http://www.game.co.uk/News/?lid=9733&ad=01_09_2008Games designer Will Wright believes that his upcoming release Spore has been over-hyped and the extra anticipation is concerning him.
Speaking to Game Informer, the designer, who also developed franchises such as SimCity and The Sims, has stated that he is worried that his new life simulation game will disappoint fans after its long awaited release.
He told Game Informer: "I think it's too much hype. About a year ago, we were realising how much hype we were getting and we decided we should start to say that it's going to suck just to de-hype it. That is a certain amount of pressure.
"We've gotten to that point any additional hype isn't serving us well. It's a concern."
He added that gamers tend to fill in the blanks themselves when they imagine a new game and the concern is that Spore may disappoint gamers as it is not the way they imagined it to be.
Spore allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its origins as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to exploration as a spacefaring culture.