The download is available to anyone with a registered Sims account at the Sims 3 store Web site. The Prius can be installed in a choice of six typically low-key Toyota shades including Blue Ribbon Metallic, Winter Gray Metallic and Blizzard Pearl. Once downloaded, it’s available to purchase in the Sims “buy” mode for 5,500 simoleans.

Addresses some issues with Speed 2 and 3 moving too slowly. Some machines will have better results when using Speed 2 and 3 now.
Fix to story progression on/off selection toggle.
Fix for a possible crash with audio code.
Fix for babysitter routing off lots with babies.
Addresses some issues with Vsync and refresh rate problems.
Addresses some issues with DVD authentication errors and drive compatibility on startup.
This update deals with some issues on Mac systems that can crash the game while connecting to AFP servers.
Fix for a freeze that can occur when Sims attempt to clean out bad food from the fridge.

To access the cheat menu, press CTRL + Shift + C at the same time.

1,000 Simoleons
Type Kaching.

50,000 Simoleons
Type motherlode.

Add Active Sim to Household
Type testingCheatsEnabled true. Shift+Click the Sim. Click add to household.

Allow Terrain Adjustments
Type constrainFloorElevation true/false.

Display Most Cheats
Type help.

Force Neighbor to Appear
Type testingCheatsEnabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click force visitor.

Force Service Sim to Appear
Type testingCheatsEnabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click force service sim. (If you have a child or younger, clicking social worker will get the child taken away.)

Framerate Display
Type fps on/off.

Full Screen
Type fullscreen on/off.

Ignore Lot Cost
Type freerealestate.

Llamas Enabled Message
Type enablellamas on/ff.

Make Friends
Type testingCheatsEnabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click make friends for me.

Max Mood/Moodlets
Type testingCheatsenabled true. Press Shift+Click on the mailbox. Click Make Happy.

Modify Traits
Type testingCheatsenabled true. Press Shift+Click on your sim. Click Modify Traits.

No Limitations for Placing/Moving Objects
Type moveObjects on/off.

Objects Fade When Camera Gets Close to Them
Type fadeObjects on/off.

Objects Will Not Snap to Slots While Holding [Alt]
Type disableSnappingToSlotsOnAlt on/off.

Quit the Game
Type quit.

Return Sims to Safe and Neutral State at Home
Type resetSim [first name] [last name].

Set Age
Type testingCheatsenabled true. Shift+Click your Sim. Click Trigger Age Transition.

Set Career
Type testingCheatsenabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click Set Career.

Show Talk/Thought Balloons above Sim’s Head
Type hideHeadlineEffects on/off.

Sim Knows Everyone
Type testingCheatsEnabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click make me know everyone.

Slow Motion Visuals
Type slowMotionViz. 0 is normal, 8 is the slowest.

Static Motives
Type testingCheatsenabled true. Shift+Click the mailbox. Click make needs static.

Stupid Pun
Type JokePlease.

Test Cheats
Type testingCheatsenabled true/false.

View Career Outfits and Service Uniforms
Type unlockOutfits on/off.

If you have a cheat code for The Sims 3 for PC we don’t have, please post in the comments.

In The Sims 3, you have more options than ever before to create and play with unique, life-like Sims. Customize your Sims’ appearances and choose up to five traits to create individual personalities. New goal-oriented game-play enables you to choose which short or long-term objectives you want your Sims to pursue. You can choose to make them happy or not. You can also create and edit your own movies by capturing game-play moments or selecting from a library of clips. Then join The Sims 3 online community where you can show off all your creations, get free bonus content, hear the latest news and more.

The Sims 3 Collector’s Edition, available at select retailers for $69.99, will include the full game along with an additional collectable 2GB The Sims Plumbob USB drive, tips and hints guide and a bonus in-game European-styled sports car unavailable elsewhere. The Sims 3 will be available for purchase at retail and online through digital distribution for $49.99 starting June 2.

The Sims 3 was developed by The Sims Studio and is rated T for Teen.

“With such a vibrant and active community as The Sims has, we wanted to build even further on the already immense offline experience, by offering players additional functionality, content and tools available online through the game,” said Ben Bell, Executive Producer of The Sims 3. “One example of the many online tools we’ve added to the game is the Create a Movie tool. Within the game, players can easily set up the camera angle they want, capture in-game footage, play director and producer and then post their movies online to show off to the world.”

Key Online Elements Include:

The Sims 3 Store: Included with purchase of the game is $10 worth of SimPoints, which players receive when they first register their game online. They can use their SimPoints towards downloading exclusive in-game items from The Sims 3 Store to customize their game. For additional items, players can purchase bundles of 500, 1000 and 2000 SimPoints in $USD, EUR, GBP and other major international currencies using a variety of payment methods including international and national credit cards, PayPal, and EA cash cards (in North America only).

Game Launcher: The Game Launcher is the key entry point for players into the community. This hub page connects players to both the Store and the Exchange, and provides them with news and information about game updates. Players can keep track of their downloads, uploads, installs, game updates and their media portfolio that includes the videos and photos they can capture while playing the game. The Game Launcher also alerts players to new content in the store, localized game and store promotions along with relevant updates to the Store and cool new content from the community.

TheSims3.com Site: With the launch of the game on June 2, the marketing website at TheSims3.com will be replaced with the full community and product site for the game. The site will not only connect players, encourage new ways to be creative in the game, and offer personally relevant information for each user, it also will serve as the hub site where players can share their content with other members, and embed them on social networking sites and blogs.

Key Site Features:

The Exchange: Building off of The Sims 2 Exchange’s success of more than 100M downloads, The Sims 3 Exchange highlights featured items, most popular downloads, powerful search and browse capabilities, along with giving players the ability to see what other players are recommending.

Create a Movie and Create a Story: New easily accessible tools inspire creativity and allow players to create movies and stories and then show them off or share them with friends. Players can show off their Movies with the Create a Movie Tool by embedding them on external sites or with an email link back to their Movie.

My Page and My Studio: The Sims 3 product site will allow players to maintain their profile pages on their My Page section as well as offering them the new My Studio section to manage all their creations – Movies, Stories, Exchange objects. My Page is also a blog space where players can post news, customize it with a personal avatar, track favorites and more. Users can make friends with other The Sims 3 players and share their content across a number of social network sites.

“The game will have disc-based copy protection - there is a Serial Code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed,” EA’s Rod Humble said. “We feel like this is a good, time-proven solution that makes it easy for you to play the game without DRM methods that feel overly invasive or leave you concerned about authorization server access in the distant future.”

Tracks include:

The Sims 3 Edited Main Theme
Simmering Mallets
Consumerism Simplified
Versimilitude
Simple Assembly
Ailes of Miles of Smiles
Identity Check
Simple Directions
Let’s Assimilate
Don’t be Parsiminous
Constructive Simicism
Maps & Simbols
Amazing Facsimile
Striking Similarities
Cartographer’s Simphony