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About.com - The Sims Online
Reviewed by Courtney Marchelletta. Score: 3.5 out of 5.
http://compsimgames.about.com/cs/gamereviews/gr/simsonline.htm

BellaOnline: The Sims Online Walkthrough
Full walkthrough for the game, including how to make money and how to meet sim needs.
http://www.bellaonline.com/gaming/w/sims/strategy_lib_simswalk.html

Boycott to charging for Sims Online
Petition to make Maxis not charge a monthly fee for The Sims Online. Includes viewing feature for looking at the names/nicknames and comments of the people who have signed it.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?Qd3d

FiringSquad - The Sims Online
Review by Tom Chick. Includes screenshots and user reviews. Score: [59/100]
http://www.firingsquad.com/games/the_sims_online_review/

Petition for 'The Sims Online'
A petition to sell 'The Sims Online' outside the US.
http://www.petitiononline.com/ennis119/petition.html

The Sims City Guides
Maps and guides to different cities.
http://www.simscityguides.com/

The Sims Online Stratics
Features news and information.
http://sims.stratics.com/

SimsFiles.com
Files and news.
http://www.simsfiles.com/

TSO Explosion
Includes screenshots and game information.
http://www.angelfire.com/d20/tsoexplosion/

A Real-Life Debate on Free Expression in a Cyberspace City
"The recent decision by the game's owner, Electronic Arts, to terminate Mr. Ludlow's account--forever erasing his simulated Sims persona--has set off a debate over free expression and ethical behavior in online worlds that is reverberating in the real one." By Amy Harmon. [New York Times] [Registration required.] (January 15, 2004)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/technology/15SIMS.html

The Dark Side of Digital Utopia
"How would people act if they were freed from real life laws and social constraints? A new, interactive computer game offers just such a scenario - with some disturbing results." [BBC News] (December 22, 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3334923.stm

Q&A: Banned Sims Blogger Bites Back
"Tossed onto his virtual bum by EA for exposing The Sims Online's seamier side, Peter Ludlow talks about real censorship and virtual vice." By Curt Feldman. [Gamespot] (December 17, 2003)
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6085767.html

The World is Owned by EA
"These are problems that crop up when people begin to behave in a world as if it were free; when it fact it is paid for and therefore owned by a corporation. It's simulated freedom." News and reader comments. [Game Girl Advance] (December 14, 2003)
http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2003/12/14/the_world_is_owned_by_ea.html

Raking Muck in "The Sims Online"
"What happens when a virtual newspaper covering virtual events runs afoul of a real corporation?" By Farhad Manjoo. [Salon] (December 12, 2003)
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/12/sims_online_newspaper/

Game Industry News
Reviewed by John Breeden, score: 4½ out of 5 as well as Most Innovative Game of the Year. (2003)
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=176

GameSpy.com - E3 Coverage -- Sims Online
Report on The Sims Online including what can be done with it. Includes pictures - two showing speech bubbles and two that look at the interface. (May 22, 2001)
http://archive.gamespy.com/e3/simson/

Game Revolution : The Sims Online Screenshots
4 screenshots and a short Electronic Arts factsheet on the game which includes game overview and features. (May 21, 2001)
http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/previews/screens/pc/sims_online/sims_online.htm

First Impression: The Sims Online
Preview from Gamespot on game. Reveals more on gameplay and also comments on graphics and differences from The Sims. (May 20, 2001)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/simsonline/preview_2762518.html

IMG News: Details, Concerns on Sims Online
Article that comments on the Wall Street Journal article, 'Will life on the Web spoil the sims?'. (May 15, 2001)
http://www.imgmagazine.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=2826