The Wait is Over! The Next Big Bang from the Creator of The Sims Invades Planet Earth This Week

EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–How will you create the universe? Gamers around the world can find out this week as the highly anticipated video game Spore ships to retailers for the PC, MAC® and Nintendo DS, mobile phones and the iPhone. Spore is rated E10+ by the ESRB, and retails for $49.99. The collectable Spore Galactic Edition is also available for $79.99, which includes The Making of Spore DVD, a hardback art book, fold-out poster, 100-page Galactic Handbook and the National Geographic Channel documentary How to Build a Better Being DVD.

Spore will be on store shelves around the world on the following dates:

  • September 4th: Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Finland and Australia
  • September 5th: Rest of Europe and South America
  • September 7th: North America

Spore gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe filled with creations made 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.

Spanning hundreds of millions of years, Spores scope is unprecedented in gaming. It has been a long time in the making and the team at Maxis is excited to finally share the game with the world, said Will Wright, chief designer at Maxis. We cant wait to see the amazing worlds that our fans build, as they tell their own stories with the game.

Spore is an outstanding achievement, said Frank Gibeau, President of the EA Games Label. The blending of gameplay, editors and online community through pollinated content came together to deliver on Will Wrights big idea to create and control your own personal universe. The team at Maxis has built an extraordinary game that has the potential to become a platform for creativity, and innovation for years to come.

To download a free trial of the Spore Creature Creator, please visit www.spore.com. For screen shots or more information about Spore, please visit our press web site at http://info.ea.com

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS FreestyleTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

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