Mixing politics with fun and games is not something we’re keen to do, but when it comes to a cataclysmic event, such as the one this week that has left thousands of people in Haiti suffering, we think it’s up to every one of us to do as much as we can to look after one another

We will be donating some money to the various charities doing their best to help out, and we’re posting this here to ask if you might do the same. Pwetty pwease?

If you can spare even a small amount, then please check out this page on the BBC to find out how to help. Thanks all.

For our Christmas Party this year, we’re looking for a glamorous swing / rock band to entertain us with some tasty grooves. If you are in an awesome band that plays music we can dance to, and fulfil our oh so stringent requirements, then please apply at once!

Requirements:

• Must be able to play a gig in Surrey, UK in December

• Must be awesome!

• Must be glamorous, to match our party getup.

• Must be able to keep a straight face whilst game developers dance around them.

• Must be prepared for stage invasion at any moment

• Must be up for a good ol’ drunken cheesy sing-along

In return we will give you some money, and the odd glass of champagne! To apply, send an email to jobs@mediamolecule.com ideally with links to some sample music. Thanks :)

If you haven’t then you should go immediately to the Playstation Store and download it. Like Right Now people, seriously – move it, move it, move it!

It’s made by our friends over at Doublefine – they’re awesome. No really, we’re really good friends with them, look here’s a video in which Tim Schafer calls us jerks!

There were screams earlier today in the Mm offices, as a giant (presumed enemy) spider scuttled its way across the entrance hall.
It was really big. At first, Martin claimed it was 6 inches long (which it wasn’t), but it was still pretty big, like.

Anyway, we took some photos of it as it ran for its life underneath a sofa prepared to turn us all in to Human Slaves in an Insect Nation (the spiders are not insects, but in a war they will side with the insects). Ahem.

Sackboy even came and said ‘hello!’. He didn’t seem too phased by its hairy legs and the cluster of eyes on its forehead. It’s probably that big wooly hat keeping his head a bit too warm.

… nobody knows why though.

Come to think of it, kengo is quite a good name for a pup isn’t it? Don’t tell Kengo I said that though, he might come over here, bark a bit and try to hump my leg or something!

It’s no secret that we like stickers here at Mm, and when we discovered Tom’s laptop was in dire need of some more stickering, we reached out to our fans via twitter. Little did we know that we would be sent the motherload.

Kevin Derken, who has chosen to be known as klav9 in the world of internets, sent us a ‘selection’ of various stickers he made for a gallery installation last August, isometric pixely chaps based on famous characters from movies, games and that weird and wonderful place: reality.

The truly awesome stickers were distributed throughout the office; personally I ended up with an Anchorman set, a Ghostbuster, and some members of Team Zissou.

Other things we got sent after talking loudly on twitter: lots of teabags!

Thank you Mm friends, you really are the best people ever!

Media Molecule’s very own John Connor (AKA Luke Petre) has struck a blow for the resistance and defied Skynet, by having the metal plates removed from his leg.  The plates (which made him part man, part machine, all cop, wait that’s another movie) were put in place following an encounter with an out of control motorbike; presumably a motorbike escaping a giant truck driven by a T-1000, sent through time to destroy someone or other.

He’s home at the moment recovering and making gory photo montages like the one above and not working on LittleBigPlanet. All of us at Mm would like to wish him a speedy recovery, our tools need you Luke!

Er, Hasta la vista?

Michelle’s dog Martha dressed up as Noby Noby Boy over the weekend. Too cute to miss!

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Last Friday we had a visit from our friend Tim Schafer! Visiting Europe on a press tour for his forthcoming metal adventure Brutal Legend, we saw the perfect opportunity to repay his kindness of inviting a gang of molecules to Double Fine when they were over in San Francisco for GDC, and also a good excuse to hang out in the sunshine with our friend.

After a nice long lunch in the sun, Tim, his wife Rachael and their baby Lili, met the molecule gang in the office, drank some tea, and chatted to the star-struck testing team. Then we all headed off to have a Barbecue.

It was here, whilst we chomped on lovely grilled meats and sipped champagne, that the heirs of two of the beardiest and friendliest game designers in the world met. Here we see Psychadets Lili Schafer and Lautaro Healey, very possibly the future of game design, meeting for the first time.  All together now: awwwwwwwww :)

Thanks for coming to visit Tim, we all had a great time!