According to this video, which subscribers to the Spore Newsletter received just minutes ago, the highly-anticipated life, the Universe and pretty much everything-Sim from Will Wright is going to be released on September 7th 2008.

The email said:

[quote="Will Wright"]Hi, I’m Will Wright and I’m working on a new game called Spore™. You’ve heard of it? Oh, that’s right, you signed up to get the Official Spore Newsletter. According to my notes, we haven’t sent a single newsletter out. Maybe that’s why I’ve been hearing from so many fans wanting some new information on Spore.

While we finish up the game over the next few months, we’ll be sharing more information with you and other fans. As a newsletter subscriber, you’ll be among the first to get new Spore information, screenshots, videos and other cool features from the Spore team. Check out our launch date teaser, and of course you can visit Spore.com for updates anytime.

Thanks again. You’ll hear from us soon.[/quote]

More for subscribers is coming, apparently, including but not limited to, more videos and developer diaries.

It's finally happening, people!