UK PC Charts – Week 19

Top 20 Charts for week 19, ending 19th May 2012

FP: The Sims 3 moves up from 4th to 3rd, The Sims 3 Showtime stays at 5th, The Sims 3 Pets stays at 9th, The Sims 3 Generations stays at 13th, The Sims 3 Late Night stays at 14th and The Sims Medieval stays at 20th.

BP: The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff is down from 3rd to 4th and The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff is down from 10th to 19th.

  1. Football Manager 2012 (Sports Interactive, SEGA)
  2. Sniper Elite 2 (Rebellion, Mastertronic)
  3. The Sims 3 (The Sims Studio, EA)
  4. Tera (Bluehole Studio, Ubisoft)
  5. The Sims 3 Showtime (The Sims Studio, EA)
  6. The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim (Bethesda, Bethesda Software)
  7. Star Wars The Old Republic (Bioware, EA)
  8. Shogun 2 Total War Fall of the Samurai (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  9. The Sims 3 Pets (The Sims Studio, EA)
  10. Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, EA)
  11. Mass Effect 3 (Bioware, EA)
  12. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer, Activision Blizzard)
  13. The Sims 3 Generations (The Sims Studios, EA)
  14. The Sims 3 Late Night (The Sims Studio, EA)
  15. Anno 2070 (Related Design, Ubisoft)
  16. Starcraft II Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Blizzard)
  17. Dawn of War Ultimate Collection (Relic, THQ)
  18. The Witcher 2 Assassins Enhanced Edition (CD Projekt Red, Namco Bandai Games)
  19. Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Ottoman (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
  20. The Sims Medieval (The Sims Studio, EA)

  1. Shogun 2 Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  2. Mysteries of Magic Island (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)
  3. Angry Birds Seasons (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  4. The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  5. Command & Conquer The First Decade (Danger Close, EA)
  6. Angry Birds Space (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  7. Empire Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  8. Civilization V (Firaxis, Take 2)
  9. Dark Tales 3 Premature Burial (ERS Game Studios, Big Fish Games)
  10. Mystery Case Files Escape Ravenhearst (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)
  11. Curse of the Pharaoh Tears of Sekhmet (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)
  12. Mass Effect (Bioware, EA)
  13. Jewel Quest 6 The Sapphire Dragon (IWIN, GSP/Avanquest)
  14. Angry Birds (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  15. Medieval II Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  16. Angry Birds Rio (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  17. Enigmatis The Ghosts of Maple Creek (Artifex Mundi, GSP/Avanquest)
  18. Dead Space (Visceral Games, EA)
  19. The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  20. Premier Manager 2012 (Urbanscan, Urbanscan)

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 17th May 2012 at 3:15 pm.
EA PWNED – Episode 23

Fans of the show, the next episode is out #23 and this months episode:

Matt finds out more about The Secret World with Erling Elling from FunCom and the game lore that sits behind it.

Darren Cross from Match Magazine gives us some help with scoring goals from dead-ball situations in UEFA Euro 2012.

Rasmus Højengaard from Crytek gives us more detail on Crysis 3 and talks us through some of the thinking that has brought Prophet to this stage with Crysis 3..

http://www.ea.com/uk/pwned

Series 2
Next Episode 24
Current Episode 23
Previous Episode 22
First broadcast 17th May 2012

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 17th May 2012 at 2:16 pm.
Pre-order The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff at Zavvi and Play.com

You can pre-order The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff at Zavvi or Play.com. Zavvi has the price at £29.95 and Play.com at £14.99.

