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Read More »EA spills the beans on Spore for Wii and DS
The home console debut and second DS outing for Maxis’ popular universe sim Spore have been officially revealed by publisher EA, with both titles due to hit retail by the end of the year. Spore Hero, the first Wii version of the series, offers ‘an accessible, story-driven action-adventure’. Players must …
Read More »Will Wright now EA consultant
Maxis co-founder clarifies his relationship with EA following his sudden exodus
Read More »Wii version of Spore on the way
EA Maxis has confirmed it will be releasing four new titles in the Spore series before the end of 2009, including expansion packs and standalone products and, for the first time, a Wii iteration of the franchise. Spore senior producer Morgan Roarty revealed the four releases will be spread across …
Read More »Spore to hit the cinema?
EA wants to licence upcoming release Spore for use in movies and TV, the game’s developer Will Wright has stated. "With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc. We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people …
Read More »E3 ’08: Day one review
A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV
Read More »Spore Creature Creator hits 1m
The full blooded release of universe-sim Spore might still be over two months away, but the popularity of EA’s taster package Spore Creature Creator suggests that interest in the title is sky-high. In its first week on the market, gamers have used the package to create a whopping one million …
Read More »Spore: Galactic Edition announced
Electronic Arts is to release a special edition of Spore when the title arrives in September – which it says will be the perfect SKU for the ‘ultimate Spore fan’. The iteration will include the ‘Making of Spore’ DVD, a ‘How to Build a Better Being’ DVD from the National …
Read More »The Sims Online returns for free
After failing to spark the imagination of The Sims fanbase first time out, EA has resurrected its MMO adaptation of its famous franchise under the new name EA Land. Based on the architecture behind The Sims Online, the free-to-play title offers several improvements on the first game. The 12 separate …
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