Bom pra quem é fã de Need for Speed como eu que está sempre atrás de novidades desse grande sucesso da EA , ja pode se prepara pois não deve demorar mto para o lançamento final de Need for Speed online ,este terá estilo MMO, as configurações da tela de jogo visam favorecer as particularidades do PC — já que, como já é bem sabido no momento, o título não deve aparecer nos consoles tão cedo. Segundo o produtor Scott Henshaw, “a chave para o conceito de NFS World Online é a interface com o usuário, que foi desenvolvida a partir do zero para levar vantagem com a arquitetura do PC”.

Descrição do game que traduzi no site da EA.com

Need for Speed Mundo on-line para o PC é a maior  Game de mundo de Need for Speed, com uma lista extensa de carros licenciados e modos de jogo – tudo em um ambiente online multiplayer.

Os jogadores irão competir, comparar e colaborar no clássico Need for Speed modos, bem como thrilling novos eventos, a fim de adquirir e personalizar seus carros de sonho. Need for Speed mundo online é uma nova experiência de entretenimento que oferece excelente jogabilidade, gráficos impressionantes, sofisticados e recursos on-line que enfatizam a interação social entre os jogadores.
Mundo Online irá iniciar o processo de beta neste inverno e será aberto a jogadores de todo o mundo no outono de 2010. Need For Speed World Online é um jogo de computador multiplayer desenvolvido em conjunto pela Black Box, o desenvolvedor da franquia Need for Speed, e em estúdio da EA em Cingapura.

No dia 05/10, a EA Taiwan inicio de uma nova fase de testes para o Need for Speed World Online que deve permanecer ativa até o dia 14 deste mesmo mês. O Open Beta é exclusivo para usuários orientais previamente cadastrados e tem como objetivo testar um novo patch que implementará algumas correções no cliente do jogo.De acordo com a EA Taiwan, este patch deverá solucionar problemas encontrados pelos usuários durante o primeiro Open Beta como perdas de conexão com o servidor, logoffs aleatórios e lentidão.

Na minha opnião este game tem tudo para dar certo,no video poremos ver boa qualidade de graficos e a maior interatividade trazida de MMO vai dar um ar a mais no jogo!

E agora pra finalizar confira o trailer de Need For Speed online.

Apesar de todos os esforços que vem sendo apresentado por várias comunidades de Spore com o objetivo de “trazer” o jogo a vida novamente, os recentes cortes de funcionários na Maxis, EA Games, fechamentos de estúdios, e muitos outros problemas, afetaram seriamente a equipe responsável pelo desenvolvimento do Spore. O texto abaixo foi traduzido do site “Examiner.com”. (Texto traduzido por HuMoDz do Sporando.)

Nossos amigos do Kotaku estão enviando notícias do mundo do desenvolvimento de jogos, onde reportaram que o desenvolvedor de SPORE™ de Emeryville, CA, pode estar sendo atropelado com a grande quantia de demissões já que sua matriz, Eletronic Arts deram fim em 17% do pessoal.

"Nós primeiramente ouvimos que as demissões uma semana atrás, fortemente afetosas, são de funcionários de SPORE™ e de antigos estúdios do The Sims da EA Maxis, a aquisição de jogos em redes sociais Rupture Studios, e dos criadores de Mercenaries e The Saboteur, Pandemic Studios LA. Foi dito que esses estúdios de desenvolvimento foram afetados com demissões substanciais, de acordo com uma fonte, de empregados remanescentes realocados para os quartéis generais da EA em Los Angeles e Redwood Shores."

SFCGE sabe que SPORE™ não vendeu como algumas pessoas queriam, e ficou anos atrás do planejado. E Kotaku reporta que um memorando interno da EA diz que as demissões eram para "melhorar nossa estrutura de custos, assegurar qualidade e construir integridade de planejamento para este estúdio."

Recentemente, a EA Games fechou o estúdio Pandemic Studios, e também demitiu cerca de 1500 funcionários em todo o mundo, além de realizar grandes cortes na equipe da Maxis e em boa parte da equipe responsável pelo jogo Command & Conquer. A série The Sims e Spore foram seriamente afetadas também.

Podemos dizer então, que o futuro do Spore definitivamente é duvidoso.

Moin,

vielleicht wissen es schon enige, Anfang bzw. 1. Quartal 2010 kommt der neue Shooter von EA und DICE: Battlefield Bad Company 2 ist der Nachfolger des überaus bekannten und hochgepriesenen Konsolenshooter, welcher nicht für den PC released wurde.

