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Play.tm: Spore Galactic Adventures review
Executive producer Morgan Roarty is here to take us around the add-on to EA’s PC hit, and talk of piracy and hardcore dissatisfaction is rapidly side-stepped as we pile into chatter on Spore’s mainstream success. The numbers make good reading, the Creature Creator having been downloaded over 6 million times, with 3 million copies of Spore sold, and over 64 million creatures invented. ‘Goals’ are key - tasks for creatures to complete, and these can be racked-up in succession in true sandbox...   [read the full post]

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Rate EA Closing Down Mercenaries Developer Pandemic Studios

Original at 1up.com external link    Tue, Nov 17

By Chris Pereira Rumors begin circulating earlier today that EA would be shutting down Pandemic Studios, the developer behind Mercenaries, Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Destroy All Humans. They were currently at work on The Saboteur, which is set for release on December 8. Kotaku r...

Rate Review: Cities XL

Original at Stuff.co.nz external link    Tue, Nov 17

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Even the original working title for Spore (another Will Wright project) was SimEverything, a name presumably suggested by the same genius who thought it ...

Rate Winifred Phillips Discusses Her Score for Spore Hero

Original at GameZone external link    Mon, Nov 16

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The game is clearly light-hearted, both in terms of its story and its visual style. But the concepts Will Wright put forward in the original Spore PC game ...

Past Month

 

Rate Spore Islands Preview

Original at IGN external link    Thu, Nov 12

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Evolve, Survive, Party" is Spore Islands' slogan, and that pretty much sums up the game-play. Waiting for time to pass so you can gain new tokens means ...

Rate Modern publicity warfare

Original at Tobold's MMORPG external link    Thu, Nov 12

By Tobold(noreply@blogger.com) According to user reviews in various places, like Metacritic, IGN, or Amazon, Modern Warfare 2 is one of the worst games in history, with a user review score hovering very close to the absolute bottom. At the same time press reviews regularly score the game above 90%, as one of the best games...

Rate Spore Hero Arena - review

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Mon, Nov 2

By RawmeatCowboy Full review here A portion of a C3 review… The Spore concept is a difficult one to transfer well to weaker hardware, but thankfully EA have not tried to shoehorn in anything unnecessary to a good gaming experience. Sadly, what is here, in regards to fighting and journeying, doesn’t hold up i...

Rate Spore Hero Arena Review

Original at IGN external link    Thu, Oct 22

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Spore Hero Arena, developed by Full Fat, takes the basic Spore aspect of character creation and personal customization and thrusts it into a game design ... Competitions: Spore Hero (Wii) Giveaway! Nintendo Life (blog) all 3 news articles »

October of 2009

 

Rate How About A Spore Fighting Game? [Fighting Games]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By Stephen Totilo This is where I saw the potential. I asked the Spore Hero producer if the size of my creature affected his ability to get hit in a fight. Maybe a smaller creature would have a smaller hit box and a larger one So the reality might not be coming, but Spore Hero, at least, suggest what the birth of a Spo...

Rate 1up reviews, previews

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Mon, Oct 19

By RawmeatCowboy A collection of 1up reviews, and preview… Band Hero - Wii/DS preview Spore Hero Arena Space Invaders Extreme 2 - review A collection of 1up reviews, and preview… Band Hero - Wii/DS preview Spore Hero Arena Space Invaders Extreme 2 - review

Rate Spore Hero Review

Original at 1up.com external link    Wed, Oct 14

By Kris Pigna Unlike the universe-spanning PC simulation it's spun off from, Spore Hero is a disappointingly generic third-person platformer with some very light "Metroidvania" influences. You start the game with a barely evolved creature that crash lands on an unfamiliar planet, and you then exp...

Year 2009

 

Rate Spore Creature Creator 2-D set free in your browser

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Sep 17

By Randy Nelson Now here's some ... creative marketing. Maxis has launched a Flash-based browser version of the Spore Creature Creator that mimics the customization found in the retail game fairly closely. Only, y'know, in 2D. All 250 parts found in the 3D creator are available and there's even the option to i...

Rate Spore Patch: 1.5/1.5.1 for mac

Original at Sporedum external link    Thu, Sep 10

Well the Spore Patch 1.5/1.5.1 has finally been released for the mac! If you can’t remember what was in the last patch, here are the details below: Fixed issues: Object orientation near water or lava can appear incorrectly when Playing or Testing an Adventure. Fixes a crash in the Building Cre...

