If you though you had to pay money to get new creature parts for EA's alien evolution sim game Spore, think again. According to the email-sent Spore newsletter, the next patch for the game will have some free content, "Patch 3 is coming soon - make sure to download it when it arrives. We're happy to include 24 free new limbs for your SPORE creatures - dial up your creepiness with insectoid and exoskeleton legs."

Meanwhile the first paid expansion for the game, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, is due out next week for $19.99. EA has a released a YouTube-exclusive trailer showing off some of the new content in the expansion.

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