We just received a message from MaxisCactus that may include some exciting news for people living near Maxis:

Hey Everyone!

Many of our players have sent feedback on our official Space Adventures thread on the Spore Forum and you’ve got some great ideas! We have another new opportunity for some of you to share your thoughts about the upcoming expansion. Since we’d like to get a sense of how players interact with the game, we’ll be inviting between 4 and 6 San Francisco Bay Area local players to the Maxis Studio in Emeryville for some user experience testing next week, Jan 13 & 14th.

 We’re looking for people who could arrange to spend about 2 hours at Maxis’ offices in Emeryville, CA on Jan 13 or 14^th and who meet at least one of the following criteria:

 • Someone who has finished at least the Spore Creature stage

• Someone who has done player-created mods for PC games–not only Spore, but for games such as Starcraft, Counterstrike, Battlefield, etc.

 A small compensation will be given for your time.

We’d like to open this opportunity up to the fansite communities as well.  We welcome anyone who is interested to apply by sending your email address to MaxisSaguaro@Maxis.com

 -MaxisCactus