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EA- April 24, 2008

Spore Creature Creator Available Worldwide June 17

Free Demo and Complete Retail Versions Deliver Powerful Creativity Tools
:: See the Announcement

EA- March 31, 2008

Gamasutra article and the Spore Store

On March 31st, 2008 some incorrect details were published about Spore on Gamasutra.com.
:: See the Announcement

Apple.com- March 06, 2008

Spore on the iPhone

EA's Travis Boatman talks about Spore development on the iPhone SDK.
:: Go to Apple.com

IGN.com- February 13, 2008

Spore Creatures DS Preview

"Hands-on with Spore's little brother."
:: Go to IGN.com

PocketGamer.com- February 13, 2008

Hands on with the evolutionary Spore Creatures on DS

"Sharp teeth lurk beneath the cute exterior."
:: Go to PocketGamer.com

1up.com- February 12, 2008

Previews: Spore DS

"We take a gander at the larger than life game for Nintendo's handheld."
:: Go to 1up.com

EA- February 12, 2008

EA and Maxis to Ship SPORE in September

"Get ready for the next Big Bang this fall!"
:: See the Announcement

EA- January 15, 2008

EA REVEALS SPORE FOR THE MAC

"Electronic Arts Inc. announced that SPORE will be available for the Mac later this year."
:: See the Announcement

Gametrailers.com- October 28, 2007

Will Wright BAFTA Interview

"After he had recieved the award he was interviewed by Guy Cocker from Gamespot UK"
:: Go to gametrailers.com

The Guardian- October 26, 2007

Video games do no harm to children, insists Sims creator

"One of the video games industry's most respected figures has called for an end to the debate over whether the games are harmful to children."
:: Go to guardian.co.uk

Gamesindustry.biz- October 25, 2007

Will Wright: games are not stories

"Sims creator pontificates on the differences between linear and interactive media"
:: Go to gamesindustry.biz

Times Online- October 24, 2007

Wii is the champion at Baftas

"High spirits were restored by the final special award of the evening, the granting of a Bafta fellowship to the American developer Will Wright..."
:: Go to timesonline.co.uk

IGN- October 15, 2007

Will Wright Joins BAFTA Fellowship

"British Academy of Film and Television Arts honours Sims creator, first videogames recipient of 'highest accolade'."
:: Go to ign.com

News.com- October 15, 2007

'Sims' creator Will Wright named BAFTA fellow

"To the British, at least, video games are now officially acknowledged as an art form on par with movies and TV."
:: Go to news.com

Gamasutra- October 15, 2007

Will Wright Inducted Into BAFTA Fellowship

"SimCity and The Sims creator Will Wright has been made the first representative from the video games industry to be inducted into BAFTA’s Fellowship..."
:: Go to gamasutra.com

The Age- August 27, 2007

Screen Play: Universe of wonder

"Wildly creative, innovative and often amusing, the game is an evolution simulator breathtaking in both detail and scale."
:: Go to theage.com.au

GGL Wire- August 25, 2007

Games Convention 2007 - Spore

GGL Wire talks to Spore's Product Manager, Darren Montgomery, in a Games Convention 2007 video.
:: Go to wire.ggl.com

IGN- August 24, 2007

GC 2007: Spore Hands-on

"Impressions of our hour-long play session from Germany."
:: Go to ign.com

Game Informer- August 23, 2007

GC07: Up Close And Personal With Spore

"After spending time with this version of the game, we’re excited to see more."
:: Go to gameinformer.com

Gamespy- August 22, 2007

Spore Preview

"We take a peek at the inner-workings of Will Wright's new game and decide that never before has a game this complex looked this simple."
:: Go to gamespy.com

GameTrailers.com- August 22, 2007

GC 2007 Exclusive Trailer

"Experience the beginning and end of your ultimate planetary simulation."
:: Go to gametrailers.com

G4TV- July 10, 2007

Maxis VP Patrick Buechner Talks Spore

"X-Play's Morgan Webb sat down this evening with Maxis VP Patrick Buechner to get the latest details on SPORE."
:: Go to g4tv.com

IGN- July 10, 2007

E3 2007: Spore Update

"We talk to Maxis about Spore's E3 absence, release date, DS version, and more."
:: Go to ign.com

Popular Science- February 2007

The Wright Stuff

"Will Wright plays with evolution—and Intelligent Design-in his new magnum opus, Spore. In this extended interview, see what one of the gaming industry's luminaries has to say about the Wii, Second Life, and much more."
:: Go to www.popsci.com

GameSpot- February 8, 2007

D.I.C.E. 07: Spore is not all Wright

"Will Wright brings his team of designers to talk about the challenges of making a complex game simple, letting users feel smart, and Care Bears fighting Klingons."
:: Go to gamespot.com

