Tag: Media Molecule
News Tipsy Microsoft Exec Once Attempted to Steal LittleBigPlanet from Sony
Media Molecule said the move would have been "morally corrupt"
Media Molecule is best known these days as the developer behind Dreams. Still, the studio rose to prominence from the back of its LittleBigPlanet series, with mascot Sackboy becoming synonymous with PlayStation. According to studio co-founder Mark Healey, in the early days, Microsoft was...
News Media Molecule's New Project Is 'More of a Game Than a Creative Tool' Says Co-Founder
No more day dreaming
UK-based studio Media Molecule is one of Sony's most inventive, spearheading a 'Play Create Share' philosophy that brought us LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway, and Dreams. Now that work on the latter is all tied up, the team is moving onto its next big project, and little has been made public about it. However, co-founder and
News Media Molecule Confirms Report of Layoffs, Has Begun Consultation Process
LittleBigPlanet, Dreams maker set to shrink
Update: Media Molecule has confirmed the report, making a public announcement on social media. "Media Molecule has made significant strategic changes during the past year, including shifting our focus from Dreams to our new project," it reads. "We have had to make the difficult decision to begin the...
Feature A Morning Inside Media Molecule
Stephen pays a visit one of his favourite devs
As you'll have (hopefully) read about recently, I spent some time at Media Molecule, playing its latest offering, Tren. This developer and its games mean quite a lot to me personally, but aside from anything else, I believe it's a team that remains one of the industry's most creative and most...
News Media Molecule Co-Founder Exits Following Dreams' Live Support Stoppage
Mark Healey moving on
One of Media Molecule's founders, Mark Healey, has announced his departure from the studio. Sharing his news on social media, he says today will be his last day at the PS Studios developer. "So, after years of co-birthing and building Media Molecule, I have decided it is time for me to fly the nest today is my last day at...
News Media Molecule's Siobhan Reddy to Receive BAFTA Fellowship Award
Studio director to receive prestigious accolade
Today, BAFTA has announced that Siobhan Reddy, studio director of Media Molecule, will be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship at this year's Games Awards ceremony. The Fellowship award is the academy's highest honour, given to individuals for their achievements and contributions to the medium. Reddy will...
News Media Molecule Co-Founder Alex Evans to Take a Break from Game Development
Mind-blowing new things for Dreams on the way
Alex Evans, one of the co-founders of Guildford-based developer Media Molecule, has announced that he’s stepping away from being a “Dreams developer” to a “Dreams fan” – and is taking a break from the games industry. In a series of candid Twitter posts, the former Bullfrog and Lionhead...
Random Don't Worry, Everything Is Fine at Media Molecule
Nothing to see here
One thing is for absolute certain: you don't need to worry one jot about the fine folks at Media Molecule. The studio behind the PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams has always seemed like a great place to work. Comfy furniture, open plan working space, an awesome kitchen, you name it -- the developer seems to have everything pretty...
News Media Molecule Is Hiring Small Development Teams to Make Games Using Dreams
Dream job
Posting about job listings isn't always that interesting, but Media Molecule isn't your average game studio. The whimsical Guildford developer has updated the jobs page on its official site, and this new opening sounds like an incredible opportunity. In a nutshell, the Sony studio is looking to contract small dev teams to create fresh...
News Media Molecule Claims the Dreams Beta Is Still on Track for 2018
We're dreaming of a Dreams beta
Do you think Media Molecule’s built a big clock in Dreams counting down to 2019? The Guildford-based developer has been promising we’ll get our hands on its ambitious creation suite “this year” for about, well, three years – but it seemed certai
News LittleBigPlanet Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday
Sackboy, it's your birthday
Here’s one that will make you feel ancient inside: LittleBigPlanet is now ten years old. The legendary PlayStation 3 exclusive first launched on 27th October, 2008 – it was actually due out a little earlier, but Sony famously had to recall all copies of the game in order to alter the audio in one of its included...
News Media Molecule Doesn't Crunch, Reckons It's Too 90s
Work hard, play hard
We’ve been made to wait for Media Molecule’s Dreams, which the gaming community revels in pointing out at any given opportunity. To be fair to the Guildford-based developer, there’s no blueprint for what it’s doing here: its PlayStation 4 exclusive is truly unique, and while its roots can be traced back to...
