Aspyr releases Sims Vacation Expansion Pack for the Macintosh.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 Aspyr(TM) Media, Inc. announced today The Sims(TM) Vacation has shipped for the Mactintosh(R). 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. conversion was done by Westlake Interactive. Developed by EA's Maxis Studio and published for the PC by Electronic Arts Inc., The Sims Vacation is the latest edition to the incredibly popular The Sims series. This new expansion pack brings a little rest and relaxation and fun-filled vacations into your Sims' lives. "The Sims Vacation is the next step in the evolution of Maxis' Sims series," Ted Staloch, Executive Vice President Publishing for Aspyr. "It is almost as fun as a real vacation, at a fraction of the price." Sims of all ages can hit the beach for an 8-person volleyball game, get revenge in a full-on snowball snowball: see honeysuckle. war, ride the snow slide and much more. When you vacation with the Sims, a good time won't be the one that got away. In The Sims Vacation, Sims can interact with over 125 new items including a Snowman and a camping tent. Along with fun things to do, players can meet new characters such as the Vacation Director, the Yeti yeti: see abominable snowman. (Young, Entrepreneurial technocraTI) Coined around the turn of the century during the dot-com bubble, there is also a "yetti" variation, which means "young, entrepreneurial, tech-based twenty-something." , the Archer, and the Beach Shark! In case you thought you may get away with nothing but perfect memories, beware of out-of-control children, a serious case of Montezuma's Revenge Noun 1. Montezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor or some other unexpected surprise that can quickly ruin your dream vacation. For all of the latest news and information on The Sims Vacation for the Macintosh, visit www.aspyr.com. For additional information on The Sims, visit http://www.thesims.com. The Sims Vacation is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board and is available wherever great interactive entertainment software is sold, with a Suggested Retail Price of $29.95. Based in Austin, Texas, 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. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and service, with a smile, to gamers worldwide. Aspyr is an authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Electronic Arts distributor. More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found on the Internet at http://www.aspyr.com. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. EA 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 and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com. Electronic Arts, The Sims, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES and EA SPORTS BIG 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. |
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