LittleBigPlanet available now at GameStop

by Griffin McElroy { Oct 25th 2008 at 1:00PM }

Though the initial report from Media Molecule following the delay of the once Qur'an-infused platformer, LittleBigPlanet, was that the title would now be dropping during the week of October 27, dozens of readers have sent in tips reporting that GameStop's lovable customer service robot, Aeris, recently called to say the title would be in North American stores October 25. For those still recovering from a start-of-weekend bender, that's today.

We'd suggest calling your local GameStop before making the trip down, just to avoid any possible disappointment. If the very thought of crossing the threshold of the oft-reviled retailer makes your skin crawl, rest assured that with the title readily available at GameStop, it shouldn't be too much longer before it appears in the rest of your local brick-and-mortars.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Tags: delay, gamestop, littlebigplanet, mediamolecule

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Wiizer @ Oct 25th 2008 1:06PM

Confirming the report her in New York! ;D

Wiizer @ Oct 25th 2008 1:06PM

errrr... here. It's early. Like 1PM.

Markez @ Oct 25th 2008 2:25PM

HURRRRR!!!

Wiizer @ Oct 25th 2008 8:04PM

Please don't make fun of my speech impediments.

Vidikron @ Oct 25th 2008 1:08PM

Yeah, I got an automated call last night saying it would be available today. Going to go pick it up after lunch.

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Oct 25th 2008 8:59PM

they called me yesterday too. so i went to go get it at like 7PM and thy guy tells me they dont have it. i told him they called and told me it would be here and he responded 'well i havent seen it'. god i hate GameStop. if it wasnt for their preorder perks i would never step foot in that place.

Zach @ Oct 25th 2008 1:12PM

Anyone know about gamecrazy?

valeska @ Oct 25th 2008 2:02PM

Yes! Game Crazy is supposed to have it today.

Zach @ Oct 25th 2008 2:15PM

Just got back from gamecrazy! They called and had my copy in!

Cellien @ Oct 25th 2008 10:55PM

I got it at Game Crazy. Gamestop was being a bunch of 'tards and only selling preorders whether they had extra or not. No worries, Game Crazy was happy to sell it to me, and I was happy to buy it. :)

tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 25th 2008 1:14PM

I also got the call even though I switched my preorder to Fallout 3 more than three weeks ago *shrugs*.

Hey speaking of that, how about you guys break the street day for Fallout? I'd appreciate it a lot more than this :(

Jakka @ Oct 25th 2008 1:22PM

"I'd appreciate it a lot more than this :("

Oh no you dee-ent!

If this was the pre-beta period, you'd be invisible before you managed to say "I didn't mean to say LBP sucks, it's just that Fallout 3 is more of my type of a game."

:P

tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 25th 2008 1:27PM

Nah I still like it but it's a casual game. The fact that I'll even play it all says enough about the game, but it's not going to hold my attention for more than an hour or two at a time whereas I'll probably play fallout 3 for hours and hours at a time.

Bluebrake @ Oct 25th 2008 2:39PM

Casual nothin'. Based on the beta, I have a strong feeling I'll put more hours into this game than everything else that comes out this generation combined.

Arnon @ Oct 26th 2008 12:24AM

I'm anticipating Fallout 3 to blow Fable 2 and LBP out of the water this October.

BananaBoat @ Oct 26th 2008 12:56AM

Doesn't this kind of screw any midnight opening events? Or weren't there any for LBP? Either way, I can't believe I didn't see this story until after gamestop closed. I need the game...NOW

/goes to press flesh against gamestop door until it magically opens/

why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 25th 2008 1:15PM

What do I want with a game that get s 6.2 average user review score on metacritic?

why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 25th 2008 1:16PM

I should probably defuse my own comment there. I was joking, not trolling. Reading it, that's not at all clear. I should maybe brush up on my emoticons.

Vidikron @ Oct 25th 2008 1:18PM

LOL @ polls on the internet.

DigDug @ Oct 25th 2008 1:41PM

Ahh, we have spotted one of the childish Xbots with nothing better to do that downrate PS3 games, in the wild...

Mr Khan @ Oct 25th 2008 2:29PM

As i've said before, good games with mediocre critic scores get rated much higher by users, while games with ecstatic metacritic scores (whether they deserve them or not) always get lower user averages

Markez @ Oct 25th 2008 2:55PM

@ Khan - I noticed that and looked into it after the last time you mentioned it. It's fairly odd, but you're right on. That's pretty incredible trolling, especially since you have to create an account on metacritic to do user ratings and all that.

Haggard @ Oct 25th 2008 3:01PM

I created an amazon account to troll EA's DRM.

