The Sims 3: Generations

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'The Sims 3: Generations'

Live Every Age to the Fullest
Developer(s)	EA Play/The Sims Studio
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims series
Engine	The Sims 3 Engine
Genre(s)	Simulation
Ratings	ESRB: T^[1] PEGI: 12^[2]
Media	DVD, Digital Download
Themes	Living every age to the fullest.
Creature	Imaginary Friend
Neighborhood	N/A

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The Sims 3: Generations (commonly referred to as GEN) is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims 3.^[3] An official trailer was leaked on March 11, 2011.^{[trailer 2]} Features shown in the trailer include tree houses, on-the-ground water slides, spiral staircases, mid-life crisis, family videos and pranks.^[4] On April 5, 2011, EA confirmed the rumors with a press release. The game is set to be released on May 31, 2011.^{[trailer 1]} It contains elements of The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims: House Party, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, and The Sims 2: University.

Each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination and make-believe are key themes. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties and pranks are an addition. As a young adult and adult, the focus is on their relationships with others, from getting married to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up.

Features

New interactions: Pranks,^[4]^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 2]} booby traps,^[3]^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 2]}^{[interview 3]} ghost stories,^{[interview 3]} star gazing,^{[trailer 1]} make-believe/dress-up (with new animal and fairytale-inspired costumes for children, similar to outfits in The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, such as an astronaut, dinosaur, or princess^[4]^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 3]}), gift giving.^{[trailer 1]} and Ask/ Be asked to Prom.^{[interview 4]}, Bedtime Stories, Nightmares, and Field Trips, asked on a date.
New objects: Water slide (similar to a Slip 'n Slide),^{[trailer 1]} spiral slide,^{[trailer 1]} video camera^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 5]} (and the ability to watch Sim-created videos on the Sim's TV^[3]^[4]^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 3]}), larger family portraits,^{[trailer 2]} wedding arch, shampoo, ^{[interview 5]} tree house,^[4]^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 5]} bunk bed,^[3]^{[interview 3]} stroller,^{[trailer 1]}^{[interview 5]} spiral staircase,^{[interview 5]} new playground equipment (such as a see-saw,spring ride and sandbox),^{[trailer 1]} sleeping bag,^{[interview 3]} lava lamp,^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]} chemistry set,^[3]^[4] and 3 styles of cane and 2 styles of walking for Elder Sims.^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 4]}
New CAS features: Body hair^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 3]}^{[interview 5]} and catalog expansion pack ^{[trailer 1]}filter.^{[interview 5]} and individual age sliders.^{[interview 4]}
New traits

Rebellious: Sims with a rebellious streak can make trouble pulling off various pranks, like doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, making the toilet explode and so on.^{[interview 3]}
Nurturing: Sims with the nurturing trait will be great at taking care of kids and can punish naughty Sims by giving them timeouts, banning video games, and grounding them.^{[interview 3]}^{[interview 5]}

New parties: School Dances, Prom Night for teens,^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 5]} high school graduation,^[4]^{[trailer 1]}^{[interview 1]} teen house parties,^[3]^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]} bachelor/bachelorette parties^[3]^[4]^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 3]} (with the return of entertainers^{[trailer 1]}^{[interview 3]}), new wedding ceremonies,^[3]^[4]^{[trailer 1]}^{[trailer 2]}^{[interview 1]} and slumber parties.^{[interview 5]}
New career: Daycare.^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 5]}
New creature: Imaginary Friend.^[3]^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 3]}^{[interview 5]}
New schools: Sims can send their children and teens to 1 of 5 specialist boarding school such as military school, sports academy, art school, hippie school or a posh prep.^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 5]}^{[interview 4]}

Field trips for children.^{[interview 5]}

WooHoo in new places: the shower and tree house.^{[interview 5]}
New memory system: Return of memories tracked in a scrapbook (and online) and a feature to make memories.^[3]^[4]^{[interview 1]}^{[interview 2]}
No new rabbitholes as the only new community lot is a playground.^{[interview 5]}
Dating returns to the game.^{[interview 5]}
Teen Sims can now be taught to drive by their parents in the Blu Van.^{[interview 4]}

Leakage

Main article: The Sims game rumors#The Sims 3: Generations

Users from blog forums leaked the trailer made by EA and was also leaked on Twitter and the official The Sims 3 page on Facebook. Some people thought it was fake. The trailer was leaked along with a trailer for an unconfirmed expansion pack, "Unleashed".^{[trailer 3]} No further info was given about the two expansion packs.

Media

Images

Trailers & videos

<videogallery> Video:The Sims 3 Generations: Official Announce Trailer|Official Announcement

Video:The Sims 3 Generations - Official Trailer|Leaked Trailer

Video:The Sims 3: Generations - Royal Trailer (Mac, PC)|Royal Wedding Parody Trailer </videogallery>

References

↑ The Sims 3 Generations – Confirmed by ESRB
↑ Generations on TheSims3.com Great Britain
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 EA News Generations Press Release
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 ^4.8 ^4.9 Generations on TheSims3.com
↑ Credit : SIMSoucis' pictures on FaceBook

Trailers

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer on YouTube
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 Leaked trailer on Simprograms
↑ The Sims 3 Unleashed – Official Trailer

Interviews

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Gameplanet - The Sims Generations: Interview with Ryan Vaughan
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 CVG interview - The Sims 3 Generations: 'We love hearing from the community'
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 GamesRadar - The Sims 3: Generations – first-look preview
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Simsvip - The Sims 3: Generations London Event Fact Sheet
↑ ^5.00 ^5.01 ^5.02 ^5.03 ^5.04 ^5.05 ^5.06 ^5.07 ^5.08 ^5.09 ^5.10 ^5.11 ^5.12 ^5.13 ^5.14 ^5.15 ^5.16 SimFans Producer Interview

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External links

[1] The Sims 3 Generations – Confirmed by ESRB

[2] Generations on TheSims3.com Great Britain

[Confirmation-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 ^3.9 EA News Generations Press Release

[official-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 ^4.8 ^4.9 Generations on TheSims3.com

[13] Credit : SIMSoucis' pictures on FaceBook

[release-3] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 The Sims 3 Generations Expansion Pack Trailer on YouTube

[Generations_trailer-5] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 Leaked trailer on Simprograms

[Unleashed-12] The Sims 3 Unleashed – Official Trailer

[gameplanet-7] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Gameplanet - The Sims Generations: Interview with Ryan Vaughan

[cvginterview-8] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 CVG interview - The Sims 3 Generations: 'We love hearing from the community'

[gamesradar-9] 3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 GamesRadar - The Sims 3: Generations – first-look preview

[Simsvip-10] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Simsvip - The Sims 3: Generations London Event Fact Sheet

[simfans-11] 5.00 ^5.01 ^5.02 ^5.03 ^5.04 ^5.05 ^5.06 ^5.07 ^5.08 ^5.09 ^5.10 ^5.11 ^5.12 ^5.13 ^5.14 ^5.15 ^5.16 SimFans Producer Interview

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