View Full Version : Spore Creature Creator Deals Thread
The full version of Spore doesn't come out until September, but this week, the Creature Creator is coming out separately for just $10. There's also a Trial Edition of the Creature Creator for free, but it only has 25% of the parts and paint schemes.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/disturbed/icons/cagposticons/iconamazon.gif - Amazon
Buy Spore Creature Creator (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0017KWJ56/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20)
, get $5 off of Spore (http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-15352-Spore/dp/B000FKBCX4/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20).
Pre-orders only; expires Monday evening
EDIT: CAG seems to like to mess up Amazon links...
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/disturbed/icons/cagposticons/iconcircuitcity.gif - Circuit City
Preorder Spore (http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tplclick?lid=41000000013459594&pubid=21000000000031063&Key=777592&redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.circuitcity.com%2Fssm%2F SPORE-PC-Mac-014633153521%2Fsem%2Frpsm%2Foid%2F209344%2Frpem%2F ccd%2FproductDetail.do) online, and receive a $10 gift card.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/disturbed/icons/cagposticons/icongs_r1.gif - EB/GS
Trade in any two current-gen games, get Spore Creature Creator for free
Available from when the game's in stores until July 20th
? - IGN Direct2Drive
Spore Creature Creator and Spore bundle (http://www.direct2drive.com/6182/product/Buy-SPORE-and-Creature-Creator-Special-Bundle-Download) for $55
Download service only; no physical copy
If you plan on trading in any games (including moving credit around) in the next month, go with EB/GS. Other than that, Circuit City looks to be the best option, but you can't use their free in-store pick-up with pre-orders, so you may be waiting a while if you don't want to pay for shipping.
Any other deals I missed?
Z(+)DIAC
06-14-2008, 02:46 PM
Man I really hate EB/GS and all of their so-called "promotions".
I wonder if this will come to Steam?
jlseal
06-14-2008, 02:52 PM
Amazon is giving you $5 off Spore if you pre-order the creature creator.
And I doubt that it'll end up on Steam since EA has their own steam like thing.
Blade
06-14-2008, 02:57 PM
Are you unable to make your own creatures unless you use the Spore Creature Creator? If not, then it seems sort of pointless, like Pokemon Box. Thanks for the info anyways, OP.
Are you unable to make your own creatures unless you use the Spore Creature Creator? If not, then it seems sort of pointless, like Pokemon Box. Thanks for the info anyways, OP.
It's basically a demo of the Spore game. You can make your own creatures in the full version, but you'll have to wait until September.
Frosty The Batman
06-14-2008, 04:08 PM
I heard Spore was coming out for the 360 but can't find any info.
Is that true?
If so is the creature creator going to be on 360?
I haven't been following Spore that much so please forgive my n00bness.
Deadpool
06-14-2008, 04:11 PM
If it comes out...
I heard Spore was coming out for the 360 but can't find any info.
Is that true?
If so is the creature creator going to be on 360?
I haven't been following Spore that much so please forgive my n00bness.
So far all that's been officially announced is PC, Mac, DS, and iPhone.
CoffeeEdge
06-14-2008, 04:32 PM
So far all that's been officially announced is PC, Mac, DS, and iPhone.
Also, please note that the DS and iPhone/mobile versions are not the same as the Windows/Mac version. The DS and iPhone versions only feature one phase of the game apiece (the iPhone features Cell stage, and DS features the Creature phase; also, the DS version is actually somewhat story-driven, so, it's quite different from the PC version).
SCUD4LIFE
06-14-2008, 06:20 PM
Has anyone preorded from CC online before? Just wondering how does the in-store pick up work with the preorders.
Admiral Moo
06-14-2008, 07:14 PM
So here is my question about this creature creator business.
If they are charing 10 bucks for the initial part of the game, what are they going to charge for the full game when it is released? If it is the standard $50, then they've just increased the price of a computer game to the "next-gen" console price of $60. Seems a little pointless to me from a customer's view. I'm paying 10 bucks more for nothing extra.
For the gamestop deal, if you trade in the two games do you get the game instead of credit for your games, or do you get both? Thanks.
RecklessHattrick
06-14-2008, 07:27 PM
This is such a rip off, why not make this a free download. Do they not have enough money already?
They did make it a free download, but they're offering you the option to pay $10 to buy it with more stuff. It's not like they're forcing you to do it, you can just wait until September.
