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Fat Princess: New Pork map coming Oct. 29 for free

by Andrew Yoon { Oct 26th 2009 at 1:30AM }

"Oh man, I can't wait for the New Pork map for Fat Princess. It'll probably cost money and not come out until next year." Well, fictional person made up for this blog post, you are wrong! New Pork, a brand new map revealed during PAX, will be available to all players this Thursday, 10/29, as part of the upcoming 1.03 patch. In addition to the new map, the patch tweaks a number of issues and even introduces two new control methods. "Two new control schemes have been implemented to allow players to use the R1 button to attack and to free the player's right hand for target switching. This is AWESOME," says the PlayStation Blog.

Additionally, the no-blood mode now features candy confetti -- a delicious way to kill opponents and make your parents happy. If that's not reason enough to log back on, we don't know what is.

Fat Princess bulks up on content for PSP debut

by Randy Nelson { Sep 18th 2009 at 4:15PM }

The portable version of Sony's PSN-exclusive darling, Fat Princess, was being demoed by the publisher at yesterday's PSP holiday showcase and looked ... just like the console version. We asked Sony what would set the game apart from its console counterpart -- other than the fact that it's on PSP -- and were enthusiastically told, "It'll feature 50 percent more content!"

Okay, that's very nice, but also very vague. So, we of course asked for more details and learned that the game will have a variety of modes not found in the PS3 release, including one where the class hat generators are busted at the beginning of the match and must be repaired using resources before they can be used.

Another mode removes the princess from the equation and has players delivering something to their opponents' castle rather than removing it -- a bomb. Sony calls this portable version of the game "Fat Princess 1.5," saying that it also has an expanded single-player component, a new map and the aforementioned new modes (plus some). If there's anything this franchise stresses, it's that "more is better."

Titan demoes Fat Princess' New Pork map

by Griffin McElroy { Sep 12th 2009 at 4:30PM }

Jeff Rubenstein over at PlayStation.Blog recently got a chance to check out Fat Princess' new stompin' grounds at the game's demo booth at PAX -- you'll find his video preview of the Roman-esque New Pork arena posted after the jump. The map not only possesses a visual aesthetic that stands out from the title's pre-existing levels, it's also got a neat instant-travel sewer system and a central resource hub that should lend itself to some fairly hectic skirmishes.

Also discussed in the video is the upcoming content patch, which will renovate the ranking system, balance the classes a bit and make the team switching mechanic less exploitable. Not discussed are the quartet of new classes hinted at by Titan Studios last month. We want -- nay, we need ninjas in this game.

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New Fat Princess map 'New Pork' revealed

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 5th 2009 at 1:00PM }

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If you thought Fat Princess was all about cake, then you were wrong! During PAX, the Titan Studios team announced plans for new DLC for the PSN multiplayer game. The first revelation is a new map entitled "New Pork" that looks more like Rome than a swine-flavored version of New York. Titan Studios is promising new kinds of strategies for use in the new map: "Use multiple sewer shortcuts to sneak up behind your enemies, blow up barricades to open up new routes of assault and defend your princess from the rooftops."

According to the dev, this is just "the beginning of additional content for Fat Princess." Considering all the teases leaked so far, we're pretty certain that whatever Titan is cooking up is going to be huge -- fat, even.

[Thanks, redskyy!]

Gallery: Fat Princess

The kingdom comes to Fat Princess

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 23rd 2009 at 1:45PM }

Okay, so let's backtrack a bit here. Titan Studios has already invited pirates, ninjas and chefs to the Fat Princess party. Now, it looks like we might see some other royalty: the kings? Titan's been very tight-lipped about all these reveals so far. Makes sense, too, considering the addition of four new classes would change up the game quite a bit! We're wondering if the kings can also succumb to the deadly allure of cake. If so, the battle lines are drawn: pirates versus ninjas, chefs versus kings. We can't wait!

[Thanks, Kgg!]

Titan Studios skips robot zombies, adds ... chefs?!

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 20th 2009 at 6:15PM }

You saw pirates ...
You saw ninjas ...

Now, get ready for the most exciting Fat Princess class of them all: the chef?! Yes, it looks like the PSN multiplayer game will be getting a culinary addition to the pastry-filled battlefield. Once again, Titan Studios teases without saying a word, but we think we can safely assume that cake will be involved.

[Thanks, MarcusN!]

Fat Princess ninjas won't be lonesome anymore

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 19th 2009 at 2:30PM }

Yesterday, Titan Studios teased ninjas for Fat Princess. But what's a ninja to do without the help of their mortal enemies? Looks like PSN's online cake-fest will continue the ages-long saga of the epic battle between ninjas ... and pirates. Predictable? Yes, but far from unwelcome.

Who else thinks Titan should go one step further and announce Pirates versus Ninjas ... versus Zombies for Fat Princess?

[Thanks, HeavyToka!]

Titan teases Fat Princess ... ninjas!

