It's been quite while since we've heard any news about LocoRoco 2. Aside from the announcement that the game is already in the works, there's been hardly a peep on what's been happening with the game. Now, PlayFrance reveals new details on the game, including a release date. These details haven't been confirmed by Sony, but at least we have something to chew on for now. Details in the full article.

Thanks to Herald for the tip!

While this blogger enjoyed math class when he was in grade school, a lot of his other classmates didn't. Well, it's a pretty safe bet that it would have been a different story if the teacher used a video game such as LocoRoco to help teach the lesson. That's precisely what a Japanese school did. To check out some pictures for yourself, head on over to the full article.

We all know piracy runs abound when it comes to technology, especially game. Now, just how bad is the rate of piracy on Sony's PlayStation Portable? Well, we were able to get the low down on some of the top games. Boy, oh boy! it's definitely one scoop you guys don't want to miss out on. Find out the details in the full article.

Impressed with the previous LocoRoco Motion Plug-in? If so, then you may want to check out the latest release, with several audio fixes and the Jump function. Finally, we get to experience LocoRoco the way it should be. Details and change log in the Full Article!


Download: LocoRoco Motion Plug-in v0.99
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forums

Mr305 has developed an interesting new plugin for LocoRoco which makes use of the NeoFlash PSP Motion Sensing Kit.  It's called LocoRoco Motion Plugin v0.8, and as you can probably guess, it enables motion sensing for Sony's LocoRoco game. More on this motion-sensing plugin after the jump!

Download: LocoRoco Motion Plugin v0.8
Visit: QJ.Net PSP Development Forums

Christmas is coming early for the hordes of LocoRoco fans. A visit to the said game's page on the official PlayStation Japan website brings a popup showing an eerily familiar character.

What could it all mean? Cross your fingers, it just might be another LocoRoco Christmas demo.

Sony's efforts to push out the rumored LocoRoco sequel seem to be undermanned. A job posting at the career page of Sony Computer Entertainment's (SCEI) web site announced the need for new team players for the LocoRoco development team.

According to tipster Alex Rowe, the post also says that the new LocoRoco game is totally different from the PlayStation 3 version, LocoRoco Cocoreccho. In fact, the post describes the new LocoRoco game as one for the PlayStation Portable.

It's been a while now since Tsutomu Kouno started talking about a sequel to the highly-successful and uber fun video game LocoRoco. It should be remembered that LocoRoco Cocoreccho for the PlayStation 3 was announced during the recently concluded Develop Conference in Brighton.

However, this is not the sequel we are talking about here. PlayStation Portable owners made the title what it is today and we reckon that they should receive some more blobs of happiness. Fortunately, the director had the same thing in mind.

When asked if there will be a sequel for the PSP, Kouno answered, "Yes, there will. I'm thinking about a sequel for the PSP right now. I got a lot of feedback from players that they bought a PSP just to play LocoRoco so I feel like I have to make a sequel for them".

There you have it, straight from the director himself. We believe it's just a matter of time before Sony makes an official statement regarding this so stay tuned for that.

Pick apart the brains of the mastermind behind the sleeper hit that had everyone singing in gibberish, Loco Roco, in this once-in-a-lifetime interview with Tsutomu Kouno. We give you the skinny on the man who thought up those rolling blobs of happy and encased them into a UMD for everyone with a PSP to enjoy.

In this video interview, Tsutomu Kouno gives a down-to-earth view of the game industry, how he started out, and what makes a game a success or a failure. He also shares a word of wisdom to aspiring game developers - that they should start off in the industry with something new, something original, something different from everyone currently in the market.

Not only that, we get a peek at the quirky mind from whence Loco Roco spawned, with his talk of flying bicycles, a snowboarding bar, and glass earrings - the third one a cringe-worthy story that has to be listened to.

Don't let us spoil everything for you, though. Enjoy the video!

Unless you're a completist who just needs to find all of the berries, Pickories, house parts, and Mui Muis, LocoRoco isn't all that hard to finish. All you've got to do is breeze through the levels (sometimes literally ride the winds). If you're up for a challenge though - and aren't too patient to be a completist - you can opt for speedruns. That's when you try to finish a level or the entire game as fast you can. Remember the recent Twilight Princess speedrun? Jiano finished the game in under 6 hours.

Now, speedruns aren't altogether new. I remember trying to do a number on Super Metroid a few years back - which failed miserably, mind you. So, via PSPimages, we fished out a YouTube video of kingreuben14 doing a Wally West through World 1 - Level 1 of LocoRoco. He finished it in 59 seconds (0:59:77, to be specific). Lookie, lookie:

So, you up for the challenge? Think you can beat this guy's record? We're betting our very own Mabie A. is up to the challenge.