2 Months Ago, Sporedum says (in Spore Hero Preview) Hooked Gamers have previewed Spore Hero. It seems as though as your titular Hero has landed on a planet that isn’t his home. A blue meteor has the indicated the creature, and it seems like a dangerous red meteor is coming to destroy your planet. This crisis must be solved quickly, as one of your f...

3 Months Ago, RawmeatCowboy from Go Nintendo says (in Maxis lays off staff, say Spore Hero/Spore Hero: Arena will still make their dates) “Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions. In this case, EA has taken action to reduce the workforce at Maxis as we focus the business and focus Maxis. EA remains fully committed to Spore and other IP within Maxis, with games planned...

And Shacknews says (in EA Confirms Maxis Layoffs) It seems that today is not a good day to be a game developer for a successful studio, as publisher Electronic Arts has now confirmed a series of layoffs at Spore developer EA Maxis. "Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions," EA told...

6 Months Ago, ballightning from Sporedum says (in IGN: Pre-E3 2009 Spore Hero hands-on) More Spore Heroes news. Playing as the titular Hero, your goal is to save the world from destruction by a mysterious red meteor that crash lands on the planet. You actually arrived on the planet via a blue meteor, so this is not your homeland. You’ll need to quickly evolve and make friends with the locals [...]