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[Shin-Ra]

http://pixeljunk.jp/mailmagazine/

Easier way to sign up to the PixelJunk mailing list now.

[Shin-Ra]

just got our booth allotment for TGS - PRIME position right next to Sony! Great because it's the first time we'll have a PixelJunk booth!

http://twitter.com/dylancuthbert/status/2531841315

[Shin-Ra]

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　PixelJunk(TM) Newsletter #1

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2009.7.21
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Thanks for subscribing to the PixelJunk(TM)Newsletter! This edition has exclusive first details of three exciting new PixelJunk(TM) events happening over the coming months.

■Contents
　・PixelJunk(TM) Shooter at Comic-Con 2009
　・PixelJunk(TM) Home Space for Playstation Home
　・PixelJunk(TM) Booth at Tokyo Game Show 2009

■PixelJunk(TM) Shooter is playable at Comic-Con 2009! (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/index.php)
From July 23rd, San Diego is playing host to Comic-Con 2009, and PixelJunk(TM) Shooter is going to be there for you to try out! Sporting a brand new demo, with never before seen stages and gameplay features, this is PixelJunk(TM) Shooter’s public debut.

If you’re going to Comic-Con, be sure to drop by the Sony Computer Entertainment America stand to get some quality time with PixelJunk(TM) Shooter. And even if you can’t make it, check the internet for new movies, information, and impressions on your favourite gaming sites.

■PixelJunk(TM) Museum to open in PlayStation Home
Sony’s online community for the PlayStation3 will soon be getting a big dose of Q-Games love, in the shape of a new Home Space dedicated to the PixelJunk(TM) series. We’re working hard to bring PixelJunk(TM) Racers, PixelJunk(TM) Monsters, PixelJunk(TM) Eden and now PixelJunk(TM) Shooter to life in a stylish new Museum environment. You’ll be able to browse the latest movies of our games, hang out with other PixelJunk(TM) fans, and express yourself the PixelJunk way with some surprising new clothing items and accessories.

We’re happy to reveal to our NewsLetter subscribers some screens of the new Home Museum right now! Click the link below to take a look (all screens are work-in-progress and copyright Q-Games Ltd.)

　http://fumufumu.q-games.com/pj_home01.jpg

　http://fumufumu.q-games.com/pj_home02.jpg

　http://fumufumu.q-games.com/pj_home03.jpg


■PixelJunk(TM) Booth at Tokyo Game Show 2009!
Just outside Tokyo in Chiba’s Makuhari Messe, the annual Tokyo Game Show sits proudly amongst the world’s premier gaming events. This year, the PixelJunk(TM) series gets its own booth!
The PixelJunk(TM) booth will be your one stop destination for hands-on time with the latest versions of PixelJunk(TM) Shooter on PS3 and PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe for PSP!

This event will be the highlight of the PixelJunk calendar – our very own PixelJunk Festival – and many members of the Q-Games team will be on hand! We’re always happy to meet new PixelJunk(TM) players, so hopefully we’ll see you in September!

Tokyo Game Show runs from September 24th to September 27th 2009 (please note, 24th and 25th are for games industry professionals only).

About Tokyo Game Show: http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/index.html

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[Sylin]

I'm a huge PixelJunk Monsters fan, so this will give me an incentive to spend more time with Home.

Now, if only I could get a life-sized monster statue for my yard. It sure beats yard gnomes.

[Xerios]

Riho<3

[Shin-Ra]

The PixelJunk Home spaces are up in Japan. You can get a free PJ Shooter tshirt from the little TGS space, other clothing (paid - tshirts, cool Tiki-man mask, Pine headphones, Bee shoes) from the main PixelJunk space already pictured.

[Shin-Ra]

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PixelJunk™ Newsletter #4

2009.11.24
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Hello everyone out there in the grand Internetopolis!

■■Topics■■

■Get the PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe Free Trial from pixeljunk.jp!

■PixelJunk™ Forums opening soon!

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■Get the PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe Free Trial from pixeljunk.jp!

PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe has been picking up rave reviews and great consumer responses since it launched on the PlayStation® Store on October 1st. Now, for those of you who haven’t already taken the plunge and tried out the game, we’ve got some great news:

A *free* trial version of PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe will be available for download at pixeljunk.jp on November 26th!

