I've been a dedicated fan of the Sims/Sims 2 games and when I heard last year that Sims 3 was a work in progress, I nearly got myself in a frenzy! Sims 2 unleashed the addict in me! I'm a Simsaholic. Since my fateful encounter with Sims 2, I've found myself meticulously building my city (not-so-clever Simville), elaborating my Sims story lines, and spending a whole lot of time trying to create successful businesses: If you haven't guessed, the Open for Business expansion pack is by far my favorite! Aside from the website and marketing hype, I hope that postponing the release date of the Sims 3 was an opportunity for EA to work out some of those pesky game glitches. Speaking of gaming kinks, for a moment I was fearful of un-installing Sims 2 on June 2nd, because I thought I'd be forever turning my back on MTS2. Where else can a gal go for her custom content, global hacks, and game cheats?! ! Instead I was happy to hear that MTS2 will be expanding! Ahhh, I'm relieved! For those die hard fans, don't forget to pre-register your Sims 2 screen name on the Sims 3 community! In the meantime, back to the countdown widget ( 52d 21h 10m 09s)...