News Media Molecule Opens Satellite Studio in Brighton
Pier we go
Media Molecule's borderline cringe working culture has culminated in the creation of a new satellite studio based in Brighton. The Guildford-based organisation has opened the new workspace in order to accommodate a group of devs who have been commuting from the seaside town for many years. While those on location will still make regular...
News Remember to Give Media Molecule Ten Birthday Bashings
British dev turns ten-years-old
Sony's experimental outfit Media Molecule is celebrating its tenth anniversary today – which must be a significant landmark when your cut your teeth on out-there titles like Dreams. The studio's first slam dunk was LittleBigPlanet, of course, which won a slew of awards following its release in 2008 – and spawned...
News Watch One of the First Dreams Made on PS4
Beary good
The sooner that Media Molecule clears up exactly what Dreams is the better. During a stream earlier this week, the developer shared one of the first ever "dreams" created in the PlayStation 4 exclusive – and it's suitably bonkers. We see a polar bear and its baby walking towards the horizon, where the illuminati happen to be waiting...
News Media Molecule Dreaming Up Dreams Beta Trial for PS4
Expect more details at Paris Games Week
There's still some confusion over what Dreams actually is. Media Molecule's brand new project was officially announced at E3 2015 and received a mixed response; the Guildford-based developer was intentionally vague about the title, and that's perhaps resulted in some scepticism around the web. However, it did...
E3 2015 Media Molecule's New Game Dreams Lets You Recreate Your, Er, Dreams
Dreams really do come true
In an E3 press conference packed with stellar announcements, Media Molecule's new PlayStation 4 title Dreams stood out as one of the most bizarre and exciting. The Guilford-based developer's latest project sees you using the Dualshock 4 to shape and mold any object you can imagine. You can then bring your masterpiece to...
News Just What the Heck Is Media Molecule Making for PS4?
New video includes some clues
We get spoon-fed quite a lot of information on a daily basis here at Push Square Towers, but the best part about the job is piecing together press releases, statements, and other tidbits in order to form an impression of the industry as it stands. One thing that we can't figure out, however, is what the heck Media...
News Media Molecule Hoping to Reveal Major PS4 Game in 2015
"The silence is killing me"
Media Molecule's papery Vita port Tearaway Unfolded may be its only officially announced PlayStation 4 project, but it's been busy working on a second title ever since the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 some time ago. Despite the updated edition's imminent release date, though, Iota's escapade has always been the output of...
News Tearaway Unfolded Is Clearly a Cut Above Other PS4 Ports
Paper perfection
Media Molecule wasn’t messing around when it said that Tearaway Unfolded would be more than just an average PlayStation 4 port. Unlike other titles that have made the jump to Sony’s next-gen machine, this looks like a brand new game – as is evidenced by the wide shot of Maple Field at the start of this
Gamescom 2014 Half of Tearaway Unfolded's Content Will Be Brand New on PS4
Paper cut
Tearaway Unfolded is a bit of a strange, papery proposition. Presented during Sony’s big Gamescom 2014 press conference as a kind of adaptation for the PlayStation 4, it wasn’t entirely clear whether it will boast brand new content or the exact same puzzles and areas as its PlayStation Vita predecessor. Now, an IGN report straight from...
Gamescom 2014 A Re-Imagining of Tearaway Will Roll Out on the PS4
Unwrap even more
We think that Tearaway is without a doubt one of the best reasons to go out and swipe up a PlayStation Vita. The visuals are truly unique and gorgeous, the gameplay pushes all of the handheld's features to the max, and the whole tone of the game just has an inescapably lovely charm. Now you can experience that with a...
News Here's Your, Er, First Look at Media Molecule's PS4 Game
Epilepsy warning
Media Molecule’s been curiously quiet since the release of underrated PlayStation Vita exclusive Tearaway last year, but it has started to get a little more vocal over the past couple of weeks. Whether that signals some kind of impending GamesCom announcement remains to be seen, but even if the British studio does skip the...
Weirdness Beat the Heat with Media Molecule's Innovative Arctic Facebreeze
#Coolvolution
The downright debilitating temperatures here in the UK are showing no signs of coming to an end – just like the current video game drought. Seemingly discontent with both the weather and the absolute dearth of industry news, Sony first-party Media Molecule has announced its latest innovation: Arctic Facebreeze. This is a real doozy,...
