Do you find the PixelJunk games way to difficult? You are not alone; the people over at THEBBPS wrote an email to Dylan Cuthbert, who is the executive producer at Q-games, complaining that his wife finds the PixelJunk Monsters just a little bit too overwhelming and difficult and asks for difficulty settings for the game. Cuthbert understands his dilemma and states that there will be difficulty settings for the game in the upcoming free patch. However; altering the difficulty settings will disqualify you from online ranking; to make it fair for the rest of the gamers.
Cuthbert also hinted at a new "more namby pamby" gameplay mode for PixelJunk Eden in a future expansion pack. He feels Eden's "controls are too much fun to waste on just one set of game rules."
Aug 10, 2008
There's no doubt that LittleBigPlanet is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and because it's a PlayStation 3 exclusive, Sony and developer Media Molecule certainly expect the little platformer that could to be a significant system seller.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, despite the likes of blockbusters like Gears of War 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour, LittleBigPlanet associate producer Eric Fong believes his unique and innovative title can hold its own. And perhaps more importantly, there is no specific target audience for this particular title...Media Molecule thinks it ought to appeal to just about anybody.
"Our target audience is everyone," said Fong, who spoke to GamesIndustry.biz at the Comic-Con event last month. "It's got enough complexity that people can play it and enjoy it for many hours; at the same time, if you're just a casual user you can run through and play the game and have fun with it. Everything you see in the developer levels, you can create as the player."
As for the potential for big sales, Fong simply said, "it's going to be a hardware seller. Not only do you have the platforming experience that a lot of other games will have, you have this creativity that really is exclusive to LittleBigPlanet." The only issue they may face is convincing gamers that the title is both original and accessible, and it offers something no other title can offer. Its cooperative-based gameplay is most certainly unique, but it could be difficult to convey the appeal to certain gamers. However, Media Molecule has the critics and those who have already sampled LittleBigPlanet on their side: just about everyone who has tried LBP has loved it.
This big PS3 title is confirmed for a Japanese release date of October 30, and will release some time that same month for North American and PAL territories.
PSXExtreme
Darkjaksrevenge dropped in to let us know that there are a number of gamers getting into the Socom Beta as of now. The admins of the Playstation forum have received beta access and some of the MVP's although one of the threads has been taken down. However, the ID's that have definitely got in are Patriot24, CronoEX and BEMO-844.
MAXCONSOLE
Many gamers have already asked me if Disgaea 3 will have full trophy support. I am sad to report that NIS America had confimed to me a few weeks ago that they were looking into it. However, as of now, there will be no Trophy Support.
As for the DLC, the extra character DLC will indeed be coming to the US through the Playstation Store, but there is no definite release date.
GAMERSPLATFORM
Madden NFL 09 is making its truly worldwide debut this week. If you're not a fan of American football then, sadly, you're out of luck. Unless you just love buying collector's editions for the sake of it. Yeah, we know you people exist. Here's the release list:
US Games
Madden NFL 09 [amazon.com offers $10 gift card with purchase]
Madden NFL 09 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
EU Games
Madden NFL 09
Asian Games
Madden NFL 09
Release dates are constantly subject to change based on the whims of the gods. Check with your local retailer, just to make sure.
PS3Fanboy
Aug 9, 2008
A certain jube808 has launched a quixotic quest to add a myriad of features to the PSP that he believes should've been there from the start, including beefed up battery life, a better control pad, and touchscreen support. Think what you will of his aims, he certainly seems to have some hardware chops, as he's got a touchscreen up and running on the handheld. So far he's just got a proof of concept keyboard, which works with a finger or a stylus, but the hope is to provide full touchscreen support for homebrew gaming. Let us know how that goes, jube. Videos are after the break.
ENGADGET