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This patch updates Spore to v1.03 and can be used if the automatic update does not work. The patch includes a short list of bug fixes and enhancements, but most notably puts 24 new creature limbs into the game. Keep reading for full patch notes.

Download Spore v1.03 Patch (106 MB)

As promised last week, Electronic Arts has released a new patch for their best selling alien evolution sim Spore (the patch is only available via automatic in-game downloads or through the EA Autodownloader program). In addition to fixing some bugs the patch also adds 24 new and free creature limbs that players can use in their creature editor to customize their creations some more.

You can see what the new free limbs look like in the above image. Of course you can also make the lead and actually buy the Spore Creepy and Cute Parts Pack which ships out this week in stores. This first Spore commercial expansion adds even more creature parts for use in the editor.

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.

Even though it was officially on sale for only the last few days of October that was apparently enough to push Fallout 3 to the top of the best selling PC games for the entire month of October, according to info from the NPD Group. Bethesda Softworks' post apocalypse RPG edged out Electronic Arts' alien evolution sim Spore for the top spot. Number three belongs to Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy by Her Interactive, showing that this series of casual adventure games continues to gain popularity. Far Cry 2 from Ubisoft and Warhammer Online from EA's Mythic Entertainment rounded out the top five:

1. Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks
2. Spore - Electronic Arts
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy - Her Interactive
4. Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft
5. Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning - Mythic/EA
6. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest - Blizzard
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life - Electronic Arts
8. Fallout 3 Collectors Edition - Bethesda Softworks
9. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts
10. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts
11. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
12. Civilization IV: Colonization - Firaxis/2K Games
13. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - Blizzard
14. Crysis: Warhead - Crytek/EA
15. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - Ubisoft
16. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition - Electronic Arts
17. Dead Space - Electronic Arts
18. Spore Creature Creator - Electronic Arts
19. Civilization IV - Firaxis/2K Games
20. The Sims 2 FreeTime - Electronic Arts

Spike TV will once again hold their own awards ceremony devoted to video games this year. Today the nominees were announced for the annual Spike TV Video Game Awards and they have all the usual suspects. The awards themselves will be show on the cable TV network on Dec. 14.

You can head on over to the Spike TV web site to check out all the nominees. The catagory of best PC game has just four games; Left 4 Dead (not yet officially released) Warhammer Online, Crysis Warhead and Spore. We are sure a lot of folks are wondering why games like Sins of a Solar Empire, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3 and others didn't get nominated in this catagory. One interesting new development is the addition of the Best Independent Game where two PC titles got nods, World of Goo and Audiosurf.

Having Fallout 3 become a sales hit out of the blocks wasn't a shock and this week the NPD Group proved it with their latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US at retail stores. This week's list for games sold in the week ending on Nov. 1 had Bethesda Softworks' RPG claiming the top spot. In fact the game showed up three times; the regular edition, the Collector's Edition at number three and the Amazon.com exclusive Survival Edition at number nine

The list also has a strong debut for EA's RTS title Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 which came in at number two with the Premier Edition of the game squeezing in at number 10. All of these titles pushed out games like Warhammer Online, Dead Space and Civilization IV: Colonization out of the top 10 list. In fact, there's no listing at all for any World of Warcraft game. Now that is a shocker.

1. Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks
2. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts
3. Fallout 3 Collector's Edition - Bethesda Softworks
4. Spore - Electronic Arts
5. Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft
6. he Sims 2 Apartment Live - Electronic Arts
7. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy - Her Interactive
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts
9. Fallout 3 Survival Edition - Bethesda Softworks
10. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 Premier Edition - Electronic Arts

Last month, in the wake of the controversy surrounding Electronic Arts' DRM set-up for Spore, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the publisher, alleging that EA did not disclose the use of the SecuROM software in the alien evolution sim game. Now Game Politics is reporting that EA has been hit with two more lawsuits, each alleging the install of the SecuROM software without their knowledge.

One lawsuit centers around the software being installed with Spore Creature Creator, the stand alone creator editor. The other is for the software being installed with The Sims 2: Bon Voyage expansion pack, released a year ago. In the latter case, the person claimed problems with their PC arose after installing the expansion. All three plaintiffs in the SecuROM lawsuits are represented by the same lawyer. EA has yet to comment on these lawsuits.

Electronic Arts' alien evolution sim Spore lost its hold on the top spot in the latest top 10 best selling PC games list (created, as always, by the NPD Group). Far Cry 2, the open world shooter from developer Ubisoft, debuted on the new list at number one for the week that ended on Oct. 25 with Spore falling to the number two position.

Dead Space, EA's sci-fi survival horror game, also did well, debuting on the PC list at number six this week. Crysis Warhead and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade dropped off the top 10 list this week.

1. Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft
2. Spore - Electronic Arts
3. Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy - Her Interactive
4. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest - Blizzard
5. The Sims 2 Apartment Live - Electronic Arts
6. Dead Space - Electronic Arts
7. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts
8. Warhammer Online - Mythic/EA
9. World of Warcraft - Blizzard
10. Civilization IV: Colonizaton - Firaxis/2K Games

Time magazine has posted up a list of what they think are the 50 best inventions of 2008 on their web site. In between selections like the Mars Rover, the moving skyscraper, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (that qualifies as an invention, apparently) the list include's EA's alien evolution sim Spore at number 20.

The listing, which refers to Spore as "The Everything Game", is like reading about Will Wright's latest creation before its release last September, when everyone was thinking it would be the next major PC game title. We are wondering if Time has even read a review of the actual product which have described the game as good but not great. The magazine needs to go back to the drawing board on this list; it clearly is misinformed.

We are now less than three days away from what is looking like one of the biggest, if not the biggest, US Presidential election turnouts in history. As a result, game companies are trying their best to exploit their titles to reflect "election mania" if you will. We've already reported on Mercenaries 2's plans to add Barack Obama and Sarah Palin as playable characters in an upcoming update (which the PC version will likely not get)

Now the Spore team at EA's Maxis studio have gone and created the images of all four of the nominees (Obama, Palin, John McCain and Joe Biden) in their alien evolution sim game. This are not creatures made in the creatures editor; these characters are actually custom spaceships made by the development team. You can download and fly around in the Space stage of the game as these folks via the Sporepedia on the game's official web site.