Missed Our Train

Not really;we weren’t even that close.  We were sad to have to skip Eurogamer Expo in favor of more affordable local affairs,and even sadder when we were told that it was to be the site of the first LittleBigPlanet Mini Fan Meet.  True,the GameX event in Philadelphia was a lot of [...]

Little Bits for April 18,2009

More info on the upcoming LittleBIGPlanet merchandise keeps popping up.  We’re all keeping our eyes on the Mezco Toyz product pages,and I’ve heard tales of some already earmarking $42 for a direct pre-order of the 4-inch figures,even absent a release date.  Evil Avatar points us to a $34.99 listing at Entertainment Earth,[...]

Television worth watching for 0.5 hrs Friday night

[Update - IFC decided to air some SXSW stuff instead,not updating their schedule until after the fact.  Looks like it won't be until the 21st.]

If you’re lucky enough to receive the Independent Film Channel (Wikipedia sez Dish,DirecTV,FiOS,and “most U.S. cable systems”),and didn’t get invited to the Interactive Achievement Awards [...]

Post-Beta Pre-Launch Blues Part Five

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 [...]

Post-Beta Pre-Launch Blues Part Two

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 [...]

Amazing stuff from Parsons

It looks like the 24-hour Game Jam event at Parsons The New School for Design was a big success.  Team Sportmanship walked away with the “Best of Jam”prize for their large-scale punishingly-difficult Ueda-inspired level.  PS3Fanboy has a good write-up with some pics and videos,including the good news:

Thankfully,you’ll be able to play [...]

Media Molecule to deliver Vision at GameCity 3

Just shortly after the launch of LittleBigPlanet,Media Molecule will be delivering the Vision Statement at this year’s GameCity videogame festival in Nottingham.

“The first GameCity festival was actually Media Molecule’s very first public appearance,so we’re thrilled to be able to return now having shipped LittleBigPlanet”,said Alex Evens of Media Molecule. “For us,[...]

Pop-Up Shop in Manchester

[UPDATE:More info and pics up on the Media Molecule Blog.  Looks wonderful;I wonder who gets the props when they shut it down? ]

This is already on the “Where to Play”page,but is worthy of special mention.  If you’re not stuck over 5000km away like me,you’ll want to visit Picadilly Plaza [...]