Please note a copy of Sims 3 is required to play this expansion Fire up the Time Portal & send your Sims to their most exciting destination yet The future! Explore a bold new world hundreds of years in the future where your Sims can hone their Advanced Technology Skills to get the most out of advanced science & tech Have your Sims cruise around on hoverboards & jetpacks traveling via monorail or tube elevator or just get creative with futuristic hairstyles & clothing! Create & customize Plumbots with Create-A-Bot & use their “trait chips” to program them with a wide variety of customizable behaviors to demonstrate around your house Teleport between present & future worlds at will & experiment with how your Sims’ actions in the present can have surprising effects on their own legacy their descendants & even the way of life for future Sims! Take Your Sims to the Future
- For the first time in The Sims franchise you can play with life in the future! Enter the Time Portal & take your Sims to a new world that exists hundreds of years in the future where they can explore a whole new way life Experiment with Future Technology
- Witness how new technologies for entertainment transportation or the home will reinvent the way your Sims eat sleep travel socialize work & have fun Your Sims can learn how to use this all-new technology in the future & take their Advanced Technology Skill back to the present to get the most out of these objects there! Change Life in the Future
- Your Sims’ present-day actions will lay the groundwork for their future legacy Your Sims can even meet their future descendants & change their destinies by actions taken in the present! With opportunities to alter the fate of the future will your Sims strive to create an ultra-utopian society or a world of chaos? Tell New Stories with the All-New Create-A-Bot
- Build & customize a variety of Plumbots & add them to your Sims’ household! Create unique “trait chips” that you can then use to program your Plumbots With the ability to hold up to seven trait chips these Plumbots are bound to act & behave in surprising ways What would happen if you combined the Robonanny & Sinister Circuits chips? Buy & Build the Homes of the Future
- Futurize your Sims’ homes with holographic TVs easels plants & computers & zip between floors through tube elevators Install automatic-sliding doors peaceful rooftop gardens & glass floors & walls to give their homes that perfect futuristic touch The home of the future is whatever you want it to be! Play with a New World Hundreds of Years into the Future – Strap on a jetpack & visit a futuristic shopping plaza to browse & purchase the latest gadgets & apparel from a variety of interactive pedestals Enjoy a delicious synthesized meal served by Plumbots in the outdoor cafe Take on futuristic careers by becoming a Plumbot dealer or a renowned astronomer at Stellar Observatory Or go way out to explore the vast wasteland – who knows your Sims might find rare relics & perhaps clues as to what happened to the ocean! PC System Requirements OS XP SP2 Vista SP1 Windows 7 CPU For XP 20 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista & Windows 7 24 GHz P4 processor or equivalent RAM For XP 1 GB RAM Windows Vista & Windows 7 15 GB RAM Hard Drive At least 35 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content & saved games Video 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 20 For NVIDIA ION™ computers the game requires at least 20 GB RAM 96 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3 Supported Video Cards Nvidia Ge Force 6 series or better & all NVidia G GT GTS & GTX video cards ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better & all ATI X X1 & HD video cards; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series GMA 4-Series Please note that the Ge Force 6100 & 7100 cards are not supported Mac System Requirements OS Mac OS X 1057 Leopard or higher CPU Intel Core Duo Processor RAM 2 GB RAM HARD DRIVE At least 35 GB of free space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content & saved games VIDEO ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM INPUT Keyboard mouse 96 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3 Supported Video Cards Nvidia Ge Force 6 series or better & all NVidia G GT GTS & GTX video cards ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better & all ATI X X1 & HD video cards Please note that the Ge Force 6100 & 7100 cards are not supported The NVIDIA Ge Force 7300 series is unsupported under Snow Leopard This game will not run on Power PC (G3G4G5) based Mac systems or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards




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Please note a copy of Sims 3 is required to play this expansion Bring all of the glitz & glamour of Hollywood straight into your Sims’ homes with The Sims™ 3 Movie Stuff! Set the stage for more unique stories with distinctively themed decor furnishings & clothing inspired by iconic movie genres With a wide range of items from a creepy crypt bed to a ten gallon hat tell the tales of masked vigilantes western cowboys (and cowgirls) & be inspired to create quirky horror stories Deck out your Sims as silver screen legends as their town meets Tinseltown! Comic Book Blockbusters Fashion Whether you’re creating a caped do-gooder or a nefarious uber-villain your Sim is going to look absolutely super in a range of tight-fitting over-the-top costumes—including the mighty & mysterious Super Justice Llama! Decor Create a lair or hideout fit for a masked hero or even their arch nemesis with sculptures memorabilia & more inspired by the greatest comic-book hero movies Your Sims can even feel like they’re about to resume their secret identity in their new phone-booth shower! Western Epics Fashion Time to rustle up some new duds I reckon With frilled chaps smart vests & ornate Victorian dresses your Sims will look like they’d be right at home in some dusty Western saloon Decor Give your Sims’ home a folksy frontier attitude that says “ Howdy partner” Old-timey furniture like a wooden vanity & a homey rocking chair will add some classic Western style to your Sims’ world Creepy Features Fashion Terrify your Sims’ neighbors with playfully horrific costumes Gothic garb

Includes:: selections in macabre colors like black & crimson with features such as prominent stitching & lots of rips & tears for that just-risen-from-the-grave look Decor Your Sims are in for some scare … with flair You’ll have a frightfully good time decking out your Sims’ homes in cheeky horror decor including a nightmarish bookshelf a spider web door & jars of who-knows-what New Hairstyles Hats & Helmets Top off your Sims’ cinematic look with a selection of show-stopping headgear & hairdos From a winged hero helmet to an expertly tangled gothic ‘do to a ghostly bridal veil your Sim will look ready for their close-up PC System Requirements OS XP SP2 Vista SP1 Windows 7CPU For XP 20 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista & Windows 7 24 GHz P4 processor or equivalent RAM For XP 1 GB RAM Windows Vista & Windows 7 15 GB RAMHard Drive At least 35 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content & saved games Video 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 20 For NVIDIA ION™ computers the game requires at least 20 GB RAM 96 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3 Supported Video Cards Nvidia Ge Force 6 series or better & all NVidia G GT GTS & GTX video cards ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better & all ATI X X1 & HD video cards; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series GMA 4-Series Please note that the Ge Force 6100 & 7100 cards are not supported Mac System Requirements OS Mac OS X 1057 Leopard or higher CPU Intel Core Duo Processor RAM 2 GB RAMHARD DRIVE At least 35 GB of free space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content & saved games VIDEO ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAMINPUT Keyboard mouse 96 GB of hard drive space if installing with The Sims 3 Supported Video Cards Nvidia Ge Force 6 series or better & all NVidia G GT GTS & GTX video cards ATI Radeon™ series card 9500 series or better & all ATI X X1 & HD video cards Please note that the Ge Force 6100 & 7100 cards are not supported The NVIDIA Ge Force 7300 series is unsupported under Snow Leopard This game will not run on Power PC (G3G4G5) based Mac systems or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards

