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Free Spore Things
POSTED July 25, 4:18 PM

A behind the scenes look at Spore's creation.
My ongoing facination with Spore continues, fueled in large part by the endlessly facinating things that the Spore team has done to promote their game.

Most recently, they have release Biome and ParticleMan, two tech demos created during the creation of the game.

You'd probably need a degree in computer science or maybe orbital mechanics to really figure out how to use these game-like interactive toys. Or you can just load the demo code and watch them make pretty pictures on the screen.

Will this help you enjoy Spore more later, once it launches? Probably not. Is this one of the coolest glimpses into the the creation of blockbuster game title?

You bet

 

Spore: Available September 7th, 2008 for Mac and PC.
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Guitar Hero God
POSTED July 2, 6:49 PM
Maybe I have Guitar Hero on the brain. Or maybe it's just in the air. But this video is required viewing for any Guitar Hero wanna-bes. What you get for your 8 minute of viewing pleasure is a 100% performance (not a single missed note out of 3722) ... Read More
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The art of garbage: Blast Works
POSTED June 30, 4:50 PM
In the search for Innovation with a capital “I”, sometimes we miss the little pleasures of  the simple improvements of “innovation’”. Blast Works is the sort of game we’ve played before. Fly around on the... Read More
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Gnomes the Butt Of This Joke
POSTED June 27, 5:11 PM
How do you compete in a crowded market? Stand out. For Dunegon Runners, the secret to success in a gaming niche filled like stretch pants at an all-you-can-eat buffet by World of Warcraft, you start by offering free play and then sweeten the deal with... Read More
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Get Spore Free (At least part of it)
POSTED June 17, 5:13 PM
Need more Spore? No need to wait. Today the folks behind the latest and greatest in The Sims-SimCity franchise have released the Spore Creature Creator. For only $10 you can get a taste of the game, which will launch September 7th. Even better,... Read More
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The Making of Spore
POSTED June 16, 4:49 PM
Forget your Halo 2s and Grand Theft Autos. The biggest game in the history of gaming will be Spore. Maybe. The brainchild of Will Wright, creator of SimCity and the Sims , Spore promises to change the way people think about, and maybe even make, games.... Read More
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Myssed?
POSTED June 10, 11:18 AM
I was all excited to play Myst DS until I read this:Myst Disappoints on the DS.I'm still not sure how you mess up bringing a classic PC game to the DS. Surely, Nintendo's portable gaming system has enough power to run Myst's yesteryear graphics and audio.... Read More
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The Best Free Games on the Web
POSTED June 5, 1:27 PM
If you haven't heard of Game Tap, it's a pretty neat idea. Imagine if you mashed up cable TV with the game store and you get the idea. Sign up, and download loads of games from classics to current favorites. Play as much as you want. Simple.Even better,... Read More
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Grand Theft Parenting
POSTED May 1, 4:36 PM
This is my last post about Grand Theft Auto IV. At least for a while. Before that, I want to talk about kids—my kids. Based on some very articulate comments on the GTA posts so far, I wanted to respond and talk a little about parenting and... Read More
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Morals and Freedom: GTA IV Squabbles
POSTED April 29, 5:31 PM
Now that Grand Theft Auto IV has hit the shelves, let the bickering begin. In one corner, we have the critics, many who have gone about bashing the game long before it arrived to poison the minds of our children. In the other corner are the game... Read More
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David Thomas
David Thomas is a nationally syndicated videogame journalist, critic and teacher. He co-authored the Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual, so he knows that PONG is written in uppercase and that it wasn’t the first videogame. His current favorite game of all time is Rock Band.


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