A few months ago, Will Wright’s presentation of Spore at the Game Developer’s Conference absolutely floored everyone in attendance. Imagine a game that starts with single-celled micro-organisms and allows you to control the evolution of a species all the way to galactic conquest. It sounds like a ridiculous undertaking until you see it in action. But if anyone can make it happen, it’s Will Wright, the master at creating computer ‘toys’ like SimCity and The Sims.

Wright’s presentation of Spore at E3 was virtually identical to his demonstration during GDC. So, be sure to read GameSpy’s complete writeup from before for every juicy detail. Assuming you’ve checked that out, here’s a look at what caught their eye this time around…

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This post, found on the official Xbox forums, was not made by me but echoes what many gamers (including me) now believe to be true. Yes, it’s more Microsoft -vs- Sony discussion about who will “win” the next-gen console war. It’s a great read and that’s why it is here. For all of you to read and leave your thoughts.

The Big Lie (another 360/PS3 post)
Posted: 05-24-2005 10:17 PM
If you don’t like 360/PS3 posts, don’t read this, and don’t complain about it….you were warned….

In the past week, Sony’s strategy for the upcoming console war has become clear….actually, it was pretty clear to some people as soon as MS let the existence of the 360 leak at GDC this past January. It became very clear that Sony was going to be late to market, and they knew it. MS had quietly shipped dev kits out early in 2004, and Sony got caught a little flatfooted. They scrambled to get their dev kits ready for developers (Epic, for example, only just got theirs in March). Some Sony developers apparently still don’t have kits yet.

Sony is faced with a well-funded, software-intensive opponent who has proven they can have a “triple-A killer app system-seller” at a system launch. This opponent has 160 games in development and has the intention to stick around for the long term (and the money to do so). So what can Sony do to stop them?

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On June 24th of this year I became the proud Father of a baby boy. His name is Noah and if his expression in the following photo is any indication, like his Father, he’s going to be a gaming addict.