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 18th 2009 at 11:00PM }

Just when you thought the PlayStation news was about to stop and let bloggers go to sleep, Titan Studios shows off this image on their blog. We're not rocket scientists (we told you, we're bloggers), but we're pretty certain a new class is going to be introduced into the Fat Princess world, sparking a whole new "princess versus ninja" meme in the process.

[Thanks, Pobthiti!]

Fat Princess online multiplayer receives patch in Europe

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 14th 2009 at 12:15PM }

Royalty thieves living in North America have been enjoying relatively lag- and disconnection-free online multiplayer in Fat Princess for about a week now. Europeans no longer have a reason to be jealous -- the online-fixing Patch 1.02 is now live in their respective continent. Don't believe us? Go ahead and boot the game up, and you should get the download prompt. See? There. Now, don't you ever dispute our credibility again, or else we're going to have a conversation. With our fists.

The only place yet to get the patch is Asia, though Titan Studios promises to have that territory up and running "by the end of the week."

Fat Princess online-fixing patch live in North America, coming to Europe next week

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 8th 2009 at 2:00PM }

If you were an early adopter of Fat Princess living in North America who was let down by the game's disconnection-prone online multiplayer, you may want to give it another shot -- Titan Studios recently released a patch for the title which is designed to improve server stability, reduce lag, and fix a few in-game bugs (such as broken hat machines and scoring exploits).

Fret not, European cake-feeders -- according to a recent blog post announcing the patch's release, the update will be coming to your fair continent next week. Until then, you can always spend your time playing the game's entertaining single-player offerings. Better yet, you can don a silly hat and start throwing cake at ladies in real life. We're sure they'd appreciate that.

Fat Princess's patch of ample proportions

by Xav de Matos { Aug 4th 2009 at 3:15PM }

As Fat Princess fans have already realized, Titan's portly PSN exclusive is plagued with connection and balance issues; but a fix is on the way. While Titan Studios has yet to put a date on the upcoming patch, it has revealed a list of some of the issues that will be addressed. According to a recent post on the dev's blog, the patch will tackle connection issues, lag, hosting problems, scoreboard errors, dead hat machines and scoring exploits -- to name a few.

The plump princess's dev team has also compiled a growing list of balance changes and feature requests based on player feedback for future updates, including the addition of new modes, maps and classes to an already rotund release. Titan promises an online FAQ will be made available soon to address upcoming changes in greater detail -- a full listing of issues and future changes can be found after the break.

Gallery: Fat Princess

[Via PS3Center]

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Titan Studios says Fat Princess fixes are on the way [update]

by Ben Gilbert { Aug 2nd 2009 at 3:30PM }

Fat Princess players rejoice! Titan Studios announced this weekend that it's hard at work on a patch that will fix the multitude of online multiplayer issues that folks have been dealing with. Notably, FPers have been encountering unsightly lag, causing many a broken heart (and more importantly, lost matches).

Titan says that it's well aware of the problems -- thanks in no small part to an active, vocal community -- and that it's "working with Sony now to get the patch into the Sony testing process as soon as possible." The company hasn't released a more specific window for the patch's arrival on PlayStation Network, but we've asked Sony for comment and will update this post when we hear back.

Update: Sony has told us that while there isn't a more solid release window set for the patch, we will know as soon as it has one. Sorry, folks!

Gallery: Fat Princess

[Thanks, Ian!]

PSN Thursday: Fat Princess gains weight, Joystiq loses writer

by Jem Alexander { Jul 30th 2009 at 5:00PM }

Just another American PSN update today. A little better than normal updates perhaps, thanks to the inclusion of Fat Princess, but it's also a red letter day. As I'll be moving on next week, it's the last time this blogger will be handling the weekly PSN updates -- both American and European -- after over two years. Wow, updates were different back then.

Don't worry, though, you'll be in the safe hands of Alexander Sliwinski, who I took over this very post from back when Joystiq underwent restructuring in January. Anyway, what are you still doing here? You've got weighty princesses to rescue!

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

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Fat Princess Home space arrives tomorrow, Trophy list arrives now

by Jem Alexander { Jul 29th 2009 at 7:05PM }

Tomorrow, Fat Princess begins its invading spree. First it'll invade the PlayStation Store, then it'll invade PlayStation Home and then, finally, the game will invade our hearts. The European Home Events space will be decked out with Fat Princess characters and you will be tasked with answering eight questions about the game in order to win slices of cake. Obtaining all eight slices will net you a Princess Throne for your Home apartment.

We're not sure whether this space will be available in the US version of Home too, but don't worry Americans, we've got something for you here, too. The Trophy list for Fat Princess has been handed to us on a crumb-littered silver platter, and you can check out some of the hilarious names the devs have dreamt up right now. Our favorite? "The Cake Is Not A Lie," obviously!

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Trophies: Fat Princess

by Jem Alexander { Jul 29th 2009 at 7:04PM }

	0 Platinum 0 Gold 0 Silver 21 Bronze	Difficulty: Moderate Online Trophies? Yes Time to Completion: 15 hours DLC Trophies? No
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