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Grant Rodiek’s Twitter Talk

Grant Just finished up on twitter, here is what he had to say, transcript from TheSimsWiki;

Here’s a list of facts obtained from the Twitter session.

New Objects
  • Elevators (Sims will be able to WooHoo in them)
  • New instruments (Each with their own skill)
    • Drums, Bass, Piano
  • Shuffleboard
  • Darts
  • Bubble bar
  • New bars
  • 3 hot tubs
  • New furniture
  • Vampire inspired bed
  • Vampire altar
New interactions
  • ‘Make a move’
  • Talk and drink while sitting down
New skills
  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Piano
  • Mixology, creates new drinks, learn fancy drinks moves, moonlight as a mixologist (not a career)
  • New cooking recipes (drinks and hot wings – different drinks will add different effects)
New careers
  • Film, actor, director brances, (similar to Ambitions Doctor career)
  • ‘Teen Celebrity’ part time job, available to children of celebrities.
New CAS features
  • Breast slider for women.
  • New muscle slider for both genders (can make ribbed abs)
  • New sliders are passed down through genetics.
  • New clothes.
  • New hairstyles.
  • New facial hair (goatee and others).
  • New tattoos.
New NPCs
  • Paparazzi.
Band details
  • Bands can perform gigs
  • Invite people to join band, kick them out and hold jam sessions
Celebrity details
(not a career)
  • Acting auditions around the neighborhood.
  • Shoot B-reels for money.
  • Get money for schmoozing.
Neighborhood
  • Subways, a rabbit-hole transport system. (No loeading screens)
    • It’s free, but you can get mugged. Can be placed on residential lots as well, via buydebug.
  • New art for some old rabbit holes.
New traits

(only two new traits in Late Night)

New places to WooHoo
Music
  • New music genres.
Vampire details
  • Has thirst motive instead of hunger.
  • Can die from thirst which gives a new ghost color.
  • Plasmapacks are snacks and they’re red.
  • Bloodfruit seeds can be bought at the grocer.
  • Vampire children still go to school and must hurry when catching the bus.
  • Slightly pale an ‘unearthy’ skintone for vampires.
  • Can be cured by a potion.
  • Unique behaviors.
  • Favorite food is blood.
  • Garlic will affect them somehow.
New build tools
  • Pools on any floor.
  • Curved pools.
  • Circular pools.
  • Half-walls.
  • Shell buildings.
  • Fountain tool.
  • Moving paintings up and down on walls.

New lots:

  • Studio.
  • Subway.
  • Hidden vampire bar.
Misc
  • ‘Downtown’ is a new neighborhood.
  • New dance animations.
  • New oppertunities and wishes.
  • VIP sections have more celebrities, cooler people, better objects and activities, better drinks…overall higher quality.
  • Apartments are big “Shells” like in WA, NOT apartments like in AL.
  • You can add Downtown elements to existing neighborhoods.
  • FX machine: snow, fire, glitter, bubbles.
  • New vampire feed animations depending on relationship score.
  • Name of the Downtown district not yet decided.
  • You can form groups and romantic groups.
  • Can crash NPC parties.
  • Bouncers can be passed by bribing, sneaking in, hacking or by using your celebrity status.
  • New water reflections.
  • Late Night is rated T for Teen.
  • Twinbrook was inspired by the gulf coastline, i.e. Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi.
  • The traffic light from the Late Night trailer is decorative.
  • ~12 new cars in FLS.
  • Possible new Trait in FLS
NOT included
  • No bowling alleys
  • No Microphone
  • No new CAS skin colors
  • No vampire coffin
  • No custom made buildings
  • No DJ Booth
  • No spiral staircase
  • No folding beds

Collectors Edition Sports Car – Now Available to Everyone

http://simlishsims.missingstudios.com//HLIC/6f03753bdb8e29cfc71400691a895d19.jpgRemember the Sports car that was originally only available to those who bought the Collectors Edition (Me being one of them)? Well the EA team has put the sports car up for general download. Check it out at the Store.

Simway TV, Live Tonight

The Sims 3 Late Night announced!

Today was a very busy day for EA, releasing the next expansion pack for the sims 3. Read all about it below;

THE SIMS GET THE PARTY STARTED IN EA’S NEW EXPANSION PACK TO MASSIVELY POPULAR THE SIMS 3

The Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Pack Gives Players VIP Treatment In A Dynamic Urban Setting Filled with High Rise Homes, Parties, Celebrities, Bars…and Even Vampires!

GUILDFORD, UK., July 20, 2010 – The Sims players will soon have a reason to stay out late on the town! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced The SimsTM 3 Late Night Expansion pack* is in development and will hit store shelves worldwide this fall. The newest expansion to The Sims 3, the best-selling PC game of 2009**, The Sims 3 Late Night gives players all-access and lets them loose on a vibrant, active downtown scene where they’ll rub elbows with celebrities at the hottest parties, hit the local bar after work, tour the scene with their Sims’ band, kick back in a plush hot tub, and discover what’s lurking as the lights go out and adventure begins after dark.

