EA has announced the release of The Sims Livin' Large expansion pack for the PC game - The Sims. The add-on pack, which will be available in stores by Labor Day weekend, allows players to put their simulated families from The Sims into new extreme situations and settings. The Sims Livin' Large offers 125 new items for Sims to use--from a potion making chemistry set to a vibrating bed; five new careers for Sims to pursue- journalism, hacker, slacker, music and paranormal; and new design and architecture features, so players can build anything from a tacky love shack to a gloomy castle for their Sims to call home.  The Sims Livin' Large has a suggested retail price of US$29.95. Here are a couple screenshots showing off some new decor you'll see in The Sims Livin' Large.

Sierra recently announced another new edition of Half-Life called Half-Life: Platinum, giving new meaning to the term "milking the cash cow" in the process. This new version includes the latest version of Half-Life as well as the insanely popular Counter-Strike amongst other mods.
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Following various rumours on the net on the subject, Monolith CEO Jason Hall decided to set things straight regarding the possible release of Sanity tools to allow end users to modify things and create their own levels and so on. In short, he said it isn't going to happen for security reasons. You can read his full plan update for more.
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GameCenter has up a preview of Gunman, the Half-Life engine powered Total Conversion turned full game. The preview is based on a visit to Valve (where the Gunman team are currently finishing up the game) and includes a number of new shots of this promising title for you to gaze at.
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