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Video: Spore Hero - Story Interview
Original at Dailymotion
• Thu, May 14
Visit the official site http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49142.html Maxis is very excited to bring Spore to the Nintendo Wii.© 2008 MTV ... www.dailymotion.com
Videogame Trailers - Spore Galactic Edition
Original at Metacafe
• Tue, Feb 24
• 1 related articles
Videogame Trailers EA offers the Galactic Edition of the god-game from Will Wright and Maxis for the uber-collecting gamers out there for the Mac ... www.metacafe.com
Video: Spore:PeckinpawOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Feb 13
By rss@youtube.com (SporeAndOthers) This is how the creature that I found the glitch on looks. Creature made by Maxis. Author: SporeAndOthers Keywords: Spore glitch peckinpaw maxis Added: February 13, 2009
Video: Spore "Snowman on the way"Original at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 9
By rss@youtube.com (AlienBommel) Author: AlienBommel Keywords: Spore Maxis EA Games Snowman Rudolph the Reindeer vehicle snemand rensdyret freggi lissy alien bommel www.spore-news.de Added: December 9, 2008
Video: Spore by Maxis/ EA Games Official E3 2008 Trailer
Original at Metacafe
• Fri, Sep 19
By beefers1 The trailer for the popular upcoming PC game Spore Ranked 2.83 / 5 | 300 views | No comments. Click here to watch the item Submitted By: beefers1 Tags: Spore EA Electronic Arts Game ...
Video: Spore PC Mac ReviewOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Sep 4
By rss@youtube.com (rockstar2k2) Spore is a multi-genre "massively single-player online game" by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar explor...
Video: Spore Creature Creator - Ultimate Spore CreatureOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Jun 27
By rss@youtube.com (ArashiSpore) I think this guy says it all. Author: ArashiSpore Keywords: creature spore arashispore Maxis EA Will Wright funny letters fanboy game alpha omega ozian Added: June 27, 2008
Video: Spore Creature Ultimate Dance Contest entryOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Jun 26
By rss@youtube.com (vapor1ze) This sweet Hawaiian Spore Girl will hula her way into your hearts. Created with the Spore Creature Creator Full version and made w/♥! Author: vapor1ze Keywords: creature spore hula girl ultimate dance contest Maxis video game Added: June 26, 2008
Video: Spore - Classic Doom DemonOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Jun 18
By rss@youtube.com (lizardcommando) It's the Classic Doom Demon for Spore... Or at least that's what it is supposed to be. Author: lizardcommando Keywords: Spore Creature Creator Maxis Lizardcommando Smileymar Waddleprick Added: June 18, 2008
Video: SWAG at Maxis Studio for the SPORE Creature Creator EventOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Jun 11
By rss@youtube.com (SWAGshow) I take a trip to the Maxis studio in Emeryville, CA for the unveiling of the SPORE creature creator on PC. The final game will be published by EA Games in September of 2008. Keywords: video game news review entertainment web series computer gaming internet website electronic arts trailer tv
'Spore' game developers Maxis getting hit with layoffs? [Kotaku]
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Nov 18
Our fine friends at Kotaku have blistering news from the game development world, where they report Spore's maker Maxis of Emeryville, CA. may be getting hit ...
Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On [Disturbance In The Work Force]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Nov 16
By Brian Crecente Also said to be affected heavily are Spore and former-Sims studio EA Maxis, social network gaming acquisition Rupture Studios, and Mercenaries and The Saboteur creators Pandemic Studios LA. Those development studios are said to be hit with substantial layoffs, according to a source,...
More studios affected by EA layoffs
Original at Fragland.net
• Wed, Nov 11
Further studios getting hit are Sims and Spore creators Maxis and social network gaming company Rupture Studios. Employees that will not be laid off will be ... Report: EA jobs will go within Pandemic, Maxis and C&C team GamesIndustry.biz
Rumor: ea's Cuts Include C&C Team, Pandemic, Maxis & More
Original at Kotaku.com
• Tue, Nov 10
Rumor: ea's Cuts Include C&C Team, Pandemic, Maxis & More with almost the entire team expected to be let go after the real-time strategy game ships some time in 2010. Also said to be affected heavily are Spore ... and more »
Analysis: Turn-Based Versus Real-Time
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Nov 6
In this in-depth design analysis, first published in the August 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Maxis designer Soren Johnson (Spore ...
