Kotaku: Sims 2

Will Wright Prefers Really High Sales to Really High Scores

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EDT

The build-up for this title has been immense — and the reviews are rolling in. There were those first Spore reviews, and yes, there were pros and there were cons. Many don't like that the gameplay for Spore really isn't all that complex. It's too casual, some say! What does Will Wright think of the reviews, though? More »

Awesome IKEA Gameplay Footage

Owen Good — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT

This hits close to home, because home is a shithole (that's what $1500 rents you in Silicon Valley) and I'll soon be paying IKEA plenty to make it look less so, because it's right around the corner in the East P.A. and I can't afford Ethan Allen. And if you want to trick out your Sims pad with BJARNUM or HENSVIK or DIKTAD or whatever fake words the Swedes come up with next, that expansion pack has now dropped (as of Thursday). This is the trailer showing all the shit you'll be throwing in your Sim dumpster in three years. More »

Clip: NSFW South Park As Sims 2

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:22:33 EST

Ya know, it's just not funny in simi-realistic 3D. At all. Brian Ashcraft More »

Duff Joins Sims, Doggie Style

Brian Crecente — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:18:48 EDT

The now very legal Hilary Duff is making her first video game appearance in the upcoming The Sims 2 expansion pack: Pets. Duff and her Chihuahua, Lola, will be hitting stores in digital form on Oct. 17 in North America and two days later in Europe. The game is coming to PC as a pack and to the PS2 and, later, the DS as stand-alone games. More »

Games as Teaching Tools

egauger — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:40:19 EDT

Futurelab, a UK company seemingly devoted to studying the potential usage of video games on education, has recently concluded a study on just this subject, and declares that the future looks bright. More »

The Sims 2 Invades In-Flight Entertainment

Brian Crecente — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:30:05 EDT

Forget generic Tetris, craptastic Space Invader knock-offs and Boggle, Electronic Arts has cut a deal to provide their brand of games on in-flight airlplane entertainment systems. More »

Sims 2 Machinima: Male Restroom Etiquette

kotaku.com — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:00:34 EDT

This Sims 2 machinima documenting male restroom etiquette starts off with a rather standard defecation of the "Never stand directly next to another man at the urinal" prime directive. Worse yet, the makers seem to think that various toilet euphemisms are absolutely precious. "Yeah, yeah," I impatiently muttered, ready to close the tab. But then a breach of bathroom conversational etiquette leads to a zombie apocalypse, and the film suddenly becomes one of the greatest Sims machinima ever. More »

The Sims Get Pets

Brian Crecente — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:10:54 EDT

You knew it was coming: The Sims are getting pets The Sims 2 Pets expansion pack hits this October and will allow you to create your own little companion by customizing body shape, color and markings. Once created, the pets can be trained to do tricks and can be used to unlock bits of accessories. More »

Final Fantasy Sims Don't Get Freaky, They Are Freaky

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:20:05 EDT

There have been several Final Fantasy/Sims 2 mash-ups, but this one has to be the most ~~disturbing~~ fun. Cloud and Sephiroth dancing with the dude in a cow suit to that Chocobo song is forever etched in my mind. Brian Ashcraft More »

Depeche Mode's Simlish Music Video

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:23:20 EST

Faux goth rockers Depeche Mode are lending their tune "Suffer Well" to the Sims 2, complete with a Simlish translation. Series creator Will Wright created the in-game language by combining Ukrainian and the Filipino language of Tagalog. The song's machinima-style music vid is available on EA's official site and tells the story of a forsaken robot. If DM is taking requests, how about a Simlish version of "Everything Counts" or better yet, "Somebody"? More »

Sims 2 Gmail Music Video

Brian Crecente — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 06:00:59 EST

Hat Head fan Amanda Stanley used the Sims 2 to create a music video of the group's Gmail song. I love technology and most definitely technology used to enliven songs about technology. More »

Sims Coming Sooner to PSP

lsmith — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:30:08 EST

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The red phone in the Kotaku office just lit up and EA let us know that their insanely popular Sims 2 was shipping a week ahead of schedule for Sony's handheld. Now instead of Dec. 13, the realish-life simulator ships Dec. 7 (omg next week!). It is a little disheartening that one of the biggest PSP titles of the holiday season is one of the biggest PC games - from last year. More »

Sims 2 Hits PSP in Mid December

Brian Crecente — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:00:16 EST

The Sims 2 should be hitting your Playstation Portable a few weeks before Christmas. Electronic Arts announced that the game has gone gold and will be hitting store shelves on Dec. 15. More »

Sims2 For PSP Screenie

ataylor — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:19:00 EST

Aha! I never did find out whether it was me or the Sims2, but I installed it on two different hulky computers and in both instances it ran like a dog. I managed to have fun making Sim family members and then taking their toilets away, before the game juddered to a halt. More »

Celebs Take on Sims 2 NIghtlife

Brian Crecente — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:30:12 EDT

Got some more celebrity sightings from Saturday's Teen People Young Hollywood Party. It sounds like the Sims 2 Nightlife booth at the event was quite the place to see and be seen. More »

Hilton Posse Hits Up Real World Sims Party

Brian Crecente — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:22:33 EDT

Saturday s Teen People Young Hollywood Party drew quite the crowd to the Cabana Club, most of them Sims fans. Paris Hilton, Hillary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Wilmer Valderama and Ashlee Simpson all made the party, which was sponsored by Sims 2 Nightlife. The new PC expansion pack for Sims 2 is all about taking your Sim out for a night on the town, practicing lines and hooking-up. More »

Nightlife Hits Sims 2 in September

Brian Crecente — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:33:38 EDT

Sims 2 Nightlife looks like its set to come out on September 15 in North America. The expansion pack will let Sims go out for a night on the town to blow off a little Sim-steam. More »