Microsoft has also had its own system for letting gamers grab in-game screenshots and have them post it to special mini game sites that are linked up to the user's ID. Last month Sony integrated YouTube into its developer tools to allow PS3 developers to code in the option to record and upload clips to the popular video host without requiring gamers to leave the couch. Others seem to have taken notice of this trend. Last year's Skate (also by EA) had similar features, although all of the content was hosted on EA's servers. You can also record video that can be uploaded straight to YouTube-like the clip I created and have posted below.
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For instance, in this new piece of software you can take pictures of your creation and send them to buddies via e-mail. What may be more interesting though is how publisher EA has begun to integrate the Web into its latest titles- Spore included.
The creature creator is the first step in showing potential users what they'll be getting their hands on in just three months time. The upcoming game focuses on creating a species and taking it from the microbial stage of life all the way to multi-universe exploration and colonization-a mix somewhere between a science experiment and a game of Risk. The 300MB download will be available next Tuesday, though some diehard fans and "influencers" got their hands on it last night. The software is a "creature creator" letting players put together 3D characters with an interface nearly as simple to use as Nintendo's Mii maker seen on the Wii. Next week game publisher Electronic Arts will unleash a cleverly packaged marketing device upon masses of hungry gamers awaiting the release of one of this holiday's biggest titles- Spore.