Eat Yummy Cake, Join the Fat Princess Beta

261 54

Yes, you can have your cake and play with it, too. Titan, the developers of the forthcoming PSN-exclusive Fat Princess are searching for beta test volunteers beginning later this week.

This is a “real” beta; the developers don’t just want you to play, they value your feedback. You should only participate if you’re willing to report your experiences on the closed beta forums, discussions, surveys, etc. You won’t just be having fun, you’ll be helping to make Fat Princess an even better game when it debuts on PSN this summer.

Also, you’ll get to brag to your friends. Over and over.

Being a closed beta, access is limited; so we want to make sure the most fervent, determined fans benefit from our allotment of 250 beta codes. We struggled with deciding how to determine which PlayStation.Blog readers want it the most. Then it hit us: cake.

The first 250 people to upload a picture of themselves eating cake (cheesecake, cupcakes and fruitcakes are all acceptable) to our Facebook fan page will get in. Please make sure that the picture is of YOU, and that you include a piece of PlayStation paraphernalia in the pic (a DualShock controller, T-shirt, PS3, PSP, etc). Just upload your pic(s) to the gallery and tag them with “Fat Princess″ – you’ll need to ‘Fan’ the page first – to let us know you want in! Then, once the beta gets underway, we’ll contact you via Facebook with information on how to join in on the fun.

In case you’re lacking for inspiration, we took some practice pics in the office. Now head out to the bakery – these spots won’t last!

Jeff eating cake for Fat Princess Chris smothered in cake for Fat Princess

SCEA eats cake for Fat Princess SCEA eats cake for Fat Princess

UPDATE: Looks like we’ve got enough photos now! The response has been awesome and overwhelming, so thanks to all of you that have entered. We’ll go through the entries now, sort out the duplicates and whatnot, and contact the approved photo-submitters via Facebook by noon (Pacific) tomorrow. If you didn’t make it, pay attention to our Twitter account for other sites that may be granting access to the beta. Thanks!!

Comments are closed.

261 Comments

54 Author Replies

  • Bakery industry just exploded from Cake demand.I hope your happy.

    To be serious i will be 100% late to the contest when ill try.A public beta would be nicer for everyone who really wanted one.LBP did it,Killzone did it.

  • Nooo! When I found the page it had about 150 pics I’d say? My camera was dead, so I ran downstairs, grabbed some cake and took a pic with my Sixaxis…sent the pic from my phone to my email. Downloaded the pic from my email to my computer. Added a border in Photoshop, uploaded the pic to Facebook and it was like number 409 :( darnit this was possibly my most anticipated game of the year! And I was going to provide beta feedback too :(

  • I want in. im goin to the bakery rite now…

  • Is it too late….?

  • Well maybe it’s too late but what the hell… did it because i would REALLY like to be part of this great game! I’m the guy who look stupid in an orange tshirt with 2 yellow cupcakes in is mouth lol Oh there is also rainbow star on them… CMON! I deserve a beta access after that!

  • Damn, I just saw the update on the original blog post.

    Why did I have to wake up so late

    ;_;

  • Great idea. Got a newborn son and can’t provide feedback but looking forward to this game!

  • this doesnt seem very fair i see people taking photoshop pics, eating …well not even cake, i think you should pic the first 250 eating cake no doughnuts or anything just seems more fair imo :(

    • We\’ll be sorting out the qualified and non-qualified pics. Those who went to that effort will be rewarded.

  • Do we have to be actually eating the cake? I was full from a big lunch so I just stared at my Cheese Danish Twist.

    There is a ton of pictures on Facebook with people with their cake. How are numbers doing? Is there still time for people to get into the contest?

    Thanks I need to set up my cell phone to get alerts from my facebook account.

  • Is it going to be first come, first serve? Or are you just going to pick randomly.

  • What if I just take a picture of myself and I am slightly overweight and a decendant from a royal blood line? Does that qualify? It’ll be like one of those commercials that show the “before” and “after” effects of eating lots of cake.

  • Just uploaded mine, I’m the nervous one with the White DS3 and a KZ2 mag XD

  • Damn, missed it.

  • noooooooo =(…this is such a bummer i wanted to beta, and i doupt there are many gamers with more psx/ps2/ps3 games then I(we’re talking almost 200 combined, excluding psn downloaded ones) and im halfway to lv 12 with trophies, we trophy people should get some sort of reward :)

  • I find this whole contest very unfair, I get the whole cake thing going with the game but still, I had classes all day until now, I don’t have any cake, nor any access to a camera, and even if I did by the time I found the post I would have already lost due to the horde of people who saw this already, maybe I can get into the gamespot one, who knows though

  • I uploaded a picture I just hope I get a code if its not to late :)

  • Are there any spots left?

