Even with LocoRoco 2 now available for everyone at stores, the PlayStation Blog wanted to make sure you knew about all the great fun things you still have access to!

LocoRoco DEMO is Available:
First of all if you still haven't gotten LocoRoco 2 because you want to try it out first, be sure you roll to the PSP Store to grab the demo. Then you'll find out what all the buzz is about!
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With all the talk last year about LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy being the PlayStation 3's 'mascot,' nobody really thought about the PS3's poor younger sibling -- the PSP. It's been around much longer than the PS3 but has had an even harder time finding a standout character, unique to the system, that provides a sort of summation of the device's strengths and appeal. Well it looks like Sony might finally be prepping the darling LocoRocos to become the Pokemon of their handheld.
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It looks like a scary week in gaming; perfect for valentine's day!
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Hightlights this week include F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), Nascar Kart Racing (Wii), Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (Xbox 360), and Loco Roco 2 (PSP).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of February 8, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Pocket Gamer has picked up on exclusive information that Glu is currently localizing the hit PSP game, LocoRoco, for the European mobile market. Titled LocoRoco Hi, Pocket Gamer has more details and screenshots on the biggest new mobile announcement this year.
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PlayStation.Blog writes:

"FINALLY… GOOD NEWS!

No question, times are tough these days, all you need to do is turn on the news. As promised in my last LocoRoco 2 post, I'm back to finally deliver some *good* news…specifically about the release of LocoRoco 2 next month. Well, I kind of gave it away in this post's headline, but here it is anyway-

On February 10, LocoRoco 2 will be on store shelves for only $19.99!"

There's also further news in the article about a demo if you pre-order with certain retailers.
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Free for readers of the Official PSP Guidebook and GamesRadar - download the below zip file (37.7mb) to get 30 ready-to-use PSP wallpapers from some of the hottest games on the console, including Resistance: Retribution, Patapon and LocoRoco 2. There's even some Harry Potter in there too. ... » Read More

Tsubasa Inaba // Producer, SCEA Santa Monica:

Is the gloomy economy getting you down? Is fighting the mall crowd gnawing at your nerves? Well, to help you forget all of that, we bring some early holiday cheer today with an awesome announcement for LocoRoco 2, the eagerly-awaited follow up to the 2006 sensation and well-known "happiest game ever." Nothing fights doom and gloom like the LocoRoco!
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Majed Athab writes "Japan gets hit with a ton of downloadable PSOne titles; some of them we're quite jealous of. Meanwhile, down south Hong Kong and Singapore get a handful of LocoRoco 2-related goodies. See what that's all about after the break.

You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PS3-related content, please check PS3 Fanboy."
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Majed Athab writes "LocoRoco 2 hit Asia this past week, so expect to see lots of LocoRoco-related stuff for this update. If you can't snag the game, then be sure to at least grab some free wallpapers. Check out the full list for both the Japanese and Hong Kong/Singaporean stores after the break.

You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PS3-related content, please check PS3 Fanboy.
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Threespeech: "Wondering how to fill up a cold November? Not any more - you've got gaming to do! There's a glut of great first party games coming out on PS3, PS2 and PSP over the next month. We've got the release schedule right here - and the first game is out today…"

PS3

Buzz Quiz TV Special Edition - October 31st
LittleBigPlanet - November 5th
MotorStorm Pacific Rift - November 7th
SingStar Volume 3 - November 14th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
Resistance 2 - November 28th

PS2

SingStar Singalong with Disney - November 7th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
EyeToy Play PomPom Party - November 14th
EyeToy Play Hero - November 14th

PSP

LocoRoco 2 - November 21st (TBC)
Buzz Brainbender - November 28th (TBC)
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Gerard Campbell writes:

Day 1, Tokyo Games Show notes.

"Patapon 2 (Sony, PlayStation Portable): I loved the first Patapon game and played it heaps until the UMD got munted and now it's unplayable. So, I'm delighted to tell you that Patapon 2 is more of the same bright, cheerful graphics and catchy "pata-pata-pata-pon" rhythm.

