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News LittleBigPlanet 2's Scoreboards Back Tomorrow
The fireworks still pop
You can still give your co-operative partner a big slap. But something's been missing from LittleBigPlanet 2's end-of-level experience for some time. The scoreboards have been offline. But according to a post on the LittleBigPlanet forums, the feature will return tomorrow. "As you know, for quite some time now the...
News Sony Answers LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Questions
We have the answers
Now that LittleBigPlanet 2 is fully Moved-up, there's been plenty of questions flying around about exactly what the Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling adds to the standalone game and how necessary it is. XDev Studio Europe producer Neil McPhillips has taken to the PlayStation Blog to give some answers. The biggest and best news is...
News Heads Up: LittleBigPlanet 2: Move Pack Launches Tomorrow
LittleBigPlanet 2's long anticipated PlayStation Move expansion pack officially launches tomorrow with a host of new tools in addition to an entirely new story campaign
The campaign is named "Rise Of The Cakeling" and provides a full demonstration of the new tools included with the Move expansion pack. The DLC will retail for 7.99 in...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Updated To Version 1.06, Prepares For PlayStation Move
The majority of LittleBigPlanet 2's new PlayStation Move features will not launch until next week -- but Media Molecule's gone live with a new patch (v1
06) that at least prepares for the platformer's new motion controlled features. The patch includes the integration of a variety of new sensors designed for motion control support. Don't get too...
News Toy Story Content Heads To LittleBigPlanet 2 Next Week
You got a friend in me
Media Molecule's announced a batch of Toy Story content for LittleBigPlanet 2, set to go live on the PlayStation Store next week. The pack includes a level kit featuring nine new levels, a couple of new music tracks and a bunch of new materials, stickers and decorations. That will run you £4.79. A costume pack will also be...
News We Know You've Been Waiting For That PlayStation Network Version Of Chu-Chu Rocket...
.. Wait no longer, as LittleBigPlanet 2 user Hymanator has made a pretty decent reinterpretation within Media Molecule's "create-your-own-game" toolset. It's even got the "Cat Mania" and "Fever" power-ups. The pace of the game is a little slow, but if you've been craving some Chu-Chu Rocket on your PlayStation 3, this...
News Sony Initially Intended LittleBigPlanet To Be Free-To-Play
You can see the origins of a free-to-play game in LittleBigPlanet
The accessibility of the PlayStation Store within the game makes the package ripe for freemium potential, and when you factor in DLC content packs for costumes, stickers and materials it's easy to see how the title could adapt to that business model. In fact: that was the original...
News PlayStation Network Outage Did Not Stop LittleBigPlanet From Growing
More than 1
5 million new players have jumped into LittleBigPlanet 2 since the PlayStation Network outage earlier in the year. Media Molecule confirmed the figures as part of a panel at the Develop conference this morning. "I like that stat because it's growing," revealed Media Molecule co-founder Alex Evans. "LittleBigPlanet is not...
News Media Molecule Talk Candidly About Leaving LittleBigPlanet Behind
Media Molecule is moving on from LittleBigPlanet
While it will continue to support past releases, the British studio wants to put all of its future energy into creating something new. According to the studio, making this decision felt like a child leaving home. "It's a bit like, if you think of LBP as having a child, Sackboy was our child, you...
News Final Fantasy VII Costume Pack To Launch In LittleBigPlanet Next Week
The much anticipated Final Fantasy VII costume pack for LittleBigPlanet will launch on the PlayStation Store next week according to the PlayStation Blog
Costumes for Tifa, Sephiroth, Cloud and Aeris will be available for £1.59 / $1.99 each, or bundled together with an exclusive Vincent outfit for £4.79 / $5.99. Sony's also announced an inFamous 2...
News Media Molecule Taking A Break From LittleBigPlanet To Generate 'New Ideas'
This is a sweet story with a bitter after taste
British based developer Media Molecule has announced that it is considering taking a break from the LittleBigPlanet series in order to "focus on some new ideas". While this sounds like immediately wonderful news, it would be sad to see Sackboy sit quietly in the sidelines for a few years...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Pack Out At The End Of Summer
Media Molecule's finally blown the doors off LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move add-on, which was quietly getting a lot of buzz around publications attending this year's E3
The pack — which will include new trophies — is said to be Media Molecule's biggest DLC expansion yet, and as such doesn't have a firm release date as of yet. The studio's...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack Due Late Summer, Adds New Trophies
Official details inside
After the first LittleBigPlanet 2 Move details last week, the European PlayStation Blog has given up some of its virtual column inches to covering the upcoming DLC, shedding a little more light on the matter. Sony's current plan is to launch the pack at the very end of summer, which spells an August/September release, with...
