PixelJunk Monsters out soon on Euro PSN

Hitting the US PlayStation Store on January 24 - Euro release likely a week later.

Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert has revealed that US PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to buy the developer's newest title, PixelJunk Monsters, "next week" - points towards January 24.

There's been no confirmation of a European date yet, but there's rarely much more than a week between releases so we're expecting the game out on January 31.

PixelJunk Monsters is an RTS with a difference. It takes the simple RTS concept of building, researching and base defences and wraps it in a distinct style and gameplay type designed to appeal to Japanese gamers. One of the biggest changes over the traditional RTS is the removal of a roving cursor control system; instead the game uses a controllable character.

There's no resource gathering as such, with players collecting the gems that monsters drop. These can be used for researching more advanced towers and upgrading existing towers.

The game will also offer co-op play modes and the ability to Remote Play using a PSP.