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zzz
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Posted: 12th Feb 2008 22:33 Edited at: 12th Feb 2008 22:34
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I guess some of you got the 1st newsletter today...


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Strelok
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Posted: 12th Feb 2008 22:38
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Whoot ! That's great news

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Posted: 12th Feb 2008 22:38 Edited at: 12th Feb 2008 22:39
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Quote: "Get ready for the next Big Bang this fall! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore™, the highly anticipated game from the creators of The Sims™, will be available at retailers worldwide the weekend of September 7. Spore will be available for the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS™, and mobile phones.

"The wait is almost over," said Maxis Chief Designer Will Wright. "We're in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can't wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year."
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Yay, Mac version - since I'm hopefully getting a Mac in the summer after exams etc. so that will be perfect for the new school year - an iMac and Spore to go with it


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Gil Galvanti
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I'm excited, even though it was originally supposed to come out that time last year...annoying how much they delay all the good games .


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Seppuku Arts
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Huzzah! Hopefully I'll be in a similar position as David R, otherwise I'll be moping for another year on the lack of a job and money.

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yep, also got the newsletter today. Never thought I was actually gonna recieve anything But great news indeed!

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Must. Buy.

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YEAH Gives me time to buy a brand new computer, Quad Core PCI Express 2.0, Vista, SLI, 4gb ram NEw monitor WOOO


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They just posted 2 new videos on gamespot today for spore.
Nevermind.... Theyre just 30 secs long each. Lame...

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This is the only game I've ever read about that I've actually been anticipating the release of.

Can't wait... and if my current box needs heart surgery to be able to play it then that's what it will get.

That is, as long as it doesn't come as a Vista-only game...

(Not seen that stated anywhere so fingers crossed).

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Oh goody can't wait for this game!


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WEWT is all i gotta say

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if you search on Gametrailers.com in the user videos there is a 35 min demonstration

MY GOD! at first I thought it was just some kiddy game, but the amount this game offers is amazing! lol you even get up to a stage where you can battle on your planet for world domination heh then port out into the galaxy to find new life, meet new races on the other side of the galaxy....fight them if you want....create a whole new planet...lol there is so much detail I am genuinely baffled.

I can't wait to play this game, I know the game will keep me going for ages by itself but I hope they include some multiplayer features, even if its just selectively downloading your friends planet and checking it out.

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Quote: "I hope they include some multiplayer features, even if its just selectively downloading your friends planet and checking it out."


One feature I thought was really cool was that other player's worlds could be populated by the creatures that you evolve in your game and vice-versa.

Nice.

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Posted: 13th Feb 2008 08:27 Edited at: 13th Feb 2008 08:28
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Hi, I’m Will Wright and I’m working on a new game called Spore™. You’ve heard of it? Oh, that’s right, you signed up to get the Official Spore Newsletter. According to my notes, we haven’t sent a single newsletter out. Maybe that’s why I’ve been hearing from so many fans wanting some new information on Spore.

While we finish up the game over the next few months, we’ll be sharing more information with you and other fans. As a newsletter subscriber, you’ll be among the first to get new Spore information, screenshots, videos and other cool features from the Spore team. Check out our launch date teaser, and of course you can visit Spore.com for updates anytime.

Thanks again. You’ll hear from us soon.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Now all i'll be needing is a new PC so i can actually run the game

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I wish it could come to linux . Well, I have vista, but still. And I wish my laptop where better so it could handle it.

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Awww, I thought it would be out around March, dunno where I got that from but it's just another game that's taking far too long to arrive (DukeNukem,RE5,Fallout2).

Hurry up Spore, and if you suck I will break your freakin neck, it's months and months away yet still the next game I'm looking forward to.


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Spore, If you are vista I will break your freakin neck...

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Awesome.

But I dont get it, they're releasing it for the DS and mobile phones, but not for any consoles (you'd think the Wii at least since they're already collaborating with Nintendo).

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Quote: "MY GOD! at first I thought it was just some kiddy game, but the amount this game offers is amazing! lol you even get up to a stage where you can battle on your planet for world domination heh then port out into the galaxy to find new life, meet new races on the other side of the galaxy....fight them if you want....create a whole new planet...lol there is so much detail I am genuinely baffled."


Talk about old news. Now you know what the rest of the world is so excited about

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Posted: 13th Feb 2008 15:31 Edited at: 13th Feb 2008 15:31
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Quote: "Talk about old news. Now you know what the rest of the world is so excited about"

I was suprised that none of my friends had heard about spore when I showed them some vids today, still almost all of them are gamers.
They may just have been sucked down too deep into the fps swamp.
Anyway, They were impressed.

I read somewhere that it would take 72 years to explore the whole spore universe, could it really be true?

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Quote: "I read somewhere that it would take 72 years to explore the whole spore universe, could it really be true?"




I normally don't like Sim games but this sounds like it will be really really good.

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That's not true, I think. The whole thing is procedurally generated and the seeds are definitely endless as other players data is exchanged with yours. Like with Infinity and similar games, there is no set end to the universe.


