EA have announced a Partnership with Renault that will bring Renault's Electric vehicles to the Sims 3 via an Electric Vehicle Pack. The first vehicle that is coming is the Twizy Z.E Concept car, the same vehicle that's in the screenshots and videos provided. other items that are included in this pack are solar panels and a windmill. Using the environmentally friendly items will reduce the household bills for Sims families.
The Screenshots show the Twizy car alone and being used in The Sims 3, whilst the videos are trailers talking about the Electric Vehicle Pack coming to The Sims 3.
Screenshots
Press Release
Guildford, UK – 19 April 2010 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Renault today announced a multi-year agreement that will enable players of The SimsTM 3 PC/Mac to integrate Renault’s forthcoming range of electric vehicles into one of the world’s most successful entertainment franchises across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
This Spring, Renault’s Twizy Z.E Concept car - will be made available to download free of charge** by The Sims 3 players within an ‘Electric Vehicle Pack’ (EVP), which will comprise a number of sustainable environmental items including solar panels and a windmill. The use of the EVP inside The Sims 3 will have positive repercussions for a player’s in-game family by reducing their weekly virtual household bills.
“This partnership delivers benefits for Renault and the consumer that are unique in today’s media landscape,” said Elizabeth Harz, Senior Vice President of Global Media Sales for EA. “Millions of The Sims 3 players will be able to download Renault concept vehicles and have a deep experience with the brand, while receiving genuine added gameplay value.”
“The Sims 3 players have demonstrated consistent enthusiasm for bringing cool ‘real world’ brands into their virtual world,” said Steve Seabolt, VP of Global Brand Development for The Sims. “We’re excited to work with Renault on their electric vehicles and have them available for download for The Sims 3.”
“Electric vehicles are going to appeal to younger, more socially conscious customers and especially early adopters,” said Stephen Norman, SVP, Global Marketing for the Renault Group. “This is the heartland of The Sims 3 community and it thus provides a great innovative way to build the Renault Brand just ahead of the Renault range of affordable electric vehicles themselves.”
This partnership was negotiated by OMD Fuse International on behalf of Renault.
According to NPD data, Chart-track UK, Gfk France, Gfk Spain, Gfk-MCC Germany and EA internal estimate
**Download expires April 1, 2012. Update to the latest version of The Sims 3 launcher required for download. Download requires EA Online Account and online game registration with serial code enclosed with The Sims 3. EA Online Terms & Conditions can be found atwww.ea.com. Minimum age requirements to register for an EA Online Account vary by country. See The Sims 3 product for details. Offer may not be substituted, transferred, exchanged, sold or redeemed for cash or other goods or services. Void in US, Canada and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.
About The Sims
The Sims franchise celebrates its ten year anniversary this year and an impressive more than 125 million units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated into 22 different languages and available in 60 different countries, The Sims has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural phenomenon. Since its June 2009 launch, The Sims 3 has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide to date and holds the #1 best-selling PC title for 2009 in North America and Europe. Fan intensity is evidenced through the 130 million downloads of player created content including: Sims, houses, stories and more. The Sims 3 community site, www.thesims3.com, welcomes up to four million unique visitors monthly, handles 300 content downloads every minute and nearly 2 million uploads have been made to date, including 20 movies each hour. The Sims 3 YouTube Channel is in the top ten most viewed sponsored channels of all time with more than 28 million video views. Visit The Sims 3 official website to see what the players are creating at www.TheSims3.com or the official YouTube Channel for The Sims athttp://www.youtube.com/user/TheSims.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.electronicarts.co.uk/press.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and The Sims are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
About Renault Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles represent the clean-break solution that can put zero-emission mobility within everybody’s reach. In line with the brand’s Renault-eco2 environmental policy, Renault ZE electric vehicles are poised to be marketed on a large scale with a view to taking a decisive stand on the environmental front. This clean break already possesses significant political support around the world in the form of tax incentives based on CO2 emission savings, as well as infrastructure development for electricity-based mobility. Renault will be selling affordable mass-production electric vehicles from 2011. Visit the Renault Z.E. official website at www.renault-ze.com
About TWIZY Z.E. CONCEPT: 100% electric, 100% practical, 100% innovative
Twizy Z.E. is the definitive city-car for busy people seeking an efficient and practical means of mobility. It is an innovative response to the challenge of urban mobility. With its four-wheel chassis, Twizy Z.E. offers the driver and passenger – seated one behind the other – an all-electric means of transport, which produces no CO2 emissions. Twizy Z.E. is an all-electric vehicle aimed primarily at busy city dwellers who need to pick their way through the urban jungle. Every day, they juggle work commitments with a busy social life, so efficiency, speed and simplicity are key. The ultra-compact dimensions of Twizy Z.E. (2.30m in length, and just 1.13m wide) ensure that it is nimble enough for urban use. The four-wheel arrangement, open bodywork and a seat format which puts the driver and passenger behind one another express Twizy Z.E.'s distinctive character.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)
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QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/175UYL .