PC Gamer - December 13, 2006

Spore Vehicle Editor Interview

"Senior Producer Morgan Roarty tells PC Gamer about Spore’s vehicle editor, covered in depth in our January 2007 issue, on sale December 12. Dig it!"
:: Go to pcgamer.com

The New York Times Magazine - October 8, 2006

The Long Zoom

"...when we look back at this period, it is more likely that the work that will fix the long zoom in the popular imagination will be neither a movie nor a book nor anything associated with the cultural products that dominated the 20th century. It will be a computer game."
:: Go to www.nytimes.com

IGN- August 25th, 2006

GC 2006: Will Wright Spore Demonstration

"Maxis head Will Wright wows the public crowd in Germany."
:: Go to ign.com

ActionTrip- August 24th, 2006

Spore Hands-On Preview

"Will Wright is once again poised to conquer the PC market with his latest wacky creation."
:: Go to actiontrip.com

GameSpot- August 23rd, 2006

Spore on the Floor at Leipzig

"We try our hand at creating new creatures with a hands-on demo of the creature editor in Spore."
:: Go to gamespot.com

GameSpot- August 9th, 2006

Will Wright talks Spore, Leipzig, next-gen

"Spore designer discusses his game's many possibilites, those handheld and console rumors, and letting computers do all the work for you."
:: Go to gamespot.com

IGN- August 9th, 2006

Interview: Will Wright on Breeding Spore

"The father of all things Sim sets the record straight on plans to expand his next game past PCs."
:: Go to ign.com

Yahoo Games- May 26th, 2006

Best of E3 2006 Awards

"Literally, there is nothing out there like Spore. It's ambitious, massive in scope, and a little crazy all in one."
:: Go to yahoo.com

IGN- May 19th, 2006

PC Best of E3 2006 Awards

SPORE won PC Game of Show, Best Artistic Design, Technical Excellence awards from IGN.
:: Go to ign.com

New York Times- May 19th, 2006

New Video Games Are Unveiled at the E3 Show

"Here are the 10 games that most stood out, grouped by platform, at the mammoth E3 show in Los Angeles last week."
:: Go to nytimes.com

Gamesspy- May 18th, 2006

The Annual E3 Awards: 2006

"GameSpy ranks the best and brightest from the biggest game show on the planet."
:: Go to gamespy.com

1UP- May 16th, 2006

1UP's Best of E3 2006

"Will Wright's Spore was ultimately chosen as our game of the show for being so amazing in terms of scope and originality."
:: Go to 1up.com

News.com- May 11th, 2006

Robin Williams yucks it up for 'Spore'

"Question: What do you get when you cross one of the funniest actors of our time with the latest creation from one of our most celebrated video game designers?"
:: Go to news.com

GameSpy- May 11th, 2006

Breakfast with Will Wright

"Wright Talks DS, Spore, and $600 game consoles."
:: Go to gamespy.com

IGN- May 10th, 2006

E3 2006: Spore - Demo and Hands-on Impressions

"Will Wright gives an updated tour of his highly anticipated title and gives us some hands-on time with the creature creator."
:: Go to ign.com

GameSpot- May 10th, 2006

E3 06: Spore Creature Editor Hands-On

"In addition to seeing the impressive demonstration of Will Wright's ambitious game, we got our hands on the creature editor and got absorbed in making our own monsters."
:: Go to gamespot.com

E3 06: Spore Updated Impressions - Conquering the Universe

"We take an updated look at one of the most promising and intriguing games on hand at E3 2006."
:: Go to gamespot.com

GameSpy- May 10th, 2006

Spore

"The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo gives us a closer look at the gameplay for Will Wright's latest digital toy."
:: Go to gamespy.com

G4- May 9th, 2006

Burning Questions With Will Wright

"Spore may be the most ambitious videogame in history."
:: Go to g4tv.com

1UP- May 5, 2006

Spore

"Will Wright's ambitious new game that spans the history of time, from primordial soup to galactic conquest."
:: Go to 1up.com

Wired Magazine- April 2006

Dream Machines

"Will Wright explains how games are unleashing the human imagination."
:: Go to Wired.com

IGN.com - May 20, 2005

E3 2005: Our Closing Thoughts

"Lastly, easily the most innovative and impressive piece of software at the show was Will Wright's PC game, SPORE. In my opinion, that's the game of the show, hands down."
:: Go to IGN.com

GameSpy.com - May 2005

SPORE

"Imagine a game that starts with single-celled microorganisms and allows you to control the evolution of a species all the way to galactic conquest."
:: Go to GameSpy.com

GameSpot.com- May 18, 2005

SPORE E3 2005 Impressions

"SPORE looks incredibly intriguing and it seems to make the highly complex dynamics of evolution seem highly intuitive, and even simple."
:: Go To GameSpot.com
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