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Comments on: Counting down to 'Spore', Electronic Arts knows it has a winner

That's because this side of Steve Jobs, 'Spore' inventor Will Wright may be the most creative mind in the consumer technology business.

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by expatincebu August 8, 2008 2:53 PM PDT

"Wright conceived an "evolution" game" - Uh oh, I wonder if EA has considered the xtian nut job factor. I can hear the protest now about how EA should have made a game call "Jebus makes Adan and Eve".

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by bugfreezer August 9, 2008 7:50 AM PDT: Well, that would be like expecting ducks to hunt like lions, wouldn't it? As most videogames are based on fantasy anyway (F-22 flight simulators are not flying off the shelves, are they?), only the most extreme among us nut jobs would be in arms over Spore. Spore sounds like a nice fantasy escape. ;); Like this


by The_Decider August 9, 2008 2:48 PM PDT: I don't remember much outcry when the god game Black and White was released.; Like this


by joyofsomeone August 9, 2008 3:09 AM PDT: Man, those nutjobs give us a bad name.
Personally, i'm a christian, and i want this game as bad as most people!; Like this Reply to this comment


by bugfreezer August 9, 2008 7:59 AM PDT: "'Wright conceived an "evolution" game' - Uh oh, I wonder if EA has considered the xtian nut job factor."

Well, that would be like expecting ducks to hunt like lions, wouldn't it? As most videogames are based on fantasy anyway (F-22 flight simulators are not flying off the shelves, are they?), only the most extreme among us nut jobs would be in arms over Spore. Spore sounds like a nice fantasy escape. ;)

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by The_Decider August 9, 2008 2:52 PM PDT: Few games that have been hyped for many years ever pan out. Diakatana anyone?

If Will Wright had an unblemished record of producing only truly innovative and fun games your idolatry might have some merit. He has an impressive collection of outstanding games, but an equally impressive collection of so-so games.

Besides, if it is a truly innovative game it will flop. Only lowest common denominator games succeed anymore.; Like this Reply to this comment


by bugfreezer August 10, 2008 10:01 AM PDT: Yeah but those gods weren't "xtian", were they?; Like this Reply to this comment


by benjaminstraight August 10, 2008 3:17 PM PDT: This game is gonna rock.; Like this Reply to this comment


by saggo6 August 13, 2008 9:38 AM PDT: Looks very nice..
http://www.mmonewz.com; Like this Reply to this comment

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