Year: 2012

3/1/12 – Sims 3 Game Update (Patch 1.31)

 

❗ Direct Patch Download – Incremental (192MB) United States (NA Region 1)

❗ Direct Patch Download – Incremental (192MB)  Europe & Australia (Region 2)

❗ Direct Patch Download – Cumulative (942MB) *Super Patch* All Regions

 

If you prefer to update automatically, please wait until your launcher shows the update. SimsVIP is in no way liable for any issues after patching.

Thanks to The Sims Style & Rincon Del Simmer for the patch links!

 

❗ Please make sure to remove ALL MODS & CC! Click here for info and help!

 

 

 Patch Notes – Game Update for 1.31

To install this update, please start your game and use the “Updates” tab in your Launcher.

 

This game update includes the following changes:

 

  • Post and view messages from your friends while playing, without having to leave or even pause the game.
  • Find new friends and add them to your friends list.
  • Access your Player Profile and Wall from the Options Menu
  • Receive status updates from your friends about their game, and comment!
  • Achievements—view the badges you’ve earned for those you’ve completed, sort and view those you have yet to complete, and find new achievements, which will be introduced to your game regularly!
  • Edit and view your Player Profile, including your avatar, My Story, and wall posts all about you!
  • Get all of the latest and exciting news from The Sims 3!
  • You can now specify what outfit your Sim will wear to work by using a dresser.
  • When a Service NPC joins the family, their special service outfit is added to the wardrobe.

 

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Sims 3 Store: March 1st Sets!

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (FREE) – Kiss us, we’re Irish (…and also, we are giving you two lucky St. Patrick’s Day gifts to help celebrate)! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Store March

 
 

When Worlds Collide Collection ( 2,100 SP) – “Since the invention of the wheel, sliced bread, and those little plastic thingies that are on the end of shoelaces, one certainty prevails: True innovations, like the Not So Routine Machine, withstand the test of time.” -Herbert L. Schlotzickey, Inventor, Not So Routine Machine (1942 – ?) Proving Mr. Scholotzicky right; the When Worlds Collide Collection perfectly demonstrates that no matter the time period, the Not So Routine Machine will give your Sims a morning routine that’s worth getting out of bed for.

Store March 2

 
 

The Final Frontier Set (1,250 SP) – Like two peas in a space pod; the technological wonders of the Not So Routine Machine and the futuristic furniture of the Futureshock Loft are match made in heaven (or a galaxy far, far away). Get on the cutting edge the moment you step out of bed, when you pick up the Final Frontier Set today!

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Store March 5

 
 

A Mid Century Modern Trailblazer Set(1,250 SP) – Adding to the list of mid-century born, cutting edge, technological innovations (like the satellite, the microchip, and diet soda); now comes the Not So Routine Machine. Who would have thought that clean lines, and smooth, shiny surfaces could be so influential? Harness the mid-century inspiration that comes with the Mid-Century Trailblazer’s Set, and one day all of Sim-kind might thank you too.

Store March 4

 
 

The Not So Routine Machine (Premium Content – Not Available Individually) – Is your same old morning routine getting you down? Are you tired of getting to work hungry, smelly and grouchy? Do you hate being late everywhere you go? Well… get ready to shake up your wake up with our patent pending, ultra combining, super teleporting, technological wonder! Eat, shower and do your business, then teleport to exactly where you need to go…in less than half the time! Roll out of bed and into technology when you pick up the Not So Routine Machine today!

Store March 3

 

SimsVIP’s One Year Anniversary Party! (3/17/12)

 

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Ready to party like it’s 1999!? Want a chance to win some awesome prizes? Save the Date to celebrate with SimsVIP on our One Year Anniversary! The party starts March 17th, 2012 @ 12pm Central Standard Time! Click “Read More” for details!

Here are some of the awesome prizes we will be giving away!
 


 
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Reminder: 5 Days ’til Showtime’s Release

 

For those of you who still need to pre order Showtime, doing so via Origin before March 5th, gets you the best deals on shipping and bonus DLC. To familiarize yourself with the different versions of showtime, click here.

Pre order The Sims 3 Showtime Limited Edition or The Sims 3 Showtime Katy Perry Collector’s Edition via Origin and get free standard Shipping through February 29th (that’s today!). You will also get a free stuff pack of your choice when pre ordering any version of Showtime.

All pre orders via Origin will also receive the Origin-al 500 Beats Stereo.

 

 

Warning: GAME Cancelling Some Showtime Orders

 

With today’s news on GAME no longer stocking and selling EA Games, comes an unfortunate piece of news. According to some UK members on our Facebook Page , their Sims 3 Showtime orders from GAME have been canceled.

 

❗ Please contact GAME regarding your order, and if necessary, cancel it to order from another retailer.

 

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GAME (UK) No Longer Stocking or Selling EA Games?

 

With Mass Effect 3 around the corner, EA’s updated list for UK Retailers was missing one of the more popular ones…GAME. EuroGamer has posted an article regarding this change, and as of today, GAME is no longer taking pre orders for any EA Games released in March.

 

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GAME Group will not be stocking any EA games past SSX in March, including Mass Effect 3, Eurogamer has discovered. This encompasses all GAME and Gamestation stores.

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Various GAME and Gamestation staff alerted Eurogamer to this situation after a company-wide memo was sent out at around 10.30am this morning.
 

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