Analysis: Turn-Based Versus Real-Time
Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner)
• Fri, Nov 6
In this in-depth design analysis, first published in the August 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Maxis designer Soren Johnson (Spore, Civilization IV) looks at the myriad factors in the decision to make a game turn-based versus real-time.] One of the most important choices a desi...
EA/Maxis: Spore Islands [Facebook]
Original at El Mundo Tech
• Thu, Nov 5
• 2 related articles
By elmundotech Posted in Internet, Juegos/Games, Press Releases/Notas de Prensa Tagged: beta, EA, Electronic Arts, en línea, Facebook, Facebook Platform, game, Internet, jeu, juego, Maxis, ojnline, Spore, Spore Islands From/De: EA/Maxis Spore Franchise Launches First Game on Facebook Platfo...
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Spore Creature Creator builder creates iPhone game about destroying
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Oct 29
By Randy Nelson Chaim Gingold spent the past few years creating ways to create things in Spore, most notably the game's Creature Creator. Now the former Maxis design lead has decided to take a different path, making an iPhone game that's all about destroying things ... as a creature. Titled Earth Dragon, Ging...
Games Vet Chris Hecker Joins IGDA Leadership Forum Keynote Lineup
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Oct 9
Hecker was most recently a significant contributor to EA and Maxis' game Spore, but after falling victim to recent layoffs at the publisher, ...
Games Vet Chris Hecker Joins IGDA Leadership Forum Keynote Lineup
Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner)
• Thu, Oct 8
Games industry veteran Chris Hecker is the latest keynote addition to this year's International Game Developers Association's Leadership Forum, the organization announced this week. Hecker was most recently a significant contributor to EA and Maxis' game Spore, but after falling v...
Will Wright on his entertainment startup, the Stupid Fun Club
Original at VentureBeat
• Wed, Oct 7
Gamasutra Wright, who has made blockbuster games from SimCity to The Sims to Spore, was one of the key brains behind EA's successful Maxis studio, which has sold ... Will Wright Hints at His New Project Escapist Magazine
Will Wright To Deliver Opening Keynote at Engage! Expo at Toy Fair
Original at Go Nintendo
• Tue, Oct 6
By RawmeatCowboy Through his SimCity, The Sims, and Spore game franchises created at Electronic Arts, Will Wright generated over $1 billion dollars of value. At Stupid Fun Club, a design studio Will maintained throughout his career as chief designer at Maxis Studios and Electronic Arts, advanced toy de...
Spore Screenshot Challenge – Vote Now!
Original at Sporedum
• Thu, Sep 24
By Ball Lightning Some of the artwork created by spore enthusiasts is amazing. Maxis decided to harness this power and created a spore screenshot challenge, so head over to the official forums and vote for your finalists today! Finalists Announced! Click the thumbnails for quick links to the posts, or scr...
EA rolls out new Spore Creature Creator 2-D - TechShout!
Original at TechShout!
• Sat, Sep 19
EA rolls out new Spore Creature Creator 2-D blog) The game will also allow players to garner and unlock over 250 new creature parts, each with distinct attributes. As for the Spore Hero Arena game, ... Maxis unleashes adorable Spore Creature Creator 2D The Tanooki (blog)
Spore spawns free creature-builder
Original at CNET News.com
• Fri, Sep 18
Caryl Shaw, a senior producer at Maxis who helped bring Spore Creature Creator 2-D to life, told me the game came about because Maxis wanted to make Spore ... Maxis unleashes adorable Spore Creature Creator 2D The Tanooki (blog) EA rolls out new Spore Creature Creator 2-D TechShout! (blog)
Spore Creature Creator 2-D set free in your browser
Original at Joystiq
• 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...
Spore Creature Creator goes 2D
Original at Neoseeker
• Wed, Sep 16
• 10 related articles
It's essentially a Flash mini-game version of their original Spore Creature Creator, but free and in (surprise!) 2D. In addition to allowing users to create ... Create New Creatures With the Spore Creature Creator 2-D Escapist Magazine Maxis Launches Spore Creature Creator 2-D EndSights
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Analysis: Game AI & Our Cheatin' Hearts
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Sep 14
Analysis: Game AI & Our Cheatin' Hearts In this design analysis, first published in the May 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Maxis designer Soren Johnson (Spore, ...
Analysis: Game AI & Our Cheatin' Hearts
Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner)
• Mon, Sep 14
In this design analysis, first published in the May 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Maxis designer Soren Johnson (Spore, Civilization IV) addresses the careful balance between smart AI and player perception that the game is cheating.] The designers of Puzzle Quest have a frustr...
