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    Three Developers Explain LittleBigPlanet Level Design to a 7-Year-Old


    My son has become completely enamored with LittleBigPlanet. Which isn't that surprising. But what is surprising is what about the game that's enthralling. It's not the play that has him begging to boot up the Playstation 3 every night, but the creation.

    Tristan has become a indie developer and he doesn't even realize it. He spends hours sitting in front of the television adding to his level, figuring out ways to torture gamers, defending his creation. Last week he called me to the television for a play through. At one point I decided to break from the obvious path and drop down to the floor of his level, far from the beaten path. Once there I realized I couldn't get back up. I'm stuck, I said. Oh, I'm going to add scorpions there dad.

    Watching his interest in game development grow, I suggested that he write up a letter asking for advice in game design, which I would then email off to a few developers I know.

    Hit the jump to read what David Jaffe, Matrk Pacini and Cliff Blezinski had to tell him More »

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    12:00 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    56,782 views, 280 comments

    Most discussed Aye Mak Sicur: Oh Cliffy B. Even to a 7 year old, you are useless <3 more »

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    A Good, Long Look At The God Of War Copyright Claims

    To recap: a couple of people are suing both David Jaffe and SCEA over God of War, claiming the game's storyline is, in several places, a little too close to their movie script for comfort. How close? Boing Boing Gadget's Rob Bechizza takes a good look at the individual claims, which range from similarities between God of War's map and that drawn up for the Olympiad screenplay to the difference between a Bottomless Chasm and a Bottomless Valley. Basically, some of the points look valid, some complete garbage, you can make up your own mind by checking out the full breakdown at the link below.

    Is God of War a swipe of 2002 screenplay? Let's look at the complaint in depth [Boing Boing Gadgets]

    6:00 AM on Tue Sep 23 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    7,273 views, 63 comments

    Most discussed deadjesterx: With the exceptin of the maps, this suite is on VERY shaky ground. • A champion saves Athens from destruction by more »

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    Sony, David Jaffe Sued Over God of War Copyright Infringement

    GamePolitics is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment America and designer David Jaffe have been named in a lawsuit over copyright infringement claims pertaining to God of War. Creators Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog allege that SCEA and Jaffe's work on the PlayStation 2 game has far too many similarities to both The Adventures of Own: Owen's Olympic Adventure and the screenplay Olympiad. More »

    1:40 PM on Wed Sep 17 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    16,697 views, 143 comments

    Most discussed RtFusion: Really? And they filed this thing when God of War 3 was officially announced at E3 earlier in the year? more »

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    David Jaffe: I Am Not Sexist Because I Want To Bone Sarah Palin

    You know David Jaffe, right? He might've made some video games — we have some vague recollection of that — but he's mainly known now for his mouthing off. Apparently, Jaffe's public online assessment of one of our nation's vice presidential candidates got some attention, mainly from site GamePolitics.com, who gave Jaffe a bit of a hypertext-lashing. Jaffe's back, not making video games again, and defending his assessment of Alaska governor Sarah Palin's fuckability. Too bad we'll likely never see Jaffe's Homeland, because it's clear the man is passionate about his politics.

    8:40 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    8,376 views, 268 comments

    Most discussed Mobus: I just can't believe how narrow-minded this guy is. "I'm not sexist, I have two little girls, but when I more »

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    David Jaffe On Sarah Palin

    We gotta give it to God of War creator David Jaffe: Dude speaks his mind. Says what he honestly thinks. And he doesn't pull any punches. In a recent video blog, the game developer offers his opinion on John McCain's Vice President pick, Sarah Palin:
    The VP pick... When I found out about McCain's VP pick, I was like, "Okay, look, there's no way the Republicans are happy about this at all." And there you go, they're raving like this is some great choice. So if anyone who's watching this is a Republican, please comment and explain to me... You know, it doesn't seem like the Hillary thing is gonna work for most women. I can't imagine most women, or voters in general, although certainly women in this case, are going to say, "We didn't get Hillary, we'll vote for this lady.
    More »

    9:00 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    26,498 views, 486 comments

    Most discussed taftsearlobe33: It's because she is not like Hillary that is a great choice. She is an expierneced govener and she more »