It’ll be really easy to get hold of this trial version, so all of you can sample the fun of PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe on your PSP®. While you can download the trial from the PlayStation® Store now, you will also be able to get it directly from us via the PixelJunk™ website. Here’s the link you’ll need: http://pixeljunk.jp/library/MonstersDeluxe/download/

We’ve packed a generous sampling of Monsters goodness into the free trial, featuring plenty of new content *exclusive* to PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe. Visit two new stages, try out new towers, and take on devious new monsters. Even players who have mastered PixelJunk™ Monsters on PS3® will have plenty of new tricks to learn in order to beat PixelJunk™ Monsters Deluxe. Give it a try!

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■PixelJunk™ Forums opening soon!

Preparations are nearly complete, and we’re getting ready to launch the PixelJunk™ Forum! The forum will be a place to talk about all things PixelJunk™ and find out about the latest happenings at Q-Games. The developers are really excited to get direct contact with PixelJunk™ fans, and with the launch of PixelJunk™ Shooter just around the corner, it’s going to be a great place to share tactics, ask questions, and give feedback to the creators! We look forward to welcoming you to the PixelJunk™ Forums, early next month.

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http://fumufumu.q-games.com/

Copyright (c) 2009 Q-Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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[Xerios]

Forums Open... News Letter came out today

[dylan_cuthbert]

yup, go to http://pixeljunk.jp/bbs/ to sign up - we put a lot of effort into re-skinning everything to look particularly PixelJunk :-)

[Shin-Ra]

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PixelJunk™ Newsletter #5

2009.12.08
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Big news this month from the house of PixelJunk™! December 10th sees the long-awaited launch of PixelJunk™ Shooter across America and Europe!

To celebrate the launch we’ve got a trio of announcements, including the surprise launch of our new online community site! Read on for the details.

Today’s Topics:
- PixelJunk™ Forums Now Open
- PixelJunk™ Shooter website updated
- PixelJunk™ Shooter Mother Ship Hangar Deck opening soon in PlayStation® Home

PixelJunk™ Forums

Starting today, you can get together with PixelJunk™ fans from all over the world at the official PixelJunk™ Forums! Whether you want to share opinions, send feedback about PixelJunk games, meet other players, or chat with the developers, this is the place to do it. So, head on over to http://pixeljunk.jp, follow the new ‘forum’ link, sign up, and get posting!

PixelJunk™ Shooter website updates

PixelJunk™ Shooter’s launch is mere days away now! What better way to pass the time than checking out the newly refreshed website for the latest screenshots, detailed information, and even play-tips direct from the team! Here’s the link: http://pixeljunk.jp/library/Shooter/

PixelJunk™ Shooter Mother Ship Hangar Deck

Want to get up close and personal with the exploration vehicles from PixelJunk Shooter? Maybe you want to understand how tightly packed all those survivors must get? Well, soon you will be able to do just that in PlayStation® Home! Opening this month, the Mother Ship Hangar Deck boasts spectacular views of a Red Dwarf star, and two full-size rescue ships in their docking bays. When it’s open, you will be able to get to the PixelJunk™ Shooter Hangar Deck from the PixelJunk™ Exhibition space in PlayStation® Home.

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[Xerios]

Signed up 3 posts down =P

[Shin-Ra]

The ESRB has rated 'Pixel Junk Racers 2nd Lap' for PS3

To which Dylan Cuthbert responds:

no idea.. the ESRB always randomly rate randomly named games from randomly unnamed sources

https://twitter.com/dylancuthbert/status/9338395585

But I think there's a little more to it than that.

[Xerios]

epic Dylan response lol... Racers should get an encore just like eden n monsters to satisfy my OCD and trophy addictions... 1-1 Racers Encore, 1-2 Monsters Encore 1-3 Eden Encore 1-4 Shooter Encore or episode 2 is rumored....

u follow....

[Shin-Ra]

New Details: PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap

Brings Racers closer to current PixelJunk spec with:

• Trophies
• Video Capture + YouTube Upload (and screenshot capture I assume)
• Rebalancing OR easy difficulty added
• Ghost Attack (race against recordings of other players' performances)

Doesn't mention remote play or custom soundtrack but they might be in there too.

Should be a cheap update, maybe 1 or $2 next month.

PixelJunk Shooter: more content being worked on!

'PixelJunk lifelike' visualizer for PS3 was teased at GDC.

[Xerios]

I love you dylann

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

New Details: PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap

Brings Racers closer to current PixelJunk spec with:

• Trophies
• Video Capture + YouTube Upload (and screenshot capture I assume)
• Rebalancing OR easy difficulty added
• Ghost Attack (race against recordings of other players' performances)

Doesn't mention remote play or custom soundtrack but they might be in there too.

