Maxis-developed action RPG Darkspore is no longer available on the Steam store following months of server issues that made the game unplayable. This has proved to be a long-standing issue for the game ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Update: Darkspore has returned to Steam, and EA has commented to GameSpot on the situation. "Maxis continues to support Darkspore and its servers," ...

[Update: After some public outcry, some server issues have been fixed and the game is available again on Steam. Purchase with caution] The short end of the story is pretty obvious: Darkspore is ...

Electronic Arts has released the beta version of its game together with a teaser of its new sci-fi action role-playing game, Darkspore, created by Maxis. The new Darkspore game showcases similar ideas ...

First, the good news. Maxis / EA have apparently fixed an issue with Darkspore that was preventing players from connecting to the game. This is a huge relief because, since early May, some Darkspore ...

Maxis released the video game Spore for the PC and Mac in 2008, describing the game as giving players "their own personal universe in a box." Since then, Electronic Arts and Maxis have taken the ...

Originality is sadly no guarantee of gaming quality. 2009's Spore is a great example. The concept – create and mould lifeforms and take them from ocean floor to universe – was a world away from the ...