The bomb has been dropped! That is to say, the Spore Creature Creator demo came out this week! Users have made over 250,000 creatures already (some of them unsavory), and the final version of Spore won't even arrive until September! This week also saw the launch of the skeptically-anticipated The Princess Bride demo, another Team Fortress 2 "Meet the..." video, and the first patch for Blizzard's Diablo II in quite some time.

That means we'll all have plenty of stuff to keep us busy over the weekend. In fact, while you're playing with the Creature Creator this weekend, don't forget to save your best creatures and submit them to Big Download's Spore Creature Creator Giveaway contest. You could win cool stuff. Have fun!

	Spore Creature Creator Demo (Windows) The Spore Creature Creator lets you create a virtually unlimited number of strange creatures for the upcoming life sim Spore. It comes from the mind that brought you The Sims. Yeah, it probably doesn't need any introduction, but we thought we'd give it one anyway!
	Spore Creature Creator Demo (Mac OS) The Spore Creature Creator lets you create a virtually unlimited number of strange creatures for the upcoming life sim Spore. From the mind who brought you The Sims. Yeah, it probably doesn't need any introduction, but we thought we'd give it one anyway! Also on Mac!
	The Princess Bride Demo This is an adaptation that's been a long time coming. The demo features 30 minutes of casual gameplay. Just watch out for ROUSes.
	Team Fortress 2: Meet the Sniper Trailer Meet the Sniper is the latest in a series of class-based promo trailers for Team Fortress 2. It's hilarious, and you'll learn a bit about the sniper class. If you like Guy Ritchie films, you'll enjoy the humor here.
	Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 1.12a Patch It's been 8 years since Diablo II first came out, but Blizzard is still supporting it! This patch removes the CD check on the game, presumably paving the way for a digital download future.