Looks like we’ve been pranked hard – majority of the fans in fact – by PC Gamer’s August 2010 issue. Just the other day we made a post that Sims 3 Pets was to be next in the series due to a snippet in the magazine. However, we didn’t know the whole story behind that. Turns out the magazine was just joking about the World of Warcraft Cataclysm game and used other games as a spoof. I’m a bit disappointed to see this – and I’m sure its going to piss many of you off. See below for the scan:
Huge thanks to The Black Scorpion for sending me the scanned image and to the originator, Lisa.
I think the 3rd expansion pack will be soemthing along the lines of Nightlife/Hot Date.. as in After Dark?
it could include weather. since the Wii version of The Sims 3 will and since the Fog Emitter can create the visuals for weather (and firefighter disaster emergencies give us lightning and thunder) weather and maybe seasons are a big possibility.
Then what was all those other confirmations from the Brazilian Sites? A lie????!!!
They weren’t really confirmations – just basically a he said/she said statement. We can’t classify that as true because anyone can type that. In order for it to be true, it’d either have to have a retail listing or some sort of print to confirm it 🙂
I think this could still be true – they’re taking the mick out of an upcoming game.
I loled at the picture xD
My parade has just been rained on… 🙁
Well, it doesn’t bother me if Pets is not the next EP simply because (and as I said many times) I’d prefer a nightlife theme. Isn’t funny how we can make bars for community lots yet we have no bartender to make them more realistic? Basically we are stuck with self-serve bars. I need a DJ, too, and I miss the Smustle. I also hope that if and when we get nightclubs, they are not going to be rabbit holes. I don’t mind bookstores, grocery stores, etc., being rabbit holes, but bars and restaurants never should be because they are more for casual socialization and my theory is that any type of community lot in which you can use for socialization never should be rabbit holes. Then again, bookstores tend to be major hang-out spots for bookworms, so I’m still surprised that is a rabbit hole. Or… perhaps only retail lots are rabbit holes? In this case, both the bookstore and grocery store fall under retail lots. The restaurant, however, doesn’t.
ive been pwned!
Oh damn! I REALLY wanted this to be true! Well, hopefully they’ll make a Pets and Seasons EP! I don’t really need a Nightlife EP. It’d be ok but if we don’t get one I’d be fine!
That picture was from the magazine? The picture is from Sims 2:) I am not disappointed, though. I believe Pets will be one of the expansions someday, along with Seasons. We will have to wait and see:)
Thanks to the people who shared the scan as well:)
I think that the next one will be some sort of remake (hopefully) WA & Ambitions were both new concepts and they were a little bit high action. Hopefully for the next EP they will do a relaxing remake, I’m still betting on Pets in the near future, Idk if EP3 though
I’m worried that they’re a bit addicted to the ‘little bit high action’ kind of EPs. Rodiek said in one interview he loved the idea of a sports EP. What the game really needs at this point is an EP that consolidates family relationships, makes homelife engrossing, and makes interacting with other Sims more fun: They need an expanded ‘Nightlife’ EP.
– Introduce a flower arranging skill, where you both grow flowers with the Garden skill, and then can arrange them in really customisable ways.
– Introduce a ‘gift’ interaction.
– Introduce a range of indoor activities like board games.
– Introduce an ‘anniversary’ system that would track certain events like weddings on some loose scale, declaring an anniversary once for each life stage after the wedding. (Calendar would match the flow of seasons in a later EP).
– Make really engrossing dates that build off a similar system to TS2’s.
– Introduce a Couples Therapy profession (not career) where you could have more control over the relationships in town.
I know lists like this are a dime a dozen. But the household system and the romance system really beg for more sophistication and control.
@kiwi_tea, a Nightlife EP would be nice and what you listed all sounds great, but not exciting for me. And @robodl95, I believe both WA was somewhat of a remake. Although it’d obviously have some differences, in WA you still traveled, like in Bon Voyage.
I agree with kiwi_tea about the NL remake and the listed suggestions. Let’s face it, neither of these packs focused on some type of family and/or romantic life and I’d like to have more of that.
