Archive: october 19, 2008

Is LBP Web 2.0 For Games Fulfilled? [LittleBigPlanet]

Simon Carless, publisher of Gamasutra and one of my favorite people in the world of gaming journalism, contents that LittleBigPlanet is Web 2.0 for games fulfilled — and makes a pretty persuasive argument for why it may be so. Of course, he's basing this on access to the beta version and admits that we'll have to wait until release to see how this will all pan out with a big community attached, but it looks promising:
Now, I'm sure some might accuse me of hyperbole in the face of relatively little evidence. And it's true that I can't tell what's going to happen to the community based around...

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Tags: Playstation 3, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, littlebigplanet, media molecule, ps3

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Jul 21 Get paid for creating LittleBigPlanet content

Nov 7 Links for 2008-11-06 [Digg]

Dec 12 LittleBigPlanet sales are lacking, Sackboy develops a drinking problem

Nov 19 Sony: LBP would sell more if other games didn't exist

Oct 21 Some lucky guys find LittleBigPlanet at their local Wal-Mart

Aug 8 LittleBigPlanet will sell PS3s

Aug 5 Media Molecule teases with upcoming LittleBigPlanet reveal

Oct 27 New releases this week: Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet, Guitar Hero WT and more

Nov 14 Rumortoid: more proof of LittleBigPlanet for your PSP?

Oct 3 Rumortoid: LittleBigPlanet to invite Disney characters to the party

Oct 8 Still need a LittleBigPlanet beta key? USA Today Online's got 15,000!

Nov 10 UK sales: Gears of War 2 curbstomps LittleBigPlanet in half

Sep 19 LittleBigPlanet Trophies revealed, I foam at the mouth

Apr 25 Sony bringing LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to Coachella

Aug 1 LittleBigPlanet gets October 30 release date ... in Japan

Oct 19 LittleBigPlanet netting over $150 on eBay

Oct 23 LittleBigPlanet patches hit Europe, people no longer offended

Oct 1 LittleBigPlanet for the PSP? Let the speculation and gossip mongering commence!

Sep 26 Missed the LittleBigPlanet beta code rush? Media Molecule says more are coming

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