Games.com News is reporting that The Sims Social "launch [is] just mere weeks away" we at The Sims Social Zone is excited about this GREAT news!

just weeks away... it means it will release THIS MONTH! :)

Libe Goad of Games.com was able to talk to John Earner, general manager of Playfish's London studio about this game.... belowis the full interview.

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What is both the most helpful and most horrific thing you can do to a friend in The Sims Social?
Generally you can do nice and helpful things for friends, and horrible things only to enemies. There's nothing worse than having your food stolen or fake spiders placed in precarious places, I find. As for being helpful to friends, players can clean your bathroom, repair broken items, and even do some gardening around your house.




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Do you have the option to 'Dismiss' or reject what your friends have done to your Sims or their house?
No, but then nor can players do any permanent damage to your place. Any negative actions are fun and cosmetic. Relationships in The Sims are predominantly a game helping one another and positive interactions. Even rivalries, frenemies, and the other negative relationships in our game are in good fun and meant to be between friends.


How often can you visit friends' Sims and do nice/naughty things for them?
As often as you like! Activities are accomplished using an energy system, but we provide bonus energy each day for each unique friend you visit to help you out.

How exactly does the whole romance thing work? What if you don't' want random people coming in and smooching on your Sim -- is there a way to restrict that? (That could get creepy fast).
There are three relationship paths in The Sims: friends, enemies, and lovers. Major relationship milestones like dating require a two-way handshake between players. It takes two to tango, so to speak.
What about making WooHoo in the game? How does that work? (I assume that requires two consenting Sims, yes)?
WooHoo requires two Sims to be in a romantic relationship path: dating or further. Even then, you can only ask your Sim to, you know, WooHoo with their significant other. Whether they actually do it is up to them. Like traditional Sims games, Sims have a mind of their own. Our platform constraints require that mind be a bit smaller and less complex, but the general idea of a player assuming the role of god and sim playing role of fickle human subject still applies.


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Other games -- like FrontierVille, FarmVille -- also let you see what your friends do when they visit your version of the game -- how is this feature different in The Sims Social?
Friend visits are a longstanding social gaming feature staple. Where The Sims Social differs from its social gaming predecessors is that the game now creates meaningful and varied relationships between players' Sims, just like in real life. You don't just have neighbors - you have girlfriends and frenemies and BFFs. Depending on the nature of your relationship, the nature of each visit and what you can do during a visit, is different and certainly more meaningful.


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When a friend becomes an 'enemy" or you become an 'enemy' -- how does that change the game experience at large? Once you're deemed an enemy, can you work your way back toward being a friend in the game?
You can always work your way back, but you can't erase the past. Two Sims who used to date are ex-lovers (awkward!). Relationship statuses create new interaction options not available in other relationships.

Like the regular Sims -- can your Sim die in The Sims Social?
You never know. Generations is something we continue to spend a lot of time talking about for down the road. Remember, we're just getting started at launch. It could add replayability to the game. The flip side is that with a free-to-play business model, players aren't a fan of the virtual stuff they spend real money on going off and dying on them. It's a manageable problem, but not an easy one. The story of the Sims franchise is something like this. The Sims 1: They live. The Sims 2: They die. The Sims 3: they can explore a world beyond their house. The Sims Social: Back to "they live," but they live with your real friends. Our platform and our audience require us to simplify the game in some respects, but allow us to enrich it in others due to the social nature of the game. Also, our game is a service. We can travel along a similar journey as the PC and console gaming Sims franchise have done via frequent updates. We're just getting started.

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after we unlocked Rub-a-Dub-Tub, The Sims Social is begging again for Likes, this time if they reach 1,250,000 Likes, this Guitar will be released.

What do you think this is used for? i think this is used for Social Interaction! :D

as reported by Brandy Shaul of blog.games.com, it seems that there is still no definite date for the release of The Sims Social on Facebook Electronic Arts CEO Jon Riccitiello explained why.

"We aren't going to put out the stats. They're highly sensitive competitive comparisons, which is one of the reasons we're also not giving you a launch date. It's relatively easy for a competitor to buy all the relevant advertising, say 24, 36, 48 hours prior to a release."

it seems to me that they are avoiding competitors like Zynga to release a game exactly on the day that EA might release The Sims Social, thats why to avoid this, they will just probably release it at any day.

having studied Marketing a little, i could say that there current strategy [to let users LIKE there page and then if they reach a certain amount of likes, an item will be unlock] is a lame one simply because you let your customers wait for too long..... and customers doesnt want to wait in my opinion.

i hope that this strategy works though.

what do you think? do you have an idea WHEN they will release The Sims Social on Facebook?

The Official Page of the Sims Social has finally reached 1 million.... because of this, Rub a Dub Tub has now been unlocked and we will get it once the game goes live!

The Official Page of The Sims Social posted another picture from a Beta Tester. judging from the pictures i saw, it seems we have few items on hand when the game goes live... considering there are alot of empty spaces. oh well.

The Official Page of The Sims Social gave as a sneak peak about there artist creating Sims Social items. i think it was cool.

Last Month, The Sims Social Page posted some "Celebrity Look Alike" we might encounter through out the game

The Sims Social will give you endless ways to customize your Sim. You can even create some A-list celebs. Tell us who you'd like us to create next!

i don't know if they done Elvis justice though.... what do you think? which celebrity would you want to see in the game?

We've loved reading your suggestions of new items you'd like to see in The Sims Social and picked our favorite... a Porch Swing! This will be added to the game shortly after launch. For now, please enjoy the exclusive preview of the item!

You can design the house of your dreams in The Sims Social. There are endless ways to customize your Sim's homes and make it truly unique.

In The Sims... Social, you’ll be able to become an expert at many skills that your friends will be green with envy of. Check out our Sims who can play the guitar like a rockstar and cook like a top chef! Excited yet?

It is safe to say that the game wont be live anytime soon since some players are chosen to try the Closed Beta Testing of this game..... Look at the exclusive picture below :)