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Sep 25, 2008

EA responds on Spore bannings

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DS - Spore - EA responds on Spore bannings

Boomtown reports: "Electronic Arts has quickly denied that Spore owners will have their accounts terminated for discussing DRM issues on the official forum.

Yesterday we reported on forum posts from moderators which threatened to bring the banhammer down.

Now EA has stated that banning users is not an official policy.

"These comments are absolutely not true or in-line with EA's moderation policy," EA told Kotaku. "They were made by an over-zealous community volunteer who does not work for EA. Anyone who looks at the boards will clearly see that DRM and other issues are freely discussed on the Spore forums, alongside other topics about the game."
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Sep 24, 2008

Spore sells over a million in just over two weeks

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DS - Spore - Spore sells over a million in just over two weeks

Will Wright's universe sim Spore has sold over one million copies since its launch earlier this month, EA has just announced. Since hitting store shelves on September 7th for the PC, Mac and Nintendo DS, gamers have created over 25 million creatures, vehicles and buildings, all viewable online over at Sporepedia.
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Sep 24, 2008

EA threatens to cancel Spore accounts

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DS - Spore - EA threatens to cancel Spore accounts

Eurogamer reports: "EA has threatened to ban the Spore accounts of members discussing DRM issues on the official game forum.

"SecuROM has been discussed and discussed so much and it causes arguments in threads," barked a moderator. "If you want to talk about DRM SecuROM then please use another fan site forum.

"Please do not continue to post these threads or you account may be at risk of banning, which in some cases would mean you would need to buy a new copy to play Spore."
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Sep 24, 2008

EA Announce Christmas 2008 Family Gaming Line-Up

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DS - Spore - EA Announce Christmas 2008 Family Gaming Line-Up

Today, Electronic Arts have announced their UK Christmas 2008 family gaming line-up. While many of these titles will already be familiar to both Casual and Hardcore Gamers, there may also be one or two surprises...
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Sep 10, 2008

SPORE Launch Event in India, Bollywood Actor and MTV Jockey demo Creature Creator

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DS - Spore - SPORE Launch Event in India, Bollywood Actor and MTV Jockey demo Creature Creator

The Angry Pixel writes: "On Tuesday afternoon, EA India unleashed the icky-galacticness that is SPORE upon unsuspecting press attendees at the game's official launch event held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Delhi. General Manager Ajay Khanna was armed to the teeth with PowerPoint presentations that could apparently freeze time itself, as he went on and on trying to convince the mainstream news representatives that they were staring at something that was sheer 'fantastic' incarnate (one of Mr. Khanna's favorite words). But much like the evolutionary process itself, these things can take time. Which is exactly why you've got to bait these groups of 20-something-year-olds with a free lunch, a fancy press kit (nice job with that one, PR dudes), review copies, and a limited edition EA 2GB pendrive! Well played, indeed."
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Sep 6, 2008

New Game Releases for the Week of September 7, 2008

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DS - Spore - New Game Releases for the Week of September 7, 2008

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"The highlights this week include Spore (PC/Mac), NHL 09 (Xbox 360, PS3), NHL 2K9 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2), Spore Creatures (DS), and The Price is Right (Wii, DS).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of September 7, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Sep 3, 2008

Spore Review Coming Tonight

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DS - Spore - Spore Review Coming Tonight

IGN reports: "IGN will post its Spore review at 12:01am, Pacific Daylight Time, Thursday, or basically tonight. So come back then to find out what we think about the highly-awaited game from EA and Maxis. In fact, all you have to do is refresh this very story at a minute after midnight to read the review."
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Aug 19, 2008

EA Announce Leipzig Line-Up

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DS - Spore - EA Announce Leipzig Line-Up

After an award winning showcase of titles at E3 in July, Electronic Arts today announced its product line up for the Leipzig Games Convention. EA will demonstrate the innovation and creativity of its portfolio for seasoned gamers and newcomers alike, as it leads the way with great interactive entertainment offerings for broad consumer tastes this year. On show in Leipzig are Europe's best selling franchises and consumer favourites like FIFA, Need For Speed, The Sims and Harry Potter, a wide range of casual and family titles for Nintendo platforms including LITTLEST PET SHOP, Boogie SuperStar, Zubo and MONOPOLY, brand new IP like SimAnimals, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space...
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Aug 14, 2008

Spore (NDS/PC) Goes Gold

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WorthPlaying writes: "Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade.Spore will be available on PC Sept. 5 in Europe and September 7 in North America and Asia Pacific. The NDS version will also be available on Sept. 7, 2008."
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Jul 10, 2008

Spore could be the new Sims, says EA

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DS - Spore - Spore could be the new Sims, says EA

MCV: New title can have same 'long tail' effect as Will Wright's last smash, says publisher
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Jun 15, 2008

Spore Creature Creator Live Feed

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DS - Spore - Spore Creature Creator Live Feed

Gamernode reports: "Brendon has rigged up a live stream of his experience with the early version of EA's Spore Creature Creator. He's in there making stuff now, so I'm going to quit my commentary and get to posting. Enjoy!"
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Jun 12, 2008

Jonathan Ross's son loves Spore

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DS - Spore - Jonathan Ross's son loves Spore

MCV: As a major celebrity's son or daughter, you're due a few more perks than your average playground dweller.

