Famous videogame company Electronic Arts has said it will extend its Sims franchise and has promised to bring The Sims 3 World Adventures expansion pack. For PC and Mac computers, this expansion pack will be available from November 16 this year. The Sims 3 game itself was released in June and it is hoped the expansion pack will come on time unlike the delays faced by the game. Computers apart, EA will also launch this expansion pack for the iPhone platform.

EA’s Sims series are one of those widely played games by gamers of different ages. This game puts players in the virtual world, a simulated world, where they are meant to take decisions on their own and draw the world around them. The World Adventures expansion takes the Sims on the world trip where player will get the opportunity to visit different locations that include China, France and Egypt in the game. Buyers of the expansion pack will get 1000 SimPoints that can be used in-game for buying The Sim Store exclusive contents.

Meanwhile, EA Mobile will make The Sims 3 World Adventures available to for the iPhone and iPod Touch in early 2010, it is expected. This iPhone platform version will feature a new customized mobile gameplay which EA will introduce in the coming months.

The Sims 3 is a strategic life simulation video game in The Sims franchise, originally created by Maxis. It was released on DVD for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, using cider emulation, on June 2, 2009 in North America, on June 4, 2009 in Australia and on June 5, 2009 in Europe. A collectors edition of the game containing exclusive downloadable content, a plumbob-shaped USB drive and a Hints and Tips guide created by Prima, was also released. An expansion pack titled The Sims 3: World Adventures has also been announced. A version for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is expected to be released soon.

The Sims 3 is built same concept as its predecessor. Players control their Sims in various activities and forming relationships in a manner similar to real life. The Sims 3, like its predecessor, The Sims, does not have a defined final goal; gameplay is open-ended, and features a “living neighborhood” where all Sims can age at once.

The Sims 3 proved to be instant success selling 1.4 million copies in its first week and dominating the sales charts over a month later. It was received well by critics gaining an 86 per cent score from aggregator Metacritic.

The developers of the game have stated, “What you do outside your home now matters as much as what you do within.” The game includes an optional feature known as “Story Progression”, which allows all NPC Sims in the neighborhood to autonomously continue as if the player was controlling them, such as grow up, get married, get jobs and promotions, have children, and so forth. In addition to “Needs”, Sims now have “Moodlets” which can be positive or negative, involving events such as emotional or physical events, like a good meal and comfort from sitting in a good chair.

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