News First LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move Details Emerge
What's in the box?
We know that LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move support is coming in September, but now we know a little more about what's set for inclusion in the update. Community member StevenI over at the LBP Central forums got chance to try an early version of the pack and helpfully listed the contents, including the 18 new levels,...
News Stop Press: Stephen Fry Is Doing Some LittleBigPlanet Voice Work Today
Stephen Fry's currently not on his annual hiatus from Twitter, and has announced on the social networking platform that he is off to do "some voicing for LittleBigPlanet" before lunch
This is important news that we felt compelled to share with you. So let the speculation begin — exactly which version of LittleBigPlanet is ol' Stephen Fry-Up...
E3 2011 LittleBigPlanet On PlayStation Vita Almost Makes Too Much Sense
LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Vita makes so much sense it's crazy
In a way, it feels like Media Molecules Play Create Share title has found its natural home. Interacting with Sackboy's whimsical world looks perfectly natural, whether you're touching, swiping, tilting or poking the device. This is a killer-app for Vita right here.
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Support Arrives in September
Better late than never
We were all expecting LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move support to have arrived by now, but last night Sony took to the stage to announce the much-anticipated update will land in September. While the company revealed little of what the update will include, it did state the controller will be used to create and play levels...
E3 2011 LittleBigPlanet 2's Move Support Coming In September
Briefly mentioned during Sony's E3 press conference, LittleBigPlanet 2 will get its long awaited PlayStation Move update in September
SCE president Jack Tretton revealed that the functionality will allow creators to both build and play levels using Sony's motion controller. Expect more details on that soon.
News Mind-Shattering LittleBigPlanet 2 Level Begs The Question: Is This Real Life?
Maybe those crazy Christian folks got their dates wrong and the rapture actually occurred over night, because we can't believe what we're seeing here
This cannot be real life. LittleBigPlanet 2 user Steve_Big_Guns (who's created some memorable levels in the past) has excelled himself with his latest creation. The 3D shooter, called M.E.R.D. (Massive...
News Good Grief: There Are Now Four Million LittleBigPlanet Levels
Remember way back in the summer of 2008 when throngs of people wistfully exclaimed, "LittleBigPlanet will never work
" To those people, it sounded like a good experiment. But who wants to actually create? Turns out — a lot of people. Sony's just announced on the PlayStation Blog that there are now over four million LittleBigPlanet levels...
News Media Molecule Auctions Off A Bunch Of LittleBigPlanet Goodies For Japan Relief
Media Molecule's getting involved with the industry's Play For Japan campaign, pledging an original piece of LittleBigPlanet artwork to the money-raising initiative
Four sketches are up for grabs, each depicting the evolution of Media Molecule's burlap mascot, Sackboy. As if the artwork wasn't enough, Media Molecule's also throwing in a signed copy...
News Hey, You Got Your PlayStation Move Heroes in My LittleBigPlanet 2
DLC costumes out next week
PlayStation Move Heroes marks an auspicious event: the first time six Sony mascots have joined forces, but have you ever considered how much more powerful the unity would be if Sackboy were involved? You can stop wondering now, as Sony announces there'll be PlayStation Move Heroes costumes coming to LittleBigPlanet 2 next...
News "Very Exciting" Move Support for LittleBigPlanet 2 Coming
Still don't know when
We were all disappointed that Media Molecule's highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet 2 didn't feature more in the way of PlayStation Move support, save for the inclusion of standalone title Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. Recently the topic has come up again, with rumours pointing to a PlayStation Move-enabled "Teacher's...
News Killzone 3, PlayStation Move Heroes & Tron Packs Coming To LittleBigPlanet 2
In a beefy post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's dropped the upcoming roster of LittleBigPlanet 2 content players can expect over the coming month
Upcoming is a Killzone 3 mini-pack featuring Rico and a Hazmat trooper. That will be followed by a bunch of costumes based on upcoming mascot mash-up Move title, PlayStation Move Heroes. The costumes...
News Are Media Molecule Developing The NGP LittleBigPlanet Spin-Off?
The last time Sackboy appeared on the PlayStation Portable, Sony's Cambridge Studio were put on development duties
But a bunch of eagle-eyed readers have let us know that Media Molecule are on the lookout for some new staff to help develop a new title for a "portable platform". Seeing as LittleBigPlanet has already popped up in numerous...
