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PixelJunk 4am release date announced

Q-Games' psychedelic music plaything out next month.

PixelJunk 4am, Q-Games' eccentric music creation game, struts onto PlayStation Network on 16th May, Sony has announced.

As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, the latest in the Kyoto developer's esoteric PS3 download series lets you mix music by manipulating the various instrument tracks and adding loops or samples.

There's also full Move support, a visualiser that you can use with your own tracks and various online features.

A limited number of codes will be handed out to PlayStation Plus members for an early access beta, due to start on 26th April. Details of how to get your name down will be announced soon.