Heute möchte ich euch einen kurzen Einblick geben in das Spiel und auch ein 10-Minutiges BETA Walkthrough zeigen.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ist kompromisslose Multiplayer-Kriegsführung der Extraklasse! Die Spieler können außerdem in 4-Spieler-Teams in zwei exklusiven Squad-Spielmodi gegeneinander antreten und zusammen kämpfen, um exklusive Team-Belohnungen und -Errungenschaften zu erhalten. Spawnen Sie bei Ihrem Squad, um sich direkt in die Action zu stürzen und benutzen Sie Zusatzgeräte wie die Peilsender-Pistole in Verbindung mit dem Raketenwerfer mit zerstörerischer Effizienz.

Herausragende Leistungen auf dem Schlachtfeld werden mit einer Vielzahl Orden, Abzeichen und Sternen, sowie 50 verschiedenen Rängen belohnt. Diese Vielfalt setzt sich auch bei den verfügbaren Fahrzeugen und Anpassungsmöglichkeiten der Waffen-Kits fort. Mit vier verschiedenen Charakter-Klassen, 46 Waffen, 15 Zusatzgeräten, 13 Charakter-Spezialisierungen und mehr als 15.000 verschiedenen Anpassungsmöglichkeiten der Kits, die es zu entdecken und zu meistern gilt, werden die Spieler die Möglichkeit haben, ihren Charakter an ihren Kampfstil anzupassen, um so im Kampf einen Vorteil zu erlangen. All diese Features zusammen ergeben die spektakulärsten und unberechenbarsten Action-Momente, die nirgendwo sonst im Action-Genre zu finden sind.

Features:

• 8 riesige Multiplayer-Karten - Jede Karte spielt in verschiedenen Umgebungen und erfordert daher unterschiedliche taktische Vorgehensweisen.
• Ultimativer Online-Fahrzeugkampf! 15 Land , Wasser-und Luftfahrzeuge – wobei jedes einen taktischen Vorteil bietet. Rasen Sie mit einem ATV direkt in die Action oder bringen Sie mit dem UH-60 Transporthubschrauber und seinen beiden Railguns den Tod von oben.
• Brandneues Squad-Gameplay - Schließen sie sich mit drei weiteren Spielern zu einem Squad zusammen und kämpfen Sie gemeinsam, um spezielle Belohnungen und Erfolge in zwei squadspezifischen Spielmodi zu erlangen.
• Destruction 2.0 - Machen Sie komplette Gebäude dem Erdboden gleich, sprengen Sie Schießscharten in Deckungen oder zerstören sie diese komplett! In Battlefield: Bad Company 2 gibt es keine Verstecke!
• Belohnungen und Erfolge - Herausragende Leistungen auf dem Schlachtfeld werden mit einer Vielzahl Orden, Abzeichen und Sternen, sowie 50 verschiedenen Rängen belohnt.
• “Play It Your Way” - Experimentieren sie und verfeinern dabei Ihren idealen Kampfstil dank 4 verschiedener Charakter-Klassen (Sanitäter, Sturmsoldat, Aufklärer und Ingenieur), mehr als 15.000 Kit-Variationen, 46 Waffen (mit 200 verschiedenen Anpassungsmöglichkeiten), 15 Zusatzgeräten und 13 Charakter-Spezialisierungen.

Die Videos des Walkthrough können bei Youtube angesehen werden:

Teil 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T-X1eDrE88
Teil 2:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xttxsuSOq0

Today BioWare announced a new Downloadable Content Pack (DLC) for Dragon Age: Origins. “Return to Ostagar” allows the player to go back to where it all begins, the ruins of Ostagar – now infested with Darkspawn. Here the player will be able to recover the Kings armor, defeat a bunch of nasties, and maybe get some revenge for those who fell.

Heres a quick list of features for the new DLC:

• A return to the battlefields of Ostagar, now thick with darkspawn encamped amidst the snow
• An opportunity to reclaim the lost arms and armor of a king
• A second chance to add Dog to your party

The DLC can be purchased with BioWare Points (similar to Microsoft Points on the XBL system) via the Dragon Age Store. It costs 400 Points (or $5.00 US) and is “this holiday season” (I am guessing closer to Thanksgiving/Christmas – will update when more is known).

