The Sims 3

The Sims 3 is an upcoming strategic life simulation computer game for the Windows operating system. It is a sequel to the highly popular and critically acclaimed The Sims and The Sims 2 computer games. It was announced in an interview by EA in November 2006, where it was also mentioned that the release date of the game would likely be in the "fiscal 2009" year.

The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood in The Sims 3 will be seamless. Every lot and sim will be loaded simultaneously. Every Sim in the town will age at the same time. The game will ship with one neighbourhood with a stroyline set before The Sims 1. Players will be able to make their own neighbourhoods and share them. As in previous titles, the neighbourhood can be edited. There will be around 90 different lots including bookstores, bistros, graveyards, parks, spas, grocery shops, art galleries and city halls.

Create-A-Sim
Players will have greater customisation tools in The Sims 3. Weight is now gradual and specific items of clothing, such as shoes, can now be chosen separately. In addition a Create-A-Twin tool will now let you copy sims that you've created.

Sims
Instead of the personality bars form The Sims 1 and The Sims 2, sims can now select up to five traits, depending on age, from a choice of over 60. These trait will unlock new interactions such as stealing candy from a baby. The wants system has been replaced with a wishes system which will allow palyers to unlock rewards for their sims. The moodbar has been replaced with a moodlets system that covers anything from getting fired to simply living in a beautiful house. There are only six needs in the game compared ot the original eight. As in The Sims 2, sims have age groups. However, players will have the option to set the lifespan from 25 to 1000.

Build Mode
Build Mode has been expanded with even more powerful Build Mode tools. When players adjust the size of a room. Every object in that room will now move and scale itself according to the size of the scale.