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We also like that this is a fresh and new experience for The Sims, and something we think our core fans will be into. The Sims 2 affords us the opportunity to deliver on this experience. Kevin Hogan: We've wanted to send our sims to college for a while-ever since the first The Sims, actually-but the technology didn't really support what we wanted to do. GameSpot: So, what was the appeal of college as the first expansion pack for The Sims 2? The franchise has already driven sales of more than 41 million units.įor additional insight into The Sims 2 University's gameplay, we spoke with the game's lead producer, Kevin Hogan. Sinjin Bain, an executive producer at Maxis, readied the industry for additional add-ons: "This title is also the first in a line of expansion packs that will address our players' desires, further develop The Sims 2 franchise, and continually expand the world of The Sims." As the name suggests, University lets gamers enroll their sims in college, where they can attend classes, settle into a dorm room, party like it's 1999 (if they choose), and generally live out the life of an everyday virtual college student. The Sims 2 University is due from EA's Maxis Studios sometime in March 2005.
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The first "in a line" of add-ons for the recently released sequel was announced over the weekend.
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With seven top-selling expansion packs released over the past four years to support the original The Sims product, it won't surprise anyone that the game's sequel, The Sims 2, is about to get its own library of expansion packs.