Friday October 29,1999
Sim Talk Upgraded to Chatter Box
Sim Talk has been upgraded to Chatter Box. Check out our tools section for this latest conversation toy. New voices included!
Remember to right click and choose save here.

Saturday October 23,1999
The Sims Resource Opens
125 floor textures, over 125 wall textures and dozens of skins.
The Sims Resource

Friday October 22,1999
Interview With Roxy Wolosenko - Designer on The Sims
Check it out at www.game-interviews.com

Monday October 18,1999
The Sims Goes ALPHA!!!
Except for the final and ship dates, few dates inspire as much awe and terror as a product's Alpha date. The Sims met its Alpha date with flying colors and is steaming towards final! What is "Alpha"? Alpha means all features are in the game and the game just needs to be fully tuned and tested. Expect to see The Sims on store shelves in early 2000. To learn more about game development visit Gamasutra.

Wednesday October 13,1999
SimTalk Toy is Talk of the Town
Want to hear what a conversation between two Sims will sound like? We bet you do. Just download this self extracting file, double click it to install, open the SimTalk folder and double click the SimTalk shortcut to start the toy. Then click the button to hear the Sims talk!
Download SimTalk (1.6 megs)

Tuesday October 12,1999
15 Minutes of Fame for Former Artist That Sold His Soul to Make Video Games
That's right. He used to make paintings. Now he tests the painting importer code for the HomeMaster tool for The Sims game while consuming mass quantities of Oreos.
Shane E. Downing gets an exclusive look into the reclusive world of an assistant producer driven mad by years of video game testing.
Interview with Sean Baity.

Monday October 11,1999
Vote for Will Wright!
Do you like Maxis games? Do SimCity and other Sim games rule?
Want to practice voting before you turn 18?
Want to see Will unseat Bill Gates as coolest digital dude?
Will has been selected as one of the digital 50 by Time. They have a public vote at vote.
Make your voice heard!!!

Thursday October 7,1999
Feisty Frenchman Fields a Few Frequently Formed Questions
Interview with Luc Barthelet, general manager of Maxis.
Interview with Luc