Archive for 'News from The Sims Online'

Profanity no longer a reportable offense in tso, but what does it mean?

Most of you know that TSO has announced (well, Tigger has announced) that profanity is no longer a reportable offense. RB has editorialzed on his blog that this shows an outbreak of sanity at EA, since profanity reporting was principally just a tool used by griefers to ban citicisms that get fed up with their [...]

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House Designs Now Ranked in Johnny Lace Contest

The judges have come up with the rankings for the entries in the Johnny Lace House Design Contest. The exact ranking of the top 10 houses will be announced at an awards show on June 26th. The rankings (with screen shots of the properties) can be found at http://www.johnnylace.tk/.

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Coming soon to an MMORPG near you! The Gambino Family.

In this interview, the Notorious TSO Godfather Tony Gambino takes us back to the founding of the Gambino family in TSO (the first Mafia in TSO, he insists). He talks about his disappointment with how his family has weakened during his sabbatical from online gaming, but promises big things for the family ? including big [...]

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Of Mice and Roaches

Roaches plague the Miss Alphaville Pagent Well, in case you were wondering what that new monster download on TSO was about, we now know. In it’s continuing policy of customer abuse and humiliation, EA/Maxis has decided that what this game most needs are cockroaches, mice, and very ugly curtains. It’s funny: on Second Life, where [...]

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Miss Alphaville Contest Narrows Field to 6 Finalists

Sore loser Chastity’ complains after failing to make the cut. Our friend and former AVG presidential candidate Ashley Richardson has taken a sabbatical from politics but is back in Alphaville, helping to run the Miss Alphaville Competition. Last night the field of contenders was whittled down to the following 6: ‘Sugar, Nataleigh, DJ Lizziey Ray, [...]

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Open Letter from AV?s Home Designer: Keep Guard up Against TSO Hackers

Recent surges in hacking have led to many problems in The Sims Online. This is an issue I need to alert you people of. My account along with other Big Companies or ppl such as Lead artitect have been tampered with. It is vital that anybody playing The Sims Online should do the following. Do [...]

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Editorial: Friendship Web or Snooper Web?

EA/Maxis picks its spots to champion the privacy of its users. If, as was the case, a user claims to have beaten his 8 year old sister and put her in the hospital, well that?s a case where EA/Maxis has said that they can?t notify the police because it would violate their privacy policy. But [...]

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How about saying what they really mean for a change?

by Kiss ?What we have here, is a failure to communicate?Captain, Road Prison 36, as played by Strother Martin in Cool Hand Luke There really should be a modern day remake of the 1967 classic that this quote is taken from ? Cool Hand Luke. I absolutely love the dialogue in this great flick. That?s [...]

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Meet Alphaville’s Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Interviews Viva T and Celestie (then Barbara Walters) In this interview we talk to sim Oprah Winfrey, who puts on the Oprah Winfrey show in Alphaville (although strictly adhering to a flexible — i.e. chaotic — programming schedule). We ask Oprah about some of her shows, and some of the obstacles that she has [...]

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Hook Named New AVG Veep

According to a report in the Alphaville Gazette, Hook has been named the new Vice President of the Alphaville Government, replacing Paul Tully who resigned to serve as president of the Mount Fuji Government. Hook was formerly an officer in the Calvin’s Creek Government. Got that straight? Exam will be held Friday.

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