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Poll Results and New Poll
May 18th
I hope everyone liked our two week old poll, because now it’s time to review and replace it.
We asked: What are your favorite websites for obtaining Sims/SimCity News?
Winner – Sims.Mixei.Ru (28%, 470 Votes)
SimPrograms (28%, 468 Votes)
O Sim BR (22%, 366 Votes)
SimsVIP (16%, 258 Votes)
thesims3.com (7%, 120 Votes)
Other (6%, 107 Votes)
AlalaSims (6%, 95 Votes)
Sims Nieuws (5%, 75 Votes)
Kachu sims (4%, 63 Votes)
Official EA Sites (4%, 61 Votes)
Snooty Sims (3%, 58 Votes)
SimTimes (2%, 37 Votes)
Rincon Del Simmer (2%, 36 Votes)
iSims (2%, 35 Votes)
Os Games EA (2%, 33 Votes)
SimGoodie (2%, 29 Votes)
Big Name Gaming Sites i.e. IGN, GameSpot, G4 (2%, 27 Votes)
SimFans (1%, 24 Votes)
Edenstyle (1%, 21 Votes)
Centrum Simów (1%, 19 Votes)
SimsCri (1%, 19 Votes)
The Mare’s Nest (1%, 17 Votes)
Simlicious (1%, 16 Votes)
SimPress (1%, 16 Votes)
IPlaySims (1%, 11 Votes)
LosSims100 (1%, 11 Votes)
LuniverSims (1%, 10 Votes)
TickledPinkSims (0%, 8 Votes)Total Voters: 1,658
1,658? Wow, that is AWESOME!!! I hope everyone who voted took a moment and visited one or more of the sites listed in the poll. Hopefully you have a few new favs. I know I do. 
Now for the new poll, we wanna know: Which of the popular Sim families listed below is you favorite? You can select more than one family if you want and after you do, tell us in the comments section of this post one of you favorite things about the family/families you choose. HAPPY SIMMING!!!
Random Wishlist Giveaway!
May 12th
The Sims 3: Diesel Stuff Coming July 10th!
May 10th
GAMING AND FASHION COLLIDE AS EA ANNOUNCES THE SIMS 3 DIESEL STUFF PACK
World-renowned Gaming and Entertainment Phenomenon Partners with One of the Most Popular Lifestyle Brands in the World
SYDNEY, Australia, 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. (NASDAQ: EA) 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. In The 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 winter, 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 “M” 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 www.ea-anz-press.com
*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/Mac to play.
Ways to improve SimPrograms…
May 5th
Before I get too far into this, I know some of you will probably mention that this should have been the new poll question. To that I say, it would have been if my mind wasn’t working on a 486 CPU and did not freeze up. LOL I know lame joke. But seriously, to our long time and newer readers/users, what can I and the staff do to improve SimPrograms and make a friendlier place? Less EA news? Less complaining about every little thing? Is our recent advertising our social accounts a bad move? Forums? Let us know in the comments section below. Thanks and remember… Please be kind, rewind.
A Pollin’ We Will Go!
May 4th
Gee Brain, what do you wanna do tonight? Same thing we do every 2 weeks, try to takeover the world!… But first, come up with an awesome new poll.
Last week we asked…
So far we’ve had The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 in the main Sims Series. How would you feel if instead of a sequel in Sims 4, we got a reboot called ‘The Sims’?
The winning vote was…
I don’t care as long as it’s looks and plays like the previous games.
(28%, 226 Votes) Total – 800 Votes
Seeing how we had some negative feedback about that poll and after very little sleep and giving it a whole lot of evil thought… Here’s the new poll question!
What are your favorite websites for obtaining Sims/SimCity News?
Be honest in making your decision, as you can vote for multiple sites. After you vote, tell us in the comments section of this post what factors went into your decision. Is it a specific feature of the chosen site(s), the lack of annoying non-Sims posts? Be brutally honest, we can take it.
P.S. Anyone see the joke answer? 
Filtering Posts on SimPrograms
Apr 29th
Some of you have mentioned in the past that you would like a way to ONLY see post for certain games. Well, there is a way and I’ll explain it to you in this post.
In the pics below, you see some text surrounded by a red rectangle, these are categories for posts.
Every post has one, but sometimes two or three. Let’s say you ONLY want to see post about the Sims 3 Store. To do so, find a store post and click the Sims 3 Store category. In a few seconds, the page will show those posts as pictured below.
One cool thing to do is, for each category that you are interested in, bookmark that page. Then you’ll have book marks for all Store, Showtime, Rumors posts and etc without having to sort through posts on the main page. So hopefully this has helped those who only like certain posts.
Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!
Apr 25th
Get the latest news and more straight from SimPrograms on our official Facebook and Twitter pages. Be sure to follow us, and like us!
Today on SimPrograms… A New Poll Rises From The Shadows Like A Scorpion!
Apr 24th
Time to take one last look at the old poll, toss it aside and drool over the new poll.
If you were a Sim, which town would you want to live in?
- Bridgeport (14%, 140 Votes)
1,102 Total Votes
Awesome numbers this time, way better than the previous poll. And with that it’s time to move on.
This time we ask reboots, continuity and traditions in games. Check out the new poll, select an answer and tell us in this post how you really feel.
Stepping down & some other notes
Apr 19th
*Sticky announcement* I haven’t been participating much in terms of posting news, and there is a reason for that….as I said in some of the previous comments, I’ve pretty much been distancing myself away from Sims/EA. I just don’t find the fun it in anymore, especially since most of the news coming out makes me want to rage and rant. I’ve began to question myself – why bother with the supporting EA when they clearly don’t give a rip about us? (I’m speaking about EA in general, not the SimGuru’s – at least they are somewhat trying to communicate to the fans). Why should I spend be constantly spending money on sub-par products that really don’t interest me that much anymore? Why keep giving EA free press and the only form of communication are takedown notices? I’ve pretty much had enough with the way the company is headed, so I’ve pretty much stopped buying their games and keeping up.
So, with that being said, it gives me two options:
- Close Simprograms and venture on to personal projects.
- Keep Simprograms open, but hand the site over to someone who still enjoys EA/Sim games.
Now, seeing as it’s always been about the fans, and that people still do enjoy reading the site (I’ve read some comments about how it’s dipped in quality and that some folks don’t really care for some of the staff here – and you’re very much right to express your opinion on the matter) it’s probably best to go with the second option. So with that being said, I’m stepping down and handing over the site to Bryce (TheBlackScorpion). He still very much enjoys the franchise, and even though some may argue that I should close it anyways, I think he can do a sufficient job of keeping the site up and going for you guys – providing you care to give him feedback when necessary (just don’t be rude about it, that’s one of my pet peeves).
I’ll still be around – probably drifting in the comments, but as for the Simprograms twitter, he’s pretty much using that now (my personal one is now set up in case you want to follow that) and give the staff a hand when necessary, but I doubt I’ll be doing much or any posting. If you happen to have any requests or news, please pass it onto the staff members and not me. As much as I loved The Sims in general, I think it’s time to move on. I still love Maxis, and will support them on SimCity 5 – but more than likely I’ll be doing that by being an ‘average fan’ and not a webmaster.
-Jud
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