Well, it’s finally here, Gravity Crash Portable is being released via PlayStation Store on July 21st for € 7.99/£6.29.

During the development of the PSP version we made some changes based on feedback from the PS3 version, including things that you guys asked for and things that we felt needed to be looked at. To tantalise you in anticipation here’s a list of some of what has changed:

• We’ve added a third ship. An anti-gravity ship. When playing, if you let go of the Analog Stick you will now no longer plunge to your death.
• We’ve increased the number of special weapon slots from 3 to 5.
• We’ve added a lot more weapon pickups throughout the levels.
• We’ve made the Primary Objectives more recognisable on the radar (BIG FLASHING DOTS).
• We used the old school concept of 3 lives then game over; we have now removed that and If you get Game Over, you can start from where you left off.
• We completely re-wrote the “paint” aspect of the editor, to make it faster and cleverer in relation to holes.
• We’ve added a new game mode, “Survivor mode”, where you have an ever decreasing time limit, but an ever increasing difficulty level, in which to collect 10 gems.
• We’ve also unlocked the hidden game “Gold Grabber” which was only unlocked by completing the game on the PS3 version.

Despite the changes, the game retains the same frenetic gameplay as the PS3 version, perhaps more so due to the smaller screen size. What started off as a making a PSP version has turned into much more, and something we’re truly proud of.

Of course sharing levels is still possible and it’s pretty simple actually, each custom level you create and save is given a unique folder name within the “\PSP\SAVEDATA\” folder of your memory stick, or PSP GO internal storage, like this “NPEG00020DATAxx” (xx is a number), simply copy that entire folder to your friends PSP and they’ll be able to play your level via the “PLAY USER LEVELS” option.

I think I’m done. As I said, we’re incredibly proud of the PSP version and we really do hope you like it. If you have any questions then leave a comment below and I will do my best to reply as quickly as possible.”

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Hello Gravity Crash fans,

We are back with updates on the “Design a Planet” competition.

Thank you all for taking part and for sending over such awesome game levels, we are really impressed with the level of skills and creativity, well done !

I am happy to announce the 5 winners who made it through :

• Nyoro-n who created the level “Go!Go!Go!”
• Coldmath who created the level “War or Peace”
• MiusEventnick aka PrincessMiu , creator of “Cloverleaf Valley”
• Zidanerfox, creator of ” Astroplex”
• BasketSnake, who created “Honeyland 0003″

Take a look at their great work ….

Congratulations from the SCEE and Just Add Water teams !

The winners listed above will soon receive a PSP go! and once Gravity Crash Portable is launched, we will also award them with a voucher to download the game for free.

And don’t forget that the 5 winning levels will be bundled together and offered as a FREE downloadable expansion pack for Gravity Crash Portable later this year !

Keep on playing with us !

Cristy

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To celebrate the upcoming PSP release of Gravity Crash, the intense and engaging inertia based inter-galactic action shooter on PS3, and to showcase the incredible imaginations within the Gravity Crash community, we’re launching a Creator Competition and giving YOU the chance to win some truly out-of-this-world prizes.

Your mission: Unleash your imagination on Gravity Crash through your PS3! Using the games inclusive Editor, create a mesmerizing and enjoyable level for would be space-cadets to explore, enjoy and conquer!

Your bounty: If your stellar design is one of 5 community creations hand-picked by the developers, it will be featured in Gravity Crash Portable! And, because we think that it’s important that you’re able to admire (and show off) the fruits of your creative imagination, you will receive a PSPgo and a copy of the game, too.

How to enter:

Create a level using the Level Editor in Gravity Crash and publish it to the community in the game (from your PSN connected PS3).

When you’ve published your level, submit the details in a message on the forum (in the competition entry thread on the forum), making sure to include the following information in your message:

- Your PSN Online ID (ID must match the account used to publish the level and the account used to enter the level)

- Name of your level

The closing date for all entries is 23:59 BST on 15/04/2010.

Competition info:

All entered creations will be judged after the closing date for their creative flair, level of functionality and innovativeness. The 5 winners will be selected by the developers, Just Add Water. Winners will be contacted by email and an announcement will be made on the Blog once the winners have been contacted.

An add-on pack for Gravity Crash Portable will be released featuring the 5 winning levels.

Make sure to read the full terms and conditions of the competition prior to entry and may the best levels win!

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Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a great holiday season? At JAW we had a fantastic holiday, and we owe it all to you guys for showing your support for Gravity Crash; your appreciation and feedback has reminded us all why we’ve been working so hard over the past 18months, and it’s nice to see that so many of you guys think like we do – there truly is something special about retro inspired arcade blasting!

Something I specifically wanted to thank you for is the levels you guys have been making. So far we’ve seen over 1400 levels and there are some real gems out there! Shining brighter than most I’ve seen are the levels by “E-T-E-C” and “RubiconAlpha”. Their levels are exceptional and I would highly recommend you check them out. They are clever, challenging and enjoyable in equal measure, and perhaps they’ll spark your imagination and inspire you to create a new level yourself – who knows, it could even lead to your efforts earning a mention in my next post!

I’d also like to thank you all for the feedback you’ve given about the game so far, and give you a heads up on a patch we’ve been working on to improve the game based on your comments and suggestions. One thing that came up regularly was that it wasn’t entirely obvious that you can rate another players level (which is a shame considering how good a lot of them are), so we’ve made a change to this and added the “Vote for Creator” option to the post mission screen. Now, when you finish playing the level, you can mak e your vote right there, and hopefully more of those amazing levels you dedicate a lot of time to will get the recognition and the credit that they deserve.

The v1.02 update, which will be released soon, also features the following changes and improvements:

• More intuitive voting for user created levels.
• Improved menu navigation.
• Fixes to sound fx playback.
• Hi-scores can no longer be posted from the Trial version.
• The hidden level “Umbria” is now correctly unlocked in the Campaign.
• Polish language now available.

Another thing we’ve heard a lot of you asking for over the past few weeks is information on Gravity Crash for the PSP, so here you go…

• Retro gaming visuals with a modern tw ist.
• 35 challenging levels in campaign mode, each with unique objectives
• All new Survivor mode, offering an extra element of gameplay.
• Create and share your own levels with others.

As well as all of the above, we are still working hard away on some things which we’ll reveal more on a little closer to the time, so keep an eye open for more blog updates from us in the near future!

Thanks again for your ongoing support; we hope you will continue to enjoy Gravity Crash and we are looking forward to seeing even more high-quality levels from you in-game. Please continue to share your feedback, thoughts and suggestions about the game with us, and feel free to give your favourite creators the recognition they deserve in the Blog comments and on the forum, too – we’d love to give some of them a shout out next time!

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Hi guys,

We have an enormous PlayStation Home update for you tomorrow – including three new spaces and a bevy of brand new items. Here’s everything you need to know:

Gravity Crash

First up, we have a brand new SCEE event coming to you tomorrow themed around the awesome retro PSN shooter Gravity Crash, aptly titled: Gravity Crash: Maze to the Mothership!

Head for the Presentation Podium (located under the PS Home stack of chips) where you will find an enormous PSN logo that will teleport you to the brand new neon maze. There are two prizes on offer here, one if you complete the maze (which isn’t easy) and another for collecting all of the crystals along the way (which is even harder!). Successful maze-completers will be rewarded with a fully animated Gravity Crash suit for their avatar (one of the best costumes yet if I do say so myself…)

As always, this space will only be open for a limited time so make sure you head on over to the Presentation Podium ASAP for some retro mazing action.

LittleBigPlanet

It’s arrived, the first wave of LittleBigPlanet content for PS Home is here!
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