Spore, the new game from Maxis where players can create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe created by other gamers, is due to be released today. According to Spore Illustrated, it will be released in about nine hours (10:00 AM Eastern Time US).

I've included Spore Illustrated's countdown timer below.

I've already preordered my copy for Mac OS X, and will be receiving an email directing me to download it when it becomes available. I also purchased the Creature Creator, which is available now, so I have a few creatures to test out when I get the game.