UPDATE: SimsVIP has pointed out that one of the choices on an April poll on TheSims3.com was “Which of these game features sound the most exciting? Social features – in-game messaging, friends lists, send Sims to your friends’ games!” The Audio Track in this video mentions these very features!!!
Last week or the week before there was supposedly a trailer for Showtime pulled from YouTube by EA… Well someone has uploaded it again and we grabbed it before EA has it pulled again! I’m really thinking that Showtime was either an early name for Late Night or that it’s what Late Night is called in another country/region. The Voice Over is the same one from the American Idol commercials… Some of the renders on the box art are from Late Night’s box art and the ability to share status and updates from your game via Facebook and Twitter were added with Generations. You can watch the video below and judge for yourself. Is it real or fake?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmgt61_fake-showtime-trailer_videogames
” the ability to share status and updates from your game via Facebook and Twitter were added with Late Night. ”
Actually, it was Generations that added that.
REAL! Marketing of EA! Promoting the Expansion before the announcement, creating a hype! The Name ShowTime reminds me “Sims 1 Superstar’. EA Russia said that EP6 was not in TS2, what Expansion of Sims 1 that was not a remake in Sims 2? “Sims 1 Superstar”. ‘-‘
thats bizzare ;
Nothing to see here folks… move along…
Although, I DO like the fame aspect. I can do without the Facebook and what not. My friends do not care about my Sims, and I could care less what my friends think about my Sims.
I do not remember of the render of the Sim with TV on the head and cheerleaders (one above the other) ‘-‘
This seems either well faked or it was some type of internal trailer that someone in the Sims division threw together to pitch to the suits. It seems odd that they snatched some of the stuff for Late Night and are revisiting the concept. Have they really ran out of ideas?
It’s so annoying, why are they visiting the fame aspect again? Late Night is enough thanks, if this is a real trailer I’ll just… well not buy it.
It doesn’t look interesting at all. I dont care if i can share my sims with others you can already do that with the exchange.
i think it’s fake.. all of it
This seems to me like a stand-alone game, similar to Late Night but much more fleshed-out, and more like TS1 Superstar.
IMO, this could work really well as a stand-alone, because plenty of tweens/teens love this aspect of the game, and it would make a great entry point to the franchise – more than TSM.
The only thing that seems real is the logo at the start
The Black Scorpion,
Well I’m still skeptical. For one thing, it doesn’t show any actual game play footage. The leaked Pet’s and Generations trailers, both showed us some of the new in game features. Plus I think I might have seen some of that video before, meaning its most likely fake. Also, there’s no Simlish. If this is real, this is the first official Sims 3 add not to feature it. Even if Showtime or something like it, is the next expansion pack, I have a feeling this add, is fake. The one thing it has going for it, is that the announcer’s voice sounds familiar, but I can’t remember where I heard it before. Maybe he’s a real celebrity. If that’s the case than most likely the add is for real, but why no game play footage at all?
The only thing that looks real in the trailer is the logo at the start and also some of the actual real clips you can tell have been recorded from youtube videos.
I seriously think that someone internally threw this together. It’s definately from EA, but not an actual expansion pack. I’m honestly wondering what this could even be.
Yea, this ain’t a EP. mostly due to the fact that.. it’s NOT an EP… and they arleady done “go to your friends house” in Social and Online Sims -.- idiots. (EA that is, not you guys)
oops! Thanks for correcting me. 🙂
If this is real, Ea has gone completely off the rails as to what most rabid sims fans want. I don’t want more social media crap, all I want is Santa, the aliens, and Strangetown back in Sims 3. That’s all. I agree with rednax, I think this is a standalone.
I spy with my little eye: Renders from High-End Loft Stuff! (And Late Night, AND The Sims 3 Base Game cover designs from the various gaming platforms.)
In fact, there are only two renders on the box that are new to me: The male with his head stuck in a TV, and the 5 Sims forming a pyramid.
If this isn’t fake, it should be.
This is definately fake ….. If it was it would have real actual Sim game play not showing real life people.
I Think Fake, If you look at the cover at the End it says PG, All Expansion Packs are a Teen!
100% FAKE…they cant use the SAME art box with just HARDLY SOME CHANGES.I saw LN art box in it!(They CAN get sue for that!)
AND IF IT’S TRUE, SHOW US INGAME, NOT SUPERSTARS!
Add: (sorry for DP) IF it was REALLY the trailer, i dont think they would use Katy Perry’s song, I mean, they have TONS of volunteer stars waiting to be featured in TheSims 3! Why in EA’s mind would they want to use THIER CASH to pay copyright->trailer?
I really, really, really hope this is fake. Social media? BOO! I wanna play a game, not a strange gamey Facebook! If my favorite game turns into that abomination, that might be the last push I’ll need to abandon it.
