Some Rare Items Stay That Way

It seems to be a very common question that just won’t go away.  That black Week One T-shirt is pretty awesome,will it ever become available again?  Especially since its availability was “held back”from us North American folks?

Well,Sam has come forward again to give us the big en-oh:

The original Rare [...]

Skill or Deep Pockets

Tarsier Studios‘reimagining of Rag Doll Kung Fu for the PS3 (“Fists of Plastic“) is truly delightful.  I always play for longer than I intended,and I always enjoy myself.  Plus,it was free if you picked it up this past May.

There’s only one problem:  I’m not actually very good at it.  Sure,[...]

Comparison Shopping

Ever since the pre-order bonuses were originally announced,we’ve been wondering if/when the purely digital ones would show up on the PlayStation Store.  Now that they have,

some eBay prices for those items seem a little excessive:

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this auction end without a buyer.  [...]

Starting off the substantial DLC with a bang

Ok,I’m guilty:I’ve downloaded every costume pack released for LittleBIGPlanet so far,even the premium ones.  I just can’t help myself.  But at the back of my mind I had a nagging concern:“By paying this much for cosmetic DLC (even if it is frequently awesome cosmetic DLC),am I encouraging Sony to [...]

Get this party started

Just in case you missed it:

Media Molecule announced that LittleBigPlanet has gone gold,gifting us a cool sackboy spaceman pic.

Then the official PlayStation Blog spilled the beans on a sackboy spacesuit available at launch,as well as “first week”t-shirt.  Certainly these elite items will have the intended effect of spurring on more [...]

Mickey Finn (or How The Internet Works)

It’s a familiar story by now.  First,a company representative at a trade show says something:

They wouldn’t talk specifics,but said they’re partnering with other companies to bring third-party themed content into LittleBigPlanet. The Sony rep mentioned Disney,for example –being careful to note that it was just an example –as a [...]