The DRM debate has been turned up with Electronic Arts now facing a class action lawsuit due to their life simulation title Spore’s use of SecuROM copy protection software. Filed on September 22nd, the claims of plaintiff Melissa Thomas stems from the undisclosed installation of the SecuROM software that enables the finite number of installs of [...] [...more]
Electronic Arts has released the first PC patch for their life sim title Spore, updating the game to v1.01. The update fixes several bugs, addresses community complaints, and implements a few new cheat codes. Though it isn’t explained if this patch includes the claimed DRM fix. Here are the complete patch notes: Features * New Cheat: “evoadvantage”. Enter this [...] [...more]
With the September 7 release of Spore on the horizon, a new trailer detailing the civilization stage of the title has been released. Social Bookmarking [...more]
Electronic Arts has expressed the desire to turn EA Maxis’ upcoming life-sim Spore into a feature film and a television show, creator Will Wright has revealed in his interview with Reuters. “With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc…We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much [...] [...more]
E3 is officially over, but the info is still being processed and posted. Please refer to this as your E3 Link and Activision Press Conference Cheat Sheet, any post that comes from the announcement festival will be linked here in a somewhat organized fashion. New and updated links will be in bold. General Rock [...] [...more]
Day 2 has wrapped itself up nicely and I’m gonna go pass out, so many announcements and new trailers! Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s action: General New Sonic Unleashed Trailer New Ghostbusters Trailer Ubisoft Announces I Am Alive Tom Clancy’s EndWar Gets October 14 Release Date (Trailer Added) New Street Fighter IV Trailer Ubisoft Quietly Announces The Price is Right Activision Sheds [...] [...more]
Nintendo’s E3 Keynote just wrapped up, here’s all the goodies revealed and unveiled for the Wii and DS: Shaun White Snowboarding Detail(s), Out By End of the Year Animal Crossing: City Folk Revealed, First Details Star Wars: The Clone Wars Wii Details Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Details Call of Duty: World at War Details Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades Unveiled, [...] [...more]
Part of E3 Coverage All Week. Next up for the DS portion: Spore Creatures. Here are the more relevant snippets of info: A vast creature library to play with. The DS Creature Creator is “easy to use.” Gives you the ability to share your creations via Wi-Fi. Social Bookmarking [...more]
A listing for a special collector’s edition of EA Maxis’ upcoming species creator Spore has appeared on GameStop’s website. Dubbed the Spore Galactic Edition, the package comes with a ‘Making of Spore’ DVD, a ‘How to Build a Better Being’ DVD created by the National Geographic Channel, a hardback Spore artbook and fold-out poster, and a [...] [...more]
Now available for download: a trial version of the Spore Creature Creator. It will allow you to create your own completely unique creatures, which you can use in Spore later this year. If you want to get your hands a little more dirty, Electronic Arts will be selling a $10 full version of the tool [...] [...more]
