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Spore Creature Creator Release Delayed a Day
Posted by Owen Good at 3:00 AM on June 16, 2008
Reader Ben B. preordered Spore Creature Creator through the EA Store and just got word it's been rescheduled for release on Wednesday, June 18. Tuesday was the original drop date. He provided a copy of the email and it looked legit to me, so, spread the word.
If you're hankering for some Spore fruit fucker action right now, you can always grab the demo, which leaked early. It contains 1/4 the content, but that's 1/4 more than you're getting right now.
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PeterPanDude
Posted 3:39 AM 16/6/08
Seriously, with just 1/4th of the content, the possibilities are astonishing. It's like making Miis, but so much better.
PeterPanDude
juancriollo
Posted 3:39 AM 16/6/08
it would be the end of pc gaming...
juancriollo
DiscoBeard
Posted 3:38 AM 16/6/08
Still the 17th on the UK EA Site.
DiscoBeard
Harmatia
Posted 3:33 AM 16/6/08
From the beginning I complained about what a scam selling the creature creator for $9.99 is.
But after playing the demo-- wow. They have my $9.99.
Harmatia
The guiding blue
Posted 3:32 AM 16/6/08
@Elliuotatar:
Sigh...
@deathtastic:
I create stuff that would be suicide not killing them (Hint: Spiky bits)
The guiding blue
Elliuotatar
Posted 3:25 AM 16/6/08
Why would they delay the release when the demo was leaked yesterday?
@deathtastic:
EVERY creature?
+ Watch video
Elliuotatar
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Posted 3:18 AM 16/6/08
you're breaking on of the commandments playing this game... lol
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
QualityJeverage
Posted 3:12 AM 16/6/08
Yep, I got the same e-mail this morning. Disappointing, but probably for the best. I've got an exam on Wednesday, so my studying probably would have been severely compromised if the full creator was out on Tuesday night...
QualityJeverage
deathtastic
Posted 3:11 AM 16/6/08
@Raziel Dune:
I agree this game is a blasphemy against nature as it is. Almost every creature i've see makes me want to shoot it on site.
deathtastic
Lstormy10
Posted 3:09 AM 16/6/08
Well, the delay will allow people to spend their bandwidth on downloading Firefox 3.
Lstormy10
Raziel Dune
Posted 3:08 AM 16/6/08
dear god the stuff i've seen with just the leaked demo imagion if those people had full CC....
Raziel Dune
The guiding blue
Posted 3:06 AM 16/6/08
I'm seriously thinking of buying the Full CC. More monstrosities.. I feel like a mad god..
The guiding blue
krajj54
Posted 3:03 AM 16/6/08
Check it out at [eastore.ea.com]
Pretty much confirmed then.
krajj54
Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h
Posted 4:01 AM 16/6/08
I'd spend 10 on the creator... :( I don't know about the full version. SecuROM is pissing me off.
Megan Fox iz Hot ^-^ -ph15h
Harmatia
Posted 3:56 AM 16/6/08
@samr2d2: Reflects well on the product. Once you touch it, you want more.
@Zimmbous: Because it's so fucking good. It's a rip-off, and terrible, and I wish I had more self-control.
Doesn't the full CC come with the game later on anyway? So you aren't really *forced*.
Harmatia
NoBullet
Posted 3:54 AM 16/6/08
The demo wasnt leaked early. It was released to the public in a european magazine.
NoBullet
P3nnst8r
Posted 3:54 AM 16/6/08
Man, im having enough fun with the 1/4 content creator that i can't imagine what the full version will be like.
P3nnst8r
Zimmbous
Posted 3:47 AM 16/6/08
how come people are accepting the fact that they are splitting spore into multiple products just so they can charge you twice? since when is one game released as two products, i don't care if one of them is only 10$. This sets a terrible precedent... we all should not buy this junk on precedent.
it would be one thing if they just charged 60$ for the game, but what they are doing is sneaky.