Both Spore Heroes are Gold
Original at GamingNexus
• Sun, Sep 13
NEWS - Remember when Will Wright said that the Wii was the only "true" next-gen console? Well whether you agree with him or not (I respect the guy but certainly don't agree), the man from Maxis is following through with two Spore games for Nintendo platforms, and both of those games have gon...
Spore Creatures coming to iPhone
Original at Sporedum
• Sun, Sep 6
• 1 related articles
Spore for iPhone was a massive success and it appears that Maxis will continue this trend towards iPhone games with Spore Creatures coming to iPhone before June next year according to an exclusive by Pocket Gamer. Will we be seeing each stage released slowly on the iPhone? During our prese...
Former Maxis employee working on new project, SpyParty
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Aug 30
By Griffin McElroy If you enjoyed the bioengineering action of Spore, you owe Chris Hecker a debt of gratitude. He was a contributing developer for the title, and is a six-year employee at Maxis -- rather, he was an employee, until he was let go from the company during Maxis' recent round of layoffs. However, he...
9 Basterds [Note]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Aug 28
By Brian Crecente What you missed: Universal Ratings Raises Its Head Again, ESA Responds Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Leaked from Game Crazy Con This Time, The Video Game Announcer Won't Repeat Himself So Much Maxis Layoffs Include Outspoken Spore Dev Chris Hecker
Maxis' Hecker Departs With Layoffs, Plans Indie Projects
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Aug 28
Hecker is known as a significant contributor to Maxis' Spore, having been involved with many of the game's procedural techniques that allow its vast breadth ... Maxis Layoffs Include Outspoken Spore Dev Chris Hecker [Maxis] Zergwatch
Maxis Layoffs Include Outspoken Spore Dev Chris Hecker [Maxis]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Aug 28
By Michael McWhertor Electronic Arts' recent attempt to "focus" Spore developer Maxis—which was a nicer way of saying some people got laid off—includes one of its more rant-ready folks, Chris Hecker, a Technology Fellow at the company. Remember him?
Maxis' Hecker Departs With Layoffs, Plans Indie Projects
Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner)
• Fri, Aug 28
Amongst the casualties of the recently-confirmed Maxis layoffs is Chris Hecker, a six-year veteran of the Spore developer and prominent member of the game development community. In the immediate future, Hecker will be devoting more time to SpyParty, a multiplayer espionage-themed g...
EA Maxis-Spore Hit with Layoffs
Original at spore
• Wed, Aug 26
By ballightning The Maxis headquarters in Redwood, California have been the host of the latest job cuts as the gamin The Maxis headquarters in Redwood, California have been the host of the latest job cuts as the gamin
Maxis lays off staff, say Spore Hero/Spore Hero: Arena will still make their dates
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Aug 26
• 4 related articles
By RawmeatCowboy “Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions. In this case, EA has taken action to reduce the workforce at Maxis as we focus the business and focus Maxis. EA remains fully committed to Spore and other IP within Maxis, with games planned...
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EA Confirms Maxis Layoffs
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Aug 26
• 4 related articles
It seems that today is not a good day to be a game developer for a successful studio, as publisher Electronic Arts has now confirmed a series of layoffs at Spore developer EA Maxis. "Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions," EA told...
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Job layoffs at Maxis
Original at LadyMpire
• Tue, Aug 25
By LadyM What a sad day recently when Maxis had to let some of their staff go. Maxis Lucky made a statement on the official Spore forum as news traveled about the personnel cuts. I personally wish everyone the best and I hope Maxis can continue to produce Spore content. Hey there all, Wanted to check in an...
Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena get prices and an in Store Date for North America
Original at GamingNexus
• Mon, Aug 17
NEWS - Spore Hero for the Nintendo Wii and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS will be available in retail stores in North America on October 9, 2009 and will be priced at $49.99 MSRP and $29.99 MSRP respectively. Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis said that the two games will be "...a n...
Celebrate your Independence with 2 new Spore Galactic Adventures missions!
Original at spore
• Thu, Jul 2
By judhudson Check out this new press release from EA – celebrate the 4th of July (as Maxis is an American-based Check out this new press release from EA – celebrate the 4th of July (as Maxis is an American-based
6/29/09 - Spore Galactic Adventures User Upload Challenge
Original at Sporedum
• Mon, Jun 29
By judhudson You seen the video, now create your own Captain! Maxis is encouraging users to create their own Cap You seen the video, now create your own Captain! Maxis is encouraging users to create their own Cap
Spore Patch 4 (v 1.04) available now
Original at Sporedum
• 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,
Spore: Galactic Adventures Robot Chicken Interview
Original at 1up.com
• Thu, Jun 18
By Alice Liang Dan Milano: I believe Maxis approached Seth Green and Matt Senreich about the possibility of us being involved, and they simply rallied us troops together. Robot Chicken was not currently in an active writing cycle, so we came together on hiatus, from our separate side-projects. We did sp...
