Spore News

Many years ago, there was a children's software program called Monster Maker Math.

November 12, 2009 - Electronic Arts jumped on the Facebook bandwagon on November 6 when they announced the release of Spore Islands , a Flash application based on the full-blown PC game Spore.

ACCELEROMETER CONTROL Explore the primordial ooze by tilting & twisting. CUSTOMIZE YOUR CREATURE Pinch & poke to create texture, shape & body parts.

Sporea s first true expansion pack--and wea re not counting the weak Creepy & Cute, an assortment of extra body parts --fundamentally changes the game.

After the beta period of GamesGate 's Blue Coin feature, which has proved successful, GamersGate is now lunching its full-scale Loyalty Program feature, and to kick it off, a week-long promo! Now, users who buy certain games can get a large some of blue coins, from 1,000 to 7,000 coins.

Following a successful beta period of its loyalty program, GamersGate today launched its full scale version by announcing a special week-long Blue Coin promotion.

John Carmack has admitted that they are unlikely to provide support for dedicated servers in their upcoming videogame title Rage.

EA's Maxis studio has announced the launch of an exclusive new Spore title onto Facebook.

Now the former Maxis design lead has decided to take a different path, making an iPhone game that's all about destroying things ... as a creature.

The best thing about a Tim Schafer game is that no matter what it is , it has the subtle nuances and tender loving care of a very personal passion project.

The MMO overthrew the virtual souls of The Sims 3 -- not that it matters to those ever-present dolls of the PC charts, as the franchise occupies two other spots on the "top 20" with Sims 2 bundles.

NCsoft's new MMORPG came Stateside in September, and came out as the top PC game based on retail sales in the U.S., according to NPD, ahead of Electronic Arts' The Sims 3 , Atari's Champions Online , and Blizzard's World of Warcraft .

The best-selling Wii games in America last week were these according to VGChartz: 1. Wii Fit Plus 2. Wii Sports 3. Wii Sports Resort 4. Wii Fit 5. Mario Kart Wii 6. The Beatles: Rock Band 7. Guitar Hero 5 8. Wii Play 9. The Biggest Loser 10.

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox and Electronic Arts have partnered to develop a movie based on Spore .

EA Games has gotten a 12-year-old British boy to script its newest ad for the game Spore Hero .

A screenshot from Bioshock, whose sequel is highly anticipated this year. Photograph by: Microsoft, Microsoft For videogame publishers the start of 2009 marks a new phase in gaming with the release of new titles no longer confined to the top holiday sale months but spread throughout the year.

Is being a creative a young person's game? EA Games certainly seems to think so - putting a 12-year-old in charge of its latest TV spot.

Games industry veteran Chris Hecker is the latest keynote addition to this year's International Game Developers Association's Leadership Forum, the organization announced this week.

Frickin' Eh Movie News 10.07.09: Poster Edition Posted by Matthew Motiuk on 10.07.2009 Another cast member of Thor is announced, new trailer for Shutter Island , the next project for the director of Paranormal Activity , the next ridiculous video game adaptation coming to theaters, and more! Three writing assignments due this week, two of them ...

The flow of holiday releases remains steady, with this week bringing everything from fitness to realistic military shooters, cinema-inspired torture and Disney karaoke.