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PC News by Tom Bramwell
EA is currently investigating login problems affecting the online side of Spore, which finally went on sale today after 6 billion years in development.
Gamers who got hold of the game early-doors have been unable to login for want of some sort of validation code.
"We are aware that many of you are having login problems with Spore. This is being investigated so please bear with us!" a spokesperson wrote on the official forum.
"I installed mine this morning, but it won't let me online because the validation code is not valid for this product, or some such ballyhoo," said Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead, who bought the game via digital distribution so he could play it today.
"Which is weird, because I don't even have a validation code, nor have I been asked to enter one. I've tried it with both my previous Spore account and a new one, and it happens each time." Thanks Dan. (This is cheaper than vox pop.)
We rang EA to find out what's going on and have been told we'll get a call back shortly, so we'll let you know.
Spore is available now for PC and we spoke highly of it in yesterday's Spore review. It's jolly good when it works, promise.
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hula hoops
05/09/08 @ 14:18
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Bought one on my way to work this morning ... can't wait to get on it.
Sounds and looks very interesting.
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DanWhitehead
05/09/08 @ 16:07
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This didn't hit me until i read 'requires internet connection' on the box, despite me knowing its greatly internet based.
You can still play the whole game offline, you just won't get other people's creations populating your planets. |
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Derblington
05/09/08 @ 16:31
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"The pirated version is identical to the retail release except for the fact that they add a crack to it to stop securom from working."
So the pirated version isn't any different as you won't be able to register with that either. So you're talking bollocks... |
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hiddenranbir
05/09/08 @ 18:41
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Plus the fun and excitement is seeing your universe populated with all the user created content. Cheering gleefully when you see one of your own and curiously watching how all of them interact.
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byron_hinson
05/09/08 @ 19:34
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Got the problem stating I have entered an invalid registration key - yet I got the EA Store download which doesn't even have on so....
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dsmx -> Of course you really have to buy the original. Will Wright has created something truly original here, something that doesn't happen too often these days, you've got to support that kind af creativity. As for the registration problems - well, that shouldn't happen. However, Spore is hardly the first game to experience serverproblems on launch day and the problem was fixed very quickly. Love the game.
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Colossal disappointment of a game. I guess I was expecting something for adults..but after playing a few stages, this game is a kids game. Not something for 30yr olds who know what a great game entails. Baldurs Gate 2..now that was a great game. Star Control II, Fear, Planescape, Fallout. Yeah, apples and oranges, but damn...Spore just screams FUCKING HYPE MACHINE. Waste of money.
At least Far Cry 2 and Dragon Age are around the cornet. |
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Stupid_Fat_Hobbit
08/09/08 @ 08:00
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Far be it from me to suggest anyone on the internet should know what they're talking about before spouting off, but maybe you should try playing more than "a few stages", Windsong? According to most of the reviews I've read, the space stage is where most of the game actually is.
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actionfitz
08/09/08 @ 17:39
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http://kotaku.com/5046552/amazon-reviewe...
"Despite some early, Germanic hiccups, Spore seems to be going down quite well with both the reviewing and buying public at large. Oh, except the kids over at Amazon. Despite enjoying the game itself, they've bombarded the game with 1-star reviews, as backlash for EA's insistence on using the awful Securom anti-piracy measures, which limit the number of times you can install a game on your PC"... follow the link for the rest
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