Spore'd

EA games announced that the Will Wright game, Spore, will be re leased on Sept 7. Spore is a simulation game that spans the cellular level to the intergalactic space war type level.

The games and films with which Wright associated the various phases are:

1. Pac-Man for the tide pool phase



2. Diablo for the creature phase



3. Populous for the tribal phase



4. SimCity, Risk, and Civilization for the civilization phase



5. SimEarth, Destroy All Humans!, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey for the space phase, with elements of sandbox gameplay. DICE 2007 referred to it as similar to Master of Orion.




For a fee, people will be able to purchase a 3D-printed figurine of their uniquely imagined creature.




Also announced: Spore will be coming out with a version for Nintendo DS that will focus on creature creation, trade, and evolution.

Links:
Wikipedia - Spore
Official Site

Rock Band

Awhile back i remember wishing that Guitar Hero integrated other instruments too, like if it you could add the Sing Star microphones, or Donkey Konga Drums. Now my dream is becoming a reality. Harmonix is working on Rock Band, a game that will come with 4 peripheral contoller options: Bass and lead guitar, a microphone, and drums. Fucking awesome.



"Because there's some serious financial clout behind this little venture, no more cover bands. It's going to feature the real deal. And not just the real deal: some record labels are already planning to release new content ( you know...songs) via this game, rather than radio or the internet.

No word on the individual songs, but we've got some artists: Allman Brothers, Joan Jett, Kansas, Nirvana and Wolfmother. Rigopulos says "We'll be covering a great breadth, from metal to classic rock to Southern rock to everything in between".

The game will be disc-based, but will also feature further downloadable content. And, as an extra treat, it'll feature online play. EA's David DeMartini says 'You could have one guitarist in Germany and another one in Texas, a drummer in New York and a singer from somewhere else, and they can play together online'."



Also, apparently the Gibson Explorer controller for GH on Xbox 360 comes with a port for a yet to be released effects pedal! yes!