Hi folks, In May, we will be releasing the Sore Spots add-on for PAIN. Check out a preview:
Not only does Sore Spots continue the rich tradition of the silly fun that is PAIN, Sore Spots also includes a new multiplayer Mode that I’d like to introduce. It’s called “PAINalympics”, and it’s where two to four players can compete in the following events:
Horseshoes – There are four giant horseshoes floating in front of the launcher, and your task is to snatch them and try for a ringer. You have four launches.Whatcha gon’ do?
Bull Ride – Imagine a large group of mechanical bulls, each atop a large column. Launch, grab, and hold on to as many bulls as you can. Ready to ride, cowboys and cowgirls?
Rope Kick – Test your Ooching skills by launching and grabbing a rope that you have to hold onto and swing on, knocking down as many of the characters in the area as you can in 30 seconds.
Balloony Bin – You have 45 seconds to push, pull, drag, or otherwise force balloons into trash bins. Extra points for the red ones!Stack Whacker – All you have to do here is knock down a wall of boxes in as few launches as possible. If you’re good, you can probably use some exploding objects to help do the job more quickly.
Anvil Toss – Snatch an anvil out of the air and chuck it as far as you can. Watch out for the cherry bombs and exploding chemicals on the floor, though!
Relay Race – Keep your Pimp Slap Hand strong and smack, smack, smack your way to the finish line in the best time…and don’t forget the baby powder!
Punt Ball – Knocking a ball through a goal is sometimes a lot harder than it seems. Extra points if you hit the characters who are dancing between the goal posts.
Swing N’ Dunk – Grab the ring, swing, release…wait for it…wait for it…Oooch your character through the basketball hoop. Harder rings grant a higher reward.
Sore Spots is headed your way on Thursday, May 14th, and we’ll be releasing Ded Baron, a new launchable character, the following week. At the same time as Sore Spots, though, comes a little bonus – You’ll also be able to get a free download of another beloved PlayStation personality, which you may have just read about. He’s a little shy, but here’s a screenshot that will give you an idea of who we’re talking about.
See you in Sore Spots!
I haven’t played this in a long time. Too many good games to play…. Thanx
awesome news, can’t wait for the “PAINalympics” to start hehehe
Whoo! Daxter! …In pants! =D
BTW: The new PAIN Olympics, er, PAINalypics sounds sweet, but is the multiplayer online as well?
Thanks for the continued support for the game! ;)
Sweet. Daxter as a new launchable character. Can’t wait to use him.
Gosh, those censor bars make it so tough to figure out :(
To the Pain Team:
EPIC WIN!!!
see you at E3.
lmao brock lee
He’s a little shy, but here’s a screenshot that will give you an idea of who we’re talking about.
LOL
Awesome, when are we hearing about a new game from you guys?
MorningWood High? Okay…never a big fan of PAIN, but its good news for the fans
Sounds like it is time to play some more Pain again!
Thanks
Great to see y’all still support this title, 1 of the reasons why i stil play it from time to time
I loved this game up until they started charging .99 per character. If you add up all the DLC now plus this you probably have a $100 game. Really disappointing every time you boot up a game you bought to be constantly reminded to BUY ME. No thanks ill pass.
I’m not sure where the best place to ask is, so I’ll ask here:
Will there ever be a PSN game that has a platinum? (not including Burnout or Warhawk, an actual PSN game)
lol at the trailer
This + Warhawk are two fantastic examples of PSN games that have intense & rad developers that continue to support their games.
And, believe it or not, Pain + Warhawk continue to be two of the best games I’ve played of all of the PSN games I’ve purchased.
Keep it up! We love it :)
FANTASTIC! Can’t go wrong with more pain! Any idea when the update for the movie studio will be released?
Cool, Double feature, I’ll probably buy this but you guys really need to make a rush hour highway themed map. I’d buy that in a heartbeat.
NICE!!.. thanks for the support Coke..
@ian-edward – Wipeout HD does..
depward said it all.
You guys rock!
ItsNymo – PAINalympics wil only be an offline multiplayer Mode when we release Sore Spots, but Idol Minds is already working on getting it to work as an online multiplayer Mode for a future patch.
Xaos – We tried to make it a challenge for you… ;-)
Zakupilot – Looking forward to seeing you.
Darkos87 – Brock Lee is the Truth. I’m currently looking a way to make a real-world clone of a video game character so that he can teach the secret of his awesome.
