• spore

    Will Wright Prefers Really High Sales to Really High Scores

    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?

    We were very focused, if anything, on making a game for more casual players. Spore has more depth than, let’s say, The Sims did. But we looked at the Metacritic scores for Sims 2, which was around 90, and something like Half-Life, which was 97, and we decided — quite a while back — that we would rather have the Metacritic and sales of “Sims 2″ than the Metacritic and sales of Half-Life.

    Oh. Okay.

    Will Wright Reacts To Critical ‘Spore’ Reviews, Reveals Personal Playing Style [Multiplayer]

    1:00 AM on Mon Sep 8 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    5,679 views, 94 comments

    Most discussed syafiqjabar: Higher scores doesn't always mean 'better'. This is what gamers believe, yes? Even reviewers admit to this. See the PC more »

  • nice bjarnum, diktad

    Awesome IKEA Gameplay Footage

    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.

    Clearly, there is very little probative value to this post, I just wanted to write the word DIKTAD (the name of a toy chest they sell). Three years ago my friend Ryan (Flying Squirrel, to those in the know), who now writes for the Sacramento Bee, went to IKEA with me to help me trick out my former shithole (rented for $1095 a month. Housing bubble? What is this you speak of? Rent is a rock solid investment that only appreciates.) We came around the corner and saw DIKTAD and that instantly became our new term of abuse for each other, like "Heat Stick" and "Grandma's Tongue." And now I bequeath it to you. Please call each other that in the comments.

    The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff Trailer [Simprograms]

    9:00 AM on Sun Jun 29 2008
    By Owen Good
    3,997 views, 84 comments

    Latest by weblet51: I love the way they cant even be bothered to think of a name for these expansions anymore. "Right its more »

  • south park

    Clip: NSFW South Park As Sims 2

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

    Duff Joins Sims, Doggie Style

    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 »

    3:18 PM on Thu Oct 5 2006
    By Brian Crecente
    1,235 views, 26 comments

    Latest by -=Stitched=-: "EA has combined two things I really enjoy --pets and..." "Hilary, your Huge Bags of Cash from EA are here" "---pets and more »

  • edutainment

    Games as Teaching Tools

    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 »

    7:40 PM on Mon Oct 2 2006
    By egauger
    1,063 views, 27 comments

  • sims 2

    The Sims 2 Invades In-Flight Entertainment

    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 »

    6:30 PM on Thu Sep 21 2006
    By Brian Crecente
    107 views, 3 comments

  • restrooms

    Sims 2 Machinima: Male Restroom Etiquette

    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 »

    5:00 AM on Mon Sep 18 2006
    By kotaku.com
    1,327 views, 9 comments

    Latest by kingofallcosmos: I wish this could be taught in schools. I am frequently appalled by poor bathroom etiquette. I would more »

  • sims 2

    The Sims Get Pets

    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 »

    11:10 AM on Fri Jul 28 2006
    By Brian Crecente
    1,306 views, 7 comments

    Latest by WBG: it is going to be so cool to have a pet in the sims 2 i hope theres schnauzers more »

  • final fantasy

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

    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 »

    4:20 PM on Mon Jun 5 2006
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,248 views, 6 comments

    Latest by talisein: I can feel my brain tearing itself apart as it writhes. No cursed finger, do not click replay!~~ more »

  • music

    Depeche Mode's Simlish Music Video

    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 »

    5:23 AM on Mon Mar 13 2006
    By Brian Ashcraft
    755 views, Comment