May's 20 Top-Selling PC Games Sees Return of Fallout
Original at Shacknews
• Sun, Jun 14
Research group NPD's list of the 20 best-selling PC games in May shows mostly the usual players--Blizzard and Maxis--in their usual comfy chairs, slightly rearranged. Spore climbs five places following a $10 price cut, while StarCraft 2's imminent beta no doubt plays a hand in the StarC...
BetterSpore Milestone: 10,000 downloads – Parts Pack on its way
Original at Sporedum
• Mon, Jun 1
By ballightning It is been 3 months since the stunning release of BetterSpore 1.5. Since the 14th of March, there has been over 10,000 downloads from our official server, and up to 20,000 from across the internet, making BetterSpore the most popular mod for Spore. It has been featured in magazines, and we even had Maxis talking [...]
Interview: Maxis’ Bradshaw On Freedom In Games, Failure As A Positive
Original at Sporedum
• Fri, May 29
By ballightning Lucy Bradshaw talks to Gamasutra about many aspects in the world of Spore and the Sims. She goes into details about the community and the balance Maxis tried to create in Spore. Spore And Balance Finding the right balance was a challenge in Spore, she says, particularly in the area of how much impact and meaning to give people’s [...]
SporeTV present Galactic Creators Camp Review
Original at Sporedum
• Fri, May 29
By ballightning TNT Productions (Terry) was another of the privilaged Spore users who got to try out Galactic Adventures at the recent Adventure Camp, here is his review plus some Q&A’s. Spore Galactic Adventures Creators Camp Review Firstly I would like to personally thank MaxisCactus and the entire staff at Maxis for giving myself and my other fellow creators/friends (Ceece, Fotosynthesis, [...]
Spore Galactic Adventures Prima Guide cover & info
Original at Sporedum
• Thu, May 28
By ballightning Amazon have added the cover image for the Prima Guide to Galactic Adventures and some information was uploaded to. Product Description * Expanded coverage of the space game from Spore. Giving players the detailed info they’ll need to get them ready for the Galactic Adventures that await. * Complete walkthrough for all Maxis-created adventures. Every puzzle solved, every [...]
The Feed: Robot Chicken/’Spore Galactic Adventures’ Q&A
Original at Sporedum
• Fri, May 22
By ballightning G4: How did you get involved in doing new adventures forSpore Galactic Adventures? Matt Senreich:There’s a guy who works at Maxis, Kevin Kurtz, who has been talking to me for years about us doing something with him. He likes our sensibility and our sense of humor, and he’s been he’s been looking for a while for [...]
Spore.com Adventure Page launched – 10 new Panoramas
Original at Sporedum
• Fri, May 22
By ballightning Maxis have published the Adventure camp page on the official Spore website. They have also published some more screenshots of the camp. You can check out our Adventure Camp page which features all our exclusives with the attendees. There are also now 10 new panoramas, with one from each creator. [...]
How To: Spore MonsterOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, May 20
• 6 related articles
By rss@youtube.com (TheNobody89) Author: TheNobody89 Keywords: Spore Maxis Electronic Arts Tutorial Creature Creator EA Demo Labor Animation Added: May 20, 2009
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Take A Ride With ‘Spore: Galactic Adventures’
Original at multiplayerblog.mtv.com
• Wed, May 20
By MTV Video Games by Adam Rosenberg A video popped up on YouTube about a week ago revealing the first tidbits of a collaborative effort between the “Robot Chicken” writing team and “Spore” creator Maxis. Now the word is officially out: when “Spore’s” first gameplay-enhancing expansion pack, “Galactic A...
Spore WTF page opens, new videos and images of ‘Spore-bot Chicken’
Original at Sporedum
• Tue, May 19
By ballightning The Spore.com/WTF site has finally launched, and as mentioned earlier, which revolves around the creators of Robot Chicken creating missions for Galactic Adventures. Here are some videos that Maxis have released:
Spore Galactic Adventures Goes to the (Robot) Chickens
Original at Sporedum
• Tue, May 19
By ballightning Maxis has finally revealed what the “WTF” is in relation to Spore Galactic Adventures. Earlier today Maxis released a press release detailing what this is all about. It turns out to be pretty boring considering all the hype, with the creators of Robot Chicken creating missions which will be avaliable for download once GA is released. This [...]
