Spore Continues to Grow with New Expansions
October 13th, 2008, 12:56 pm by David Chapman (1 Comment)
Just when you thought the “Spore-nado” had finished tearing its path through the gaming world, Electronic Arts today announced the development of a Space stage expansion pack and the new Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, both designed to add to the already expansive life building experience in Spore.
The currently unnamed space expansion is scheduled for a Spring 2009 release, and will allow Spore players’ creatures to beam down from their spaceships to explore new planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions. The expansion will also include a new Adventure Creator, allowing players to build and share online their own custom missions.
Meanwhile, much sooner on the calendar, the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack is on tap for worldwide release on November 18th. The pack will provide more than 100 new creature-building components themed in two distinctly different styles: the ‘Cute’ side, with animated, cartoon-like creature parts and the ‘Creepy’ side featuring a more frightening, parts line-up.
“Spore is an incredibly personal and customizable experience,” said Lucy Bradshaw, general manager of Maxis studio. “Many of our fans have asked us for even more tools to build with, while others are looking to extend their gameplay. As soon as we wrapped up Spore, we turned our focus to creating additional content that caters to fans’ individual tastes. With the cosmos as our backdrop, we can take Spore in almost infinite directions, constantly changing and evolving the experience.”
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