SPORE Released 5 Days Early In Australia 179
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!"
Good luck to australian gamers (Score:2, Funny)
Paying A$95.95 for the privilege of hosing your system down with SecuROM. I can't say I envy you.
Oh... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh the PURE and UNADULTERATED HORROR of it all!
It's clear why they are doing it (Score:5, Funny)
makes sense (Score:4, Funny)
It's Simple (Score:5, Funny)
Ambivalent (Score:3, 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...
Re:What's so great about this game? (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.
Re:It's Simple (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What's so great about this game? (Score:4, 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.
Re:It's clear why they are doing it (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Good luck to australian gamers (Score:2, Funny)
No issues yet, but now my PC feels tainted...
Re:Ambivalent (Score:2, Funny)
5 Days Early? (Score:4, Funny)
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? (Score:4, 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.
Re:Good luck to australian gamers (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.
Re:convicts = underclass (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.
And yet... (Score:2, Funny)