PS3: Musician, Ochre, has announced that his track "Infotain Me" will be in Little Big Planet 2 http://ow.ly/1zFuM
PSP: Sony has announced they are releasing Playstation Minis-esque on the Japan PSN http://ow.ly/1zFxS
PC: Starcraft 2 has been rated Adults Only in South Korea http://ow.ly/1zFyl
DSiXL: NPD figures reveal that only 141K DSi XLs were sold in the USA in March http://ow.ly/1zFzj
Square Enix reveal they are excited about Motion Controls, they have faith in Natal and Move. http://ow.ly/1zG6j
Wii Wright has reportedly signed an agreement with the Science Channel to produce programming http://ow.ly/1zG7o
QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/175XVT
PSP: Prinny 2 Dawn of the Great Pantsu War DLC in Japan has been released costing just 10 yen (5-10p) http://ow.ly/1zG8f
iPad: its reported that the iPad had 0.03% of all web traffic during its first week on sale. (iPhone has 0.51%) http://ow.ly/1zHnc
Wii: Its reported that Just Dance has sold 1 Million units in the USA from November to March http://ow.ly/1zHok
Digital Foundry have new indepth analysis/comparison of Final Fantasy XIII, confirms PS3 version is superior http://ow.ly/1zHso
Sqaure Enix have teased on twitter that they are working on an unannounced game, people will be shocked and stocked http://ow.ly/1zHE0
PS3: the latest OPM UK Podcast teases that a open world game with user generated content is coming to this year http://ow.ly/1zHFy
Wii: Resident Evil Spin off, with exploration/on rails shooting/3rd person shooting, rumoured to have be shown last week http://ow.ly/1zHIu
QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/176shC
QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/176vNn
Sunday, April 18, 2010
QTE Tweets Of The Week
Here are this weeks most clicked tweets from the QTE Gamers News In Brief. The tweet about White Knight Chronicles release date made it into the top 10 for the second week running, and we also had a lot of interest in news from last week, with Digital Chocolate, Football Superstars, and The Soundtrack for FIFA World Cup South Africa making an appearance. Interest was also high in Shattered Horizon and the Last Airbender, again both old news stories.