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 10th May 2012 at 4:17 pm.
The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff screenshots & coverart
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Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 10th May 2012 at 3:23 pm.
EA announces ‘The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff’

GUILDFORD, UK, May 10, 2012 – Find the look that fits your Sim’s style and get ready for successful living! The Maxis Label of Electronic Arts Inc.and Diesel today announced a collaboration between The Sims™ and the iconic apparel and lifestyle design company that will give players clothing and furniture from Diesel’s 2012 Spring/Summer collection, which is currently available in Diesel stores and online. InThe Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack*, players will have access to Diesel and their younger lifestyle brand 55DSL’s apparel for men and women as well as Diesel’s home furnishings so anyone can recreate the hottest looks and decorate their Sims’ homes with the distinctive furniture that makes Diesel one of the most popular lifestyle brands in the world.

“We always look to create content in stuff packs for The Sims that give our players cool items that play into their inherent creativity and give them new tools to play with life,” said Jennifer Lane, Producer within The Sims Studio. “Diesel’s brand of rock-and-roll meets refined denim fashion style speaks to our fans’ love of clothing and home furnishings. What is particularly exciting is you can see the latest fashions in the Diesel stores, wear them in real life and bring them into the virtual world of The Sims to enrich your Sims’ lives and modernize their neighborhood.”

Dress to impress! The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack includes over three dozen clothing items like dresses, jackets and the brand’s iconic denim collection that allows Sims to be who they want to be whether they are cool, chic, modern or casual. Complete the look at home and give the Sims a fabulous lifestyle with over a dozen objects including coffee tables, a bed and a sofa from Diesel home collection. Appealing to fans of Diesel and 55DSL clothing, many of the items found in-game are also available as real life items in Diesel stores and diesel.com. Launching later this summer, the pack will be available for purchase in stores worldwide and will also be available for purchase online through Origin.com.

The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff Pack is rated “T” for Teen and currently available for pre-order. Check out the official website at http://thesims.com/diesel. “Like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter®.

Press assets for The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff pack can be found at gamespress.ea.com.

*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/Mac to play.

About The Sims
The Sims™ franchise, the groundbreaking game series that allows players to create and live a virtual, simulated life on a variety of gaming platforms, celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2010 and has sold more than 150 million units since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 20 different languages and available in 60 different countries, The Sims series has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. Since its June 2009 launch, The Sims 3 has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide across multiple platforms and was the #1 best-selling PC title for 2009 in North America and Europe. Fan intensity is evidenced through more than 350 million downloads of player-created content including: The Sims characters, houses, stories and more. The Sims 3 community site,www.thesims3.com, welcomes more than five million unique visitors monthly, handles more than 100 content downloads every minute and more than 5 million uploads to date. In addition, The Sims has a broad range of social and community channels reaching more than 30 million fans. For more information about The Sims, visit www.thesims.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company’s game franchises are offered as both packaged goods products and online services delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in 75 countries.

In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™, and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available athttp://info.ea.com.

About Diesel and 55DSL
Diesel is a global lifestyle brand. From its headquarters in Breganze, it directly manages 19 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia and the Americas. It is now present in more than 80 countries with 5,000 points of sale and more than 500 Diesel mono-brand stores. 55DSL is the original Italian streetwear brand uniting subcultures around the world, through a shared passion for creativity and fashion. Created in 1994 as an experimental spin-off of the popular Diesel brand, 55DSL is now under the brand umbrella of the Diesel Group, with a lively and provocative identity, and a fresh young attitude.

The Sims, The Sims Social and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Battlefield is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd.  DIESEL is a registered trademark of Diesel S.p.A. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners and used with permission. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS are trademarks of Nintendo. iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner.

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 10th May 2012 at 2:58 pm.
UK PC Charts – Week 18

Top 20 Charts for week 1, ending 5th May 2012.

FP: The Sims 3 drops from 2nd to 4th, The Sims 3 Showtime drops from 3rd to 5th, The Sims 3 Pets drops from 7th to 9th, The Sims 3 Generations drops from 10th to 13th, The Sims 3 Late Night drops from 12th to 14th and The Sims Medieval drops from 16th to 20th.

BP: The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff stays at 3rd, The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff is up from 12th to 10th, The Sims 3 Ambitions is down from 5th to 14th and The Sims 3 Hidden Springs enters at 15th.

