Just a quick blog for all The Sims fans out there - the third installment is released down here on June 4th! With even more flexibility and customization, I can't wait for it to come. According to it's website, The Sims 3 allows "new realistic personalities.. every Sim is now a truly unique person, with a distinct personality". Even better than meeting real people! See the trailer at thesims3.ea.com and you can preorder at ebgames.com.au, but it will set you back 100 big ones - not suprising compared with the ridiculous prices of the originals.
I am a self-confessed Sims addict, and have spent too many hours to count playing this totally addictive game. A fan since it's early years (so many eons ago), I've bought a steady flow of all the new additions (I swear I've kept there business afloat!). But I'm not entirely sure whether I'll buy this one yet - I've found The Sims has the unsavoury quality of sucking away my time and leaving me with nothing to show for it (apart from a pretty impressive family tree). And I've often become frustrated with the (very effective) marketing strategy of adding key elements - that you have to buy another game and spend $50 for. It ends up costing more for my Sim to have pets and parties than for the game itself. I say all this, but I know in my heart that I'll be the one queueing up at the crack of dawn to have the first copy... Ah, my sole weakness...

xx Miss Moi

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