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[[File:Website_the_sims_2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sims 2 US website.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''TheSims2.com''' |
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| forum = <nowiki>http://thesims2.ea.com</nowiki> |
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| ⚫ | [[File:TheSims2.com_Logo.gif|45px|left]] '''TheSims2.com''' was the official website for ''[[The Sims 2]]'' games and [[expansion]]s. Game [[Patch#The Sims 2|patches]] were available there, and it offered free downloads of custom content including [[lot]]s, neighborhoods, items, and [[Sim]]s on [[The Exchange#The Sims 2|the Exchange]]. Other features included: Community Chat, Community Boards (BBS), PodCasts, The Sims 2 Store, LOLSims (a parody of LOLCats)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110112023242/http://thesims2.ea.com/community/lolsims/index.php TheSims2.com - LOLSims] (from Internet Wayback Machine's archive)</ref> and information about upcoming events (or game releases). TheSims2.com was monitored by [[Maxoid]]s. |
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On February 1, 2011, EA |
On February 1, 2011, EA announced that ''The Sims 2'' Store would close as of March 31, 2011 and therefore, support of ''[[The Sims 2 Store Edition]]'' had ended. |
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| ⚫ | As of July 17, 2011, attempts to visit TheSims2.com resulted in a screen with color bars and a message saying that the site was closed for maintenance but as of August, an error page similar to ''The Sims 3'' website appeared. Attempts to visit sub-sections such as the BBS or [[The Exchange#The Sims 2|the Exchange]] failed. |
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The Sims 2 Website still supports username logons but ea.com does not. |
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[[File:TS3 Website links diff.png|thumb|The link to The Sims 2 website (top) before it was replaced with The Sims Social (bottom).]] |
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As of July 20, 2011, a link for ''The Sims 2'' on [[TheSims3.com|''The Sims 3'' website]] was replaced by ''[[The Sims Social]]''. ''[[w:c:mysims|MySims]]'' was replaced by ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'' and ''SimAnimals'' with ''[[The Sims 3 (console)]]'' (later ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''). |
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[[File:TheSims2 .com farewell message.jpg|left|thumb|''The Sims 2'' goodbye message]] |
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| ⚫ | As of July 17, 2011, attempts to visit TheSims2.com resulted in a screen with color bars and a message saying that the site was closed for maintenance but as of August, an error page similar to The Sims 3 website appeared. Attempts to visit sub-sections such as the BBS or [[The Exchange#The Sims 2|the Exchange]] failed |
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The site returned on September 29, 2011. On December 15, 2012, EA announced that TheSims2.com would be closed on January 14, 2013, and it was permanently closed on that date. Attempts to access it will result in a redirect to [http://thesims.com The Sims Portal]. It appears that ''The Sims 2'' website was redesigned to The Sims Portal.<ref group="n">During the first two days of The Sims Portal, its URL was ''thesims2.ea.com''.</ref> |
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[http://www.thesims.com Thesims.com] has removed The Sims 2 website from the list leaving only ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims Medieval'' in the list. |
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==Notes== |
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EA has announced that TheSims2.com will be shut down on January 14, 2013. |
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 27 June 2021
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TheSims2.com was the official website for The Sims 2 games and expansions. Game patches were available there, and it offered free downloads of custom content including lots, neighborhoods, items, and Sims on the Exchange. Other features included: Community Chat, Community Boards (BBS), PodCasts, The Sims 2 Store, LOLSims (a parody of LOLCats)[1] and information about upcoming events (or game releases). TheSims2.com was monitored by Maxoids.
On February 1, 2011, EA announced that The Sims 2 Store would close as of March 31, 2011 and therefore, support of The Sims 2 Store Edition had ended.
As of July 17, 2011, attempts to visit TheSims2.com resulted in a screen with color bars and a message saying that the site was closed for maintenance but as of August, an error page similar to The Sims 3 website appeared. Attempts to visit sub-sections such as the BBS or the Exchange failed.
As of July 20, 2011, a link for The Sims 2 on The Sims 3 website was replaced by The Sims Social. MySims was replaced by The Sims Medieval and SimAnimals with The Sims 3 (console) (later The Sims 3: Pets).
The site returned on September 29, 2011. On December 15, 2012, EA announced that TheSims2.com would be closed on January 14, 2013, and it was permanently closed on that date. Attempts to access it will result in a redirect to The Sims Portal. It appears that The Sims 2 website was redesigned to The Sims Portal.[n 1]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ During the first two days of The Sims Portal, its URL was thesims2.ea.com.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ TheSims2.com - LOLSims (from Internet Wayback Machine's archive)