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VIDEO: Former Spore Dev Talks About New Indie “Spy Party” at PAX Prime 2012

IGR interviews lead game designer Chris Hecker about his much anticipated multi-player title “Spy Party” at PAX Prime 2012.

Hecker describes the title as a Casino Royale-esque cocktail party wherein two players play against one another – one as a spy the other as a sniper seeking to take them out. Hecker discusses why most of the development time has focused on depth and graphical treatment will be a later priority.

He also comments on why indie games are in a golden age, and why Spore ultimately failed as an experiment.

Watch the interview that also contains new gameplay footage:

Sign up for the beta, which also employs a paid-beta model similar to Minecraft at spyparty.com