Starting today, gamers who pre-order the PC version of Spore from the EA Store (http://eastore.ea.com) can pre-load the game now and be among the first to start playing on the day of release.

Pre-loading Spore is available only for PC. For pre-ordering info about Spore for Mac, please visit  www.greentreeonline.com. Spore Galactic Edition will be available as a boxed product-exclusive at retailers.

Once pre-ordered, you will see Spore in your EA Download Manager. You will then be able to download 99 percent of the game to your computer with the remaining part of the game to be downloaded upon the date of the game’s release. It will only take 30-60 minutes for the install to complete before you can begin conquering galaxies in Spore before anyone else! Please note that you will be charged for the game on the 28^th of August and your statements will reflect this.

Spore ships on September 5 in Europe and Asia and on September 7 in North America.

EA Pre-Load PC. When you absolutely, positively have to have it the moment it launches.