Spore media blowout: impressions, images and more!

Four Spore and just over seven years ago (hah! we're punny), Will Wright set about his extremely ambitious "Sim Everything" project. Now that we have a confirmed release date of September 7, 2008 (and some parts even sooner), it's time to recap all the Spore news from the last 14 hours:

• Spore finally evolves to retail Sept 7, 2008
• Can't wait for September 7? Creature-only Spore to launch sooner
• Will Wright talks Spore on Wii, delays, procedural music
• DS, mobile version of Spore titled 'Spore Creatures'
• A peak into Will Wright's office
• Today's most retrospective video: Spore's GDC 2005 unveiling

Hands-on impressions:

• Joystiq impressions: Spore (PC/Mac)
• Joystiq Impressions: Spore Creatures (Mobile)
• Joystiq impressions: Spore Creatures (DS)

Exhaustive galleries found after the break!