First Sims 3 expansion announced @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on August 04, 2009

News: Send your Sims on 'World Adventures' this November.

Electronic Arts has announced that the first expansion for The Sims 3 will be released on November 16. The game will be called The Sims 3: World Adventures and, not surprisingly, will send your Sims on adventures around the world:

Players can take their Sims on new journeys to famous real-world inspired destinations around the globe for the first time ever and seek out new adventures. While exploring the landmarks of an exotic city, there is no telling what the Sims will find. From mastering martial arts in Shang Simla, China, discovering rich culture and famous landmarks on a romantic getaway to Champs Les Sims, France or exploring the depths of ancient tombs in Al Simhara, Egypt, players can take their Sims on a journey that will change their Sims' lives. Players can accept challenges to search for secret treasures, 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.

The game will also come packaged with 1,000 SimPoints for use in the online Sims Store. According to EA, new content that will only be able to be used with the expansion pack, will be added to the Sims Store after the launch of World Adventures.

In addition to the PC expansion, EA plans to release a version of The Sims 3: World Adventures for the iPhone/iPod Touch in early 2010. The iPhone/iPod Touch version will include exclusive gameplay modes that EA is not quite ready to talk about just yet.

We'll have more soon.