PixelJunk Monsters Encore Coming Thursday for $5.99

Matt Morton, Associate Producer for SCEA Santa Monica Studios updated us today about an interview with Dylan Cuthbert from Q-Games.

They've announced that PixelJunk Monsters Encore will be releasing this week during the update on May 8, 2008 for $5.99 as an expansion. They tell us the new expansion will include a secret landmass located between Tiki & Toki islands. Hit the link for the full interview with Dylan Cuthbert.

[PixelJunk Monsters Encore dated + interview part 2]

PixelJunk Monsters Demo Arriving Today

If you are still deciding whether to download PixelJunk Monsters, maybe the demo will help change your mind. The President of Q Games let it slip at GDC 2008 that a demo will be hitting the store today. I highly recommend giving it a download.

[PixelJunk Monsters Demo Arrives Tomorrow]

Q Games Reveals PixelJunk Eden & PixelJunk Dungeons

Q Games revealed today that it has more in store for the PLAYSTATION Network's PixelJunk series.

They revealed PixelJunk Eden and PixelJunk Dungeons. Dungeons is a top-down dungeon crawler. We have no idea what Eden is, so try to decipher it in that video above.

When some official shots or leaked shots come in, we will have you covered.

[IGS: Q Games' Cuthbert Reveals PixelJunk Eden, Postmortems Series]

PixelJunk Monsters Expansion on the Way

A man named Tim R., a regular player of the game we know as PixelJunk Monsters, e-mailed Q Games in need of more. He was told "There should be some news about an expansion pack over the next few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled."

Great news for game players and me, because I'm personally obsessed with it.

[PixelJunk Monsters expansion pack coming soon]

PixelJunk Monsters: Attack & Defense Gameplay

This is one title that I'm truly interested in, but I haven't had the time to add some funds to my PLAYSTATION 3 lately. After trying a Tower of Defense like game when I heard it's what PixelJunk Monsters was like. These videos certainly make me want to purchase this title even more. Enjoy!

Japan: PixelJunk Racers Price Slashing, PixelJunk Monsters Demo

Starting Thursday, on the Japanese PLAYSTATION Network, Sony is selling PixelJunk Racers at almost have the cost. It will be dropping from it's usual 900 yen ($8.50) to 500 yen ($4.60) until the end of January.

In other news, a demo of PixelJunk Monsters is currently available as well. Skill up on your towers of defense two days before it releases.

[Via Siliconera]

PixelJunk Monsters Launching Next Week on PLAYSTATION Network

Dylan Cuthbert, the President and Exectuive Producer for Q Games, updated us today on the PlayStation.Blog of PixelJunk Monsters' status.

According to Cuthbert, you can put your other games down because this title is going to keep you occupied for weeks and weeks again.

The point of the game is to protect yrour isand and it's villages from the monster horde stampeding through the game. There are difficulties to make the game easy, medium, or hard. The easy set includes ten waves of monsters. There are many types of these monsters, but they are fast.

When a monster is killed, it drops money for you to pick up and build more towers for defense. Sometimes they drop important gems that you can use to upgrade your current towers.

The types of towers included in the game are the Ice Tower, Fire Tower, Tesla (Electric) Tower, Laser Tower, Hive Tower, and Mortar Tower.

Top that off, the game is launching next week on the PLAYSTATION Store.

[Via PlayStation.Blog]

PixelJunk Monsters Japanese Trailer

Here is the new Japanese Trailer for the upcoming PixelJunk tower protecting title, PixelJunk Monsters. This looks like a game I may actually buy *checks wallet* hehe.

PixelJunk Monsters Joins PSP Remote Play Titles

PixelJunk Monsters, Q-Game's upcoming PLAYSTATION Network game (already released in Japan), is going to join the line-up of titles for the PLAYSTATION 3 that support remote play.

According to Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert, it is one of the best titles on Remote Play due to the game playing at low bandwidth. "We also support PSP remote play and it is probably one of the first games that supports this really well - ie. it is totally playable through your PSP, even at low bandwidths."

It's good to see you'll be able to play more games on the go. This is one that interests me as well. I might just give it a download upon it's release.

[Via PSPFanboy]

PixelJunk Monsters: New Screens & Information

On December 6, 2007, Q Games (creators of PixelJunk Racers) is bringing their newest PLAYSTATION Network downloadable to the Japanese PLAYSTATION Store, PixelJunk Monsters. The price of the game is 900 Yen with the North American release to follow.

The game is a puzzle game. You must protect the puzzle simulation using the monsters. You can build towers and such as well, which ranks with the attack inside the monsters. It's hard to understand from our rough translation.

The game will feature online leaderboards as well as multiplayer, not sure if it's online multiplayer or just two-players. The game will also have something to do with the PLAYSTATION Portable as well.

