Spore begins mitosis

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 14, 2008 11:40 am PT

Will Wright's galactic-scale life sim has gone gold, will undergo rapid asexual reproduction in preparation for September launch.

Will Wright's upcoming game Spore lets players guide the progress of life from a single-celled organism to a space-faring species. Today, much like the interstellar travelers featured in the game, Electronic Arts announced that Spore has completed its long journey and gone gold.

Spore is set for release on the Mac and the PC on September 5 in Europe and September 7 in North America and Asia. The game will be available in standard and "Galactic" editions, which will sell in the US for $50 and $80, respectively. The extra $30 will net gamers a pair of DVDs, a hardback art book, a poster, and a premium 100-page "Galactic Handbook." A DS spin-off, Spore Creatures, will go on sale worldwide on September 7.

Gamers whose platforms of choice were not mentioned can still take heart. Electronic Arts has confirmed a Wii edition is in development, and other console versions have also been hinted at.

For more on Spore, check out GameSpot's latest hands-on impressions.

78 Comments

  • luke_gt

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 1:49 pm PT

    They forgot to mention that it comes out in Ausdtralia on the 4th.
    Finally, for the first time Australia will actually get something before everyone else.

  • wswedin

    Posted Aug 25, 2008 12:47 pm PT

    I am afraid that gamespot will have no choice but to give it 10/10, with all the other major gaming news networks.

  • henrique2006

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 3:29 pm PT

    stupid people, forgot brazil will have september 5th as well, just a bunch of people that did count just the "good" countries and the cheap work ones.

  • scja25

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 12:30 pm PT

    Yay

  • Almorac

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 4:46 am PT

    A 100-Page "Galactic Handbook" huh?
    ... I have to ask... Would anybody actually read it, or would they play Spore?
    I guess you could read a couple pages while you install the game, but beyond that would you ever read it? Just an observation I'm having. Besides that I can't wait to see this come out.

  • madsnakehhh

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 5:42 pm PT

    Spore or LBP, damn is such a hard decition.

  • FlakyFlakeMachi

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 3:07 pm PT

    hahaha! omg i cant believe we're getting it before north America and Asia for once!

  • Homestar1992

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 1:29 am PT

    i want it soooo bad

  • jedikevin2

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 6:35 pm PT

    hurry up time!!!! i want spore now!!!!

  • rockko666

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 3:32 pm PT

    Oooh...its so close!

  • Play3rX

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 3:11 pm PT

    Looks nice =D

  • Roronoa_ZoroHUN

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 12:31 pm PT

    I don't think I'll be playing other games for a while if Spore arrives. More than 4 years of waiting, and now finally it's so close I can feel it...

  • Mehzzz

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 10:30 am PT

    I've been waiting for Spore for over a year now and i'm more excited than ever! For those who have low/adveradge spec PCs, dont worry.

    I have a pretty low spec PC and i can play the creature creator fine on max settings.
    Hope its the same for the full game though.

  • brian_13un

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 11:01 pm PT

    Good job!

  • gob__bluth

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 4:06 pm PT

    I actually had the honor of QAing it a little while back, and all I can say is that it delivers on the hype! Gorgeous, gorgeous game.

  • jazilla

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:46 am PT

    I saw Will Wright play this game for about 20 minutes at Comic-Con. This is the one game I saw there that I HAVE to play. Little Big Planet and The Force Unleashed look great too, but this is one of the deepest games I have ever seen.

  • punk_shorty27

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:01 am PT

    It looks really good! I can't wait to buy it!

  • mikewalsh69

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:04 am PT

    looks so good. i wish it was coming to the consoles. oh well, pc's need some love too lol. gonna get this if my specs can handle it

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:42 am PT

    Not much coming out around the 7th so I'll give it a go but I have my doubts.

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