Electronic Arts and Maxis confirmed that Spore has gone gold and will be available for the Mac and PC at retailers on September 5 in Europe and on September 7 in the US and Asia Pacific. They’ve also announced that players who preorder Spore or Spore Galactic Edition will receive a coupon good for $10 off their next purchase of custom merchandise at www.zazzle.com/sporestore (yaaaay!).

The limited Galactic Edition contains the ’Making of Spore’ DVD, ’How to Build a Better Being’ DVD (a 50 minute National Geographic Channel documentary DVD hosted by Spore mastermind, Will Wright), ’The Art of Spore’ hardback book, an exclusive Spore poster, and a premium 100-page Galactic Handbook.

"We are so excited to finally get Spore into the hands of fans and players," said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore at Maxis. "The Maxis studio has had an absolute blast creating Spore, but the fun is just beginning. The most engaging stories are truly the ones people create themselves, and we can’t wait to see how players not only craft and explore the Spore universe, but hear what stories they have to tell as a result."

In addition to this, Spore Creatures for Nintendo DS and Spore Origins for mobile phones will also be available worldwide on September 7.