Steam users report Spore online account issue
by JC Fletcher 
on Dec 18th 2009 2:40PM
Yes, some adventurers are still exploring
Spore and its would-be vast, online universe -- at least,
they're trying to. Since
late last year, some
Spore buyers who purchase the game through Valve's Steam distribution service have been
unable to access the game's online component. The issue seems to be related to the
serial number that's required when setting up a
Spore account, but not provided with Steam copies of
Spore.
Users who
contacted Steam were told that Valve is working with EA to fix the issue and to continue to play offline until a fix is delivered. A Steam representative, posting in one
forum thread, addressed angry users, claiming, "The ETA for a fix is 'as soon as possible.'" In the meantime, if you're about to buy
Spore from Steam ... just buy it somewhere else.
