Then again, I don’t remember the last Sims game I actually bought in a disc version – I generally just download it via EA’s Digital Downloader.

Anyway, the big news [for me] is the release of a couple of Paris screens. China and Egypt are cool, but I was really looking forward to seeing what the creative team was going to do with Paris. And things have been so quiet on the Paris front that I was starting to wonder if EA had nixed Paris all together.

But, today, I found these two screenshots and my interest has been renewed.

I’m not sure if EA has been pushing Egypt and China because those were the first “worlds” to be completed or if maybe they thought interest would be highest for those two but I’m relieved to finally see that they didn’t nix Paris.

Bonne journeé.

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Maybe it’s because we’re not “real” gamers or because we spend our time micromanaging computer generated people, but I for one know that I get my fair share of flack from people when they hear that I write for a Sims blog. My favorite is, “Oh. So you don’t write for a real gaming site?”

Nice.

My husband has this habit of surfing College Humor while he drinks his coffee in the morning. He’s supposed to be working but I won’t tell if you won’t.

Anyway, he sent me a link to a Sims related comic strip of sorts on College Humor and I had to share it with y’all.

I read through it and laughed my butt off. Sometimes it’s good to laugh at yourself – especially when it’s true.

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Deus Ex is one of those iconic RPGs that has a very loyal fan base and a very hot female bionic character by the name of Anna Navarre.

I can’t even begin to express just how much I think this Sim rocks.

Everything is there from the red left eye to the outfit to the personality [Daredevil, Grumpy, Athletic, Ambitious, Mean Spirited].

Make sure that you add that red eye as an accessory to all of the outfit choices. If you forget to add it to one of the outfits, you’ll end up with a normal eye and then the look won’t be right.

Get Anna Navarre for your Sims 3 game and check out the other Deus Ex offerings by EsmeraldaF.

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While Maxis has been good about putting out Stuff Packs full of Maxis created goodies, the fan created custom content has tended to exceed what Maxis delivers both in terms of the amount of content and the subject matter – user created content is usually created to fulfill a direct need/request.

Looks like that’s about to change with the announcement of Maxis’s Create-a-World Tool.

With the Create-a-World Tool, Maxis is putting the creation of towns in your hands and will allow you to make anything that your brain can come up with in terms of layout and typography.

From what I’ve seen, this isn’t going to be one of those tools that everyone will use but then again, not everyone makes custom content – some people just want to play their game.

And you know, that’s fine because there are going to be a lot of highly talented creators out there who are going to swoop down on this tool and wring it out until the tool has nothing left to give and we’re going to be left speechless at the things they come up with. I’ve predicted some amazing towns; you read it here first.

The Beta version will be available as a free download sometime in December and a full install of at least Sims 3 is required to get the program to work. If you also install World Adventures, you will be able to use items from that expansion in your towns and I can only assume that you will be able to pick through elements from any subsequent expansions.

Even if you’ve never created custom content for any of the Sims games, you might as well download the free program when it’s released and see what you can come up with.

You just might surprise yourself.

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The point is that I have a great set of vampire gowns for you for Sims 2.

There are five of them total and you need to read the Overview page to get a link to the mesh that you need to download so that the dresses will show up in your game.

My favorite is the red gown since it’s red and super sexy and looks like something that a classy vampire woman would wear.

If these gowns are something you want to see your Sims wearing, make sure that you check out the link that’s listed above.

Great dresses even if you’re not trying to do the whole vampire thing.

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Sims 3 is the new game [not so new now] and there is some amazing content out there and since I haven’t been playing Sims 2 because of having Sims 3, I hope you will forgive me for not posting Sims 2 content.

This dress, though deserves to get written about.

If you’re looking for a dress for your Sims 2 Sim to wear for Halloween then this is probably it.

The purple makes me smile since it’s a deep, rich purple and the dress is almost couture which I LOVE.

From reading the Overview page, it looks like you might need to download a mesh to get this to work. It’s not really explained but since there is a link to the mesh, I’m going to assume that’s what’s meant.

Download this dress for your Sims 2 chicks and let them have an awesome Halloween time.

They deserve it.

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He also makes kick-ass pumpkins.

I don’t figure it’s much of a jump. Think about Cinderella and how the pumpkin turned into a coach. I suppose you could assume that these pumpkins might turn into coaches…or, you could just assume they are pretty decorative pumpkins that will dress up any Fall Sims gathering.

These guys aren’t recolourable so don’t try and who really wants a purple pumpkin anyway? I mean, I’m sure there are some of you out there who think that would be pretty cool but pumpkins are meant to be a nice shade of orange.

No need to go messing around with nature.

They’re $25 a piece and can be found under Decorative. Go download them and place them everywhere.

You can never have too many pumpkins.

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If you’re in the second group then might I direct you to these two sets of patterns.

The Jack Skellington pattern set looks great on clothing – especially tank tops for your chicks – but it would also look great in a kids room on key pieces.

The Halloween pattern set is another that would look really good on clothing but why do that when you can Halloween up your entire house like tragedyanne420 did in some of the screens for the download?

Both downloads are exactly what you’ve been looking for to make your house and your Sims Halloween ready. Now, all you have to do is download them and get to playing!

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Do your Sims have any awesome parties planned?

Maybe they got an invite but they don’t have anything to wear?

I have the solution for you: Halloween masks for Sims 3.

These awesome creations that unfortunately are only available for young adult and adult males but they still rock.

With this download you get six faces and one body. There is also a link to a second body if you want the Sweet Transvestite body.

These masks are a creepy way to quickly outfit your Sim for Halloween and look sweet in everyday playing if you have a cool Sci-Fi storyline going.

You can download the masks and body by going here and you can see four of the masks below.

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

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Plenty of candy, fun costumes and the perfect excuse to scare the crap out of little kids. What’s not to love?

Another great thing about Halloween is it gives Sims custom content creators great ideas and what they create is sometimes just plain awesome.

Take this Sims 3 Halloween House, for example.

Victorian styled with just enough “creep factor” to make you walk a bit faster as you pass the house. Sure, there are cheerful sunflowers in front, but those flowers are just there to make you complacent and fodder for the ghouls and zombies that want to eat your brains.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

This house three bedrooms and three bathrooms and comes complete with a growing garden. You can snag it for 61k unfurnished and 82k furnished.

Shown in the pictures of the lot are items from the Sims 3 Store. On the overview page are links to where you can get the downloads but you don’t have to have them – they’re for decoration. Personally, I love them and have downloaded both sets.

You can get this Halloween house by going here.

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