Its about damn time that Media Molecule is doing something that they have promised since pretty much the start of the game. Finally, on Nov. 30th, there will be a patch to tweak some well needed areas, and add other things, that are pretty cool, plus allows you to create a level online with a friend, instead of just having them sit next to you…The most important improvement over the offline Create mode is the camera; Each player gets his/her own camera, allowing them to work on different parts of the level simultaneously. For seasoned  creators, this will definately speed up the process.

The LBP save system has also be redone, for the better…atleast I think so! Players will be able to hold double, if not more, of community items, so for builders this is a big plus, especially for those who like to create their own parts.

As for the many other tweaks, well keep reading lol…

• If you play a level but do not complete it, a silver Sackboy medal will be displayed on the badge, to get a gold medal you must complete the level.
• The LittleBigStore a bit easier to navigate and also to download things after purchase.
• There is now an option to ‘Auto-Reject’ invitations from other players. The option is in ‘Profile Settings’. If you have this set to ‘On, no one will be able to join you unless you choose to ‘Play Online’. This setting is not saved to your profile and needs to be set every time you play.
• Sticker switches have been made more noticeable and give better feedback to the player when attempting to place stickers on them.
• Checkpoints can now be activated using switches.
• Race Gates can be made thin again!
• You can now use the Sticker and Decoration tool and turn Sackboy around while in Customisation mode.
• Added the QWERTY keyboard layout to the text chat menu.
• Play, Create, Share scores have been removed – we thought these scores were a good idea but they never worked in the way we wanted them to. They may return one day. Maybe.
• If you collect a key whilst playing a community level, you will now see the level unlocking for you once the level you are playing has been completed. You can also search for linked levels in the search menu.
• Pressing and while browsing community levels can now show you the name or the author of each level on the earth as well as the Heart Count and Rating.

Este próximo 30 de Noviembre, se lanzará el “Leedarmmer Patch” (Así le dicen los de Media Molecule) y esta vez traerá el tan requerido Editor de Niveles Online! Yey! Y no solo eso, otras pequeñas mejoras y cambios serán agregados. Toda la información y un videillo explicativo, después de la pausa.

Otras mejoras, según Media Molecule:

• Un Mejor sistemas para guardar tus avances (explicación en el vídeo).

• Se mejora la conectividad (explicación en el vídeo).

• Si juegas un nivel, pero no la terminan, una medalla de plata Sackboy se mostrará, pero para obtener una medalla de oro se debe completar el nivel.

• La LittleBigStore un poco más fácil de navegar y también a las cosas de descarga después de la compra.

• Ahora hay una opción de “Auto-Rechazar invitaciones” de otros jugadores. La opción está en “Configuración del perfil”. Nadie será capaz de unirse a ti a menos que elijas “Jugar en línea”. Este ajuste no se guarda en su perfil y se debe poner cada  que juegues.

• Los Interruptores de Sticker se han hecho más “visibles”.

• Los checkpoints ahora se puede activar usando los interruptores.

• Ahora puede utilizar Stickers y la herramienta de decoración, y girar al Sackboy en el modo de Personalización.

• Añadido el diseño de teclado QWERTY para el chat de texto del menú.

• “Play, Create, Share scores” han sido eliminados – pensamos que estos resultados eran una buena idea, pero nunca se trabajó en la forma en que queríamos. Pueden volver un día. Quizás.

• Presionando L2 y R2 mientras navegas los niveles de la comunidad, ahora puede mostrar el nombre o el autor de cada nivel de la tierra, así como el Hearts Counting  y Rating.

Estas son maomeno las nuevas características que se agregarán (o quitarán) al alabado por muchos LBP. Lo que yo sigo preguntando, es ¿Para cuando el agua? ¿Para cuando niveles nuevos? ¿Para cuando Final Fantasy? ¿O Disney? ¿Marvel?

¿Para Cuando?

The Entertainment Software Association is jumping for joy today over President Barack Obama’s acceptance of video games as an educational tool. As part of a bigger plan to boost education in science, technology, engineering and math, two game design competitions were announced, and the results will be used in classrooms, libraries and community organizations.

One of the contests will challenge game designers to create levels in last year’s Playstation 3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet, stressing science and math. The winning levels will be distributed for free, as all LBP levels are, and Sony will also donate 1,000 PS3s, along with the game, to libraries and community groups in low-income areas.

