ModNation Racers: Mystery Mods Revealed!

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FIRST, A NEW TRAILER

I’d like to kick off this post with a brand new trailer. We’ve been talking a lot about the Mods you can get by pre-ordering ModNation Racers for PS3, but we’ve never seen them in action. So what do Ratchet, Clank, Kratos, and Nathan Drake look like when they finally take the wheel ModNation-style? Click on our latest trailer to find out!

SACKBOY JOINS THE RACE!

ModNation Rackers gets Sackboy!

Sackboy officially joins the ModNation Racers crew with a sweet Cardboard roadster!

Please welcome the latest addition to the ModNation Racer family….SACKBOY! Congrats to everyone who guessed correctly.

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It’s only fitting that hero that started the Play, Create, Share movement joins the cast of ModNation. Now the question is, how do you get him?

Well, that part’s easy!

On May 25th, look out for specially stickered copies of ModNation Racers for PS3!

ModNation Racers with Sackboy bonus Mod ModNation Racers with Sackboy bonus Mod

Inside those copies you will get a PSN voucher good for the Sackboy Mod and his sweet Cardboard kart. Early pre-ordered copies will come with a packed-in Sackboy voucher. This offer is valid only while supplies last, so you’ve gotta be quick!

BONUS MYSTERY MOD and KART PACKS REVEALED!

If you pre-order or have pre-ordered from a participating retailer (Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and GameCrazy) you not only get one of your favorite characters but you will get one of the four BONUS Mod and Kart packs below!

Each pack comes with an original Mod and Kart Body, PLUS you get special accessories that you can use in your own creations!

Which one will you get? Who knows? It’s the luck of the draw. Find out when you redeem your pre-order voucher code.

Till then, anyone got a favorite?

ModNation Racers: Mouse Trap ModNation Racers for PS3 (Mouse Trap)

Mouse Trap
Ready to catch his next meal, this clever cat speeds around a big wedge of cheese to lure in his next meal.

Mod Accessories: Feline Ears, Cat Eyes, and Claws
Kart Accessories: Cheese Wheel and Cat Toy Ornaments

ModNation Racers: Lil Tinker ModNation Racers (Lil Tinker)

Lil Tinker
Some kids were just born to race. Sporting a homemade Soap Box Racer and X-Ray Specs, this little rascal is ready to go.

Mod Accessories: X-Ray Glasses and Pot Helmet
Kart Accessories: Nail ornament and Trash Steering Wheel

ModNation Racers: Cowboy ModNation Racers (Cowboy)

Cowboy
MOO-ve over! There’s a new sheriff in town. If you don’t get out of his way, his truck will mow you into hamburger!

Mod Accessories: Cowboy Hat, Straw, and Chaps
Kart Accessories: Saddle Seat and Rope Steering Wheel

ModNation Racers: Woody ModNation Racers for PS3 (Woody)

Woody
You don’t have to watch Caddyshack to know you don’t mess with this gopher and his souped up Golf Kart. Whether on the fairway or on the race track, this guy likes to “drive”!

Mod Accessories: Golf Hat, Gopher Nose, Argyle Sweater Vest
Kart Accessories: Golf Kart Seat

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  • I love the sack!

  • Any chance we can get Sackboy in Europe too? :D

    PS: I won a dutch MNR promo disc, which I will get at the MNR release date by mail. Any chance I can still play with Ratchet/Sackboy? Can you tell me if the promo disc will support (future) DLC at all?

  • @Chuck Larson
    Oh, i see. Thank you for the response though, still looking forwrd to the game =]

  • What if you gat it on the psp?

  • @Chuck Lacson: I already know about the contest, I’m not really crazy about getting the real-life kart, but thanks anyway.

    • Cool. (But it comes with a BUILT IN PS3 and Bravia TV!)

      What hurts is that I can’t enter any of our contests. Weak.

      :)

  • Oops! I left a comma after the word “contest” instead of a period. Oh well.

  • This game wasn’t that appealing at first but with all of the new content that’s been revealed I’m really looking good, I will buy this!

  • …that’s what she said

  • Please make a pre-order bonus for the psp version…ill be your best friend!

  • Nice vid. All this promotion you guys are doing has done a great job helping ModNation Racers land on my hype radar. Can’t wait to play it.

  • Holy cow! (literally) this not what i expected in the least and im glad i was suprised!!! i thought each retailler got a certain mystery kart cause of the picture thing on Modnation.com but this is great! i really want either the Mouse Trap or Woody cause im a golf fan, but to know ALSO i get my one and only great SACKBOY from LBP is just tooo much top handle. so i get 2 great characters already, Sackboy & Kratos PLUS one of four great guys also. im too anxious right now to just get started. holy cow man thank u so much Chuck for keeping me and everyone posted every day/ week. hope to see u playing too man

  • awesome! I want this game NOW! sackboy in modnation, it just had to happen, both play create share game characters must be in one game kicking ass! I hope you guys release all the pre order bonus costumes as dlc later on, I will be getting Kratos, but I want drake and R&C too.

