June 2002

The Sims Online Chat... -- Posted by Cameron on Thursday, June 27, 2002

The first ever The Sims Online commons chat was held on the 22nd, and we have the transcript for you. It helps to answer many questions people have had on the forums and through email about The Sims Online. Check it out at www.stratics.com.

SimCity 4 Screenshot Analyses -- Posted by Matej on Monday, June 24, 2002

SimGlobal has started a new trend. We now have anaylses of screenshots from SimCity 4 up, perhaps the first detailed ones on the net! So far, we only have two up, but expect many more analyses in the very near future. Check out either Screenshot Analysis 1: Putting out the Fire or Screenshot Analysis 2: The Downtown Scene

The Sims Online Release Date... -- Posted by Cameron on Friday, June 21, 2002

The Sims Online release date has been hovering in the past several months in time for Quarter 4. The exact date had not been pinned down until recently, with November 18 as the canidate. But several online stores have changed this to December 1st. Hopefully we will be able to see The Sims Online before Christmas.

SimCity makes the list... -- Posted by Cameron on Thursday, June 20, 2002

SimCity has made the UGO Top 11 Strategy most anticipated strategy games for 2002. SimCity came in at number 3, following Warcraft 3 and Age of Mythology. Read about all of the picked games at UGO.com

The Sims Unleashed... -- Posted by Cameron on Wednesday, June 19, 2002

Yet another The Sims expansion pack has been confirmed by SimStuff.com with the name of "The Sims Unleashed". Read SimStuff.com's full news item here. Also coming soon will be The Sims Deluxe, a combination of The Sims and Livin Large.

UPDATE: The Sim Unleashed will finally bring pets to The Sims.

And the Winners Are... -- Posted by Hunter on Tuesday, June 18, 2002

It's official. Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2002 Winners have been announced. The Sims Online won the Best Simulation Game, while SimCity 4 was the runner-up. The Sims Online also recieved the runner-up spot for Best Online Multiplayer. You can view the rest of the winners and runner-ups here. Congrats to Maxis/EA!

SimGlobal.net goes SSI... -- Posted by Cameron on Saturday, June 15, 2002

SimGlobal.net has just taken a major step in conversion from our classic style frame to SSI, or server side includes. This means that you will be able to easily access the main pages from our navigation bar at the left from any of our other pages. We have also added a few SimIsle pages, as well as adapted a news system, Coranto. Have fun and check it out. Any problems, send them to webmaster@simglobal.net.

UPDATE: Don't forget to take a look at some of our cool SimGlobal.net products to the left!