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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Spore Hero - Story Interview

Original at Dailymotion external link    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

Rate Videogame Trailers - Spore Galactic Edition

Original at Metacafe external link    Tue, Feb 24    1 related articles

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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

Rate Video: Spore:PeckinpawVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 13

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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

Rate Video: Spore "Snowman on the way"Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Dec 9

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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

Rate Video: Spore by Maxis/ EA Games Official E3 2008 Trailer

Original at Metacafe external link    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 ...

Rate Video: Spore PC Mac ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Sep 4

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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...

Rate Video: Spore Creature Creator - Ultimate Spore CreatureVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jun 27

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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

Rate Video: Spore Creature Ultimate Dance Contest entryVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jun 26

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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

Rate Video: Spore - Classic Doom DemonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jun 18

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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

Rate Video: SWAG at Maxis Studio for the SPORE Creature Creator EventVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Jun 11

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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

Stories

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Rate 'Spore' game developers Maxis getting hit with layoffs? [Kotaku]

Original at Examiner.com external link    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 ...

Rate Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On [Disturbance In The Work Force]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Nov 16

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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,...

Rate More studios affected by EA layoffs

Original at Fragland.net external link    Wed, Nov 11

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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

Rate Rumor: ea's Cuts Include C&C Team, Pandemic, Maxis & More

Original at Kotaku.com external link    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 »

Rate Analysis: Turn-Based Versus Real-Time

Original at Gamasutra external link    Fri, Nov 6

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In this in-depth design analysis, first published in the August 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine, Maxis designer Soren Johnson (Spore ...

Rate Analysis: Turn-Based Versus Real-Time

Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner) external link    Fri, Nov 6

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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...

Rate EA/Maxis: Spore Islands [Facebook]

Original at El Mundo Tech external link    Thu, Nov 5    2 related articles

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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...

Rate Spore Creature Creator builder creates iPhone game about destroying

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Oct 29

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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...

October of 2009

 

Rate Games Vet Chris Hecker Joins IGDA Leadership Forum Keynote Lineup

Original at Gamasutra external link    Fri, Oct 9

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Hecker was most recently a significant contributor to EA and Maxis' game Spore, but after falling victim to recent layoffs at the publisher, ...

Rate Games Vet Chris Hecker Joins IGDA Leadership Forum Keynote Lineup

Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner) external link    Thu, Oct 8

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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...

Rate Will Wright on his entertainment startup, the Stupid Fun Club

Original at VentureBeat external link    Wed, Oct 7

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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

Rate Will Wright To Deliver Opening Keynote at Engage! Expo at Toy Fair

Original at Go Nintendo external link    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...

September of 2009

 

Rate Spore Screenshot Challenge – Vote Now!

Original at Sporedum external link    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...

Rate EA rolls out new Spore Creature Creator 2-D - TechShout!

Original at TechShout! external link    Sat, Sep 19

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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)

Rate Spore spawns free creature-builder

Original at CNET News.com external link    Fri, Sep 18

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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)

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 Creature Creator goes 2D

Original at Neoseeker external link    Wed, Sep 16    10 related articles

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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

Rate Analysis: Game AI & Our Cheatin' Hearts

Original at Gamasutra external link    Mon, Sep 14

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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, ...

Rate Analysis: Game AI & Our Cheatin' Hearts

Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner) external link    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...

Rate Both Spore Heroes are Gold

Original at GamingNexus external link    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...

Rate Spore Creatures coming to iPhone

Original at Sporedum external link    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...

August of 2009

 

Rate Former Maxis employee working on new project, SpyParty

Original at Joystiq external link    Sun, Aug 30

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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...

Rate 9 Basterds [Note]

Original at Kotaku external link    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

Rate Maxis' Hecker Departs With Layoffs, Plans Indie Projects

Original at Gamasutra external link    Fri, Aug 28

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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

Rate Maxis Layoffs Include Outspoken Spore Dev Chris Hecker [Maxis]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 28

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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?

Rate Maxis' Hecker Departs With Layoffs, Plans Indie Projects

Original at GamasutraNews (Feedburner) external link    Fri, Aug 28

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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...

Rate EA Maxis-Spore Hit with Layoffs

Original at spore external link    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

Rate Maxis lays off staff, say Spore Hero/Spore Hero: Arena will still make their dates

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Wed, Aug 26    4 related articles

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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...

Rate EA Confirms Maxis Layoffs

Original at Shacknews external link    Wed, Aug 26    4 related articles

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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...

Rate Job layoffs at Maxis

Original at LadyMpire external link    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...

Rate Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena get prices and an in Store Date for North America

Original at GamingNexus external link    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...

Year 2009

 

Rate Celebrate your Independence with 2 new Spore Galactic Adventures missions!

Original at spore external link    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

Rate 6/29/09 - Spore Galactic Adventures User Upload Challenge

Original at Sporedum external link    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

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 Spore: Galactic Adventures Robot Chicken Interview

Original at 1up.com external link    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...

Rate May's 20 Top-Selling PC Games Sees Return of Fallout

Original at Shacknews external link    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...

Rate BetterSpore Milestone: 10,000 downloads – Parts Pack on its way

Original at Sporedum external link    Mon, Jun 1

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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 [...]

Rate Interview: Maxis’ Bradshaw On Freedom In Games, Failure As A Positive

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate SporeTV present Galactic Creators Camp Review

Original at Sporedum external link    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, [...]

Rate Spore Galactic Adventures Prima Guide cover & info

Original at Sporedum external link    Thu, May 28

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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 [...]