The other contest is a straight-up math and science-themed game design competition. Speaking to Kotaku, ESA President and CEO Michael Gallagher said the games could reach school classrooms by next fall. He beamed that today is a “very, very good day” for the gaming industry and “a significant leap into maturity and toward acceptance.”

This might sound silly, but I’m hoping that whatever comes out of these contests isn’t overtly educational, because that concept is neither new nor exciting. I played Number Munchers in elementary school, and while I was happy to be gaming instead of solving problems on paper, deep down I’d rather have been playing Pac-Man, or better yet, Super Mario Bros. Fast forward 20 years, and you’ve got the “Heating Plastics” game at the Nobel Prize’s Web site, which I could barely sit through long enough to find out how to play. It’s like chloroform.

Games are certainly capable of hiding their educational qualities. If you play an RPG, you’ll pick up resource management skills. If you play a strategy game, you’ll deal with conflicting and complicated decisions. Play Portal or World of Goo and you’ll learn a thing or two about physics. I don’t think math and science skills are impossible to bake into game types that kids really want to be playing. The trick is to mask it, otherwise it’s just another educational game the kid will forget once he or she is back home with the Wii.

So yes, games industry, today is an important day. Don’t blow it.

Gave the LittleBigPlanet PSP demo a try yesterday (Nov 22, 2009).  The demo is short.  You get to play one full level and one mini game level.  The game feels like the PS3 version.  There are some changes, well it is a PSP game after all.  It seems to work well on the PSP.  Not too sure how easy it will be to make your own level since you don’t get that option in the demo.

I’ve been splitting my leisure time (that isn’t spent on recording music) between LBP and MW2, quite possibly two of the greatest games of all-time. However, the one thing that angers me about them both is the story for the single-player experience. Both games need some serious attention devoted to their stories. By the way, if you haven’t finished MW2 by now, Shepard’s a traitor, Price comes back, Roach gets killed by Shepard, and Soap kills Shepard with a throwing knife. Mind you, this is all after Price launches a nuclear warhead into the Earth’s atmosphere that acts as a giant EMP…but doesn’t rain radiation down upon everyone. (If you’re scratching your head, you’re not the only one). And, LBP, with its out-of-the-blue-final-boss-that-really-is-super-easy–
Oh, screw it, just read the LBP and Modern Warfare TV Tropes page (greatest website ever, besides here)
Now that my nerdisms are out the way, I’m floating up shit’s creek armless with the paddles right in front of me. I have about 35 pages of work I need to crank out in the next couple weeks. This, conveniently enough, happens to fall over the Thanksgiving break. So, in addition to dealing with bookoo work, I have to deal with my little cousins running around like brats out of hell.
Yuuuuup.
::runs outside and prays that a meteor falls on me::

How Lusipurr Feels when Podcasting

Turkey is on the menu as the podcast panel gears up for Thanksgiving, now less than a week away. Nate is hungry and can think only of Turkey, whilst Eric J and Ginia desperately try to distract him from further amateur operatics. Poor Lusipurr!

Hola a todos, Soy Gondor56.

Les traigo un avance de los próximos trajes que podrán comprarse en la Store para nuestros simpáticos amigos de Little Big Planet.

Esta vez Sonic, Sonic the Werehog, Tails, Knuckles y el Dr Ivo Robotnik (Dr.Eggman) podrán ser comprados por separado o en un pack con todos ellos, estos estarán disponibles a mediados de Diciembre.Este trabajo por parte de Sony, Mediamolecule y Sega pretenden satisfacer a los amantes de Sonic que esperaban poder conseguirlos para LBP.

PD: hay rumores de que quizás también haya pegatinas y demás para hacer niveles al estilo Sonic pero es muy poco probable
Fuente

Un saludo de Gondor56

Sonic the Hedgehog themed Sackboys will be arriving for LittleBigPlanet later this year. As you see above the pack will contain Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Tails, Sonic the Werehog and Eggman. Painting Sonic black will give you Shadow too.

They will all be available on the 17th of December. Currently this release date has only be confirmed for Hong Kong but I’ll keep you updated on any information I find.