[Via Dengeki]

PixelJunk Racers: GameSpot Reviews 7.0/10

In an odd turn of events, GameSpot has given PixelJunk Racers an alright score. They rate it a 7.0/10.0 stating:

"PixelJunk Racers is a neat little game that takes the basic concepts of slot car racing and applies them to a multitude of minigame-like events that you can play alone or against friends. There are a good number of different events, though the addition of a few more tracks and online multiplayer would have made it a much longer-lasting collection."

Read the full review at the link.

[Read: PixelJunk Racers Review]

PixelJunk Monsters: New PixelJunk Game

Remember our post from a while back, about new PixelJunk games coming? We had two teaser images from the Japanese site and now we have a name for the game along with more images.

The newest PixelJunk game that is going to be released on the PlayStation Network is titled PixelJunk Monsters. Sadly, there are no details released on the game yet, but we have some screenshots. Enjoy.

More PixelJunk Games Coming this Year

According to the PixelJunk Japanese website, we are going to be seeing more PixelJunk games on the PlayStation Network. An unnamed game above is slated for a November 2007 release, with no details what so ever.

This game is also unnamed and looks like some sort of plant game? Maybe you grow plants, I really don't know. This is slated for a December 2007 release.

[Via PixelJunk JP]

IGN Reviews PixelJunk Racers a 5.2/10 Mediocore

Yes, yes, IGN has reviewed PixelJunk Racers for the PlayStation Network. Giving it a very low score of 5.2/10. I expected this.

Presentation 7.5
Great, streamlined interface with almost non-existent load times. Really easy to get a race going.
Graphics 3.5
Everything is crisp, but unfortunately the backgrounds are horribly bland and static.
Sound 4.0
The announcer is awful, but some of the tunes are actually pretty nice. Poor sound effects, though.
Gameplay 5.0
Incredibly easy to learn, but ultimately unfulfilling.
Lasting Appeal 5.5
Lots of modes and decent multiplayer help add extra hours to this tiny title.
OVERALL 5.2
(out of 10 / not an average)

There you have it. Read the full review at the link.

[Read PixelJunk Racers Review]

Pixels Everywhere!: Pixel Junk Racers Gets Release Date

Sony has sent notice to IGN, that the upcoming PlayStation Network title, PixelJunk Racers, the slot car racing simulator by Q Games, will be available for download from the PlayStation Store this Thursday, September 13.

Now there are going to be two downloadable games come this next update. Here is a quick insight on Pixel Junk Racers if you don't know about it:

PixelJunk Racers features visuals in full 1080p, and offers ten different courses to race on with up to seven players simultaneously offline. Sixteen core modes of racing are available, including Speed Monkey and Fireball Frenzy, and there's a single-player tournament mode as well to diversify the experience. Also included in the game is a Global Online Ranking system that keeps track of your accomplishments, along with the stats of other players around the world.

Keep your eyes peeled, because Pixel Junk Racers is coming Thursday.

[Via IGN]

PlayStation Home & Other Release Dates Confirmed

For anybody wondering when PlayStation Home is to officially be ready for download, we have the date. It's October 11, 2007. Here we also have a list of many other release dates thanks to NeoGAF:

Playstation 3

• 17/10/2007 – Folklore
• 19/10/2007 – Lair
• 24/10/2007 – Eye of Judgment
• 07/11/2007 – Ratchet & Clank : Operation Destruction
• 28/11/2007 – Time Crisis 4
• 05/12/2007 – Uncharted : Drake’s Fortune
• December 2007 – Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
  

Playstation 2

• 19/10/2007 – Buzz! Hollywood Quiz
• 02/11/2007 – Syphon Filter : Dark Mirror
• 07/11/2007 – EyeToy Play : Astro Zoo
• 07/11/2007 – Buzz Junior : Les petits monstres
• December 2007 – ATV Off Road Fury 4
• February 2008 – Pursuit Force : Extreme Justice
  

Playstation Portable

• 17/10/2007 – Pursuit Force : Extreme Justice
• 02/11/2007 – Syphon Filter : Logan’s Shadow
• November 2007 – ATV Off Road : Fury Pro
• December 2007 – WipEout Pulse
• February 2008 – God of War : Chains of Olympus
  

Playstation Network (PS3)

• 04/10/2007 – SnakeBall
• 04/10/2007 – Pixel Junk Racers
• 11/10/2007 – Home (provisional)
• 18/10/2007 – High Velocity Bowling
• 24/10/2007 – Aqua Vita
• 25/10/2007 – Operation C.F
• 25/10/2007 – Trials of Topoq
• 25/10/2007 – Eye Create
• 08/11/2007 – Tori Emaki
• 15/11/2007 – Mesmerize
• 05/12/2007 – Sky Diving
• 06/12/2007 – Elefunk
• 13/12/2007 – Pain
• December 2007 – Dark Mist

[Via NeoGAF]