And i’m sure Pets and Weather will make it. EA knows the demand for them and they can wait as long as they please. Think about it, they can make a ton of money on these two remakes alone simply because they are the most requested themes. Of course they will remake these themes but not yet because they want to save the better themes for later. Why else release WA first when it seems to be the least popular of the current two? Perhaps, EA is releasing the “worst” themes first? Who knows. I’m just guessing here.
I agree with kiwi_tea too. It seems like all they are focused on with The Sis 3 is turning it into a role playing game. RPG’s are fine and fun even but what I loved about the Sims series was it wasn’t that. It was something so totally different from anything else I had played and I loved it the way it was. If I want an RPG, I’ll play Dragon Age Origins, not the Sims.
it’s ts2 pets…
That is great
I really hope the sims 3 pets comes out next year, ts 3 isnt the same without them 🙁
I imagine Sims 3: Pets, actually will be the next expansion pack after Late Night. The first EP brought Mummies, the second EP brought us SimBots, the third (and most recent) brought us Vampires. So, they’re probably going to release a weather based expansion pack, including diving boards and pool fun, as well as a new Plant sim, and new harvestables, or they’ll release a pets expansion, with pets and a new Werewolf sim.
lol are you kidding me? I love the Sims 3 and am hoping for pets more than the next person but uhh I saw this article and even I didn’t fall for it. Cmon people….
Pets or seasons should be the next expansions there my personal favourite expantions (:
I can imagine it now: The Sims 3: Animal and Pets – Add fun and lively pets to your sims families! Your sims can now add loving pets to their households after building enough relationship points to show that they are willing to take on the responsibility of owning and caring for a fun loving animal. You can also take your sims on an exciting fun filled day at the new zoo! Watch as your sims disappear into a huge cage that we have added to the town. We will then give you small blurbs about what an exciting time your sim is having. Trust us, they are having so much fun! But, watch out, some of those animals may escape and your sim could emerge from that huge cage wearing only his/her skivvies and looking all disheveled. Get them to a shower to restore their hygiene points quick!
We will make this EP sound as amazing as we have all of the others and we can ensure that once you actually buy it, you will realize it’s not all it was cracked up to be! That’s okay, we know you will still buy the next one because you LOVE the sims and will buy ANYTHING that has that name on it!
It’s not after dark it’s late night.
too true!
I would love to see horses and wild birds, aswell as a zoo with tigers, lions, pandas, etc!
And cross-breeds!
And new buildings and interactives.
I would love to have the Sims 3: Farm Life, with horses, dogs, stray cats and with this expansion pack it could also have more planting options available and you could create your own vegetable stands and have the option to run a farm and sell animals, vegetables and flowers. I’d love it! Please consider this as a blooming possibility!
Look here:
The Sims 3 World Adventures then…
The Sims 3 High End Loft Stuff
The Sims 3 Ambitions
The Sims 3 Fast lane stuff
THE SIMS 3 LATE NIGHT
The Sims 3 OUTDOOR STUFF (soon)
after that…
I hope Sims 3 pets 😀
why the mystery ? if i have to wait , i have to wait…but a least i know what I’m waiting for.. why the suspense ? in my opinion it does not make it more interesting only make the wait more annoying..
OMG! hahahaha how is it possible that anyone couldve believed in it, those pictures are most defnitaly from the sims 2. ive been a fan of sims since i was about 6 or 5 and im 16 now. so i never ever would have believed in it. Sims is always wirth the wait though i looooooove the games!!!!
by the way please do the whole zoo thing for sims3.
love the flower arranging skill 😀 myb they should make florist profession 😀
lol couple therapy session 😀 it sure needed^^
Late Night came out!!!!!!! 😛 i wanted pets!!!!
Its obvious the picture in that magizine is the taken from the sims 2 pets, the good news is here are some real pictures I found online announcing the Sims 3 pets release for Oct 2011. See this link to see the info the website is called Actuallidadsims.com http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actualidadsims.com%2Feventomenudafamilia.asp
It may be coming out some where in October 2011 and I hope so because that is when my b-day is. The Sims Pets will be awesome because it is not only dogs and cats but other animals. I know that because I have watched the trailers on YouTube and they have many animals. Watch It, it’s awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDFZupUPZvAv=WDFZupUPZvA
no it says on sims3.com that its true