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You can now pre-order the Katy Perry Showtime edition at Play.com and ShopTo. Play has it up for £34.99 and ShopTo at £32.86.
GUILDFORD, UK., January 17, 2011 – Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the beginning of an extensive and exclusive creative collaboration between Katy Perry, one of today’s biggest superstars, and The Sims™, one of the most popular gaming series of all-time***. In collaboration with Perry, the world-renowned The Sims Studio plans to develop multiple games within The Sims franchise featuring special Katy Perry themed in-game content and virtual goods. The relationship kicks off with a special Collector’s Edition for The Sims™3 Showtime, launching in March 2012. Katy Perry will also be featured in all-new advertising and marketing campaigns for the brand.
“Today marks the start of the most integrated and exciting collaboration with any artist in the history of The Sims,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music for EA. “Katy Perry has been a fan of The Sims for several years, and her Simlish recording of her hit ‘Hot and Cold’ featured in The Sims™2 series quickly became the most popular Simlish music video to date. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Katy and bring her distinctive talents, style and personality to the franchise’s global fan base. No performer could better represent the humor and fun of The Sims brand.”
“I love how you’re able to play out different stories through your Sims characters – giving them different careers and watching them succeed,” said Perry. “It’s cool to see the Sims’ stage performances in The Sims 3 Showtime decked out just like my California Dreams Tour – even my cotton candy video screens are in there! I always like to think of myself as a cartoon, and now I’m a Sim!”
Katy Perry became the first artist in history to spend 52 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Perry’s Teenage Dream produced five #1 hits, an accomplishment equal only to Michael Jackson’s Bad album and making her the only female artist in history to achieve this feat.
Katy Perry will work closely with The Sims Studio to create accessories, clothing, hairstyles, furniture and props in The Sims games that truly celebrate the imagination that she brings to her performances, music videos and life. Katy Perry will also be featured throughout The Sims television advertising campaigns, online communications and retail marketing around the world.
Available for pre-order** today, players can make their rise to fame in The Sims™3 Showtime Katy Perry Collector’s Edition. This Collector’s Edition includes The Sims 3 Showtime Expansion pack, plus downloadable content including an Ultimate Stage bonus venue, iconic Katy Perry themed items, and an exclusive poster. This iconic content includes fashions, a guitar, a hairstyle and various Katy Perry themed stage props.
In The Sims 3 Showtime, the latest expansion pack to the critically-acclaimed The Sims 3, players can venture into a new world and play out a rags-to-riches story with their Sims as they become superstar singers, acrobats and magicians, or even moonlight as a DJ. Players can watch their Sims rise to fame – or go down in flames – as they perform on stage in front of cheering crowds in all new venues. On the way to the top, players will have more tools to tell their Sims’ stories the way they want to including the ability to customize stages, create Sims with all-new clothing options, traits, skills and lifetime wishes and interact with objects like the new pool table, karaoke machine and mechanical bull. New connected features allow players the opportunity to share their big moments and connect with friends and fans of The Sims like never before. Using the all-new optional SimPort feature, players can send their Sim on tour to perform in their friend’s world. Along the way, players can earn achievements for accomplishing special challenges that will be rewarded with new badges and that can be viewed and shared on the new in-game player profile and wall.
In addition to the Katy Perry themed Collector’s Edition, a Limited Edition version of The Sims 3 Showtime is also available for pre-order** while supplies last. When pre-ordered, these products feature the Ultimate Stage bonus venue. Players can place this fully customizable venue in their world and will be able to use it as an additional stage for their Sims to perform on, complete with in-game props, backgrounds, lights and special effects.
For more information, please visit http://thesims.com/katyperry or http://thesims.com/showtime, like the game on Facebook and follow us on Twitter®. For more information on The Sims 3, please visit http://www.thesims3.com/.
*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/Mac to play.
**While supplies last. Conditions and restrictions apply. See http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/pd/productID.241940500?sourceid=ea5068 for details.
***In North America and Europe according to NPD data, Chart-track, Gfk France, Gfk Spain, Gfk-MCC Germany and EA internal estimate.
EAUK are running a competition, where you could win some Sims 3 goodies! All you have to do is visit the UK forums and answer 1 question, its that easy!
What is the name of the recently announced Stuff Pack that adds some sizzle to your Sims’ life?
The competition is running until 14th January 2012 23:59 (GMT), UK and Ireland residents aged 13+ and winner will be notified on 15th January 2012.
Picture taken from the competition thread.
Did you miss the Master Suite Chat with Jennifer Lane because you was out, you forgot or you wanted to catch the same The Simpsons episode you’ve seen before on Channel 4? Not to worry as you can watch it below:
Tomorrow, 12th January, Jennifer Lane – Sims 3 producer – will introduce The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff, which is due out 27th January 2012 in the UK. She will begin at 10am PST – 6pm GMT. You can find out times in your location here. You will be able to watch on EA.com.
Join The Sims 3 Producer – Jennifer Lane – as she introduces The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff on Thursday January 12th at 10am PST! Featuring stylish bedroom sets, spa-inspired bathroom furnishings, romantic new intimate wear, and fabulous new hairstyles, The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff lets your Sims relax in comfort and style – available January 24, 2012.
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff and to get up-close with Jennifer during the Q&A session where she’ll be answering questions from you! As a treat, we will be revealing never-before-seen Master Suite content and giving you a chance to score some random giveaways when you hashtag your tweets with #TS3MasterSuite!
