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The Coshocton Cherokees went 1-1 Saturday in the Roth/Gardner Memorial Tournament, ensuring a spot in today’s semifinals against Wayne County while Tuscarawas County will be in a play-in game this afternoon with hopes of advancing to the semifinals. [Link]
Welcome back to PC World's weekly celebration of slack. For this installment, I stand in line and wait patiently for the next summer blockbuster ... and later, I get infected with love for EA's Spore. [Link]
In the final edition of the Metal Gear Solid series, narrative is the objective. [Link]
Spore’s population of creatures continues to steadily rise since the game’s Creature Creator was released just a few weeks ago. We’ve already taken a look at how freaky Pokemon invaded Spore . But today it’s all about Mario. [Link]
Game Junkie Gerard Campbell reviews Spore creature creator. Video: Daniel Tobin. Double click on video for full screen. [Link]
Like The Sims before it, the game Spore could be the catalyst for getting people who don't normally play video games to get out and play video games. [Link]
Everyone's favorite game franchises re-imagined in Will Wright's Creature Creator. [Link]
CNET News Korea ELectronics Technology Institute CNET News, CA - Jul 3, 2008 EA just released some of the first detailed images and video from the game's tribal phase. With Electronic Arts ' much-anticipated evolution game , Spore , ... [Link]
Kevin Rose, Mark Cuban, Craig Newmark Get Makeovers For EA's Spore Silicon Alley Insider, NY - Jul 3, 2008 Spore , Electronic Arts ' (ERTS) long-anticipated God game that arrives in September, could be a big hit for EA . In the meantime, it's getting a lot of play ... [Link]
Electronic Arts expands its casual game line-up VentureBeat, CA - Jul 2, 2008 “ Spore ” was also on display at the event as a PC game and as a mobile game , which shows that EA is positioning this game as something that the mass market ... [Link]
abstract expressionist art, CNET News, CA - Jul 2, 2008 EA just released some of the first detailed images and video from the game's tribal phase. With Electronic Arts ' much-anticipated evolution game , Spore , ... [Link]
The mad scientists at GameSpy got to experiment with the full version of Spore: By now you've... [Link]
MTV.com ‘ Spore ’ Impressions Breakthrough: It’s A Game After All MTV.com - Jul 1, 2008 Then I got my hands on a copy of the game at EA ’s Los Angeles headquarters a couple of weeks ago and — finally — found what I was looking for. “ Spore ” ... Digital Download: You're the ... [Link]
Former EA exec jumps ship to iPhone games startup Pocket Gamer, UK - Jul 1, 2008 by Stuart Dredge Neil Young has been one of EA's executive big-hitters, overseeing console/PC games including The Sims 2 and Spore . ... [Link]
Spore, the latest game from The Sims creator Will Wright, is evolving into a sensation months before it hits stores. [Link]
The NPD Group has released US PC software sales data for the week ending June 21, with EA's Spore Creature Creator coming out on top. Maxis reported that one million Spore creatures were created and shared during the stand-alone program's first week of availability. [Link]
IntoMobile EA star leaves to start iPhone games company, Ngmoco VentureBeat, CA - Jun 30, 2008 He was the executive in charge of EA ’s most important upcoming title, “ Spore .” He gave it up a couple of weeks ago to start his own game company in San ... EA Games exec leaves to start iPhone ... [Link]
Game Guru EA to offer Spore Galactic Edition Macworld, CA - Jun 25, 2008 by Peter Cohen, Macworld.com Electronic Arts ( EA ) will offer a special version of Spore , the forthcoming game from Maxis designed by Sim City and The Sims ... Spore video game spawns explicit 'sporn' NEWS.com.au EA ... [Link]
Pro gaming finds new viewers; fans rush to ' Spore ' The Associated Press - Jun 23, 2008 7, when his new game , the universe simulator " Spore ," finally arrives. Publisher Electronic Arts gave fans a taste of the game last week, ... [Link]
eFluxMedia Free EA software release spawns 'sporn' MSNBC - Jun 20, 2008 “‘ Spore ’ is a great creative tool with parental controls that allow users to flag objectionable content and keep it out of their game . ... Mac Games : Electronic Arts releases Spore Creature Creator for Macs ... [Link]
There are some cool new Flash games inspired by Spore. First, a MFA thesis project called Flowing is nice. I also like this one, but by far the best Spore-like Flash game is this wonderful nameless gem I found on this forum thread. Check it out!
