Hi Simmers,

SimGuruHydra here! Want to share with you all a recap of an exciting day we hosted at EA headquarters on behalf of The Sims 3. We had a handful of fans like you visit our campus to meet some of The Sims Studio producers, check out some of our upcoming games and get hands-on with The Sims 3 University Life !

Additionally, we visited with The Sims audio team who shared with us the upcoming line-up of rising stars that have recorded their music in Simlish for The Sims 3 University Life . Whether Sims are throwing the party of their lives, rallying a protest or hitting the books, we think that these new Simlish tunes are sure to leave a footprint your time spent playing University Life. There’s new music from the California indie rock band The Mowgli's, the British Pop group Blaise, the Norwegian sensation Donkeyboy and many more. With such an eclectic mix of songs to choose from, you and your Sims are sure to have the time of your lives in this pack. Here's the full list of artists:

•    Ashtar Command – "All of our Lives we Must Learn to Forget"
•    Dan Deacon – "True Thrush"
•    Gold Fields – "Treehouse"
•    The Mowgli’s – "San Francisco"
•    The Royal Concept – "D amn"
•    The Shades – "Gobba Bweezie"
•    Blaise – "Thunderstorm"
•    Leontib – "U Nu Wah"
•    Donkeyboy – "City Boy"
•    The Penelopes – "Now Now Now"

In addition to the audio tour, players were able to get their hands-on The Sims 3 University Life. Overall, it was an awesome day packed full of exciting activities. Here’s some of our favorite moments...

Fans meeting the development team over breakfast. For some, this was their first time visiting EA Redwood Shores and The Sims Studio!




Brittany and Lauren giving a demo of University Life and answering questions.



Everyone enjoying getting their hands on University Life and capturing their own gameplay footage!



Attendees also had the opportunity to interview the development team.

Keep an eye out for interviews to post on several of the attendees' YouTube channels and/or websites. A full list places to check out are at the end of this blog.

Mixer with several members of the development team including Lucy Bradshaw, the head of the Maxis label!



We hope you enjoyed the live blogging throughout The Sims 3 Community Day. Keep a lookout for previews and interviews by the fans that came to visit! Thank you to everyone who has been following the activities.



For anyone who happened to miss The Sims 3 Live Broadcast that took place on February 14, you can watch it here .

Community websites and YouTube channels to check out for coverage of The Sims 3 Community Day:
•    SF Magazine |Website , Magazine
•    Simatography | Website , YouTube
•    The Curtis Paradis Show | Website , YouTube
•    Nicole K Games | Twitter , YouTube
•    iPodZeke | YouTube
•    Rachybop | YouTube
•    The Sims Supply | YouTube
•    Chrillsims3 | YouTube
•    Ehaught58 | My Page , forum posts
•    Ruthless_kk | My Page , forum thread