Rumor Roundup: LittleBigPlanet PSP in 2009 and more from December's EGM

by Ross Miller { Nov 14th 2008 at 2:00PM }

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.

Tags: capcom, crystal-bearers, crystal-chronicles, final-fantasy, forgotten-worlds, lbp, littlebigplanet, media-molecule, rumor, rumors, sega, silicon-knights, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fernando Rocker @ Nov 14th 2008 2:05PM

"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"

http://gonintendo.com/?p=62949

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19985.html?type=flv

Mr Khan @ Nov 14th 2008 2:22PM

beat me to it. I just find it odd that Square Enix actually commented on it

@tomic @ Nov 14th 2008 3:20PM

This news pleases me.

Biggie @ Nov 14th 2008 2:08PM

Sweet! I really loved Forgotten Worlds in the arcade and on my Amiga, though in retrospect it was quite shit. Still it had some novel ideas and a co-op shump is never a bad thing.

Popfrogs @ Nov 14th 2008 6:05PM

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*".

McBrick @ Nov 14th 2008 2:15PM

Dammit Capcom, give us a remake of UN Squadron already.

Levi @ Nov 14th 2008 7:45PM

YES!!! YES!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

I'm making a 2D sidescroller that spoofs older games, UN Squadron is one of em.. Greatest scrolling shooter ever.

AceRadd @ Nov 14th 2008 2:18PM

"...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.