Will Wright Reveals 'Spore'

At his Vision Track lecture on the final day of Game Developers Conference, Maxis founder and Sim City/The Sims creator Will Wright revealed a brand-new, previously unannounced title named Spore, one that has immediately become the talk of the show. Spore is a sprawling multi-genre title which follows life from its smallest single-cell origins all the way to planet-spanning conquerors, and the gameplay spans all the way from Cubivore-style animal consumption, through real-time strategy in the controlling of tribes, all the way up to a Civilization-reminiscent planetary (and eventually interplanetary) expansion phase. A release date, platform, and publisher is currently unspecified for the game, but Wright indicated that he will deliver more details at E3, and Gamasutra will have an in-depth analysis of his presentation in the near future.