GameSpy
and
GameSpot
have dueling unofficial, but apparently straight from EA reports that The Sims 2 is
gold. The first report mentions a September 14 release date, while the latter
story predicts the game's release on September 17.
Update:
The Sims 2 Website now
officially confirms this news, saying "the game has gone gold and is set to be
in stores by September 17th." In other Sims 2-related news,
EA Announces Mark Mothersbaugh as Lead Composer for The Sims 2 is the press
release announcing the former Devo member's participation in this project as
tunesmith.