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SPORE Released 5 Days Early In Australia

Posted by timothy on from the time-to-propagate dept.

knypha writes "Several sites are reporting that the much anticipated SPORE has been released 5 days ahead of the scheduled release date in Australia. I can confirm that SPORE is sitting on shelves in retailers and for the tidy sum of A$95.95 it can be yours. Why the early release exactly seems to be a matter of contention. No news if the game can actually be played yet or if the lucky early punters will still have to wait till the official release when EA allows for any validation process to occur. I guess EA could possibly be using the relatively small population to test the servers...or someone somewhere stuffed up!"

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  1. Good luck to australian gamers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Paying A$95.95 for the privilege of hosing your system down with SecuROM. I can't say I envy you.

    1. Re:Good luck to australian gamers by Starayo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh, crap, I forgot about bloody SecuROM. That's what I get for buying a game legally for once.

      No issues yet, but now my PC feels tainted...

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      Ezekiel 23:20
    2. Re:Good luck to australian gamers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I only steal canned ham and evaporated milk from the grocery store, and in most cases they're past their Best By date.

      Thieves suck.

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      Don't steal the dream - don't steal music.

  2. Oh... by neokushan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh the PURE and UNADULTERATED HORROR of it all!

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    +1 IDisagreeSoHeMustBeATrollOrAnAstroturferOrAShill
  3. It's clear why they are doing it by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are trying to get a good Zero Punctuation review from Yahtzee.

    1. Re:It's clear why they are doing it by ccguy · · Score: 4, Funny

      They are trying to get a good Zero Punctuation review from Yahtzee.

      Nah, Bill Wright visits slashdot from time to time and he read many Australians whining about their lousy Internet conditions... so he thought he'd give them a 5-day head start.

      It also gives us the rest of the world a chance to whine about our lousing gaming conditions.

  4. makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the seas around Australia have perfect conditions for the formation of early life...

  5. It's Simple by Bieeanda · · Score: 5, Funny

    Australia has more horrifying, poisonous creatures per square meter, than any other place on Earth. If anyone is going to understand Spore, it's them.

    1. Re:It's Simple by ZeroFactorial · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ah yes, the dreaded Australopeniscus.

  6. Ambivalent by Chris+Pimlott · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not sure if Aussies should be boosting that they get first crack at this game or shamed at revealing how much computer games cost down there...

    1. Re:Ambivalent by Starayo · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is incredibly cheaper to import games than it is to buy locally. My country is a little fucked up.

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      Ezekiel 23:20
  7. Re:What's so great about this game? by Das+Modell · · Score: 4, Funny

    I anticipate that Spore is going to get pretty boring pretty quickly. It doesn't look like it'll have much replay value.

  8. Re:What's so great about this game? by Das+Modell · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess I should have elaborated, because I wasn't making a joke. Spore just looks like it will quickly become very repetitive and dull.

  9. 5 Days Early? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Duh, it's because of time zones. When it's Thursday here in the states, it's like February in Australia.

  10. Re:What's so great about this game? by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess I should have elaborated, because I wasn't making a joke. Spore just looks like it will quickly become very repetitive and dull.

    It's supposed to be a sandbox. Did you have a sandbox as a kid? I did. It was only as boring as the limits of your imagination.

    Of course, if Spore turns out to be a crappy sandbox, then you can't really blame it for being boring. But Maxis has had a history of creating good sandboxes so I don't think I'll have to eat my words.

    I just want Stephen Colbert to cover the game so we can see him do a Spore Report.

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    Kwisatz Haderach
    Sell the spice to CHOAM
    This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
  11. Re:convicts = underclass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... In my city, Nottingham, if you stole over the price of a loaf of bread you went to the gallows. Transportation was often for anti-social behaviour such as gossiping (I wish I was joking). ... The footings for the gallows are still in the street outside.

    So those transported to Australia were the pettiest of petty thieves and wag-tongues? Seems some of them of them have gotten a little better at thieving given the Spore prices mentioned above.

    Now about the footings for the gallows... I reckon if you were to build a new gallows and stretch a few necks when Hanging Day rolled around you might manage to dissuade some of your youths from getting all stabby.

  12. And yet... by ekhben · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... we're still waiting on WALL-E.