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The Sims 4 PC is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before Create new Sims with intelligence & emotion whose every action is informed & affected by their interactions & emotional states Experience all new intuitive & fun creative tools Sculpt your Sims in Create A Sim & construct unique homes with the tactile room-based Build Mode Control the mind body & heart of your Sims with dynamic emotion-rich gameplay & bring your stories to life New Sims
- Create & control more intelligent more relatable & emotionally rich Sims Intelligence
- Your Sims move & act more naturally than ever before from multitasking to expressing their emotions by the way they walk Choose the personalities of your Sims select their aspirations & explore the depth of their lifelong goals through your Sims& thoughts social skills careers & memories Emotional Depth
- For the first time Sims feel & express emotions Your Sims can experience a diverse range & depth of emotional states & are influenced through other Sims actions events memories or even by the clothing & objects you choose Emotions offer you more choice by giving you the opportunity to create richer stories with even more possibilities New Creative Tools
- Create A Sim & Build are more powerful intuitive & fun than ever before You have the freedom to sculpt Sims with tactile precision Effortlessly construct the home of your dreams with the all new room-based Build Mode Vibrant Neighbourhoods
- Choose among brilliant & diverse lots for your Sims to live in Vivid visuals bring your Sim&s home to life Rich Rewards
- Earn new objects outfits & traits by completing events discovering collectables & unlocking achievements Share Your Creations
- Share your Sims& households with your friends & the community Download community creations for an all-new look PC Specifications REQUIRED Internet connection required for product activation PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSOS Windows XP (SP3) Windows Vista (SP2) Windows 7 (SP1) Windows 8 or Windows 81PROCESSOR 18 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000 or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets the game requires 20 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 20 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent)MEMORY At least 2 GB RAMHARD DRIVE At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content & saved games VIDEO CARD 128 MB of Video RAM & support for Pixel Shader 30 Supported Video Cards NVIDIA Ge Force 6600 or better ATI Radeon X1300 or better Intel GMA X4500 or better SOUND CARD Direct X 90c Compatible DIRECTX Direct X 90c compatible INPUT Keyboard & Mouse RECOMMENDED SPECSOS 64 Bit Windows 7 8 or 81PROCESSOR Intel core i 5 or faster AMD Athlon X4MEMORY 4 GB RAMVIDEO CARD NVIDIA GTX 650 or better MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSMINIMUM SPECIFICATIONOS Mac OS X 1075 (Lion)PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 24 Ghz Processor or better VIDEO CARD NVIDIA Ge Force 320M 9600M 9400MATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better Video RAM of 256MB or better MEMORY 4GB RAMHARD DRIVE 10 GB of Hard Drive space RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONOS Mac OS X 109 or later PROCESSOR Intel Core i 5 or better VIDEO CARD NVIDIA GTX 650 or better MEMORY 8GB RAMHARD DRIVE 10 GB of Hard Drive space How To Redeem Activation code emailed out you will need an internet connection to download the game via the EA Origin network no disc will be sent out For information on how to do this use the following address Download Origin from origindownload Sign up for an Origin account at origincreate Start the Origin application & log in Near the top of the application click on " Origin" & select " Redeem Product Code" Enter the serial code for the game you have purchased & click " Next" The game will be downloaded & installed to your computer Please note Code will be emailed during office hours Monday
- Friday GMTThis item will be emailed to the address from which you order







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The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernism The publication of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step toward theorizing the postmodern Moving away from the Marxist Freudian approaches that had concerned him earlier Baudrillard developed in this book a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure Baudrillard uses the concepts of the simulacra
- the copy without an original
- & simulation These terms are crucial to an understanding of the postmodern to the extent that they address the concept of mass reproduction & reproduceability that characterizes our electronic media culture Baudrillard's book represents a unique & original effort to rethink cultural theory from the perspective of a new concept of cultural materialism one that radically redefines postmodern formulations of the body

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Over the past fifty years many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past & possible future wars to life In this book Philip Sabin explores the theory & practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames & using them in teaching Simulating War sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more familiar techniques such as game theory & operational analysis It explains in detail the analytical & modelling techniques involved & it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice The book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts complete with rules maps & counters Simulating War is essential reading for all recreational or professional simulation gamers & for anyone who is interested in modelling war from teachers & students to military officers ...

Players can run on foot or take to the skies with a jetpack or hovering skateboard-like device to dodge enemy attacks or get a better lock on their targets Players can fire at targets in the distance or switch to sword attacks for close-range targets The Wii Remote controller's pointing ability is used to aim weapons while the Nunchuk controller is used for positioning & manoeuvring Numerous settings include beautifully rendered cityscapes & dramatic underwater tunnels all populated by fierce enemies It's all about the multiplier The better a player's skills the more points are earned & the bigger the bonus Players will want to play the game again & again to beat their personal best on each level The better the performance the bigger the multiplier & the higher the final score ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Screen adaptation of the award-winning comic series created by Frank Miller Interweaving multiple storylines from the series& history the film is set both before & after & Sin City& (2005) Powers Boothe returns as corrupt politician Senator Roark who is being hunted down by Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba) after the suicide of her friend & protector John Hartigan (Bruce Willis) Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as a shady gambler determined to bring down the city&s biggest villain; & Josh Brolin plays Dwight Mc Carthy a man struggling to maintain control over his life & personal demons while fending off his ex-girlfriend Ava (Eva Green)&s wealthy husband Damien Lord (Marton Csokas) The ensemble cast also