  • Do Amazon pre-orders automatically get Sackboy? I pre-ordered on Amazon for Ratchet…

    • Yup! Pre-orders a promised a Sackboy. If you don’t pre-order, you have to look for a stickered copy in the store to get the one with the voucher.

  • UFG, can you take a look at my Axl mod I made in the beta?http://www.flickr.com/photos/45800055@N03/4206567228/

  • “Early pre-ordered copies will come with a packed-in Sackboy voucher.” – This is Fantastic News as I LOVE Sackboy and before I pressed “Read More” I was freaking out because I thought he might not be included in my copy of the game from GameStop! This just keeps getting better & better, thank you so much United Front & Sony!

    P.S. What exactly do you mean by “packed-in voucher”? Where should I look for it when I open up my game or is it like automatically already on the game disc?

    • There is a voucher card inside the stickered package. Scratch off the code, redeem on PSN, and BOOM! You can get your Sack-On!

  • have they announced if this game will support sixaxis or playstation move because even tho i will be using analogs i think sixaxis would be fun for the casual

  • Also, are the mystery mods pure random or will all pre-orders from (for example-) GameStop get the same mystery mod?

  • I’m all for Sackboy!!! Modnation Racers rocks! :D

  • is this offer good in Canada? And GO CANUCKS!

  • So even if there won’t be any pre-order bonuses for MNR PSP, can we expect some future dlc off the PSP Playstation Store? ( like what Sony Cambridge did with LBP PSP) :D

    • I don’t think we have anything confirmed but I’m sure that comes up we will announce right here.

  • Any chance of Modnation PSN Avatars? I really enjoyed the LBP ones, and would gladly pay $0.20 for a Modnation one.

  • How bout some MNR PSN avatars???/ Pretty please!?? ^_^

  • hope I can get the either the Cowboy or Woody. May 25 can’t get here fast enough

  • I’ve been wondering. Is the creation going to be similar to LittleBigPlanet where you do some main story, for racing a grand prix, and get materials and stuff for creating whatever you want? Also won’t the created levels look very generic if the buildings are the same? How will we be able to change? Unless you guys really put that many different themes and styles into the game that it can be different, but that would be amazing if you really did get that much variety.

    • There is a full Career mode (which we will go into very soon) where you can earn more creative materials as you progress but you can create right from the beginning without playing through. The Sucker Punch video yesterday is proof that levels can look VERY different depending on the creator. The tools are very deep and there are enough themes and props for a lot of variety.

  • my parents are traveling to the us on may getting it day one but dificult to pre order or get sackboy…needing these stuff in south america we are so underapreciated by the world we ahve money people

  • Hey, I think this is all dandy and sweet, and it’s great to know that you guys are taking a route like LBP did with all the add-on characters. But if you ever do reach the decision to sell them on the PSN, I really think you shouldn’t wait a whole year and a half like Media Molecule did with their’s. Once this game comes out TO EBAY I GO.

    And about the mystery characters, are they pre-order exclusives like the rest? If they are, any chance they’d have a better chance at being sold on the PSN? I really dig the Cowboy and Woody, but I don’t think I’d be willing to spend that much money for some codes that are random, or does it say what they are on the voucher?

    One last thing, is there going to be a sort of “party up” system like in LBP? Like, can you create tracks with 2-4 people? I have a friend, and we used to play LBP to death, and this would be just as fun, if not, ten times more if we could create a track together.

    Thanks!

    I look forward to buying ModNation Racers!

    • No Group create feature yet, but that would be interesting.

      The Mystery Mod isn’t on the voucher. You won’t be able to know your mystery mod until you download it. Like the other Pre-order characters, I don’t know when these guys will be available but I think it would be cool to offer them on PSN at some point.

  • Please tell me a PS3 demo is coming. I preordered 2 copies already, but a month is a long time to wait!

  • Chuck….I was already gonna buy this for my wife and daughter so I can smoke them like I do in Rag Doll Kung Fu, but now I am gonna make sure all my friends pick it up just because you have been so cool at replying to people. Way to build up the goodwill with the fans. Other devs should take note.

    • Thanks halebound00! I really appreciate it. This is one of the perks of the job. Seeing how excited folks are getting and interfacing with them. Hope you and your family and friends have a blast with the game once it comes out! :)

  • Sackboy looks really creepy.

