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Announces Plans For The Sims House Party Expansion Pack Add-On Disk To 2000’s
Top-Selling PC Game In Stores This Spring REDWOOD
CITY, CA — (INTERNET WIRE) — 01/18/2001 — Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS)
today announced plans to release this spring, The Sims(TM) House Party
Expansion Pack, a new add-on disk to the top-selling PC game of 2000, The
Sims. With new characters, activities, architecture styles, objects, music and
much more, the new expansion pack will give players the chance to host
outrageous parties for their Sims. "Just
like real people, Sims are social creatures, but it has always been difficult
for them to get together and party," said Lucy Bradshaw, General Manager
of EA’s Maxis(TM) studio. "This new expansion pack pumps up the fun of
watching and controlling your Sims in a group dynamic." Three
new architecture styles and dozens of new objects allow players to hoedown at
a country barn dance, chow down at a tropical luau, or go underground at a
rave with their Sims. Within each entertaining theme, a festive variety of
costumes and decor options are available to add breadth to the bash. Players
can build a dance floor for their Sims and watch them keep to the rhythm of
the DJ’s music. They can hire a flashy caterer to keep the buffet table and
punch bowl full. Or they can roll in a mechanical bull or the giant cake
"full of surprises" and kick the party into high gear. The House
Party Expansion Pack makes it easy for the Sims to throw an absolutely
unforgettable evening for all of their friends. The
Sims’ unparalleled success most recently inspired the creation of its first
add-on pack, The Sims Livin’ Large which shipped this past September. The Sims
Livin’ Large allows players to put their simulated families from The Sims into
new extreme situations and settings. To date, The Sims Livin’ Large has sold
over a 500,000 copies in North America. The
Sims, the wildly popular game that allows players to create a neighborhood of
simulated people known as "Sims" and control their lives,
skyrocketed to the top of the charts when it began shipping to stores in
February and has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. It
was the best selling PC game of 2000 according to Reston-based PC Data.
Translated into 13 different languages, the game continues to be a top seller
worldwide. For more information on The Sims, The Sims Livin’Large, and The
Sims House Party, visit www.thesims.com. Electronic
Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading
interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts
posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2000. The company
develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers
and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand
names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM) and EA.COM(SM). More information about EA’s
products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.ea.com. Electronic
Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, Maxis and The Sims are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM
is a service mark of EA.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners. ——————————————————————————– Contact: Robin
Chandler Company: Maxis Title:
Senior Publicist Phone:
925-927-3610 Email:
rkchandler@ea.com For
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