Go Behind the Scenese with Hot Artists Recording Simlish for the Sims 3 World Adventures

November 16, 2009

GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH HOT ARTISTS RECORDING SIMLISH FOR
THE SIMS 3 WORLD ADVENTURES

Nelly Furtado, Fefe Dobson, Matt & Kim, Pixie Lott, and
Evan Taubenfeld Show Us What It Takes to Sing in The Official Language of The
Sims

The Sims fans around the world will be rockin’ out to new
Simlish music when The Sims™ 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack* for the PC and
Mac hits shelves nationwide tomorrow and stores worldwide in 60 countries and in
22 languages this week. Over a dozen artists lent their Simlish voice stylings
and re-recorded their songs for the game including GRAMMY Award-winners Nelly
Furtado and LeAnn Rimes, plus hot rising stars Matt & Kim, Fefe Dobson, Pixie
Lott, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, Katie Melua, Esmee Denters, Young Punx!,
Evan Taubenfeld, Madina Lake, and more.

In this
behind the
scenes trailer
, see what it takes to record in the official language of The
Sims – Simlish – and catch never-before-seen footage from the artist recording
sessions. Additionally, EA premiered the Nelly Furtado Simlish music video last
week and will reveal a Matt & Kim Simlish music video for their song “Daylight”
in the coming month.

The full list of artists with Simlish songs in The Sims 3
World Adventures include:

Nelly Furtado – “Manos al Aire”
LeAnn Rimes – “You’ve Ruined Me”
Fefe Dobson – “I Want You”
Matt & Kim – “Daylight”
Pixie Lott – “Mama Do”
Katie Melua – “If the lights go out”
Madina Lake – “Lets Get Outta Here”
Manchester Orchestra – “I’ve Got Friends”
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – “Me + Yr Daughter”
Esme Denters – “Outta Here”
Hot Chelle Rae – “Say”
Audrye Sessions – “Turn Me Off”
Metalkpretty – “Wake Up, Wake Up”
Evan Taubenfeld – “Pumpkin Pie”
Friday Night Boys – “Can’t Take That Away”
Cassie Steele – “Summer Nights”
Broken Heart College – “Na Na Na”
Stefanie Heinzmann – “No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)”
Young Punx! – “Juice and Sim”

In The Sims 3 World Adventures, the first expansion pack to the best-selling PC
game of calendar 2009**, The Sims 3, players will guide their Sims to acclaimed
fortune—or potential doom. Gamers will take their Sims to famous real-world
inspired destinations like Egypt, China, and France, to conquer challenges, find
treasures, discover what’s lurking in hidden caves, and more with the first ever
adventure gameplay. From mastering martial arts, discovering rich culture and
famous landmarks on a romantic getaway or exploring the depths of ancient tombs,
Sims will learn new skills and chase down new personal opportunities, meet new
Sims with unique personalities, share their culture and bring them home,
discover new styles on their travels, and share everything they encounter on
their adventures with the world through personal photographs, movies, and
stories. Those who register their copy of the PC/Mac version of the game online
will receive the Explorer’s Loot Set which includes exotic Egyptian furniture,
Chinese décor, and more as well as 1,000 SimPoints*** to be used in The Sims 3
Store to customize their game with additional in-game items.

For more information about The Sims 3 World Adventures or The
Sims 3, please visit www.TheSims3.com. Developed by The Sims Studio, The Sims 3
World Adventures is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

*Requires The Sims 3 for PC/MAC to play.