Anyone kind enough to get me one? I'll tirelessly attempt to but I'm doubting my luck this time.

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

I'm also curious as to how/when GameSpot is giving away their keys.

Mit

gamespot will be flooded

N3v3r.kNows.b3st.

@Lazlo:
At last!! I actually got through to the site!!

*reads fine print...*

DAMMIT!!! In order to be eligible you've had to be a member since yesterday, and any new creations will be deleted!! And you have to be over 25?! I don't get that age cutoff, not that it affects me anyways...

Anyways, screw 2old2play!!!

Lazlo

to hell with 2old2play. They aren't accepting any new sign ups and you have to be 25 years or older to enter.

Noks415

ha i posted at 420...

SofaKingHI

2old2play already died!!

Mike918

@Buttah: Ah who cares,lets go attack gamestop too!

or at least get everyone else to attack it while me and you steal the beta codes for ourselves Muahhahaha

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino

Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh- *runs to gamestop to waits*

Psudonym

How do you get one from gamespot?

SofaKingHI

I'm starting to get nervous. Too bad it's all gonna come crashing down when the time comes.

kingofrain

@ParadeDC: possibly beta testing their infrastructure? patches are also possible on the ps3...
or they are doing it to hype this horse till it bursts it's candy colored guts.... into my mouth where candy colored guts taste good.

Ehardergardens

2old2play is down right now due to "heavy traffic". So the status of our beta keys are hanging in the balance...

Lazlo

@CitizenInsane27:
A mod posted this at GS:
"Posted Sep 25, 2008 10:49 pm GMT
1) The Trivia prize this week is going to be a beta key. 2) We have a lot, but we DO have a limited number.
3) You do not have to be a paid subscriber, this contest is open to anyone who watches the show and submits a trivia answer.
4) To enter - watch the show and wait for Brian and I to tell you how to enter. Good luck all! I'm off to go make some sacrifices to the server gods in hopes we don't crash like Eurogamer."

DustySword

Man o man I think LittleBigPlanet is gonne be huge. By the way any londoners here who read the "London Paper" on the subway. Pretty good LittleBig ad spread in there. Looks like Sony has finally started the mainstream hype train.

TotaleeAwesome

@CitizenInsane27: Why did it respond here? Sorry, meant for it to be below Barf's comment...

CitizenInsane27

Barf#1: See:xXn00bXx

CitizenInsane27

@Buttah: hehe, maybe it was just wishful thinking ;)

DragonNinja

So wait, how are they going to give out the keys on Gamespot? Do you have to sign up? Because I never did that due to the overwhelming hordes of trolls and derelicts on the site....I hope they just open up a page for the keys....

CitizenInsane27

So anyone who does have it want to tell us what they think??

Barf#1

Would be nice if they game kotaku a bunch of keys.

blizzardjesus

This game rocks, I played 6 hours today, beside some issues with lag it was a blast. You can safely say it lives up to the hype.

xXn00bXx

@Buttah: Gamespot :o

Buttah

@ParadeDC:
There are about 3 levels from the Single Player, and then theres the level editor. I guess you could play it by yourself, but you can go online and play with other people. Also, this will probably make it so that when LBP comes out, there are already User created levels.

DustySword

Poor Gamestop. We knew ye well...

Buttah

@Fionbhar: LOL

CaptainFreakingAmazing

Wtf? Is that Captain Price to the far left?

Fionbhar

@DustySword: Then why are my friends playing through it by themselves?

ParadeDC

*sigh*

So long internet,Im sorry,but we have to crash you again.

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino

*sigh*

If I weren't so damn lazy, I'd do this, but really, I think I'd rather wait for the release, I want to be really surprised when I switch this game on finally, I find myself, that demos and betas often ruin that element, I guess it's personal opinion though!

Strife56

@ParadeDC:
It's an old build to test the online capabilities.

DustySword

I want to try the game but im not going to frustrate myself in this server crashing event. I'd rather just wait and buy the game...that way I can keep my hair.

parad0x360

This doesn't mention that it doesn't seem to be happening until next week. Don't know why it's so delayed but all the sites are saying "here's how to get into the beta that starts Monday" in so many words.

poisonedsodapop

This can't really be a beta, last I checked LBP has already gone gold. Why don't they call a sneak peak or something.

ParadeDC

1 hour left for the Gamespot ones... =P Can't wait

DustySword

Well, I guess I can visit Gamespot just this once.

