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The Sims 3

The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar.

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Sims 3 Primer Guide
Playing God isn't easy. Get the scoop on how to manage your virtual family in The Sims 3!
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ChartSpot: November 2009

God of War Collection makes appearance at bottom of Nintendo-dominated top 20 non-PC game chart; Modern Warfare 2 tops PC charts despite server controversy, Aion plummets.
- Posted Dec 16, 2009 12:29 pm PT
ChartSpot: October 2009

Brutal Legend, Demon's Souls, Tekken 6, WWE Smackdown land in bottom half of top 20; PC charts see Aion, Sims 3 switch places ahead of...Nancy Drew?!
- Posted Nov 13, 2009 4:05 pm PT
ChartSpot: September 2009

Aion, Champions Online debut atop NPD's monthly PC rankings, while Kingdom Hearts 358/2, Scribblenauts, and NHL 10 and in bottom half of top 20; [UPDATE] Need for Speed Shift moves under 293K on PS3/360.
- Posted Oct 20, 2009 5:42 pm PT

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The Sims 3 v1.6.6.002001 to v1.7.9.002001 Incremental Patch
This patch fixes the save file incompatibilities that result in the Error Code 16 error message while saving.
- Size: 19.9MB
- Posted: Nov 20, 2009 4:04 pm PT
- 1,562 downloads
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Latest GameSpot Updates

Type	Headline	Date
Movie	GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Game of the Year Winner	Dec 25, 2009
Movie	GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Platform Awards Winners	Dec 24, 2009
Movie	GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Game of the Year Nominees	Dec 17, 2009
Movie	GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Platform Awards Nominees	Dec 17, 2009
Download	The Sims 3 World Tool Beta	Dec 16, 2009
News	ChartSpot: November 2009	Dec 16, 2009
Download	The Sims 3 v1.6.6.002001 to v1.7.9.002001 Incremental Patch	Nov 20, 2009
Screens	new screens	Nov 19, 2009

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Flaren_Kuldes

9.0
superb

better than sims 2 Continue »
jedislayer200

9.0
superb

This may well be the best Sims game to date! Continue »
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It is amazing how the simple fact of being able to step outside made so much difference. Continue »
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God complex-ego emerging...make way =D Continue »

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Sim 3 - Odd Phone Call
A guy who meet a Beautiful Girl and talk on the Phone, that What you think.. more sim video on my pages at : http://www.thesims3.com/mypage/darkpysic
- Posted Jun 11, 2009
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Bluewater Village - Round #2
Wanda Tinker is pregnant, while Gilbert Jacquet is still having a real battle over at J'Adore Bakery being cashier among other things - one can almost feel the customer frustration.
- Posted Jan 14, 2007
  by kellerwe | 3'04" | 2,121 Views

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asking out
my sim asking someone out
- Posted Jul 1, 2008
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Waterlogged
Sims that drown (by getting into a pool and then having no way to get out, such as the user removing the ladder) will eventually show up as ghosts. These unhappy ghosts leave puddles of water everywhere that will eventually turn in to weeds!
- Posted Dec 4, 2007
  by simtim | 38,493 Views

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3 of 12,650

Highest Rank:

1 in 2009

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Game Universe:
- The Sims 2 (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, MAC, XBOX, GC, GBA),
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- The Sims 2: Castaway (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, WII, MAC),
- The Sims 2 University,
- The Sims 2: Pets (PC, PS2, PSP, DS, WII, GC, GBA),
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- The Sims 2 Nightlife,
- The Sims Life Stories
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