Para no perder la costumbre, Media Molecule nos sorprende una vez mas, en esta ocacion con unos trajes de Sonic bien cotorros para que cuando jueguen alguno de los muchos niveles inspirados en Green Hill Zone que hay en LittleBigPlanet lo hagan con estilo. Hasta ahora no se ha revelado la fecha de salida ni el precio para este pack, en cuanto lo sepa actualizaré este post.

Ojala algún día nos escuchen y pongan mas niveles, no solo trajes y por cierto, no se sabe todavia que onda con al contenido descargable del agua y el de Marvel, ¿que tramaran?

These LittleBigPlanet updates continue to get more clever. Sega is teaming with Sony to release 5 new Sackboy costumes this December; all based heavily on Sonic Unleashed. Cute!

In an effort to get a better perspective on LittleBigPlanet PSP’s create mode, I sought the opinion of the creator of one of the LittleBigPlanet community’s most adored levels.

Read it over at Digital Chumps!

LittleBigPlanet’s trip to the PSP was a faithful transition. While the entire project isn’t as smooth or as fresh as Media Molecule’s PS3 offering, Cambridge made the absolute best of it on less powerful hardware. Load times are a bummer (especially hampering the create mode) and the community levels are an unknown quantity, but the nearly 40 included level are solid and, with the exception of big brother, unlike much else the portable side of 2D platforming. Omissions aside, it still looks, feels, and plays like LittleBigPlanet – and now it’s in your pocket, which is hardly something to complain about.

Read my full review over at Digital Chumps!

Por: Juan Carlos Delgado

Esta semana salen al mercado catorce títulos para las consolas de Sony, ocho para el PS3, cinco para el PSP y uno para el PS2. Algunos de los juegos son God of War Collection, Assassin’s Creed II y Tony Hawk: Ride. Para ver los vídeos de estos juegos, sigue el enlace.

God of War Collection (PS3)

Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (PS3, PSP)

Tony Hawk: Ride (PS3)

NCAA Basketball 10 (PS3)

Planet 51 (PS3)

Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! (PS3)

SingStar Latino (PS3, PS2)

Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (PSP)

F1 2009 (PSP)

LittleBigPlanet (PSP)

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (PSP)

So its LBP’s one year anniversary and Media Molecule is giving players free DLC, starting off with 2 adorable costumes.

One old (Spaceman Costume)

one new (Anniversary Costume).

THEY’RE SOOO ADORABLE!! I just want to eat them up..

…

Get ‘em before they’re gone.

From/De: Sony

LittleBigPlanet PSP Academy of Art Game Jam Session Winners Announced

November 13, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) and the Academy of Art University announced the winners of the 24-hour LittleBigPlanet™PSP Game Jam Session, which took place on November 11 and 12 in San Francisco.  Students from the School of Game Design were tasked with using their keen artistic talents to create levels for LittleBigPlanet PSP, employing San Francisco architectural landmarks to incorporate into their level designs for the chance to have their level playable online when the game launches on November 17.

The judging panel was comprised of Academy of Art University faculty and SCEA executives who took into account how well they utilized local architecture into their level, the fun factor of each level and overall creativity.  After reviewing and deliberating over the five landmark entries, which included Alcatraz, Coit Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, Powell Street and Cable Cars, and the Victorian neighborhoods, Nathan Bryan, Desiree Ong, and Doanna Neville of the Powell Street and Cable Cars team were chosen as the grand prize winners.  They will have the honor of having their level featured online when LittleBigPlanet PSP launches next week.  In addition, each member of the team was awarded with a PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)go, PlayStation’s newest handheld entertainment system and an advance copy of LittleBigPlanet PSP.  No one went home empty handed though; members of the other four teams also received a copy of the game.

LittleBigPlanet™, the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) hit that won various Game of the Year Awards last year and is credited with defining the “creative gaming” genre, is coming to the PSP®(PlayStation Portable) and PSPgo for the first time on November 17.  Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment’s Cambridge Studio in close collaboration with the award-winning Media Molecule team, LittleBigPlanet PSP allows players to bring the beloved SackBoy™ with them on the go.

Sorry about this, but I have a rant I must get off my Chest immediately, or my large brain will explode.