  1. Football Manager 2012 (Sports Interactive, SEGA)
  2. Sniper Elite 2 (Rebellion, Mastertronic)
  3. Tera (Bluehole Studio, Ubisoft)
  4. The Sims 3 (The Sims Studio, EA)
  5. The Sims 3 Showtime (The Sims Studio, EA)
  6. The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim (Bethesda, Bethesda Software)
  7. Star Wars The Old Republic (Bioware, EA)
  8. Shogun 2 Total War Fall of the Samurai (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  9. The Sims 3 Pets (The Sims Studio, EA)
  10. Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, EA)
  11. Mass Effect 3 (Bioware, EA)
  12. Anno 2070 (Related Design, Ubisoft)
  13. The Sims 3 Generations (The Sims Studios, EA)
  14. The Sims 3 Late Night (The Sims Studio, EA)
  15. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer, Activision Blizzard)
  16. The Witcher 2 Assassins Enhanced Edition (CD Projekt Red, Namco Bandai Games)
  17. Kingdoms of Amular Reckoning (38 Studios, EA)
  18. FIFA 12 (EA Canada, EA)
  19. Batman Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment)
  20. The Sims Medieval (The Sims Studio, EA)

  1. Shogun 2 Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  2. Angry Birds Space (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  3. The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  4. Angry Birds Seasons (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  5. Mass Effect (Bioware, EA)
  6. Empire Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  7. Command & Conquer The First Decade (Danger Close, EA)
  8. Bioshock (Irrational Games, Take2)
  9. Angry Birds (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  10. The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  11. Civilization V (Firaxis, Take 2)
  12. Premier Manager 2012 (Urbanscan, Urbanscan)
  13. Jewel Quest 6 The Sapphire Dragon (IWIN, GSP/Avanquest)
  14. The Sims 3 Ambitions (The Sims Studio, EA)
  15. The Sims 3 Hidden Springs (The Sims Studio, EA)
  16. Mysteries of Magic Island (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)
  17. Angry Birds Rio (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  18. Nightfall Mysteries Curse of the Opera (Vast Studios, Mastertronic)
  19. Journey of Hope (Alawar Entertainment, Mastertronic)
  20. Curse of the Pharaoh Tears of Sekhmet (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)

Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, EA)

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 8th May 2012 at 12:47 pm.
EA retiring ‘Restaurant City’ in June

Fans of the Facebook will be sad to know that EA is to retire ‘Restaurant City’ at the end of June, both Facebook game and iOS app will retire. You can read the FAQ on the Playfish forums and maybe voice your disappointment. Playfish are giving players a farewell gift of 1,000 simoleons in The Sims Social and players who have a Cooking Cash will have it converted to SimCash (if you install/play The Sims Social). The games will retire on 29th June 2012.

1. What is happening to Restaurant City (Facebook) and Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition (iOS)?

On June 29, 2012, EA will retire Restaurant City and Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition, which means both games will no longer be available for play.

2. Why are Restaurant City and Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition being retired?

EA is focusing its efforts on developing new and exciting titles, as well as bringing new content and updates to existing popular games. As such, we had to make the difficult decision to reallocate development resources to other social and mobile games to ensure a continuation of the best gameplay experience possible. EA deeply values all of its players and is dedicated to offering the most fun and engaging experiences across all of our current and future titles.

3. When will Restaurant City and Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition be retired and no longer available for play?

Starting June 29, 2012, Restaurant City on Facebook and Restaurant City: Gourmet Edition on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad will no longer be available for play.

Sources: Inside Social Games/Playfish.

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 1st May 2012 at 6:54 pm.
EA PWNED – Episode 22

Fans of the show, the next episode is out #22 and this months episode:

We go all footie with the Euro 2012 dlc for FIFA 12 when Matt gets the low down from Sebastian Enrique, Lead Producer.

