Spore; the very word is enough to make certain gamers giddy with delight. Spore, for those not in the know, is the latest project of Will Wright, creator of the Sims. Much like the Sims, Spore is a sort of life simulation game, only this time you start off as a little micro-organism floating in primordial ooze, and you control you own evolution as you create a civilization that eventually launches itself into space to colonize other planets.Spore has been many years in the making, and today it was announced that you will be able to play Spore on your Mac starting on September 7th, 2008. At this time system requirements are not known.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:16PM
Sam said...
Why are all the pre-orders for the PC version?
I can't find a pre-order for the mac anywhere
If anyone finds one post it here!
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4-14-2008 @ 8:35PM
Sam said...
Mac Pre-Order now up on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-Spore/dp/B000FKBCX4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1208219466&sr=8-1
2-12-2008 @ 7:33PM
pplante said...
probably because there are fewer mac gamers, so the hassle may not be worth it. no idea really.
i would rather know if its being ported via cider or native. while cider is nice, i have been unimpressed with the performance of it so far.
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2-12-2008 @ 7:47PM
Todd Sieling said...
The word is that it uses Cider, which gives me some pause as well. But I'm not holding my breath until it's actually released and proven to run :)
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2-12-2008 @ 8:02PM
Kevin said...
Yeah i'd love to pre-order the mac version too!
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2-12-2008 @ 8:06PM
brett said...
This crap is going to be the second-biggest disappointment in the history of gaming.. after Duke Nukem Forever.
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2-12-2008 @ 8:17PM
jsw said...
Yeah, because Will Wright has a reputation for delivering utter crap year after year, game after game. [eyeroll]
2-12-2008 @ 8:36PM
Liam said...
Will... I be able to play it on my GMA 950'd Macbook?
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2-12-2008 @ 10:15PM
mortzz said...
I was wondering the same thing about my 2.2 macbook. We're left out of all the fun hahaha
2-12-2008 @ 8:41PM
Ian Murray said...
Funny, my friend actually told me (a few years ago) that if Spore were going to come out on the Mac, then he'd consider getting one.
I guess I'll give him a heads up to this.
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2-12-2008 @ 11:42PM
Chris said...
September friggin 7th? What happened to May or whatever :( This game is never going to come out :(
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2-13-2008 @ 12:40AM
Jonathan said...
as for the Macbook questions: I have heard it is a mainly processor-intensive game, rather than graphics. So the integrated might be okay (though that's just I'm hoping, since I'm on a Macbook, too)
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2-13-2008 @ 1:51AM
Geoff said...
I sure hope you meant, "Will Wright, creator of SimCity..."
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2-13-2008 @ 5:35AM
Bos said...
If they're making it for the Mac, then it makes sense to make it GMA950/X3100 compatible because that's half the product line, and they're aiming it at casual gamers, which increases the chances of that setup even more.
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2-13-2008 @ 2:20PM
Brian said...
I've been waiting for this for years, even back when I used a Windows laptop. Now, I have a reason to use my MacBook for gaming. So many wasted hours await me...
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2-19-2008 @ 7:25PM
Donald said...
Well as far as the requirements go...
Since i nthe videos they use a Dell XPS:
The windows requirements will be:
Min: Rec:
RAM:
1 Gig of RAM 2 Gigs of RAM
Graphics:
~256 Mb Video RAM ~512 Mb Video RAM
Memory:
~5 Gigs of Space ~10 Gigis of Space
Internet:
Broadband Broadband
Processor:
2.8 GHz Intel Duo 3.4 GHz Quad Core
*Note: These maybe be higher then nessassary but then again I put in (~) or about symbol. As somone has pointed out the Processor cost will most likley be high. Though the graphics seem to be weakened due to cartoonish appeal this doesn't mean that the graphic cost wont be high exscpecially with as much detail there is in the game itself, including physics which today is usually driven by graphics cards. Now I don;t completely know MACs processors nor how they work compared to a Intel, even with MAC going Intel, so I can;t give you an exact bit of data, but assume it will be a Processor hog and maybe even a Graphics hog. Yes I added Broadband Internet becasue there is talk from Will that there will be online multiplayer later plus the already added p2p database for planets that players add through content downloaders. Good luck guys!
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