EA and Maxis Announce Spore Galactic Edition

June 25, 2008

EA and Maxis Announce Spore
Galactic Edition

Special Galactic Edition is
Jammed Packed With Out-Of-This-World Extras

For the ultimate Spore fan, Maxis
today announced the limited Galactic Edition of the highly-anticipated game from
the creators of The Sims. This special box will contain the ‘Making of Spore’
DVD, “How to Build a Better Being” DVD from the National Geographic Channel,
(NGC) ‘The Art of Spore’ hardback mini-book, a fold-out Spore poster, and a
premium 100-page Galactic Handbook.

“The Spore Galactic Edition is the
ultimate backstage pass for the Spore universe,” said Patrick Buechner, vice
president of marketing, Maxis. “The Spore Galactic Edition is an incredible
collection of art, video and behind-the-scenes access to the development team
for fans, along with some of the coolest, most collectable packaging in years.”

Spore gives players their own
personal universe in a box. 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 UFOs.

In North America, the MSRP for the
Galactic Edition of Spore will be $79.99 while the regular edition is suggested
at $49.99. Versions of Spore will ship for the PC, Mac, Nintendo DS and mobile
phones on September 5, 2008 in Europe and September 7, 2008 in North America and
Asia.

“How to Build a Better Being”
premieres Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10 PM ET/PT on NGC and explores the science behind
the theories of the game.

Fans can visit
www.Spore.com to download a
free version of the Spore Creature Creator, sign up for the Spore newsletter or
check out all-new screenshots and video of the game.