I just hope they don't reveal it later on and it's the f**king Dog whisperer...

Yaaaaay, I'm so excited! Especially for the horses. I can't wait to see how it all actually effects the sims. Probably going to be new professions/jobs too :o

The people who will only get into The Sims 3 after the release of Pets will definitely be the ones who will be ripped off the most. It's not their fault they didn't discover an interest in the game sooner.

One thing that needs to happen with this EP...there needs to be some kind of reference to LOLcats somewhere in the game, whether it be in the name of an object or some other method. I'm looking forward to seeing people's LOLcats in The Sims 3!

I just hope that free will is separate for sims and pets, because I dont always want to have to tell the dog to eat or play, but I dont like playing with the sims on free will.

i just found out that, in Holland, the release date says to be Oktober 4, which is on the World Animal Day.

Even if the petshop stuff is just for the limited edition, i'm sure someone will make a mod or something and access it for all! i just hope you can ride side-saddle - my victorian women might miss out! i wonder if they will count as family members cause if so, then as i love playing families with 6 kids i might not be able to get pets hopefully it will be a seperate menu option, on the other side of the screen or something.

dunno if these have been posted yet,

new city:

youre sure that isnt just riverview modified a bit?

that was my thought, too, but the same dutch page that gave the date also gave these pics, saying it was the new city.
hopefully we'll know for sure in a day and a half, when that E3 starts.

The first picture definitely reminds me of Riverview, especially with the dirt path leading to that barn in the background. The blue and brown building is most likely the new Equestrian centre. The alleyway where the boy gets beat up is definitely new to me. Maybe some shots were in a modified Riverview, and some were in a brand new place? Probably not the most organized way to make a trailer but it's possible. I'm hoping we do get a new rural town, horses alone would make a new world worth it. We'll need some nice dirt trails to go riding on! Huh...maybe ATV's could be another vehicle type to have in a future EP!

Either a coincidence or EA intended to placate Holland, either way if it is released as promised, this EP would have a lot of meaning to you.

I missed the Pets EP in previous game, so I am no way going to miss this one. World Animal Day or not.

You didn't really miss much. The pets were disappointing, cute but disappointing. But they were all we had so we had to like them. I think, we will understand how below the bar EA performed with TS2 pets, when TS3 pets EP comes out, if TS3 pets are as awesome as seen on the trailer.

The only thing I found disappointing with TS2 Pets is that I couldn't zoom close enough in to see the kittens

I so wish that there will be cows, goats, hens or sheeps that we can feed and take milk/wool from them and sell it. I want to have a farm with these animals. Just pets as we had in sims 2 is a bit repetitive, although you can give them traits now. Horses - ok, but more farm animals would really be a great addition to the game. But maybe they announce them at some point. Hope dies last.

Limited edition venue for the game?

Okay, looks like I'm not getting this game.

They know very well with our response to Generations that people don't like being cut short on things like items and interactions - and their response is to leave out a critical element from the "main" game? EA's proving to be ridiculously greedy and the game isn't even out yet.