More Information: http://dragonage.bioware.com/addon

The DLC looks interesting – I was actually hoping that BioWare’s big announcement for today would be about something free, but oh well. I may get this but will probably put it off for a while – still haven’t finished the main game.

Era de mult timpul să vorbesc despre jucăria care mi-a fost alături la bine și la greu, la munte și la mare, peste tot : iPod Touch-ul. Mulți dintre voi știți despre ce e vorba, dar cred că puțini vă dați cu adevărat seama cât de util e un asemenea gadget. Chiar dacă prețul de achiziție depășește cu destul de multicel prețul unui mp4, nu cunosc nici o persoană care să regrete că a ales un iPod Touch. Sunt notorii problemele celorlalte mp4 playere:baterie slabă, calitate scazută a display-ului sau touchscreen-ului (dacă are), viteză foarte mică în meniu, etc etc. Touch-ul trece peste toate astea oferind o baterie cu o autonomie impresionantă (o folosire medie de 1 oră pe zi, doar muzică, poate să facă ipodul să te țină 1 săptămână), un display de înaltă calitate, un touchscreen care nu te lasă la greu și o viteză incredibilă în meniu. Nu se compară cu nici un alt smartphone cu windows mobile sau ceva de genu. Dar…

Platforma face diferența:
Dacă îți faci jailbreak poți instala orice aplicație, pe care în mod normal ai da bani, gratis ! ThePirateBay Rulzz. Ca programe eu foloseam foarte des Biblia, WordPress, Twitterific, Quickoffice, Facebook și cel mai des mă jucam Fifa 10. Nu sunt un împătimit al jocurilor dar cu grafica de la Fifa 10 băieții de la Ea games m-au dat gata. Și faza e că toate programele astea se deschideau rapid, nu așteptam, nu mă plictiseam așteptând cu el în mână …

Muzică, filme, poze
Eu zic că 8 gb sunt mai mult decât suficienți pentru orice utilizator normal la cap. Pe 8 gb intră destulă muzică cât să asculți vreo săptămână, vreo trei filme și foarte, foarte multe poze.

Ar fi atâtea de spus încât cred că o să scriu câte un post întreg despre fiecare funcție.

Acum se bucură de el Gabi Iarca, un prieten și bun coleg de al meu. Să-l porți sănătos.

Inutil să mai spun în completare că sunt un mare fan

Olá, queridos leitores. Aqui estou eu mais  uma vez, para dizer que quem quiser ler a mais nova análise de Mirror’s Edge pode encontrá-la aqui.

Muitos de você podem estar se perguntando “Mas o Mirror’s Edge não ia vir em forma de videoanálise?” Bem, meus amigos, acontece que, pelo que eu descobri a duras penas, videoanálises ainda estão um pouco acima da minha capacidade (leia-se tempo livre). Além disso, pelo que eu reparei, as análises em texto passam todas as mensagens que eu quero sem o menor problema. Então, para que se preocupar com o vídeo? Logo, façamos um acordo, querido leitor: quando eu tiver mais tempo disponível, e se por acaso eu achar necessário para passar a mensagem que eu quiser, as videoanálises terão início. Combinado? Ótimo então.

Sabe, eu realmente gostei do Mirror’s Edge, porque é um jogo de Le Parkour. E eu gosto de Le Parkour. O que, você não sabe o que é isso? Bem:

Parkour (por vezes abreviado como PK) ou l’art du déplacement (em português: arte do deslocamento) é uma atividade cujo princípio é mover-se de um ponto a outro o mais rápida e eficientemente possível, usando principalmente as habilidades do corpo humano. Criado para ajudar a superar obstáculos de qualquer natureza no ambiente circundante — desde galhos e pedras até grades e paredes de concreto — e pode ser praticado em áreas rurais e urbanas. Homens que praticam parkour são reconhecidos como traceur e mulheres como traceuses. O parkour foi fundado pelo francês David Belle.

Enfim, eu encontrei esse vídeo na Internet, pra exemplificar bastante:

Também tem esse aqui:

Seria muito legal eu fazer isso, mas precisa de mais preparo físico do que eu tenho no momento. Quem sabe num futuro não muito distante. Até mais!

- Rock Band.
- US Price: $9.99.
- By Electronic Arts.
Avalible at the app store.