If you pointlessly surf the Web a lot, you’ll know that Nintendo are releasing a new DSi. The DSi LL (as it’s known in Japan – it’ll be the DSi XL everywhere else) will be another upgrade to the ever-popular, world-beating Nintendo DS System, featuring two massive 4-inch screens and a new kind of Stylus. It’ll also be even more expensive than the Current Nintendo DSi (which could mean this new version is even more expensive than a Wii). But the big question on my Lips is this: Why do Nintendo feel it’s necessary to release another DS upgrade, considering that a) Once released, it’ll have been less than a year since the first DSi came out, b) The new model will cost much more than Nintendo’s Far-more-succesful Console, the Wii, and c) Almost everyone wants the far cheaper but less feature-rich DS Lite?

I like Nintendo in General. I have a Wii and both me and my dad each have a DS Lite, and whilst I’ve been considering a DSi, I have Guitar Hero (Damn You Activision for not making a DSi-Compatible Grip!), which prevents me from upgrading. With Modern Warfare 2 now gracing my 360 Collection and Left 4 Dead 2 on Pre-order, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and some extra Nintendo Points are top of my Christmas list. But come on Nintendo, you really are taking the piss. With the Wii and DSiWare being the only platforms Nintendo Seems to care about making games for, my DS Lite sits next to me, feeling lonely from a lack of big games. Whenever Nintendo comes out with “Games” for the DS, they’re usually just things Like Cooking Guide or Nintendo Presents: Style Boutique – in other words, Nintendo are creating lifestyle carts that don’t interest me. Instead of focusing its talent on new and original Games (like Professor Layton) they’re either Porting successful games (Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, anyone?), making sequels that do very little that’s different  to their predecessors (Layton 2 and Zelda: Spirit Tracks, I’m looking at you), or making constant, dizzying “Improvements” to existing hardware to make it more profitable and increase its longevity (which is where I begin pointing at the DSi and this new, upcoming Cash Cow, the DSi XL), making it look like the Apple of the Gaming industry.

WHY, Nintendo? Just Because you’re Number 1, and most of the UK’s population has a DS, doesn’t mean you need to leave your core audience behind entirely in favour of Profit.

After all, whilst this kerfuffle is happening, with my Christmas money just around the corner, LittleBigPlanet arriving on PSP, and Sainsbury’s reducing the price of Sony’s handheld by 20%, Nintendo are really making me think about a PSP this Christmas…

lovedecake

Recommendations:

Assassin’s Creed 2
God of War: Collection
Left 4 Dead 2
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles

Sunday 11.15

New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) $49.99

Tuesday 11.17

Assassin’s Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360) $59.99
Assassin’s Creed II Discovery (DS) $29.99
Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (PSP) $39.99
Discovery Kids: Spider Quest (DS) $19.99
Disney The Princess and the Frog (DS, PC, Wii) $19.99-$39.99
EA Sports Active: More Workouts (Wii) $39.99
Formula One 2009 (PSP, Wii) $39.99
Foto Frenzy (DS) $19.99
God of War: Collection (PS3) $39.99
Just Dance (Wii) $39.99
Imagine: Artist (DS) $29.99
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (DS, Wii) $29.99
Left 4 Dead 2 (PC, xbox360) $49.99-$59.99
LittleBigPlanet (PSP) $39.99
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360) $29.99-$49.99
NCAA Basketball 2010 (PS3, Xbox 360) $59.99
Petz Dogz Talent Show (DS) $29.99
Petz Hamsterz Superstars (DS) $29.99
Planet 51 (DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) $29.99-$49.99
The Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack (PC) $39.99
Rec Room (Wii) $29.99
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles (Wii) $49.99
Scene It: Bright Lights Big Screen (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) $39.99
SingStar Latino (PS2, PS3) $29.99-$39.99
Sony PSP Assassin’s Creed Bloodline Bundle (PSP) $199.99
Stoked: Big Air Edition (Xbox 360) $39.99
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (PSP) $29.99

*Dates maybe subject to change. Based on US release dates. Does not include DLC
**Prices at MSRP

From/De: SCEA

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA TEAMS UP WITH ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY TO HOST 24-HOUR GAME JAM SESSION WITH LITTLEBIGPLANET™PSP

Students Participate in Mobile Competition Around San Francisco to Create Video Game Levels on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)

November 10, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and the Academy of Art University School of Game Design will partner for a 24-hour Game Jam Session to celebrate the launch of LittleBigPlanet™PSP, which will be released exclusively for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)go on November 17.  Taking place in San Francisco on November 11 & 12, students will demonstrate their keen artistic talents and create dueling game levels utilizing the easy-to-use creation tools of LittleBigPlanet PSP, all while on the go.  Each team, made up of 2-3 students, will be provided with a PSP to take through the city streets employing Bay Area architectural icons (buildings, historic landmarks, statues, bridges, etc.) to incorporate into their level design.

