If you're looking for that other bundle which is the black PSP Brite with the 4GB memory stick, you'll still have to wait for next month in order to get that. The silver pack will be available in all European countries except the UK a day later on October 15. EU countries will also have to wait for the black bundle in November.
PSP Brite is now available in North America
If you're looking for that other bundle which is the black PSP Brite with the 4GB memory stick, you'll still have to wait for next month in order to get that. The silver pack will be available in all European countries except the UK a day later on October 15. EU countries will also have to wait for the black bundle in November.
echochrome gets $5 PSP expansion today
The blog entry also reveals a few interesting facts about the PSP version of echochrome, notably that the simple-looking title is surprisingly stressful on the hardware. It may surprise you to hear this, but the game takes up all 333MHz of processing power the PSP can take advantage of.
echochrome team working on new puzzler, not sequel

Instead, Fujiki is working with Japan Studio on an entirely different game that uses yet another method of "trick imagery." What does that mean? We're not entirely certain, but considering the incredible fascination we have with echocrhome, we can't wait to see what surprises they'll have in store for us.
[Thanks, Kyle P.!]
Sakamoto describes his inspirations for echochrome's music

One of the challenges of crafting the musical landscape for echochrome was creating a sound that doesn't necessarily move the player in a particular way. "In Echochrome, the important thing was for the player to have such feelings, just for their own sake. There was no sense of striving to manipulate the player's emotions, and that was something of a realization for me as a musician."
Please read the entire interview at Siliconera for more. It really is quite fascinating. Samples of the soundtrack can be heard here. The soundtrack is available for import at Play-Asia.
Patapon and echochrome devs to speak at Develop
The teams behind the creative PSP games, Patapon and echochrome, will make an appearance at this year's Develop conference in July. Atsushi Li, director of Pyramid and Junichi Yoshizama, associate producer of SCE Worldwide Studios will discuss the tribal music game Patapon. Jun Fujiki and Tatsuya Suzuki will speak about the mind-bending echochrome.
"We are privileged to welcome Ii-san, Yoshizawa-san, Fujiki-san and Suzuki-san to the Develop Conference and are thrilled that we can offer our delegates the opportunity to be inspired by what can only be described as some of the most creative video games designers on the planet," said managing director of Tandem Events, Andy Lane.
Echochrome differences: JPN UMD versus NA PSN

Now, there's no reason to complain about the exclusion. The NA version only costs a fourth of the price (10 bucks compared to the Japanese UMD's $38) for one third the content, and you can see from the math that it's not a bad trade off. This makes us wonder, however, if that missing content will be brought over to North America via expansions on the PSN. If the game does well, then why not?
And by the way, this ugly box art you see here is from the European UMD version set to come out in June. God, it is ugly. Couldn't emphasize that enough. Gladly, that's one bonus us North Americans have -- not having to see this every time we want to play echochrome.
These echochrome vids inspire you to think
If you haven't picked it up yet, then watch the vids anyway. You might just find something alluring about faceless avatars and endless walking. Also, don't forget that we're giving away a copy of the game for free, so make sure you enter.
Win a copy of echochrome!

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- Limit 1 entry per person.
- This entry period ends at 12:00pm ET on Monday, May 5th. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time.
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American PC Store update for May 1st

Playable content
- echochrome full game ($10)
- echochrome trailer (free)
- Burnout Paradise Wyclef "Fast Car" video (free)
- Four echochrome wallpaper (free)
echochrome coming back at you tomorrow
Stay tuned for our full review.
echochrome soundtrack resonates in Japan

The soundtrack CD will retail for the standard price of 2,940円 (~$28.21 US).
echochrome demo strikes US PSN tomorrow
The fine folks at SCEA wanted us to tell you that an echochrome demo will be available in tomorrow's Thursday PSN update. If you haven't been keeping updated, echochrome is a unique downloadable puzzle game that plays with perspective. Watch the trailer above to get a feel for the game.
This is the same demo we made available a few weeks ago. SCEA's Scott Goryl added: "Yes, this is the same demo that was available on the Japanese Store. Except, well, you know, with English." That's an added plus for many of you, we're sure.
Until then, check out our new updated gallery of the PSP version.
echochrome on UMD in Europe says official site
We suspect the reason for this might be that the European PC Store hasn't really taken off, with SCEE saying very little about the service since it was launched. As for the release date, we've had echochrome penciled in for May for a wee while now, so no surprises there.
[Via Pocket Gamer]
echochrome getting US release, only $10
A level editor is included with the game, but unfortunately for PSP owners, trading levels can only happen via local Ad-Hoc, not Infrastructure. We're hoping that with Memory Stick, it'll be possible for friends to simply e-mail levels to each other.
Penny Arcade obsesses over echochrome

Well, we're pretty sure the readers of this site want the best possible gaming experience on the go.