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New Spore Details, Possible Movie Deal
Eurogamer has a new hands-on analysis of Spore, as well as an interview with game designer Will Wright. He talks about the lengthy development cycle, the influence of religion (or lack thereof) on the game, and how movie-like stories are integrated into modern titles. Coincidentally, EA wants to license the television and movie rights for Spore as part of a new marketing campaign.
How could you make a TV show or a Movie about a simulation game that is supposed to be limitless ?
A movie with creatures made from the game ?
I didn't found something funny to put here.
If it has Angelina Jolie in it scantily clad, it'll be a huge success no matter how crap the movie is.
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"How could you make a TV show or a Movie about a simulation game." Easy, you get bought out by EA and you're guaranteed that your franchise will be 'hyped' up. Fuck you, EA, I was going to buy Spore before you got your grimy hands on it.
I'm sure EA would've sold the movie and TV rights for Tiger Woods by now, if only that were possible. How about Burnout? 2 hours of DJ Stryker being brutally beaten with a muffler.
No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
I'm sure they are using the pitch "there are limitless possibilities" when referring to the script. If spore gets its own movie, the where is my SimCity movie?
You're thinking too mainstream... I'll bet there's a relatively large niche for a Spore penis-monster movie in the Adult Entertainment market.
It would be a new genre called Spornography. It's primary audience would be young teenagers with a fondness for dirty jokes.
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A game that's not even out yet and we're already talking about a fucking MOVIE? Is this going to be the most ridiculously hyped game ever or what?
seriously, wtf?
it's not going to include user created content is it?
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
Or until there is a community based patch to remove the DRM. I tried finding a way to contact EA/Maxis, and all I could find was their support portal. Entirely FAQ based, and when you go the route of "None of these help me, let me send an e-mail to customer support" my message was received but obviously misunderstood. How can I and the rest of the community tell EA/Maxis that they're not going to purchase the game unless the draconian DRM is removed? They don't seem to want to hear my thoughts, and I'm already planning on voting with my wallet.
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There are plenty of examples of species crossing over from plant-eating to meat-eating and vice versa. Consider the dolphin or the kinkajou... or ones stuck in the middle like humans...
Has he said anything new about the securom DRM recently? Since it's supposedly going to have the same 3 install limit as mass effect, I cancelled my pre-order.
I simply won't accept a game that so heavily restricts how many times I'm allowed to reinstall windows or upgrade my PC in the lifetime of the game before having to make an expensive phone call to plead with EA tech support to be allowed to continue playing, with no guarantee they'll say yes. Even for a game that looks as tasty as spore.
Remember kids, it's all fun and games until someone commits wholesale galactic genocide.
[With Spore] we didn't want to go too far down that path: we leave the whole creation of the universe question open.
With spore, we know how the universe was created. It was created in Will Wright's office. Duh.
It's a well known fact that the movie "Star Wars" was based on the game "Space War".
Every time he announces his "Sport Report" I keep thinking he's talking about this game.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
.. they're mutating. Into dong-faced monstrosities. Well, that's how it'd be if the movie was true to the game.
There is no connection between atheism and militancy. Those who conflate the two (like the interviewer) are engaged in little more than hate speech.
Perhaps the interviewer was just trying to drive clicks by insulting a large number of people, or perhaps he really does hate atheists; but in any case, someone who tries to convince others of his own religions view should be called "outspoken" or "evangelical*." This use of the word "militant" is very very bad form by Eurogamer.
*I would love to see the one of the talking heads on Fox News go insane when interviewing evangelical atheists who refer to themselves as such.
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To view Spore: The Movie, you are required to:
1) Register at the place where you bought your tickets for a key.
2) Carry a phone with a data and text messaging plan.
3) Periodically text message or visit a secured site during the movie to send the key.
Failure to do 3) will result in ejection from the theater. You are completely responsible for being able to send the key at the required intervals. Each participant requires their own key regardless of age. Any sharing of keys or reverse engineering is a violation of the DMCA.
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As soon as I heard that this will not be a multiplayer game (2 years ago I think?) I pretty much lost interest. Sure The Sims was popular without being multiplayer and this one looks like it's going to be just as "solitaire" strong, but is there a chance the the hype will kill it just as movies have been killed by their own hype?
I'm going to tell all my friends that if they buy that Spore garbage, they are going to get screwed one way or another. If the DRM doesn't bother them, then maybe the hordes of penis-creatures on every other planet they visit will.