EA
New Article About Will’s Stupid Fun Club
May 1st
NOT SIMS/EA RELATED… SO GET OVER IT!!!
Let’s read it, shall we? And yes, you WILL read it… Get it? 
He’s standing behind a four-foot-high steel trebuchet (a relative of the catapult). “Fire!” he cries and sets the balloon hurtling across the open workspace. Some 25 feet away, a colleague holds an iPad like a shield and deftly intercepts the flying balloon head-on. Happily, the balloon bounces off without rupturing. The tablet emits a recorded sound of shattering glass; a broken-window image fills the screen. “Fantastic!” Winter shouts with unrestrained glee.
Thanks to Sim Secrets for the tip!
EA/Maxis Planning New Sim Game?
Apr 26th
Remember the days of many Maxis Sim spinoff? SimCopter, SimAnt and SimEarth to name a few. Well, it looks like they are reviving that tradition. EA has registered Sim Ocean in Europe just yesterday, the 25th of April.
Source: Siliconera and SimsGalore
Nexon to Buy EA?
Apr 26th
E3 Schedule Update
Apr 20th
Via: GameInformer
All times are in Pacific Standard.
Monday, June 4
Microsoft – 9:30 AM
Electronic Arts – 1:00 PM
Ubisoft – 3:00 PM
Sony – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, June 5
TBD
Source: Rincon Del Simmer
EA turning all their games into online universes
Apr 20th
This is something interesting, EA are transforming all their games into online universes – will be see another Sims Online out of the ashes? I do hope so, since TSO/EA-Land was just amazing.
EA is turning all of its brands into what it calls "online universes".
At EA’s UK showcase this week, EA’s Northern Europe boss Keith Ramsdale said all of EA’s game franchises, including FIFA, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, Star Wars, The Sims and Need for Speed, were being transformed in this way.
This means more than simple online play, Ramsdale explained. It involves being able to play a "brand" across multiple devices, each one contributing to a singular goal – and profile.
Ramsdale used FIFA by way of an example. "Imagine a player gets up in the morning, plays an online match on his 360 before going to work," he said. "On the bus, on his way to work, he practices his free kicks on his tablet. At lunch he looks at the transfer window on his PC. On the way home he chooses his kit on his smartphone.
Future Seasons EP Interactions? NOPE!
Apr 18th
SimCookie has supposedly found some info on an EA server or maybe a patch about a Seasons EP. Mainly interactions and dialog.
This info is from memories. Their descriptions. Like from the tree house and etc. Oh well…
Snow:
- Snow ball
- Special snowflakes
- Footprints in the Snow
- Is that … snow?
- Melted Snowman
- SnowflakeRain:
- No Chance of Rain
- Batten down the hatches, There Be a nasty storm brewing and enemies closing fast! You lad, look sharp!
- StormAutumn:
- This grass looks great in the Fall.Springs:
- It’s hard to argue That There Is Any tree more beautiful Than a cherry tree in the springtime.Songs:
- Harvest Rain Song
- Song at SunsetOthers:
– The weather report forecasted sunshine, drank For some reason it looks like it HAS snowed in the principal’s office! 0.SimFirstName {} Would not Know anything about this, right?
- A rainstorm indoors?! Well, now you’ve seen everything …
- Whoa! That last door opening has unleashed huge torrent of water. You just barely swam to safety.
- The clouds are so thick you-can barely see Where You’re going. If only You Had a fog light.
- What’s with all this water? You’re a fireman, not a lifeguard!
- The outdoors are beckoning your Sim to leave the indoors behind and enjoy the great outdoors. Your Sim wants to have fun in the sun!
- Play Outside
- Cold Sun
- Old Sun
- That Was a great day! Just enjoying the sun and a Good meal … why can not Every Day Be like that one?
- A trip to the park is a fun way to enjoy the sun and fresh air, though one HAS to watch out for the muddy patches!
- Gum on the ShoeDoubts:
– Tropic TwisterObject:
- Milkshake
If legit, could this be for EP 8? Or could weather be included with Magic in EP 7? Would be nice if EA made an EP 7 announcement soon.
Thanks to iSims for the tip!
EA Not Cutting People? Kotaku LIED!!!!
Apr 16th
Well, let’s just say that they are coco along with Startup Grind. LOL! Anyways, EA has released a statement today in response to these allegations. Let’s take a look at it below!
“EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and social games. Like all game companies, we make occasional adjustments to resize teams as projects are completed and new priorities are established. Overall, we expect that headcount will be up at the end of this year.”
Interesting!!! No? You know it is.
EA Plays Nice with Banned Players
Apr 16th
So this is a good thing… About time. lol
EA has revised its previous Origin policy that blocked suspended or banned users from accessing entitlements, DLC or access to single-player content. “If you find yourself with a disabled account, please note that you can still play EA games in single-player mode,” the publisher stated on its site. “For PC games you will need to enable Origin’s offline mode to play games with a disabled account. Go to the settings tab in Origin (the gear icon) and select Go Offline.”
Via: GameSpot
EA – 500/1000 People = Not Good
Apr 16th
Poor game sales? Star Wars? What’s to blame? Not much telling.
The report claims between 500-1000 employees will be affected. That’s a lot of people, even for a company as big as Electronic Arts.
Startup Grind’s report goes on to speculate the layoffs are a result of a disappointing 2011 in which a few hit games (like Battlefield 3) had their sales overshadowed by an overspend on marketing, expensive acquisitions and disappointing subscriber numbers for big-budget MMO Star Wars: Old Republic.
Via: Crazy Kotaku
SimGuruGraham on The Sims 3 – Part 3
Apr 12th
He has replied for a third time, and other SimGuru’s have been posting too. I’ve even gave my two cents somewhere in the forums, and most of you can probably predict what I said 
I get the sense that people think I would slam EA if I got the opportunity to, but as a whole EA is quite supportive of The Sims. The Sims Studio has been a real highlight for EA over the years, and with that comes more trust from executives and upper management. Nobody here is forced to work extended hours for weeks on end, in fact I don’t recall anyone ever telling me that I had to work late or come in on a weekend. Generally speaking people are very self sufficient here. They know what work they’re responsible for and when they need to get it done by, and they’re trusted to manage their time in the way that works best for them. SimGuruMeatball mentioned how there are hundreds of people across different teams within The Sims Studio. I don’t have any hard numbers in front of me, but I’d say that the amount of people actively working on The Sims 3 at the moment is about the same if not more than what we had from the time we started making expansions with World Adventures. Regarding customer service, I’ve seen a couple of notes from them before that made me shake my head, but I think it’s really impressive that at pretty much any time you can almost instantly be speaking with a live person who will try and help you. I don’t know of any other company in the industry that provides that service for comparable products. I’m sure they’ll continue to improve through additional training and knowledge transfers with dev teams.
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