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Will Wright on the Colbert Report

Posted by Zonk on from the behind-the-eagle dept.

N'Gai Croal, the talented gent covering the games scene at Newsweek, has a short piece up looking behind the scenes at the Colbert Report the night that Will Wright was in attendance. Mr. Wright passed on some encouraging words about the progress of Spore, and some funny comments about the culture inside EA. From the article: "Wright told us that Spore is slated to come out sometime during the second half of 2007. It's currently at a stage that he calls Pre-Alpha Five. In non-geek, this means that the game is finally at a point where EA employees outside of his team can play it from beginning to end, though they must endure rough transitions and levels of difficulty that have yet to be tuned. The project's subsequent milestones--Pre-Alpha Four, Pre-Alpha Three, etc.--are expected to be achieved monthly until it finally hits Alpha next spring. " Update: 12/06 00:23 GMT by Z : Don't blame me, Comedy Central. I got the YouTube link from KingJoshi.

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  1. I got a nerdrection. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It never went away.

    1. Re:I got a nerdrection. by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 2, Funny

      Any nerdrection which lasts longer than 4 hours, a nerdipism, is a sign of a serious mental disorder. Consult your nearest computer megastore helpdesk counter immediately.

  2. Alpha countdown by Osty · · Score: 5, Funny

    The implication is that Spore will ship when it hits Alpha. I guess that's standard practice at EA ...

  3. N'GAI CROAL??? by gumpish · · Score: 4, Funny
    N'Gai Croal
    I'm sorry... is this a hoax? Is this Klingon or some shit? Is that really the name of an English speaker?
    1. Re:N'GAI CROAL??? by dj961 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I take it you've never seen a black person.

    2. Re:N'GAI CROAL??? by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

      I take it you've never seen a black person.

      OK, now you're just making stuff up! Sheesh! Black people. As if!

  4. Re:By the end of 2007, by ENOENT · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heh. I'll bet that Duke Nukem Forever will have a completely parametric storyline when it comes out, too.

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  5. Sporekatana by Reason58 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will Wright's About To Make You His Bitch.

  6. Re:Let's Be Honest... by An+Onerous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wikipedia is reporting that the population of Stephen Colbert's stage crew has tripled in the last six months. I knew he was successful, but that's amazing!

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  7. Re:Greek Alphabet by Palshife · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're right, "version Phi-Delta, substage Tau" makes a world of sense.

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