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» 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
   http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/technology/15SIMS.html

» 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/

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

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

» Game Revolution : The Sims Online Screenshots
   4 screenshots and a short Electronic Arts factsheet on the game which includes game overview and features.
   http://www.gamerevolution.com/screen/pc/sims-online

» 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.
   http://archive.gamespy.com/e3/simson/

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

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

» 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]
   http://www.gamespot.com/news/6085767.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]
   http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/12/sims_online_newspaper/

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

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

» 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]
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3334923.stm

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

» 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]
   http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2003/12/14/the_world_is_owned_by_ea.html