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Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Sep 2, 2010 | 3 comments

After having sent off a large batch of magazines we have successfully negotiated a new shipping price with our postal service. The new shipping cost of $2 should be much more affordable for everyone interested in the Simspiration Magazine! Head on over to the order page and get your copy today!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Aug 30, 2010 | 51 comments

Today we have a truly massive update! New talent keep appearing on TSR regularly, others loose interest and fall off the map. So, without further delay here are the latest artist news:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- denizzo_ist
- saliwa
- Lisa 86
- Steadyaccess
- Djehmli

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- wolfspryte
- Icia23
- tinkerbellgirly
- moieem
- eddielle
- drib_ydal
- Umbra_Sims
- trunksgirl101
- Cbon73
- tenshiak
- Kyta1702

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- vidia
- Haiduong
- TheNinthWave
- La_Vanilla

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Aug 25, 2010 | 39 comments

This got drowned in our busy schedule with Simspiration, FA's coming to sweden and other stuff. So without further delay, here are the winners for July:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to cazarupt
  
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to jla43
  
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to tdyannd
  

Well done everyone!

Send a PM to Thomas with e-mail address the certificate should be sent to.

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Aug 5, 2010 | 19 comments

Finally - after a delay due to unforseen family issues (newborn arriving early) and holidays - Simspiration issue #1 (Summer Edition 2010) is finally here. Go here to order your copy now and look out for subscription bundles to be announced shortly! Check here to see all content you unlock on TSR with the included serial key (for non-subscribers). To see what you can only get with your copy of Simspiration, see the pre-order page linked above. The shipments will begin next week - enjoy the first issue of Simspiration!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Aug 2, 2010 | 20 comments

Today we are proud to present the first creation in an upcoming category: tombs! Our talented estatica has created the first of several to come. So what is a tomb yhou might ask? A tomb is a type of lot available in World Adventures Expansion Pack that your sims can explore while they're on vacation. They can access new rooms, discover secrets, solve riddles and earn lots of treasure! Once inside a tomb your sims will face new challenges, so you make sure they're prepared with the necessary provisions so they are not forced to go back to camp! Enjoy the first tomb: Kahotep Ruins!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Jul 31, 2010 | 55 comments

Huge update today. Several inactive artists has been retired and many new faces have been added. Here are the new artists on TSR:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- gissence
- natef005
- LorandiaSims3

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- Autaki
- Cerulean Talon
- estatica
- Lilliebou
- Marcorse
- Miraminkova
- Nygirl08
- PatternWitch
- Sugar-Baby756
- tomf60

Sims 2 Featured Artist:

- ebony01

Author: SteveB | Posted Jul 30, 2010 | 4 comments

TSR staffer SWW logged and cleaned up the Twitter interview with Sims 3 EP Producer Grant Rodiek which took place last night. Check it out for the latest of the juicy info that we are *allowed* to share ;-)

Author: SteveB | Posted Jul 29, 2010

While I was at EA almost a year ago I was invited to a very small and very private focus group about a new Sims game which was being developed. I was of course bound by Non Disclosure Agreements disallowing me from talking about the discussions (and still am), but I'm happy to see that what we discussed has made it to a full release to be called 'The Sims: Medieval'. It seems that not very much has been released about the game yet so this may be the first you hear of it, but it certainly won't be the last!

The Sims: Medieval is not an expansion or stuff pack, it's a standalone game more along the lines of The Sims: Life Stories, but a major departure from The Sims 3 and the way of life we have come to know in our beloved games. The Sims: Medieval is played more like an RPG than a simulator, with players choosing from one of ten 'hero' characters which they will control as they play out quests to further themselves in the game. The professions include Blacksmith, Bard, Knight, Merchant, Monarch, Physician, Priests, Spy and even Wizard.

There will be no build mode as we know it, but players will be able to expand their castles, houses etc by adding modules. The Create a Sim that we all know and love remains in a basic form for setting up your characters but the game is far removed the modern day worlds we play out today in Sims 3. All the technology you know is gone. Food prep is back to basics and even carrier pigeons are used as your only form of communication.

So The Sims: Medieval is then, very much not just The Sims 3 with old world objects and styles, it's a completely new way to play the game, focussed on quests and objectives in a way not seen in the franchise to date.

According to Rod Humble, Executive VP of EA Play, this will be the first of a series of similar releases which sees The Sims explore "themes, space and time".

The Sims: Medieval is set in a period of time which allows for rich and varied stories to evolve, many of which will be either based on or heavily influenced by the religions of the time (as it was in real life). You will be able to choose to not have any religious influence, or to experience Jacoban or  Peteran Churches (or both). This will greatly affect the way your kingdom operates and is one for the more RTS like elements of the game.

Information is sketchy at the moment and the images I have found so far are courtesy of magazine scans from PC Format, but I am hoping to get the very latest info and screens from EA some time soon. Maybe we will even get the chance to do a full preview, so let's keep our fingers crossed for that.

/Steve

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Jul 22, 2010 | 38 comments

Bit late to the party again (sorry it's holidays here!). Here are the Select Artist winners for June:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to gissence
  
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to natef005
  
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to mensure
  

Well done everyone!

Send a PM to Thomas with e-mail address the certificate should be sent to.