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    Twisted Metal Arcade Game Was Once Planned

    Buried within the latest blog update from God of War and Twisted Metal producer David Jaffe is mention that at one point, someone, somewhere thought a Twisted Metal arcade game was a good idea and that there were hazy plans for Midway and Sony to collaborate on such a product. While that obviously never bore fruit — and more than likely never, ever will — to know that vehicular combat could have come to a Midway arcade cabinet is morbidly fascinating. More »

    3:40 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    2,358 views, 25 comments

    Latest by Murderdolls: @ƒox: Why does everyone around here call me a troll lol it's getting insane considering I post like twice a more »

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    Rein, Bleszinski, Dyack, Jaffe, Molyneux - STFU!

    Every year E3 comes and goes and we wind up with the same people being quoted over and over again. Is it because we respect their position in the games industry, or is it simply because they won't stop flapping their gums for five minutes to let anyone else get a word in? Crispy Gamer has gathered the most obnoxiously vociferous members of the gaming business together into a little feature they call "The 10 People We Hope Will Shut the F*** Up at This Year's E3". I'm not sure whether I agree with their choices or not...not because they are dubious or anything...it's just I'm not sure which of these guys I could take in a fight, and E3 is next week. Nintendo's Reggie has those crazy eyes going for him, and Clifford "The Big Red" Bleszinski could easily be hiding Wolverine-like scrappiness under his cool, collected demeanor. Peter Moore is chiseled from granite...hmmm. I bet I could take the founders of Gamecock, but only by exploiting their penchant for wearing capes.

    The best part of the article comes at the end, where they mention the people they want to hear more from. They need to just sit Tim Shafer down in front of a PA system and have him deliver a running commentary for the entire length of the show.

    The 10 People We Hope Will Shut the F*** Up at This Year's E    3 [Crispy Gamer]

    10:40 AM on Fri Jul 11 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    6,001 views, 86 comments

    Latest by gencid: That was a pretty funny article. I agreed with most of their choices except for David Jaffe. That man's left more »

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    Spider-Man Deserves Better, Yo

    God of War designer David Jaffe is sad. Sad and angry. He is a Marvel fan — no, he is a "Marvel fan for life". And as such, he knows one thing: Spider-Man deserves way better. In a recent blog post, he writes an open letter to "The People Who Make Marvel Comics Video Games", stating: More »

    7:00 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    15,912 views, 104 comments

    Latest by Office Ninja: I would really like to see a next-gen Marvel vs. Capcon. Am I right, or what? more »

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    Nintendo's Geeks and Otaku Statement Pisses Off Jaffe

    David Jaffe is pissed. Nothing new, I know. But this time he's pissed about the same thing a lot of other people are pissed about: Nintendo's Geek and Otaku statement.

    At a Euro press event earlier this week a Nintendo PR person, flustered by a question about storage space on the Wii, starting talking about "how “geeks and otaku” were the only people who would want this issue addressed."

    If true, Jaffe says, it's a sign of either Nintendo's unbridled arrogance or the cluelessness of a single PR person.

    YOU SHIT ON MY HOUSE!!! YOU SHIT ON MY HOUSE!!! [David Jaffe]

    9:00 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    6,057 views, 59 comments

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    Kratos Was Originally Dominus, Twisted Metal Originally More Awesome

    Nestled gently at the bottom of one of his most recent blog posts, David Jaffe has spoken a little on a topic that I've always found interesting as hell: the previous/working titles of some of his games. Something about how a different name can alter your entire perception of a title...anyways. Some of them are really interesting! Like the fact one of God of War's possible names was Ω. Just the symbol. And the fact Kratos was for a long time going to be called the much-cheesier (especially with ham and pineapple) Dominus. And that one of Twisted Metal's original names was the brilliantly evocative Cars and Rockets, which Jaffe said "nobody else" liked. Nobody? Oh Sony.

    Why the do we even try? [Jaffe's Blog]

    9:40 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    3,047 views, 40 comments

    Latest by Forkball: Grand Theft Auto was originally called Race N Chase. It's amazing how close the Playstation came to total destruction. more »