CoffeeEdge
06-14-2008, 08:26 PM
It's not like this is the first paid demo ever. I can't remember any specifically off the top of my head, but I definitely recall there being a few (and no, I don't mean shareware).
joserjerr
06-14-2008, 08:46 PM
This just seems like a bad business move on the part of EA as gving people all the tools to create "interesting" creatures is one of the factors that will ultimately determine the success of this game. They should just provide it for free and everyone that buys the game will have loads of cool content on day one. Charging $10 for something that is already in the game is just EA greed over seeing the bigger picture.
And I do understand that there is a free version of the creature creater demo but with only 25% of the features available I hardly see that as useful.
Will you still be able to draw an EA logo on your butt? (or butts as you could create a creature with multiple butts)
CoffeeEdge
06-14-2008, 09:02 PM
This just seems like a bad business move on the part of EA as gving people all the tools to create "interesting" creatures is one of the factors that will ultimately determine the success of this game. They should just provide it for free and everyone that buys the game will have loads of cool content on day one. Charging $10 for something that is already in the game is just EA greed over seeing the bigger picture.
You know, they could have just released the regular free version with 25%, and had that be that. I think it's nice to have the choice, at least.
And I do understand that there is a free version of the creature creater demo but with only 25% of the features available I hardly see that as useful.
Useful, no (what game is?), but fun? Hell, yeah. I've been playing it all day, so 25% is enough for me. I imagine that the full version of Creature Creator alone could keep me entertained for the rest of the year.
jlseal
06-14-2008, 09:04 PM
Wait, you've got the demo? Where?
Poolking99
06-14-2008, 10:11 PM
your paying for early access, the months in between now and when it is released (who knows when that will be). So it may not be anything extra in terms of content in comparison with the full game, but it is kinda crappy that they just don't make this free. The point of the "demo" is to drum up interest in the final product, not skim some more profit. If it was free, it would reach many more people and could have a better impact when the final product is actually released. Tiering the demo as a free version and a pay version just seems like overkill and strange...
CoffeeEdge
06-14-2008, 10:18 PM
your paying for early access, the months in between now and when it is released (who knows when that will be). So it may not be anything extra in terms of content in comparison with the full game, but it is kinda crappy that they just don't make this free. The point of the "demo" is to drum up interest in the final product, not skim some more profit. If it was free, it would reach many more people and could have a better impact when the final product is actually released. Tiering the demo as a free version and a pay version just seems like overkill and strange...
All that aside, I think that EA is beyond the point of needing to "drum up" interest in the game, now.
Z(+)DIAC
06-14-2008, 10:54 PM
Wait, you've got the demo? Where?
www.kotaku.com
or Google It
rainking187
06-15-2008, 02:43 AM
Do you get this free on top of the trade in credit at GameStop? Cause if not, two current gen games for a $10 game is an awful deal.
Admiral Moo
06-15-2008, 08:05 AM
Do you get this free on top of the trade in credit at GameStop? Cause if not, two current gen games for a $10 game is an awful deal.
Exactly what I was wondering myself. Having the choice, I'd rather trade in for the $10 bonus.
CheapyD
06-15-2008, 09:28 AM
It appears that at Circuit City, you can only get the $10 gift card by pre-ordering the full version of the game not the Creature Creator.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/SPORE-PC-Mac-014633153521/sem/rpsm/oid/209344/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Monsta Mack
06-15-2008, 10:32 AM
Wal-Mart.com is offering a free $5 gift card with the pre-order of Creature Creator.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10083672 No site to store yet though :(
hoho-jijo
06-15-2008, 11:04 AM
I remember when Lucas and Sony were charging 10 dollars to be a beta tester in Star Wars Galaxies.... supposedly for shipping you a disk instead of making it a download.
SmokyPreacher
06-15-2008, 12:21 PM
While I do not think I'm going to be partaking in this purchase I think I see EA's reasoning behind it. The whole thing about other creatures in Spore was I thought at least they were made by other people, downloaded to your machine, and put into your game. I think in the trial version it said something about uploading your creations to EA so maybe they are just trying to get a head start on the creatures instead of having real dev's crank 30 out a day. Just a thought.
SoulReaver
06-15-2008, 12:35 PM
Whats everyone getting so worked up about? Its just a demo, if you can wait then just wait. Geez
OneWingedAngeI
06-16-2008, 09:50 AM
i wont buy this, but i will get it.
OneWingedAngeI
06-16-2008, 10:14 AM
Whats everyone getting so worked up about? Its just a demo, if you can wait then just wait. Geez
i dont think anyone is getting that worked up, but i do see the point in complaining about this. i mean why would you want people to pay for a content generator that would build interest in your product? you want it to be mass market, you want everyone to have it.
Noedskou
06-16-2008, 05:33 PM
Probably the only pc game i'm looking forward to.
