Maxis expands into RPGs with Darkspore @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on July 21, 2010

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Maxis, the Electronic Arts studio best known for creating SimCity, The Sims and Spore is branching out into uncharted game territory once again. The famed developer announced Darkspore, their first role playing game, during EA's Studio Showcase yesterday. The game will be released on the PC sometime in February 2011.

According to EA, Darkspore will feature dynamic, fast-paced action as players battle across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore in a four-player co-operative and full single-player campaign. Over the course of the game, players will need to collect an arsenal of living weapons, genetic heroes with different combat abilities, and customize them with tens of thousands of collectible body parts and armor. In addition to campaign to rid the galaxy of the Darkspore, players will also be able to take in "intense" multiplayer battles.

УDarkspore is inspired in part by the award-winning creature editor tech of Spore, but also in large part from the team's own passion for gaming and prior experience,Ф said Lucy Bradshaw, General Manager of Maxis Studio. УThe team has combined these inspirations to produce a unique take on the action RPG genre.Ф

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