← All gamesSpore

Spore

3 articles

Spore news

"I was given that opportunity to go crazy and do something kind of insane" - Will Wright and Maxis look back on nine years making Spore

A new retrospective on Maxis' creature simulation game Spore outlines the operational challenges that shaped its nine-year development cycle.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
Interview

From Mr. Potato Head to a cosmic '70s documentary, Spore's creators share how it came to be

I don't tend to think of Spore as a game that really came from any one person, moreso an omnipresent entity that just somehow installs itself on your computer. This is hogwash, of course, as it was made by creator The Sims Will Wright during his tenure at Maxis.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke
Interview