think EA will beat this dead horse until it bleeds no more.
  • inactive, on 03/20/2008, -0/+11I hope its better than SimCity Societies.
  • disher91, on 03/20/2008, -2/+13Wonder if they're all the same height still...
  • jpjandrade, on 03/20/2008, -1/+127 exp packs, and they did it with Sims 2, and it sold amazingly well, why won't they do it with Sims 3?

    And if you have any problems with that, there's Pirate Bay. Simple as that.
  • BlackJackJester, on 03/20/2008, -0/+11Will my Crysis superserver powered by space meteorites run this?
  • snareguy17, on 03/20/2008, -1/+11I buried for unfunny.
  • jpt62089, on 03/20/2008, -0/+10No, that would be two separate packs. Town Expansion and Clothes Expansion. Both requiring the other.

    Also:
    The Sims 3: Dogs!
    The Sims 3: Cats!
    The Sims 3: Ferret!
    The Sims 3: Fish!
    The Sims 3: Jungle
    The Sims 3: Party City
    The Sims 3: City
    The Sims 3: Court
    The Sims 3: Winter
    The Sims 3: Summer
    The Sims 3: Fall
    The Sims 3: Spring (Note: All seasons require each other)
    The Sims 3: Moon
    The Sims 3: Farming
    The Sims 3: Business
    The Sims 3: Business Stuff (Both Business and Stuff are required)
    The Sims 3: University
    The Sims 3: Go Green
    The Sims 3: Global Warming
    The Sims 3: Christmas Pack
    The Sims 3: Hanukkah Pack
    The Sims 3: Kwanzaa Pack
    The Sims 3: New Years Pack
    The Sims 3: Baby Pack
    The Sims 3: Kitchen Pack
    The Sims 3: Bath Pack
    The Sims 3: Bedroom Pack
    The Sims 3: TVs (Required for the full game)
    The Sims 3: Vacation
    The Sims 3: The Sims 3

    Did I forget anything?

    The Sims 3:
  • MillionsLivio, on 03/20/2008, -0/+9Much better ingame screenshots: http://thesims3.ea.com/screens.php
  • ninxmz, on 03/20/2008, -0/+9I'd rather wait for the "Drying Paint Watcher" expansion. I hear you get to choose the color.
  • hipnotyq, on 03/20/2008, -2/+11games have come to a standstill for me in terms of graphics, I don't really get wowed anymore like I used to. The wow factor for me is more: how big is the game world, what limitations do you have, and of course gameplay/story.
    To me, this doesn't look much different from Sims 2 sadly :(
  • Simmo13203, on 03/20/2008, -1/+10The game looks reeeaaally similar, but maybe that's a good thing. Hopefull they've added to the content rather than the graphics. 700 millions different combinations sounds promising!
  • Jebrooks, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8SimTower 2
  • AngryAngryBrian, on 03/20/2008, -2/+10Why is everyone dressed like it is the 1960s?
  • oveedrx, on 03/20/2008, -1/+9its EA you cant expect much of originality and chages, they take a good game , ad some new features and call it a game

    ea syndrome FTL
  • digitul, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8yeah after playing cod4 i decided to enlist. why live a lame pixelated military career when i can have a real one??!
  • tcpip4lyfe, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8Ohh noez! Ant lion! om nom nom nom
  • Stevethegreat, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8Are you sure of this? Then take a look to the following.

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1151228057 ...

    It's all designed in real time and a high end PC can handle this TODAY.

    Then again since you're taking for granted - I assume- that consoles is/will-be the platform of choice for gamers, then you're right, the changes are detrimental and will continue to be as such as soon as people are glued to those propriety pieces of fetal material.
  • greenlight2001, on 03/20/2008, -2/+9SimFarm
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