Rockband for the iPhone is fun and easly addictive. EA Games did a good job although the only downside I can see besides the outragous price of $9.99 is that the onlime multiplayer sucks.

ScreenShots:

App Description:

** FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! ** Play ROCK BAND, the best band music game of all time – now on your iPhone® or iPod touch®!
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JAM ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS
Go solo, or push it to the limit with LIVE BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER. Play with 2-4 bandmates, hear when they miss notes and bail them out with overdrive.

Enjoy the first full band multiplayer experience on the iPhone or iPod touch.

TURN IT UP ONLINE
If you can’t get your band together over Bluetooth, synch up via Facebook on your own time. Use the in-game message center to check your band’s status and get Push Notifications when friends invite you to rock out.

ALL 4 WAYS TO PLAY, ANY DIFFICULTY
Rock out on guitar, bass, drums or vocals to MP3-quality songs on easy, medium or difficult. Play solo, or start a band with friends from around the world. Jump into Quickplay for casual sessions or take it on the road in Tour Mode.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC
Play along with 20 legendary songs from great bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foo Fighters, Blink-182, The Beastie Boys, and more!

TAKE IT TO THE TOP & EARN THE PERKS
Start out playing in grungy dives and work all the way up to stadium-rock stardom. Collect rewards and achievements that provide replay value and depth to even the most experienced Rock Band veterans.
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THE ROCK DOESN’T STOP!
Check out the in-game Music Store to purchase additional tracks from OK Go, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Lenny Kravitz, Social Distortion, Devo, and more!
_____________________________________________

NOTE: Rock Band requires 3.0+ OS.
For optimal performance, Rock Band plays best with versions 3.0.1 and above.

Game Features

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER play Rock Band, the best band music game of all time

Go solo, or push it to the limit with LIVE BLUETOOTH MULTIPLAYER

If you can’t get your band together over Bluetooth, synch up via Facebook on your own time.

Rock out on guitar, bass, drums or vocals to MP3-quality songs on easy, medium or difficult.

Play solo, or start a band with friends from around the world.

Jump into Quickplay for casual sessions or take it on the road in Tour Mode.

Play along with 20 legendary songs from great bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foo Fighters, Blink-182, The Beastie Boys, and more!

Start out playing in grungy dives and work all the way up to stadium-rock stardom.

Collect rewards and achievements that provide replay value and depth to even the most experienced Rock Band veterans.

Check out the in-game Music Store to purchase additional tracks

20 Legendary Rock Songs (Core Game)

30 Seconds To Mars – “Attack”
AFI – “Girl’s Not Grey”
All-American Rejects – “Move Along”
Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”
Blink-182 – “All The Small Things”
Blondie – “Hanging on the Telephone”
Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly”
Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
George Thorogood & the Destroyers – “Bad to The Bone”
Jethro Tull – “Hymn 43″
Joan Jett – “Bad Reputation”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Simple Man”
Motörhead – “Ace of Spades ‘08″
Pixies – “Debaser”
Presidents of The United States of America – “Ladybug”
Rise Against – “Give It All”
Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
Steve Miller Band – “Take The Money and Run”
Go-Go’s – “We Got The Beat”

Ship Date: October 2009

Gamers Forcing EA To Return To Old Ways

by dkpatriarch

© 2009 David Hilton

Remember the bad old EA so many of us gamers spent oodles of time criticising?

EA was the big time publisher that made huge amounts of cash off only releasing games from their pre-existing IPs (Intellectual Properties) like Medal Of Honor, Battlefield, and Burnout, their yearly sports ‘updates’, and off movie licenses like James Bond and Lord Of The Rings.

Most of the games were good, and some of them were bad, but what annoyed many of us the most was that they were being safe and not bothering to try and bring creative new gaming experiences, especially to consoles.  They had the money and the clout to try and be fresh and innovative, but they were just sitting back because they could.

Then they changed.  But now huge financial losses and a layoff of 1,500 staff may herald the end of their positive experiment into new IPs and innovation and a return to the old EA business model.

And it’s our fault.

While EA Games were changing their attitude and creating new IP games like Dead Space, Mirror’s Edge, Brutal Legend, and The Saboteur, the other big publishers like Microsoft (Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Halo 3, Halo: ODST), Ubisoft (Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Assassin’s Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Avatar), and Activision (Wolfenstein, Modern Warfare 2, Shrek, Spider Man, X-Men) seem to have adopted EA’s previous philosophy particularly this year after the financial crisis.