Hala Madrid!! @ Oct 25th 2008 3:36PM

I think that there was a story about this in that other gaming blog

http://kotaku.com/5068586/fanboy-dorks-ruin-metacritic

I dunno if its the same thing, but that's what we are talking about right?

why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 26th 2008 1:18PM

Yep. That's it. Pretty dumb situation, on all sides.

j.howlett @ Oct 25th 2008 1:20PM

i got conformation that it shipped but no codes for the preorder bounus

straynova @ Oct 25th 2008 1:48PM

same here. i'm going to bug the store about it when i go pick it up today! hope they can give me a code (if they have any more)

Zertoss @ Oct 25th 2008 2:45PM

As I mentioned in the podcast comments, my copy shipped yesterday. Of course, overnight means I'll get it Monday. :P

I got my code a couple of weeks ago via email. Weird that you guys haven't gotten your codes yet, but then again, I thought they were emailing those codes out not long after the bonus was announced, but I didn't get mine for a couple of months.

Squirtforce @ Oct 25th 2008 3:16PM

What's great is I got my code in an email, but it's never worked. When I emailed gamestop they said it wouldn't work until the game is out, which is bullshit. One of those good LEAVE ME ALONE answers so now I'm going to have to bother them at the store about it when I go pick it up. Sob.

severian00 @ Oct 25th 2008 8:13PM

Not to be a naysayer but I think the instructions in the email specifically say that you have to input the code after you load LBP the first time, so it's not really a leave me alone answer. I will find out soon enough as soon as my wife and son finish watching Alvin and the Chipmunks on MY tv.

Bowser the Baptist @ Oct 25th 2008 1:21PM

Sony's collapse before the face of tyranny was rather disappointing. There has been a devalorizing of LBP in my eyes, silly as that sounds. I expected a little more spine. They are a faceless mega-corporation, answerable to the shareholders and the bottom line, not ethics, but still.

Jakka @ Oct 25th 2008 1:27PM

Care to elaborate?

If by "devalorizing" you mean whoring out Sackboy and going a tad to far with hype(Killer App!? Defining PS3 Mascot!?) then I'd semi-agree.

Otherwise, knowing you , my opinion will probably be opposite.

Bowser the Baptist @ Oct 25th 2008 1:49PM

Voted down to oblivion? Wow. And here was me thinking the people of Joystiq preferred a society freer from the tyranny of select groups. But I guess the gas of marketing is too strong an opiate to refuse for some, for most, actually.

Also, I agree with Jacky Boy. What was once a cute icon has now become a dirty blow-up doll. I was once a believer, but the constant plugging and incessant reminding that this is an "important" game has turned me off.

Omega2k3 @ Oct 25th 2008 2:12PM

You mind not voting them down so much that you can't even read the comment after highlighting it? AT LEAST change the highlighting color so that we can actually read it when we want to, and have reply visible.

That's the one thing I really hate about Joystiq.

Obie @ Oct 25th 2008 2:23PM

Bowser you're a real jerk! No wonder you gotta kidnap girls to get dates!

Markez @ Oct 25th 2008 2:35PM

@ Bowser, ease up on the histrionics and multiuniincrediverbosity. We're talking about a video game company. And you're taking them to task for marketing a big title that many people were looking forward to? Where/when is it that they lost their spine/ethics in marketing a big title, to the point that you lose interest in purchasing it, to that point that you were turned off as a consumer? What pushed it over the line for you? You are a consumer, in this instance, and companies market to consumers. I don't quite follow what went too far.\

@ Omega, it happens in firefox, doesn't happen in IE.

@ Obie, genuine lol there, pal, congrats.

Bowser the Baptist @ Oct 25th 2008 1:21PM

Christ-ian @ Oct 25th 2008 7:58PM

So's your face!

Jakka @ Oct 25th 2008 1:31PM

I still believe that a total recall was pointless if a patch was to be released anyway...

...unless MM recalled 95% the games to increase their value and rarity then sell the games they've kept as "Rare Uncensored Editions" on Ebay.

Hyams @ Oct 25th 2008 1:55PM

They've been patched, so there's no difference between the versions before and after the recall.

Well, unless you avoid playing it online, but that'd just be stupid.

Jakka @ Oct 25th 2008 1:57PM

I dunno...if you don't patch it then in all technicality it's a Rare Collector's Item.You could make some decent money off it if you found someone crazy enough to buy it.

Jakka @ Oct 25th 2008 2:00PM

Wait nevermind, misunderstood it.

Haggard @ Oct 25th 2008 3:56PM

More than 50% of 360s aren't connected to the internet. I don't know what the figure for PS3 is, perhaps because it has wireless out of the box it's higher, and since it costs more it might require those who buy it to have a bigger commitment to technology.

The point is that if the game wasn't recalled then the offending content would still be present for a significant number of those who bought the game.