Los Havros

New “Department” at the PlayStation Store: The Capcom Storefront- I’m loving what the team is doing for the PlayStation Store.  I admit that I’ve forgotten whether this is applying to all versions of the Store, or just the US version.  My brain’s scrambled these days!  I’m particularly impressed with all the dev replies in the [...]

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GI.biz interview: Ray Maguire- Chock-full of info, like why LittleBigPlanet, EyeToy, SingStar etc can only come from first-party developers, and that they must work harder on PS3-PSP marketing.  Much more is covered in the article.  Make sure you read it!  The issue of risk and funding is debatable though.  First-party developers are going to take [...]

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“Because every soldier keeps a diary, right?  Right?!”
Continuing with my mixed fortune on the green servers, I fancied another game of ‘zones’.  Out of all the game types, ‘zones’ has to be my favourite.  I don’t know whether it’s my play style, or whether I just seem to have so much fun in it.  I [...]

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Sony promises better moderation system for LBP- Good stuff, this is how it should be.  Deleting users’ created levels without any constructive feedback or explanation is just not on.  Hopefully there will be no more community problems like this again with LittleBigPlanet, as it is detracting from what is otherwise, a superb experience.

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The flip side of the coin- I’m refering to the bottom half of this article.  Sure, LittleBigPlanet isn’t perfect, as many other games out there aren’t.  It’s still tremendous fun though.  Some of these things can be fixed, but other issues are down to reasonable community moderating.

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LittleBigPlanet is here, and gamers everywhere are giddy with excitement- and that’s just the adults!  Children are going to love this game, as in fact, will anyone really.  From what I’ve experienced, I can totally see how this can be a cult classic for the cool, hardcore gamers, but still be fun for all the [...]

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Criterion Announces Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars- I’m going to have to look more into this before making a firm judgement on the ‘hover car’.  But right now?  Seems ridiculous.

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There have been a couple of articles that have piqued my interest recently; one from Rockers Delight (excellent blog, go read now if you haven’t already done so) and another from PS3 Fanboy.  Rather than address each point separately, I’d like to make this one big article on my thoughts about brands in the games [...]

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Don’t bite the hand that feeds (aka Konami financial results show incredible reliance on PlayStation)- Some choice quotes: “So long as PlayStation can offer these kinds of numbers, Konami may continue being one of Sony’s greatest partners”, “Xbox 360 is home to most of Konami’s multiplatform efforts, and that’s yielded quite an insignificant return”.  Full [...]

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LittleBigPlanet European TV spots are genius- Wasn’t too keen on the first one, but the second one ‘rocks’.  Get it?  Looks like marketing has found an excellent way of describing the undescribable, and communicating across what LittleBigPlanet is all about.  A job well done, I’d say.

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After a short delay due to an offending soundtrack, LittleBigPlanet is officially out now in the UK.  I had been wondering when exactly to post this, as across different markets, retailers in some instances have chosen to sell LittleBigPlanet early anyway.  So I’ve settled for the official (revised) release date in the UK, which is [...]

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Sony UK boss on DLC: ‘Nothing is ever exclusive’- This is a very interesting interview.  It has allayed most of my fears about exclusives and whatnot.  Seems that whilst Microsoft is engaging in bribery and market restriction, Sony is wisely investing in R&D.  My faith in them has been restored.

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