10 QTE Blog: SI Games Announce Football Manager 2010 Is Coming To The iPhone/iPod Touch http://ow.ly/1732ie
9 its reported that Modern Warfare 2 has become the second biggest selling title ever http://ow.ly/1zln6
8 QTE Blog: New Screenshots For Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Have Been Released http://ow.ly/174SDq
7 QTE Blog: THQ Announce The Last Airbender For The Nintendo Wii And Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/170owC
6 PS3: White Knight Chronicles is coming out February 2010 http://ow.ly/uXR9
5 PC: Monumental reveal they uploaded their freetoplay MMO Football Superstars to torrent sites to boost players. it worked http://ow.ly/1wsfG
4 QTE Blog: Digital Chocolate Announce Their Games Have Been Downloaded Over 4 Million Times From Nokia's Ovi Store http://ow.ly/170reD
3 QTE Blog: Futuremark Announce The Second Content Pack For Shattered Horizon http://ow.ly/170sBu
2 QTE Blog: EA Reveal The 28 Songs In 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa http://ow.ly/170sBv
1 iPad: O2, Orange and Vodafone offering the iPad in the UK, Orange also Spain, France, And Switzerland + more http://ow.ly/1yMHd
10 QTE Blog: SI Games Announce Football Manager 2010 Is Coming To The iPhone/iPod Touch http://ow.ly/1732ie
9 its reported that Modern Warfare 2 has become the second biggest selling title ever http://ow.ly/1zln6
8 QTE Blog: New Screenshots For Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Have Been Released http://ow.ly/174SDq
7 QTE Blog: THQ Announce The Last Airbender For The Nintendo Wii And Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/170owC
6 PS3: White Knight Chronicles is coming out February 2010 http://ow.ly/uXR9
5 PC: Monumental reveal they uploaded their freetoplay MMO Football Superstars to torrent sites to boost players. it worked http://ow.ly/1wsfG
4 QTE Blog: Digital Chocolate Announce Their Games Have Been Downloaded Over 4 Million Times From Nokia's Ovi Store http://ow.ly/170reD
3 QTE Blog: Futuremark Announce The Second Content Pack For Shattered Horizon http://ow.ly/170sBu
2 QTE Blog: EA Reveal The 28 Songs In 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa http://ow.ly/170sBv
1 iPad: O2, Orange and Vodafone offering the iPad in the UK, Orange also Spain, France, And Switzerland + more http://ow.ly/1yMHd
What Have You Played This Week?
Finally managed to complete Modern Warfare 2...can't say i'm a fan, but at least i tried it.
Football Manager 10 – PC – some how I managed to get Annan promoted to the premier league! And i'm currently challenging Celtic for the league. Whilst this is fun, this has messed up my finances as it costs far more to be in the premier league than gate receipts from my current stadium. Thankfully, if I can stay promoted, I get a new stadium which should make it cost effective to be in the premier league.
Critter Crunch – PS3 – I Managed to unlock survival mode and i'm 2 stages from completing the game. The survival mode is fun, but it gets hard fast and i'm struggling to get the trophy for it, I always manage to die in level 8.
Modern Warfare 2 – PS3 – I have finally managed to finish the game. It took me a bit longer to finish the game as there were several sections where it kept re-spawning me in action. The story picked up right at the end but it wasn't worth it. I can see why some people liked it, but for me it was a step back from Killzone 2. I was thinking of playing Call Of Duty 4 if this was good, as many people say Modern Warfare 2 is better, but I won't be going back to play it.
Unreal Tournament III – PS3 – I put this in to see if I had lost any progress in the game when my PS3 had died. Unfortunately, I had so I just played my way through a bit to catch up with where I was.
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – PS3 – I started playing as I couldn't remember where I was. I've nearly completed level 5 and played it a fair bit trying to get to level 6. whilst the racing is fun, the tracks look amazing, and the AI is competitive, it is frustrating when you beat a specific task on a level but fail to come in the top 3.
what have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week?
Football Manager 10 – PC – some how I managed to get Annan promoted to the premier league! And i'm currently challenging Celtic for the league. Whilst this is fun, this has messed up my finances as it costs far more to be in the premier league than gate receipts from my current stadium. Thankfully, if I can stay promoted, I get a new stadium which should make it cost effective to be in the premier league.
Critter Crunch – PS3 – I Managed to unlock survival mode and i'm 2 stages from completing the game. The survival mode is fun, but it gets hard fast and i'm struggling to get the trophy for it, I always manage to die in level 8.
Modern Warfare 2 – PS3 – I have finally managed to finish the game. It took me a bit longer to finish the game as there were several sections where it kept re-spawning me in action. The story picked up right at the end but it wasn't worth it. I can see why some people liked it, but for me it was a step back from Killzone 2. I was thinking of playing Call Of Duty 4 if this was good, as many people say Modern Warfare 2 is better, but I won't be going back to play it.
