Spore Editor Available June 17th

Dr. Eggman writes "Ars Technica heralds the coming of the creature editor for the highly anticipated Spore. A previously promised downloadable demo of the creature editor from the game, due on September 7th, will be available June 17th. Furthermore, a full version of the creature editor will appear as a standalone product at the same time for $10. According to EA: 'The demo lets players shape, paint and play with an unlimited number of creatures, using 25 percent of the creature-making parts from Spore. Gamers can then share these creations with their friends, including seamless uploads to YouTube.'"

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Re:money off the full game?

[ZeroExistenZ]

it sounds like you will be paying this as a premium just to try out the editor before the game is finished

It's a smart move though; let the 2.0 community enjoy themselves creating 3D, animated creatures to identify with, see how it's used and appreciated (or not) in the community and have them all move over to the spore-universe.

Honestly, 10$ or 6euros, isn't really such a crazy amount I'd lose my sleep over. And if it allows me to immediatly dive into the game later on (instead of starting with the creature designer before I can start to play) I'd be willing to pay for it, to enjoy myself creating creatures and not being forced to buy the entire game to do so. OTOH, I would find it offensive if they'd require you to purchase both to have a decent gaming experience. I think they just though "hey, we have a fun editor here which we can use outside of the game. Lets sell it seperatly for those who want it." (you don't *need* to buy *anything*)

From the Article...

[kellyb9]

A previously promised downloadable demo of the creature editor from the game, due on September 7th, will be available June 17th, 2054.