Electronic Arts on Thursday announced the first details for The Sims: 2 Apartment Life for the PC and The Sims 2: Apartment Pets for the Nintendo DS. The Sims 2: Apartment Life brings the adventure of close quarters living to your Sims. Launching simultaneously, The Sims 2: Apartment Pets places your Sims in their very own apartment with a variety of pets. Also, just downstairs from your Sims apartment is their own pet spa where they must take good care of a variety of visiting animals, including their own personal pets. Both titles are due for launch on August 22.

The expansion pack for The Sims 2 will take your Sims out of the suburbs and into a busy apartment building. Because you’ll have the ability to control multiple households, your Sims will be able to live in happy harmony or comical discord. Also available will be new social networks and character types, including artsy bohemians, sports fans and gadget-loving techies. With the new reputation meter, your Sims will be able to build up the respect they deserve from other Sims to be either the most admired or least-desired Sim in the neighborhood. The better their reputation, the easier it will be for your Sims to find the right friends to help them achieve their goals.