Spore
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Was Spore a success? What has The Sims become? And more.
VideoDark Spore developer diary
EA spills the beans on action RPG.
We looked over the hill and we saw fire.
Spore, The Sims and what lies ahead.
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FeatureFive of the Best: Character Creators
Lip service.
Spore and Sims creator Will Wright unveils Proxi
Build a world and AI out of your memories.
FeatureLooking back at Spore in a post-No Man's Sky world
Deep simplicity.
Origin sale offers Mass Effect 1 and Dead Space 1 for Ł3
Sequels not much more expensive either.
FeatureThe Will Wright Stuff
Was Spore a success? What has The Sims become? And more.
What's inspired Will Wright's next game?
Karmic computers and improving lives.
VideoDark Spore developer diary
EA spills the beans on action RPG.
EA and Fox doing Spore movie
Ice Age man to direct. As in the film.
Will Wright still working on Spore
On expansions and future versions.
Will Wright leaves EA
To run Stupid Fun Club.
New Spore game coming to Wii
More DS and PC titles also on the way.
Spore to get first expansion this spring
Prepare for more Galactic Adventures.
New Spore patch offers free limbs
Celebrates Creepy & Cute Parts Pack.
Riccitiello: "I personally don't like DRM"
But says 99.8 per cent don't notice it.
Spore turns Creepy & Cute next month
EA wastes no time with first expansion.
EA calms Spore forum threat outcry
Blames an "over-zealous" outsider.
Spore sales top 1 million
More than 25m items now in Sporepedia.
EA threatens to cancel Spore accounts
Of those who complain about DRM online.
EA responds to Spore DRM concerns
Viruses "infinitely higher" on torrents.
Spore prototypes open to public
From fish to beast to spaceship.
Mercenaries 2 does a job on UK chart
Spore not Darwin so well. Top 40 inside.
Spore is meant to be Sims, not Half-Life
Will Wright responds to reviews.
EA investigating Spore login problems
You're not really invalid.
Spore
We looked over the hill and we saw fire.
Spore now available for download
Pre-order your copy ready for release day.
Will Wright discusses Spore porn
He's not offended by all the winkies.
No Spore demo, but expansions planned
And anti-piracy measures explained.
Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw
Your chat with Spore's exec-producer.
Lucy Bradshaw live interview today!
Rounding off Spore Week in style.
Spore
Gene cool.
Most criticism of religion in Spore is from "militant atheists", claims Wright
Calm down, for God's sake.
Wright hints at Spore MMO
Sims man's latest will evolve.
Wright has new projects "in the wings"
"Very short term" titles mooted.
Eurogamer announces Spore Week!
Final game explored and explained.
FeatureMaxis' Will Wright
Spore, The Sims and what lies ahead.
EA man wants to charge for Spore content
But will focus on launching game first.
Riccitiello: EA quality up "sharply"
"We've turned the corner on that issue."
Wright: "Play Spore for your entire life and you'll never visit everywhere"
Sims man wows Comic Con crowd.
Spore has more species than Earth
Wright serves up E3's best stat attack.
Over 1 million Spore creatures created
But EA quiet on penis monster tally.
Spore Creature Creator
Ironically, not evolutionary: revolutionary.
Limited edition Spore unveiled
Comes with Making Of video, shockingly.
250,000 Spore creatures created in a day
249,999 are walking willies.
Spore Creature Creator unleashed
Now available to download.
FeatureSpore
Through the eyes of right-hand lady, Lucy Bradshaw.
Sporepedia evolves onto Internet
Plus: required specs revealed.
Spore Creature Creator
Eurogamer creates life.
Spore demo coming in June
Create your creature in advance.
Spore, Dead Space showing in London
Plus: Science Museum to test Wii Fit.
Spore and Monkey Ball coming to iPhone
Carmack and Team 17 up for it too.
Clarification: YouTube a part of Spore
Integrated not associated, says Maxis.
"Europe is the priority for Spore"
Maxis on why we'll get it first.
Spore
And on the seventh day, User created content.
Spore release date announced
God news, everyone.
EA "not satisfied" with 2007 performance
New LOTR, Dragon Age to make 08 exciting.
FeatureComing Attractions: Strategy and Simulation
Part 2: More on what's coming in 2008.
Sims was "The Toilet Game"
Wright says it almost didn't get made.
Macs to get Spore, Call of Duty 4
This could be the year, Lifestylers.
PC gaming "should be like Punk Rock"
Spore developer loves its variety.
Spore heading to Wii
Wright tells Guardian.
Games are not stories - Wright
BAFTA speech summary.
Spore is six months away
Seedy duplication soon.
Wright getting lifetime BAFTA
A real "first".
GC: Spore for consoles
After PC, says Maxis.
FeatureGC: Spore
New details of Will Wright's latest.
Spore slips to 2008
Expected in spring.
Eno's unique Spore soundtrack
'Just as procedural as the game'.
Wright talks about Spore date
Behind the scenes on Colbert.
Spore due in late 2007
Will Wright offers a hint.
War and Spore for mobiles
MOH, Battlefield on way.
See Spore in action
New video now on EG TV.
Spore coming to handhelds?
Job ad seems to suggest so.
Sims creator talks Rev
He's rather keen on it.
Spore for Xbox 360?
MS CEO seems to think so.
Spore
Generation game.
Will Wright unveils Spore at GDC
Sims creator enormously ambitious new project sees you control life from the petri dish to the Star Destroyer in a totally user-defined environment.