Straight from EA, if you pre-load your pre-ordered copy of Spore from them directly you won't need to wait in any lines or anything of the sort. Plus you'll have it the moment it's released so you needn't wait a second longer than necessary.

It will only take 30-60 minutes for the install to complete before you can begin conquering galaxies in Spore before anyone else! Please note that you will be charged for the game on the 28th of August and your statements will reflect this.

Spore ships on September 5 in Europe and Asia and on September 7 in North America.

SuperGuido via gamersdailynews.com »