From all of us at SNW, we would like to wish everyone a healthy, fun and Simsy 2010! May it be a year full of playing Sims and creating. 
MySims News
Please note I'm currently working on the new site. I didn't want to take the site offline though, so you can still visit it. However me working on the site while it's still online means a lot of the pages will appear wonky. But not to worry, it won't take too long.
1 Jan 2010 - 00:00
24 Dec 2009 - 13:04
I was planning to upload this earlier but was busy so it got postponed. It's finally online though! The Christmas Baubles set in fuchsia and also one in blue! Featuring a couple of new patterns.
To easily install the patterns, use the TS3 Install Helper Monkey from ModTheSims.
24 Dec 2009 - 12:58
Yesterday I uploaded a new set for Christmas, including a new pattern, on The Sims Zone. Click on the image to view and download the set!
19 Dec 2009 - 14:19
I don't just play Sims games. I decorate my home with Sims items. And if I don't have something Sims, I'll create it myself. I created paintings before, drawings, and now also snow sprayed Sims items for Christmas:
Have you made something Sims for Christmas? Show it on our forums or send me a link in the comments area of my Snow Stencils blog post.
9 Dec 2009 - 19:34
Ben jij iemand die graag je verbeelding laat spreken en heb je ervaring met het maken van objecten voor in De Sims 3?
Voor een zeer ambiteus project is EA op zoek naar enthousiaste Sims 3 spelers die in staat zijn eigen objecten voor in De Sims 3 te ontwerpen.
Je inspanningen zullen worden beloond in de vorm van een nader te bepalen vergoeding.
Voorwaarden:
- Je bent in staat om objecten voor De Sims 3 te ontwerpen
- Je bent in staat op minimaal 1 keer in de drie maanden af te reizen naar het EA kantoor gevestigd te Schiphol-Rijk
- Je hebt in de periode januari – juni minimaal 30 uur beschikbaar om te werken aan het project
Heb je interesse? Stuur dan een e-mail naar info@electronicarts.nl o.v.m. De Sims 3 Creatie Project. Vermeldt in de e-mail de volgende gegevens:
- Voor- en achternaam
- Leeftijd
- Telefoonnummer
- Motivatie
- Vaardigheden en ervaring met het maken van objecten
Voeg daarnaast indien mogelijk objecten (of afbeeldingen daarvan) bij die je al hebt gemaakt in De Sims 3
Geschikte kandidaten zullen door EA worden uitgekozen voor een oriëntatiegesprek op het kantoor van EA.
Stuur je reactie in voor 31 december 2009.
We kijken uit naar jullie inzendingen!
26 Nov 2009 - 16:35
Sinds kort ligt de allereerste De Sims 3 uitbreiding, De Sims 3 Wereldavonturen in de winkel. Een aantal fansites hebben speciaal voor jullie een verslag op hun website geplaatst waarin ze meer vertellen over hun belevenissen met de uitbreiding. Bekijk ze hier:
Simparool
“De Sims 3: Wereldavonturen is een hele mooie uitbreiding, waar ook compleet nieuwe gameplay concepten in zitten die we tot nu toe nog niet gezien hebben in de hele Sims lijn.”Sims Planet 2
“Volgens de makers is Sims 3 Wereldavonturen de grootste uitbreiding ooit. Na uren spelen kun je niet anders zeggen dan dat de makers gelijk hebben. Het is een enorme uitbreiding.”Sims 3 Nieuws
“De Sims 3 Wereldavonturen is erg goed uitgewerkt en de nieuwe manier van spelen is een welkome en vooral prettige vernieuwing. Ik lieg niet als ik zeg dat dit mijn meest favoriete De Sims uitbreiding is in jaren.”Sims 3 Hyves
“Ik heb werkelijk met verbazing zitten kijken naar De Sims 3 Wereldavonturen. De landen zijn zo perfect en grafisch geweldig mooi vormgegeven! En de nieuwe gameplay die de landen te bieden hebben zijn ook zeer vermakelijk!”Simlicious
“Het spel krijgt van mij een dikke 9 omdat het spel er zo mooi uitziet en alles superfijn werkt.”Mammasims
“Van wat ik er tot nog toe van gezien heb is het een super leuke uitbreiding.”DMS2C
“Wereldavonturen is echt een leuke uitbreiding vooral als je van puzzelen houdt of weg bent van 1 van de drie landen.”
