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Will 'Sims Online' Alter Gaming World?
News At least as significant as the numbers is the kind of audience "The Sims Online" is likely to attract. This time, the whole world is paying attention as Wright -- creator of "SimCity" and "The Sims", the biggest selling computer game of all time...
[December 16, 2002, 7:55]
Electronic Arts Runs The Sims Online Game Faster And More Reliably, Saves $3.4 Million With Oracle Real Application Clusters On Linux
White Papers EA needed to build a solid computing infrastructure for The Sims Online - one capable of providing fast, uninterrupted service around the clock for hundreds of thousands of online gamers. The result was EA could manage the Sims Online with a...
[April 4, 2008, 7:14]
Instant Messaging Goes 3D
News Hoping to capitalise on the rising popularity of online virtual worlds such as EverQuest and Sims Online, a California start-up has created 3D instant messaging software complete with playful dogs, drivable cars and personalised avatars that show...
[January 8, 2003, 9:59]
Office Surfers Face Wipeout
News Companies that stand to lose from corporate filtering include game sites like "The Sims", commerce hot spots like eBay, online dating sites like MatchMaker.com, and news and entertainment outlets focused on delivering in rich media formats such as...
[January 24, 2003, 15:07]
Sony's Online 'Star Wars' Game Debuts Without Hype
News Billy Pidgeon, an analyst for research firm Zelos Group, said Sony appears to have learned from competitors, particularly game giant Electronic Arts, which launched "The Sims Online" last year. That game, a multiplayer online version of the smash...
[June 27, 2003, 13:53]
'The Sims' Sign Up With Sony
News Electronic Arts said during an earnings conference call earlier this month that it would debut an online version of "The Sims", appropriately dubbed "The Sims Online", during the third quarter of this year.
[May 21, 2002, 9:01]
GDC: Game Makers Grapple With Online Push
News Such games account for the few financial success stories to emerge so far from online gaming, and game publishers hope to push the concept to a much broader audience with upcoming titles based on franchises such as "Star Wars" and "The Sims".
[March 25, 2002, 11:07]
Free Speech Online Finding Limits
News Charles Sims, a partner with Proskauer Rose who represents the Motion Picture Association of America in its case against Corley, dismissed fears of free-speech restrictions, calling them a "false bill of goods.
[November 30, 2001, 12:23]
Game Firms Look To The Wiki Ethos
News Wright said he had learned the power of the phenomenon by watching players in his Sim City and Sims games spend hours customising their characters and creating in-game objects that were traded online.
[February 6, 2006, 12:40]
Dungeons And Dragons Meets Macroeconomics
White Papers While multi-player sites such as EverQuest and The Sims Online are attracting thousands of players, researchers at Accenture Technology Labs see the potential of these so-called "virtual worlds" not only to attract a richer set of players (in more...
[May 8, 2004, 1:03]
Electronic Arts ROI Report
White Papers To keep its customers happy, EA must keep The Sims Online running around the clock. In this regard, the built-in server redundancy of Oracle9i Real Application Clusters offered clear advantages. Average failover time for Oracle clusters is 10 to 15...
[August 6, 2007, 21:40]
Out Of The Park Baseball
Downloads Includes online or solo play, real/fictional rosters, historical sims, drafts, trades, scouting. Out of the Park Baseball 9 is an award-winning baseball simulation that GameSpot called "the best baseball management sim out there".
[August 3, 2008, 8:01]
Out Of The Park Baseball (Mac)
Downloads Includes online or solo play, real/fictional rosters, historical sims, drafts, trades, scouting, and more! Out of the Park Baseball 9 is an award-winning baseball simulation that GameSpot called "the best baseball management sim out there".
[August 3, 2008, 8:01]
Red Ace Squadron
Downloads Just like the original, Red Ace Squadron offers beautiful graphics and realism, combined with simple controls and an ease of flight unheard of in most flight sims. Go online and dominate opponents across town or around the world.
[November 24, 2005, 4:46]
SimCity Societies: Prima Official EGuide
Downloads Get to know all the Special Sims. Remain online and double-click the installer to proceed with the actual download. Transform your city into the hidden Haunted Town. Complete building directory and catalog.
[November 22, 2007, 13:01]
Codes & Cheats: Winter 2008: Prima Official EGuide
Downloads Includes codes for LEGO Star Wars II, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Pirates of the Caribbean II: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, Def Jam: Fight for...
[November 22, 2007, 13:11]
SimCity Societies Demo
Downloads You can also share your creations with your friends online, and modify almost everything in the game, from the names of your Sims and buildings, to building textures and statistics, and even Sim behaviors.This demo highlights some of the updates...
[June 13, 2008, 17:00]
Sims 2 EGuide Bundle: Prima Official EGuide
Downloads Titles: This box set will include Sims 2, Sims 2 University, Sims 2 Nightlife, Sims 2 Open for Business, Sims 2 Pets, Sims 2 Seasons, and Sims 2 Bon Voyage. Careers: Stats and tutorials for every career path in the Sims universe.
[October 31, 2007, 15:15]
The Sims Carnival BumperBlast
Downloads From the creators of The Sims comes a shoot-em-up carnival game that will have you blasting away for hours! Shoot and tag sliding Sims bumpers but watch out for dangerous traps. Remain online and double-click the installer to proceed with the...
[January 14, 2008, 14:24]
Game Industry Girds For Battle
News Those include "The Sims Online," a multiplayer version of Electronic Arts' popular PC game; "Star Wars Galaxies," Sony Online Entertainment's roleplaying game based on the "Star Wars" universe; and "EverQuest II," Sony's planned sequel to its...
[May 14, 2002, 13:23]
