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Electronic Arts have issued some new screenshots from the forthcoming The Sims 3, and in case there was any question about it, these images confirm that you'll still be able to do "stuff" in this sequel. 

There's painting on your deck for instance. Or sitting in a camouflage-themed room wearing your matching camo outfit, taking about love with your camo-wearing girlfriend. Or pulling a gigantic trout out of a small puddle of water outside of City Hall. Er, OK, I'll be honest -- I don't know what the hell is going on here in these screens. The Sims lead a complicated life of leisure, one that I will never truly understand.

But I sure am glad that you can do "stuff," in The Sims 3. And it's good to know that your Sims can range from some chick from The Hills to the keyboardist from The Killers, or an angry bully child to Barack Obama. Variety is the key here, clearly. 

The Sims 3 ships for the PC in 2009. 


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adultswim810 at 07/24/2008 15:43
do not want. i never really liked the sims
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McSnow at 07/24/2008 15:49
What the Sim's series really needs is some crazy new innovations like your family suddenly finding that they have super powers and then you could steer them towards world domination, or if you're a pussy, to protect the innocent.
Less ordinary more extraordinary please EA.
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Kaspar at 07/24/2008 15:56
Went to an electronics store today, and there was a whole column of shelves dedicated to the Sims.

I felt bad.
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RawwrBag at 07/24/2008 15:56
The thing the really irks me about the Sims is the ridiculous number of expansions. A simple update would suffice. Nobody wants the mess of system registry and install directories.
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mix at 07/24/2008 16:10
My girldfriend bought the huge sim collection thing with all the expansions and it took like 4 hours to install and it was like 20 gigs or some shit.

This is a game that could make MILLIONS on DLC!!!
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PaperBowser0 at 07/24/2008 16:15
Hmmm....maybe I'll get this. No...wait....I'm DEFINITELY going to get this.
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B-Radicate at 07/24/2008 16:18
I still don't understand why people play these damn games. I really don't.
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grrza at 07/24/2008 16:30
One of those sims is Barrack Obama!
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 07/24/2008 16:43
DO NOT WANT at all
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Knives at 07/24/2008 16:55
I'll torrent it and if i'm still playing it after 2 hours I'll buy it.
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 07/24/2008 16:56
Awww, poor Sims. It's ok EA, don't feel bad.
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Triox at 07/24/2008 18:16
Stupid dam game... No doubt I'll still end up buying the base install and first expansion for it, and then no doubt get bored of after a week, put away and dig out again in a few years, play till I have neighbourhoods full to bursting and 100th generation families... And then wonder why I haven't seen any Meat Space friends for a few weeks... I hate these games, but love them at the same time... Be right back, need to re-install Sims 2 now...
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NihonTiger90 at 07/24/2008 18:25
Will it be less boring than The Sims 2? Oh wait, no? Never mind then.
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Professor Pew at 07/24/2008 18:31
It will help keep that male/female gamer ratio intact.
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 07/24/2008 19:21
can we get a spoiler alert please before you reveal all the shocking plot twists
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angusm at 07/24/2008 19:58
Those screens look, kinda, ugly.
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MechaMonkey at 07/24/2008 20:35
My girlfriend is gonna berserk.
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mistic at 07/25/2008 02:40
Great! this will free up the PS3 and 360 nicely for me... My gf will be glued to her PC :-D
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sims3port at 07/25/2008 12:29
I am a huge fan of the sims, however, I am thinking that it may not be all that different than the sims 2. The only BIG difference seems to be the ability to follow the sims around more without having those "wait" screens. It's quite possibly a money making thing by EA. A lot similar to the way they do the expansion packs to keep the money rolling. I am sure that we will have a lot of expansion packs for the sims 3 as well. So... I guess I'd better get my pocket book ready because I am a sucker for the sims.
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