SAN FRANCISCO — The long-awaited release of Will Wright's evolution game, Spore, wasn't the end of the journey. It was just the beginning. Spore, which was released last September, had years of hype ...

“Spore” may or may not live up to its massive hype, but I found the new game from “The Sims” creator Will Wright fun, stimulating and engrossing. I played “Spore” for about eight hours over the course ...

Real news from the virtual world: –ONLINE PLAYGROUNDS: When it comes to massively multiplayer online games for adults, there’s “World of Warcraft” and then … everybody else. But MMOs for kids are much ...