Links for 2006-03-25
- Henry Porter talks in the Guardian about new legislature that would give MPs greater power with less parliamentary oversight "The Prime Minister claims to be defending liberty but a barely noticed Bill will rip the heart out of parliamentary democracy" - the authoritarian streak of the Labour party I voted for is becoming increasingly obvious as time passes...
- I've finally watched the damn Will Wright video for Spore and frankly it's astonishing It's half an hour long so I suppose it's forgiveable that I didn't make the time, but I absolutely totally bloody should have done. Incredible and amazing. I want to get me this game right about now, thanks very much.
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I hope it doesn't pull a Black and White - eagerly anticipated, technically brilliant but only really fun for a couple of hours (most people I know gave up at level 3). Given Wright's history I'd be very surprised if that happens though.
→ Posted by: Simon Willison at March 25, 2006 1:02 AM
You actually watched the abridged version!
The real video is over an hour, and has Will riffing on all kinds of topics, carebears, game cracks, etc.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-262774490184348066&q=spore
→ Posted by: Jon at March 25, 2006 2:45 AM
Yeah, I just watched it last week too. Same reaction, absolutely fan-freaking-tastic stuff.
→ Posted by: greglas at March 25, 2006 5:27 AM
Good grief! Spore looks incredible... I don't think I've ever seen a game that looks so creatively engaging. That will be a 'black hole of time' for many, many people. Can't wait!
→ Posted by: Paul at March 25, 2006 12:05 PM
Amazing...
Do you know if it will be available on OS X? I can't seem to find the details...
→ Posted by: Andrew at March 26, 2006 10:33 AM
A pedant writes: Leg and Reg gives MPs less power. I've written to mine, and he's not keen.
→ Posted by: Phil at March 27, 2006 10:32 AM