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Will Wright-Patt's role in Afghanistan change under Obama plan?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:54:51 GMT

Air Force officials say it could be weeks before Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other bases learn what additional resources they may be called on to provide in support of President Obama’s decision to send additional troops to Afghanistan.
Source: Dayton Daily News

Interview: OneBigGame's de Ronde On Making Games For Charity

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:15:45 GMT

"All the famous individuals -- the usual suspects -- would get together to produce a mini-game extravaganza. They do a bunch of mini-games, and we have one developer create the combined game, and that would be it," de Ronde explained.
Source: GameSetWatch

Quoted in 'Interview: OneBigGame's de Ronde On Making Games For Charity'

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:15:45 GMT

said in GameSetWatch:

That was, practically, a little bit...ambitious. Stick a couple of musicians in a room, and you get a huge single like Live Aid. Do it with Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, and Shigeru Miyamoto, and I'm not sure what you get, but you definitely won't have a game.

Games: EA’s Spore Franchise Expands to Facebook

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:44 GMT

EA’s studio Maxis on Thursday announced the release of Spore Islands, a new Facebook game based on the Spore franchise originally created by Will Wright, of Sim City and The Sims fame.
Source: The Mac Observer

Quoted in 'Preview Feature: Epic Mickey'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:44 GMT

said in British Gaming Blog:

players tend not to be very good storytellers, but they can shape the narrative in their own personal and significant ways. I’ve never done the Grand Theft Warren game and I don’t make Will Wright Sandboxes ... every player is going to accomplish the same mission goals, but it’s how you get to that goal that’s unique to you. I think that’s the more interesting thing for players.

Interview: Spore's Chaim Gingold Communes With Earth Dragon

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:15:38 GMT

When I left, there was some discussion of me starting my own project, but I realized two things. First, I don't have Will's Jedi powers of persuasion, so forget it. Whatever I made would probably get thrown way off course.
Source: GameSetWatch

Spore Hero Arena Review

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:50 GMT

Oct 22nd, 2009 - Earlier this month I reviewed Spore Hero, a Nintendo Wii extension of Will Wright's highly-anticipated and warmly-received PC game Spore.
Source: AskMen.com

How About A Spore Fighting Game? [Fighting Games]

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:08:17 GMT

The newest Spore game is a bit of a platformer and a bit of a Spore game. But it has just enough Tekken to it that it could hint at something else: Could the world use a Spore fighting game?
Source: GamePad

Spore Hero Arena Review

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:53:30 GMT

I'm tempted to say, on the basis of , that some ideas are just too big for a handheld.
Source: 1up.com

Why Is Marketing To Female Gamers Considered Challenging? [Where The Girls Are]

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:35:48 GMT

Copy this whole post to another site I've written about this before, in most directly for the online magazine Cerise.
Source: Jezebel

Will Wright's Secret to Game Design: Narcissism

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:04:49 GMT

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:06 GMT

Will Wright, creator of computer game hits such as SimCity and The Sims, is developing a new life simulation game called SPORE at the Electronic Arts office in Emeryville, California, on March 24, 2008.

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Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CULVER CITY, CA - DECEMBER 14: Game designer Will Wright arrives at Spike TV's 2008 'Video Game Awards' held at Sony Pictures' Studios on December 14, 2008 in Culver City, California.