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The Sims 3 World Adventures Videos
The Sims 3 has just received another expansion in the form of The Sims 3 World Adventures. The expansion has Sims exploring China, France, and Egypt searching for treasure.
To celebrate the release of this new content, four new videos have been released highlighting some of the adventures and information on the expansion. Along with these videos, included is a behind the scenes video on Simlish, the bizarre language of The Sims franchise.
More information can be found here.
Check out the videos.
Game Design, Gamer Culture, PC
What Is So Great About The Sims?
One of my dear friends, who I am now gravely worried about, recently purchased The Sims 3. When he told me the “great news,” I simply responded by telling him that I was unaware that he became a woman, excuse the politically incorrect metaphor.
But really, what is so great about The Sims?
Besides, once you played the first Sims, you’ve essentially played them all.
Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Sony, Xbox 360
Best Games for Sick Gamers
We have all been there: a cold, food poisoning, or even the flu, being home sick from work or school is never fun. However, there are ways to add a little bit of enjoyment to your day in-between trips to the porcelain palace. These are some of the easiest and most fun games to play while you’re sick.
The Top 5 Video Game Franchises (and their legacies)
Nothing gets a gamer quite as excited as the next foray into a popular series. For the most part, it’s because they are almost guaranteed to be epic; because the developers realize how much weight is put on their shoulders to craft something excellent, but also because they realize that there is the potential to continue selling massive quantities of games. While “Top 5″ lists are always opinions and are therefore subject to change, the current top five video game franchises have sold a combined total of 645 million copies. But what do these grand numbers say about these series and, for that matter, our industry?
Casual Games, Gamer Culture, Virtual Worlds
The Sims: Mundane Made Interesting
If someone were to come up to me ten years ago and say, “There’s this new game coming out, and you get to cook, clean, and everything else you can’t stand doing in it,” I would have laughed in their face. Heck, I still might to this day, but for a different reason: that very game has me hooked.
Mars and Venus in the Game Room
It looks like Mars and Venus can play together after all. The number of female gamers has grown in recent years, and with the variety of games out there, it’s a wonder that anybody out there is still not playing them. The taste in games may differ between the sexes, but at least the playing field is leveling.