Locoroco 2 (Sony, PSP): The bouncing, singing and smiling blob is back. LocoRoco 2 will feature new levels, "fresh, jolly characters", more than 45 in-game movies that enhance the story, new locoroco and new songs. The game's designer, Tsutomu Kouno, told the presentation that he made the original Locoroco because he "wanted to bring surprises to people all over the world and was so happy that children around the world loved the game".

Infamous (Sucker Punch, PlayStation 3): Infamous is something of a departure for developers Sucker Punch, best known for their cartoon series Sly Cooper. Infamous tells the story of an ordinary man who finds he has super powers after an accident in the city he lives in and the city is overrun by chaos and anarchy. He only has an electricity-based power to start with but as the game progresses he will develop more powers. He can also use a cognitive power to see where enemies have been."
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SCEE has confirmed that LocoRoco 2 will be shipping across Europe this November.

The sequel to 2006's PSP hit "uses both music and colour as part of the gameplay" reads the press release.

"The story begins when the happy and harmonious LocoRoco are attacked by the evil Moja army – who want to destroy their beautiful planet with their evil music. Easy to pick up, players use the simple buttons of the PSP to tilt the LocoRoco's planet back and forth, manoeuvring the jelly-like bubbles of fun to collect musical notes and other colourful items. As LocoRoco collect more musical notes, various bonus features will unlock, such as viewing maps."
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Here's the first video of LocoRoco 2 for the PSP broadcasted at Games Convention 2008.
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1UP's Kevin Gifford writes "Nobody can deny the cuter qualities of the LocoRoco. The simplistic yet uniquely addictive PSP game was a breath of fresh air when it was released in 2006 -- easy to come to grips with, fun to look at, and downright charming once you broke out the headphones and learned all the neat little songs the Locos sung for you. Two years on, and the music is still stuck in the heads of thousands worldwide.

Rumors about LocoRoco 2 have been buzzing around for over a year now (former Sony vice president Phil Harrison inadvertently confirmed it when he mentioned how he was playing "LocoRoco's next version" at the 2007 DICE event), but now we've got official confirmation: the Locos are heading back to the PSP, and it's going to be as cute as ever. As before, you use the L, R, and Circle buttons to help the strangely cute LocoRoco across a dangerous planetary landscape, with the merry blobs singing and generally having a good time along the way."

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MCV asked the Sony product manager which titles retailers should be watching out for the rest of the year:

"The key software titles we have coming out this year for PSP include Echochrome, Buzz The Master Quiz, Secret Agent Clank and LocoRoco 2."
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It's time to roll out! New reports have come in for the sequel to that that quirky-cute game, LocoRoco. Although this info hasn't been confirmed by Sony yet, it's still something all us can chew on while you wait for official details.

According to PlayFrance, LocoRoco 2 is due to be out in France (most likely for the rest of Europe as well) on June 6. Whether it's June 6 of this year or next, not entirely sure as the translation is a bit ambiguous.
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Thursday 31 May 2007 LocoRoco 2 will launch for PSP on 17 October, with PSP's Pursuit Force Extreme Justice appearing in September and Syphon Filter sequel Logan's Shadow also hitting in October, making this autumn a bumper season for Sony's handheld. The dates come from an official-looking Sony release schedule, unearthed by NeoGaf forumites. The list also features a decent line-up of autumnal hits for both PS2 and PS3. On PlayStation 2, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror is set for a 12 September ... » Read More

Sony Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison has confirmed that a sequel to last year's blob-rolling PSP adventure LocoRoco is currently in the works. Fielding questions at the D.I.C.E. summit in Las Vegas yesterday, Harrison said that he was "recently playing LocoRoco's next version," in response to a question asking what he was doing recently. No more than that was said on the LocoRoco sequel, leaving gameplay details and the target platform up in the air. After the rubber duck ... » Read More

Sony's own Phil Harrison has promised LocoRoco will return, despite the PSP-only blob-'em-up being not quite the DS defeating smash hit the company was hoping for. During his interview with MTV News, the boss of Sony's worldwide studios first called the title "a very successful game for us," then went on to say that Sony is "going to bring LocoRoco back in a couple of new ways with some new friends in the future." Now to us, that already sounds like there are plans afoot to expand the ever ... » Read More