Rate ESRB updates - Spore Creature Keeper coming to DS

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Sun, Aug 30

By RawmeatCowboy Balloon Pop (DS) – E Rapala We Fish (Wii) – E Mouse House (Wii) – E Aqua Panic! (DS) – E Chaotic: Shadow Warriors (Wii/DS) – E10+ Chronos Twins DX (Wii) – E10+ R-TYPE (Wii) – E Mountain Sports (Wii) – E Cybernoid (Wii) – E CSI: Deadly Intent (Wii) – M DRiiFT Mania (Wii) – E

Rate Ocean Quigley: How to export spore creatures to maya

Original at spore external link    Thu, Jul 23

By ballightning Source: Ocean Quigley’s Website Here’s how to use Spore to export a 3D Collada file of y Source: Ocean Quigley’s Website Here’s how to use Spore to export a 3D Collada file of y

Rate Patch: Ocean Quigley: You can export spore creatures to Maya

Original at Sporedum external link    Thu, Jul 23

By ballightning With the newest Spore Patch, it is now possible to export your spore creatures to Maya, Blender, 3dM With the newest Spore Patch, it is now possible to export your spore creatures to Maya, Blender, 3dM

Rate Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena Q & A

Original at LadyMpire external link    Tue, Jul 21

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By LadyM Spore Hero Q: Is the game a sandbox like the PC game or does it have a definite ending and goal? – LadyM (Gaming Steve) Spore Hero Arena Q: Is the game a sandbox like the PC game or does it have a definite ending and goal? – LadyM (Gaming Steve)

Rate Spore: Galactic Adventures Review

Original at 1up.com external link    Wed, Jun 24

By Justin Haywald When Will Wright first talked about his plans for Spore, he set expectations so high that no game could've possibly lived up to the hype. Spore was a good game, but instead of doing one or two things really well, it was more like several decent games tossed together. Spore's recent expansion,...

Rate Opinion: ‘Spore: Galactic Adventures’ Final Look

Original at multiplayerblog.mtv.com external link    Tue, Jun 23

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By MTV Video Games “Spore Galactic Adventures,” the first major gameplay expansion, is an effort to change that. “Spore” has an endless late-game; players who are able to reach the final Space Stage with their created species see the galaxy open up before them into thousands – perhaps more – of discrete sta...

Rate Spore Patch 4 (v 1.04) available now

Original at Sporedum external link    Tue, Jun 23

By ballightning Maxis has a new patch for Spore users, fresh off the presses.  But before you go on and download it, Maxis has a new patch for Spore users, fresh off the presses.  But before you go on and download it,

Rate How To: Spore Creature Tutorial Part 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jun 10    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (SilverMetallix) Author: SilverMetallix Keywords: spore creature tutorial games Added: June 10, 2009

Rate How To: Spore MonsterVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, May 20    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (TheNobody89) Author: TheNobody89 Keywords: Spore Maxis Electronic Arts Tutorial Creature Creator EA Demo Labor Animation Added: May 20, 2009

Rate Spore how to make things floatVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 16    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (yaykittyz) Author: yaykittyz Keywords: spore creature creator float Added: April 16, 2009

Rate Preview: Spore Galactic Adventures – The Cake Is a Portal [Preview]

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Apr 9

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By AJ Glasser Oh well. Here goes… What is it? Spore Galactic adventures is an expansion pack for Spore that lets you extend the space exploration segment to actual adventure gaming – kind of like the creature phase, only now you have guns and armor and stuff.

Rate Opinion: Maria Montessori: The 138-Year-Old Inspiration Behind Spore [Critique]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Mar 23

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And toys and play, Wright says, go hand-in-hand. If you step way back and look at Spore as a whole it's meant to show a grand arch, the story of life," her said. "The Sims is like the story of life on Earth, Spore is life with a capital L." Goodwin says Spore "amplifies the imagination."