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Actually Spore creates a galaxy for you, meaning it's not infinite. While there are infinite resources available, your galaxy will be limited (which in terms of galaxies is quite a vague word).

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Everythings procedural, so it'll be different with each game, it could be 72 years if everyone in the world had their own galaxy and you needed to visit every single one.

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I remember reading up something about Spore and over at Cracked.com. I think the article is again by David Wong. In part and collaboration.

yeah, check this out about Spore

http://www.cracked.com/article_15243_next-25-years-video-games.html

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Quote: "But I dont get it, they're releasing it for the DS and mobile phones, but not for any consoles (you'd think the Wii at least since they're already collaborating with Nintendo)."


I'm sure Spore couldn't fit on a phone. What you are thinking of is probobly a separate version (like the far cry for the wii, etc.).

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Quote: "What you are thinking of is probobly a separate version (like the far cry for the wii, etc.)"

I think that´s exactly what he meant.

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YAY!
Apart from GTA San Andreas and GTA IV this is the only game I've followed in development! I predicted late August so not too far off
Still bugger all on spore.com It even has (c)2006 at the bottom

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Posted: 14th Feb 2008 15:33 Edited at: 14th Feb 2008 15:49
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Lots of new screenshots at spore.com!
Edit: and even more screenies at ign.


Edit again: I think the first phase of spore looks a lot like flOw(gameplay wise).

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i played flOw once and thought the same thing. as for the new release date, i thought it was going to be April!!!!!

Ah well.

Till then im going to work on my own procedural game:

Universe

In it, the procedural-ness goes one step further as you spawn elemnts and combine them to make compunds that you can use to "earn" more elements(you start with only hydrodgen and helium) which you can use to earn more elemts, ect... much like the real universe evolved. Eventually you will be able to make planets, then (this part will be hard because it processes each particle individually) life. And the whole time you can spawn more particles at will if you have earned their elements. Also you can spawn energy in various forms.
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PS. where can i sign up for this news letter???

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Quote: "PS. where can i sign up for this news letter???"

Spore website.

By the way, everyone interested in the latest Spore news, this is probably the best site for it:
http://www.xspore.com/


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I found a link to this movie about the creator tools in Spore. What you can do with the tools are far more impressive then what I saw last time.

http://kotaku.com/356249/spore-creature-creation-preview

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Screenshots
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I wish I could try this game out. Perhaps I should try to get transferred to EALA where Maxis is located


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What I like about Will Wright is that he seems to pull through on all the hype while Peter Molyneux doesn't The latest footage and videos actually goes beyond what I had in mind last year.

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I hope they make a creture to 3ds file converter for the game

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I'm really interested in this procedural music they talked about in the interview.


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Quote: "I hope they make a creture to 3ds file converter for the game"

Even if the built-in modeler won´t be as advanced as a professional modeler, it would be really cool if, as you wrote, someone made a converter so that you could make a base shape in spore and then continue the modeling in another modeler!

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Either this game is going to suck beyond belief, or its gonna be ubercool.


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I would bet my life's savings that the game won't suck beyond belief . 1) We are talking about Will Wright, 2) We've already seen them play the game, it looks amazing and it's months before it's release still, 3) It's so incredibly innovative and filled with ub3r l33t awesomeness that there is no way it will suck beyond belief .


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1) The guy behind the Sims... Which I didn't like.
2) Yeah, but how long will it remain entertaining? I think it could get boring pretty fast after conquering some planets.
3) But how much fun will it be?

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it WILL suck, I say it COULD suck. And seeing the game isn't there, I think thats the best judgement I can make.


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Quote: "1) The guy behind the Sims... Which I didn't like.
2) Yeah, but how long will it remain entertaining? I think it could get boring pretty fast after conquering some planets.
3) But how much fun will it be?
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1) It's still regarded as one of the best games ever made, regardless of whether you like it or not .
2) Just by looking at them play it, I know I could keep myself entertained for weeks with it .
3) Very.


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Well, seeing as it's not out yet, that is definitely not true. I think Spore is over-hyped, and can only disappoint. It will still be a kick-butt game but people's expectations for it are so over the top, it can only be worse than what they imagine.


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Lol, I'm talking about Sims .


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Exactly, Jeku. That's my point.


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I disagree Jeku.. Will Wright has been very successful with his previous games, I think he knows what he's doing

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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I disagree, Zotoaster. I can't see Spore being fun after conquering a few planets. The same as with the Sims, which got boring pretty fast as well. Will Wright knows how to sell a game and come up with innovative stuff, but I can't see the fun-factor of Spore extending pretty long.

Will Wright knows what he's doing, eh? You mean SimEarth, SimAnts, SimCopter? Against that are SimCity, The Sims and hopefully Spore. That's a 50:50 ratio.


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SimAnts rocked Rami, you don't even know what you're talking about!!

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You HAVE to be kidding me. That game was totally horrible.


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