Ook SNW werkt aan een review van De Sims 3 Wereldavonturen, maar dankzij de vele technische problemen (bugs!) met het spel, is er een vertraging.
18 Nov 2009 - 10:06
I didn't have the time yesterday to post this, but I guess it's never too late to say congratulations. Our affiliate The Sims Zone turned 8 years old yesterday. That's right, 8 years! That's a very long time. Go on over there and congratulate them! I hope they'll be around for many years to come.
31 Oct 2009 - 16:37
It's been very quiet on our websites for a while now. I am a busy bee, raising a toddler, working full time and also trying to maintain my fansites. I have been working on the new SNW for a long time now and we hope to launch the new site by the end of this year, which isn't that long anymore. I'm trying very hard but until then, you're going to have to be patient.
But here's something for you to put on your desktop! Click on the preview to go to the Sims 2 wallpapers page!
16 Sep 2009 - 22:45
EA has launched a 2D version of the Spore Creature Creator to promote the upcoming Spore Hero for the Wii, and Spore Hero Arena for the DS. With the flash applet you can create your own creature, using various parts. It's similar to the full 3D version of the Creature Creator, except for the Test Drive mode. This has been changed into a kung-fu game where you train your creature to become great at "Spore-Fu". By swinging your creature's limbs you destroy incoming targets, gain points and proceed through the levels. It's all easy to pick up and get acquainted with. As an added bonus, you can save your creature as PNG file, send an e-card of your creation and even load up your own (or somebody else's) creatures from Sporepedia. The 2D version has 250 body parts to choose from.
The game can be found at www.spore2d.com, more details are in the press release below.
EA Unveils Spore Creature Creator... Now in 2-D
New FLASH Application Gives Spore Players New Ways to Get Creative
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sep 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) - The revolutionary Spore™ Creature Creator is going 2-D! Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today announced Spore™ Creature Creator 2-D, a new Flash application where players experience an all new take on the variety and creative fun offered by the original 3-D Spore Creature Creator. Now available for free* at www.spore2d.com, players can create a creature from scratch or import a creature from the Sporepedia™, the library of 120+ million pieces of user-generated content in Spore. Five legs or ten, bat wings or horns; there are no limits to what users create. Once players have created their 2-D creature, they can embed it onto their social networking pages, and share it with friends via email. Spore Creature Creator 2-D takes creature-creating to new heights by making it a social, shared experience.
"Spore Creature Creator 2-D offers players a brand new way to express their creativity and share their creatures as it can be played by anyone with internet access," stated Caryl Shaw, Sr. Producer of Spore Creature Creator 2-D. "The clean art style and intuitive point-and-drag functionality makes it easy for creators of all ages to get in on the fun. It'll be interesting to see how players use this new creative application."
Spore Creature Creator 2-D features the full suite of more than 250 body parts, including limbs, eyes, feet, heads, and fun accessories like antlers and wings. Once players create their ultimate creature, they can play with them in the Spore Creature Trainer mini-game. Once complete, players can easily send their friends an e-card of their creature at www.spore2d.com
The launch of Spore Creature Creator 2-D comes just weeks before the launch of Spore Hero for the Wii™ and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS on Oct. 6.
Spore Hero delivers the unparalleled creativity of Spore in an action-adventure game, exclusively for the Wii. Set in a rich and vibrant world, Spore Hero empowers players to become a Hero as they embark on an epic quest to save their creature's home planet from destruction, engaging in fun battles and solving puzzles along the way. Players can collect and unlock more than 250 creature parts, all with unique abilities affecting the way their creature plays and combats in the world.
Spore Hero Arena takes players on a quest to save their galaxy from an evil force. Throughout the game, players create their own unique gladiator hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight enemy creatures, collect new parts, gain upgrades and unlock special abilities that will benefit their hero.
To play the Spore Creature Creator 2-D, please visit www.spore2d.com. To learn more about Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena, play minigames and download fun content, please visit www.sporehero.com.
27 Aug 2009 - 11:26
News got out this week that several people at Maxis were laid off last Wednesday, in order to "focus the business" and to "focus Maxis." While the studio will remain committed to the Spore franchise - with Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena as main upcoming games - they will have to move on with less people on the team. An EA spokesperson says this is more or less natural fluctuation of a games studio's size, which depends on business conditions. All layoffs are said to have taken place at the Emeryville based headquarters of Maxis. More details are at Kotaku.
Thanks to Sims3Nieuws for spotting the news.