Author: SteveB | Posted Jul 13, 2010 | 23 comments

Our 23rd Kudos Lottery Draw took place today with 3 lucky winners being Pralinesims who wins their choice of any Sims 1, 2 or 3 Expansion or Stuff Pack, littlelamb who wins one of our increasingly popular TSR 2Gb USB Flash Drives (great for storing Sims downloads on), and Susieray who is now the proud owner of a TSR Coffee Mug!

Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket (or many tickets), and you'll be pleased to know that a new Kudos Lottery has already been posted for you to spend some of your hard earned Kudos points on. You might be able to pick up one of those "money can't buy" mugs!

Author: | Posted Jul 9, 2010 | 19 comments

Finally! TSR Workshop 2.0 is here and it has a lot of new features!

Some of the new features are:

• CASP Preview with animations
• Light editing
• Geostate editing
• Support for custom plugins using the Workshop SDK

There´s a lot of other stuff too so be sure to dowload the latest version

Be sure to check out the Development Site where you can find information about the SDK and the latest development news.

Workshop now integrates with s3pe by means of this plugin: S3PE Plugin

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Jun 30, 2010 | 49 comments

Plenty of artists to announce today, so lets get straight to it.

Sims 3 Featured Artist:

• Susan372

Sims 2 Featured Artist:

• Sims2fanbg

Sims 3 Select Artists:

• feeksje
• djehmli
• missyzim
• haiduong
• terriecason
• sinhhala
• Glamurita
• lchenchen
  

Sims 2 Select Artist:

• Nia

Check out all their recent and upcoming creations and give them a warm welcome in their guestbooks!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Jun 17, 2010 | 44 comments

Bit late to the party (sorry!). Here are the Select Artist winners for May:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to Saliwa
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to ekky_sims
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to denizzo_ist

Well done everyone!

Send a PM to Thomas with e-mail address the certificate should be sent to.

Author: SteveB | Posted Jun 7, 2010 | 8 comments

We have begun updating our Sims 3 Wiki with new Ambitions information. The Wiki is choc-full of interesting, useful and downright essential information about Sims 3 and all of its expansions.

Updated so far are the Lifetime Rewards Page with 8 new rewards, Lifetime Wishes Page with 8 new goals and the Traits Page with 6 new Traits. More are being updated all the time so be sure to check it out if you are new to Ambitions and need a leg-up, or are looking for more info about Ambitions to help you decide wether its for you or not. Visit the TSR Sims 3 Wiki.

UPDATE: The Build and Buy Mode Catalogs have now been painstakingly updated with data and original images extracted from the game. See the juicy details of all of the content what comes with Ambitions!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted May 28, 2010 | 69 comments

Back in December 2009, EA Netherlands announced they were looking for Sims3 meshers for an undisclosed project. After a long period of silence, EA has now selected 4 meshers out of the ones that applied to participate.

We are proud to announce 3 of them are FAs here, namely: AnoeskaB, Mutske and Angela. The 4th selected artist Kyta is creating for the dutch website sims3nieuws.nl. Unfortunately we can not reveal any more information about the project just yet, but more details will follow.

We wish them the best of luck in the project and certainly appreciate the quality approval from EA themselves!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted May 27, 2010 | 38 comments

Time to announce a handful of new artists. Without further delay, please welcome the following amazing talents.

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- SIMcredible!
- bigmusclepaul
- simromi

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- samusa06
- noxéen
- Simonka
- ziggy28
- steadyaccess
- _kriss

Sims 2 Select Artist:

- Cleotopia

Check out their recent and upcoming creations on their minisites and give them a warm welcome in their guestbooks!

Author: SteveB | Posted May 18, 2010 | 33 comments

Our 22nd Kudos Lottery Draw took place today with 3 lucky winners being GreyCol who wins their choice of any Sims 1, 2 or 3 Expansion or Stuff Pack, WeavingWoman who wins one of our increasingly popular TSR 2Gb USB Flash Drives (great for storing Sims downloads on), and Kaori-san who is now the proud owner of a TSR Coffee Mug!

Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket (or many tickets), and you'll be pleased to know that a new Kudos Lottery has already been posted for you to spend some of your hard earned Kudos points on. You might be able to pick up that Christmas present you wanted that nobody bought!

Author: SteveB | Posted May 14, 2010 | 6 comments

TSR FA BlackGarden spent some time in London recently, playing the newest Expansion Pack for The Sims 3: Ambitions. Read the first part of her blog post about her first impressions of the game and some sweet details about what you can expect to see in this newest addition to the game at BlackGardens Blog.

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted May 12, 2010 | 27 comments

The winners for April are as follows:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to cazarupt
  
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon Gift Certificate goes to Tomislaw
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon Gift Certificate goes to Lreveles18
  

Send Thomas a PM with your e-mail where the certificate should be sent. Well done everyone!

Author: Thomas|TSR | Posted Apr 29, 2010 | 48 comments

Time for a big update this time. Quite a few artists have been moved to the retired list to make room for new aspiring talent. And here are the latest additions to our teams.

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- brandontr
- hasel

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- natef005
- saliwa
- yani961
- matomibotaki
- flinn
- cori93
- ung999
- kerm_2046

Sims 2 Featured Artist:

- flinn

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- pretale
- yani961

Check out their recent and upcoming creations and give them all a warm welcome in their guestbooks!