Lennylightspeed
06-16-2008, 05:45 PM
i wont buy this, but i will get it.
*facepalm* Thanks for sharing your illegal activities with everyone.
Admiral Moo
06-16-2008, 06:52 PM
<hope> I think he meant that he won't buy the creature creator, but he'll buy the full version? </hope>
CoffeeEdge
06-16-2008, 07:57 PM
Trial edition is now available on official EA servers:
http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_GB&ThemeID=1252400&Env=BASE&productID=101447000
Exodus.Lang
06-17-2008, 12:03 AM
Trial edition is now available on official EA servers:
http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_GB&ThemeID=1252400&Env=BASE&productID=101447000
That link actually doesn't work quite yet. It still says the 17th, though, so hopefully it'll be working soon.
jlseal
06-17-2008, 07:29 AM
That link actually doesn't work quite yet. It still says the 17th, though, so hopefully it'll be working soon.
Worked for me last night. Still couldn't conned my account with the demo though. Ought to work tonight.
Exodus.Lang
06-17-2008, 09:41 AM
It wasn't working when I tried it last night, but either way it's up now for sure.
CoffeeEdge
06-17-2008, 10:01 AM
That link actually doesn't work quite yet. It still says the 17th, though, so hopefully it'll be working soon.
It worked for me yesterday. I guess I'm just awesome.
Exodus.Lang
06-17-2008, 10:07 AM
It worked for me yesterday. I guess I'm just awesome.
and I'm not :(
CoffeeEdge
06-17-2008, 11:44 AM
and I'm not :(
You said it, not me. :O
Admiral Moo
06-17-2008, 02:55 PM
So the gamestop deal is you get the game for free on top of the regular trade in values for your games. But it isn't compatible with the bonus $10 trade in they have going on. Standard exclusions apply:
"Get Spore Creature Creator for free plus your regular trade value when you trade-in 2 XB360, Wii, or PS3 games!
Expires: 06/29/2008. Games with a trade value of $1.00 or less are excluded from offer. Other exclusions may apply. Offer not good on cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade-ins subject to manager approval. Offer subject to change at anytime. See store associate for details. No dealers."
Covnam
06-17-2008, 10:02 PM
I tried the demo and it's great but obviously lacking. I'd have no problem buying the full version if EA just offered a $10 coupon toward the full game. Without an offer like that, what could have been a clever marketing preview just becomes another way for EA to nickel and dime people for more money. It just puts a bad taste in my mouth.
Gumby the Green
06-17-2008, 10:05 PM
Exactly what covam said. If you got a $10 coupon off of Spore with the purchase of the creature creator that would have been a great marketing tool. And i know that there is always the the "if you don't like it, no ones making you buy it" but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
TheCollegeGamer
06-18-2008, 09:35 AM
What constitutes a current gen game? For me current gen means PS3, Wii, or 360, but I know Gamestop, other stores, and most reviewers/websites refer to these as 'next gen' games. If it works with PS2 games I'm all about trading in an old Madden and the copy of Gran Turismo A-Spec that I got for a buck there.
SuperJedi
06-18-2008, 09:42 AM
What comes with it, that it wasn't Free to begin with?
Bonus stuff?
What constitutes a current gen game? For me current gen means PS3, Wii, or 360, but I know Gamestop, other stores, and most reviewers/websites refer to these as 'next gen' games. If it works with PS2 games I'm all about trading in an old Madden and the copy of Gran Turismo A-Spec that I got for a buck there.
All the systems have been out long enough to be referred to as the current generation.
360, PS3, Wii
What comes with it, that it wasn't Free to begin with?
Bonus stuff?
The $10 version has 4x the stuff as the free version
TheCollegeGamer
06-18-2008, 11:44 AM
[quote=O_o;4500131]All the systems have been out long enough to be referred to as the current generation.
360, PS3, Wii
Sadly, that's what I thought. Now if only the gaming media would start referring to them as such. I'm tired of going through magazines and hearing press releases about how games are going to be coming to 'all next-gen systems.'
Nosmo
06-18-2008, 02:39 PM
Best deal is Circuit City. You get 10.00 off when you pre-order it and FREE SHIPPING TOO! Total w/Tax came out to 42 and change. You can then just dl'd the trial edition of the Creature Creator for free. You don't get all the pieces in the trial creator like the 10.00 version but you get a good idea of what it's like.
Great deal in my opinion! Especially with the 10.00 crap for the full Creature Creator and only 5.00 off at from the other retailers.
