Ready for the public beta for LittleBigPlanet? Well now, while that as much is just a LittleBigSlice of the game, here's a couple more details of what we can expect when we actually get the full version of the game: some 50-ish levels right off the bat, a projected amount of 12 hours to complete, and a clue on how Media Molecule will moderate user-generated content that's offensive in nature, i.e. R-rated content. Hint: the words "PS3" and "brick" were used in the same sentence.

If you're easily stirred by envy by the news of other lucky people participating in the beta testing of your much-awaited game, then you may want to avoid this piece of news. But we're saying it anyway: there's a big possibility that a few lucky people are blessed with the chance to play the beta version of LittleBigPlanet. Read all about it in the full article.

Here's some good news for you LittleBigPlanet fans! Our internet research hamsters have just picked up word that LittleBigPlanet is slated to be officially released in September.

The news was originally broken over at CVG, which Sony contacted about the game.

More on this cool development after the jump!

SCEA's Kyle Shubel is back in the spotlight over at the Consumer Electronics Show as he demonstrates LittleBigPlanet's create feature. Shubel also hinted at a couple of other interesting details you may want to read and watch via the full article.

R-rated content in a cute-looking, casual-gamer-appealing title? Who thought it'd be possible? Well, what with allowing people's imagination and creativity to go wild, even LittleBigPlanet might not be safe from lewd material.

Kyle Shubel and the Media Molecule team are already expecting it for a couple of reasons. And even as early as now, they're already planning a countermeasure. What exactly? Read more to find out.

SCEA's Kyle Shubel dropped a couple of interesting tidbits about LittleBigPlanet on the CES 2008 show floor. The game's gotten quite an addition of interesting features like emoticons, a change in the name of the in-game currency, and some clarifications on its side-scrolling nature. And just like that, LittleBigPlanet just grew a little bit bigger!

How well do you know your Sackboy? More details at the full article.

Now that we all know what Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki thinks of Tekken, here comes another news tidbit that tells us what he thinks of another noteworthy video game: Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword. Itagaki-san offers a few choice words about the epic game:

I've never played a good game where the developers put a big icon of the button you're supposed to press onscreen... I look at Heavenly Sword and it seems really half-assed, because it's asking you to do all these button-timing sequences but you are not getting much payoff from it.

While it's not as succinct as his "Tekken sucks" quote, it delivers quite the same blow. Ninja Theory's Kyle Shubel, however, has a few words of his own to shove at Itagaki's way:

My response to Mr. Itagaki would be that the intent of the Hero sequences is to empower the player to experience events that would be nearly impossible to play in a natural platforming state... for example, making the player run down ropes, leaping from rope to rope as they're being cut from underneath you, all while dodging other objects — that would be a frustrating experience to 99 percent of our users if we were to force them to do that manually.

With most gaming developers and producers giving bland regards and salutations to each other, it certainly is refreshing to find them turning to Hollywood from time to time to liven up the gaming news. Maybe we'll get to see some of them in future Jerry Springer shows.

EGM has some screens of the much-anticipated Sony PlayStation 3 action game Heavenly Sword. The June issue is due out on May 8th but someone apparently got a hold of the copy and scanned the images. Thanks to him, we all can see these lovely scans. Check them out:

   
   

New details have also been revealed about how Nuriko will dazzle and decapitate enemies. When your style points go up, deadly moves are unlocked to splatter blood and guts all over town. Kratos better get himself ready. He don't want no bimbo stealing his thunder, would he?

The SIXAXIS will be put to a good test here, too. Projectiles can be fired casually or can be guided with the controller. "If you pick up a shield, you can throw it, and if you hold down the button, you’ll go into this flying camera with the shield and maneuver it while it’s in midair. Same goes with shooting the crossbow," says SCEA Producer Kyle Shubel. Way to cross Captain America with Max Payne.

More than the combat, the developers are trumpeting the graphics that the game will introduce. "We’ve got a level of grace and fluidity in our combat. You move in like a dance-like state where you’re doing a lot of complex maneuvers, and the more crazy stuff you execute, the more style points you accumulate."

Whoa! It's not too late to shoe-in Shakira as an unlockable character, right?

 

QJ reader justin alerts us to an interview with Heavenly Sword producer Ninja Theory and Heavenly Sword producer">Kyle Shubel over at PlayStation Universe. But before we delve into several game-related details from the producer, lets cover something that a lot of folks are curious about. Yes, Ninja Theory's Kyle Shubel confirms that there will be a demo for the game, and that it will be released before the retail version gets shipped. As for details like when and what regions it will be available for download, Shubel asks that we wait for now.

On to the details. Shubel notes that a majority of the enemies in the game will be humans, but they do have a few surprises for us. As for the environments in game, aside from the ones we've seen already, there will be snowy hills, riverbeds, barren desserts, and a castle city surrounded by waterfalls.

Shubel is a bit shy to give actual hours in terms of game length, but he notes that depending on the player's interest combined with the likelyhood that there will be a decent set of bonus features and unlockables, that the game should have decent replay value.

For those of you who feel that graphics matter, the game runs at 720p, on 30 frames-per-second. As for online features, tough luck; Shubel notes that this will be strictly a single player experience. However, he does say that they are in discussion to support PlayStation Home with Heavenly Sword content.

Producer Kyle Shubel notes that the game should be released come Fall '07.