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Spore Delay to Fall/Winter 2008 Likely, Says Analyst

by Nick Breckon, Jan 29, 2008 11:48am PST

Related Topics – Spore, Electronic Arts, Delay, Will Wright

Janco analyst Mike Hickey has some bad news for those anticipating Will Wright's next ambitious title.

"We now expect [Spore in the second half of 2008], versus management guidance for March/April," said Hickey to Gamasutra. The prediction comes as an explanation of recent disappointing Electronic Arts share performance.

Publisher Electronic Arts had previously expressed a firm release period of spring 2008 for the game, which will allow players to create a lifeform and follow it from the single-cell level to an advanced stage of starship travel.

"We have the game fully playable at this point and it's in final testing," said developer Wright in October.

Potential news of a delay would be announced this Thursday during Electronic Arts' conference call.

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I'm confused. What does current stock performance have to do with an as-yet unannounced Spore delay?

Jan 29, 2008 6:42pm PST

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I'm confused. What does current stock performance have to do with an as-yet unannounced Spore delay? : Arcanum
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- Conference call will include forward-looking expectations and any information relevant to that. We'll lik... : Chris Faylor

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I wish, before the release, that they would release the creature designer for free. I just want to play around with the creature designer for a while. =(

Jan 29, 2008 2:03pm PST

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I wish, before the release, that they would release the creature designer for free. I just want to play a... : Frozen Pixel
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  I want the vehicle editor myself. : Sturm08
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    That too, but I think including that for free as well would be to much. : Frozen Pixel
    - I dunno, it's not as massive as the creature editor. Then again, the creature editor is more appealing an... : Sturm08

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seriously, i do not have very high hopes for this game at all. it just seems to have crappy sales numbers written all over it.

Jan 29, 2008 11:55am PST

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seriously, i do not have very high hopes for this game at all. it just seems to have crappy sales numbers... : Steve Gibson
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While I've enjoyed Wright's games in the past, for whatever reason, I've zero interest in Spore. Is anyone else in the same boat as I?

Jan 29, 2008 6:33pm PST

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While I've enjoyed Wright's games in the past, for whatever reason, I've zero interest in Spore. Is anyon... : Killrig
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- II'm interested... I think this game is especially appealing to kids... : deadlycookie

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lol

I am beginning to think that Spore was a tech demo, proof of concept, and nothing more all up until last year. Then they decided to get serious and shoehorn a game around it, but keep running into trouble because it just isn't fun or enthralling.

Jan 29, 2008 12:24pm PST

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lol I am beginning to think that Spore was a tech demo, proof of concept, and nothing more all up unti... : deathofrats
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Jesus Christ. :(

Jan 29, 2008 12:30pm PST

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Jesus Christ. :( : silent prophet
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- You can call me scatman. And don't blame me, I had nothing to do with it. : scatman45

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Hmm, I wonder if you can develop advanced underwater creatures/civilizations.

Jan 29, 2008 3:22pm PST

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Hmm, I wonder if you can develop advanced underwater creatures/civilizations. : timmie
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- haven't heard anything like that. No underwater goodnes it seems : pillzer
- You were able to in SimEarth. You just had to keep throwing meteors every time some amphibian crawled ou... : noknyc

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the writhing masses of the great Dong army will wait, perched at the gates of innovation, scrotes drooping like warm gelatin blankets over edge, while the vastness of the unknown awaits just beyond their firm reach...

The vast empire of Vagine' will go un-plundered for a while longer.

Jan 29, 2008 12:57pm PST

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the writhing masses of the great Dong army will wait, perched at the gates of innovation, scrotes droopin... : AroundTheFur1380
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- and here i thought murder simulators were bad... : xrror

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By: Jobos x Show Full Post

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If this doesn't support widescreen I'm gonna be pissed. But then, if this game has too much blue I'm gonna be pissed, too. I really gotta manage my anger better.

Jan 29, 2008 4:11pm PST

If this doesn't support widescreen I'm gonna be pissed. But then, if this game has too much blue I'm gon... : Jobos

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By: lookitzpancakes x Show Full Post

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Ugghhh, fuck this delaying shit. I'm so tired of it.

Jan 29, 2008 12:13pm PST

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Ugghhh, fuck this delaying shit. I'm so tired of it. : lookitzpancakes
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Wait. Why is what an analyst says about this news?

Jan 29, 2008 11:50am PST

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Wait. Why is what an analyst says about this news? : mittense
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  Janco is an investment banking firm. He's predicting the current par performance of EA to be because of p... : JimRune
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    And that's what this is, just a prediction. Should be taken with a grain of salt, not as the final word. ... : carbontree
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  I wish people would just ignore their predictions. : Bull
  - In my sad two years of console-hype experience, out of every analyst that has predicted this or that, and... : JimRune

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By: Snuffles- x Show Full Post

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They better be adding customizable penises now.

Jan 29, 2008 2:36pm PST

They better be adding customizable penises now. : Snuffles-

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Needs more eyeballs.

Jan 29, 2008 2:07pm PST

Needs more eyeballs. : rapiddelivery

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FFS EA, just release the damn thing. Its obviously a finished and working product so stop breaking the hearts of gamers around the world. Now i have to explain to my little girl why she cant play it (yet again)

Jan 29, 2008 1:36pm PST

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FFS EA, just release the damn thing. Its obviously a finished and working product so stop breaking the he... : orpheusnz
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Damn it. At least they better be taking the time to make some gameplay in this by the time it hits.

Jan 29, 2008 11:51am PST

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Damn it. At least they better be taking the time to make some gameplay in this by the time it hits. : Murdoc.
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  Yeah, the fun factor is what's going to matter. Cool wears off in 2 hours. : Pneum0
  - I dunno, I spent an ungodly amount of time making creatures in the largely ignored Magic Pengel because i... : Vincent Grayson

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