After all the delays and the setbacks, publisher Electronic Arts has finally raised the green flag on its upcoming life simulation game, Spore (PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile), and is ready to ship the much awaited title by next month. The company earlier announced that Spore has finally gone gold is now currently in the manufacturing process. Check out further statements issued by EA after the jump.

Do you ever wonder which among the consoles are getting the most attention from the developers, meaning how many developers are actually working on a particular platform? Apparently, Game Developer Magazine wondered precisely about this, and so has published a survey report on the state of the game development. Their findings can be found after the jump.

Although the team behind Spore have taken a lot of steps to make sure they don't tread on any religious people's toes, they're taking some flak from an unexpected front: "militant atheists". More in the full article.

Wondering about the iPhone's viability as a game platform? Well, wonder no more. Word from the Wall Street Journal is that Sega's Super Monkey Ball has sold over 300,000 copies.  Learn more about the bouncing monkey ball after the jump!

For those of you waiting for the release of Maxis' Spore (PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile), it seems like the long wait is finally drawing to a close. During a studio visit from producer Thomas Vu, he confirmed to CNET that the game will be going gold by next week. Everything seems good to go for the game's September release on the PC and the Mac. More details on this development in our full article.

Next up from Electronic Arts is their flagship project of the year: the next big thing, some people say, to the best-selling Sims franchise. Spore looks to be shaping up perfectly for the September release, as constant media updates from E3 speak of polished, high definition graphics and striking visuals. But we won't just let hearsay keep the anticipation up - Will Wright himself and the folks at EA's booth have tendered several media presentations all for our viewing pleasure. Let 'em rip at the full story.

We've seen Quake ported by homebrew developers to consoles as diverse as the PSP and the Wii, and now it looks like Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch will be getting their own share of classic FPS gaming goodness soon thanks to developer ZodTTD. More in the full article.

With the 10-year plan EA's got tucked in their minds for their latest simulation-strategy game, Spore (Wii, DS, Apple, Windows), it comes as no surprise that they are likening it to their original simulation-success story, The Sims. Find out where's this confidence coming from at the full article.

Square Enix has just released their planned game line-up for this year's E3. While Final Fantasy XIII didn't pop up anywhere in the list, Square's PR indicates that the PSP's two Star Ocean titles are due for an English port. Details are available in the full article.

Now here's some good news for iPod owners: Square Enix just announced the release of their SRPG for the iPod nano with video, iPod classic and the fifth generation iPod: Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes. Square Enix RPG in my iPods? Yes, such a happy news indeed. Check out the full article to get the full dirt and yes, screenshots.