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News
EA Finds A Home For Spore Movie Project
12:40PM Owen Good | Electronic Arts and Twentieth Century Fox have reached a deal to produce a movie based on Spore, with the director of the animated film “Ice Age” assigned to the project, Variety reports. More »
Maxis Layoffs Include Outspoken Spore Dev Chris Hecker
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Electronic Arts’ recent attempt to “focus” Spore developer Maxis—which was a nicer way of saying some people got laid off—includes one of its more rant-ready folks, Chris Hecker, a Technology Fellow at the company. Remember him? More »
News
Maxis Hit With Job Cuts, EA Confirms
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Word from Electronic Arts today is that Maxis, the studio behind The Sims and Spore, suffered layoffs today. No word on how many people were affected. EA described the cuts as an attempt to “focus” the studio. More »
Culture
See The GLAAD On Games Panel For Yourself
10:20AM AJ Glasser | If your Kotaku comment made it into the talking points of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation panel a couple of weeks ago, this video immortalises your screen name. More »
Culture
Your Comments Fuel Gay Gaming Conference
10:40AM AJ Glasser | Physically, you may not have been at EA Redwood Shores this weekend. But if you commented on to Justin Cole’s op-ed column to Kotaku, you were there in spirit. More »
Media
Spore Galactic Adventures Attacks The Mothership
5:00AM Mike Fahey
EA only has a week and a half left to convince you that the Spore Galactic Adventures add-on is worth your time and money. Let’s see if this trailer helps! More »
Media
Spore Hero Emerges From The Murky Depths
3:00AM Mike Fahey
EA has dropped a new trailer, new screens, and new information on the Spore universe’s expansion onto Nintendo systems, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena. More »
Culture