Another day, another hint at LittleBigPlanet coming to PSP. The latest rumor mongering comes from EGM (via NeoGAF), whose December issue suggests a PSP version will debut in 2009 -- supposedly, it'll be "fantastically ambitious and will further flesh out the PS3 LBP experience." What it won't have, it seems, is Media Molecule at the helm, as the developer is rumored to be working on an online RPG (in addition to a LBP sequel?). Previous mutterings pointed the finger at Sony's Studio Liverpool (WipEout Pulse) being the developer.
Other juicy gossip from the 'zine: Square Enix has quietly canceled Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (gasp!), Capcom is bringing 1980s side-scrolling shooter Forgotten Worlds to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network (more gasps!) and Silicon Knight's unannounced Sega title is now looking for a new publisher. December's EGM should soon be on newsstands everywhere. Update: As noted in the comments section (thanks ... Fer-nan-do), Square Enix has released a statement denying the cancellation of Crystal Bearer. The publisher "has every intention of releasing it" but no date is currently known.
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Posted: Nov 14th 2008 2:05PM FernandoRocker said
"Other juicy gossip from the 'zine: Square Enix has quitely canceled the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers"
"“While much of EGM’s ‘Rumor Mill’ contents end up being accurate, in this case the report is incorrect.
We have never announced that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has been cancelled and have every intention of releasing it. There may be some concerns as a firm ship date has not been set but rest assured there will be an announcement once we finalize the date internally.
Although there are many Square Enix related rumors out there that we do not comment on, due to the feedback from the readers, we felt it was necessary to provide a statement to alleviate the worries of those who are looking forward to the game. The fan base that the Final Fantasy series has is appreciated by everyone at Square Enix (not only the developers) so we hope this statement will prevent any further spreading of the rumor.
We apologize for any unnecessary distress this rumor may have caused and hope the fans of the series can again look forward to the upcoming release of Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.” - Square-Enix statement"
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"“While much of EGM’s ‘Rumor Mill’ contents end up being accurate, in this case the report is incorrect.
We have never announced that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has been cancelled and have every intention of releasing it. There may be some concerns as a firm ship date has not been set but rest assured there will be an announcement once we finalize the date internally.
Although there are many Square Enix related rumors out there that we do not comment on, due to the feedback from the readers, we felt it was necessary to provide a statement to alleviate the worries of those who are looking forward to the game. The fan base that the Final Fantasy series has is appreciated by everyone at Square Enix (not only the developers) so we hope this statement will prevent any further spreading of the rumor.
We apologize for any unnecessary distress this rumor may have caused and hope the fans of the series can again look forward to the upcoming release of Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.” - Square-Enix statement"
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19985.html?type=flv
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 6:05PM (Unverified) said
Haha, I used to babysit two brothers who played this game all the time on the Genesis. They'd always get in fights over who was collecting more coins in the game. They called them Zenny Pennies. I can still hear the whining today..."Scott is stealing all my zenny pennies! *punch*".
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Posted: Sep 17th 2009 8:49PM (Unverified) said
"...in addition to that to LBP sequel?"
Seeing as the BBC seem to be the source of this rumour, and how out of touch any of their reports on games seem to be, I think it's fairly safe to say Media Molecule were really just working on DLC and updates.
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Seeing as the BBC seem to be the source of this rumour, and how out of touch any of their reports on games seem to be, I think it's fairly safe to say Media Molecule were really just working on DLC and updates.
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 3:52PM Paulmichael said
Yep, if only to continue my collection of those magazines since 2001. It's like $10 for a whole year.
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Posted: Nov 14th 2008 3:15PM Supermanisdead said
@Square
Maybe you should stop working on Echoes of Time and get to work on your REAL Wii game, not a lazy port of the DS game!
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Maybe you should stop working on Echoes of Time and get to work on your REAL Wii game, not a lazy port of the DS game!
Posted: Nov 14th 2008 3:21PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
LBP for the PSP would be awesome. Hope it's true , though, not holding my breath after the debacle that was gran turismo for the psp.
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Posted: Nov 14th 2008 3:45PM (Unverified) said
Hopefully this new dev doesn't take them helm and steer it right into a giant whirlpool, or worse a kraken.
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