tenchi86
03-28-07, 05:52 PM
PlayStation 3 downloadable content has been a bit slow off the start following the system's launch late last year, but Sony at last seems to be kicking things into high gear. The Game Developers Conference brought about first details on Home and Little Big Planet. And now, the latest issue of Famitsu has revealed first details on an original Japanese production, Pixel Junk.
Pixel Junk is a game distribution service by Kyoto-based Q-Games (not to be confused with Tokyo-based Q Entertainment, maker of Lumines). While the magazine only managed to get the vaguest of details, the service promises to feature unique, casual game experiences delivered to PS3 owners via the PlayStation Network.
The name "Pixel Junk" may seem a bit odd for a Japanese studio operating out of Japan's historical capital, but Q Games is no ordinary Japanese studio. The studio was formed in 2001 by Dylan Cuthbert. Nintendo fans will recognize Cuthbert as the guy behind Star Fox (and its unreleased sequel, Star Fox II) on the SNES.
Cuthbert has worked on numerous projects with Sony in the past, including the famous duck tech demo from the PS2's launch and games like Blasto and Piposaru (Ape Escape) 2001. Every time you turn on your PS3, you're witness to a Q-developed product, as the studio worked on the PS3's operating system, notably the wavey pattern that appears in the background of the main menu.
While pricing and release plans were not revealed in Famitsu, given Q's pedigree, we can't wait to immerse ourselves in Pixel Junk.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/776/776492p1.html
Not much is really said yet and I really am not sure how it will tie into PSN and what they are already currently offering, anyway one seems like good news.
Pixel Junk is a game distribution service by Kyoto-based Q-Games (not to be confused with Tokyo-based Q Entertainment, maker of Lumines). While the magazine only managed to get the vaguest of details, the service promises to feature unique, casual game experiences delivered to PS3 owners via the PlayStation Network.
The name "Pixel Junk" may seem a bit odd for a Japanese studio operating out of Japan's historical capital, but Q Games is no ordinary Japanese studio. The studio was formed in 2001 by Dylan Cuthbert. Nintendo fans will recognize Cuthbert as the guy behind Star Fox (and its unreleased sequel, Star Fox II) on the SNES.
Cuthbert has worked on numerous projects with Sony in the past, including the famous duck tech demo from the PS2's launch and games like Blasto and Piposaru (Ape Escape) 2001. Every time you turn on your PS3, you're witness to a Q-developed product, as the studio worked on the PS3's operating system, notably the wavey pattern that appears in the background of the main menu.
While pricing and release plans were not revealed in Famitsu, given Q's pedigree, we can't wait to immerse ourselves in Pixel Junk.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/776/776492p1.html
Not much is really said yet and I really am not sure how it will tie into PSN and what they are already currently offering, anyway one seems like good news.