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The Sims 3 Live Broadcast
POSTED ON 31/01/13 17:00
The Sims 3 is hosting a Live Broadcast from 10:00 – 11:30 AM PST on Thursday, February 14th. Catch a new demo of The Sims 3 University Life where we’ll be revealing more exciting features. Plus, get a first-look at The Sims 3 Island Paradise. Don't miss out on your chance to be the first to discover what other surprises we have in store for The Sims 3! Also, remember to Tweet us throughout the show @TheSims3 using the hashtag #TheSims3LB – ask questions, share your thoughts and interact with us! We’ll be taking questions from Twitter and Cover It Live to answer during the show’s live Q&A. Log in here!


The Sims 3 Aurora Skies - Available Feb 21, 2013 on the Sims 3 Store
POSTED ON 30/01/13 17:00
Explore the breathtaking scenery and vast, unspoiled nature that await you at Aurora Skies! This quaint, coastal town features the very best in outdoor living: grow your family on spacious land and houses surrounded by an eco-friendly community, traipse under majestic, towering waterfalls that come to rest on the banks of a large, steaming geothermal lake sky, or take a night hike under the dome of the bright, multi-colored sky. It’s the ultimate getaway for Sims searching for change, searching for themselves, or searching for a piece of peace.

What will you find at Aurora Skies?

Available for Simpoints on the Sims 3 Store on February 21, 2013.




Game update 1.47
POSTED ON 08/01/13 15:30
To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.

This game update includes the following changes:

Base game updates:

  • Fixed an issue where Sims could not get married.
  • Fixed an issue where Sims could not use the telescope.
  • Fixed an issue where Sims could not collect space rocks.

Create a world updates:

  • Fixed an issue with saving worlds in Create A World.
  • Worlds will now install and appear on the main menu properly when downloaded. Worlds do not need to be resaved for this to apply. Any worlds that were affected by this issue can be reinstalled via the launcher and will appear in the main menu.

Store updates:

  • Fixed an issue where several Store sets were not appearing in the appropriate room category in Buy Mode.

Before installing an Update for The Sims 3, an Expansion Pack, or a Stuff Pack, it is a good idea to run through the following checklist to ensure your game continues to work smoothly.
If you have any questions about the below steps, please visit the Technical Support forum on the official Sims 3 community found at this URL: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/forums/show/10.page

Step 1: Disable Custom Content
Custom Content is all Sims content that did not come from an official The Sims 3 Update, The Sims 3 Store, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack. Custom Content is created by 3rd Party Developers that are not regulated by Electronic Arts or The Sims 3 Development Team and may not work with new updates. Custom Content may cause the game to behave unexpectedly or not function entirely.
To disable your custom content, undo whatever you did to install this content to get your game back into an unmodified state. If you placed it in a Sims 3 directory folder, move it to a new folder that is outside your Sims 3 file directory. Your Sims 3 file directory can be found using the paths listed below:
Windows File Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/
Once you have installed the official update you may re-enable your custom content. If you experience problems, disable it again until the 3rd party developer updates their content to work with the official Update, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack.

Step 2: Back Up your Save Files
It’s always a good precaution to back up your save files before installing an Expansion Pack, Update, or Stuff Pack. To do this, copy the “.sims3” folders found in the Saves folder onto your desktop or another file directory.
Your Sims 3 Saves folder can be found using the paths listed below:
Windows File Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves
Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/Saves
After the Update is installed, run the game to verify your saves still function correctly.

Step 3: Let the Update Complete Entirely
Updates can sometimes be rather large and may take a while to download and install completely. Cancelling the update before it has completed may cause unexpected problems, so it is always best to let it finish entirely. Do not close the Launcher until you have confirmed the update is completely installed, as this will cancel the update.