iPhone SDK: EA’s Spore (wasn’t just a demo)

EA was asked by Apple to make a game for the iPhone in 2 weeks as a demo for the iPhone SDK conferences. The game they made was a port of Spore. Spore is a game that has been in development for a short while.  It has been slated to come out on the Nintendo DS and PC/Mac platforms.  Although EA made the iPhone version as a demo to show off the power of the iPhone, they are now working on adding the iPhone to the list of platforms.  In September you’ll be able to play Spore now on the PC or Mac, Nintendo DS, and the iPhone.

Along with this, EA seems to have already put in a few more games in development for the iPhone.

“Additionally, EA affirmed that there were ‘other games in early stages of development,’ and that it was ‘actively using the new iPhone SDK to develop games for the iPhone OS.’ Jump on past the break for the full release.” - engadget

“The animation technology in the iPhone OS enables us to build awesome games,” said John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts. “I think iPhone consumers are going to be blown away by the games we create for this platform.”

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