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Posts From January, 2009

Jan 28 2009 Tom Farrer's Avatar

Mirror’s Edge Exclusive (and free) Time Trial Map Available Tomorrow

+ Posted by Tom Farrer

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Hi there, I’m Tom Farrer the Producer on Mirror’s Edge and with the release of the free and exclusive PLAYSTATION 3 Time Trial map on the 29th looming ever closer, I thought I would share some of the thinking behind it. When we started Mirror’s Edge we were working with abstract environments, quick test levels [...]

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Jan 27 2009 Chris Morell's Avatar

Flower – A Chat with Creative Director Jenova Chen

+ Posted by Chris Morell

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On Friday, I sat down with Flower creative director Jenova Chen of thatgamecompany to talk about his studio’s upcoming game for PS3 available on PSN February 12. As you’ll see, Jenova’s quite a talented and intelligent guy — a film student and first-generation graduate of USC’s video-game design program, you can tell just how passionate [...]

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Jan 27 2009 Aaron Luke's Avatar

MLB 09 The Show – Road To The Show Enhancements

+ Posted by Aaron Luke

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Hey everyone, Aaron Luke (Designer) here to bring you the next installment of the MLB 09 The Show blogs. This entry will focus on the enhancements to Road To The Show. This year’s edition of RTTS has received enhancements to nearly every aspect of the mode. Starting with the front-end aspects, the PS3 Create Player [...]

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Jan 26 2009 Mark Valledor's Avatar

Happy Lunar New Year from LittleBigPlanet, Plus a Special Video from Media Molecule!

+ Posted by Mark Valledor

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Gong Hei Fat Choi! Light those firecrackers, collect ‘lai see’, and eat all the ‘niangao’ you can; you will need all the energy you can get for LBP’s latest update. In case you’ve missed our update last week, in celebration for the Lunar New Year celebration that officially begins today, 1/26, we’ve got matching SackBoy [...]

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Jan 26 2009 Jamie Brayshaw's Avatar

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Game Update Just Around the Corner!

+ Posted by Jamie Brayshaw

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The first major update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is currently in the final stages of development and testing. This update contains many improvements and amendments to the game, as well as fixes to several issues reported on the forum, and is scheduled for release in the near future. Details of the first update: Restrictions to [...]

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Jan 26 2009 Tsubasa Inaba's Avatar

LocoRoco 2: Turn that Frown Upside-down

+ Posted by Tsubasa Inaba

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You might be wondering…”Tsubasa? Why so sad in the picture?” “…and who is your friend?” Read on to find out. Now that America is ready for some change with President Obama, we too are ready to bring some change to one of our favorite franchises in LocoRoco 2. Question is, will we be able to [...]

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Jan 25 2009 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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I’ve seen a number of people break out this old Harry Truman chestnut recently: “It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job it’s a depression when you lose yours.” By this definition, the current economic situation has indeed become a depression for a number of our colleagues in the gaming industry. Just in the [...]

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Jan 24 2009 Chris Morell's Avatar

The PSB & Killzone Recap

+ Posted by Chris Morell

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Stop and Smell the Flower on PSN February 12th — Yesterday I talked to creative director Jenova Chen about Flower, and man is this something special. PSP 5.03 Update — It ain’t flashy, but system stability is a very good thing. Upcoming PS3 Firmware (v2.60) Update — I’m sure you have it by now. Have [...]

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