And that's exactly what BBC presenter Jonathan Ross's son Harvey discovered when EA sent him an advanced copy of Will Wright's Spore.
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Jun 2, 2008

Spore's Tribal Phase detailed

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DS - Spore - Spore's Tribal Phase detailed

TVGB: "The stage begins with your tribe being the first on their planet to discover tools. With these tools you can pick fruit or go on a hunt with your fellow tribesmen and, while you're at it, you can also capture and ultimately domesticate animals."
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Mar 6, 2008

iPhone Getting Multitouch Games, Including Spore

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DS - Spore - iPhone Getting Multitouch Games, Including Spore

From Gizmodod:

"I've got good news and better news. The good news is that the iPhone is getting multitouch games that use the accelerometer and every bell and whistle of the iPhone for controls. The better news? Developers such as EA are on board and they're bringing the insanely anticipated game Spore to it. All 18 levels. Yes, this is real. Oh mercy."
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Feb 18, 2008

Spore 'less than 1% of what we could possibly do'

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DS - Spore - Spore 'less than 1% of what we could possibly do'

Maxis' ideas for Spore are so vast that the game as it exists today represents only one percent of what the developer could do with it, according to producer Thomas Vu.

"Speaking as a developer, we always want more. With a game like Spore, when you start imagining what could be in there, the scope of it is enormous", Vu told CVG last week.

He explained that, because of Spore's nature, Maxis had to sit down and be very specific about what it wanted to include, but said that "This is like less than one percent of the things we could possibly do"
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Feb 12, 2008

Spore planted on September 7, coming to PS3/360?

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DS - Spore - Spore planted on September 7, coming to PS3/360?

The Wii version of Spore, which was reconfirmed at an EA analysts' event today, has not yet been dated. However, it may not be the only version of the ambitious evolution-civilization-space-exploration sim to hit next-generation consoles. Speaking to analysts, EA Games president Frank Gibeau said that Spore is "already in development" for the newest generation of consoles, "Wii included." He did not specify further platforms, and EA reps could not clarify his comments as of press time.

In addition to dropping hints about new platforms, Gibeau also hinted that Spore might not be entirely free of charge. He told analysts that the online mode of the game could be an "opportunity" for an "expanded digital revenue stream." He did not elaborate if said stream entailed microtransactions, in-game advertising, subscription fees, or any combination of the three.
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Feb 12, 2008

"Unique" Nintendo DS Spore dated, Wii version detailed

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It seems like Will Wright and Maxis' Spore has been in development forever, but after a number of delays and dodging of the questions regarding a release date, publisher Elecronic Arts has finally confirmed in a press release that the title will be arriving worldwide on the Nintendo DS this coming September 07. Worryingly, there was no mention of the Nintendo Wii version in the latest official detailing, but a recent interview with Wright reassures us that it is still in the pipeline.
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Feb 9, 2008

EA CEO Calls Spore The Greatest Creative Risk In The Industry

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DS - Spore - EA CEO Calls Spore The Greatest Creative Risk In The Industry

John Ricitiello started his DICE keynote with a list of games he's currently playing-Burnout Paradise, BioShock, Portal. The one game he's playing that we're not is Spore, a title he said he'd become "fixated" on. While John got the crowd up to speed on his gaming chops, he admitted "Deep down, I'm a business guy." That helps explain Riccitiello's publicly expressed hesitance about the ultimate success of the Will Wright "SimEverything" game.

"It's probably the greatest creative risk maybe going on in the game industry today," he said, responding to audience questions about dealing with failure. Calling Spore "massive" he continued, "I believe it's going to be one of the greatest franchises in our industry and will rival World of Warcraft or The Sims or Rock Band. It's going to be right up there."

"Or not."
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Jan 31, 2008

Spore Coming 'Before Holidays'; EA Still Confident

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DS - Spore - Spore Coming 'Before Holidays'; EA Still Confident

Despite a recent analyst projection that Spore will not be released until the coming fall or winter months, EA declined to give a specific release time frame for the title during today's analyst and press financial conference call.

The company did, however, state that the game will be released this year. "We're not announcing dates for any of our titles. We will tell you it's gonna be before the holidays," said EA CEO John Riccitiello in the call, which is ongoing at time of writing. "We're very, very bullish."
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