Spore

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Spore Launch Date Announced

For too many years now, games have focused too much on flashy content and too little on actual design. Sims creator Will Wright promises to change all that with Spore. Originally referred to by the public as SimEverything, this evolution/civilization/exploration game has been eight years in development. Considering the mind-boggling gameplay permutations allowed by its procedural engine, I’m not surprised it took that long. Now we have a release date: September 7, 2008. Happy Darwin Day, everyone.

Even this 2006 presentation by Wright was enough to draw applause at the Game Developers Conference.