It’s a great way to kill some time and get your head in the game simultaneously while we all anxiously await the March 3rd Spore release.
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 12:32 AM PST
Will Wright @ Macworld: “We couldn’t be happier to bring Spore to the Mac at the same time as the PC version. Spore is a highly creative game and I look forward to seeing what the players come up with to fill the universe they design.”
As a MacBook Pro owner, I find this very sweet. Now I don’t need to worry about the Spore system requirements because I know I’m all set! I can’t wait to buy Spore for Mac!
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 8:25 PM PST
The creative force behind The Sims series believes a complex way of understanding the world can be gained through very simple rules. Will Wright unveils his next game, Spore, where players are creators who build—and react to—ever-more complexity within their environments.
Posted by SporeStuff.com as Videos at 8:20 PM PST
According to Amazon.com, Spore will be released on March 3, 2008! You can pre-order Spore today for $49.95 through BuySpore.com. Don’t let your copy get backordered due to demand!
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 5:49 PM PDT
Will Wright provides a great introduction to the concepts of Spore gameplay and creature creation on live TV during G4TV’s live Spore demo at the E3 2006. There is no discussion of Spore hardware requirements, but it’s obvious from the video that it’s going to be high.
Posted by SporeStuff.com as Videos at 8:57 AM PDT
Spore creator Will Wright and music director Brian Eno show off and explain the Spore Metaverse and Eno’s procedural soundtrack at the Long Now Foundation. Check out how well the generative soundtrack matches the gameplay!
Posted by SporeStuff.com as Videos at 9:38 PM PDT
A recent post on VideoGamesBlogger.com hints at a significant delay in the Spore release date by not including Spore in their planning for this fiscal year which ends in March 2008.
Does this really mean Spore won’t be released until at least April ‘08? If so, it’s more likely to be released just in time for the holiday shopping season which, if true, could mean another 15-16 months at least before we can play! Say it ain’t so, Wil!
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 7:31 PM PDT
Brian Eno, the “father of ambient music,” has been tapped by Wil Wright to integrate Eno’s “Shuffler” procedural music generation technology into Spore, as the Wright’s developers have always wanted.
“The program (which accepts input based on the game’s parameters) can turn even a small combination of samples into a composition which will never repeat, no matter how long you will play the game.”
Sorry, no updates on the Spore release date.
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 9:23 PM PST
Spore Vehicle Editor Interview
Electronic Arts Senior Producer Morgan Roarty tells PC Gamer about Spore’s vehicle editor. Here’s a fascinating excerpt:
PCG: How do the choices you make in the vehicle editor impact gameplay?
MR: You choose whether to create an air vehicle, a land vehicle, or a water vehicle, and there are different palettes organized around that. If you’re making a land vehicle, you have palettes full of wheels and treads and cockpits. If you’re making an air vehicle, you’ve got propellers, zeppelin-type parts, and wings. For water vehicles, we have hulls and sails, propellers, that kind of stuff. You can mix and match, too—it’s fun to put cool, aerodynamic-looking wings on a land vehicle to make it look a little bit more sleek. Water vehicles are my favorite—it’s really fun to make your fleet and armada.
Also, though it’s not completely final yet, each vehicle gets stats: a speed rating, a defense rating, and a power rating. There’s a pretty classic balance: You know, you can have a quick vehicle that doesn’t have a lot of defenses for quick attacks, or the classic tank, which is slower but has a lot of defense. The power rating ties into the military side, but we also have cultural and diplomatic vehicles, and the power rating also ties into how well they work.
Full interview available at
PC Gamer.
Posted by SporeStuff.com as News at 1:05 PM PST
Will Wright was interviewed by Stephen Colbert for the Colbert Report, and reveals that we may not be able to buy spore until the second half of 2007. 
But at least the interview is both funny and brilliant, plus Stephen actually says the word “nerd-rection“. Enjoy the complete interview clip below: