Rod Humble was interviewed during the press conference at E3. He has given out some information about how in-game customization will work. The textures will be common to all types of objects, so you can place the same texture on your trousers, your table and even your car.

BBC interviewed Nancy Smith asking about their Sims franchise. She haven't given any new information, however at the end she said that the team is focusing on getting the game out on pc, and they will see where it gets from there. Some sources interpreted it as an announcement of upcoming console versions. Read the interview and decide yourself.

Another interview with Rod Humble showed up on Joystiq, there's no new information about Sims 3 though :( They speak about Sims selling in 100 milion copies and some ideas for new expansions. If you're interested click here to see the interview.

There's a nice article on gamesindustry.biz about the development process of Sims 3. It describes some of the prototypes the team used to design the game. It turns out that they actually had the game running in 2D engine before even 3D engine was implemented. Another interesting information is that simulation will run on two different levels. High level will simulate how people meet other people, get married, get rich and eventually die.