HomerSapien

Gamespot here I come

CaptainFreakingAmazing

I'm so glad I got one from Eurogamer. No need to worry about getting one now.

prmononoke

They should give away betas to the early adopters like me, not just pick people at random. We were the ones who payed the highest price, who put our faith in them to deliver the goods right from the beginning, who effectively got screwed over because we were so desperate to give them our hard earned cash. A little acknowledgment would be nice from time to time.

Mancomb Seepgood

@SofaKingHI:

Go watch On The Spot and they'll give out a trivia question, answer before the keys are gone to recieve your key.

[www.gamespot.com]

jporter313

better here than in G4...effin biased media gaming corporation...

rbee90

wait, so all we have to do is watch the show and they'll tell us how to get a key?

tralfaz23

I better get something for watching this crapfest

gadjet

mass hysteria once again.

something tells me i wont be playing LBP until Oct21 :(

zanzibarlegend

@ali_g_84uk: Excellent.

kimsama

Visit GameSpot? NO THANK YOU. I'm quite satisfied with my Giant Bomb, thank you very much.

Also, I think I can wait a month for the game. I feel like if I dive right into the beta, I'll play too much of it and make the real game less exciting.

DukeOfPwn

You dont have to be a paying member, just log in and watch the show and a form should pop up they said to answer the trivia question in.

ali_g_84uk

Is anyone planning to give us a "kotaku edge" by posting the answer here? (Haha, I'm mostly kidding)

Also, anyone know if you have to be a paying member (or care to speculate) to answer the trivia question?

kimsama

@tralfaz23:

MASS HYSTERIA!

Glass_bomb

i wish they would hurry up i want to go play more wipeout!

JesseLacey

*heart thumps*

oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god

STEPHEN FRY, LET ME HEAR YOUR VOICE TO GET ME THROUGH THIIIS, I'M COMIN' FOR YOU BUDDY..

AUUUGH

*waits*

Glass_bomb

this endwar game looks pretty neat-o

tralfaz23

2old2play is dead. Crap crap crap I hope I get this GS one.

spyker3292

how long is this show?

tralfaz23

how exactly do we answer the trivia question? email? Post a comment? One of those requires me to pay for crap on gamespot I think...

Demonbird

2,000 keys for Gamespot. Going to be quite a fight there.

Tetelestia

And gamespot is slowing down to a crawl

AnnetteHizane

gotta wait till the end of the show... then the site(s) will crash, the interwebs will get tangled, cats and dogs living together, and no one will get a beta key

tralfaz23

OOOOOOOOH THEY SAID BETA KEY!!!!! GET THERE NOW!

alkalinetrio

GAMEPRO keys start monday....

APPARENTLY the GameSpot keys start tonight at 7pm EST..

soemthing to do with watching that shitty "on the spot" show...

alkalinetrio

I pray it doesn't involve something they said in the show.
If I know the answer I will post as well!

15 more minutes!

gadjet

I'll also be nice and post the answer if I know it. I expect the same in return!

fquick

@DragonSphere: Haha, that is exactly what I was thinking.

I will post here if I know the answer.

kimsama

Having a job keeps interfering with my chances to get LBP beta keys.

Ultraseamus

I heart Firefox and its tabs. I'll hop back over when I hear LBP mentioned. :D

Until then, I'll be playing some Megaman.

fquick

Yeah this and ign weekly suck. Love the 1up show tho, some of the skits can be a bit hit and miss but the actual conversation on games is excellent.

ali_g_84uk

anyone know how long "On the Spot" usually lasts? I have a feeling the trivia will have something to do with paying attention to all the other stuff in the show... which sucks for me cuz Im browsing Kotaku in another window lol

DragonSphere

@gadjet: The only thing you're guaranteed to get from a crapfest is E. coli

kimsama

@Maximoisgood:

Mine is perfect actually, I thought it would be dropping out like crazy with the strain.

gadjet

Wow, a lego designer interview. It was all worth the wait!

kimsama

Hehe we focused on the combat for lego batman...yeah right. Same shit new skin :P

ali_g_84uk

that guy was a giant. seriously.

rbf1138

is the video lagging for you guys too. My video is way choppy.

Maximoisgood

IS THE BATMAN CAKE EDIBLE? EVEN THOUGH HE SAID IT WAS? LET'S FIND OUT!

Glass_bomb

@gadjet: "The coolest cake ever"?! Shoot me now, please.

kimsama

come on, come on.

