you+me=cupoftea

ramblings of alex
also known as
bluespoon when making visuals
and as
statix when I used to make demos
and as
visual-technical-co-founder of mediamolecule
when
making games like LitteBigPlanet

Happy Christmas! →

This morning we all crept downstairs to see what Father Christmas had left for us in our stockings. We got an orange, and some chocolate, a doodad, some wotchamacallems and that neat little toy we’d…

Who watches the Watchmen? →

Wow, it’s been a little while since we had any new costumes or stickers to talk about hasn’t it? I know this because my inbox and the various internet forums are both filled with your cries, your…

LBP Tips Special 3 – The Thermometer →

Another tips video from us? How kind we are!

So, you’re building your masterpiece, you’re half way through, but suddenly OH NOES your level is overheating! The Thermometer has gone through the…

A Big Box of Stuff for Mm →

A big box arrived in the office yesterday, a big box of toys, nik-naks and random hodge-podge sent to us from one of our friends and fans! Look at all these awesome things to play with and fight…

A closer look at the GOTY bonus levels →

The folks over at VGBlogger have published an article taking a closer look at the 18 player created bonus levels included in the recently released Game of the Year Edition of LittleBig Planet. Man…

DevFace #3: Mark and Danny, Designers →

In a continuing series of videos, of which far too few have been made, we invite you today to meet two of our designers, Mark S (not to be confused with Mark H) and Danny. They are developers,…

Game of the Year edition is out today! →

If you’re state-side, you’ll be able to pop into a video games boutique today and pick up the new Game of the Year edition of LittleBigPlanet!

Game of the Year!

This new boxed edition of our favourite…

The LittleBigReview Group’s Platinum Trophy →

Here’s something we missed: The incredibly dedicated folks who make up the LittleBigReviewers group have reached a landmark 300 levels reviews, and to celebrate, they have taken it upon themselves…

Look what we found in a cupboard today →

Whilst tidying this morning, Mags the Mechanic Accountant stumbled upon a rather cool thing in the filing cabinet: a little flyer which was used around the time we were first pitching…

Mm Interview with Vera Bee →

speechspeachspeechyIn what we can now claim to be a regular happening, we sent over some interview questions to the awesome artist Vera Bee, whose sticker pack will be changing the face of LittleBigPlanet from…

Vera Bee Sticker Pack: The Trailer →

As promised, here is the snazzy trailer for the Vera Bee Sticker pack, fresh from the oven* and smelling of warm pie**. Mmmm pie.

The Vera Bee Sticker Pack is coming to the…

Giant Enemy Spider →

There were screams earlier today in the Mm offices, as a giant (presumed enemy) spider scuttled its way across the entrance hall.
It was really big. At first, Martin claimed it was 6 inches long…

Vera Bee Sticker pack →

Last month we launched the first of a series of sticker packs made in conjunction with famous art folk that we love and admire, the first of which was from Jon Burgerman, who made a sticker pack…

PSP Create mode interview →

The European Playstation blog has posted an interview filmed at Gamescon with Mark Green, Senior Producer on LittlebigPlanet PSP. In the video he talks about Create Mode in the portable version of…

Always test test the water before you jump in! →

We need to test the water… It’s not just a saying you know – We really do need to test the water – to make sure the new features all work as planned, and we need your help to do it!

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How…

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