Zimmbous
samr2d2
Posted 3:46 AM 16/6/08
@Harmatia:
Pretty sneaky from EA - "leak" the demo so everyone wants to get it because its like some kind of forbidden fruit, then everyone realises they would spend $59.99 on just the creature creator itself
samr2d2
evilflames
Posted 4:40 AM 16/6/08
On the site, it says they will send you a coupon for $10 off the whole Spore game to make up for the Creature Creator.
evilflames
KirkDouglas
Posted 4:39 AM 16/6/08
Maybe EA had to make an extra server to hold the influx of creatures shaped like penises, and it delayed everything a day.
KirkDouglas
the_dudefather
Posted 4:38 AM 16/6/08
@lumpi
from the EA store
wish you could throw 2 creatures together and watch them fight, its making the wait till spores actual release seem worse
its like all my lovely creations are in a cage, I want to set them free dammit :D
the_dudefather
justhesh
Posted 4:37 AM 16/6/08
@Zimmbous: They haven't split it up, they're just providing the Creature Creator as a seperate entity for those that aren't going to purchase the full game. A terrible precedent, or you don't know what you're talking about?
justhesh
lumpi
Posted 4:32 AM 16/6/08
1/4 the content... does the remaining 3/4 include something more rewarding than a boring, empty circle arena for your creature to run around in? That's what puts me off a bit.
Also, wasn't there a rumour that you can get a discount when buying the creature creator before the full game?
lumpi
Lstormy10
Posted 4:19 AM 16/6/08
@Zimmbous:
The full Creature Creator comes with the actual game itself too. They are releasing the Creature Creator part of it early so that you may get a head start on creating creatures to inhabit your game. If you don't want to purchase the Creature Creator, then just stick to the demo version and wait for the actual game to be released. That's what I am doing.
Lstormy10
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Posted 5:08 AM 16/6/08
This game is awesome look at my creature [bp3.blogger.com]
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Elliuotatar
Posted 4:52 AM 16/6/08
I wonder how long it is before someone gets fired for uploading a penis monster to youtube because every thumbnail you upload, and every youtube video I presume, contains not only data on how to recreate the creature, but also your windows user account name.
Elliuotatar
Zim
Posted 4:51 AM 16/6/08
I give the game a week after it's released before there is a massive issue as some poor 5 year old child has his world invaded by penis monsters. Unless they dropped it from the game they said how creatures other users made could appear in your universe. Just imagine the horror.
I just had a little play with the creature creator and damn it's disturbing how quickly you become attached to your creature. I set out to make the most violent looking thing I could with the parts provided. Which basically turned out to be a cross between a t-rex and a crocodile only with it's back covered in protective bone spikes, a massive horn and horrible spikes sticking out of any joints lol. Yet he was still awesome. The way when he walked his little death spikes swayed.
I've always been amazed by spore but never sure if I would actually play it. After the demo I say yes, I want to see my creatures wreak havoc on a world. Although for some reason I fear the second I go from having a single creature to more than that I will completly lose interest in the game.
Zim
ChellABD
Posted 4:49 AM 16/6/08
I am not looking forward to playing Spore and seeing several armies of penises galloping about.
ChellABD
argh
Posted 5:51 AM 16/6/08
I was recovering from my MGS4 hangover and was playing the Spore CC demo until 4:00am last night. Really fun, I'll definitely be purchasing it on the 17th.
argh
D Mitsuki
Posted 5:48 AM 16/6/08
Thats also 1/4 more then my computer can run! Don't you just love integrated graphics cards.
D Mitsuki
justhesh
Posted 5:32 AM 16/6/08
I don't know if any of you guys are like me, but I couldn't care less about Read Me's. So I have to figure stuff out accidentally. So.
Creation Tip:
If you hold the Tab key while highlighting a creature's part, you can gain a little more freedom with the rotation ring.
justhesh
lochoko
Posted 5:24 AM 16/6/08
@evilflames: Mind pointing me in the direction of this? I've been looking for actual evidence of this but haven't found anything yet.
lochoko
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 5:18 AM 16/6/08
Two of mine: [www.flickr.com]
[www.flickr.com]
The second has no butt, as my wife says, and I've tortured his whole species. My daughter (age 6) had a whack at it and I'll upload some pics of hers later.