Maximoisgood

@kimsama:

just keep telling yourself that you will NEVER have to watch this show again.

gadjet

I didnt realize this show was soo long.

JesseLacey

I am going to have post tramatic boredom disorder tomorrow.

kimsama

@DragonSphere:

Apparently a form pops up, don't ask me how, this is just what they said.

gadjet

*smacks head on the table* talk about 50 min of my life wasted just like that. Anyone figure out yet how exactly we're supposed to type in the answer??

DragonSphere

God this is unbearable.

DXY!

@gadjet: make that 51 for the starlog

Glass_bomb

I thought this would be 40 Minutes!!
It's been 50 already!!

gadjet

Come oooon... This is so boring...

uuuughh

Glass_bomb

It just got way worse. Way worse.

Morphie

OMG! The freedom to edit anything in a level is the reason why I loved Starcraft so much. LBP looks like it will let you do anything you want. I gotta have this game.

2SBs

I have never been so bored/frustrated. Thank god I'm playing MGOnline to alleviate the boredom part.

kimsama

Come on Gamespot.... anyone got a link to where it might possibly be waiting after the show?

phantomlink

Gah. All this LBP footage is just a big cocktease...and sadly, with thousands of people pouring into Gamespot right now, little chance of a payoff :(

DragonSphere

What is the email? D:

eyeshield

@JesseLacey: OMG, what!? But, there was a wonderful cake on which everything was edible. Didn't that make it so worthwhile for you!?

kimsama

@kimsama:

Makes 2 of us (actually 3, my girlfriend sent one too)

AnnetteHizane

that was A) a waste of time watching that show and B)very vague

JesseLacey

Something tells me that I failed horribly. Damn it...guess I'll wait for the final release.

Saint Anima

@kimsama:
Mine just said Trivia
I really hope they aren't going to throw it out for that =/ especially with so many of their guys putting the answer in the comment field...

Demonbird

This is the one game that seriously makes me debate picking up a PS3. It just looks so... good.

DeadHex

Man I put subject as LBP Beta keys. But then I send the email again with correct subject. When do we find out if we got in the beta?

2SBs

So there's a live chat going on (found it at the BETA thread the article linked to) and people are saying they've already got their keys. Anyone here got one already?

Uhyve

@Morphie: LOL let's hope not.

@DragonSphere: That was my subject line, too!

kimsama

wow gamespot, way to fail at everything

I thought today I might have something to respect you for.

nope.

eyeshield

@kimsama: I just sent another email immediately afterwards with the correct subject line. I don't think they punish such things as much as Kotaku. ;)

Morphie

Damm dyslexia. Wrote it wrong.

Maximoisgood

@@kimsama: You sure they specified what the subject was supposed to be?? I just typed in "LBP Trivia".

DragonSphere

Errors:
onthespot@gamespot.com was not found. Please check the user name in the send to field and try again.

rbf1138

Oh, fuck you, gamespot. I typed the wrong subject and now even though I sat through your shitty video I won't get a thing. Kimsama smash!

kimsama

Sent the e-mail, hope I get my key!

DXY!

That was retarded...

wow

Glass_bomb

@Methusalah: Thanks. I was expecting the quiz to show up. Grrr. Email Sent. I have little hope, but you never know.

Morphie

Ugh, I emailed them the answer but subject was just "Trivia"... oh well.

Demonbird

I don't see anywhere to enter the damn answer. I sent an e-mail, but I'm not sure that's what you were supposed to do.

DXY!

BTW I love how everyone is submitting their answer via the Gamespot comment section... the banter going on has been pretty funny. Also of Note: Don't almost screw up like I *almost* did and write GAMESTOP instead of GAMESPOT on the email lol

DragonSphere

@eyeshield: E-mail it to onthespot@gamespot.com. I really hope you aren't lying about the answer.

Methusalah

onthespot@gamestop.com at least that's where they said.

Maximoisgood

Answer is C..

fquick

email at onthespot@gamespot.com..subject:Trivia Question

enewtabie(Future LittleBigPlanet Master Creationist)

Trivia thing wasn't working for me either. So I hope I got the email right...

DragonSphere

What was the email subject?

Uhyve

Its easy..It's C on gamespot..

enewtabie(Future LittleBigPlanet Master Creationist)

It's "Shredding and Freedom"

but, HOW THE HELL DO I ENTER?