“The community has been very vocal about unleashing their Sims in more interesting and unpredictable social situations,” said Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims Studio at EA. “The Sims 3 Late Night is full of ways to approach a rich, new life beyond a Sims’ normal day, such as schmoozing with celebrities on the rooftop of a skyscraper, wooing the crowd with your Sim’s band, or being the best bartender in town at the hottest new lounge.”
Players will be able to take their Sims into the bustling urban setting where they’ll be able to become a local celebrity, member of a music band, mixologist, director, and more. To gain entrance into the most elite clubs in town, players need to keep their attitude in check otherwise they’ll be given the cold shoulder by tough bouncers or find another way onto the list. If chilling is the player’s forte, their Sims can lounge at a chic club or dive bar or if they like to live on the edge, they can discover the secret of becoming a vampire. Whether embarking on a new career, painting the town red, or throwing a party on the rooftop of a penthouse, it’s always up to the player to tell their unique stories with The Sims 3. What will happen when the lights go out and Sims get all access?

For more information about The Sims 3 Late Night or The Sims 3, please visit www.TheSims3.com. Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3 Late Night for PC/Mac has not yet been rated by PEGI. Join more than one million The Sims fans on Facebook by visiting the official fansite page for The Sims 3 at http://www.facebook.com/TheSims3. To download artwork, please visit www.electronicarts.co.uk/press.

*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/MAC to play.
**In North America and Europe according to NPD data, Chart-track UK, Gfk France, Gfk Spain, Gfk-MCC Germany and EA internal estimate.

Get The Party Started! VIP Treatment In Dynamic Urban Setting Filled with High Rise Homes, Parties, Celebrities, Bars…and Even Vampires!

Product Description

The Sims players will soon have a reason to stay out late on the town! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts will release this fall The Sims™ 3 Late Night Expansion pack*, the newest expansion to The Sims 3, the best-selling PC game of 2009**.

The Sims 3 Late Night gives players all-access and lets them loose on a vibrant, active downtown scene where they’ll rub elbows with celebrities at the hottest parties, hit the local bar after work, tour the scene with their Sims’ band, kick back in a plush hot tub, and discover what’s lurking as the lights go out and adventure begins after dark.

Players will be able to take their Sims into the bustling urban setting where they’ll be able to become a local celebrity, member of a music band, mixologist, director, and more. To gain entrance into the most elite clubs in town, players need to keep their attitude in check otherwise they’ll be given the cold shoulder by tough bouncers or find another way onto the list. If chilling is the player’s forte, their Sims can lounge at a chic club or dive bar or if they like to live on the edge, they can discover the secret of becoming a vampire.

Whether embarking on a new career, painting the town red, or throwing a party on the rooftop of a penthouse, it’s always up to the player to tell their unique stories with The Sims 3. What will happen when the lights go out and Sims get all access?

Key Features

  • Unleash your Sims in more interesting and unpredictable social situations! Schmooze with celebrities on the rooftop of a skyscraper, woo the crowd with your Sims’s band, or be the best bartender in town at the hottest new lounge.
  • Hang out at the hippest spots in town, from dive bars to dance clubs to chic lounges, complete with bouncers.
  • Gain fame and fortune as a member of a music band, mixologist, director, or local celebrity.
  • Wander into a certain part of town and your Sims just might uncover the secret to becoming a vampire.
  • Gain excess to exclusive areas and enjoy celebrity perks like penthouse living, luxury hot tubs and cars.

Product Specifications

Publisher:        Electronic Arts Inc.

Developer:       The Sims Studio

Ship Date:       Autumn 2010 (PC/MAC)

Category:         Simulation/Strategy

New Poll and Results

Last month’s poll asked the question; What do you like most about the new SimlishSims? The winning option being the new theme. 19 people voted.

The new poll question is; “What do you think about “The Sims Style”? Please answer accordingly.

Simway TV – Live

Today, at 3AM (Aussie time) Simway air there coveted Simway TV. It features Sims Music and episodes of Sim Next Top Model and Family Life. It is a great watch, worth getting out of bed a 3am for!

Sims 3 Collectors Edition for Samsung Vibrant

If your Mobile carrier is T-mobile, and you are looking to buy Samsung’s new phone, Vibrant, the you will get your hands on The Sims 3 Collectors Edition. As it will come preloaded to the phone. The ‘Collectors Edition’ will feature exclusive T-mobile users only content. Read more on EA mobile.

Source: Simprograms

Earn 500 SimPoints if you enter to win a Laptop

Nvidia has partnered with EA and the Sims to bring us this deal. If you enter the competition to win a laptop 500 SimPoints will be emailed to you. Seems fair, even if there is probably only a drop of water in the ocean chance that you’d actually win the laptop. Head here to enter.

Operation: Forum Imporvement

The other admin of this site, Nick, enabled a new feature so that users could register and log on. Whilst this is a good feature, the forum is deserted. So, to kill two birds with one stone, i have created a login form (in the sidebar) that allows you to log into the forum from the homepage. You can even register from the widget.

The forum will be tweaked in the near future to add a navigation bar and such, so register and get exclusive access to members only goodies!

Another Set of iPad Wallpapers

Our new creator, Ryan220 has come up with a set of iPad wallpapers themed on The Sims 3. Check them out below, and Download them here.

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