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Spore Sparkles, But
Gameplay's a Little Dim

Game delivers on 'universe in a box' hype, but that doesn't mean it's great

San Jose Mercury News San Jose Mercury News Sep 5, 08 6:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most critics are positive about Spore , but you’ll likely get a different answer from each about why. Troy Wolverton, writing in the San Jose Mercury News , found the game “engrossing,” though he wonders whether it will live up to the “massive hype.” In the New York Times , Seth Schiesel criticized some of Spore 's gameplay, but called it “probably the coolest, most interesting toy I have ever experienced.” More »

More about:  Electronic Arts • Will Wright • Spore • video game reviews • roleplaying games • new release

Gaming Scientists: 'Spore' Misleading But Fun

Game not exactly rigorous about evolution

New York Times New York Times Sep 2, 08 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are raving about Spore, the hyperanticipated new game from Sims impresario Will Wright, the New York Times reports. But that’s mostly just because it’s a fun game, not because it’s scientifically accurate. On that score, the game, which allows players to evolve a creature from a single-celled organism into an interstellar traveler, offers a misleading, intensely simplified view of biology. More »

More about:  video game • computer games • Will Wright • Spore • The Sims

 Spore Spawns
 Sims-Sized
 Expectations

EA risks millions on 5-in-1 evolutionary computer game

CNET CNET Aug 4, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spore will face scary expectations when the one-of-a-kind computer game goes on sale next month, CNET reports. Electronic Arts has poured untold millions into it; fans of Will Wright's last all-new creation, The Sims —the best-selling game of all time—hungrily await a new diversion; and analysts ask if gamers will glom onto the premise of Spore , which offers five games in one. More »

More about:  Electronic Arts • computer games • Will Wright • Spore

'Spore' to Finally Debut in Fall

It's for real this time, EA assures gamers

MarketWatch MarketWatch Feb 12, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - EA said that its “Spore” videogame, long in development, would be released September 7, Marketwatch reports. The company is expecting the game, designed by “Sims” and “SimCity” creator Will Wright, to generate big revenues, given the near-mythical status its long gestation time and solid-gold pedigree have endowed it with. More »

More about:  video game • Electronic Arts • Will Wright • Spore • Maxim

'Sims' Creator's 'Spore' Delayed

Delays of hyped 'god game' due to 'extensive' playability testing

GameSpot Oct 25, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Spore", the much awaited 'life-simulation'/'god game' from SimCity and The Sims creator Will Wright, will finally be released in Spring 2008, GameSpot reports. The game and its all-encompassing concept, wherein a player guides the development of life from multicellular organisms to space-faring civilizations, was first announced two years ago, but its development has been repeatedly delayed. More »

More about:  Will Wright • Spore • The Sims

Sims Designer Named BAFTA Fellow

Award signals acceptance of gaming into art community

CNET CNET Oct 16, 07 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has awarded a fellowship to video game designer Will Wright, creator of The Sims, the best-selling computer game franchise in history. The award has been interpreted as a nod to the growing creativity of computer and video games. Previous recipients include Charlie Chaplin, Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock. More »

More about:  video game • Will Wright • The Sims • BAFTA

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