The wait is almost over! Electronic Arts Inc. and Maxis
today announced that Spore the most anticipated video game of the year
from the creator of The Sims,
has gone gold and will be available for the Mac and PC at retailers
September 5 in Europe and September 7 in North America and Asia
Pacific. Spore Creatures for Nintendo DS and Spore Origins for
mobile phones will also be available globally September 7.
Players
who preorder Spore or Spore Galactic Edition from participating
retailers will receive a coupon good for $10 off their next purchase of
custom merchandise at www.zazzle.com/sporestore.
For the ultimate Spore fan, the limited Galactic Edition will contain
the 'Making of Spore' DVD, 'How to Build a Better Being' DVD (a 50
minute National Geographic Channel documentary DVD hosted by Spore
mastermind, Will Wright), 'The Art of Spore' hardback book, an
exclusive Spore poster, and a premium 100-page Galactic Handbook.
"We
are so excited to finally get Spore into the hands of fans and
players," said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore at Maxis.
"The Maxis studio has had an absolute blast creating Spore, but the fun
is just beginning. The most engaging stories are truly the ones people
create themselves, and we can't wait to see how players not only craft
and explore the Spore universe, but hear what stories they have to tell
as a result."
Spore gives players their own personal universe in
a box, allowing fans to create and evolve life, establish tribes, build
civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe created by
other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to
customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles,
buildings, and even spaceships. Players can then seamlessly share their
creations with the world via the Sporepedia and explore infinite new
galaxies created by other gamers.