News Plants Vs. Zombots Is The Perfect LittleBigPlanet 2 Recreation
You may have heard of a little game called Plants vs
Zombies</a>. The tower-defence title's been a tremendous success on the iPhone and PC, and recently launched on the PlayStation Network. But there's no need to bother with that version, because this LittleBigPlanet 2 recreation, Plants vs. Zombots, is straight up spot-on.
News LittleBigPlanet 2's 'Hansel & Gretelbot' Community Pack Out Now, New Patch Too
Up for more stellar community content in LittleBigPlanet 2? You might want to queue up the brilliant community constructed "Hansel & Gretelbot" then, a new series of levels constructed by top LittleBigPlanet creators
There's a full campaign on offer, with voice acting, prizes and an original score. In addition to the release of Hansel &...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's "Hansel & Gretelbot" Project Is Just Glorious
Are you done with LittleBigPlanet 2's wonderful story mode?
Craving more Sack-inspired narrative action? Then you're in luck, as Media Molecule's just announced the "Hansel & Gretelbot" project, a seven-level LittleBigPlanet 2 adventure created by 12 of the very best community creators. There's a trailer after the jump, and it looks incredible...
News Custom LittleBigPlanet Shoes Hit eBay For Child's Play
Ever fancied taking LittleBigPlanet everywhere you go -- on your feet? Then these limited-to-one modified Vans, sculpted by shoe-artists KyozoKicks, might be right up your alley
The colourful trainers are heavily inspired by Media Molecule's sticker-heavy PS3 platformer, and are available now from eBay. All of the proceeds from the auction are set...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Used For N-Dubz's "Took It All Away" Music Video, AMAZING
So Tulisa doesn't look as good in cloth, and Dappy's neck tattoos aren't as clear -- but N-Dubz's music video for "Took It All Away" is in fact absolutely amazing in LittleBigPlanet 2
The North London pop-group's promo video was created entirely in Media Molecule's game and is believed to be the first video game music video. The tune's a bit iffy,...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move Update To Include New Levels Too
We're always ready for more LittleBigPlanet 2 content
The game has more than 3.6 million levels already, but we'll always welcome a couple more. So we're excited to learn that LittleBigPlanet 2's upcoming PlayStation Move patch won't just include motion control integration, but new levels from the Media Molecule team too. The developer explained,...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Move Update Will Bring New Levels Too
Not just a motion add-on
We don't know when LittleBigPlanet 2's Move update will find its way to our consoles, with Media Molecule only giving a vague "in a few months" release window, but at least we have a little more idea of what the pack will actually include. Just a little, though. In an open chat on Facebook, as reported by...
News This Crazy Person Perfectly Recreated Peggle In LittleBigPlanet 2
If you've got a spare five minutes this afternoon, you might want to try out Makotoi's faithful recreation of Peggle in LittleBigPlanet 2
Queue the level up through here. We played it earlier and it's pretty damn good.
News Real-Life LittleBigPlanet Might Actually Be As Good As PS3 LittleBigPlanet
It might take a few seconds for you to realise what's going on in this delightful LittleBigPlanet clip, but once it clicks it may just blow your mind
We all know LittleBigPlanet's brilliant on PlayStation 3, but what if it was made of real cardboard sets and Sackboy plushies? The answer is embedded above.
News Sackboy Steals The British Software Charts, Mass Effect 2 PS3 Comes In Seventh
Let's all pause for a quick cheer: hoo-ray
Chart-Track's just revealed that LittleBigPlanet 2's rightfully topped the British software sales charts, knocking Call Of Duty: Black Ops from its perch. Big congratulations to the guys over at Media Molecule. It's a stunning game and it deserves every success. LittleBigPlanet 2 was only one half of a big...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Already Surpasses Original's Player Records
LittleBigPlanet 2's only been officially out for around 24 hours here in the UK, and little more than a few days in the US, but it's already managed to smash the original game's player records
Studio co-founder David Smith told Eurogamer, "The user count is actually quite crazy - we've already massively outstripped our LBP1 record for total...
News LittleBigTVAd Focuses On LittleBigCreators
SCEE's posted up the LittleBigPlanet 2 television advert over on the PlayStation Blog
The ad was created in conjunction with a number of high profile LittleBigPlanet level designers, and the results are kinda amazing. The coolest thing is that each of the levels are available to play now in the game. Our favourite is the Mediterranean Street Race, a...
