Lost Planet

I assume you have already seen the video of some of the new multiplayer stages the team is working on in Osaka. If you haven’t, you can check it out below.

Well, today we are announcing that our first multiplayer map pack, featuring ”Radar Field” and ”Island 902,” will be available around March 9 (same time as the multiplayer update) on Marketplace for a price of 400 points. Other maps are definitely in the works, as seen in the video, and we’ll be announcing and showing those as soon as we can.

Click through to see the video of the new multiplayer maps (including a special sneak peek of one that is new and won’t be out for a while).

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So you saw Part 1 of the Lost Planet development studio photo tour on Monday, and Part 2 on Wednesday. Here’s Part 3, with pictures of the “special thanks” crew, Jun Takeuchi, Lost Planet Producer, and Keiji Inafune, Executive Producer.

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Lost Planet’s sound production team was recently nominated for a Golden Reel Award in the “Best Sound Editing Made for Computer Entertainment” category. The awards are put on by the Motion Picture Sound Editors association. Basically this is an Academy Award for sound design.

The awards are going to be held on Saturday, February 24.

Click to see the official LP’s nomination.

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So you saw Part 1 of the Lost Planet development studio photo tour. Here is Part 2, showcasing the Programming, Sound, and Localization teams.

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This video footage, showing exclusive new footage of some of the multiplayer maps in the works, was recently made public in Japan. The first map is Battleground, which people who purchased the Collector’s Edition of the game have already been enjoying. But the video features 3 new never-before-seen maps beyond that.

Post a comment and let me know what you think of the new maps.



—Brian

We’re putting on a new Lost Planet contest.

The official description: “Submit an image or video of Lost Planet being played in extreme environments or situations. Fan art, Photoshop, and image manipulation encouraged and creative responses welcome.”

You can submit up to three entries. The top 3 entries will be chosen after the contest ends on February 26, and the 3 winners get MS points for their Xbox 360s to download premium content.

Go HERE for official rules and info on how to enter.

Good luck!

—Brian

Now that I have done my last (?) developer interview for the blog, I have a special treat for you in the form of a photo tour through the Lost Planet development team studios at our headquarters in Osaka, Japan. This is my “thank you” to all of you supporting the blog by coming back and reading it (and posting comments!). It’s also a big “arigato!” from the Lost Planet team to all the fans of the game.

There’s a ton of pictures to share, so I’ll divide this into 3 parts, all this week. Monday (today) is Part 1, and I will be putting up Part 2 on Wednesday and Part 3 on Friday.

Today we’ll take a look into the art, cinematics, and design areas of the team. Wednesday we’ll see the programmers, localization team, and the sound designers. Friday will be the “special thanks” crew, as well as Takeuchi-san (the Director) and Inafune-san (Executive Producer).

Click to see the first round of pictures, starting with the design team.

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To finish off my string of exclusive developer interviews with a bang, I bring you my conversation with none other than Mr. Keiji Inafune himself. He’s been at Capcom for 20 years. His very first creation at Capcom was Mega Man, or Rock Man in Japan (which means Mega Man is 20 years old this year!), and he has continued to make hit after hit. He is now higher up in the food chain at Capcom, and for Lost Planet he acted as Executive Producer.

Below is my interview with Inafune-san, conducted over lunch on the day of the Lost Planet launch event.

[Brian] Do you have any goals or New Year’s resolutions for 2007?

[Keiji Inafune] Yeah, overall for Capcom, since I’m working more on managing development overall rather than being too hands-on with any particular title, my goal for this year is basically to improve the working conditions for all our talented development staff.

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Here is a list of cheat codes for Lost Planet, as well as some cool interactive stuff found in the game. This gives you a chance to play through the game again and unlock more Target Marks while you check out all the codes.

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Here are the details for the new update going live on or around March 9. Much of this is due to feedback from you, the fans, about how to make the game better and more user-friendly. So thank all of you, because you are what make the Lost Planet community great!

Lost Planet Updates:

In the pre-game lobby, a country flag icon will be shown next to the Gamertag of each player. This will be especially helpful for determining location of the match host.
In the pre-game lobby, an icon will be added next to each players Gamertag, indicating connection strength, speed and rating.
In Team Elimination, Post Grab and Fugitive modes, an indicator will be added next to the Gamertag of the person who is speaking.
At the post-match Results screen, an indicator will be added next to the Gamertag of the person who is speaking.
At the post-match Results screen, Gamertags of the players who have left the session will be darkened.

Bug Fixes

Sometimes in Fugitive mode there would be multiple Fugitives instead of just one—Fixed
Occasionally, if an error occurred on the lobby screen, another lobby screen would be displayed on top of it—Fixed
Sometimes when there was a long delay/lag, the game would hang at the transition screen going from the lobby to the game and then reboot—Fixed
Sometimes when there was a long delay/lag, depending on the console, certain players in the match would become invisible for the duration of the match—Fixed
Sometimes post-match Results screens would show players who did not participate in the match—Fixed
Starting a taunt animation during a reload shortened the reload time as an exploit—Fixed

—Brian