Spore Patch 3 Brings 24 Freebies

The release of a third Spore patch was announced by Electronic Arts and Maxis. Besides fixes and tweaks, the patch also includes free exoskeleton limbs for your creatures, ranging from Arm Plated to Proprioceptive Flex. The two companies have also announced the shipping of the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack to retailers worldwide, who will begin selling Spore's first add-on this week.

Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack is the first add-on for Spore, Will Wright's God game available on Mac, PC and mobile platforms, including the iPhone and iPod touch. The Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack expands the world of the game, offering players over 100 new components for the creation creatures. Some 60 new creature parts are to be found inside the pack. New paint options count 48, with 24 new animations - including the robot, hoe-down, moonwalk dances, also making their way into the expansion.

"As the Sporepedia continues to grow, Spore fans have been craving even more creative tools to play with," said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore and general manager, Maxis.

"Maxis is committed to cultivating the most enriched experience possible for Spore players, and the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack is the first step in achieving this. Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack allows players to give distinct personality to their creatures, like never before. We"re very excited to see where gamers take this whimsical content."

As for the third patch available for both Mac and PC owners of Spore, fixes include

- Fix for Esc key not bringing up Options in Galaxy Game Entry
- Fix for creator backgrounds appearing on small sporepedia cards
- Update to help keep achievements on the server in sync with achievements in the game.

As noted above, the patch offers 24 free Exoskeleton limbs, which can be combined with parts from Creepy & Cute Parts Pack to create new, awesome creatures. The new add-on isn't required to use the freebies. However, the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack does require Spore or the full version of Spore Creature Creator.

The expansion costs $19.99. To get the new patch, simply launch Spore on your Mac. As usual, we are waiting for your feedback on the changes brought by the patch.