Blizzard's Mike Morhaime Joins AIAS Hall of Fame
Blizzard Entertainment co-founder, president and CEO Mike Morhaime (pictured left) is the latest addition to the Academy of Interactive Arts &...
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Indie publisher Gamecock backs TV's Stephen Colbert. What does it all mean? We go deep.
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see all 27 commentsShackCast 16: Crysis, Manhunt 2, Hellgate, BioWare and Blizzard MMOs, Remo Songs
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The Shack crew on Crysis' demo, Manhunt 2, Hellgate: London, BioWare's possible Star Wars MMO and Blizzard's possible Diablo 3 MMO--plus, Remo songs!
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see all 69 commentsWright: Spore Confirmed for Wii, Wii Only True "Next Gen" Console, PC Will Never Die
A Wii edition of Maxis' heralded evolution simulator Spore has been confirmed by designer Will Wright, who is responsible for both Spore and the...
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see all 62 commentsYeah Wright: Spore on Track for Spring Release
Spore, Maxis' upcoming PC evolution simulator, is in final testing and should release in "roughly" six months, designer Will Wright revealed in a...
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see all 39 commentsPopulous Remake Coming to DS
EA Japan designer Takahiro Murakami confirmed a Nintendo DS remake of Peter Molyneaux's original 1989 god game Populous is on the way in an EA...
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see all 9 commentsNew Spore Media Details Cells, Primitive Tribes
Electronic Arts sends along 12 new screenshots of Will Wright's evolutionary life simulator, detailing the game's progression from tiny cell-sized...
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see all 17 commentsSpore Previews
1UP, GameSpot and GameSpy all have Spore previews, going hands-on with the new Will Wright game at the Leipzig Games Convention.
READ MORE >EA CEO: Spore Next Spring, Bring on Halo
During an earnings call, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello expressed optimism in his company's future, despite a comparative decrease in revenue...
READ MORE >"Spring 08 for spore? that's fine. For a while I thought it was going to be a Q4 2008 release. "
see all 2 commentsSimCity Societies Q&A
Also at 1UP is this SimCity Societies Q&A. EA's Rod Humble talks about contracting out development of the game to Tilted Mill, the lack of...
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Add a commentSpore Pushed to 2008, EA Outlines Plans
In an analyst conference call following the release of Electronic Arts' earnings report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, EA executives...
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see all 79 commentsCiv 4 Designer Leaves Firaxis for Spore
Firaxis designer Soren Johnson has left the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based studio founded by Sid Meier to join Will Wright's hand-picked development...
READ MORE >"Good designers/devs are always needed at any time for a project."
see all 17 commentsPreserving the History of Games
On a yearly basis, important films are added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress, ensuring that landmark motion pictures are...
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see all 46 commentsLate Night Consoling
Paradigm re-ignites Stuntman franchise [ps2] [ps3] [xbox360] In 2002, Atari released Stuntman, a driving game based around recreating movie stunts...
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see all 23 commentsWright: Games Can Connect People to the Real World
Speaking to Popular Science in a typically engaging interview, designer Will Wright elaborated on his upcoming game Spore, reiterating some...
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