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Line 1: {{Infobox game \|name = The Sims Online \|image = [[~~Image~~File:TSO front.jpg\|250px~~\|The Sims Online~~]] \|caption = \|developer = [[Maxis]] Line 13: \|media = [[wikipedia:Compact Disc\|CD]], digital download \|input = [[Wikipedia:Mouse (computing)\|Mouse]], [[wikipedia:Keyboard (computing)\|keyboard]] }} }}[[File:The Sims Online Logo.png\|left\|75px]]'''''The Sims Online''''', or '''''TSO''''', was a massively multiplayer online game. It was based on ''[[The Sims]]'', and offered online play with other gamers via PC. It was published by [[Electronic Arts]] and released on December 17, 2002 for Windows. After the popularity of the game waned, the name was changed to ''EA Land''; the change failed, and ''EA Land'' was permanently shut down by EA on August 1, 2008.<ref>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/ea-land-the-sims-online-joins-the-deadpool</ref> This shutdown is commonly referred to as the "EA Land Sunset". In 2011, a new online based game known as ''[[The Sims Social]]'' was announced as a [[Wikipedia:Facebook\|Facebook]] application and it is considered by some to be a new version of ''The Sims Online''. In 2013, ''The Sims Social'' was shut down by EA due to lack of popularity. Line 21 ⟶ 22: ==Controversy== There was some controversy in ''The Sims Online'' concerning some players who were setting up virtual brothels in the game, exchanging ~~cyber~~virtual [[~~Woohoo\|sex~~WooHoo]] for [[Simoleons]]. ==EA Land== After ''The Sims Online'' had been somewhat of a failure, EA changed the name from ''The Sims Online'' to ''EA Land''. They also implemented some other changes: * All cities were merged into one megacity known as EA Land, with the exception of Test Center 3, which remained as a testing ground for new features. Line 36 ⟶ 37: ==Revival== In October 2010, a small team of professional programmers revealed the [http://www.tsorestoration.com TSO Restoration Project](dead link). They stated that they will be bringing back TSO free of charge through a private server.<ref>http://www.tsorestoration.com</ref> However the project was officially cancelled on September 21, 2011 due to a cease and desist letter from EA.<ref>[http://isims.us/2011/09/the-sims-online-restoration-threatened-to-the-ground/ The Sims Online Restoration Threatened to the Ground \| iSims]</ref> The team has since forked into [http://freeso.org/ FreeSO], and [http://niotso.org Niotso], which are ongoing attempts to revive the game with new and completely separate engines from the original. FreeSO has since incorporated most of the original game's features (like skills and jobs) while also introducing new content. Most notably, FreeSO ~~now has~~introduced a true 3D mode that uses the game's existing objects to automatically generate textures and meshes. As of May 2019, the FreeSO project remains active and under ongoing development.▼ However the project was officially cancelled on September 21, 2011 due to a cease and desist letter from EA.<ref>[http://isims.us/2011/09/the-sims-online-restoration-threatened-to-the-ground/ The Sims Online Restoration Threatened to the Ground \| iSims]</ref> The team has since forked into [http://freeso.org/ FreeSO], and [http://niotso.org Niotso], which are ongoing attempts to revive the game with new and completely separate engines from the original. ▲FreeSO has since incorporated most of the original game's features (like skills and jobs) while also introducing new content. Most notably, FreeSO now has a true 3D mode that uses the game's existing objects to automatically generate textures and meshes. ==External links== {{Reflist}} {{The Sims navigation}} {{Sims\|state5=uncollapsed}}