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Will Wright Now A Part Of The “Play Industry”

9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Talking to VentureBeat about, fittingly, his new venture, Will Wright made it clear how he relates to the gaming industry these days — and provided clues as to what he will do next to entertain us. More »
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Indiecade Games Fest Kicks Off In California October 1

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | The IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games kicks off in Culver City, California, October 1, a four day blowout of events, exhibitions and keynotes that highlight the best of independent games. You should go! More »
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Will Wright Talks Educational Gaming, Funny Money

1:00AM Brian Crecente
The Chronicle of Higher Education sat down recently with Will Wright to talk to him about the value of educational games. Not only did they get some great money quotes, they got some great money business cards! More »
Culture

Will Wright Talks Team Building

12:40AM Mike Fahey | The only thing tougher than coming up with visionary video game ideas? Putting together a team to see your vision to fruition. Here’s how gaming legend Will Wright does it. More »
Culture

Mega Man Losing To The French In Robot Hall Of Fame Race

10:00AM AJ Glasser | Mega Man is a man among robots, but is he spiffy enough to top a French robot built in 1810 that writes poetry for a spot in the Robot Hall of Fame? More »
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Zootfly Signs Up Mr. T For Some Video Game Jibber Jabber

9:40AM Michael McWhertor | Listen up, fools! ZootFly and Mr. T have formed a licensing A-Team, announcing that the developer will create a series of games “packed with the trademark over-the-top adrenaline-pumping action of Mr. T.” Don’t do drugs! More »
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Will Wright: Why Spore Wasn’t Released On 360, PS3

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | For such a big game, you’d have thought Spore would release on every platform under the sun. But it didn’t. Just PC, Mac, DS and iPhone. Here, Will Wright explains why. More »
Features

Spore Creator Wants to Make Toys Fun Again

7:40AM Brian Crecente | Will Wright, the man who launched a million sims, is broadening his horizons.
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How Fighting Robots Helped Wright Quit EA

9:00AM Brian Crecente | Will Wright may be leaving Maxis and Electronic Arts, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving gaming. In fact some of his biggest ideas are for future games, he told us today. More »
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The Mystery of the Stupid Fun Club

6:00AM Brian Crecente | Maybe the website for Will Wright’s entertainment think tank is just a website. But given that it has three games of sorts hidden on it, I’d like to think there’s more to it than that. More »