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Since I have not yet have had any time to play Spore and its new additions to the creature creator, this post is not about the new patch or the expansion pack; that will have to wait till later.

This post is about a new part of EA that was rumored to exist, EA blueprint and Maxis was to become part of it. Today I found that that the unit doesn’t exist anymore, according to Variety:

After Young left this fall and Louis Castle took over Blueprint, I’m told, more staffers departed and the unit lost further momentum. With the most recent round of layoffs, the last employees working for Blueprint were let go and Castle segued to a new role at EALA. The division was never officially killed. Its games are still ongoing. But with nobody working for Blueprint anymore, it simply doesn’t exist.

Spore Patch 3 is now available through the in-game update menu, or at the official Spore site. Only three fixes this time around:

• Fix for esc key not bringing up Options in Galaxy Game Entry
• Fix for creator backgrounds appearing on small sporepedia cards
• Update to help keep achievements on the server in sync with achievements in the game

But, as announced earlier, this small fixes come with extra goodies, for Maxis have included no less than 24 exoskeleton limbs (shown below)

Get cracking on your new insect creations and show them off in the Simphoni forums!

Dasilva dropped by to tell us about the new photo contest that just went up on the official Cities XL page. The contest is open to all members of the Cities XL community, and will run from November 17 until November 30. Contrary to the first photo contest that focused on homes, this one focuses on City Halls. Voting on the pictures is possible from December 1 through 15. Check the official site for details!

Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack Brings Horror and Humor to Spore Fans Worldwide This Week

Recently distinguished as one of TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions of the Year,” Spore gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe filled with creations made by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships.

To download a free trial of the Spore Creature Creator, please visit www.spore.com. For screen shots or more information about Spore, please visit our press web site at http://info.ea.com.

Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack requires Spore or the full version of Spore Creature Creator.

“As the Sporepedia continues to grow, Spore fans have been craving even more creative tools to play with,” said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore and general manager, Maxis. “Maxis is committed to cultivating the most enriched experience possible for Spore players and the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack is the first step in achieving this. Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack allows players to give distinct personality to their creatures like never before. We’re very excited to see where gamers take this whimsical content.”

Spike TV will announce the Video Game Awards 2008 LIVE on Spike TV Sunday, December 14 at 9:00pm, ET/PT (tape delay west coast) from Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA.

The celebration will also honor legendary game designer Will Wright with the Gamer God award for his groundbreaking achievements in the world of gaming. The genius behind SimCity, The Sims, and 2008 mega-hit SPORE, Wright will mark the first ever winner of this prestigious honor.

Note that Spore is not nominated for Game of the Year:

GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games/ Rockstar North)
LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Media Molecule)
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks/ Bethesda Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami Digital Entertainment,
Inc/ Kojima Productions)
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Epic Games)

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios

BEST MUSIC GAME
Rock Band 2 (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero World Tour (RedOctane/ Activision Publishing/ Neversoft
Entertainment)
Wii Music (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios London)

Good news from our friend MaxisCactus for all of you who like creating insect-like creatures in Spore!

We’ve heard your requests for more parts, and we’ll be releasing 24 new exoskeleton limbs for free in this patch!  This includes 12 new arms and 12 new legs to make your creations creep and crawl along. 

Check out some awesome renders on our forums. These renders also contain parts from the upcoming Creepy & Cute parts pack.