News LittleBigPlanet 3's Public Beta isn't Starting Just Yet, But News is Coming Soon
Hopes dashed
LittleBigPlanet 3's certainly made a lasting impression during Sony's E3 press conference with its sudden unveiling on the big screen. With three new friends joining Sackboy on his hand-crafted adventures, it's understandable that fans would be keen to get in on the gameplay. When given a chance to join the PlayStation 4 title's...
News Aww, We Won't Be Seeing Any of Media Molecule's PS4 Game at E3
LittleBigLetdown
E3 is mere days away at this point, and judging by your comments, the hype train hasn't just left the station, it's been separated from the tracks and is currently jetting off into outer space. With that in mind, we regret to inform you that Media Molecule, the enormously talented studio behind LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway, will not...
News The Last of Us Bags the BAFTA Award for Best Overall Game
It just clicked
Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 swansong The Last of Us was a pretty impressive game, but you probably didn't need us to tell you that. The Californian developer's unique take on the survival horror genre has been collecting just about every award known to man, and that impressive list has just grown even longer, with the studio recently...
News Naughty Dog's Bruce Straley Thinks Tearaway Deserved D.I.C.E Prize for Innovation
And the award for humblest game developer goes to...
If you've not been paying attention the last few weeks, Naughty Dog's masterpiece The Last of Us has managed to win just about every single award known to man. From the International Animated Film Society to GLAAD
News Tearaway Trailer Unfolds the Game's Community Features
You won't be able to tear yourself away from this one
It's no secret that the PlayStation Vita is struggling. A lack of exciting exclusives coupled with a seeming absence of consumer interest means that the sleek handheld is failing to shift units. However, Media Molecule's delightful adventure game Tearaway may be set to change all that. If the...
News Media Molecule Is Thinking Big with Tearaway
Whole world in your hands
Media Molecule's Rex Crowle and community manager Spaff opened up on the Eurogamer Expo developer sessions stage earlier today, where they walked a captivated audience through a live demo of the PlayStation Vita's premier papercraft title, Tearaway. The upbeat duo were eager to emphasise the concept behind the game, in...
News As You'd Expect, Media Molecule Has a Ping-Pong Table
Tons of papercraft animals, too
Ever since we wore plimsolls and Donkey Kong shirts with a smile (sorry, we didn’t know any better back then), we’ve promised ourselves that we’ll one day work in an office where there’s a ping-pong table. We haven’t quite realised that dream yet, but if we keep cranking out quality stories like this one,...
News Media Molecule Blows Shuhei Yoshida's Mind with PS4 Project
But what is it?
While we continue to chew over that strange sculpting demo that Media Molecule presented during February’s big PlayStation 4 unveiling, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has been offered a closer look. As part of his trip to the Develop Conference in Brighton this week, the developer got a chance to catch up
News Media Molecule Teases Next Project with Top of the Pops
It's a mystery
The online sleuths have certainly been slipping. Media Molecule's website has included a teaser page hinting at its next project for over six months now, but it's only just been discovered. The mysterious entry certainly isn’t hard to find. If you mosey your way over to the developer’s ‘Games’ page, you’ll spot a rather...
News Peter Molyneux Thought LittleBigPlanet Was Too Ambitious
Brain wave
Legendary game developer Peter Molyneux has pitched many preposterous ideas in his time, but even he was baffled by LittleBigPlanet. Chatting with EDGE magazine as part of a studio spotlight feature, Media Molecule’s Alex Evans has revealed that the Populous creator was one of the first people to sample the company’s customisable...
News Media Molecule's Also Working on a Second Project
Pulling back the curtain
Unbelievably attractive PlayStation Vita exclusive Tearaway is not the only title in development at UK outfit Media Molecule. Indeed, the company's announced that a small team of 15 are working on the papercraft adventure while the rest of the studio focuses its attention on another unannounced project. Did someone say...
News LittleBigPlanet Smashes 7 Million Stages Milestone
Dreams can come true
Anyone that’s contributed to LittleBigPlanet’s gigantic 7 million stage roster should give themselves a humongous pat on the back. Go on, get on with it – we’ll wait. Feeling all warm and fuzzy inside? Good, let’s continue. Media Molecule’s revealed on its official blog that the milestone was reached just as
News Media Molecule Recruiting for New "AAA Title"
The next big thing
LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule is staffing up for a new “AAA title". The UK-based studio has been alarmingly quiet ever since the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 last year, but it looks like the inventive team is starting to seriously consider the future. There’s some conflicting information amongst the multiple job...
