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Animal Attraction

Electronic Arts' fifth expansion to The Sims 3 adds an assortment of animals with their own needs, traits and moodlets.

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The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack Announced

Monday May 14, 2012

Are you ready for some Diesel? No, it's not a reference to the follicly challenged film actor or engine fuel, but rather the next Stuff Pack for The Sims 3. The official add-on features clothing items and furniture from upscale Italian designer Diesel's 2012 spring and summer collection.

More than 36 apparel options are included, from dresses and jackets to denim and underwear. Home décor options include a choice of coffee tables, a bed, and a sofa. Since this is an officially licensed collection, many of the in-game objects featured in the Stuff Pack can be purchased for "real" in Diesel stores. The game is available for pre-order directly through publisher Electronic Arts.

Manage a Formula 1 Team in 'Pole Position 2012'

Monday April 30, 2012
Pole Position 2012 is now available as a digital download, allowing you to take a leadership role on a Formula 1 racing team. You won't actually drive the vehicles on your team, but you will decide who to hire, who to train, which parts to tune, and how best to spend your precious, precious money. Will your racing team make you proud during each weekend event?

Run Silent, Run Deep

Monday April 30, 2012

People seem to like to blast each other with tanks online and engage in aerial dogfights with planes online, so why not participate in submarine warfare online? That's the reasoning behind Silent Hunter Online, part of a grizzled simulation series that began pinging sonars in 1996.

The most surprising part is not that the game is going the free-to-play route (hopefully that won't mean charging by the torpedo), but that it's going to be playable through your browser. You can apply to become a beta tester on Silent Hunter Online's official website.

Wing Commander Takes Flight Once More

Monday April 30, 2012

Electronic Arts is sitting on a library of franchises that have suffered from neglect over the years. While construction has finally started on the next SimCity, Wing Commander has been mothballed in some empty space hanger.

That is, until now. In development for an astonishing ten years, Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn is a fan-made, free-to-play space sim designed for those who miss the simple pleasures of blasting away cat-like Kilrathi.

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