Happy Birthday To ME!!

Yup. You read correctly.

Today is my birthday!



To commemorate such an auspicious occasion, I'm here to tell you about some interesting updates from the Sims 2 world that I am apart of.

First of all ... new screenshots of the newest expansion pack coming to the Sims 2 franchise. The Sims 2 Nightlife!

Groovy, baby!



Shake that groove thang!

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Another interesting development is that the Sims 2 guys at Maxis have thrown another little contest our way.

Contest Overview

• To Enter The Sims 2 Student life Movie Contest with USC School of Cinema-Television, use the game's content to create your own movie about a Day in the Life of a Student using The Sims™ 2 and/or The Sims™ 2 University Expansion Pack videogame(s).
• Movie submissions will be judged by Electronic Arts Inc., and University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television faculty.
• Movie entries will be judged based on Story, Character development, Art Direction, Originality, and Music.
• Winners will be selected and prizes awarded as follows: One (1) Grand Prize Winner for Best Overall Film will receive either $5000 or a four-week Maxis Associate position, One (1) 2nd Place Prize Winner for Best Overall Film will receive an Nvidia powered PC (excluding monitor), Three (3) Third Place Prize Winners for Best Comedy, Best Drama, and Best Documentary respectively will each receive an Nvidia 3D videocard.
• Go here for hints about what the judges will be looking for.

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Another cool thing happening in the sims 2 world is that the game is FINALLY coming to console and handheld!

And since I have a PS2, I'm quite happy about that.

You can find details here for the console and the handheld.

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That's all for now!