I've just found out that this is going to be released next year.

Apparently the Create-a-Sim is better than before, you can create a Sim who looks like you! I wonder if you can get more than 8 to a property this time...

http://www.thesims2.co.uk/news.read.asp?id=1023

I used to play The Sims a lot about 8 years ago. However, I would end up getting bored in the end and build a wall around them just to see what would happen.

I found my Sims disc a few months ago, and after realising you had to turn off BLOODY User Account Control in Vista to get it to run, I installed it and played it... but in time honoured tradition, I got bored and built a wall around them...