  • Is LittleBig Planet going to get a Modnation Racers Map/costume Pack? Please consider this if you aren’t planning on it. also, if you could give some exclusive DLC to Qore members(or if not exclusive then the preorder bonuses) when the games come out? that would be awesome since subscribed to Qore just to get in the ModNation Racers Beta.

    btw I agree with 49; you ARE playing dirty with us by taunting us with the prospect of playing as Sackboy. And like him i plan to preorder tonight.

    • If you a Qore subscriber you already got early access to the MNR PSP Demo! Not a bad perk at all. :)

      As for an LBP Costume pack, be sure to make that comment on this weeks Sack-it-to-Me post. Mark will be sure to take down that request.

      :)

  • The level shown in the vid looks like Sucker Punch’s Empire City level. I can’t wait to race that track.

    As much as I appreciate all the support you’re throwing behind MNR, it almost adds too much torture to the wait. Please, please, please can we have a demo soon? We were able to play the God of War III demo more than a month in advance. I want to play now. No other game is giving me the racing fix I crave.

    Demo now?

    • Ha! Sorry to add to the torture. We will announce the Demo as soon as we hear it’s ready to go. I promise.

  • Ah yes something i forgot to mention Chuck is that if u ever wanna race it up just add me or even message would be fine.. that is unless ur friendlist is full which is completly understandable cause… well ur Chuck Lacson with too many fans to offer. just let me know

    • Ha! Once things settle down after launch and I can just relax and just race, I might take you up on the offer. :)

  • can we expect to see Sucker Punch and Insomniac bring their Cole McGrath/Sly Cooper, and Chimera over as well?

    idk… i’ve been sitting on the fence for a long time now.. but the more i see it the more i’m interested.

  • yo what up chuck.
    i got a question.
    so I decided to go pre-order my copy at gamestop.
    but I didn’t pay the whole thing i only reserved a copy.
    will this till get me the character it is supposed to come with and the mystery pack or do i still have to pay the whole game off.?
    either way i’m siked for this game and can’t wait to get my hands on it.

    • Congrats for being the first “What up Chuck” of the day and for your pre-order!

      While I can’t speak for GameStop, if you pre-ordered the game you should be getting a voucher for Kratos and Kart, PLUS a mystery mod and Kart when you receive the game. The game will come with a Sackboy voucher packed inside as well.

      For that to happen, you will have to pay in full at some point though. :)

      Call or email GameStop to confirm to be sure.

  • Do any of the beta testers get an exclusive kart/mod?

  • Sackboy looks awesome! o:
    I kinda wish some of the preorder exclusive mods would come with their own voices though, but its not a big deal.
    @rynofire That’d be sweet if we did.

  • I KNEW IT WAS A COWBOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Iv`e already pre-ordered!!!! This game looks amazing!!!!!!, but I have 1 question.

    1. Iv`e seen desert races, wooden races, street races,farm races, some water here and there… etc…but would you be able to do a snow or ice race???? …. would we be able to make the terrain become ice or snow when we build up a track???? that would be so cool!!!! drifting and drafting on ice!!!!! any idea???

  • and hopefully you can answer this Chuck I got a code for the mnr demo on the psp in my email anyways i downloaded it and all i could do was make a basic track and test drive it once was this just a “preview” of the demo?

    • You should be able to race on 2 full tracks. The Track creator lets you make a track and test drive it, but you can’t race it.

      That would be giving too much away. :)

  • Chuck, you have totally made my night/week/month :) Thanks for the reply with the great news!

  • hey hopefully you respond once again but i dont even have qore was it just a mistake that i got it????????????????????

    • If people had registered on ModNation.com they got one. Also some lucky LBP or Racing fans got picked to get it as well.

  • And now… I have the game pre-ordered.

  • ok thanks anway i guess i’ll have to look again it looked like everything was locked out except track creator and then u had to make it all before you test drove because after that it was gone maybe either ufg or sony sent out a smaller one to random people after the qore one

  • and u answered my question as i ws writing it

  • So you haven’t made a group feature YET. Can we expect this in the future? Or is there some way to get a private ModSpot?

  • ur right just checked andthere were 2 tracks in the bottom open

  • I totally knew that was gonna be Sackboy!

    Anyways, I do hope you guys have DLC plans that include all the pre-order characters. This whole retailer-specific DLC program is irritating enough as it is (this applies to a lot of games, not just this one). Why can’t Sony ever put all of these pre-order items in a standard Special Edition, like everyone else?

  • Forgot to ask…
    Does Most Skilled have a statue as well? I remember Top XP did in the beta, just wondering if they added one for skill(or if they share the statue o-o)

  • can people upload the preorder characters?

  • @woollymonster73 no it looks like you can’t mod them or do that but maybe with the mystery ones

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