Glass_bomb

Shredding and Freedom

kimsama

where do you put it in?

JesseLacey

C right? What was that email address? onthespot AT gamespot.com?

DragonSphere

It's Shredding and Freedom!

gadjet

It says the quiz is on the right, but it's not. Yay.

Tetelestia

answer please, 500 keys might be gone by now.

Maximoisgood

Where do I enter the question?

DXY!

Answer is C

Where do you turn the answer in?

eyeshield

Hope somebody posts it cause their server just got torn to pieces.

Demonbird

What the hell kind of question is that?

DXY!

What is the answer? How the hell would I know that.

Morphie

aww yeah

DXY!

PFF. They need to stop talking and start trivia-...ing?

DragonSphere

Alright, it's comin up

Glass_bomb

@xXn00bXx: Now we just wait for the inevitable onslaught of the xbots who say they can't see a game in there and how it will suck.

dsmx

@Morphie: I call shenanigans. Unless they aren't checking the email answers and are just emailing the first 2000 people back, that's impossible.

By requiring emailed answers, gamespot slowed down the process immensely.

kimsama

im not buying into the hype on this one. ive been burned by too many PS3 exclusives before and by many i mean haze.

otis123

Give us beta codes, or give us the dead hides of Game Spot employees!

Davesumoto

@Glass_bomb:

yeeeah. Fuck them.

Handbanana37

From the Playstation Forums: "SENT MINE 8:05 AND GOT A RETURN EMAIL"

Oh well. I lose.

Morphie

no it was suppoosed to be e-mail they said it in chat
sadly i typed gamestop by accident and f*cked myself

UnknownElementX

@Glass_bomb: What a terrible terrible idea. Email was listed as a valid method of entry, so we'll see what happens. I have little hope at this point though. Good luck to all Kotaku members!

Morphie

@Glass_bomb:

I'm so confused, I answered first in the "Ask a Question" section but I just said the answer not the cooresponding letter. Then I emailed them via gmail....FUCK!

gadjet

@AnnetteHizane: Haha, since no one can figure it out or get through to the email anymore, maybe no one will end up getting a key!

kimsama

@eyeshield: onthespot@gamespot.com subject: Trivia Question Answer c) shredding and freedom

2SBs

@Uhyve:

yeah, that email is invalid -_-

eyeshield

Oh sweet, you were supposed to answer in the "Ask A Question" thing

Awesome...

Fuck you Gamespot

Glass_bomb

@eyeshield: Check the 5th page.

Uhyve

Eeee I played for half an hour at the event showroom in Manchester this afternoon, it's so cute! Like Spore meets Garry's Mod, with adorable Sack-people!

NiceMissMayonnaise

WHAT IS THE EMAIL?!!

D:<

eyeshield

Is it just me or is this like, the worst distribution method ever?! They are going to have to have someone go through and check the emails' contents to make sure that the person answered correctly, then they'll have to email back with a code.

Wouldn't a form on their site that made you vote for an answer, and automatically stopped handing out keys at 2000 have been faster, cleaner, and less confusing?

Oh wait, this is gamestop. Nevermind.

kimsama

@eyeshield: I had the same problem! :( I still haven't figured it out.

ColaWorm

i came into it about 10 late, then used the wrong email that somebody posted on the playstation forums @gamestop.com instead of @gamespot.com u screwed me man...whoever that was

luckily i've had a gamespot account for years and used the same email.

i doubt i'll get in then...efff'ing A

dh4645

Are these still going? I sent an email like 10 mins ago, wondering if they're all gone. Plus, I didn't watch the episode, just went with whet people were saying in comments.

Import98

It only took about 45 seconds for me to email them... =( no response.

Demonbird

@Davesumoto: Give us both!!!

Methusalah

All this refreshing of my inbox is killin' me. Think I'll take a break from teh internets for awhile and come back later.

One other question though - was a Gamespot account required to enter? I thought they announced it wasn't, but my vague memory isn't enough to calm down my paranoia.

DragonSphere

@Glass_bomb:

Because that would be too easy.

Handbanana37

This was so stupid, why couldn't they have had a little page to go to and answer, and then obtain keys? The e-mail thing was a huge clusterfuck.

Glass_bomb

@kimsama:

You're absolutely right, worst method ever.