Unreal Tournament III – PS3 – I put this in to see if I had lost any progress in the game when my PS3 had died. Unfortunately, I had so I just played my way through a bit to catch up with where I was.
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – PS3 – I started playing as I couldn't remember where I was. I've nearly completed level 5 and played it a fair bit trying to get to level 6. whilst the racing is fun, the tracks look amazing, and the AI is competitive, it is frustrating when you beat a specific task on a level but fail to come in the top 3.
what have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week?
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
Here is today's Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays news.
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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/175nbt
QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/175ozQ
A april fools prank by Gamestation in the UK means it technically owns 7,500 souls from customers http://ow.ly/1zhVZ
Fortune Magazine reveals EA is 494, out of the top 500 Corporations in the USA http://ow.ly/1zhYb
PS3: USA PSN updates on Tuesdays, EU PSN Updates on Wednesdays. change comes in May http://ow.ly/1zhZW
Wii: Famitsu mag reveals some Super Mario Galaxy 2 story. also, 2 player mode in game, play as Mario and a Luma http://ow.ly/1zijt
Final Fantasy XIII sells 493K on 360 in April, but sold nearly twice as many on PS3 with 828K units sold http://ow.ly/1zilf
Top 3 USA April selling Games, God Of War 3 1.1M, Pokemon SoulSilver 1.02M, Final Fantasy XIII 828.2K (ps3) http://ow.ly/1zkcs
USA Hardware Sales for April, DS 700.8K, Wii 557.5K, 360 338.4K, PS3 313.9K, PSP 119.9K, PS2 118.3K http://ow.ly/1zkek
its reported that Modern Warfare 2 has become the second biggest selling title ever http://ow.ly/1zln6
PS3: Sony says PS3 demand is till strong even after the recent shortages http://ow.ly/1zloj
PS3: Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has given Kudos to Sony after strong Software sales in USA in April http://ow.ly/1zlqE
JP Consoles, PSP 29.766, PS3 28.973, Wii 25.345, DSiLL 19.372, DSi 13.738, DS 3.349, 360 3.218, PSPgo 1.826, PS2 1.425 http://ow.ly/1zlto
Sega parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, have lowered revenue projects, blames weak overseas sales http://ow.ly/1zlvc
Telltale are teasing Scoggins Erasers on their website with a bigger reveal coming 4th May http://ow.ly/1zo4s
QTE Blog: Sony Announce Championship Manager 2010 Is Coming To Playstation Minis http://ow.ly/175vOg
PS3: Demon's Souls is coming out on 25th June in Europe and Australasia. Black Phantom Edition comes with extras http://ow.ly/1zo7G
Wii: its predicted that Red Steel 2 sold around 50K units in the USA in April http://ow.ly/1zoe1
QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Playstation Move Developer Diary For Motion Fighter http://ow.ly/175ywW
QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce The Nintendo DS Family Set A New Record For March http://ow.ly/175ywV
Crytek have confirmed that they are working with Natal, Playstation Move, and 3D, especially 3D http://ow.ly/1zpve
PSP: Hideo Kojima reveals western release of Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker will be Uncut. Japanese version has been cut http://ow.ly/1zpxN
QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/175zWj
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is coming out on PC and PSP this summer in the EU. PC version can play against 360 version http://ow.ly/1zrpl
Grasshopper Manufacture confirm that Closer is no longer being used as a title for a videogame. http://ow.ly/1zwmo
Wii: Interplay have announced that Descent is coming to WiiWare this year. http://ow.ly/1zwrA
Konami have trademarked Harmony of Despair in Europe, speculation is its a new DS Castlevania game http://ow.ly/1zwsi
The ex-GRIN team behind Bionic Commando Rearmed have re-formed and started a new studio called Might & Delight http://ow.ly/1zwuX
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