Sure there are exceptions like Endwar by Ubisoft and Prototype by Activision, but on the whole the games have been sequels or film tie-ins.

But this problem is not just due to the financial crisis.

As I wrote last year, EA didn’t sell enough of either Dead Space or Mirror’s Edge, despite both games being critically acclaimed by the gaming media.  At the time I argued that their releasing the games during the busy end of year rush was to blame, with new IPs not getting a look in next to the better known titles.

While I still agree with that statement, with some exceptions like the original Assassin’s Creed, a lot of new IPs haven’t done so well this generation next to their sequel or movie tie-in counterparts.  And it hasn’t always been a question of quality.

The top selling Xbox 360 games so far are:

1. Halo 3 (8.1 million)

Big name sequels sell

2. Gears of War (5 million)

3. Gears of War 2 (5 million)

4. Grand Theft Auto IV (4 million)

5. Call Of Duty 4 (3.77 million)

6. Call Of Duty: World At War (3.35 million)

7. Forza 2 (2.6 million)

8. Fable 2 (2.6 million)

9. Halo: ODST (2.5 million)

10. Assassin’s Creed (2.28 million)

Of those titles, only the original Gears of War and Assassin’s Creed were new IPs.  The story is only slightly different for the 360’s major competitor, Sony’s PS3, which has Motorstorm, the original Uncharted, the original Resistance, and Heavenly Sword in their top 1o.

While many gamers demand innovation and new IPs, the reality is that it is a hit or miss risk for the publishers.  Ubisoft last generation released the wacky but highly praised Beyond Good & Evil, only to see the gamers shun it.

And this is why I say it is our fault.  We will happily fork out extra cash over usual retail price for Modern Warfare 2, but Dead Space, despite great reviews and price cuts soon after, was not attractive enough.  Mirror’s Edge, despite giving us the innovation many craved, scared off many gamers who instead forked out for Gears of War 2.

What chance has Brutal Legend got against MW 2?

Brutal Legend, also highly regarded by most critics, as of October 24 apparently has sold 370,710 copies on both consoles.

EA went out on a limb and tried to change its image and corporate strategy to expand its gaming philosophy beyond sequels, sports title rehashes, and movie tie-ins, and did we support that after all our winging?  No.

The situation is that the average gamer has limited funds and may not play as many games as the hardcore.  The casual gamer will buy whatever they know will give them the fix of fun they are after and don’t follow the updates and innovations of new IPs.  They see Mirror’s Edge or Dead Space and think- never heard of it.

The Call of Duty or Halo series on the other hand is not only well known, but is in a genre that is easy to identify and play and their friends are likely to also have it.

This gives big publishers who have the funds to create strong new innovative games less incentive to do so.  Creatively, I’m sure their staff would love to try new things, but the risk outweighs the potential benefits, especially now.  They are more likely to try mini new things within an existing franchise, like the upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction is.

Which brings me back to EA going back to what they were before.

In January EA CEO John Riccitiello said:

I also believe that there is no inherent conflict between great creativity and achieving strong profitability – I believe they go hand in hand.

This is a business and much of our success will be measured with a calculator – sales, revenue, profit and improving shareholder value. There is also a qualitative aspect of our industry. Making games we can be proud of. Pushing boundaries. I believe the quantitative and the qualitative measures go well together.

However, he now looks to be saying that EA will be concentrating on known franchises, some to be released twice a year:

Electronic Arts has a core slate of games label and sports franchises that we will iterate on a either annual or bi-annual basis. And I think you know what those major titles are – all of them are selling or have sold in their most recent edition 2m units or more.

What does this mean for innovation in the gaming industry?  Well to me it looks like innovation will now be mostly focused within existing franchises and, increasingly, in the casual market where the big publishers expect bigger returns for less cost.

Innovation Future?

So for example Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s motion controller will seem to publishers as a safer investment in finding ways to innovate for a larger gamer and casual market.

Innovation will also come to gamers in smaller form like downloaded Xbox Live Arcade or Sony PSN games, and the even portable gaming like the Iphone and DSi.  Some of these might make a big enough name for themselves to get a bigger budget version for the consoles, but they would be sequels.

If it turns out to be true that EA and the other publishers shy away from new IPs in the future and we are still playing Call of Duty 15, really we only have ourselves to blame.

