The moment you’ve been waiting for - THE SIMS 3 GOES GOLD! Yes!* Just got the EA press release of The Sims 3 now going gold! * Time to celebrate! The Sims 3 GOES GOLD Time to Celebrate and Gear Up for The Sims 3 Launch on June 2, 2009 The EA Sims Studio is pleased to announce that The Sims 3, the highly-anticipated flagship game from the best-selling PC franchise The Sims, has gone gold for the PC and Mac, is off to manufacturing and will street *in 60 countries June 2, 2009. 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 at http://eastore.ea.com/store/ea/ContentTheme/pbPage.the_sims3/ThemeID.718200 The Sims 3 was developed by The Sims Studio and is rated T for Teen. To download artwork, including Mother’s Day screens, visit www.info.ea.com. For more information about The Sims 3, go to www.TheSims3.com.