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11/24/09 SporeDay – ‘Welcome to Earf’ by Maxis
Nov 24th
Sorry, I can’t help but to use that phrase from one of my all time favorite alien movie, Independence Day (and yes, Will Smith does pronounce Earth clearly so save your breath).
Maxis has something to share with the Spore fans for today’s Spore Day – planet Earth!
MaxisKate did one hell of an awesome job using USGS topographic maps as she sculpted our beautiful planet. It’s going to be perfect for realistic Earth Adventures!
Put it into your game via the Sporepedia!
Spore Holiday Team Contest 2009
Nov 17th
Christmas is right around the corner, and by corner I mean in a month and roughly 10 days. Maxis knows this which is why they are getting a head start with their 2009 Spore Holiday Contest. This year, they want you to get with two of your gaming pals and put together a holiday themed adventure! By making a movie of your adventure, you can have a chance to win either Spore Hero or Spore Hero Arena! Get to it!
Holiday Contest 09
The Holidays are fast approaching and Maxis is ringing in the New Year with the Spore Holiday Team Contest 2009!
Get together with two of your friends to create a Holiday inspired adventure! Make a movie of your adventure and post it on YouTube for a chance to win copies of Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena!
Your YouTube movie should be tagged with “SporeHolidayContest09” and should include all three team member Spore personas in the YouTube description.
This is your chance to prove yourself as the Spore Galaxy’s best adventure creators!
Visit the Spore Forum for an official contest FAQ, discussion, or to find teammates!
Spore Halloween Team Challenge contest – winner
Nov 2nd
And another congratulations goes out to Cheese Before Bedtime Productions adventure For Whom The Bell Tolls for winning Maxis’ Halloween Team Challenge!
Spore Halloween Team Challenge – Finalists Chosen – Vote now
Oct 31st
A little late (Spore team must of took an early holiday – very quite on their website this week) but MaxisCactus posted the finalists for the Spore Halloween Team Challenge and we now are able to vote on which one takes the #1 spot! Vote now in the official Sporums!
Finalists Chosen!
Click the entry image to view the large card where you can download the adventure. Vote by Sunday 11/1.
10/20/09 – New Maxis Adventure: Dronox Invasion
Oct 20th
Fire up Spore Galactic Adventures and download Maxis’ newest adventure: Dronox Invasion! They put a whole new spin on this adventure, allowing you to play as “the evil Dronox, the Grox’ new weapon of mass destruction”. Do you think you have what it takes to beat it? To download, all you need to do is log in your game. Be sure you drop off your review in this thread over at the Sporum and share your thoughts!
10/13/09 SporeDay: Spore Halloween Team Challenge & Spore Hero MP3
Oct 13th
Spore wants to get in on the Halloween Celebration as well! First off, they are offering a free .mp3 track from Winifred Phillips Spore Hero OST titled Beast Brawl. After you get your groove on, head to the Sporums and enter the Spore Halloween Team Challenge contest! MaxisCactus wants to see what you can come up with in terms of a eerie and spooky adventure!
Challenge Details
Organize into a team of 3 players. With your team, create an adventure that terrifies all who dare to play it! You can create a traditional Halloween adventure (i.e. graveyard, or haunted house themed) or come up with an entirely new nightmarish adventure.
Your adventure will be judged on originality, fun, quality of creations and setting, how many extra nightlights I have to install after playing it, and thumbnail png quality.
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Submission Template:
Adventure Title:
Team Name:
Artist:
Collector:
Adventure Designer:
Adventure Link: Example: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=sast-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Sporecast Link: Example: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=ssc-XXXXXXXXXXXX• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rules & Details
Adventure, creation and Sporecasts:
• must not contain any text with any links or references to other sites in the submission’s tags, name, or description
• must not contain content based on copyrighted or offensive material.Rules:
• Your team can submit as many entries as you like. Each entry should have its own post including the required info.
• Your adventure must be published by the Adventure Designer, tagged with mchalloweenchallenge
• Your Sporecast must be created by the Collector (minimum 10 creations), tagged with mchalloweenchallenge
• Your Adventure must include at least 5 original creations by the Artist, tagged with the team name.
• All submissions must be in by 11:00am PDT Oct 27th 2009
• You may post screenshots and/or movies of the adventure and creations you’ve created here!Voting
We’ll post our favorite submissions here, then YOU get to vote for which one is your top pick! The winner may be featured if it meets our criteria for featured creations.Prizes
The winning team gets a chance to be featured on Spore.com! The Adventure Designer will have the adventure featured, the Artist will have one of their creations featured, the Collector will have their Sporecast featured.FAQ
Q: I’ve already created creations for another existing Halloween contest. Can I reuse those creations here?
A: Yes!
Finalists posted for the Spore Search Challenge!
