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 fun, [...]

Little Bits for April 27, 2009

All of the cool kids in the UK are picking up LittleBIGPlanet for ten quid or so, while it’s still over $30 everywhere I look in the USA.  (But then, sometimes prices are a bit inflated.)  Either SCEE feels that it’s worth discounting to attract people to PS3, or they expect to make back the [...]

Post-Beta Blues – Part One

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).

One eagle-eyed [...]

Today’s Assortment Pt. 1

My “stuff to blog” list is getting too long, so here goes:

Fanart/Craftiness

This one is still my favourite parody boxart.

One of many, I assume: A Sackboy in Spore.

For Mac OS X users, Little BIG Folders can give a crafty look to your desktop.

If you have an iPhone, you might like this theme.

More Sackboy papercraft [...]

More Parsons Magic

While the internet’s going Beta crazy, some more has come out of the Game Jam at Parsons:

This appears to be the animation in the winning creation’s creature’s brain..?

MTV’s Multiplayer blog did a time-lapse of Team Awesome building their level.  Team Awesome co-won “Most Innovative”; the lighting, the crazy platforms, the high jumps.. can’t wait to [...]

Interviews continue

First, ScrewAttack spent just a couple of minutes with Kyle Shubel at PAX08.

GamesIndustry.biz has a two-part interview with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida was named as his successor as president of Worldwide Studios (part one, part two).  LittleBigPlanet still seems to be on Yoshida-san’s mind:

I can’t wait to see how consumer will create stuff [...]

PAX and Plush Toys and More

PAX

A games blog over at the Portland Mercury seemed impressed by LittleBigPlanet, and were nice enough to point out something that I think is being largely overlooked:

Unlike most world-building games, this platforming section is robust enough to functionally be its own game, much to the delight of those who don’t have any desire [...]

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 [...]

US Release Date Revealed at PAX? [updated]

[Update:  Sam has been nice enough to comment on the US PlayStation forums to say that "[...] until it is written on the official sites, it isn’t 100% true.”  So whereas I’m sure Kyle wasn’t trying to deceive or confuse us, it seems I was right to hold off on calling it official.]

In this PS3Center.net [...]

Pax in bello – gloria mundi

Lots to report, before anything starts coming in from PAX:

First of all, the LittleBigPlanet News Site is showing off the official boxart for the USA [thanks Brian!].  I can’t decide whether I like the UK packaging better or not.  I like the USA crowd better than just showing two Sackboys, but the use of the [...]