Aspyr Releases `The Sims House Party Expansion Pack' for the Macintosh.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2001 Aspyr Media Aspyr Media, Inc. (IPA: /əsˈpaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform. Inc., in a continuing partnership with Electronic Arts Inc., the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, ships 'The Sims(tm) House Party Expansion Pack' for the Macintosh(R) today, with the conversion performed by Westlake Interactive. A carbonized For the process of carbonization, see . Carbonized were a Swedish death metal band. They later developed into psychedelic grindcore and gradually became more and more avant garde. version of 'The Sims House Party,' for Mac OS X, will be available soon. 'The Sims House Party' is the latest expansion pack for the enormously popular Sims game. It is the party of the year for the game of the year. Players decide if it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for a Sims hoedown hoe·down n. 1. A square dance. 2. The music for a square dance. 3. A social gathering at which square dancing takes place. at a country barn dance, a tropical luau, or an underground rave. "'The Sims House Party' is a must-have for all Sims fans," says Michael Roger, president of Aspyr. "Throw the party you've always wanted without having to clean up afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. ." Players can build a dance floor, with optional dance cages, and watch their Sims dance to the rhythm of the DJ's music. A flashy caterer is available for hire to keep the buffet table and punch bowl full. When all else fails, players can roll in a mechanical bull or the popular cake dancers to kick the party into high gear. The House Party Expansion Pack makes it easy for players to throw everything from a small birthday bash to a wild bachelor party. Within each entertaining theme, a festive fes·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival. 2. Merry; joyous: a festive party. variety of costumes and decor options are available to add breadth to the bash. "We are pleased with the reception that The Sims series has received on the Mac," says Lucy Bradshaw, general manager at Maxis. "Mac gamers will love 'The Sims House Party.'" The Sims House Party Expansion Pack for Macintosh is rated T, for Teen, by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board and will be available wherever Mac games are sold, with a Suggested Retail Price of $29.95. Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and service, with a smile, to Mac gamers worldwide. More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com. Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif., is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(tm), EA GAMES(tm), EA SPORTS BIG(tm) and EA.COM(sm). More information about EA's products can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com. Westlake Interactive is a leading developer of Macintosh games This alphabetical list of Macintosh games itemizes those computer and video games available for any version of Mac OS in native mode. Since the library of Mac OS programs is unmanageable, this list is confined to those programs for which a Wikipedia article exists. , specializing in conversion. Based in Austin, Texas, Westlake has converted some best selling and critically acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. titles and has more than 25 years of combined experience developing Macintosh games. More information on Westlake Interactive can be found at http://www.westlakeinteractive.com. Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG, Maxis and The Sims are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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