I'll wait until Kotaku, a far superior gaming site, in my humblest opinion, gets some keys. If they don't, I can wait.

doubtful

@Morphie: It appears there is still hope. This is from the comments section on gamespot:

One additional note:

We will not be voiding any email entries or "ask a question module" entries due to a comment posting.

If you have emailed an entry, they will be taken in order of receipt and correct answer. Do not worry if you posted here, unless of course you posted something that violates terms of service.

Good luck, all.

Morphie

well those who got it wrong got emails back saying no good right? ... so does that bode well for those waiting?

regardless thanks to the awesome folks here being on the ball and reiterating how to get in.

whether I get in or not... Thanks!

JimmyNice

@kimsama: I do hope you are correct. I'm just preparing myself for the return to waiting until release again.

Morphie

@ParadeDC: Because you can play it offline, too? If what DustySword is saying is correct, then it's a beta to test online stuff that just happens to have an offline mode. It's not like these dudes are getting the entirety of the game for free or anything.

myketuna

Alrighty, I emailed them once on my main email and once o my throwaway email, both with the wrong subject, so I resent with the right subject. And the awaiting game begins.....

ZPfan

Well, seeing as how I can't even scratch the card to get my code for Kratos sackboy correctly, they probably don't want me testing the damn thing anyway.

Curses you! Gamestop, giving me a faulty card. I peeled it off and it ripped off half the code on the damn sticky!!!! ergh!

BTW: I want my five bucks back, d doubles....

iFlingPoo

Will these be able to connect with the people who got the european ones?

J0hnny-Kickass

@doubtful: That would be a dream come true!

kimsama

@otis123: And what else? Haze I understand.

DXY!

@MSUSteve: Just to clear it up, I re-read the email and I got in as a randomly selected Game Informer newsletter subscriber. It might be worth it to sign up for the free GI email newsletter for a chance to get in.

MSUSteve

I'm a Game Informer subscriber and I got an email from them this morning with an LBP beta key. Woo!

MSUSteve

@ParadeDC: I've encountered quite some bugs so far, so there's still plenty of room for improvement.

vaterunser

has anyone gotten their key from last night yet?

JimmyNice

Hey, I sent this tip in yesterday, along with the tetris machine. I guess Brian didn't think these items were news.

Lokno

I don't think anyone has gotten word yet. I sent my answer in at 8:04 est so I would think I have a pretty good shot. Still waiting though :(

kingofrain

Yeah same, no email...they made a mess of that.

ali_g_84uk

where do you email or submit the answer to anyways? this was sooo stupid

Sakaban

onthespot@gamespot.com

SethSage

Well, that's wonderful.
I accidentally refreshed my browser, and now I apparently can't watch the current episode. Screw it, I'm just gonna wait for the full game.

Musika13

I hope the question is not too hard

Sakaban

Who's eligible? You must be a member since September 24th, 2008 to enter (no new sign ups, we're not looking for Ninja Looters). YOU MUST ALSO BE OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE!!! All the new people who are just signing up will be REMOVED and cannot receive the beta. Don't waste your time. What a bunch of shit!!! I'm 26 but how the hell was I supposed to know that they would be having beta keys. Lame.

YalenaHapland

huh, The Gamespt show description makes it sound like just watching gets you a beta key. That can't be right.

JABSEN

I hear there's only going to be 10 beta codes for Gamespot...plus they'll probably make you watch their ENTIRE crappy show in order to see the contest for the beta.

I-Al2x-I

@iFlingPoo:
Yea same thing happened to me I spent all night trying to piece back together my Kratos sackboy card and I wrote it down on paper now I have to pray no letter or number got missed >_<

ScorpiuS41

@ iFlingPoo
Yea same thing happened to me I spent all night trying to piece back together my Kratos sackboy card and I wrote it down on paper now I have to pray no letter or number got missed >_<

ScorpiuS41

@ iFlingPoo
Dood I did the exact same thing, I spent all night trying to piece my kratos code back together and i wrote it down on a paper praying that no letter or number got missed! >_<

ScorpiuS41

The email is onthespot@gamespot.com Good luck

WaylenHuang

OMG I hope I get it and teh Internetz doesn't crash

Prelate_Zeratul

I sent my email in about 10 seconds after they announced it and I have not gotten an email back :(

Masterted11

Did they say you have to write Trivia Question as the subject? Can't remember that part..

LincolnDarnoldo

I hope I sent the email right!

Masterted11

Whats the answer and where do we answer it at?

Masterted11

OMG, This is taking forever!

Masterted11