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Posted 6:17 AM 16/6/08
@P3nnst8r: Wow good stuff man... I just made these.
[bp3.blogger.com]
[bp3.blogger.com]
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
P3nnst8r
Posted 6:14 AM 16/6/08
@Manator (Follow me and die!): Flippin' sweet, here are mine. Kinda more traditional. I'm a stickler for creatures that would actually work, lol.
[www.flickr.com]
P3nnst8r
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Posted 6:00 AM 16/6/08
@Manator (Follow me and die!): @Manator (Follow me and die!): Dude yours came out awesome!
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 7:18 AM 16/6/08
@Keveng: 8 to 15? That's it? Mine takes like upwards of 30 seconds, and I have 2.8ghz, 2gigs of ram...etc...
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 7:16 AM 16/6/08
@P3nnst8r: WOW. I can't get mine to look like that sadly. @Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!: I'm going to try out the separated eyes...
Manator (Follow me and die!)
justhesh
Posted 7:11 AM 16/6/08
I just tried to go to Sporepedia, but I mistyped the address, and had a nasty encounter with the 404 monster.
Seriously.
[www.spore.com]
justhesh
Keveng
Posted 7:04 AM 16/6/08
I'm a little hesitant on the full game because it takes about 8-15 seconds for me to render the creatures paint. but other than that. I want the full CC. 10 bucks is nothing
Keveng
Lukehmuse
Posted 7:59 AM 16/6/08
According to an email i just got from EA it's now 22 June release date.
Thank you for ordering on Electronic Arts BV. The date when the product that you Pre-Ordered will be released has been changed.
The product listed below will now be available on 22 June 2008
Order ID: ********
Product ID: ********
Product Name: SPORE™ Creature Creator
Lukehmuse
ShaggE
Posted 7:53 AM 16/6/08
To all those saying it's a rip-off: It's really not. Considering that we only have a tiny taste of the possible configurations, and yet we can still build countless, entirely original creatures... I'd say the full CC will be more than worth 10 bucks.
ShaggE
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 8:24 AM 16/6/08
Last ones:
One-Eyed Purple Clawface: [www.flickr.com]
Two-Headed Dinodoublebug: [www.flickr.com]
Enjoy! :)
Manator (Follow me and die!)
fpunzi
Posted 8:16 AM 16/6/08
@Lukehmuse: Same. If America still gets it 18th, that blows.
fpunzi
Lukehmuse
Posted 8:12 AM 16/6/08
@fpunzi: I'm in Europe, no idea if it's any different worldwide.
Lukehmuse
fpunzi
Posted 8:11 AM 16/6/08
@Lukehmuse: Yup I just got that too, sucks. Are you in the US or Europe?
fpunzi
artofwar420
Posted 10:22 AM 16/6/08
@artofwar420: I guess I'll pimp myself, this so far took me the longest:
+ Watch video
artofwar420
artofwar420
Posted 10:18 AM 16/6/08
I'll totally buy it. It's so fun! And the supposed 5 dollar discount towards the full game makes a lot of sense.
artofwar420
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Posted 10:05 AM 16/6/08
@Manator (Follow me and die!): Wow dude you just made me a follower...
Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 10:46 AM 16/6/08
@Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!: I wish we could put two of the creatures together though...and have a fight of Klaplak...
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Manator (Follow me and die!)
Posted 11:32 AM 16/6/08
Sorry to double post again but here is the Growling Beansproutadon:
+ Watch video
Manator (Follow me and die!)
justhesh
Posted 12:02 PM 16/6/08
I figured since it worked on my PC (FX5700 LE), it would work on my sister's PC (Radeon 9250). WRONG.
Apparently she doesn't have pixel shader 2? And here I thought her card worked about as well as mine, but it turns out it's from caveman days.
justhesh
Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.
Posted 1:38 PM 16/6/08
This game is going to sell in the jillions now, I am sure of it.
Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.
DarkNessbear
Posted 6:18 PM 16/6/08
Wow im jealous. I Wana play.
Anywhere to DL the demo? Link doesn't work anymore.
DarkNessbear
Daithi O'Coinnigh
Posted 6:50 PM 16/6/08
My email from EA says its not out till the 22nd?
Daithi O'Coinnigh
Daithi O'Coinnigh
Posted 10:24 PM 16/6/08
now another one is telling me its out on the 17th again, what a fickle group EA are
Daithi O'Coinnigh
Godlesswanderer
Posted 3:38 AM 17/6/08
I got an email saying...
"Thank you for ordering on Electronic Arts BV. The date when the product that you Pre-Ordered will be released has been changed.
The product listed below will now be available on 17 June 2008"
Godlesswanderer
Lukehmuse
Posted 11:12 PM 16/6/08
I've had an email saying the 17th as well again.
Lukehmuse
Lukehmuse
Posted 10:49 PM 16/6/08
Dear
Thank you for ordering on Electronic Arts BV. The date when the product that you Pre-Ordered will be released has been changed.
The product listed below will now be available on 17 June 2008
Order ID:
Product ID:
Product Name: SPORE™ Creature Creator
Make their mind up...
Lukehmuse
TheeUmbrellaBoy
Posted 9:29 PM 16/6/08
@Daithi O'Coinnigh:
Mine too. You in Europe? I'm guessing it's PAL release date. On a Sunday though? That's just retarded.
TheeUmbrellaBoy
PieJesu
Posted 4:18 PM 16/6/08
Some of you are misguided. If you have watched any of the conferences on Spore then you will understand that he wants the world to be populated by other players creations. This means they MUST release the creature editor early. If they don't, then when the game is shipped people will be playing with the premade content only and that wouldn't be keeping true to Will's design and intention. And the release date has been delayed do the 22nd of June now.
PieJesu
PieJesu
Posted 4:25 PM 17/6/08
Well guys, it's the 17th in the UK and EA still haven't released the creature creator. The spore website is also refusing logins. Mabye they are preparing for it or are they releasing when it hits the 17th in the USA?
PieJesu
PieJesu
Posted 4:57 PM 17/6/08
Ok I've got confirmation that it is being released at midnight PST which is 4 minutes away. By the time you read this it will probably be downloading to your computer! Ofcourse the information could be terribly wronga and EA are delaying it some more.
PieJesu
Thulsa
Posted 10:21 PM 17/6/08
This has been on Direct2Drive all day for download (In the UK) but EA just told me it won't be on their Download Manager until 11 PM tonight! Nice job of screwing your customers EA!
Thulsa
justhesh
Posted 1:08 AM 18/6/08
OK, so the 17th is here. I'm downloading the "official" demo now. Oddly enough, it's about 15 MB larger than the leaked demo (which was from a UK Magazine, right?).
So I'm wondering...are the differences in size merely superficial, or is there something more to the NA version of the demo? Well, I'm soon to find out...
justhesh
PieJesu
Posted 1:59 AM 18/6/08
Bad EA! Bad EA!. I might get it off Direct2Drive now and fork out another $4.99 because this is terrible service.
PieJesu
NameGoesHere
Posted 1:55 AM 18/6/08
I would have gladly forked over the $10 to play the full creator today! I've downloaded and played with the trial, but I can't stand not having most of the "parts" available. ; ;
NameGoesHere
justhesh
Posted 1:41 AM 18/6/08
@justhesh: Well, it appears to be completely superficial. I have no idea why it was 15mb larger, but it's exactly the same demo in every other respect. Old data worked and everything.
justhesh
Thulsa
Posted 8:07 AM 18/6/08
Ok it's now 5 past 11 PM UK time and still no Download of Spore on my EA Download Manager, SCREW EA this is BS that a 3rd party online retailer (Direct2Drive) can have this out on time and yet EA who own it can't. Biggest game publisher in the world and they can't get this right.
Thulsa