TheCollegeGamer
06-18-2008, 04:38 PM
Quick question, does this work with all current gen games then? I can jut pick up a Madden for a few bucks, take it to the GS up the street, and sell my Madden 07 for the Wii that I don't play any more. That seems to be the best route.
jlseal
06-18-2008, 05:31 PM
Quick question, does this work with all current gen games then? I can jut pick up a Madden for a few bucks, take it to the GS up the street, and sell my Madden 07 for the Wii that I don't play any more. That seems to be the best route.
I'd imagine there's a list of games that don't count. Usually the maddens are on that list.
From their website:
Get Spore Creature Creator for free plus your regular trade value when you trade-in 2 XB360, Wii, or PS3 games!
Expires: 06/29/2008. Games with a trade value of $1.00 or less are excluded from offer. Other exclusions may apply. Offer not good on cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade-ins subject to manager approval. Offer subject to change at anytime. See store associate for details. No dealers.
TheCollegeGamer
06-18-2008, 09:46 PM
From their website:
Very cool, thanks for that. I think Maddens go less than a dollar, except '07 on the Wii which goes for a couple bucks. I can probably find a cheap game that sells for $1.50 and hopefully doesn't cost much more than five bucks. I'm just looking to break even and get Spore.
Now I'll head over and hope they have a complete trade in values list on their site to know what will count.
OneWingedAngeI
06-18-2008, 11:19 PM
im actually kind of glad they are charging for this now. i wont get it. it'll leave a lot more to look forward to when the game actually comes out.
sinigord
06-19-2008, 10:31 AM
Went to Gamestop last night, mentioned the get Spore Creature Creator free when trading 2 games. They'd never heard of it, and couldn't find it anywhere. It's clearly on the trades page online, but didn't really matter, they gave me the $10 bonus for the 2 games instead. I also got the last copy of the creature creator. It's was looking very cool, the 15 mins I played with it.
TheCollegeGamer
06-19-2008, 11:48 AM
Went to Gamestop last night, mentioned the get Spore Creature Creator free when trading 2 games. They'd never heard of it, and couldn't find it anywhere. It's clearly on the trades page online, but didn't really matter, they gave me the $10 bonus for the 2 games instead. I also got the last copy of the creature creator. It's was looking very cool, the 15 mins I played with it.
My friend did not get the Creature Creator either, I don't know if he got the extra $10 though. Since the qualifications are the same, is it possible to get both on the same trade in? If not I may see if I have three games to trade in, do two at one store, gut a cheap game that goes for less than $10 but sells back for more than $1, and then just head up the road to get the Creature Creator by trading that and the other one in.
smoger
06-19-2008, 01:22 PM
downloading the trial to play with when i get a few minutes at work waiting for something to install or a script to run.
i think i can wait until the game is out to do it for real.. got plenty of other games keeping me busy until then.
and it would have been a genius business model to just offer this(the full version) for free with a spore preorder. would have hooked me for sure. but instead i'll wait and assume that Circuit City will have it for 40 bucks the week it comes out, as they do with big name pc games more often than not
well.. just installed on my macbook... it loads to a galaxy view that i can rotate left and right with my arrow keys.. i have a mouse cursor but when i click it minimizes the game. its playing music, but no text, no nothing. fail.
..and it applied a different color to my screen :(
SuperJedi
06-20-2008, 11:18 AM
Does anyone know What Target Exclusives there are? Any photos?
And, $5 Off coupon, is that for Target ONLY or Universal coupon?
SuperJedi
06-20-2008, 11:26 AM
Any other deals I missed?
Yes, Target ^
SuperJedi
06-20-2008, 09:47 PM
Does anyone know What Target Exclusives there are? Any photos?
And, $5 Off coupon, is that for Target ONLY or Universal coupon?
Somebody KNOW?
Would be great if I learn this. :) Trying to decide whether to get it at Target or not...
At my EBgames (in Canada) they have a promotion where if you trade in a game with $10 or more you get the Creature Creator for free and the $10 goes towards your purchase of the full game.
masterh
06-28-2008, 01:09 PM
The $5 coupon from Target is DEFINITELY Target only. I have the coupon here and it says "Target Coupon" on the front.
SuperJedi
02-20-2009, 07:40 AM
Sorry for bumping this old thread, but I want to know if there is any Bonuses inside the Circuit City's Spore preorder, at all?
CoffeeEdge
02-20-2009, 08:48 AM
Sorry for bumping this old thread, but I want to know if there is any Bonuses inside the Circuit City's Spore preorder, at all?
T-shirt and a $10 gift card, as I recall.
SuperJedi
02-20-2009, 03:53 PM
Oh you were talking about what you get by getting the game.
What I am asking is what's inside the preorder Box?
Just the Spore creator's disc and NO exclusives?