Adventure Camp: Parkaboy’s Posts #2
Original at Sporedum
• Sun, May 17
By ballightning Here is some more of what Parkaboy had to say about Spore Galactic Adventures from the Adventure Camp. LINK Someone asked if one of us had played the Maxis made adventures. I played a few… I tried the “Mothership Down”, wich is a huge battlefield, and couldn’t survive more than a few seconds. There was one that was [...]
GameSpot – Spore Hero first look preview
Original at Sporedum
• Tue, May 12
By ballightning It seems that Maxis has heard the call of the hard core gamers. Gamespot reveals in in their first look preview that Spore Hero is aimed at the less casual gamers. The opening scene of the game was shown at the event and vividly described how your character ends up on a new planet. Blazing through [...]
Another EA/Maxis job opening – Lead Simulation Engineer
Original at Sporedum
• Mon, May 11
By ballightning Seems Maxis is hiring more people for a new simulation game. If you remembered last month, Maxis was hiring someone for a fast paced MMO. Now the question is, are these related, are we finally getting a Sims/Spore MMO? LEAD SIMULATION ENGINEER Location: California – Emeryville Role: Software Engineer Specialty: Gameplay Engineer Maxis is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the development of [...] [read the full post]
Storyboard contest for Spore
Original at LadyMpire
• Thu, May 7
By LadyM Get your best adventure ideas on paper and enter our Spore Galactic Adventures Storyboard Contest! The creator of the best storyboard will receive an NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 260 Graphics Card along with a 3D printed Spore creature sculpture. The Maxis team will also create the winning stor...
TV show made in Galactic Adventures: Titan Maximum
Original at Sporedum
• Thu, May 7
By ballightning Earlier today, we posted a video that Maxis distributed which showed off something to do with Robot Chicken (a high rating TV show). Now Reuters has come out and revealed that the company is making a new TV show called Titan Maximum, which from the video we saw, could be using Spore animation instead of [...]
Ask Maxis with Chris Hecker – accepting questions
Original at Sporedum
• Tue, May 5
By ballightning For today’s SporeDay, MaxisCactus is collecting questions from the Official Spore Forum community to ask Chris Hecker. Ask Maxis with Chris Hecker Maxoid Chris Hecker is a technology fellow on Spore. A few of his major contributions to the project include development of procedural animation, painting, and skinning of creatures. You can find out more about Chris through [...]
Maxis: Galactic Adventures Storyboard Contest
Original at Sporedum
• Sat, May 2
By ballightning We want your best adventure ideas! Get your best adventure ideas on paper and enter our Spore Galactic Adventures Storyboard Contest! The first place winner will receive an NVIDIA© GeForceGTX™, a 3D printed Spore creature, and their storyboard will be used to create an adventure by Maxis developers! The second place winner will recieve 3D printed Spore sculpture. May [...]
Spore Galactic Adventures 4 “TX-5000″ screenshots
Original at Sporedum
• Fri, May 1
• 3 related articles
By ballightning EA/Maxis released 4 new images from Spore Galactic Adventures of the TX-5000 superweapon: Source: SimPrograms
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IGN: Spore Galactic Adventures previews and 13 new screens
Original at Sporedum
• Wed, Apr 29
• 3 related articles
By ballightning IGN has a new preview today on Spore Galactic Adventures, as well as 13 new screens from the game, i think it is time for some analysis soon! You don’t need to play the space stage to experience adventures, either. You can simply load up any adventure, whether it is Maxis made, self-made, or downloaded from the community. [...]
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Will Wright Talks About Spore Not Coming to Xbox 360 or PS3
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, Apr 24
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Spore was one of the most hyped up games of last year, with Electronic Arts betting big on the popularity of Will Wright's other creation, Sims, to get people interested in the new title from his Maxis studio. ...
And the Winner Is ...
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Tue, Apr 21
NC Lucy Bradshaw, General Manager of Maxis and Executive Producer of Technical Achievement award-winner Spore, says their BAFTA brought recognition to the team. "The technology behind Spore was a major achievement in my mind," Bradshaw says, ...
Will Wright leaves Maxis/EA for The Stupid Fun Club
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Apr 8
Will Wright, one of the most notable thinkers working in the field of game development today, and creator of SimCity, The Sims and Spore (amongst others) has left the company he co-founded, Maxis, and the company’s publisher, EA, to work full time at an ‘entertainment think tank’ called...