At the conclusion of the 24-hour period, each team’s game levels will be presented and judged by members of SCEA and Academy of Art faculty.  The winning team will be announced that following day and will have their creations made available online once the game hit stores.

LittleBigPlanet™, the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) hit that won various Game of the Year Awards last year and is credited with defining the “creative gaming” genre, is coming to the PSP and PSPgo for the first time.  Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment’s Cambridge Studio in close collaboration with the award-winning Media Molecule team, LittleBigPlanet PSP allows players to bring the beloved SackBoy™ character with them on the go.

Those looking to take the world of LittleBigPlanet around wherever they go don’t have long to wait as Sony today confirmed (via CVG) that the PSP iteration is to be released on November 20th. That’s two weeks from today. This isn’t a scaled down port either and almost seems to fit better on the PSP. Simple but fun platforming with intuitive level creation is perfect for a portable device. It may not have any multiplayer modes but does have brand new levels – would you say that’s a fair swap?

Never have I wanted anything more than these – other than Mass Effect 2 of course. Whilst perusing some online retailers I happened upon these rather cute official LittleBigPlanet Sackboy plushies and toys. From left to right we have the three inch articulated figure at £3.99 RRP, the six inch articulated figure costing £7.99 RRP, 18cm Sackboy beanie for only £6.99 RRP and the respectable 32cm Plush at £12.99 RRP. I found these on Play.com which also knocked off a couple of quid from the RRP making them even more of a bargain for gaming memorabilia enthusiasts such as myself. Sadly, the Plush and Beanie don’t have a confirmed retail date but can be preordered whereas the the articulated figures go on sale from November 20th. Can you resist? I know I can’t!

Can you believe it? LittleBigPlanet is nearly one whole year old – our little Sackboy is growing up (I say wiping a tear from my eye). To celebrate the momentous occasion, Media Molecule are giving away a free birthday cake costume in this Thursday’s PSN releases. But seeing as they’re a kind bunch of chaps MM decided that wasn’t enough and are offering the space suit costume – originally only available for early adopters – which will also be free. Both are available for one week only however.

So, one year on with an ever growing number of user created levels to bounce through. But let’s not forget it’s also one year on without a stable online component to the game. Hopefully the upcoming water physics patch should rectify this but, until then, join me in dressing your Sackboy like a cake!

Por: William J. Ramírez

No me sorprende que el poder de la “Fuerza” esté conmigo. Esta semana 2 editores y 1 editor asociado fueron víctimas de mis Jedi Mind Tricks y se me unieron al lado oscuro de la fuerza jugando Borderlands (en vez de Uncharted 2).  A pesar de lo jukeaos que estamos jugando este excelente juego, sacamos un par de cositas para un site ahí que se llama PSNPR.com. Empezamos con el MEGATON (?) de Netflix en el PS3, nuestra nominación a los Open Web Awards, un podcast ahí y el anuncio de nuestra 2da entrada en la serie de torneos con Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Todo esto y mucho más sólo en PSNPR.com.

Y por si te lo perdiste, estas son las noticias de la semana del 26 al 31 de octubre:

-NETFLIX en PS3

-Encuesta de la Semana: Cooperative VS Competitive Multiplayer

-Comunidad: 9na Edición – Uncharted 2

-Nominaciones para el Mashable Open Web Awards

-¡Martes de NEW RELEASES! – 27/octubre/2009

-PSNPR Recomienda: Rock Band DLC

-Más Bizcocho pa’ la Gor… Princesa: ¡PATCH y MAPA GRATIS “New Pork City” disponible mañana!

-Regresa PUMPKIN HEAD a LBP

-Sigue celebrando ROCKTUBRE con DLC GRATIS para BRÜTAL LEGEND

-3D Dot Game Heroes se dirige a nuestras costas

-Lulusoy: Rock Band Vol. 8 – Lobos y Zombies

-¡Jueves de Playstation Store! – 29/octubre/2009

-Yo Soy Playstation – Episodio 14: “The Pompeaera Edition”

-Torneo – 2da Edición: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare