Topic: LittleBigPlanet

Voices From E3: Gaming Luminaries on Games as Art and Roger Ebert

Back in April, film critic Roger Ebert stirred up a tempest in a teacup with his comment that gaming can never be art. Last week at E3, the game industry's annual mega-convention, I asked the gaming execs and creators I interviewed their thoughts on Ebert's opinion and if they could give him one game to change his mind, what would that be.READ»

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO on Motion Controls and the Year of the PlayStation 3

Jack Tretton, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, discusses how Sony is reorganizing, the motion-control competition with Microsoft, and how Sony ignored naysayers and found gaming success.READ»

Flickr Founder Stewart Butterfield's New Game Is a Game-Changer [Q&A]

Glitch, the new flash-based, massively multiplayer game from the mind of Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield, has been called "an intersection of World of Warcraft and Facebook." Here's why it's so promising--and how it pays homage to Sim City, Super Mario Bros., and more.READ»

Sony's PSP Go Rumored for E3, Slim PS3 Due for Fall

Seriously fueling the rumors we reported earlier, new information has popped up online saying that Sony will demo a revised PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the annual E3 gaming expo. A slimmed-down PS3--which is the more exciting ...READ»

Is South By Southwest Really Worth It?

You've heard the buzz about South By Southwest, or perhaps you've seen the hash tag #sxsw take over your Twitter feed. It can sometimes feel like the whole world is in Austin. But will attending really help your small business?READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Gaming

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Gaming.READ»

Tactile Display Brings Texture-Movies to Your Fingertips

Scientists in Germany have demonstrated an amazing new display with a surface that can physically change twice per second to act as a moving "tactile screen." Its potential for the blind or visually challenged is immediately ...READ»

Can LittleBigPlanet Save Sony's PS3?

To inject life into the flagging PlayStation 3, Sony is banking on a charmingly weird new game called LittleBigPlanet, from a scrappy UK startup called Media Molecule. LBP -- and its hero, an endlessly customizable little character named Sackboy -- brings social networking and user-generated content to console gaming. Meet the visionary geeks behind it.READ»

• LittleBigPlanet's Little Big Scandal
• Will Wright: The Simemperor
• The Rise of Corporate Games

LittleBigPlanet's Little Big Scandal

Sony has pinned high hopes on its newest game, LittleBigPlanet. Which is why the company -- and the game's developer, Media Molecule -- scrambled last week to fix a potentially offensive part of the soundtrack without delaying the release too much. But could this episode be a harbinger of more scandals to come?READ»

• Can LittleBigPlanet Save Sony's PS3?

Live from E3: Games with the longest lines...

In my last post, I mentioned how scaled back the show was and how much smaller the crowd was making it easier to play the games on display. But as always, it's hard to get a chance to play the most anticipated games. Here's a small ...READ»

Live from E3: Sony announces movie availability through PS3, new games

After free lunch and drinks outside the Shrine Auditorium, Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America welcomed the media to the Sony briefing. Tretton began by taking a look back at Sony’s 13 year legacy ...READ»

Technology: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony Show-Off for E3

The three game console creators have kicked off this year's E3 -- the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- with their respective press conferences. As the console war heats up, these press conferences gain new significance as the gaming ...READ»