There are three videogames in the world of The Sims 3. Well, three videogames and a little something extra.

I'll show them to you after the jump.

Your sims can play games on a computer, or on a television hooked up to the Maxoid Game Simulator 2 1/2, which sells for only $750 and has a fun rating of 7. When sims play games, they're clearly displayed within the game. And they're all plugs for Electronic Arts games. Instead of coming up with some sort of cute hypothetical games, Electronic Arts goes and drops three instances of blatant product placement into The Sims 3. Thanks, EA, for cramming yourselves inelegantly into my game world. I should at least be thankful for whomever shot down the idea of placing billboards around town, because I'm sure that idea must have been floated at some meeting.

The first game is Burnout: Paradise.

The second game is Skate 2.

The third game is some sort of basketball sim, but I'm pretty sure it's not those unofficial basketball games like NCAA College Tour or Midway's Blitz League game. So I'm guessing it's EA's Official NFL Madden Basketball.

There are also virtual goggles your sim can wear that allow him to select action, fantasy, or sci-fi adventures. In these cases, we're not privy to whatever a sim sees, but I don't doubt an EA logo is involved.

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(Click here for the previous Sims 3 game diary.)