But then it seems most gamers are quite happy with their sequels, and so perhaps that’s fair enough.  For me, though, new upcoming IP games like Alan Wake and Heavy Rain seem more interesting, even if I’m still staying fairly cautious about them.

What do you think? Comment below.

© 2009 David Hilton

i logged on the forums today and saw a message across the top informing me that Playfish has joined with EA.

Here is the link.

I would love to know people’s opinions on this.

Some people are worried Pet Society will be come a pay-only game, and no longer be free.
I know I for one won’t be paying to play Pet Society if that becomes the case.

Launchparty van De Sims3 met optreden van Valerius in Simlish. Luister hier

We recently posted the song but saw this Ea Games promo and thought it was too cool not to pass up.

From their upcoming album of the same name due out Dec 8th.

pre order

Wer kennt es nicht? Das ewig lange prozedere des Setups. Wie gut das EA in dieser Hinsicht ein völlig neues Konzept entwickelt, um diese völlig unnötige Verschwendung von Zeit, sinnvoll und kreativ zu füllen. Da ich hier dem Programmierer nicht unterstellen möchte einfach einmal früher Feierabend gemacht zu haben, handelt es sich hierbei höchstwahrscheinlich um den ersten Test des brandneuen Gehirnjoggers.

In diesem kniffligen Test, muss folgender Satz korrekt zu Ende geführt werden:

Ich habe mein Hirn bereits schwitzen lassen und bin zu folgenden ersten möglichen Lösungen gekommen:

…sich flach auf den Boden!

…ein Ei!

…meine/ihre Frau flach!

…eine Tiefkühlpizza in den Ofen!

…sich nicht mit mir an!

…sich einen Strick um den Hals!

…sich auf die Gleise!

…jemanden herein!

…ein gutes Wort für mich ein!

…den Hörer auf!

…einen Spagat hin!

…ihr Geld in Alkohol an!

…das Lösegeld in den Papierkorb an der Haltestelle!

…eine neue Platte auf!

…sich hin!

…ein Feuer!

…diesen Block zu Ihren Favoriten!

…endlich Ihr Buch zur Seite!

…die Financial Times zur Seite und fangen Sie an selbst zu denken!

…die BILD zur Seite und kaufen Sie sich eine richtige Zeitung!

…Ihren Ausweis vor!

…Ihre Kundennummer bereit!

…umgehend 10€ in das Diskettenlaufwerk!

…die Waffe weg!

…nicht Hand an sich selbst!

…einen neuen Ordner an!

…die rechte Hand auf das linke Auge und tanzen Sie im Kreis!

…viel Wert auf ihr Äußeres!

…ein anderes Parfum auf!

…sich fest!

…einen ausreichend frankierten Rückumschlag bei!

Wem noch weitere mögliche Satzfortführungen ins Oberstübchen schießen, kann diese gern als Kommentar hinterlassen.

We’ve already talked about the upcoming Sims 3 Expansion pack, World Adventures, but now the folks at EA Games have revealed one of the locations your Sims will find in the new open-concept world: Shang Simla! Click here to watch the trailer!

The Sims 3’s first major add-on, it will mark the first time that Sims can venture out to other countries and explore a world beyond their small towns or even the big cities. When first announced, it seemed likely to become a massive success, but as EA reveals more and more details, that’s even more of a sure thing.

This is just another awesome update for fans of the Sims 3, whose numbers continue to rise.

World Adventures is sure to be a big hit among players and if you’re looking to snag it, we’ve got the links you’ll need to grab it on Amazon.com.

The Sims 3
The Sims 3: World Adventures Expansion Pack

Compositor: Frank Klepacki
Download from disk.narod.ru: cnc.zip
Download from filemachine.com: cnc.zip
File list: 01. Act On Instinct.mp3
02. No Mercy.mp3
03. Industrial.mp3
04. Iron Fist.mp3
05. We Will Stop Them.mp3
06. Radio.mp3
07. On The Prowl.mp3
08. Re-con.mp3
09. Drone.mp3
10. In the Line of Fire.mp3
11. Prepare for Battle.mp3
12. Depth Charge.mp3
13. Rain In the Night.mp3
14. Creeping Upon.mp3
15. Target.mp3
16. Just Do It Up.mp3
17. C&C Thang.mp3
18. To Be Feared.mp3
19. Drill.mp3
20. Full Stop.mp3
21. In Trouble.mp3
22. Air Strike.mp3