If you've put countless hours into crafting a level in Media Molecule's uber-customizable platformer, you know how terrifying that headline really is -- LittleBigPlanet forums across the web are erupting with angry amateur level designers whose creations were 'moderated' (see: deleted) without explanation or forewarning. You read that right -- the levels aren't being removed from your list of published, downloadable creations. They are being deleted. Permanently. Forever. Gone.
Affected parties have noticed that the moderations have erased levels which mention (to varying degrees) copyrighted IPs. For instance, that remarkable God of War level that everyone probably played during beta? It is no more. The gaggle of Super Mario Bros. reimaginings? Yeah, those are gone too. Our personal favorite -- a level titled "Failure to Launch" was deleted, supposedly for using the title of a 2006 McConnaughey-infused romantic comedy. Sadly, our very own magnum opus also fell beneath the axe -- yes, "Maid in Manhattan" is gone, and no amount of protest will bring it back.
Moderators of the engulfed LBP forums have promised to implement a stronger feedback system to explain why levels are disappearing -- though their unwavering stance on copyrighted content has officially been displayed. Our lesson has certainly been learned -- we'll be keeping our rom-com-based creations to ourselves from now on.
[Via Kotaku]
Reader Comments (203)
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 2:49PM Axcalibur said
Thank you for reporting this! I was planning on purchasing this game, but now I won't.
I guess my PS3 will be getting as much attention as my Wii this Winter... which is not very much at all
(except for a little love when the new PAIN DLC comes out.)
I guess my PS3 will be getting as much attention as my Wii this Winter... which is not very much at all
(except for a little love when the new PAIN DLC comes out.)
Posted: Nov 10th 2008 3:36PM (Unverified) said
Well you actually have no right to anything you made in a video game; isn't that a recent addition to the PS3 EULA? It seems perfectly legal for them to go into your HD and delete stuff you made.
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 11:27AM (Unverified) said
this is just stupid, it no different from drawing summin on sum paper, and then sumone cumin nd rubbing it out coz it remotly looked like mirrors edge... insanity i say!!!!!
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