The Sims 2 Announced

An anonymous reader writes "Electronic Arts today announced that The Sims 2, the next generation of the #1 PC game of all time, is in development." Seems like the new 'unique selling point' for the sequel is "the.. addition of genetics, with the DNA of Sims passed down through generations", but there's a whole heap of other new bells and whistles. The game will be previewed properly at E3, and the franchise has now sold over 24 million units as a whole.

Comments

When is E3???

[BoomerSooner]

I'm waiting for Theif III. (And Neverwinter Nights for OS X)

Dummy Account/Death By Disagreement

[limekiller4]

This is awesome! In the last 7 days or so, I've typed up some twenty posts on Slashdot. Viz:

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Good mix here, two fives, two fours, some after-discussion. Some of the posts are out-and-out tirades, they were received well. Debated on their merits. Cool.

So now I write a post about the absurdity of playing a game whose purpose is to lead a regular human life. Within minutes:

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Gee, I wonder if someone has a dummy account!

You have to wonder about the mental state of a person or persons who are this paranoid about someone peeing on their bubble such that they'd go through such lengths to quash it.

No wonder my post(s) hit such a nerve! Go ahead kids, knock this one out of the park too. here, I'll even post with my karma bonus. It's karma. It's a number. =)