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Dealzmodo: Spore Creature Creator Free With East Coast Saturday Papers
Posted by Nick Broughall at 11:42 AM on July 30, 2008
Kotaku AU had this nugget on Monday, but I was too busy playing with my iPhone to notice - If you happen to live on the east coast of Australia, you may want to pick up a copy of either The Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun or The Courier Mail this Saturday - you'll be pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of a free copy of the full-version Spore Creature Creator.
Considering that EA chose not to allow Australians to buy the full version (unless they went to the New Zealand store), this is a pretty good deal.
Unless you live anywhere other than t he east coast, of course. If you're out west - tough luck, I'm afraid.
[The Daily Telegraph, via Kotaku]
EA, better known to some as Electronic Arts, was the publisher behind the most recent PC-melting game on the block, Crysis. In conjunction with the upcoming Crysis Warhead, EA has mentioned that they will be selling custom branded PCs to accompany the launch. Aimed at those who might otherwise be intimidated by a gaming PC purchase, the only problem seems to be that the systems seem tentatively priced for US$600-US$800. And for US$600, you aren't really running Crysis (a game that can conquer systems that run ten times that) unless Warhead involves intense two-stick-one-ball minigames that are yet unannounced. So higher end models could be in the works, too. [
You know that the iPhone is powerful enough to render 3D games like 
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Every now and again a product comes along that makes us question how we ever managed without it. Well, the Wiimote Nerf Blaster has us asking ourselves the same question. Details are light at the moment, but the most amazing technology combination since the touchscreen/phone will include a fully functioning Nerf blaster, as well as providing on-screen controls via the docked Wiimote. The peripheral is probably intended for EA's upcoming Nerf N-Strike title, but whatever the use, it will certainly enrich many, many lives. Bless you, EA Sports. [
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