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Darkspore Announced, Coming February 2011

by Jeff Mattas, Jul 20, 2010 1:47pm PDT

Related Topics – Darkspore, Trailer, screenshots, PC, EA Showcase 10

Darkspore, a new sci-fi action-RPG from developer Maxis that utilizes the acclaimed creature editing tool first introduced in the game Spore, has been announced.

According to the game's Executive Producer Mark Perry, Darkspore is "a game about loot," and building a collection of "genetic heroes" used to battle evil Darkspore on infected planets. DNA serves as the game's currency, and the game sports replayability and an AI director that will dish out enemies depending on how well your team performs.

The epic sci-fi campaign will be playable solo, or co-operatively online, and is due out in February of 2011.

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I bet if Spore had never been released, people would be excited about this game. The creature editor system itself had potential, but it was ultimately just used to create weird looking creatures without any strategy required and very little effect on gameplay. If they use this technology to good effect in Darkspore, it could be fun, but ultimately I think they will aim for as broad an audience as possible and end up with a pretty simplified experience (like Spore did). Still though, I will keep an eye on it.

Jul 20, 2010 2:49pm PDT

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- I'm looking forward to this but I did skip the first Spore. : pyide
- Probably, but when I was reading/hearing about Spore, I thought I would never have to buy or play another... : Fletcherhea

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http://www.gamespot.com/shows/today-on-the-spot/?event=ea_studio_showcase_live20100720

by about 10 mins in, you'll see some DarkSpore gameplay

Jul 20, 2010 4:23pm PDT

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http://www.gamespot.com/shows/today-on-the-spot/?event=ea_studio_showcase_live20100720 by about 10 min... : OhSnapHighFive
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- Finally a cinematic teaser trailer that reflects the actual gameplay: very flashy and fancy with amazing ... : etherealrhythm

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I'm flashing back to Evolva right now.

Jul 21, 2010 1:17am PDT

I'm flashing back to Evolva right now. : unacomn

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Interesting - we still need a good sci fi action RPG

Jul 21, 2010 12:08am PDT

Interesting - we still need a good sci fi action RPG : bolneze

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Looks very much different from the usual Maxis games. Hopefully they can pull off it off.

Jul 20, 2010 7:53pm PDT

Looks very much different from the usual Maxis games. Hopefully they can pull off it off. : agentboolen

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Looks a little dark for Maxis. Hope that's a good thing.

Jul 20, 2010 6:22pm PDT

Looks a little dark for Maxis. Hope that's a good thing. : radioactivez0r

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This isn't Sim City 5.

Jul 20, 2010 6:01pm PDT

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This isn't Sim City 5. : MeestaNob
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- *sigh* : ganjatron
- I too wish they'd make one. :-/ : thetangent

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Interesting concept. Could be good, could be as bad as Spore was. I'll wait until there's more info available.

Jul 20, 2010 5:18pm PDT

Interesting concept. Could be good, could be as bad as Spore was. I'll wait until there's more info avail... : thetangent

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Yes! My dream of being able to play an action RPG as a fire-spewing cock & balls monster has been made real!

Jul 20, 2010 2:37pm PDT

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- lol win =] : darthfusion

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So, it's "Spore meets Diablo meets Left 4 Dead meets Halo textures... meets God of War"?

I think we've achieved 100% video game Mad Libs. Or a state like the lower-left frame of http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/6/11/ .

Jul 20, 2010 4:20pm PDT

So, it's "Spore meets Diablo meets Left 4 Dead meets Halo textures... meets God of War"? I think we've... : the archvile

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aka, we need to milk this franchise as much as we can to try to make back the 100 million spent on spore..

Jul 20, 2010 1:51pm PDT

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aka, we need to milk this franchise as much as we can to try to make back the 100 million spent on spore.... : deathofrats
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  - I'm not sure. I'm kinda interested in this. Loot generation better be good. : mobab

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I'm not feeling it.

Jul 20, 2010 2:57pm PDT

I'm not feeling it. : baron calamity

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gotta catch 'em all?

Jul 20, 2010 2:47pm PDT

gotta catch 'em all? : mr.sleepy

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It's like someone mixed the Starcraft II Marine trailer with... something really really bad.

Jul 20, 2010 2:13pm PDT

It's like someone mixed the Starcraft II Marine trailer with... something really really bad. : sgtsanity

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I loved how they tried really really hard to distance this from spore.

Jul 20, 2010 2:00pm PDT

I loved how they tried really really hard to distance this from spore. : watcherxp

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