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Will Wright: Spore is about six months out photo

Famed game creator Will Wright said himself that his greatly anticipated life sim Spore is in its final stages, and that we should be seeing it in the spring of 2008.

"We have the game fully playable at this point and it's in final testing," Wright said yesterday in an interview with Radio 5 Live.

The game which starts players off as a single cell lets them evolve into a creature, and eventually into a civilization of creatures, needed some testing and tweaks to make sure it's as accessible as possible.

"We've had to do a lot of testing to make sure that the game is accessible by a wide group of people," Wright says. "I want the people who have played The Sims to be able to play Spore -- I don't want it to be some thing just hardcore gamers play."

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Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:43
Cheeburga
I heard some depressing news about this.

I heard the early stages are so quick and forgettable, and you are soon already going to other planets.
SPIDER PIG's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:45
SPIDER PIG
woo hoo Zero
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:45
GrayFox
I can't wait to try this game. Too bad my computer is crap :(
SPIDER PIG's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:45
SPIDER PIG
damn time to buy a stupid PC
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:45
bruceleethree
Added to Cheeburga,

I've lost interest, took too long and too many other better games.

Better luck next time Will.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:46
Rockvillian
@cheeburga

Only if you lack all creativity. I plan on spending as much time as possible crafting my race of genocidal aliens, not to mention their super cars and mushroom houses.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:46
Justin Villasenor
But I wanted to play it a year-and-a-half ago. Oh well, guess another six months won't kill me.
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:48
taumpytears
cant hardly wait.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:48
Velt
Im going to give it a try.
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:50
Mabec
This most be the most normal post ever on Dtoid. Straight forward topic and no punchline in the picture. Are you guys getting old?
liam2015's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 16:54
liam2015
I'd get it for Pc but that thing is crap outta memory, oh well, thas what next-ge systems are for!

and i agree with manec, something is up!
J03yyz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:10
J03yyz
thank god this game is actually going to come out
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:15
king3vbo
Yah Ill believe it when I see it
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:33
Scrixx
About fucking time. And good thing im building a $2000 computer soon :)
Flub's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:33
Flub
I'd rent it for the 360.
Zarathustra's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:37
Zarathustra
I want this game bad, but I can't afford a PC to run it. DAMMIT
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:37
BS3 Owner
This game is classic DE-EVOLUTION!
Back to the Pitts of Hell to where it came from!
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:37
Spykron
i dont think the PC version will need a super computer. they want to keep it accessible.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:39
Jetsetlemming
Will Wright's final testing takes as long as an average EA game's entire development timeline.
Heh.
Grapefruit Juice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 17:57
Grapefruit Juice
"We've had to do a lot of testing to make sure that the game is accessible by a wide group of people"



Thanks Will!
LordGloom's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:05
LordGloom
I call Chozo.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:08
DJDuffy
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:11
bluemeep
I put this on my Christmas list for Santa. Last year.

It's pretty tough to maintain interest after two years of watching those green things with their tail spears.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:23
Cheeburga
lol @ grapefruit.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:39
Necros
Wow, one of my friends is going to choke a puppy from excitement.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 18:39
Holyetheline
This is going to be such an amazing game. Everyone can stfu about it because when it comes out it will own all of our souls.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 19:28
Sharpless
LOL @ Duffy

I wonder if Will has balls of steel.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 20:02
Boolean
Dammit, DJDuffy beat me.

"Another 6 months? Goddam, this things turning into DNF" I wold have said.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 20:41
B-Radicate
This game really intrigues me. I don't care how long it takes to come out. I see it as more time for me to finish all the other games being released. I foresee this owning my soul when it's released.

I agree that they could show us some more alien types, though. How varied can it really be if all they make is spear-wielding tripods?
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 21:14
MechaMonkey
My girlfriend is a Sims fiend. I should send news of this her way.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 21:42
Im OK
I'm still going to get this game. I don't care if it's six months away or six years away.

@SPIDER PIG

Thanks for fucking up a zero post. I always get a kick out of that when it happens.
DarthFredd's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 23:11
DarthFredd
FUCK YEAH DYNAMIC ASPECT DEVELOPMENT IN AN ACCELERATED EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEM!
Quisling's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 23:26
Quisling
The Christians are going to have a field day with this game. I'm so excited and I just can't hide it.
vandamguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2007 23:31
vandamguy
i've heard this line before.
so ill just call shenanigans now and forget i read this
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 00:35
Sharpless
I hope the church doesn't start shit over this. First of all, evolution is actually potentially compatible with the Bible. Second of all, it's a video game. A fictional, fantasy video game. It's not called "Playing Jesus and Making The Universe."
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 00:35
grrza
no wai!

I'm not holding my breath.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 00:48
Knives
Yay?

@Duffy

Lol, hopefully it won't end like that.
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 01:10
bleep
yeah this sounds like he might have diluted the good stuff to potentially make it more marketable.....fuck that
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 01:11
Mxyzptlk
Whine whine whine... I'd rather have the game be good than rushed. They can take as much time as they need as long the end result is awesome. If more companies took the extra time to add polish and properly play test their games, gamers would be much better off.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 07:10
nademagnet
I don't know... this game still has potential, but it's kinda off my radar now. If it wasn't for this post, I probably wouldn't have thought about it until I saw it on retail shelves.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2007 10:34
deanhatescoffee
@ Mabec: I was thinking the exact same thing. This is a really odd post for Dtoid. Even for Dale, who's normally more - well, normal - than the other Dtoid writers. ;)
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2007 21:04
Fading Star
Closer and closer. Yeah.
Memati's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/04/2008 02:49
Memati
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