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Spore

Platforms

Nintendo Wii
PC

Initial release Sept. 4, 2008

Developers

Maxis

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG
Simulation
Strategy
Strategy: Real-Time Strategy

Publishers

Electronic Arts

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Five of the Best: Character Creators

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Five of the Best: Character Creators

Lip service.

Jan. 24, 2020 Robert Purchese

Spore and Sims creator Will Wright unveils Proxi

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Spore and Sims creator Will Wright unveils Proxi

Build a world and AI out of your memories.

March 20, 2018 Robert Purchese

Looking back at Spore in a post-No Man's Sky world

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Looking back at Spore in a post-No Man's Sky world

Deep simplicity.

Sept. 18, 2016 Rick Lane

Origin sale offers Mass Effect 1 and Dead Space 1 for £3

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Origin sale offers Mass Effect 1 and Dead Space 1 for £3

Sequels not much more expensive either.

Jan. 31, 2012 Robert Purchese

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Interview

The Will Wright Stuff

Was Spore a success? What has The Sims become? And more.

June 6, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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News

What's inspired Will Wright's next game?

Karmic computers and improving lives.

June 6, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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News

EA and Fox doing Spore movie

Ice Age man to direct. As in the film.

Oct. 2, 2009 Tom Bramwell

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News

Will Wright still working on Spore

On expansions and future versions.

April 22, 2009 Robert Purchese

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News

Will Wright leaves EA

To run Stupid Fun Club.

April 9, 2009 Robert Purchese

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News

New Spore game coming to Wii

More DS and PC titles also on the way.

Jan. 22, 2009 Ellie Gibson

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News

Spore to get first expansion this spring

Prepare for more Galactic Adventures.

Jan. 8, 2009 Ellie Gibson

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News

New Spore patch offers free limbs

Celebrates Creepy & Cute Parts Pack.

Nov. 18, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Riccitiello: "I personally don't like DRM"

But says 99.8 per cent don't notice it.

Oct. 15, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Spore turns Creepy & Cute next month

EA wastes no time with first expansion.

Oct. 14, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

EA responds to Spore DRM concerns

Viruses "infinitely higher" on torrents.

Sept. 27, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

EA calms Spore forum threat outcry

Blames an "over-zealous" outsider.

Sept. 25, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Spore sales top 1 million

More than 25m items now in Sporepedia.

Sept. 25, 2008 Ellie Gibson

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News

EA threatens to cancel Spore accounts

Of those who complain about DRM online.

Sept. 24, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Spore prototypes open to public

From fish to beast to spaceship.

Sept. 10, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Mercenaries 2 does a job on UK chart

Spore not Darwin so well. Top 40 inside.

Sept. 9, 2008 Robert Purchese

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News

Spore is meant to be Sims, not Half-Life

Will Wright responds to reviews.

Sept. 8, 2008 Tom Bramwell

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News

EA investigating Spore login problems

You're not really invalid.

Sept. 5, 2008 Tom Bramwell

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Review

Spore

We looked over the hill and we saw fire.

Sept. 4, 2008 Tom Bramwell

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News

Spore now available for download

Pre-order your copy ready for release day.

Aug. 29, 2008 Ellie Gibson

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News

Will Wright discusses Spore porn

He's not offended by all the winkies.

Aug. 28, 2008 Ellie Gibson

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