The Big Round-up: Wednesday, June 11

Posted Jun 11th 2008 12:00PM by Dan O'Halloran
Filed under: Downloads, Interviews, Spore

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	Spore system requirements revealed EA has published the system requirements for both Spore (due out September 7) and the Spore Creature Creator, which will be released on Tuesday, June 17. A precursor to the release of Spore, the Creature Creator aims to let players release their creativity with "228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts."
	Belief & Betrayal demo released Big Download is nothing if not diverse. Within the last few hours, we've give you racing, and we've given you shooting -- now we offer adventure, mystery, and intrigue all wrapped up in the Belief & Betrayal demo.
	Interview: Vic Davis of Armageddon Empires There's a new strategy game taking the internet by storm, and it's called Armageddon Empires. Fusing turn-based strategy, traditional board game methodology, and collectible card games, it's an extremely deep and amazingly fun game. Vic Davis recently sat down with Big Download to discuss his game and what it is like being an indie developer making a living off his work.

	Rumor: Portal sequel casting info? Valve has already announced to not expect a sequel to their acclaimed 2007 puzzle shooter Portal this year but apparently they are already thinking about the voice cast for Portal 2. According to Kotaku, casting sheets have gone out (via a subscriber based entertainment industry web site) to voice talent for auditions for Portal 2.The actual voice sessions are due to begin in July.
	Sid Meier: A Civilization MMO is "definitely an interesting idea" Our sister web site Game Daily has just posted up the latest in their series of Q&As with major game industry figures with questions submitted by readers. This time the interviewee is Sid Meier, the head of 2K Games's Firaxis studio and of course the creator of the long running Civilization series of turn based strategy games (which just got a new edition announced for the PC).
	GRID eBay Motors demo now available Last week, Codemasters held a launch event for their new GRID racing title. The event, which was co-sponsored by eBay Motors, brought five racers from around the world who had recorded the fastest times for the original GRID demo. Each racer could use only one vehicle, a custom eBay Motors rig, to record the fastest lap time on a specific track. Their prize: a brand new Ford Mustang GT-R.