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Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule for an undisclosed sum. The multi-award-winning Guildford-based outfit was bought by Sony in a strategic move to continue to secure excellence in game development for current and future PlayStation platforms. The full story is on Develop.
Read More »Games turn kids into sex objects
Video games have been blamed for turning children into sex objects”, a leading psychologist has claimed. TV’s Dr Linda Papadopoulos criticised games with sexual content and web browser fashion game Miss Bimbo, where girls compete to accumulate boob jobs in order to marry a billionaire”. The London Metropolitan University’s clinical …
Read More »Peripherals giants end agreement
Accessories specialist Bigben Interactive and its UK distributor Venom will end their distribution agreement next month. Venom will now focus on expanding its own-brand and licensed game and mobile phone accessories, whilst Bigben will release its range of products directly. The distribution agreement will come to an end on Wednesday, …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet takes kids BAFTA
Media Molecule has picked up yet another award for its seminal playground platformer LittleBigPlanet, this time receiving a BAFTA Children’s award. The Media Molecule team was up against esteemed competition in the videogame category, with each nomination tellingly having worked on new IP for the current generation of consoles. LittleBigPlanet …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet PSP dated
You’d best get those orders in quick – the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet is just two weeks away, SCEE has today confirmed. Speaking to CVG, a rep for Sony Europe has confirmed that Media Molecule’s handheld version of its celebrated PS3 platformer will be released in the UK on November …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet sequel looks unlikely
There were lots of puzzled looks when Capcom recently revealed that it is to release a disc-based successor to Street Fighter IV rather than expand its title via DLC, but now one major developer has vowed never to release a boxed sequel to its PS3 hit. Speaking to CriticalGamer about …
Read More »More Big Fish for retail
Casual games giant Big Fish has teamed up with Focus Multimedia to launch eight new PC titles at retail this Christmas. Games already released include Drawn: The Painted Tower, The Serpent of Isis, Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect, Strange Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery, Lost in the City and …
Read More »New big-screen DSi rumoured
Though Nintendo’s third iteration of its successful handheld the DSI only arrived in Europe and North America a few months ago, Japan’s often reliable newspaper Nikkei has predicted that a new version of the handheld will be released in Japan before the end of the year. The fourth version of …
Read More »Moore questions Guitar Hero strategy
Despite the vested interest his own company has in the music sector thanks to the Rock Band franchise, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has stated that the genre will face tough challenges ahead. If you look at the ability of the industry to sustain the big box mentality — Guitar …
Read More »Cyberbike pedals onto Wii
Nintendo started the revolution with its Balance Board, and EA expanded on the formula with the inclusion of resistance bands and leg strap in its Sports Active bundle – but Bigben has taken things a step further with the inclusion of an actual exercise bike with its fitness offering. Cyberbike …
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