To celebrate the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2012 you can win exclusive EA SPORTS PUMA gear.

Julia Hardy gets briefed on Medal of Honor Warfighter by Rich Farley, Senior Creative Director.

http://www.ea.com/uk/pwned

Series 1
Next Episode 23
Current Episode 22
Previous Episode 21
First broadcast 25th April 2012

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 26th April 2012 at 7:37 pm.
EA registers ‘SimOcean’ trademark

Siliconera1 reporting that yesterday (25th) EA registered a CTM (Community Trademark)2 in the EU for a downloadable video game/online game. Is this what EA is planning next?

  1. http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/26/first-there-was-simcity-then-the-sims-is-simocean-next/ [↩]
  2. http://oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic [↩]
Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 26th April 2012 at 7:28 pm.
UK PC Charts – Week 16

Top 20 Charts for week 16, ending 21st April 201

FP: The Sims 3 rises from 5th to 2nd, The Sims 3 Showtime stays at 3rd, The Sims 3 Generations moves down from 8th to 9th, The Sims 3 Pets moves down from 9th to 11th, The Sims 3 Late Night moves down from 12th to 13th and The Sims Medieval drops from 15th to 17th.

BP: The Sims 3 Ambitions jumps from 10th to 2nd, The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff drops from 2nd to 3rd and The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff drops from 6th to 11th.

  1. Football Manager 2012 (Sports Interactive, SEGA)
  2. The Sims 3 (The Sims Studio, EA)
  3. The Sims 3 Showtime (The Sims Studio, EA)
  4. The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim (Bethesda, Bethesda Software)
  5. Shogun 2 Total War Fall of the Samurai (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  6. Star Wars The Old Republic (Bioware, EA)
  7. Mass Effect 3 (Bioware, EA)
  8. Battlefield 3 (EA DICE, EA)
  9. The Sims 3 Generations (The Sims Studios, EA)
  10. The Witcher 2 Assassins Enhanced Edition (CD Projekt Red, Namco Bandai Games)
  11. The Sims 3 Pets (The Sims Studio, EA)
  12. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer, Activision Blizzard)
  13. The Sims 3 Late Night (The Sims Studio, EA)
  14. World of Warcraft Cataclysm (Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Blizzard)
  15. Batman Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment)
  16. FIFA 12 (EA Canada, EA)
  17. The Sims Medieval (The Sims Studio, EA)
  18. Alan Wake (Remedy Entertainment, Nordic Games)
  19. Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning (38 Studios, EA)
  20. Starcraft II Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Blizzard)

  1. Shogun 2 Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  2. The Sims 3 Ambitions (The Sims Studio, EA)
  3. The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  4. Angry Birds Seasons (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  5. Angry Birds Space (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  6. Empire Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  7. Angry Birds (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  8. Premier Manager 2012 (Urbanscan, Urbanscan)
  9. Jewel Quest 6 The Sapphire Dragon (IWIN, GSP/Avanquest)
  10. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard Entertainment, Activision Blizzard)
  11. The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff (The Sims Studio, EA)
  12. Curse of the Pharaoh Tears of Sekhmet (Big Fish Games, Big Fish Games)
  13. Angry Birds Rio (Rovio, Focus Multimedia)
  14. Civilization V (Firaxis, Take 2)
  15. Secrets of the Titanic (Ocean Media, GSP/Avanquest)
  16. Unsolved Mystery Club Ancient Astronauts (Freeze Tag, GSP/Avanquest)
  17. Napoleon Total War (Creative Assembly, SEGA)
  18. Mystery Legends Beauty and the Beast (Pixelstorm, Big Fish Games)
  19. Midnight Mysteries Devil of Mississippi (Mumbo Jumbo, GSP/Avanquest)
  20. UK Truck Simulator (SCS Software, Excalibur Publishing)

Comments Posted by DJBoddington on 23rd April 2012 at 3:10 pm.