News Sackboy Takes to the Stars in New LittleBigPlanet 2 DLC
One giant leap for burlap
Sackboy’s cross promotional potential continues to lavish us with awesome new downloadable outfits. The latest costume to hit the mascot’s ever expanding LittleBigPlanet 2 wardrobe comes courtesy of the recently released PS3 exclusive Starhawk. You’ll nab three new outfits as part of the minipack, each of which will...
News Sackboy Plans an Escape on PSN This Week
On the road to freedom
Sackboy’s cross-marketing potential continues to lavish us with outstandingly adorable costumes this week, as new Escape Plan and Journey outfits are added to the animated hero’s LittleBigPlanet 2 wardrobe. If you pick up the Journey costume you’ll also score a themed sticker pack to go with it, allowing you to create...
News Travel Down the Rabbit Hole with Wonderland DLC for LBP
Curiouser and curiouser
Sackboy’s wardrobe is soon to extend to quaint Victorian attire, as costumes based on Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland reboot make a very important date with LittleBigPlanet 2. The new DLC pack will include outfits for Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Red Queen, allowing you to create a perfectly mad...
News Journey Content Confirmed for LittleBigPlanet 2
Sackboy's on the move too
If thatgamecompany’s epic Journey inspired you, then why not channel your creativity in LittleBigPlanet 2? Media Molecule’s announced a new Journey-inspired costume and sticker pack is headed to the Play Create Share platformer next month, allowing you to build your own emotional adventures. You can find out more about...
News It's Muppet Time in LittleBigPlanet 2
Best headline ever?
Who's better — Sackboy or Rowlf, the piano playing dog from The Muppets? Of course it's Rowlf. Don't believe us? Watch this video of Rowlf in the new Muppets DLC for LittleBigPlanet 2 and try again. The Muppets pack is out now on PlayStation Network for £4.79/€5.99.
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Nabs Muppets Level Pack
It's always nice to have an excuse to return to LittleBigPlanet 2
The release of new Media Molecule produced content nearly always drives us back into the do-it-yourself platformer, and we're continually staggered by the community content we find upon our return. Sneakily announced overnight, Media Molecule's confirmed that the latest...
News LittleBigPlanet Breaks The 6 Million Level Milestone
The world of LittleBigPlanet won't stop growing
Media Molecule's announced that the do-it-yourself game creation platform has now received its 6 millionth upload. That's a lot of levels. According to the Guildford-based developer, 2.5 million of those levels were created in the last year since LittleBigPlanet 2's release. Apparently, up to 40,000...
News Media Molecule Splashes Out On 'New, Risky Innovations'
Media Molecule spent the best part of last year ploughing cash into new, innovative products, a report has revealed
In an annual director's report, uncovered by Develop, the company indicated that its main business risks came "largely as a result of the company's heavy reliance on the one LittleBigPlanet brand name". As such, the company...
News These Incredible Images Were Made with LittleBigPlanet 2
And Move too
You can create almost anything in LittleBigPlanet 2: games, music and even bona fide art. Media Molecule recently held a competition to share the greatest Move artwork with the world, and it resulted in some stunners. The Move Masterpieces competition just ended with the winner, September Girl by natuhito, proudly displayed here. There...
News What If Ezio Auditore Was Made Of Burlap?
Ubisoft and Media Molecule's teamed up to announce this ridiculously cute Ezio Auditore costume for LittleBigPlanet 2
The costume — which will be available from November 15th — has been produced in order to celebrate the release of the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Revelations. N'awwww.
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Relaunches at Retail with Special Editions
Sackboy still wants your love
LittleBigPlanet 2 was released months ago, but Sony is keen to keep its clothy character in the forefront of gifters' minds this Christmas with a relaunch of the game in two new packs. First up is the LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition, which includes the game and $35 worth of additional content. Top of the list is the...
News Sony Reveals LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition
If you haven't played LittleBigPlanet 2 yet, what are you thinking? The Media Molecule developed do-it-yourself imagination engine is still sitting at the top of our game of the year shortlist, and it's going to take a mighty competitor to topple it
Seeing as we're forgiving folks, we'll let you off on not having played LittleBigPlanet 2, so long as...
News Uncharted 3 Sackboy Clambers Into LittleBigPlanet
Inevitably Sony has announced an uber-cutesy Nathan Drake sackboy costume to celebrate the impending release of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
The costume will launch on the PlayStation Store next week, though Sony's yet to announce any prices. Awwww.
