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Are you familiar with the demoscene group known as Plastic? If you are not, then you've been taking the "interactive digital art" Linger in Shadows for granted. Plastic is the group responsible for putting LiS together; so all your strange nightmares of floating Basset Hounds are all thanks to them. Speaking of 'putting LiS together,' Plastic group co-founder, Bonzaj, sent us a tip on a video the group made which showcases some of the tools used in making Linger.

The group used something called "Pico" -- a graphics engine for integration with Maya. "The tools are Maya plugins," said Bonzaj. "... and they can be downloaded from our site for free." Budding game developers (or digital artists for that matter) might want to avail of the free tools, but first, you'll probably want to check out that video we mentioned earlier and see those tools in action. You can watch that after the break.

Trophy Whores have been waiting for a game like this. You can unlock all the Trophies from this title in less than an hour. However, rushing through will take away from the experience of this somewhat interactive piece of digital art.

The guys at Plastic are a charitable bunch -- they have made the soundtrack to their demoscene Linger in Shadows a free download on their website. The ZIP file even includes an additional track from their other demoscene, Into the Pink. Visit their website here and click on the soundtrack link in the middle of the page to download the file.

Wojciech Golczewski is the Polish composer responsible for the atmospheric soundtrack. You can find out more information about him and sample additional tunes by visiting his official website here.

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It's Thursday? Really? Time means nothing here in Tokyo. We've done some phoning around, however, and it turns out the EU PSN Store has been updated. Linger In Shadows is respectfully priced (though we have no idea how much content the "game" includes) and we're definitely looking forward to trying the Valkyria Chronicles demo. If that doesn't tickle your fancy, there's got to be an add-on or two down there that interests you. Check below for the full list, as usual.

Playable content

• Linger In Shadows full game (£1.99/€2.99)
• Valkyria Chronicles demo
• Hail to the Chimp demo
• Super Stardust HD "Complete" (£6.99/€9.99)

Add-on content

• Buzz! Quiz TV "Comedy Movie" Quiz pack (£3.49/€4.99)
• NBA Live 365 expansion (£6.99/€9.99)
• NBA Live 09 "Oklahoma City" pack (free)
• Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus expansion pack (£1.99/€2.99)
• Super Stardust HD "Double Pack" (£2.49/€5.99)
• Everybody's Golf: World Tour Costume Pack (£3.19/€3.99)
• Mega Man 9 "Endless Attack" mode (£1.99/€2.99)
• Mega Man 9 "Proto Man" character (£1.49/€1.99)
• Rock Band DLC (listed after the break)

A new PlayStation Blog post, written by Rusty Buchert (not to be confused with the PS3 Fanboy janitor, Rusty Bucket) who is the Senior Producer for Linger In Shadows, has revealed when we can finally get our hands on it. Buchert nonchalantly mentions that it'll be available on October 9th, but neglects to mention any pricing information. He also finally tells us a little something about the project's background.

Buchert is keen to state that Linger In Shadows is not a game. Then what is it? " It is an experiment with the demoscene and it is an experiment in Interactive Digital Art." Historically, the demoscene has been a community who developed passive audio-visual "demos" which attempted to push the boundaries of a piece of technology. Linger In Shadows bucks the trend by allowing people to interact with their creation. Hence the trophies.

So, based on that, we wouldn't be surprised if Linger In Shadows was released for free. Even if it's not, we're intrigued to check out what Plastic have been creating (in their spare time, no less). Check out the PlayStation Blog for more details.

We don't know much about this mysterious downloadable title. Heck, we don't even know how much gameplay it will have. Even stranger, these Trophies make absolutely no sense to us. Maybe you can help us out?

Download to PSP

Finally, the veil will be lifted. The strange, mysterious real-time PS3 demoscene Linger in Shadows will be available for download this week ... at least, according to the official PlayStation website. This interactive demo is yet another artistic experiment for the PSN -- you can get a small taste by watching this video released by the artists themselves. We can't wait to see how the PS3 community responds to quite possibly the strangest addition to the PSN yet.

Update: For some reason, Linger in Shadows has been mysteriously delayed.

[Via Siliconera]

Linger in Shadows is quite mysterious. We know that it's going to be a rather experimental release on the PSN -- a daring piece of "interactive art," according to PSN producer Rusty Buchart. But, what the experience be like? We're still unsure, but the ESRB has just rated the title -- and has claimed it A-OK for Everyone.

Early trailers of Linger in Shadows give off a very strange, creepy vibe. Looks like whatever this becomes, it will stay safely in PG territory. Don't expect any excessive violence or gore in this one, folks.

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For some time now we've been wondering what exactly Linger in Shadows is. Thankfully, our days of suppositions need be over for senior producer Rusty Buchert of Sony Santa Monica has clarified what this formerly mysterious game is all about. Said Buchert in this video interview from SCEA Judges Day, "It's interactive digital art." It's a PSN title that's a collaboration of "programmers, artists, and music guys all getting together ... and building these compositions of an artistic nature." The key word here seems to be "artistic" which no doubt shows in the game's surreal visuals.

It also looks like it won't be too long before all of us can get in on the action. The game is expected to see release this Summer or July at the earliest.

What is Linger in Shadows? To be honest, we have absolutely no idea. This new real-time video showcases some stunning footage which raises many questions, and offers almost no answers. SCEA's Santa Monica studios is known for greenlighting some truly unique (Everyday Shooter) and epic (God of War) games. From this very first look, Linger in Shadows looks to satisfy both qualities. We can't wait to find out more.

[Thanks, Joe!]