To hit retailers on weekend of September 7 worldwide for PC, Mac, Nintendo DS and mobiles.

Spore screenshot

EA and Maxis have today announced that the highly anticipated Spore is to release worldwide on the weekend of September 7. The game will be available for the PC, Mac, Nintendo DS and mobile phones.

"The wait is almost over," said Maxis Chief Designer Will Wright. "We're in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can't wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year."

Look out for VideoGamer.com's updated impressions of the game tomorrow night.