SPORE Released 5 Days Early In Australia

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!"

Comments

Good luck to australian gamers

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:Good luck to australian gamers

[Starayo]

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...

Re:Good luck to australian gamers

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Oh...

[neokushan]

Oh the PURE and UNADULTERATED HORROR of it all!

It's clear why they are doing it

[Henry V .009]

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

Re:It's clear why they are doing it

[ccguy]

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.

makes sense

[Anonymous Coward]

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

It's Simple

[Bieeanda]

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.

Re:It's Simple

[ZeroFactorial]

Ah yes, the dreaded Australopeniscus.

Ambivalent

[Chris Pimlott]

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...

Re:Ambivalent

[Starayo]

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

Re:What's so great about this game?

[Das Modell]

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

Re:What's so great about this game?

[Das Modell]

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.

5 Days Early?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:What's so great about this game?

[jollyreaper]

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.

And yet...

[ekhben]

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