Earlier this month, we reported that there would be an action-RPG game in the Spore franchise revealed at Comic-Con 2010. That game, Darkspore, was announced earlier this week at Electronic Arts' ...

Even the genetic heroes, which you pilot through Darkspore’s plentiful but ultimately samey alien worlds, are a bit of a disappointment. Supposedly, these warrior-beasts are your own creations and the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Though it may share the same name as 2008's Spore, Darkspore couldn't be more different from developer Maxis' all-encompassing strategy game. This ...

Yes, the second half of Darkspore’s title is referencing the evolution-sim Spore. Except gameplay-wise, it’s really nothing like Spore. That’s because it’s dark. But seriously, Darkspore looks like a ...

I was in the beta for about a week and just started the retail version this week. The write-up below is from memory (at work right now...). The game is a Diablo clone + limited Spore editor with some ...

Darkspore's been introduced to us as "Spore meets Diablo," and seeing it in action reinforces that early pitch -- the game has six abilities on a bar across the bottom, and health and mana bars on ...

Maxis is a studio known for creating a host of PC gaming's greatest hits, so I was understandably excited when I got a chance to see their newest project. I was expecting something tactical, something ...

Amid widespread complaints of issues connecting to Darkspore, the EA Maxis title has been withdrawn from sale on Steam. PlayerAttack reports players began experiencing issues with Darkspore's DRM over ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If Spore is the cartoon you watched as a little kid, then Darkspore is the revamp for teens with ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. You'd be forgiven if you assumed Darkspore might be similar to 2008's Spore; after all, the titles are similar, and both games were created by the ...

While the genre is traditionally steeped in fantasy, Maxis' latest takes a more contemporary approach in its setting. Akin to recent blockbuster sci-fi franchises, Darkspore arrives with a fully ...