The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles pack released

It’s been a day packed with news on games updates, with the Sims Medieval being the latest title to benefit. The new game pack is called Pirates and Nobles, and according to the developer, it offers new quests, traits, objects and fashions. The Sims Medieval is an impressive game – the world it offers is different enough from everyday life to make it interesting and refreshing, and it’s definitely one of the brighter and more unique titles in the Sims range.

EA has introduced an update for the Sims Medieval, however, in the form of Pirates and Nobles. Sword fights, love affairs, grand adventures and mysteries are all promised in the new pack, with a war throwing up a host of new opportunities.

Punishments, weddings, elaborate clothing, rewards, Pirates and Nobles offers different types of gameplay to suit your moods, letting you choose to control royalty or common stock.
It all looks like great fun, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it. Will you be downloading The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles? Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

UK to follow US on piracy policy

The UK could soon be following the US by blocking websites that pirate movies and music.

The warning came from communications minister Ed Vaizey in a speech to a conference in London.

In his speech Mr Vaizey said that a voluntary code of practice being drawn up by US ISPs and content owners could be a "game-changer" in other countries.

Many other nations are looking at site blocking to prevent illegal streaming of films, music and sports events.

The change of tactic comes as experts see pirates choose websites that stream content over traditional file-sharing networks.

Odd attitude

Mr Vaizey struck a bullish note in his keynote speech at the Intellect Consumer Electronics conference.

"If people are streaming live football without permission we should look at ways we can stop them," he said. "People have the right to earn money from content they create."

He remained tight-lipped on what came out of last week's meeting between ISPs and content providers to discuss website blocking, but hinted that the US may be leading the way.

"A voluntary agreement may come out of the US and if that does happen it could be a game-changer," he said.