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Electronic Arts to ship 'Spore' in September
'Massively single-player' game is from 'Sims' creator Will Wright
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updated 3:09 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2008
NEW YORK - "Spore," the highly anticipated game from "Sims" creator Will Wright, will go on sale for PCs on the weekend of Sept. 7, video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday.
Dubbed a "massively single-player" game, "Spore" lets users create a universe, evolving from tiny organisms into civilizations capable of intergalactic travel. It is one of the video game industry's most highly anticipated titles.
Shares of Electronic Arts rose $2.93, or 6.3 percent, to $49.28 in afternoon trading. The stock has ranged from $43.62 to $61.62 over the past year.
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