Rate EA Montreal - Wii is a tough nut to crack, we’re preparing for Wii 2, working with MotionPlus right nos (possibly for Spore Hero)

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Fri, Mar 20

By The News Team 1UP: You’re also now producing lots more titles, and it seems like a pretty diverse bunch at that, ranging from something like Army of Two: The 40th Day on PS3, 360, and PSP, to Spore Hero on Wii. Please check out the full interview for a lot more Wii talk

Rate How To: Spore: Shadow the Hedgehog Tutorial Part 1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 12    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (lanmanamel) Author: lanmanamel Keywords: spore sonic hedgehog shadow tails knuckles sega creature creator Added: March 12, 2009

Rate How To: Spore: Rolling Limb TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 25

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By rss@youtube.com (JP6267) Author: JP6267 Keywords: Spore JP6039 JP6267 tutorial floating limb glitch fun easy creature Duskendore Added: February 25, 2009

Rate They want a game? Let THEM make it: Spore Galactic Adventure

Original at http external link    Sat, Jan 31

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By srikalanna Spore. So full of promise. Such a disappointment to so many. What was odd about it was that the tech which players were looking forward to so eagerly was all there, and worked pretty well: the creature editor, the random worlds, and especially the ultra-long zoom from creature to planet to sol...

Rate Opinion: E3 Trailer - SporeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 26

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By rss@youtube.com (GamezChannel) Spore E3 Trailer Spore is a multi-genre massive single-player online metaverse video game developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows a player to control the development of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and...

Rate How To: Spore Creature Creator VideoVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 10    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (profspore) This video was created using the Spore Creature Creator. Author: profspore Keywords: creature spore Added: January 10, 2009

Rate How To: One of my recent Spore creatures.Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Dec 31

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By rss@youtube.com (yourself458) I was messing around and made this and thought it looked cool with the skin glitching out. Author: yourself458 Keywords: Spore creepy arch cute and yourself458 cool wierd dark evil glitch glitches tutorial Added: December 31, 2008

Rate Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars: Hardcore Returns to the Wii [Review]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Dec 30

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By Brian Crecente Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars is one of the better Wii titles of the year. Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars was developed by Red Fly Studio and published by Gamecock. Released on December 2 for the Wii, retails for $49.99. Played through the entire campaign.

Rate Spore v1.03 Patch

Original at Gamers Hell external link    Tue, Nov 18

PC version updated to v1.03

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Rate Will Wright on Science vs Cute

Original at spore external link    Wed, Nov 5

By ballightning To take a quick tangent let me use the creature design vs. performance as an example. We had competing issues to face. First, we wanted the creature’s design to impact its in-game performance. Second, we wanted the economics of the editor to be simple and understandable and connected to performance. Third, we wanted a high amount of aesthetic diversity. We didn’t want there to be one ultimate design direction that the simulator was forcing all the creatures into. In other words if to be fast you had to have long legs that would have met the first goal, conflicted with the third goal and made the second much more complex. Will Wright   [read the full post]

Rate Opinion: Gaming community turning against Electronic Arts over bundled DRM, malware

Original at Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog external link    Sat, Oct 25

By Andrew(noreply@blogger.com) That's a question many gaming enthusiasts have been asking recently following the release of the long-awaited EA title Spore, a game designed by Will Wright (the creator of SimCity) and Maxis (the studio Wright founded, now owned by EA).

Rate Spore Evolves to Version 1.02 on FileFront

Original at 1up.com external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By Dustin Quillen EA and Maxis have issued their second major patch for the PC version of Spore, which you can grab right now on FileFront. While the previous update mostly focused on alleviating concerns with DRM limitations, the 1.02 patch provides fixes for specific bugs and addresses a few community req...

Rate New Spore patch

Original at Space Oddity's Spore external link    Fri, Oct 17    6 related articles

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By SpaceOddity The new Spore patch has arrived, go to http://www.spore.com/patch for all the details. This is seemingly PC version only, but from the sound of it there is a Mac version on the way too. Things in particular that I like: # Hold down the Control key in Sporepedia to select multiple creations for de...

Rate Download: Spore v1.02 Patch

Original at Big Download external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By Steven Wong Download Spore v1.02 Patch (96 MB) Check out all Spore downloads Gallery: Spore Big Download has the latest Spore information for you including downloads of the free Spore Creature Creator demo as well as a gallery of Spore billboard ads.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Rate Spore game simulates life - but is it science?

