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E3: Then and now

Jul 28, 2007 | Posted by Kyle | 90 comments

Remember last year’s E3? When it was the end-all-be-all of Spore information? Well, times have changed a bit, but so has Spore! There’s been little information in the way of gameplay and new significant features announced since then: but the game has definitely been in heavy development. Here’s a great video showing the difference in gameplay from E32006 and E3Suck… err E32007.

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Spore demo at SXSW

Mar 13, 2007 | Posted by Kyle | 66 comments

Will Wright lead the Keynote for SXSW (South by Southwest), an interactive festival held in Austin today. First up, we’ve got a tape of the demo: Props to Zach for the video. There’s more footage coming (of Will Wright talking), but we’ll have to wait for the HD processors to catch up. I’ll keep you [...]

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GDC 2007 Videos

Mar 09, 2007 | Posted by Kyle | 38 comments

It’s just about that time of year again! New videos for your enjoyment Tidepool phase Creature phase Tribal phase Civilization phase Space phase Digg this story

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Never-ending soundtrack

Jan 16, 2007 | Posted by Kyle | 28 comments

It’s been noted by Joystiq that Spore is going to have a quasi-procedural soundtrack behind the game mechanics. What does this mean? It means that Brian Eno has been hired to provide a program that composes bits and pieces of music together to create a soundtrack that doesn’t ever loop! Awesome!

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E3 Recap

May 14, 2006 | Posted by Kyle | 31 comments

E3 was a blur of new information about Spore - but who’s to keep up with it all? Lucky for you I compiled everything I could remember into one huge post here. Let me know if you notice anything missing.

[Better click through on this one, there's a ton of new information!]

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Are you ready for E3?

May 06, 2006 | Posted by Kyle | 12 comments

E3 is rushing up on us. In less than a week, the most exciting gaming convention known to man will start. Of course, E3 comes every year - but something else is coming this time. Yes, that’s right folks, Spore is going to be the spotlight for EA.

So much of Spore has been rumored around the internet since Will Wright’s 2005 GDC video that started circulating around a few months ago. But still, so little is known about the game. Sure, there’s rumors here and there - but the big whammy is coming. That’s right folks, E3 is just a little more than a week away - and rumor has it, Spore is going to be promoted heavily.

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