Sep 21st
More finalists were selected today, but this time dealing with the Spore Search Challenge! 10 were listed, and now it’s up to you to decide who is ‘top-dog’. Personally, I have to say the honorable mention beats all of them…I do always feel like something is watching me…
Finalists posted for the “Spore Screenshot Challenge”
Sep 21st
*Mind explodes* While Spore may not be as popular as The Sims series, the game still has a huge following. I can’t believe how talented some of the players are – yes, they prove it with their creations in the Sporepedia – but to actually see their in-game screens is breathtaking. The finalists for the Spore Screenshot Challenge are now listed, and it is time to pick the best one! This is tough…I like Strada Squad, Rebellion of the Hive and Microsepia P2 Challenge…not sure what to pick! The Planet of the Cows gets a huge laugh from me though 
Finalists Announced!
Click the thumbnails for quick links to the posts, or scroll down for larger versions right here. Vote by 10/8/09
2. The Swamps Planet By Leonhart94
3. Mermaid Song By TALK2myHAND
4. Strada Squad By ChosenCreator
5. The Smell of War By Delta317
6. The deadly Idyll By Kevin92
7. Rebellion of the Hive ByDaniAngione
8. Rebellion of the Hive ByDaniAngione
9. The Big Boss By DaniAngione
11. The Moon of Ty’faar By chubbawubbawoo
12.The Moon of Ty’faar By chubbawubbawoo
13.Planet of the Cows By Mouthwash
14.Microsepia P2 Challenge By GhidoranX
UK: Top 20 PC Games Chart ending September 12, 2009
Sep 14th
*Gasp* Can it be that The Sims 3 was kicked down a notch? No worries, it’ll quickly jump back up…Sims can’t die.
Source: Chart Track
9/8/09 SporeDay: New ‘The Metamorphosis’ Adventure and the Metamorphosis Challenge
Sep 8th
Two for the price of one – which are both free! For today’s SporeDay, MaxisKate created a brand new Adventure titled ‘The Metamorphosis‘.
Download and play “The Metamorphosis” by Maxis technical artist, Kate Compton, simply by opening your Spore game and logging in.
This adventure is worth 100 points so make sure to play it to upgrade your captain.
“I got the idea from a class I had back at Georgia Tech. The focus of the class was on trying to adapt examples from literature (and a few other mediums) into video games.It’s a challenging and fun exercise to do with any piece of media. I wanted to make the most faithful adaptation possible, so I needed to zero-in on how to make the player experience analogous to what you would experience while reading the original Kafka novella.” – MaxisKate
After you are down playing (make sure you leave a review for Kate), consider entering the Metamorphosis Challenge that MaxisCactus has kicked off!
Challenge Details
If you played the latest Maxis adventure, The Metamorphosis, you may have noticed that a disturbing transformation has taken place.In the Metamorphosis Challenge, make your own transformation with at least three creations that illustrate three stages of a creature’s life!
Not sure what to make? Your creations can represent a realistic earthly creature’s metamorphosis, such as a caterpillar/pupa/butterfly, or you can invent your own twisted alien metamorphosis.
Example Creations:
What will the challenge winner get?
A chance to be featured on Spore.com!
We’ll post our favorite submissions here, then YOU get to vote for which one is your top pick! The winner may be featured if it meets our criteria for featured creations.
• It must not have any parent authored by a different creator.
• It must not have any offensive creation in its lineage (any parent or child creations).
• It must not have any links or references to other sites in the submission’s tags, name, or descriptionSubmissions that do not meet the above criteria will not be considered for the poll
How to Enter:
• Create three or more creatures in the creature editor. Publish these with the tag MCMorphChallenge.
• Add all creations in your metamorphosis series to a SporeCast tagged with MCMorphChallenge.
• Optional: Post screenshots and links here on the forumRules:
• All creations in your Sporecast entry must be made by you.
• Your creations must be made in the creature/accessory editors.
• You can submit as many Sporecasts as you like with as many creations as you like. Remember that each Sporecast should only contain representations of one species.
• All submissions must be in by 11:00am PDT 10/8Challenge FAQ
Q: Does it have to fit into the bizarre bug-like stages of larva-pupa-adult, or could it be more of a child-adult-weakened adult? I’ve already made a few evolutionary creations that go through the insect cycle, and I kinda want to do something different than the obvious. – jwmd2
A: As with most of these challenges, we aren’t strict with how you interpret the challenge prompt. As long as you explain your more off-kilter entries in the description, they will be considered.Q: Are finalists chosen based on looks or description? – Westonro
A: Maxis looks at all elements of the creation when choosing finalists. Obviously, the overall aesthetic weighs heavily, but a clever name and description can tip the scales in your favor. Keep in mind that when we post finalists, we do not include the description, however a link will direct others to the Sporepedia where they can view it. It’s up to other players to click the link when they are voting to read the complete description.Q: Can entries be made in the accessory editors? – Westonro
A: Yes. The accessory editors can be used to enhance your creatures.
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