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LittleBigPlanet Gaming World Record: History is Made Today!

Mark Valledor — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:04:39 +0000

We’re almost there! Our courageous participants will set the Guinness World Record mark for our LittleBigPlanet 2 gaming marathon at 6pm (Eastern Time) later today. Join us as we wrap up the past three days and celebrate the momentous occasion of LittleBigPlanet 2’s launch on the PS3!

Here’s a rundown of our favorite moments so far:

Guest Appearance from Sackboy himself
All the Media Molecule goodness in the form of interviews, tutorials and Q&A’s
LittleBigFistPumping with Jwoww and DJ Pauly D
Playing with the NYC Boys & Girls Club
All of our super fans making it to the PlayStation Lounge and joining us in the 4th chair
“Laptop Guy” entertaining the stream in the wee hours of the night
ALL our @LittleBigPlanet Twitter fans #LBP2record

Of course we couldn’t have done this without our partners:

PlayStation Lounge at Sony Style (…with Foursquare check-in)
Subway (…Loved the subs!)
AstroGaming (…bonus with the LBP2 speaker tags)
Gunnar Optiks (…sooo helped with the eye strain)
7-11 (…Slurpees were officially slurped!)
Senario (…Plushies were a hit)
Mezco (…loved all three Sack-tion figures)
Great Eastern (…keychains: the perfect on-the-go accessory)
Brady Games (…the book of knowledge!)

And finally, our very special “Thank You” to our hosts:

Our very own Jeff Rubenstein
The lovely and techy Veronica Belmont
Daniel and Austin from the LittleBigPodcast

Yay!

Watch LittleBigPlanet 2 Go For Guinness World Records in NYC

Mark Valledor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:00:13 +0000

Sackboys & Sackgirls! Welcome to the LittleBigPlanet 2 live stream of our LittleBigWorldRecord event. Over the next three days (and two nights) we’ll be setting a few special records – records that we hope our fans attempt to break…once we’re done, of course.

If you’re in the New York City area, come see the LittleBigPlanet 2 festivities in person. The first batch of people to come in on Tuesday and buy a copy of LittleBigPlanet 2 will get a signed copy from Media Molecule plus a special DLC offer!

PlayStation Lounge at the Sony Style store
550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

If you’re not in NYC, sit back, relax, and enjoy our gaming marathon filled with interviews, updates and contests. Help us cheer on Lugey, Jaeyden and Gevurah22!

Tune in for:

The PlayStation.Blog’s own Jeff Rubenstein and some very special guests.
Media Molecule CREATE tutorials.
LittleBigPodcast take over!
Veronica Belmont steal the show.
…and daily prize opportunities* from our friends like Astro Gaming and Gunnar

Craving more? Head on over to www.gamingworldrecord.com and get access
to:

Four different live streaming cameras
Twitter Chat
Highlight clips of the day’s achievements
Background info on our World Record participants
Full program of events

Enjoy the show!

LittleBigPlanet 2 World Record Event Twitter Sweepstakes – OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, Entrants must have a valid Twitter account between January 17, 2011 and January 19, 2011. Each day during the LBP2 World Record Event, the broadcast announcer will pose a question or task to the audience. The Entrants will Tweet a message in response to a task/question posed as a targeted reply to @LittleBigPlanet using Twitter’s “@Reply” function along with the following unique term (“Term”) in their tweet message “#LBP2prize” (collectively, “Entry”). Entries must be received no later than January 19, 2011, 6pm EST.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (the “Sponsor”) is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, illegible, incomplete or misdirected entries. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrants ability to participate in the contest. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this sweepstakes should virus, bugs or other causes corrupt the administration, security or proper play of this sweepstakes. Entries not satisfying these Official Rules will be automatically disqualified.

2. PRIZES: One (1) pair of Gunnar Optiks glasses or one (1) A*STAR in-ear headset. (approximate retail value $79.00 each). Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value if prize is unavailable. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions allowed.

3. WINNER(S): Six (6) Winners will be determined by a single random drawing of all valid entries received by the Sponsor, whose decision concerning all matters related to this sweepstakes are final. Drawing will be held on January 19, 2011 at the close of the LBP2 World Record event. Winners shall be notified by Twitter. Winners must respond within 24 hours of notice. If Winner does not respond within 24 hours, the Winner forfeits their prize and Sponsor will randomly select another winner. Please allow SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS for delivery of prizes.

4. ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning depend on number of valid entries received.

5. ELIGIBILITY: Promotion open to residents of United States. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected. Winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability/prize acceptance within 14 days of receipt or forfeit prize. If the winner is a minor, then prize may be awarded to winner’s parent or legal guardian. By acceptance of prize, winner agrees to the use of their name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Employees of the Sponsor and its parent and affiliated companies and their families are not eligible. Neither the Sponsor nor its affiliates, subsidiaries, division or related companies are responsible for any damages, taxes, or expenses that winners might incur as a result of this sweepstakes or receipt of prize.

6. WINNER’S NAME: To obtain a list of winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: LBP2 World Record Event Sweepstakes Winners List, c/o Sony Computer Entertainment America, 919 E. Hillsdale Blvd Foster City, CA 94404. Winner’s Name requests will be fulfilled within four weeks after all prizes have been awarded. Requests for winner’s list must be received by April 1, 2011.

7. RESTRICTIONS: Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

8. SPONSOR(S): Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, CA

Watch LittleBigPlanet 2 Set 5 Guinness World Records Live in NYC

Eric Levine — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:33:32 +0000

In celebration of the January 18th launch of LittleBigPlanet 2, we’ll be partnering with Guinness World Records next week to set five new records over a three-day period. Beginning on January 17th and going through January 19th, a small team of dedicated LBP fans will take over the PlayStation Lounge at the Sony Style store in New York City to set new gaming records and earn their place in history. If you’re in New York and would like to come check it out, feel free to drop by:

PlayStation Lounge at the Sony Style store
550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

The Guinness World Records to be set include:

Longest marathon playing LittleBigPlanet 2
Longest marathon playing a platform video game
Most video game genres played in one video game in 24 hours
Most user-generated video game levels played in 24 hours
Most user-generated video game levels played in a marathon

LittleBigPlanet 2 will also be recognized for the following records:

Most gaming genres in one video game
Most player-created levels in one video game

If you can’t make it down, no worries, we’ll be LIVE streaming our World Record Event online right here on the PlayStation.Blog. Stay tuned for our unprecedented schedule of LittleBigPlanet 2 goodness hosted by Veronica Belmont from Qore and our own Jeff Rubenstein. Check in and watch the live action, interviews from anyone and everyone who loves Sackboy, and behind-the-scenes access with Media Molecule, plus tons more. You can even help us decide on which games to play next or tweet in your questions to anyone at the event. Whether it’s watching our fans staying up playing LBP2 into the wee hours of the night, checking out the Subway lunch break, or enjoying the back and forth banter of our LIVE event, we promise a good time. Want more details? Click here.

This record setting event also commemorates the release of the Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition, the latest chronicle of video gaming history. LittleBigPlanet looms large in this year’s edition of the book with the game’s main character lovable, stitched-together main character, Sackboy, gracing the book’s cover and a bevy of facts and records cited within its pages. Known as the “Video Game Bible,” the fourth and latest edition of the popular series comes packed with 90% new or updated records and 750 never-before-seen amazing images appealing to everyone from hard-core gaming veterans to first time gamers and families. The Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition will be available on January 20th for $14.99.