It's recently been almost impossible to take a casual stroll across the internet without someone leaping from the shadows and bellowing '"SPORE'S COMING OUT ON SEPTEMBER 7TH! AAAAGH!" Message received loud and clear, ta very much. While we seem to be increasingly alone in the mild indifference we feel towards the game, we're as keen as anyone to get our hands on it to find out if there is an actual game in there anywhere. Joystiq have confirmed that a feature-limited version of the game's Creature Phase will be made available before September 7th, and willl allow players to create odd little beasties that will function in the full game. Whether or not you'll have to pay for this early access is unclear, though it'd be a bit cheeky to charge for what sounds like a basic demo of a small part of the game. Also, no word yet on exactly when it might be made available, or on which platforms.