Spore Daily - Latest Comments in Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Re: Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Ritek — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:57:31 -0000

It didn't when I had a look...it just goes from bad to worse.

Re: Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Mythor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:41:43 -0000

I think that might be the Nintendo DS version, since that's what the primary listing is for. Not sure though.

You can also get a preliminary rating and then have it revised later, which I think might be to do with gaining advertising approval? For example "Too Human", a game coming in August for the XBOX 360, has both an "original" and "revised" rating already.

The most recent rating also covered the full game of Spore, which is what leads me to believe that it's not the Creature Creator. The content of the full game is obviously going to differ quite a lot from the Creature Creator and from the DS version. I don't think they'd get away with a blanket rating for all three. :)

I don't think you're right but I very much hope you are, since then there's clearly nothing stopping them releasing it Real Soon Now! Still a few hours till the US release via the EA Store so it's possible they're just waiting for that. To be mean. :)

Re: Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Ragman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:04:47 -0000

They have had the oflc rating since the 10th of June

SPORE CREATURES NDS (aka SPORE CREATURE CREATOR PC/ SPORE PC) Game (Nintendo DS)

Classification G (General)
Consumer Advice
Category Computer Games
Version ORIGINAL
Duration variable
Date of Classification 10 June 2008
Author ELECTRONIC ARTS
Publisher ELECTRONIC ARTS
Production Company NOT SHOWN
Country of Origin USA
Applicant ELECTRONIC ARTS
File Number T08/2404
Classification Number 5253157E

and even before that

SPORE CREATURES Game (Multi Platform)

Classification G (General)
Consumer Advice
Category Computer Games
Version ORIGINAL
Duration variable
Date of Classification 22 April 2008
Author ELECTRONIC ARTS
Publisher ELECTRONIC ARTS
Production Company ELECTRONIC ARTS
Country of Origin USA
Applicant ELECTRONIC ARTS
File Number T08/1670
Classification Number 5073257D

Re: Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Mythor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:27:16 -0000

But the NZ flag has AU in the URL. The AU flag has NZ in the URL.

And the US EA Store won't let you order anything if you're from Australia.

Australia have had a seperate EA store for more than a year now, so they can continue charging us $90 for the same games they're selling for $50 on the US site. If we want to buy stuff from EA it's got to be on the Australian EA store. Or we've got to have a very good friend in America whose address and credit card we can use. ;)

Re: Direct2Drive UK now region locked

Ritek — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:16:09 -0000

www.spore.com/ftl (chose your country page) now has Australia and New Zealand flags. Australia and NZ online ordering for Spore-CC goes through US store.