  • You find it unfair because the contest took place during a time that inconvenienced you? Really?

    BTW if Gaf is reading this I want my damn account activated.

  • Just took a look at Facebook and the pics people have posted.

    Hilarious, but looks like there are way more pics now than beta keys that will be given away.

  • Can’t wait to sell the Beta code on eBay! :P

  • That SOUND T-Shirt, looks like “NOUMD”

  • @165

    well if it was by email I would have at least had a chance

  • @167 Mmmm looking at all these pics, they are a lot of them who does not have been labeled with “Fat Princess” So i don’t think they qualified… IF i have read carefully that is. I think it was needed, that and the ps3/psp/DS3

  • You know, I’d do it if I had some cake in my house. I actually want to beta test to help make this game as good as it can be, unlike the majority of these testers who are just doing it for exclusivity and the bragging rights that they got to play the great Fat Princess before the rest of us.

    Also, putting creativity aside, how does uploading a picture signify qualification for this? Despite the fact that you say you only want serious testers, I hope you realize that dozens of the applicants will not follow through with their promises.

    I’ve beta tested the SOCOM private beta (not public). They selected their testers based off of people who actually contributed to the community, rather than those who wanted to play it the most. I guess this couldn’t be used for this beta because there isn’t really a community built up yet, which is understandable.

  • hey i post 2 pics
    the first one was PS stuff with cake

    second one was me +cake/Game but semi-blurry
    but on second my cake doesn’t look like a cake… :(
    can’t ya add them both?

  • I don’t have any cake nor a facebook page =(

  • I think this was such an awesome way to do this!! I told my boss…BRB!, I need cupcakes and literally raced out of the office to Wawa!

    Taking the photo, tagging it, freaking out because I couldn’t figure out how to upload was really fun! Thanks for letting me participating! I am pretty sure I secured my BETA code! I cannot WAIIITTT to play Fat Princess! My SOCOM clan is going to hate me but OHHHHH WELL!!

  • Yikes you work with some hot chicks, though they could make an effort, clothes wise, when going into work ;-).

  • thats kinda dumb…..that wasnt even an update

  • This is an outrage!

    Whatever, I’ll just wait for the full game :/

  • PS3 owners are mangia cakes

  • I’m just secretly hoping that Jeff screamed out “LET THEM EAT CAKE!” as he pressed the submit button to post this blog.

    Jeff… if you didn’t, I’m very disappointed.

    You should really make that the title for the post when Fat Princess is actually released.

  • Who am I kidding… they don’t read page 4 after a contest is closed…

  • The only thing I have in my house even close was my kids left over Easter candy………..why oh why………

  • Your obviously kidding yourself and what do you know you might be a winner friend. Keep your head up and hope you get one that’s what I’m doing.

  • Am I retarded or is there no link to Titan Studios’ Twitter account? What the hell is the url?

    If anyone knows what Guerilla Games’ is that would be appreciated as well.

  • does anyone think that Jeff looks like Paul Rudd… or is it just me?

  • Nobody has mentioned that cute princess in the picture!!! Tell her I said hi Jeff! But seriously I can’t believe I missed out :( I’ve been in most of Sonys betas since I joined the G.A.P. oh so many years ago :(. I guess it’s time to watch IGN like a hawk!

  • I posted my picture and followed the instructions. I really hope I can get in. :D

  • if we eat cake will you put in gmae skype on ps3?

  • is it that first 250 one will win the demo code ?? or its about the best 250 ? when i know i win ?

  • The things we do to into a beta! What about people like me who have no purpose to use Facebook who would like to be in the beta. You shouldn’t force things like having to sign up with Facebook and post a personal picture just to participate in a beta. Not worth it. Aside from that I played it at GDC 2009 and I think Fat Princess is a good game to enjoy with cake and blood.

  • Snap. I’ll have to beg and plead elsewhere at a shot for some Fat Princess action. Either way I’m really excited about this game!

  • Damn, can’t believed i missed this. Two things i love – Cake and Playstation – and i missed it!

  • I have no cake, only Top Ramen

    Will you be making a Top Ramen Princess?

  • lol sux i was too late :(

  • My brother ate all the cake.

    I swear you guys will never get me to create a facebook account.

    I didn’t do it for Killzone and I won’t do it for a fat princess.

  • Hmm I visited the PSBlog six times already after I posted my last comment (not this one). Still no other blogs to read :(

  • I find it really fair doing this when everyone is at work or school. Next time do it when people have the time. >_> I’m a little pissed.

  • I had to go somewhere before I was able to actually bake the cake…but you can see in my picture that I was technically “eating” the “cake” mix :)

Please enter your date of birth.

Date of birth fields