Rate The Feed: Robot Chicken/’Spore Galactic Adventures’ Q&A￿

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate Spore.com Adventure Page launched – 10 new Panoramas

Original at Sporedum external link    Fri, May 22

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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.       [...]

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 Take A Ride With ‘Spore: Galactic Adventures’

Original at multiplayerblog.mtv.com external link    Wed, May 20

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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...

Rate Spore WTF page opens, new videos and images of ‘Spore-bot Chicken’

Original at Sporedum external link    Tue, May 19

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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:                                

Rate Spore Galactic Adventures Goes to the (Robot) Chickens

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate Adventure Camp: Parkaboy’s Posts #2

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate GameSpot – Spore Hero first look preview

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate Another EA/Maxis job opening – Lead Simulation Engineer

Original at Sporedum external link    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]

Rate Storyboard contest for Spore

Original at LadyMpire external link    Thu, May 7

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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...

Rate TV show made in Galactic Adventures: Titan Maximum

Original at Sporedum external link    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 [...]

Rate Ask Maxis with Chris Hecker – accepting questions

Original at Sporedum external link    Tue, May 5

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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 [...]

Rate Maxis: Galactic Adventures Storyboard Contest

Original at Sporedum external link    Sat, May 2

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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 [...]

Rate Spore Galactic Adventures 4 “TX-5000″ screenshots

Original at Sporedum external link    Fri, May 1    3 related articles

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By ballightning EA/Maxis released 4 new images from Spore Galactic Adventures of the TX-5000 superweapon:         Source: SimPrograms

Rate IGN: Spore Galactic Adventures previews and 13 new screens

Original at Sporedum external link    Wed, Apr 29    3 related articles

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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. [...]

Rate Will Wright Talks About Spore Not Coming to Xbox 360 or PS3

Original at Softpedia external link    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. ...

Rate And the Winner Is ...

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    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, ...

Rate Will Wright leaves Maxis/EA for The Stupid Fun Club

Original at EL33TONLINE external link    Wed, Apr 8

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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...

Rate PC Sales Charts – War and Zombies Edition Strategy titles and ...

Original at Softpedia external link    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 ...

Rate TVG: Spore Galactic Adventures Review

Original at Sporedum external link    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]

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 Play.tm: Spore Galactic Adventures review

Original at spore external link    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]

Rate Stuff Your Spore For the Holidays

Original at GayGamer.net external link    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...

Rate Spore Gets Patch 1.03 Small fixes and some freebies

Original at Softpedia external link    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

Rate Spore gets third patch, free limbs get you 24 parts closer to ...

Original at Destructoid external link    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 ...

Rate Spore Patch 3 now available with 24 free creature limbs

Original at The Gamers' Temple external link    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.

Rate Spore Patch 1.03 Released, Adds 24 New Limbs

Original at Shacknews external link    Mon, Nov 17    21 related articles

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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...

Rate New Spore Patch Available For Mac - Gaming

Original at TechBlips external link    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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Original at Untitled external link    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.”

Rate New Spore Patch Available For Mac

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    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 ...

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 gets patched - Gameplanet

Original at SporeFan.com external link    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...

Rate Patch: Spore Evolves to Version 1.02 on FileFront (1up.com)

Original at BloodyFlix.com external link    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 ...

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 Spore Patch 1.02 Released - Shacknews

Original at SporeFan.com external link    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...

Rate Spore expansions: Lucy Bradshaw

Original at spore external link    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]

Rate Spore Patch Brings Popular Mac Game to Version 1.1

Original at Palluxo! Mac Dose of All Things Apple external link    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...

Rate Spore Patch Brings Popular Mac Game to Version 1.1

Original at iPhone News Updated external link    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 ...

Rate Spore Patch Available For Mac

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    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 ...

Rate Spore “Officially” A Hit

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Wed, Sep 24

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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...

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...

Rate Spore 1.01 Patch

Original at Gameguru Mania external link    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...

Rate Maxis on Online Accounts

Original at Spore Universe external link    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...

Rate Spore 1.01 Patch

Original at Gamers Hell external link    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 ...

Rate Spore 1.01 Patch Released

Original at driverheaven.net external link    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 ...

Rate Spore Review: Evolutionary Creationism [Review]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Sep 12

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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.

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Original at Action Trip external link    Mon, Sep 8

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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

Rate Review: Spore – Creationists beware!

Original at iTWire external link    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 ...

Rate Spore reviews are in, Editor’s Choice awards all-around

Original at CrunchGear external link    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 ...

Rate Spore Movie & Creature Creator Patch

Original at Blue's external link    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...

Rate Spore Creature Creator Patch

Original at YouGamers external link    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, ...

Rate Spore Creature Creator Patch is now available!

Original at Simprograms external link    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, ...

Rate Spore Community reports

Original at Spore Universe external link    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.

Rate Spore Galactic Edition Announced

Original at XboxSolution external link    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...

Rate Spore Creature Creator now available

Original at EL33TONLINE external link    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 ...

Rate On Shelves This Week: June 16 to June 22, 2008

Original at pc.qj.net external link    Sun, Jun 15

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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...

Rate How To: Spore Creature Creator Tutorial, Part I and II

Original at Game Stooge external link    Mon, Jun 9    6 related articles

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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.

Rate EA Mobile Releases New Titles for Mobile Phones and the iPod Including First Hasbro-Branded Games

Original at TechWhack external link    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...

Rate Joystiq impressions: Spore (PC/Mac)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Feb 12

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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%

Rate Joystiq impressions: Spore Creatures (DS)

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Feb 12

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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...

Rate Spore Gets Release Date

Original at XboxSolution external link    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...

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