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sporesculptor.com - 12/18/2008
Spore™ Sculptor - Home Page
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Spore elements © 2008 Electronic Arts Inc. EA, the EA logo, Maxis and Spore are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All rights reserved. Z Corporation 1995-2008. All rights reserved. Z Corporation, Z Prints, and the Z Corp. logo and ...
gamespot.com - 12/22/2008
Spore for PC - Spore PC Game - Spore Computer Game
— gamespot.com — Add Game Discuss Game Tag Review It Spore merges multiple run-of-the-mill building blocks into a big, entertaining game. Read the Review Watch the Review Images See All Images Spore Image 1 Spore Image 2 Spore Image 3 Spore Image 4 Game Guide Spore ... (more) Spore for PC - Spore PC Game - Spore Computer Game

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EA's Spore De-Authorization Tool goes live
offworld.com - 12/18/2008
EA's Spore De-Authorization Tool goes live
— offworld.com — sporedeauthorize.jpg Putting to rest at least part of the firestorm that arose from the SecuROM protection of Spore , Electronic Arts has released a standalone tool (currently for PCs only) to de-authorize machines, iTunes style, so players can manage ... (more) EA's Spore De-Authorization Tool goes live

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Sporesculptor opens for 3D printed Spore creatures
offworld.com - 12/19/2008
Sporesculptor opens for 3D printed Spore creatures
— offworld.com — sporefig.jpg Via press release: Electronic Arts and Z Corporation have just announced the opening of Sporesculptor to offer custom 3D printed figures of your Spore creations, utilizing the same technology as Z Corp's ' Bandmates ' figurines for ... (more) Sporesculptor opens for 3D printed Spore creatures

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Kotaku:  Bring Your Spore Creations To Life, Unless They're Sporn [It's Alive!]

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InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs:  Spore Comes To Life With Creature Sculptor

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  • galaga galaga
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    So awesome- it looks like 3D printing is going to soon hit the mainstream. Wait for Sims 3, and some of the advances in robotics, and soon we'll be getting robots custom-built.
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Bring Your Spore Creations To Life, Unless They're Sporn [It's Alive!]
Kotaku — [image] EA and Z Corporation add a whole new dimension to Spore with the announcement of Spore Sculptures, custom 3D figurines created from your unique Spore creature creations. Players need simply use the Spore Creature Creator to design their life form, paint it however they like, and then upload the creation to www.sporesculptor.com and place an order. For $49.50 they'll then print your figurine using Z Corporation's 3D printing technology and ship it to your door, where you can then display it proudly next to whatever it is you wish to display it proudly next to. I know ...

Bring Your Spore Creature Into the Real World
Gearlog — ... Maxis, an Electronic Arts studio, and Z Corporation announced today that Spore fans can transform their one-of-a-kind character to the real world with Spore Sculptures, a platform enabling fans to go beyond the game and do even more with their creativity. ...

Spore Comes To Life With Creature Sculptor
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... covers the various limitations in more detail. The site lists several other limitations: "Spore Sculptures are collectible items. They are not toys, and they are not intended for sale to children." It also ...

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