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The days are counting down to the September 5, 2008m European release of Spore with the North American release just a couple days later. If the Spore Creature Creator is any indication, we can expect Spore to be flying off store shelves the minute the doors open.

That’s probably why it’s a good idea to go ahead and pre-order the PC version right now straight from EA. You can also pre-order the Mac version of the game…

Will Wright’s latest project Spore puts players in control of their own destiny by controlling a lot of the aspects that help make up life. Starting as a single-cell organism, your choices help determine the type of creature you will become. From there it’s a matter of building up a civilization which include traditions, customs and religion.

Wright had a feeling that the religion creation mechanic in Spore might stir up some controversy from various religious groups but ironically enough, it was a segment of Atheists that had a problem with it…

Comic-Con 2008 started off (July 24, 2008) with a bang as Will Wright took to the podium to deliver his keynote. Wright is the mastermind behind The Sims games and the soon to be released Spore.

During his speech, Wright talked a lot about what personally interests him. Given the nature of Spore there’s no surprise he’s into such things as aliens and the novel/film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Apparently he felt right at home with his fellow otaku offering detailed insights on why videogames should be considered art. Wright sees newer kinds of media to be the scorn of older media forms. They all take on a process that eventually ends up as being a way for one to artistically express oneself. In a way, that is what he was gunning for with Spore.

Click through for the highlights from Will Wright’s keynote speech…

Maxis has released images of the official box art for Spore, hoping to further excite fans.

Well, there it is. Does it get you revved up for the game? Yeah, me neither.

I’m not sure this is the best art to reflect the nature of the game. It doesn’t quite scream, “Amazing innovative Will Wright sim game based on evolution we’ve been waiting for years to play!” Instead, it seems to say, “Hey kids, play this game. It have colorful aminals.”

At least you can get the ESRB rating (“Everyone 10+”) from it and that it’s…

The San Diego Comic-Con is looking sweeter by the moment. Brainy game designer Will Wright (The Sims, Spore) will be making the opening day speech at his very first appearance at the event.

Wright will speak this Thursday (July 24, 2008) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 6CDEF, about his upcoming opus Spore and the MashON Spore Comic Book Creator, which allows players to take their Spore creature and…

One of the most anticipated games of 2008, Will Wright’s civilization creation game Spore, will be released for the PC along with Spore Creatures on the Nintendo DS on September 7, 2008. The reach of Spore is also expanding to mobile phones thanks to a new agreement between AT&T and EA Mobile.

Spore: Origins is currently available exclusively to AT&T wireless customers. You’ll only be able to download Spore: Origins from now (July 18, 2008) until September 4, 2008. If you have high-speed internet service from AT&T you’re in for an extra treat. Now until September 20, 2008, AT&T is throwing in a free downloadable copy of…

According to the Spore Newsletter, Will Wright’s (The Sims) latest god game Spore has just received an official release date. GayGamer reports that gamers will be able to start building their own little pockets of the universe (and wacky new civilizations) on September 7, 2008. The ambitious title will be released on the PC, Mac, more »

Yesterday at the MacWorld Expo, EA announced that Spore, Will Wright’s newest “god game” will be coming to the Mac platform. The game will arrive at the same time as the PC version (TBD 2008), and will be coming to Macs through TransGaming’s Cider Portability Engine. The game takes a page from Wright’s other creations more »

SimCity designer o’ fame Will Wright was heard complaining that too many sequel games are currently on the shelves. Wright made the comments during an interview with the German website Stern:

Yeah, that is indeed a bad development. One would rather play it safe than be creative. Still, this seems to work. But for how much longer? Besides, there are simply too many games on the market. Lots of bad games are coming out because of this.

Anyone who’s gone to a movie this summer can probably relate…