With the first countries (and with them our first members) sliding into 2009 the time is here to wish our globe-spanning community all the best for 2009! And if you plan to use fireworks: be careful!
Posts by Jirnsum
Dec
31
We have installed a new plugin for playing the podcasts right here on the frontpage. It’s in the form of a player that looks like this: The podcasts are put into an RSS feed at: http://www.simphoni.net/feed/podcast/ This feed is in turn published on iTunes. Beware that this is a different iTunes Podcast feed from what it [...]
As we reported yesterday you can now get your very own unique 3-D Spore figurines delivered to your mailbox. As we mentioned it was not clear whether those figurines could be ordered from and shipped to places outside of the US. Maxis Cactus was kind enough to help us get in touch with the people [...]
Dec
19
Remember all those cool Spore Creatures people at Maxis had sitting around on shelves? You can now own such 3-D citters yourself. MaxisCactus dropped us a line saying: Hi Spore Fans, Have a favorite Spore creature? Get a Spore sculpture created! Bring your favorite Spore creature into the real world with Spore Sculptor, and own [...]
Our member edcaze2k3 has tipped us on a new Cities XL preview with screenshots over at Bigdownload.com. Some great info there, so be sure to check it out! Bigdownloads pegs the release date at August 2009. Be sure to mark your calendars.
Dec
13
We have just upgraded the software on the main page to WordPress 2.7. As this involved an upgrade to the database it was somewhat trickier than normal upgrades. If you see anything funky happening when you use the site that you didn’t see before, please let us know!
Nov
17
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 [...]
Nov
17
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 [...]
Nov
17
Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack Brings Horror and Humor to Spore Fans Worldwide This Week EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Will your creatures be creepy or cute, full of humor or horror? The choice is now in the hands of Spore™ and Spore Creature Creator* players! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Maxis today announced that Spore Creepy [...]
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 [...]
