Monthly Archives: May 2010

Got a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV? Good news for you, then: Ballad of Gay Tony is this week’s Live Deal of the Week.

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LittleBigPlanet 2 is real. No more leaks, no more embargo-breaking shots, it’s out there. And by the Sackboy gods, it looks incredible.

We sent Joe Anderson out to see the game, coming back with five interviews and a hands-on preview to boot.

But what about everybody else? Fellow European websites are going live with impressions of the Play, Create, Share sequel. Get rounded-up of everything so far below.

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There may have been a leaking of LittleBigPlanet 2 screenshots and details over the weekend, but there’s no substitute for face-time.

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Media Molecule has a unique “culture,” something made fairly obvious by the product it creates. Don’t think this is something that happens by chance, however. Workplace ambiance is a precious thing, and people like Siobhan Reddy, the developer’s studio director, are employed to protect it. She’s a sort of games developer culture policewoman. Nothing if not niche.

Reddy sat down with us at the LittleBigPLanet 2 reveal in London last week to talk about the sequel and her role in the company.

Hit this for impressions from the event, this for screens and this for another four Media Molecule interviews recorded on the day.

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LittleBigPlanet has been a very popular game since its launch in 2008, selling over 3 million copies and gaining support from the media and gaming public alike.

The platformer, built around the premise of allowing users to create and share their own levels, has won over 80 awards, and now sells more DLC now that it did last year. More than 2.3 million stages have been created by the game’s users. Media Molecule appears to be onto a “good thing”.

Like all games though, LittleBigPlanet has its limitations, as Media Molecule is first to admit. And what do you do when you hit a brick wall?

Welcome to the world of LittleBigPlanet 2.

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Following our hands-on with LittleBigPlanet 2 at the game’s London reveal last week, we sat down with level designer Vitcor Agren to quiz him on influences and style.

Victor’s been with Media Molecule from the very beginning, so he’s a key influence on the game’s direction. During out chat he gave some tips for all you creators out there, so be sure to read.

Hit this for impressions from the event, this for screens and this for another four Media Molecule interviews recorded on the day.

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Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healy has revealed to VG247 how it’s now possible to link one level in LittleBigPlanet 2 with another without having to go back to your pod.

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Media Molecule has created one of the most recognisable games of this console generation in LittleBigPlanet with Sackboy, the game’s cloth protagonist, becoming something of an emblem for PlayStation 3 as a format.

It doesn’t look like Mr Boy’s visibility is about to diminish any. LittleBigPlanet 2 is about to build on the original in every conceivable way, including the visual department. The man in charge of the game’s aesthetic is lead artist Francis Payne.

Payne spoke to us at LBP2′s reveal in London last week; get the chat below.

Hit this for impressions from the event, this for screens and this for another four Media Molecule interviews recorded on the day.

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Update: Movie’s there now.

Original: The frankly amazing LittleBigPlanet 2 may have been spunked all over the internet this weekend thanks to subs issues, but there’s still plenty you haven’t seen. Look below.

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Mark Healy is a Media Molecule founder and of the masterminds behind LittleBigPlanet. It was with great pleasure that we spoke to him about the game’s sequel at its reveal in London last week.

Hit this for impressions from the event, this for screens and this for another four Media Molecule interviews recorded on the day.

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“Community” and “LittleBigPlanet” are as intrinsically symbiotic as “wanking” and “self-hate”. It should come as no surprise, then, that community has been a key upgrade area for Media Molecule in LittleBigPlanet 2, with the developer saying at the game’s reveal in London last week that LBP’s site is going to play a big part in the sequel’s social experience.

We took the opportunity to speak to James Spafford and Tom Kiss, LittleBigPlanet’s community managers, about their plans and how littlebigplanet.me will work with LBP2.

Get that below. Hit this for impressions from the event, this for screens and this for another four Media Molecule interviews recorded on the day.

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Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healy has told VG247 that LittleBigPlanet 2 won’t have full support for PlayStation Move in the game whenever it launches.

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Sony’s just formally announced LittleBigPlanet 2.

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Geez Louise, Batman! More embargo-breaking LittleBigPlanet 2 screens have emerged!

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Codemasters has accused of upstart Playground Games of stealing staff from the firm to create a new racing game.

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So much for “up in the air”, then. Remedy’s head of franchise Oskari Hakkinen has said that Alan Wake 2′s story has already been written, adding the studio knows where to “take the story”.

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Ex-SCE Worldwide Studips exec Jamie MacDonald has joined Codemasters, the company’s announced this morning.

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EA’s FIFA World Cup 2010 keepy uppys its number one spot in the latest UK charts. Bit too much?

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said an investors meeting that a “big hit title” is needed to combat dwindling sales of DS hardware in Europe.

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Rage is “awesome” – we can verify that for you right now. But what’s the next big “awesome” thing from id Software? DOOM 4, innit.

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