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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
Cheeburga at 10/24/2007 16:43
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
SPIDER PIG at 10/24/2007 16:45
woo hoo Zero
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 10/24/2007 16:45
I can't wait to try this game. Too bad my computer is crap :(
SPIDER PIG's Avatar
SPIDER PIG at 10/24/2007 16:45
damn time to buy a stupid PC
bruceleethree's Avatar
bruceleethree at 10/24/2007 16:45
Added to Cheeburga,

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

Better luck next time Will.
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 10/24/2007 16:46
@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
Justin Villasenor at 10/24/2007 16:46
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
taumpytears at 10/24/2007 16:48
cant hardly wait.
Velt's Avatar
Velt at 10/24/2007 16:48
Im going to give it a try.
Mabec's Avatar
Mabec at 10/24/2007 16:50
This most be the most normal post ever on Dtoid. Straight forward topic and no punchline in the picture. Are you guys getting old?
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liam2015 at 10/24/2007 16:54
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
J03yyz at 10/24/2007 17:10
thank god this game is actually going to come out
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 10/24/2007 17:15
Yah Ill believe it when I see it
Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 10/24/2007 17:33
About fucking time. And good thing im building a $2000 computer soon :)
Flub's Avatar
Flub at 10/24/2007 17:33
I'd rent it for the 360.
Zarathustra's Avatar
Zarathustra at 10/24/2007 17:37
I want this game bad, but I can't afford a PC to run it. DAMMIT
BS3 Owner's Avatar
BS3 Owner at 10/24/2007 17:37
This game is classic DE-EVOLUTION!
Back to the Pitts of Hell to where it came from!
Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 10/24/2007 17:37
i dont think the PC version will need a super computer. they want to keep it accessible.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar
Jetsetlemming at 10/24/2007 17:39
Will Wright's final testing takes as long as an average EA game's entire development timeline.
Heh.
Grapefruit Juice's Avatar
Grapefruit Juice at 10/24/2007 17:57
"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
LordGloom at 10/24/2007 18:05
I call Chozo.
DJDuffy 's Avatar
DJDuffy at 10/24/2007 18:08
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bluemeep at 10/24/2007 18:11
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
Cheeburga at 10/24/2007 18:23
lol @ grapefruit.
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Necros at 10/24/2007 18:39
Wow, one of my friends is going to choke a puppy from excitement.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 10/24/2007 18:39
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
Sharpless at 10/24/2007 19:28
LOL @ Duffy

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

"Another 6 months? Goddam, this things turning into DNF" I wold have said.
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B-Radicate at 10/24/2007 20:41
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?
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MechaMonkey at 10/24/2007 21:14
My girlfriend is a Sims fiend. I should send news of this her way.
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Im OK at 10/24/2007 21:42
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
DarthFredd at 10/24/2007 23:11
FUCK YEAH DYNAMIC ASPECT DEVELOPMENT IN AN ACCELERATED EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEM!
Quisling's Avatar
Quisling at 10/24/2007 23:26
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
vandamguy at 10/24/2007 23:31
i've heard this line before.
so ill just call shenanigans now and forget i read this
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 10/25/2007 00:35
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
grrza at 10/25/2007 00:35
no wai!

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

@Duffy

Lol, hopefully it won't end like that.
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 10/25/2007 01:10
yeah this sounds like he might have diluted the good stuff to potentially make it more marketable.....fuck that
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 10/25/2007 01:11
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.
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nademagnet at 10/25/2007 07:10
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.
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deanhatescoffee at 10/25/2007 10:34
@ 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
Fading Star at 10/27/2007 21:04
Closer and closer. Yeah.
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Memati at 11/04/2008 02:49
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