Maxis and EA are having some problems with the release of Will Wright’s title Spore. The game officially goes on sale across Europe today and on Sept. 7 in North America. Regardless, certain retailers offered it ahead of schedule and have prepared the hugely awaited life creation sim for customers already. As a result, a great number of activations caused major issues.

EA gave a statement on this: "There is an ongoing issue with the accounts server and the registration process for the game," and they added that the company is working to fix the problem.