[Update:This Japanese blog entry seems to disagree about the Japanese sales vs GTA4,at least for the first day of sales. I'll admit a low level of reading comprehension;is this simply an online vs in-store sales difference?] Gamasutra watches the Amazon sales charts as closely as I do,and has good tidings this [...] Both sets of release dates (pre- and post-recall) saw many complaints from those who felt that they had a greater right to receive the game first. At this point,I think it might be more appropriate to be thankful that someone else gets to be the guinea pig. Since the LittleBigPlanet servers were turned on,[...] By now,many fans in North America seem to be able to pick up LittleBigPlanet at their favourite local retailer. There is naturally much rejoicing. But is it a fancy new copy of LittleBigPlanet fresh off of Sony’s presses,or did your store just start putting the recalled copies up on the shelf? Our [...] More things to see and read while we wait: Going to be in London next week? I’m not,but MyLittleBigBlog is giving away two tickets to see Irish supergroup The Script at the LittleBigPlanet space in Covent Garden on Monday. So go send in an email,and get out of the house and enjoy some [...] Looking for LittleBigPlanet before the new version ships to your area? Some retailers aren’t paying much attention to the recall. No luck around my hometown,though,so far. It makes me wonder what the repercussions (if any) are for the retailer. Since it was recalled before the street date,could the retailer be in breach [...] A lot of people are concerned about the first week DLC,what with the delay and all. Rest assured,“All the limited time DLC will still be available when the game is released.” A few quickies: LittleBigPlanet advertizing in PlayStation Home. Penny Arcade impatient for the game’s release. 2P Start! thinks Mm >Sega. There’s [...] First,without commenting directly on the recent unpleasantness,I’d like to give some words of encouragement to our friends at Sony and Media Molecule. I’ve been part of enough suddenly-delayed releases to know what a horrendous pain it can be. If any of you have time to read this between frantic phone calls and urgent [...] I’ve always been curious about what happens at the end. As a younger man,I would stay up until the network television signal went to static (after playing the national anthem,of course). At the movie theatre,they’re always turning on the lights and sweeping the floor before I get out of my seat. I [...] Sony sent out a press release today announcing the launch of their PlayStation YouTube channel. One paragraph in particular caught the attention of the few LBP fans not already camped out at their local video game retailer: In the future,PlayStation’s YouTube channel will feature a user-generated content section within the channel,as publishers [...] Time to put the PS3 controller back on the shelf and dig into my inbox: Those of you experiencing withdrawal can pour salt in your wounds by watching some Beta levels you may not have had an opportunity to play. Wired has a top 10,Media Molecule has their Mmonday picks (1st Monday,2nd Monday). [...] | |