News More LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Content Coming Later This Year
Expect it in months, not weeks
So LittleBigPlanet 2's Move support is just a free install of PlayStation Network title Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, but Media Molecule has confirmed it is working on other Move content for the title to be available later this year. The company will release a Play, Create, Share pack later this year adding plenty more...
LittleBigPlanet 2 doesn't support PlayStation Move out of the box, but Media Molecule's studio director, Siobhan Reddy, has told IGN that a "Play, Create, Share" pack for Sony's motion device is in the works and will be ready soon
Apparently the pack will be "announced in a little while". Well, the exciting thing to do with Move is,...
News Take A Quick Virtual Tour Of Sackboy's Birth Place
Media Molecule are probably quirkiest development studio in video games, so we found this short Youtube tour (embedded after the jump) of their office most intriguing
It's pretty much as we expected to be honest — there's a "pet wall" and lots of whacky light shades. Oh, and there's a table-tennis set-up too. Every office needs one,...
Guide LittleBigPlanet 2's LittlePlayStationMove Support
What you get for your money
The long awaited sequel to the hugely popular LittleBigPlanet has finally been released, but the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 has sparked some confusion with its spiffy blue “Move Support” label. Currently, the only Move support LittleBigPlanet 2 currently offers is the ability to install Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Audio Sequencer Could Have Been A Stand-Alone Game
LittleBigPlanet 2 is crazy
Like, really crazy. It's so crazy, one of its level editing tools is practically a simplified digital audio workstation. That's bonkers. In fact, LBP2's audio sequencer was originally being considered as a stand-alone game. Ker-ray-zee. According to Media Molecule's audio lead Kenny Young, Sony pushed the developer to...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Smashes LittleBigWorldRecords Now!
The LittleBigWorldRecord is up and running
To celebrate the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 this week, Sony's aiming to smash a number of Guiness World Records. The event's taking place at the Sony Style store in New York City, with goodies promised for the first 500 people who show up tomorrow morning and buy the game. There's a bunch more information...
News HANG ON, LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 IS OUT THIS WEEK!!!
Man, this has really crept up on us: LittleBigPlanet 2 is out tomorrow in the US
That's crazy. It feels like we've been waiting forever but here it is. Finally. Even if you're in Europe, you've only got a few extra days to wait. There's nothing more we can really say. If you're human, you'll be pumped. Sit back, listen to the sub-bass, and check...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Like The Never Ending Story Without The Disingenuous Name
Sony's marketing message for LittleBigPlanet 2 seems to rotates around the idea that the game can never be completed
The latest Kevin Butler spot hammers home the user creation aspect and features plenty of gameplay. The game's due out next week worldwide. Sony intends to celebrate the launch in North America by smashing a sequence of world records...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Teams Up With... Toyota?
Reinforcing the belief that LittleBigPlanet is the perfect marketing tool, Sony's announced that LBP2 will play home to some Toyota branded content
The free sponsored content will launch alongside Sackboy's latest game, and will include an XMB theme and a Prius level. The level will include a bunch of prize bubbles allowing you to build your own...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Trailer Drops In Time To Brighten Your Monday
It's Monday morning
The weather outside is gloomy and grey. But at least there's a new LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer to enjoy. Sackboy's back with his legion of Sackbots, just in time to save the world from the evil "Negativitron". Media Molecule's turning the whimsy to the max this time, with voice actors and all manner of cutesy characters...
What a staggering first-party line-up Sony has planned this year
Seriously, even with our fanboy hats taken firmly from our head, we'd be fools to not acknowledge the strength of Sony's exclusive PlayStation 3 software offering this year. When you can follow-up an astounding trailer like the one Guerrilla's just released for Killzone 3 with an...
News Forget Christmas, The LittleBigPlanet 2 Countdown Starts Now
Four weeks to go
With a fresh demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 having just hit the PlayStation Store, Sony has a double whammy of good news in the form of confirmed release dates for North America, Europe and Australasia. Ready? North America: Tuesday 18th January 2011Mainland Europe: Wednesday 19th January 2011Australia and New Zealand: Thursday 20th...
News Sackboy Scores A Batch Of European LittleBigPlanet 2 Release Dates
Oh January
It's like there's one blockbuster PlayStation 3 title per week. The latest in a long-line of killer PlayStation content is LittleBigPlanet 2, which finally has a European release. The game's gone gold (and you can watch Media Molecule celebrate with Spandau Ballet through here) meaning final code is being sent to magical Blu-ray...