Skynidas – We’re working on prototypes now, and when something clicks (which it’s beginning to), we’re going to be letting you all know more. Idol Minds is a killer developer, and needless to say, they’re going to come through with something that will knock you on your butt.
Ryanc08 – THAT is an attitude I can appreciate. I have no problem with people not digging PAIN. Not every game is for everybody. However, some people seem to think that if they don’t like a game, they have to rip it to shreds, which is pretty silly (although occasionally amusing). I appreciate your comment, man. That seriously makes my day.
Zeropm – We’ve had 99 cent characters since the week the game launched. The “Buy Me” icon shows that a character is available, but it’s not like we’re sending someone to your house and twisting your arm until you buy a character. I support you 100% on your choice, yo – If you don’t like something don’t buy it. We certainly won’t force you.
Depward – Thanks,cat. If I ever feel like I’m getting a little too much self-esteem, I jump into PAIN or Warhawk online to get my ego checked because you guys are so good. Incog and Idol Minds are both amazing Developers. Maybe one of these days, we’ll try to get them together and make PAINHawk!
Voodoo_Lou – The Movie Studio changes will be part of the patch that comes out the same day as Sore Spots. Just fire up PAIN on May 14th, and you’ll get the updated version of Movie Studio (assuming that you’ve already downloaded it).
Ghost_Shrimp – Awesome idea. Car collisions in PAIN still make me wince.
ThEosSiE – Good to see you over here!
Pinhead_x – Thanks for the support. By the way, your name’s a bit misleading. You’re actually quite anti-pinhead in my book (“pinhead” DOES still have a negative connotation, doesn’t it?).
There are so many things wrong with this trailer… But it feels sooooooooooo right!
Aren’t developer responses usually in red?
But otherwise great video, hello hot scientist npc. Oh, for the new character that’s coming, did you get the original VA to do the voice?
There’s only one thing PAIN needs now. The ability to create our own painlabs! Using just the little stuff like how we get every week.
Sounds impossible, but hey you guys did the impossible by adding online.
Anyway, Can’t wait to see what’s next!!
useless
Alee634 – I’m not sure why I’m not in red, but to answer your question, yes! That’s the one and only Max Casella. Very cool guy.
JKthree – An editor is something we’ve wrestled with for a long time. You’re right about us doing (or at least ATTEMPTING) the impossible. It’s never left our minds and it never will, but I’d be a fool to make any promises about doing it. We’ll continue to try and work some magic, though.
Do you guys plan t have a space in HOME? It could be sweet to throw our avatar in there!!!
No thanks. PAIN was deleted off my PS3 a long time ago.
PAIN is awesome, and all the content is fantastic. Keep up the awesome work. :)
DAXTER!!!!!
You’ve officially just re-fueled my interest in this game!
Daxter + humorous game concerning explosions and slapstick = WIN!
Now, if only there were more free DLC for Pain…
If Daxter is in it im buying it for sure
Still needs this game
@32
I think Daxter is separate. “A free download”. Unless it’s a typo like when they released the LBP Valentines pack.
By the way I have shunned PAIN! because of how bad the movie studio was. MorningWood High looks just as bad in that combos will be impossible to set off. I like the game and all, but the execution of the Studio compared to the Abusement park was huge.
I remember you guys saying that the Movie Studio took you way less time to make because you had ‘experience’. I think that it could have been in development longer.
Kirkpad – While there’s no way to prove this, I’m quite sure that if we’d taken more time to put the Movie Studio together, the outcry would be that we took way too long to release. The fact is that we intentionally created an environment that required a different style of play. Guess what happened when we found out that people didn’t like it? We decided to fix it. So when Sore Spots gets released, everyone who has PAIN will also get a patch that updates the Movie Studio with improvements to two of the three layouts for those who have it.
Bottom line – I stand by our previous statement – The Movie Studio took us less time because we had experience. However, we also have a great deal of experience in listening to our Community (with a capital “C”, baby!), and that’s why we’ve gone back and tried to make improvements.
We’ll never be stupid enough to try and please everyone, but I think we do a decent job of listening to the folks who dig our game and support us (and sometimes the folks who hate on us, too). Give the Movie Studio another shot once Sore Spots is out. There’s no guarantee that you’re going to love it, but at the very least, you’ll see that we listened.
Oh, and Daxter IS a separate free download.