I smelled ”college/university” on the art box!
This is would be a disaster of an EP if true. I always saw the Sims as a private experience so why this big kick about sharing what your doing in game?
It could have been put together by The Sims Team to promote the idea to the higher ups at EA. Also, SimsVIP remembered that the April poll on thesims3.com asked us what game features would we like. The first option was “Social features – in-game messaging, friends lists, send Sims to your friends’ games!” Sound familiar?
Hey guys, i think i found something pretty important. Its some video about an expansion pack coming out in the new year, they said it was to be announced straight after pets, although that didn’t happen. Anyway if u start from about 6:50 – 7ish (on the video) the guy starts talking about the new expansion pack after pets, how they have changed the sims 3 and are going to add a whole new social aspect to the game and its one of ea’s biggest projects etc. I honestly think their making the sims 3 go online ahaha
sorry here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-c5XA-aL3mo
If that really is the case, I quit. I’d rather wait for EA to regret(while it’s gona take a long time) then reconsider to buy another expansion pack. The Sims Social isn’t so bad for me after all. In fact, it’s bug fix are WAY better than Official Sims 3, at least they TELL you that the bug is reported and fixing!
Maybe it’s a double pack Generations + Late Night and some new bonus options like they did with the Sims 2 expansions.
Remember, EA Russia boss said that EP 6 is the second most requested theme after Pets. Super Star and Celebs is NOT the second most requested Expansion for The Sims 3… Weather is. I’m seriously losing hope in EA. If only I found a genie lamp, I could wish for Billions of dollars and buy the franchise from them. Where’s a genie lamp when you need it? 😀
what about: “send your Sims to a friends game”
maybe will be available a kind of “Upgraded family exporter”, but it’s not Sims Online, because it’s technically impossible to make a offline game playable online with one expansion pack, it’s requires a great change in the base game platform, something that EA doesn’t want (profit, profit, etc).
“unlock exclusive content”
maybe the x factor and american idol videos will be available in the game to be unlocked like a “Life time Reward”.
if we get magic *not store magic* expansion pack magic.. i would cry… just putting it out there… 😛 but they said its something new.. so im keen to see what it is.
I hope it’s fake, cause that sounds like a piece of steaming shit.
And that from a person who has and really enjoys all eps.
I believe this trailer is REAL, and not a FAKE, and sound very kool from a social nature.
I’m going to keep an open mind about this, possibly give it a try because I find the game to be boring just playing it the way it is.
I think it is EA plan to give us a new ways to play and new game play experiences by adding new social features and entertainment content to together so we can share these in-game experience will other players if we choose.
This maybe not be for every players but I believe many will like this. I see they want to open up the game to broader audience, and instead of just play it as a single player game now we will be getting a a shared experience similar to a mmo which I find awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-c5XA-aL3mo
Interviu, watch about 7minutes he is talking about Showtime (probably), he talks about next ep afther Pets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-c5XA-aL3mo talk about Showtime, next EP afther Pets.
I’m sure there is more to this expansion pack than what the trailer is showing. I can wait to found out more about it.
The whole new social element sounds great to me even though I not a very social person I’m will to get it a try.
I wouldn’t mind sharing my in-game experiences and broadcast it to others.
and have my Sims become very popular (well-Known/Recognized) or famous (SUPERSTAR) with whatever content they are planning with t this expansion pack.
As EA Russia said, EP6 was NOT in TS2, but in TS1, this is something ive longed for, but – no sims videos + some pics of LATE NITE + PS3 cover pics are on the cover (i think the game is real, but the trailer is fake)
It says RP, and that mean Rating Pending. Pets was like that for a long time too. 🙂
You make a good point about the April poll, but didn’t the resort town idea win by majority vote?
…MMORPG invades sims 3, taking the solitary fun & joy out of the game like so many other loved & lost aspects of the game. I said what came after pets would make or break my hopes for TS3 as a series. consider me broken, I wont buy another EP till they do weather & magic…and done holding out hope for the sps to improve either. *sigh* they just don’t get their core players, being involved in the community is one thing, having the social network invade your game is another.
I also think “Showtime” is real, but the trailer is fake. Super famous Sims (not like in “Late Night”; a deeper fame system), singers in the bands, supermodels, these kinda of stuff. It would be so awesome! I’d looooooove it!!!
FAKE FAKE FAKE!!!
Do you know the saddest part, they’ve taken a fun game and tweaked it to death trying to get new customers.
Hasn’t EA learned from tv habits, the longest running shows are the ones they don’t radically change. Mash, ER, NCIS, Dexter… you don’t fix what isn’t broken. They seemed to have missed that.
I’ve played sims franchise since 2003 (Late bloomer, i know) I’ve collected everything since. TS3 has so much wasted potential it is pathetic, there’s so much they could have done & didn’t, just to make money.
All I can say is that I really, really hope this is not in any way indicative of what is coming!
As someone who has no interest in Social networking it would be a complete waste of time for me/us. We don’t have Facebook page, a Twitter account or a Blog. We don’t know anyone in the ‘real’ world who plays The Sims 3, and have no interest in sharing our creations.
If this idea turns out to be true it will probably be the end of us playing/buying The Sims games.
Totally agrees with tickleonthetum, I am also someone not into social networking sites, and it is ridiculous to assume everyone has/wants this in their games. Leave that for the console versions, please. That and pandering to the teenage market when a vast majority of sims players are of the 20’s and up crowd. remember the player campaign when TS2 came out? Not hardly a teen among the players spotlighted. All were adults & working professionals. That’s the majority core of the sims fan base… Nothing against teen consumers, but they shouldn’t ignore they have a larger age demegraphic fan base who aren’t constantly on facebook, twitter or what have you.
if the Trailer is Fake, why the EA requested the remove of the video from the Youtube, due the copyright?
NO SIM GAME PLAY = FAKE!
i dont believe in this trailer because the cover, al the images are fake, the features and the logo of the name… sorry but this is really a fake think
I think it’s fake because of the fact that it barely advertises anything, not a single video from The Sims game… that trailer would leave me pretty clueless about what it’s about.
If they made it online though, as The Sims Online was, id be a happy bunny. But obviously, that as a side feature, not compulsary.
In my opinion. Showtime is real but trailer is fake.
Sorry for my english, I am from Slovakia.
I think, that Showtime maybe will be here, but trailer is total fake. In trailer are not Sims!!!! I want Seasons so much.. And I thinka that Showtime will be The Sims Superstar plus The Sims 2 Free time plus anything. (?) And when there will be singers, bands, models, actors.. LOVE IT! And I think that maybe we will see what is in rabbit holes like restaurant, film studio, music studio…
And really, sorry for my english. 🙂
And “Sen your sims to your friends game”.. it is… uh.. crazy! I dont want to share my sims with my firends. My friend really dont care about my game and Sims. There is Sims Social and now I don like it very much.. It is boring. And EP like Sims Social??! I will never buy it!
Because if ANYONE post it in their name, they’ll be disgrace like this video. Anyway, this ep sucks.(if it follows this trailer) I DONT WANT STARS I HAD ENOUGH!
This is pathetic….HAHA lol
I have a few thoughts on the trailer.
First, wasn’t the logo described to be black with fluoro pink writing. Unless I’m going colour blind (or didn’t pay enough attention), why is the writing in the trailer yellow/cream.
Second, if this is a mock trailer for getting EA to give the green light to make it (keep in mind this may have been uploaded after Pets and Generation but got under looked) then it would explain why it looks fake as its just to get the green light from EA to make it.
Third, if it is fake it would make sense for EA to pull it as soon as they found out about it considering that the video in a sense would be breaking a lot of copyright and since its got The Sims all over it, everyone would point the finger at EA getting them into a bit of trouble.
Fourth, I also think (and pray) that its fake. I’m going to go with that the person who made this maybe saw the real trailer, (maybe it was uploaded but deleted, hence why we can’t find it) and based it on that trailer. Reason for that is the colours used in the part showing the box remind me more of a carnival theme rather then a superstar theme so it to me seems out of place.
Finally, if this is for real. I’d be willing to give it a shot. I don’t know when it was originally uploaded; I can only presume some time, but not too long after the Pets and Generations trailer went up. None the less, since then the concept would have been fleshed out more so some of it what was listed might not be included.
Ugh,, fame? i think fame destroyed my Sims. i have to mod the stars away already. it’s so irritating. and i really just want some weather or something real interesting. sports and real outdoor stuff.
unless this fixes the whole fame system from late night, i’m not getting it.
… what did I just watch 0__o
With The Sims™ 3 Showtime your sims can enjoy new activites! Your Sims will have the oppurtunity to become a proud member of the few clubs around the new town Simburb. Fond of flowers? Well, the gardening club is the perfect choice for you. Showcase your best talent and earn some extra cash. Why don’t you try the soccer or golf club? Too tiring for you? Well don’t worry then. You can always just chill with your family at the zoo or have a piñata party.
Features
◘ Sports are back(football, basketball, tennis and golf)
◘ Clubs (gardening, cooking, painting and country club)
◘ New objects (ping pong table, pool slides, hammock and many more)
◘ Rabbit Holes (zoo and circus)
◘ Venues (aqua park and outdoor cinema)
Totally fake, who ever it was LOVED James Durbin and Idol, and Xfactor and _’s got talent. That’s it.
It has now been removed…
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