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EA Announces Sale of One Million "Spore" Games

October 7, 2008

By Mike Peters

Electronic Arts has announced that "Spore," the game where players create their own universe from start to finish, has sold more than one million copies since its shipping on September 7. Available at retailers worldwide, PC, Mac, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones including the IPhone, Spore was developed by Electronic Arts' Maxis Studio.

EA's "Spore" Players Have Filled Their Universes with 25 Million Creations

So far, gamers have used the creativity tools in "Spore" to populate the universe with more than 25 million creatures, vehicles, and buildings - all of which may be viewed in the Sporepedia at www.spore.com/sporepedia. Spore has been well received by game critics with a Metacritic index of 85.

Frank Gibeau, president of the EA Games Label, said, "'Spore' delivers an incredibly diverse game that appeals to casual gamers and the core alike. We're off to a great start and believe 'Spore' will deliver a platform of creativity for gamers of all stripes for years to come."

"We're humbled by how quickly the community has taken to the creativity tools in 'Spore,'" said Lucy Bradshaw, vice president of Maxis and "Spore's" executive producer. "It's amazing to see the sheer imagination represented in the hundreds of thousands of creatures, vehicles, and buildings that have been uploaded around the clock since launch."

Gamers Create Entire Civilizations with "Spore" from Electronic Arts

"Spore," rated E10+, gives players their own personal universe in a box where they can create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds, and explore a universe filled with creations made by other gamers. "Spore" gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships. To download a free trial of the Spore Creature Creator, please visit www.spore.com.