Ice Age studio, director turning EA and Maxis evolution-civilization-space exploration sim into computer-animated movie.
The month before Spore went on sale last September, its creator, Will Wright, said the triple-platinum game might expand into films. And though the famed designer has since left Electronic Arts, the Spore movie idea apparently lived on. Today, Variety
reports that 20th Century Fox is indeed making a computer-generated
movie based on the evolution-civilization-space exploration sim.
Latest firmware causing problems for some gamers;
Nintendo points to modified consoles as the culprit, pledges to repair
affected unmodified systems for free.
This generation of consoles has seen firmware updates become frequent and routine. Nearly as commonplace have been the post-patch gamer complaints that the latest update has rendered their systems inoperable.
PSP Go launch accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of
PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and
more; full list and price breakdown inside.
Sony launched the PSP Go today,
marking the first time a major console maker has released a system
entirely dependent on digital distribution. To ensure that early
adopters of the $249 system have something to play on it, the company
also gave its online PlayStation Network storefront a major injection
of new and catalog releases. Today's update boasts more than 100 titles
in all, including the first PSP Minis, Gran Turismo PSP, MotorStorm
Arctic Edge, and new downloadable exclusives like PixelJunk Monsters
Deluxe and Thexder Neo.