Should be a cheap update, maybe 1 or $2 next month.

PixelJunk Shooter: more content being worked on!

'PixelJunk lifelike' visualizer for PS3 was teased at GDC.

for 5 days this has been on my mind -__-'

[Stephie_is_a_dork]

Originally Posted by Xerios

for 5 days this has been on my mind -__-'

More stuff for you to dream about...

PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap Coming to PSN this Spring + PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe on UMD
Posted by Dylan Cuthbert // President and Executive Producer, Q-Games Ltd.

Well…what a great GDC we had. We spent most of our time in Sony’s Blogger’s Lounge previewing PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap for the various press people who came around to visit. And I’m here to make it official and let everyone know that we will be releasing PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap on the PlayStation Network this Spring.

So, to recap for those who haven’t seen the various blogged reports on it, PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap is a bit of a fan service really – we went back to the original Racers and added Trophies, but we didn’t want to just stop there (just adding the bare minimum isn’t really what we do). So we added a whole new feature – ghost attack. What this does is record how you played whenever you register a new score on the high score tables, so anyone else in the world (including your friends of course) can play against you, trying to best your score.

On top of that we made the single-player tournament a little easier to complete, so you can open up the ghost attack and various party modes even more quickly (and of course gain those Trophies more easily too!).

Just to go on the record – this game *isn’t* really a racing game. It’s as much a racing game as, say, Rally-X was back in the day, really. It is a slot-car based arcade game with lots of fun, wacky modes and ideas in it, and as a result is excellent fun if you get a few people round. And if you can’t get a few people around, the ghost mode opens up a ton of competition with your friends on the ‘net.

Now that I’ve covered off on 2nd Lap, I’m also here to deliver more news to the PixelJunk fans out there. This Spring, we will also be making PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe available on UMD! So, for those of you who prefer to have a hard copy of one of your favorite games … you are in luck. The UMD version of PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe will be available at participating retail outlets beginning April 27 for $19.99.

For more information on the PixelJunk franchise, please check out our blog posts here and here. Continue to check back in with us for more information on 2nd Lap and everything PixelJunk here on the PS Blog!

[Xerios]

dylan, do you lurk here anymore?

[Xerios]

thank you Ms. Rawks... or are you Mrs. Rawks yet? you're engaged right?

[Xerios]

In my inbox at 9:40am.. posted here to you guys 2 minutes later, here is News Letter #6, highlighting 2 details going on with PJ these days:

　　　　　　　　　　　　　PixelJunk(TM) Newsletter #6

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2010.4.16
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Hi there PJ fans,

We invade your inbox today with two simple messages of pure PixelJunk joy!

Today’s Topics:
- PixelJunk(TM) Monsters Deluxe (UMD edition) for PSP coming soon to US stores
- PixelJunk(TM) developers at GDC 2010


*** PixelJunk(TM) Monsters Deluxe (UMD edition) for PSP coming soon to US stores ***

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe is on its way to US retail shelves in disc form! Arriving on April 27th, the disc release marks the first chance to buy a physical copy of PixelJunk Monsters in America, and it comes at the irresistible price of just $9.99.
Already hugely popular as a digital download from the PlayStation(TM) Store, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe adds a towering list of new features to the already fiendishly addictive mix. Along with remixed stages from the PS3 originals, ‘Deluxe’ brings all new stages, towers, monsters, and even an online multiplayer mode so you can team up with friends near or far.
It’s the most feature packed version of PixelJunk Monsters available, and you can pre-order your copy right now!


*** PixelJunk(TM) developers at GDC 2010 ***

Two of our very own developers flew across the pond last month to share some PixelJunk magic with the masses, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Jaymin Kessler, one of our resident tech programmers, detailed the technology that went into PixelJunk(TM) Shooter's famous fluid simulation in his talk "Go With The Flow". PixelJunk Eden's Baiyon teamed up with Naughty Dog's Richard Lemarchand to answer audience submitted questions in their discussion "Micro or Massive: It's Fricking Tough to Achieve a Vision".
Both talks were well received (Jaymin, especially, is basking in the glory of his new fan club).

The technically minded might like to take a look at the Q-Games blog for more on Jaymin's talk, including the slides from the presentation.
http://fumufumu.q-games.com/archives/000788.php

Baiyon fans might like to know that he was recently selected by Game Developer Magazine as one of ‘The Game Developer 50’(about which he was very pleased). You can view the online version of that article here: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/featur...veloper_50.php