PC Sales Charts – War and Zombies Edition Strategy titles and ...
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, Apr 3
Romania The PC sales charts of this week showcase some of the companies that are making quite a lot of money from PC games, with old favorites Blizzard and Maxis, creators of World of Warcraft, and the Spore and Sims franchises, still managing to move those ...
TVG: Spore Galactic Adventures Review
Original at Sporedum
• Mon, Jan 26
By ballightning Like the original release, the essence of planetary creation is something that EA Maxis is ensuring will be as intuitive and accessible for a wide an audience as possible. Sliders for a range of different attributes, from sea level, global temperature, and even the colour of the land itself, can be changed. Dropping the temperature on a planet covered by water will turn it to ice, whilst doing the opposite will turn the surface into an inhospitable and hellish vision of molten lava, fire, and brimstone; even the height and density of mountains and hills can be changed. That level of climatic extremes shows only a basic level of what players will be able to achieve when Galactic Adventures finally drops. Choosing the level of vegetation... [read the full post]
Opinion: E3 Trailer - SporeOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Jan 26
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...
Play.tm: Spore Galactic Adventures review
Original at spore
• Sun, Jan 25
By ballightning 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 style, allowing players to probe the limits of the game itself; the platform Maxis are offering us. If nothing more, Galactic Adventures’ toolset should be a sturdy test of just how robust the Spore game engine really is, and the quality and depth of the... [read the full post]
Stuff Your Spore For the Holidays
Original at GayGamer.net
• Fri, Dec 19
By PixelPoet I know many of you GayGamers that bought Spore, or the Creature Creator for it, have spent many an hour creating wonderful and pretty creatures to inhabit your rainbow filled worlds. Well it looks like EA and Maxis want to make sure that you can bring your little creations into the real world...
Spore Gets Patch 1.03 Small fixes and some freebies
Original at Softpedia
• Wed, Nov 19
• 21 related articles
Romania - By Andrei Dumitrescu, Games Editor Electronic Arts and Maxis have release the third patch for their evolutionary game Spore. There is not much in the way of ... Analyze That: Piracy, DRM and Goo How 2D Boy gets it while EA does not Softpedia all 2 news articles
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Spore gets third patch, free limbs get you 24 parts closer to ...
Original at Destructoid
• Tue, Nov 18
• 21 related articles
Maxis' Spore just got its third patch, the cleverly titled "Patch 3," which fixes the following bugs:. Fix for "ESC" key not bringing up Options in Galaxy Game Entry; Fix for creator backgrounds appearing on small Sporepedia cards ...
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Spore Patch 3 now available with 24 free creature limbs
Original at The Gamers' Temple
• Mon, Nov 17
• 21 related articles
Maxis today announced that gamers who download and install Patch 3 will be rewarded with 24 new and exoskeleton limbs for the Creature Creator.
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Spore Patch 1.03 Released, Adds 24 New Limbs
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Nov 17
• 21 related articles
A new patch for EA Maxis' Spore is now available to download from FileShack. The update resolves a few bugs and adds 24 free exoskeleton limbs for enhanced creature creation, bringing the PC lifeform management game up to v1.03 in the process. Bug Fixes Fix for esc key not bringing up Options i...
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New Spore Patch Available For Mac - Gaming
Original at TechBlips
• Tue, Nov 11
• 19 related articles
New Spore Patch Available For Mac - November 5, 2008 6:00 AM EA and Maxis have released a new patch for the Mac version of Spore . The patch includes fixes for bugs reported by players, gameplay ...
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Spore patch available for the Mac
Original at Untitled
• Thu, Nov 6
• 20 related articles
By Dennis Sellers EA and Maxis have released a new patch for the Mac version of Spore, reports Inside Mac Games. The patch includes fixes for bugs reported by players, gameplay tuning, the option to select multiple items for deleting or banning in the Sporepedia, and a “cool new planet style.”
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New Spore Patch Available For Mac
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Wed, Nov 5
• 19 related articles
TN - Nov 5, 2008 EA and Maxis have released a new patch for the Mac version of Spore. The patch includes fixes for bugs reported by players, gameplay tuning, the option to ...
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Opinion: Gaming community turning against Electronic Arts over bundled DRM, malware
Original at Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog
• 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).
