The contestants have been chosen and like I said just a few minutes ago, now’s the time to vote for your favorite. If you don’t want to have to go to The Sims YouTube page to watch them, then you can watch them here. But, make sure that once you have your choice in mind that you vote on the YouTube page since your vote won’t officially count if you just leave a comment here.
Contestant #1
Contestant #2
Contestant #3
Contestant #4
[#4 is my favorite]

If you submitted a video to EA’s Live the Dream contest or if you have heard about then you should know that NOW is the time to be voting for your favorite entrant.
Go to The Sims YouTube page, watch the videos and cast your vote. There’s some really great stuff there that I know you’ll enjoy.
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Today is the last day to enter the giveaway for the MySims Kingdom for the Wii.  Read the official rules by clicking here.  Leave your comments on the giveaway post and not here if you want to be entered to win.
You have until tonight at 11:59 pm CDT to enter.
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Well, kids it seems that we have a tie.
Angela England and Summer ended up with equal points for MySims PC.  Since I don’t want to disappoint you guys [and I didn't include anything as a tie breaker] I’m going to give both of them MySims PC.
So, congrats to them!
But, do not despair, dear reader.  I have more copies to giveaway at a later date AND I still have a Wii MySims Kingdom to giveaway from the last contest.
The same rules apply as in the last contest but this one will go until the 7th.
I’ll only ship within the lower 48 …read more

#1 Post a comment on this post stating which game you want and why – you have to choose one.
#2 Write your own post on your blog with a link back to this post and then make sure to leave me a comment on my post with a link back to yours.
#3 Twitter about the giveaway, stumble it and Digg the giveaway – make sure that you leave a comment with the URLS on this post so that I know that you did it.
You get one point for #1.  You get five points for #2 and you get 1 point …read more

Lookie what I got from Maxis yesterday!
That’s right folks, 14 games to give away.
On Friday the 28th of November, I’ll be giving away a copy of MySims for PC and MySims Kingdom for the Wii.
Here’s how it’s going to work:
Look for the giveaway post that I publish on Friday after 8am CDT.
#1 Post a comment on the Black Friday Giveaway post stating which game you want and why – you have to choose one.
#2 Write your own post on your blog with a link back to the Black Friday Giveaway post and then make sure to leave me a comment …read more

Everyone’s always emailing me and asking “how do I play sims online?!”  The answer is that you can’t.
I wrote about this back in May and was pretty testy about the whole deal but I’ve calmed since then and I guess I can’t blame you for trying.  So, for those of you who want to play Sims online for free I present to you this link. [Click where it says "this link"]
OK.  That’s a bit of a joke.  They’re Sims 2 online mini games to take some of the sting out of not being able to download Sims 2 online for …read more

It’s Autumn and the leaves around here have finally taken on the reds, oranges and yellows that this awesome season [my favorite] is known for.  Another thing that Autumn is known for is its food.  Actually, I guess it’s better known for Thanksgiving and Christmas but I think about the food.
I guess the people at Sims2.com feel the same way because they have a “Harvest Recipe Cookbook 2008” going on right now.
You have to submit your recipe in the story format and the recipe has to be a real, edible recipe.  They quit taking submissions on the 20th of November …read more

Since the Spore Creature Creator has apparently taken the world by storm with more creatures created than exist in the real world, EA has decided to take over YouTube as well with their announcement of a Creature Dance Off.
The steps are simple:
Download the Creature Creator – free!
Create a creature and make him dance – make sure you record it
Upload creature to YouTube and register the video
Pretty cut and dry but you might as well head on over to the YouTube page to read everything for yourself. Also, click here for the “official” rules.
The prize is a trip to the …read more

I’ve written about the new IKEA Home Stuff stuff that came available on June 23rd once or twice.  And now, I shall write about it some more.
Can you really ever have too much IKEA?  I think not.
Maxis is holding a contest of sorts involving the Stuff Pack and I thought that you might be interested.
The rules go like this:
Buy the stuff pack by clicking here.
Design a room with the majority of the stuff coming from the IKEA Home Stuff pack.
Take 3-5 screenshots of your room and upload them to the Exchange between now and August 2nd, 2008 at 11:59pm EST.
Winners …read more