Hey everyone, it’s Paul from Mediatonic here.

Since we released Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess a few weeks ago we’ve had a lot of kind comments and great feedback on the game – we’re super excited the game is now live and people are playing it!

The soundtrack for the game has gone down well so I’m really happy to tell you all we’re releasing this as a free-download on the PlayStation.blog today!

All of the game soundtracks are based on iconic pieces of classic music given fresh life and played on the organ – the Duke’s instrument of choice.

The first five tracks were composed by the talented Andrew Bertoni with the final two tracks from the excellent Dean Claydon. They’ve put together some special remixed and extended versions for this giveaway:

“Toccata and Fugue in Demonic“ (Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor) (right click and “save as” to download)

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“In the Hall of the Laughing Duke” (Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King) (right click and “save as” to download)

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“Doomlight Sonata“ (Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata) (right click and “save as” to download)

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“Symphony No. 666“ (Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor) (right click and “save as” to download)

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“Fight on Rock Man-Thing” (Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain) (right click and “save as” to download)

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“Organ Concerto in A Major (Thong)“ (Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in B FlatMinor) (right click and “save as” to download)

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Bonus Track – “I AM THE DUKE!“ (Verdi: Il Trovatore, “Anvil Chorus”) (right click and “save as” to download)

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Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess is about powerful (and slightly unhinged) aristocratic demon known as ‘The Duke’ who wakes up to discover his Princess is missing. Without a single clue to go on, he can only assume that monsters were (probably) responsible, and sets out to track her down by beating up monsters largely at random in the hope that it will (somehow) reunite him with his beloved.

It’s available on the PS3 and PSP store now for £3.49 / €3.99.

To keep up with the latest news on our games you can follow Mediatonic on Twitter @Mediatonic.

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Hi Everyone!

Today we’re super pumped to announce that our first PSP Mini, ‘Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!’ is now live on the PSN store!

The game is available on both PS3 and PSP worldwide for the price of £3.49 / €3.99 – so you can head to the store and grab it today!

For those who aren’t familiar with the game, here’s a short summary:

Monsters have (Probably) Stolen Your Princess! Those fiendish and misshapen fools have (as far as we know) made off with your true love – and they haven’t even had the good grace to leave a shred of evidence to follow. Only sweeping accusations and devastating style can save her from the fate she will (possibly) face now!

Available exclusively from the PSN store, MPSMP comes with a full story mode, 6 unique stages, awesome animated cutscenes and an incredible soundtrack the Duke himself would approve of. With 24 levels of monster pounding justice, this is (probably) the best deal ever.

Check out the trailer to see the game in action:

Thanks for all the great feedback and support we’ve had – we’ve had an awesome time making the game. We’ve written a bit more about it on our blog here. [LINK TO BLOG TO COME]

Be sure to let us know your best level scores – can anyone beat 2,300 on the first story mode level?

For more information on the making of the game check out this blog post on our website or follow Mediatonic on Facebook / Twitter.

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What do you want to know about Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess?

Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess is a greatly anticipated minis title developed by Mediatonic, available to download from PlayStation Store on 22 April 2010.

The humorous platform title features The Duke, an aristocratic demon who is convinced that some sneaky monsters have kidnapped his lady love from his castle.

One guy who knows more about this exciting new game than anyone is Paul Croft, co-founder and director of games for Mediatonic, and we’re giving you the chance to ask him anything you like.

You can either head over to the official PlayStation Forums at community.eu.playstation.com and leave your questions there, or add them in the comments on this post. On 1 May 2010, we will (probably) pick your best questions and put them to Paul.

Check back soon to see if your question was used.

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Hi Everyone!

We are very excited to announce we’ve confirmed a launch date for our PSP Minis game Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! The game will be released on the 22nd of April at the price of £3.49.

We’re also very proud to show the official trailer for Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!

The game is an upwards-scrolling platformer in which the player must chase down giant fleeing monsters and subdue them by crashing into them three times. More details are available on our previous post on the PlayStation blog.

April 22nd is later than we’ve announced previously – since I last posted we’ve been working closely with Sony to resolve a few issues with running the game on the PS3. These are now all sorted and we’re super excited about the launch of the game!

Thanks again for your support and feedback!

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Hi Everyone!

My name is Paul Croft and I’m Director of Games at Mediatonic. We’re a small indie games studio based in London in the UK.

I’m posting here on the PlayStation blog about ‘Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!’, our brand new title developed specifically for the new PSP Minis service.

In the game the player controls a massively powerful (and slightly unhinged) aristocratic demon known as ‘The Duke’ who wakes up to discover his Princess is missing. Without a single clue to go on, he can only assume that monsters were (probably) responsible, and sets out to track her down by beating up monsters largely at random in the hope that it will (somehow) reunite him with his beloved.

At the centre of the game is the Story mode, which follows the progress of The Duke as he beats down monsters across six different levels in the quest for his Princess.

The real challenge of the game comes into play in Score Attack mode which contains eighteen unique levels, each unlocked by breaking target scores in the preceding levels. The Duke is a flamboyant character who likes to reward himself based on how stylishly he managed to complete each level and destroy his opponent.

Through moving the Duke from platform to platform in an unbroken chain the player can build up a combo which increases both the amount of points earned and also the speed of the game. To gain the maximum amount of points for each level the Duke must touch every platform and still defeat the monster before he escapes!

This is our first PSP title. We’ve been really excited about the potential of Minis since we heard of the program and have really enjoyed building the game. It’s packed full of humour, little details, rewards and a few secrets!

We’ve been working on the game for almost four months now and we’re all really excited about the launch in February – we hope you all like it!

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