Original at New Scientist external link    Fri, Oct 17

By Tom(noreply@blogger.com) Spore is the hotly anticipated latest creation of Will Wright, creator of SimCity and The Sims, and was originally titled "Sim Everything". On the other hand, creatures don't evolve by random mutation and natural selection, they are built by a player - with the aid of the creature creator...

Rate Podcast: YouTube Gaming Interview

Original at GamingNexus external link    Thu, Oct 16

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NEWS - A few weeks ago I had the chance to chat with Nikoli Chandhok and Chris Dale from YouTube about how YouTube is integration with games such as Spore and PixelJunk Eden.  We covered a wide variety of topics including how the system works, how the game companies are monetizing this integr...

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Original at Game Stooge external link    Wed, Oct 1

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By Derrick Schommer Click here to listen, or visit the site. This week’s Gaming Podcast, we’re doing a review of Rock Band 2 and it’s drum kit. We are also digging into some juicy news on: Fable II launches with no on-line co-op mode EA slapped with class action law suit over Spore DRM Warhammer Online hits 500K sub...

Rate Opinion: Law of the Game on Joystiq: Rare footage of the DRM in its natural habitat

Original at Joystiq external link    Fri, Sep 19

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By Mark Methenitis Digital Rights Management (or "DRM" for short) is back in the news in a big way with the recent Spore fiasco. DRM, much like a Spore creature, is a quirky animal, with legs of technology, a torso of law, and arms of business, but it doesn't always have a head on its shoulders. But like so many othe...

Rate Spore 1.01 Patch

Original at Nu!Netherlands News Weblog external link    Fri, Sep 19    20 related articles

By nunetherlands Electronic Arts has released a patch (download) for Spore, updating the latest life-sim/strategy game developed by EA Maxis to version 1.01. This patch fixes some bugs that have been reported and to respond to feedback from the community about tuning and stability. There is a cool cheat th...

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Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jun 19

By Ross Miller uery A week with Spore Creature Creator: Day Three Counting Rupees: Bust Blox Metareview -- Don King Presents Prizefighter (Xbox 360) Off the Grid reviews Power Grid X3F Week in Review: June 13, 2008 - June 19, 2008 Wii Wheel + Balance Board = racing simulator

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 69 - 02.15.2008

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Fri, Feb 15

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After years of waiting, dreaming, speculating, hoping, wishing, fantasizing, and talking about Spore, we finally get ... a release date! Sure it's still seven months away, but now we all have something to look forward to for the next seven months!

Year 2007

 

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 62 - 03.09.2007

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Fri, Mar 9

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In addition, I reveal new Spore information straight from Chaim Gingold (Spore Game Designer), the Spore development team gives the Gaming Steve Spore community some love, and I sit down with Chris Satchell, General Manager of XNA, about their wacky competition where four game design...

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 52 - 05.11.2006

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Thu, May 11

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Episode 52 Program E3 2006 Day 2 RecapWhat's it like to build a creature in Spore? And is Will Wright actually giving the Spore demostration?John and I give our impressions of Viva Pinata, Crackdown, Gears of War, Two Human, and Mass Effect for the Xbox 360.Next John and I switch gears and gi...

Year 2005

 

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 30 - 12.10.2005

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Sat, Dec 10

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I'm back from vacation with a monster episode and a little bit of everything. Exclusive Spore design artwork (with more to come!), I take answer your questions, I review the 360 and more! Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator. Vote for Gaming Steve on Podcast Alley.

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 18 - 07.28.2005

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Thu, Jul 28

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Hot Coffee news until your head explodes!Every 30 seconds Xbox Live grows by one.World of Warcraft just keeps getting bigger and bigger.Microsoft confirms worldwide Xbox 360 launch.Advertising to invade all video games all the time.Hot Coffee Part 2 -- The Sims 2.GameTalk: Hot Coffee is ov...

Rate Podcast: Gaming Steve Episode 5 - 03.24.2005

Original at Gaming Steve external link    Thu, Mar 24

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The future of the web site.A bit of Spore stuff.The PSP launch.Why are Xboxes catching on fire?EA gets pounded.GameTalk: Should game designers unionize?Quicktake on the new God of War for PS2.In-depth review of World of Warcraft for the PC.“Name That Game!” contest winners from last week, a n...

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