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By Courtney Marchelletta, About.com Guide to Computer Sim Games since 2001

The Movies Online Web Site Relaunch

Wednesday May 31, 2006
"The Movies" community website, The Movies Online, is gearing up for the release of its first expansion pack, "The Movies Stunts and Effects." Many of the changes being made are ... Read More

Sillysoft Games Memorial Day Charity Fundraiser

Wednesday May 31, 2006
Sillysoft Games will be fundraising until June 2nd for the Carter Center in honor of Memorial Day. Alls you have to do is buy their game "American History Lux." All ... Read More

"Glory of the Roman Empire" Hands-On Preview

Sunday May 28, 2006
For some reason, this year developers have decided it's the year of Roman themed city building games. Not that I mind. There haven't been any good city builders released lately. ... Read More

"PureSim Baseball 2007" Demo

Friday May 26, 2006
"PureSim Baseball" is a popular choice for gamers who like baseball management games. The game has an active community and continues to improve each by building upon features and adding ... Read More

"The Sims 2" World Cup Downloads

Friday May 26, 2006
Maxis is celebrating the World Cup by putting out two World Cup themed downloads. The downloads are a soccer uniforms (for all Sims) and guidon perfect for soccer fans. "The Sims ... Read More

Ubisoft to Develop "Lost" Game

Tuesday May 23, 2006
Ubisoft and Touchstone have struck a deal to develop a computer game based on, ABC's popular TV show, "Lost". The details of what the game will involve are still a ... Read More

"Garden Dreams" Review

Tuesday May 23, 2006
Your mission is to grow vegetables for your Grandmother and her friends. Beating "Garden Dreams" does not take much. I beat it in a couple of gaming sessions. The fun ... Read More

"City Life" Preview

Tuesday May 16, 2006
I've been playing a preview version of "City Life" for the last week. I've been having a good time with it so far. It did take a bit to get ... Read More

E3 2006: "Spore" Video of Wired Event

Friday May 12, 2006
Joystiq was at the Wired event for E3 featuring Will Wright and "Spore." Will Wright goes through and shows us how to make a creature, gives a feel for the ... Read More

The Next "The Sims 2" Expansion Pack - "The Sims 2 Pets"

Wednesday May 10, 2006
EA hasn't officially announced "The Sims 2 Pets" for "The Sims 2" yet. They did have a small clip in a video of their E3 lineup. It shows the title ... Read More

E3 2006: "Desperate Housewives" Screenshots

Wednesday May 10, 2006
Five new screenshots have come our way of "Desperate Housewives." This time we get a look inside of the houses. This round of screenshots were not as impressive as the ... Read More

E3 2006: "The Movies Stunts & Effects" Expansion Pack Trailer

Wednesday May 10, 2006
"The Movies Stunts & Effects" expansion pack is due out soon (June 1st). The trailer Lionhead has released for E3 is a collection of explosions and stunts you can add ... Read More

E3 2006: "Spore" Screenshots

Wednesday May 10, 2006
Will Wright is working hard on his latest project titled "Spore." The simplest way to describe "Spore" is to call it an evolution Sim. You start out with a small ... Read More

E3 2006: "The Sims 2" Expansion to be Revealed After E3

Monday May 8, 2006
EA didn't announce a new expansion pack for "The Sims 2" in their line-up for E3. I was thinking that maybe they were waiting until the show to reveal what ... Read More

This Week's Releases

Monday May 8, 2006
Since this week E3 is going on, not much will be going on release wise. Otherwise, the new release would be trumped by all the announcements of new games coming ... Read More

E3 2006: "Spore" Promo Video Leaked

Sunday May 7, 2006
"Spore" is Will Wright's next major project. This game is the ultimate simulation, as it starts you off with a one-celled creature that you develop into an intelligent creature that ... Read More

E3 2006 : Sim Games to Watch For

Saturday May 6, 2006
E3, an annual gaming convention held in LA, will be starting next week. Sony and Nintendo will be releasing big news about the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii that are ... Read More

"The Sims 2" Still Topping The Charts

Wednesday May 3, 2006
The latest sales figures for the week of April 16th to April 22nd have been released by NPD. Three of the top five selling computer games are part of "The ... Read More

Need Help Picking an Expansion for "The Sims 2?"

Wednesday May 3, 2006
I commonly get questions about which expansion pack someone should buy. There is no easy answer to this. There are number of factors to consider. When it comes right down ... Read More

This Week's New Releases

Monday May 1, 2006
Sim games scheduled to be released this week are: Flight Deck v4.0- Available at EB Games

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