It seems players of The Sims 3 are becoming annoyed at the way Electronic Arts are rushing out expansions for a price when they lack any new content or features. They have become annoyed at the overpriced store, the poor expansion and stuff packs, features no one wants and the ignoring from the company.
They decided to set up a Facebook event about boycotting The Sims 3, which has over 1,000 attendees and climbing. The boycott begins 18th February 2012 and you can join on Facebook.
The boycott involves:
- Completely boycott The Sims 3. Have nothing to do with it. Don’t purchase any Sims 3 games, or content. Don’t play the game. If you wish to play The Sims, play The Sims 2 or The Sims.
- Contact EA. Post on The Sims 3 Facebook pages, their twitter, youtube, the official forums, and email them. We need to get our presence known.
This shall last until EA listen to us, commencing the 18th February 2012.
Thanks for your support, and be sure to invite as many people as you can, so we can show EA who they need to listen to, and what they need to do.
Amaze the Audience with Your Talents as a Magician or Singer in The Sims 3 ShowtimeBecome the star of the show in The Sims 3 Showtime. Perform tricks and sing your way to fame in Starlight Shores, an all-new world that showcases your Sims’ hidden talents as they go from small town heroes to larger than life performers.
As a magician, your Sim begins their career on the streets performing magic tricks for tips. They’ll visit new venues and meet with the owners to book larger gigs and gain experience. Magicians have unique social interactions that give them the ability to perform small-scale tricks on other Sims such as pulling a coin from an ear and making butterflies and doves magically appear. As magicians level up, they acquire new objects that can be used on-stage. For some magical fun, your Sims can use the Box of Mystery to perform the “swords of destiny” by carefully placing knives through the box without stabbing the Sim inside. Beware the Box of Danger! If a Sim fails at correctly executing their tricks with this object, death may come calling.
Singers are unique in the game as they can accept paying jobs such as performing singing telegrams to gain experience. Singing telegrams are also a social feature, and the types of jobs your Sims will receive will directly correlate to the happenings around town. If a Sim in town has just lost their job, cheer them up. If it’s a Sim’s birthday, sing them a song. Like the other careers, singers can also take their talents to the public performing for tips in parks and local hang-outs. As singers progress, stage props, costumes and new songs will be unlocked to help them look the part and sing a variety of tunes. Singers will want to make it to the top to star in their very own big venue concert.
In addition, all careers – acrobat, magician and singer –will unlock special objects and outfits directly relating to that career. All outfits can be customised in Create a Sim to match the look of the venue and stage for your Sim’s performance. Also, all careers are able to participate in SimFest – a giant talent show for acrobats, magicians and singers to compete against one another in town. For Sims who particularly love a challenge, a new dual interaction is available in-game for Sims to compete against one another outside of SimFest.
The Sims 3 Showtime is currently available for pre-order*. While supplies last, all pre-orders will be upgraded to the Limited Edition expansion pack which includes an added venue and stage for players to place in their world. This stage is fully customisable, using the in-game backgrounds, lighting, props and special effects.
For more information on The Sims 3 Showtime, please visit www.thesims.com/showtime, like the game on Facebook and follow the game on Twitter
*Conditions and restrictions apply. See http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/DisplayProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.850300/productID.241940500 for details.
The festive and last of 2011 edition of EA PWNED, posting it a little late I know. This months (December) episode:
In this month’s slightly-seasonal edition of PWNED, hosts Matt Cuttle and Sian Welby hitch up their skirts for one last jig of 2011 as DICE talks Battlefield 3′s Back to Karkand expansion.
Match Magazine’s Darren Cross goes on the defence with more FIFA 12 tips and customisation king Yianni Charalambous pimps our ride.
AND in this month’s show one lucky person will win a Battlefield 3™ Swag kit.
Enter the competition: http://ea.vg/t4fVLl
As 2011 comes to a end in 4 days, Origin are doing 50% off the best of 2011, when you buy 2 or more selected titles. You can get 50% off The Sims 3 (priced £29.99), The Sims 3 Ambitions (priced £39.99), The Sims 3 Generations (priced £39.99) & The Sims 3 Pets (priced £29.99). You can claim the offer on Origin’s website, by selecting 2 or more games and then heading to the checkout where the offer is then added on.
This offer has now expired!
To help out, and to save wasting time, I went through 4 checkout examples on Origin:
The offer expires 8th January 2012 at 23:59 (GMT) and is valid for new purchases only. Discount is valid only on purchases from Origin and is only valid in the UK. Valid on PC Digital Downloads of The Sims 3, The Sims 3 Ambitions, The Sims 3 Generations and The Sims 3 Pets. For more terms & conditions, visit the offer page.
Top 20 Charts for week 51, ending 24th December 2011.
FP: The Sims 3 Pets is down from 3rd to 4th, The Sims 3 is down from 4th to 5th, The Sims 3 Generations is down from 7th to 8th, The Sims 3 Late Night is down from 8th to 9th and The Sims Medieval is up from 15th to 13th.
BP: The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff stays at 2nd, The Sims 3 Ambitions stays at 3rd, The Sims 3 World Adventures is down from 5th to 7th, The Sims 3 Outdoor Living Stuff is down from 6th to 9th and The Sims 3 Design & High-Tech Stuff is down from 8th to 12th.
9th March 2012