Spore gets patched - Gameplanet
Original at SporeFan.com
• Mon, Oct 20
• 16 related articles
By SporeFan.com Spore gets patched Gameplanet, New Zealand - by Jon Valjean EA Maxis have released a new patch for Spore, taking their massive sim game to version 1.02. You can download this now from GP Downloads ... Read More...
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Patch: Spore Evolves to Version 1.02 on FileFront (1up.com)
Original at BloodyFlix.com
• Fri, Oct 17
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 ...
Spore Evolves to Version 1.02 on FileFront
Original at 1up.com
• Fri, Oct 17
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...
Spore Patch 1.02 Released - Shacknews
Original at SporeFan.com
• Thu, Oct 16
• 1 related articles
By SporeFan.com Spore Patch 1.02 Released Shacknews - by Chris Faylor Oct 16, 2008 4:44pm CST tags: Spore The second patch for the PC version of EA Maxis' Spore is now available on FileShack, addressing several ... Read More...
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Spore expansions: Lucy Bradshaw
Original at spore
• Tue, Oct 14
By ballightning 1UP spoke with Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw shortly after the announcement. When discussing the future of the franchise, they asked if Maxis would continue releasing Parts Packs indefinitely or if they might at some point open the game up for players to create their own parts, similar to how they eventually opened up The Sims 2. While careful to note that for the time being, the team is “focused on adding to it ourselves,” Bradshaw said, “I’d love to be able to do something like that, probably for more high-end players who have some 3D art skills.” Bradshaw also goes into detail on their plans for continued expansions and add-on packs as well as the future involvement of Will Wright in the game. [read the full post]
Spore Patch Brings Popular Mac Game to Version 1.1
Original at Palluxo! Mac Dose of All Things Apple
• Sun, Sep 28
• 20 related articles
By Palluxo Media EA and Maxis have released a patch for the Mac version of Spore, bringing the game to version 1.1. Luckily for players, developers managed to squeak in a few fun things too. There’s a cool cheat that allows you to turn your creature into a blocky representation of themselves, a new “inspectio...
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Spore Patch Brings Popular Mac Game to Version 1.1
Original at iPhone News Updated
• Sun, Sep 28
• 20 related articles
EA and Maxis have released a patch for the Mac version of Spore, bringing the game to version 1.1. Luckily for players, developers managed to squeak in a few fun things too. There’sa cool cheat that allows you to turn your creature into ...
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Spore Patch Available For Mac
Original at Inside Mac Games
• Fri, Sep 26
• 19 related articles
TN - EA and Maxis have released a patch for the Mac version of Spore, bringing the game to version 1.1. The patch offers a variety of bugs and performance ...
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Spore “Officially” A Hit
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Sep 24
By Erich Jurgens The story of Spore after its launch is a bit of a roller coaster. It’s filled with ups, and one particular down that just wont go away.?? Fortunately for Maxis, and specifically Will Wright, that has not prevented Spore from become a hit, and very quickly at that. Once again the Spore news hits a...
Spore 1.01 Patch
Original at Nu!Netherlands News Weblog
• 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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Spore 1.01 Patch
Original at Gameguru Mania
• Thu, Sep 18
• 20 related articles
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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Maxis on Online Accounts
Original at Spore Universe
• Thu, Sep 18
Maxis have sent us an email in which they inform us on certain updates which will take place regarding Spore Online Accounts. The general idea is that now you will be able to have up to five Spore Screen Names attached to one Spore Account which allows the game to be more freely shared between m...
Spore 1.01 Patch
Original at Gamers Hell
• Thu, Sep 18
• 20 related articles
UK - Sep 18, 2008 Electronic Arts has released a patch for Spore, bringing to v1.01 the latest game developed by EA Maxis. This patch fixes some bugs that have been reported ...
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Spore 1.01 Patch Released
Original at driverheaven.net
• Thu, Sep 18
By MIG-31 Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Maxis today released the first PC patch for the studio's recent evolution simulator Spore (PC, Mac), bringing the game up to v1.01. Available for download upon booting the game and logging in with ...
Spore Review: Evolutionary Creationism [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Sep 12
By Brian Crecente Spore, developed by Maxis, published by Electronic Arts and released on Sept. 7 for the PC and Mac. Retails for $48 to $50. Reviewed on PC. Used all creators, played through space to space level and Omnipotent rank. Earned Spore Fan Achievement.
Spore Review
Original at Action Trip
• Mon, Sep 8
PC World - Just before release, Maxis and EA made an effort to provide gamers with the Spore Creature Creator. This proved to be a smart move. 250000 creatures were ... Review: Ten Things I Learned From Spore Wired News 8 Things Spore Needs to Do Better PC World
Review: Spore – Creationists beware!
