So it’s been a year now… actually a little over a year since PAIN was released on The PlayStation Network. I can’t actually believe all you cats are still here. That makes me proud actually. Some of you are old faces and some of you are new faces. Whatever age your “face” is, I want to profoundly thank you guys for sticking around and making PAIN the success it is. We honestly could not have done it without your support and input.
Christian Phillips, the Senior Director of San Diego Studios, calls PAIN our “red-eyed bunny rabbit.” It made sense when he explained it to me. We seem to always be the product all sorts of new experiments that are tested on before they make their way to another game. We are the lab rats of the PlayStation Network. I guess by extension, so are you (our customers). We may have soap in our eyes all the time (hence the red eyes), but we try to have as much fun as we can in the process. PAIN is always a “work in progress,” so I want to tell you about what we are doing post the Movie Studio expansion.
The Next Update:
The next update is happening next month. I won’t say when but it will be sometime next month. The moment we have approval from Format, I will post the date.
Replay Editor
In the next PAIN update, you all will FINALLY get to share your PAIN runs with the rest of the community. The advanced replay editor will be part of the next update. Check the screenshot section of the site soon to see shots of the editor. You will be able to save Game Data (to see a perfect replay) and then save a version to export to XMB or directly to YouTube. You can even control camera angels and the speed of the replay.
Improved Jukebox
We now play AAC tunes and you can also access your jukebox from inside the mode. You no longer have to exit out of a gameplay mode to hear music. We have also removed the R3 shortcut so you don’t make that mistake while playing.
Reindeer Ed
Look at him! He’s so CUTE! It’s Ed in a Brand new costume! He has new lines, new poses and the same capitalist attitude. Reindeer Ed is the PAIN team’s gift to all you PAIN players. Happy Holidays! He will be patched into your normal PAIN games and will come unlocked and ready to play. See, I told you I would come through.
Ao No Kutsu
When we were taking suggestions for the next pay character, a lot of you wanted a Sumo wrestler. Well, here you have it! MEET Ao No Kutsu -- that’s Japanese for Blue Shoes. I am sure you guys can agree that my man is definitely “The King.” I can’t stop laughing at “Kutsu,” he’s the bomb.
PAINLabs
Be on the lookout for quite a few NEW Labs this month. I am sure we will have enough of these to keep you busy until the New Year.
So before you ask the other question… yah, I know the one… I will answer it for you. Online multiplayer is in the final stages of testing and although we felt pretty good about it in America, the other territories needed more time to set up environments and prepare. This means it will be released in January. We worked hard to try to get it done for this year, but the demands of a worldwide ship date just didn’t work out in our favor.
Coke will be back in the next update to tell you guys all about Online Multiplayer and all the new modes that come out at the same time. If you are nice, he might even tell you about the new Environment. Yes… we are BACK in Beta testing.
The PAIN Train keeps on rolling...
Have a Happy Holiday season everyone! I’m going on vacation. Ao No Kutsu has left the building!!