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SIMSFANZONE FOR SALE!

It comes with regret to say that SimsFanZone is For Sale. What started out as GrantExpresses in 2007 and progressed into SimsFanZone in late 2009 is now for sale. Unfortunately, I no longer have time to maintain the site and so the news has been less frequent, the decision to sell the site has not come lightly but I feel that this is the right decision.

If you are interested in purchasing SimsFanZone please use the Contact Us button on the navigation bar and I will aim to get back to you as soon as I can. Please make sure you leave details as to the nature of your enquiry, e.g. price, general information etc.

Thank you to everyone that has supported us over the years, without you SimsFanZone would not be the site that it is today. I wish everyone the very best in the future, and many happy SimsFanZone memories. Once again, thank you to all SimsFanZone supporters!

Best Wishes,

UPDATE (1st Feb 2012)
Just wanted to keep everyone informed on SimsFanZone, we have had some interest in the site but so far no purchasers. We have completely cleaned the forum, most forums are now locked and are not available to post in however we have left the site comments section open and are now allowing general chat in this section. User registration has been deactivated and all non-active members have been removed. Over the next couple of weeks, we are going to be archiving all news and cleaning up the general appearance of the site.

You may notice that we have closed some sections of the site, these include the Photo Gallery, Info Center, Downloads, FAQ's etc. We hope this doesn't cause too much inconvenience but we are leaving the forum open.

Lastly, we are no longer accepting affiliation requests for obvious reasons.

The only thing left to say for now is thank you to all of you for your continued support to the site and we hope to get the site running as usual as soon as a buyer has been found!

Suspension of User Registration

Hi simmers, just a quick note to say that we have disabled the user registration because of a sudden influx of spam members, spam posts and spam comments (over 10,000) which now need to be cleaned up!

We are really sorry for the inconvenience and are working to sort the genuine members from the bots! Happy Simming!

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
All gmail accounts have been temporarily suspended. Due to the astronomical amount of spamming we have had recently, all registered users with a gmail email address have been temporarily suspended. For immediate reinstatement please contact us using the contact us button at the top right of the navigation bar.

Once again we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

UPDATE: (7th May)
All gmail accounts have now been reinstated to those users who we believe to be genuine, we are still working on removing all of the spam content from the forum and have completely cleaned the comments. Thank you for your patience, if you find you can no longer sign in, this is because your account may still be disabled because we are watching certain accounts for spam activity, if you believe we have suspended your account in error, please contact us and we will reinstate it immediately!

UPDATE: (11th May)
Another quick update, the registration system is now back online and the last of the spam accounts and posts will be deleted today, we have implemented a 'report spam' button on the forum to help combat spam. We have not as yet enabled guest posting simply because we feel the measures we have in place for guest posting are not effective enough to prevent spam. We will update this again when the comments system is online for guests, at the moment registered members are allowed to comment.

The Sims 3 Barnacle Bay Logo & Info!

Hey sims fans! We hope you are enjoying the new outdoor stuff pack if you have got it, if you haven't why not check out what others think of the game over in our forum: Forum Check out this logo for the retail version of Barnacle Bay, if you are eager to get your hands on it, remember you can over at The Sims 3 Store here: Barnacle Bay

Poll Closed / Open

Hey everyone, we have just closed the poll which asked you simmers the question: 'What do you think of the recently announced Outdoor Stuff Pack?' The results were as follows:

Love it, have already pre-ordered! - 43%
Like it, but I'll wait for release. - 22%
Not what I was hoping for. - 22%
There's another new stuff pack? - 13%

So it seems that most of you simmers pre-ordered the game and will by now be enjoying it! Maybe for those who were not looking for The Sims 3 Outdoor Stuff pack, why not check out reviews in our forum and on the web. Anyway, with every poll closure there is another one that opens, and this month it links in nicely with our previous poll. Our new poll asks the question: 'Played TS3 Outdoor Stuff Pack? What do you think of the game?' and the options for the poll answer are as follows:

1. Great game!
2. I like it but...
3. Not worth the money...
4. I hate it!

Got a suggestion for a poll? Why not tell us what you want to be voted for in our forum? Check it out here: SimsFanZone Forum

Late Night Bugs - Still No Patch!

Hi Simmers, check out this post over at SnootySims. Snooty has made a comprehensive list of bugs that came with The Sims 3 Late Night and there doesn't look as if there is a patch on it's way anytime soon, so in the mean time, along with the list, snooty has given links to sim modders that have already made patches for the game!

So what's taking EA so long? Why not check out the forum and tell us what you think about all of the bugs in the game! SimsFanZone Forum

Our Info Center

Hi Simmers, you may have noticed that 'The Sim Series' has disappeared from the navigation menu, this is because we have now nearly finished our 'Info Center' for The Sims 2, most of the expansions and stuff packs are now available to view so why not check it out here: Info Center Check out an example of our info center below, in this case it's Open For Business, for The Sims 2. Check out the rest in our 'Info Center', The Sims 3 Info Center is coming soon!

It's February at The Sims 3 Store...

Hi Sims Fans! Fancy some new items for your game? Well it's February and a lot of the new sets have now appeared in The Sims 3 Store. Check out the information for each of the sets below, don't forget, you can tell us what you think about the content on The Sims 3 store over in our Forum. Thanks to SimPrograms for the news!

The links below are ordered from left to right from the preview image above:
Futureshock Kitchen - 15 items are included in this set - 850 SimPoints
Jazz Age Living Room + Jazz Age Wear - 38 Items are included in this set - 1,900
Jazz Age Living Room - 18 Items are included in this set - 1,000 SimPoints
The Jazz Age Wear - 20 Items are included in this set - 1,400 SimPoints
Carnivale Celebration! - 2 Items are included in this set - FREE!
February 2011 Compilation - 53 Items are included in this set - 2,600 SimPoints

New Sets for The Sims 3 on Console!

Already got The Sims 3 on Console? Want some new stuff for the game? Well the content for console seems to be coming out quite quickly, check out the links below and don't forget, if you have The Sims 3 on Console, why not tell us what you think about it over in our Forum. Thanks to SimPrograms for the news.

Check out the Ultra Lounge Kids Bedroom Pack here: XBOX Marketplace
Check out the Ultra Lounge Teens Set Pack here: XBOX Marketplace

Hi Sims Fans, we just wanted to give you a quick update on the site design, we have just implemented our new header, as we felt that the sims needed updating, so here it is, what do you think? Why not let us know in the comments below and over in our Forum

Our Top Picks - February Edition

Hi Sims Fans, well here it is, our first installment of 'Our Top Picks', we have decided to do this segment each month so we are not totally consumed with finding new downloads that we think deserve 'Our Pick'.

Check out February's picks below, this month they are all from ModTheSims, the links to the downloads are below the thumbnails. Want to discuss our top picks? Why not post in the forum and even suggest some top pics for March.

From Left to Right we have:
Recurve Strand Beach Bar - Sunset Valley Remade by Nallis - Click Here
True Reflective Floors - Updated by Morphead - Click Here
Kim Kardashian's Mansion by Bchbch Walk - Click Here

Our Top Download Picks...

Hi Sims Fans, yes it's time for another news update, today we have decided that from time to time we will be posting our top download picks for The Sims 3 & The Sims 2, this includes things from The Sims 3 Store, free content from other Sims Fansites and user rated content.

Check back soon for our first Download Picks...

Got any ideas of what should be in the first download picks? Why not tell us in the forum here: SimsFanZone Forum