EA have let-slip a little further information about their Nintendo-pleasing GBA/GameCube incarnation of The Sims, subtitled 'Bustin' Out', which will be out this autumn. The game is developed by (Walnut Creek) and Griptonite Games, who have previously worked on projects such as the GBA conversions of and The Lord of the Rings.

Of course, the new game will enable players to transport their from the Cube onto the GBA, and will offer eight career choices, spanning twenty locales which lead from humble beginnings in a rural barn, to a luxurious mansion in finale. A new cast of thirty-plus characters will also star.

The GBA's link-up capabilities will allow Sims players to trade objects, and converse. There will be a large amount of cross-over between the two platforms, along with the obvious benefits this will have to progressing in the game. Ho-hum.

By Luke Guttridge