Original at iTWire
• Sun, Sep 7
Australia - Sep 7, 2008 The fact that Will Wright and the rest of the Maxis team have provided us with a sandbox in which to realise our inner gene scientist, constructing a ...
Spore reviews are in, Editor’s Choice awards all-around
Original at CrunchGear
• Thu, Sep 4
NY - Sep 4, 2008 IGN’s Jason Ocampo gave it an 8.8/10, which garnered IGN.com Editor’s Choice award. I think that Maxis has made an impressive product that does so many ...
Spore Movie & Creature Creator Patch
Original at Blue's
• Tue, Aug 26
By Blue New patches are now available for the Spore Creature Creator, to update the full and trial editions of this tool to give birth to life-forms for Maxis' imminent life simulation. The patch for the...
Spore Creature Creator Patch
Original at YouGamers
• Tue, Aug 26
Keeping our modems nice and toasty this afternoon, the folks over at Maxis have released a new patch for the Spore Creature Creator. Weighing in at 85MB, this update includes various bug fixes, tool tweaks, new animations, ...
Spore Creature Creator Patch is now available!
Original at Simprograms
• Tue, Aug 26
Excellent, just excellent. You can now update your Creature Creator as Maxis has released a patch for today's SporeDay. The patch fixes the following: Improved thumbnail resolutions for saved creatures. Added five new animations, ...
Spore Community reports
Original at Spore Universe
• Mon, Aug 25
On the 22nd of August, American fansites were able to play the game at Maxis. Judhudson of http://www.simprograms.com has posted a list of all attendees' reports.
Spore Galactic Edition Announced
Original at XboxSolution
• Wed, Jun 25
By Rich Reed Last week I posted that the Spore Creature Creator hit stores and since then there have been over 1 million creatures created and shared. It shows that gamers have a strong interest in the upcoming PC title Spore so EA and Maxis have announced a special edition loaded with free stuff and extr...
Spore Creature Creator now available
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Jun 19
By lisa@el33tonline.com (Lisa) Maxis (an EA studio) released the Spore Creature Creator this week. The Spore Creature Creator is an introduction to Spore which will available for the PC, Mac and Nintendo DS in Europe on the 5th of September and across North America ...
On Shelves This Week: June 16 to June 22, 2008
Original at pc.qj.net
• Sun, Jun 15
By Ceasar S. Spore Creature Creator - Okay, we know EA Maxis' Spore teaser 'peeked a boo' at Bittorent lately. Still, Electronic Arts is planning on turning Spore (PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile) into a million-dollar franchise like The Sims, and they're not wasting any time. Spore Creature Cre...
How To: Spore Creature Creator Tutorial, Part I and II
Original at Game Stooge
• Mon, Jun 9
• 6 related articles
By Jonah Falcon The Spore Creature Creator is coming out next week, and Maxis has issued a tutorial on how to use it. Part II after the break.
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EA Mobile Releases New Titles for Mobile Phones and the iPod Including First Hasbro-Branded Games
Original at TechWhack
• Thu, Apr 3
By Satan Related posts Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir's Fire for Apple iPod launched (0)EA Mobile Announces All-New Tetris for Mobile Phones (0)EA Announces The Sims 2 FreeTime Soundtrack Featuring Natasha Bedingfield (0)EA And Maxis to Ship Spore in September (0)Bubble Bash launched for A...
Joystiq impressions: Spore (PC/Mac)Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Feb 12
By Zack Stern But most of all, I came away thinking that Maxis could pull off Spore's overwhelming scope. This game could actually live up to Will Wright's intent, shipping on September 7. Through Spore, he could change gaming again. Gallery: Spore: new pics (12 Feb 2008)%Gallery-15870%
Joystiq impressions: Spore Creatures (DS)
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Feb 12
By Zack Stern Filed under: Nintendo DS, Online, Simulations, Casual, Galleries Like many other multi-platform games, Spore DS Spore Creatures is being developed outside of EA's Maxis office. Foundation 9 -- formerly the Amaze Entertainment studio -- is handling the game. (Maxis says it's doing the...
Spore Gets Release Date
Original at XboxSolution
• Tue, Feb 12
By Rich Reed The game Spore has received a lot of attention the game when first announced was thought to be slated for release last year. Due to the unique gameplay and wanting to bring out a quality product Maxis and EA announced the game was delayed and didn’t even hint on a new release date. Today Maxis an...