Includes:: Mickey Rourke Juno Temple & Jeremy Piven

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Walk down the right back alley in Sin City & you can find anything Welcome to Sin City This town beckons to the tough the corrupt the brokenhearted Some call it dark Hard-boiled Then there are those who call it home Crooked cops Sexy dames Desperate vigilantes Some are seeking revenge Others lust after redemption & then there are those hoping for a little of both A universe of unlikely & reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care Three stories
- shocking suspenseful & searing
- come to the fore in a new motion picture from co-directors Frank Miller (comics idol & author of the Sin City comics) & Robert Rodriguez
- with special guest director Quentin Tarantino! Sin City was one of several films around the world to be shot on a completely "digital backlot" Desperate to create Sin Cityas a translation rather than a & Hollywood& adaptation Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller actually used the panels from the original comic books as storyboards for the movie The visual style strongly echoes the comics throughout with the black & white footage broken up momentarily by splashes of colour in certain scenes
- a similar effect was used in Pleasantville Needless to say this all contributes to make
- possibly
- the greatest most authentic comic book &translation& yet





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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Walk down the right back alley in Sin City & you can find anything Welcome to Sin City This town beckons to the tough the corrupt the brokenhearted Some call it dark Hard-boiled Then there are those who call it home Crooked cops Sexy dames Desperate vigilantes Some are seeking revenge Others lust after redemption & then there are those hoping for a little of both A universe of unlikely & reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care Three stories
- shocking suspenseful & searing
- come to the fore in a new motion picture from co-directors Frank Miller (comics idol & author of the Sin City comics) & Robert Rodriguez
- with special guest director Quentin Tarantino! Sin City was one of several films around the world to be shot on a completely "digital backlot"; with all the acting shot in front of a green screen & the backgrounds added during post-production) While the other movies Immortel (ad vitam) (2004) Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow (2004) & Casshern (2004) were shot first Rodriguez&s use of High-Definition digital cameras (like & Sky Captain&) in addition to the &backlot& method makes Sin City one of the world&s first &fully-digital& live action motion pictures Desperate to create Sin Cityas a translation rather than a & Hollywood& adaptation Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller actually used the panels from the original comic books as storyboards for the movie The visual style strongly echoes the comics throughout with the black & white footage broken up momentarily by splashes of colour in certain scenes
- a similar effect was used in Pleasantville Needless to say this all contributes to make
- possibly
- the greatest most authentic comic book &translation& yet Actors Bruce Willis Mickey Rourke Jessica Alba Clive Owen Nick Stahl Powers Boothe Rutger Hauer Elijah Wood Rosario Dawson Benicio Del Toro Michael Madsen Devon Aoki Brittany Murphy Michael Clarke Duncan Carla Gugino & Josh Hartnett Director Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller Certificate 18 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; Italian
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Italian ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours (approx)






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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Walk down the right back alley in Sin City & you can find anything Welcome to Sin City This town beckons to the tough the corrupt the brokenhearted Some call it dark Hard-boiled Then there are those who call it home Crooked cops Sexy dames Desperate vigilantes Some are seeking revenge Others lust after redemption & then there are those hoping for a little of both A universe of unlikely & reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care Three stories
- shocking suspenseful & searing
- come to the fore in a new motion picture from co-directors Frank Miller (comics idol & author of the Sin City comics) & Robert Rodriguez
- with special guest director Quentin Tarantino! Sin City was one of several films around the world to be shot on a completely "digital backlot"; with all the acting shot in front of a green screen & the backgrounds added during post-production) While the other movies Immortel (ad vitam) (2004) Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow (2004) & Casshern (2004) were shot first Rodriguez&s use of High-Definition digital cameras (like & Sky Captain&) in addition to the &backlot& method makes Sin City one of the world&s first &fully-digital& live action motion pictures Desperate to create Sin Cityas a translation rather than a & Hollywood& adaptation Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller actually used the panels from the original comic books as storyboards for the movie The visual style strongly echoes the comics throughout with the black & white footage broken up momentarily by splashes of colour in certain scenes
- a similar effect was used in Pleasantville Needless to say this all contributes to make
- possibly
- the greatest most authentic comic book &translation& yet Actors Bruce Willis Mickey Rourke Jessica Alba Clive Owen Nick Stahl Powers Boothe Rutger Hauer Elijah Wood Rosario Dawson Benicio Del Toro Michael Madsen Devon Aoki Brittany Murphy Michael Clarke Duncan Carla Gugino & Josh Hartnett Director Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller Certificate 18 years & over Year 2005 Languages English





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