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LittleBigPlanet Community Update – Hansel & Gretelbot!!!
Posted by Mark Valledor in littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3 on February 11th, 2011
We’ve been keeping a secret! We’ve challenged 12 community members to create an EPIC storyline and playable levels in LittleBigPlanet 2. We wanted to see if they could create a full game experience within LBP2 – filled with cut-scenes, bosses and even mini-games. Great news is they’re almost finished and we wanted to give you a sneak peek of what they’ve been working on. Introducing…’Hansel & Gretelbot.’
Stay tuned when the levels will be available for your playing pleasure. Click here for the whole story directly from Media Molecule.
LittleBigPlanet Community Update – The Cha Cha Cha edition
Posted by Mark Valledor in littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3 on November 19th, 2010
You know you’ve sang it, heard it, maybe even yelled it – the Happy Birthday song with the added “Cha Cha Cha” in-between the lyrics. Well. there’s been several instances around here where we’ve been singing the tune at the top of our lungs…
LittleBigPodcast turns 2!
We can’t believe our friends over at LittleBigPodcast are turning two! To celebrate, they’re about to release their 95th episode with a very special guest appearance by the team at Media Molecule. Check out the latest podcast and celebrate with us. Daniel and Austin: You guys rock! ..Cha Cha Cha…
LittleBigLand Unveils its Holiday Create Pack 2010
With the holidays around the corner, LittleBigLand is kicking off the celebrations with their release of a bunch of SHAREABLE holiday object goodness. Get online and be sure to play this awesome level by april2011, Dr. Pepper, Killer_Sackman, Poison_Samurai and Argetlam350 (aka The LBL Creators Club).
On the PlayStation Store
Birthday Cake for everyone!
Hurry and head to the PlayStation Store to download the limited edition Birthday Cake costume as we celebrate LittleBigPlanet turning 2. I’ll only be available for one week…Cha Cha Cha!
LBP and LBP2 goodness on the PlayStation Store in December
We’re sure you saw yesterday’s post on the upcoming Sackboy playables on the PlayStation Store. With the demo expanding, Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves and the downloadable LBP2 Story Demo coming soon, we’re glad you’ll have some quality Sackboy time over the holidays.
LittleBigBloggies at PAX Finale!
For all you CREATE fans, we just finalized the last two Bloggies from PAX 2010. Check out these two games made in LittleBigPlanet 2 while on the show floor. Kudos to our Community Creators for coming out and showing us how its done.
And…
…what’s a few celebrations with out cake, cookies and…glass statues?
…Cha Cha Cha…
Happy Birthday LBP!
This Week in PlayStation Home: 1.4 Client Update details, LittleBigPlanet, and More!
Posted by Locust_Star in konami, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, PlayStation Home, PlayStation Network, PSN on November 10th, 2010
This Thursday, November 11th, PlayStation Home will update to client 1.4. In addition to the features we announced last Friday – wardrobe management, grouping, and voice chat – there are several other noteworthy additions, such as the new “Character Status” settings, improvements to the Menu Pad and Navigator, and cross-game invite support (finally, you can invite your friends to join you in PlayStation Home no matter what they are playing or watching on their PS3s). The new 1.4 client also brings numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. Full Patch Notes can be found HERE.
LittleBigPlanet fans rejoice! This week the mega-popular LittleBigPlanet space receives a massive update with the brand new LittleBigDerby game. This super-addictive multiplayer game puts you and up to 7 of your friends in a paintball challenge where you must shoot targets to earn points and progress your racer towards the finish line. Pro tip: Hit targets with the right color paintballs to rack up bonus points.
The PlayStation Home Mall receives a huge update this week with brand new items in the Exclusives store (such as the new Platinum suit and Onyx gown – pictured below), new accessories for the ladies in the Sodium store (also pictured below), Irem swimwear, and Konami’s new line of soccer items (their initial offering includes the Australia and New Zealand kits – check back often for more countries’ kits in the PlayStation Home Mall).
Finally, the PlayStation Home Community Theater will air the first episode from our newest partner – the one and only Hip-Hop Gamer. In episode 1, HHG takes a look at the PlayStation Move and discusses how it may affect the gaming industry as we know it. Check out the world premier this Thursday!
See you in Home!
Pulse 8/17 Edition Now Available
Posted by Kevin Furuichi in Inside PlayStation, lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, news, PlayStation Network, PULSE, scott pilgrim vs the world, shank, top gun on August 17th, 2010
The latest edition of PULSE, presented by the PlayStation Network, hits PlayStation Store later today in full HD and for your PSP system. You can also catch it right here, right now:
This edition features Scott Pilgrim, Shank, ‘Marvel-ous LittleBigPlanet’ add-ons, along with the Top 10 Avatars available. There’s also the new Top Gun game which made the PULSE crew want to rent this 80′s action classic (which by the way is currently available for rental or purchase on the video side of PlayStation Store.)
Thanks for downloading and watching.
LittleBigPlanet Community Update: Comic-Con Edition
Posted by Mark Valledor in lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3, psp on July 16th, 2010
Next week, we’ll be at San Diego Comic Con 2010, in the PlayStation booth with your chance to play LittleBigPlanet 2. And if you’re at the convention, we’ll be giving away a small handful of these exclusive “Team Sackboy” shirts (we’ll have both girls and guy shirts. These are extremely limited, so keep watch on our PlayStation.Blog Twitter and we’ll let you know when/where/how to get your hands on these exclusive shirts – you may see something like this …
“LittleBigPlanet 2 @ SDCC: Want a Team Sackboy Vampire shirt? Come by the LBP2 area and show us a pic of Spider-Man Sackboy! First 25 ppl gets em!”
See you there!
We hope you’re enjoying last weeks LBP DLC. The PSP’s Heroes in Uniform pack has a great collection of goodies themed around the emergency services teams that make sure we’re safe every day. And on the PS3, we know many of you are enjoying the first two packs from Marvel – the Marvel Level Kit & Marvel Character Pack #1.
Next week (on July 20th), be sure to get your hands on the new Marvel Character Pack #2, featuring Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Elektra, Human Torch and Thor.
And for all you LBP PSP owners, be sure to download the free Fruit Salad Costume and check out the Fruit Salad Level Pack.
LittleBigPlanet Community Update
Posted by Mark Valledor in lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3, psp on June 25th, 2010
GI-MUNGOUS update for you guys today…so lets get right to it.
Alex Evans REMIX’d
A few weeks back, during the Mm Community Jam, Alex, myself and the rest of the Mm team stayed up all night with our super-users. And when you combine no sleep + coffee / energy drinks / both with fun, creative minds and lots of laughter ensues. Particularly at my expense, as they found out I was the Marketing Manager for Genji: Days of the Blade. From then it was nonstop Genji talk, ending in a brilliant auto-tuned song dedicated to me, with brilliant lyrics and chorus of “Massive Damage” / “Giant Crabs”. Payback time…
Marvel Costume packs and Level Kit coming July 7th!!!
Hey, True Believers! Coming soon to the PlayStation Store will be a whole series of official Marvel comic Super Hero and Super Villain costumes for your Sackboys and Sackgirls. Starting July 7th and every other week following, we’ll introduce four different Marvel Costume Packs, each with five different costumes depicting Marvel’s mightiest Super Heroes and most dreaded Super Villains. Starting Monday, Marvel.com will unveil the glorious details for each costume. But for now, here’s the full list to let your imagination run wild…
- Captain America
- Daredevil
- Doctor Octopus
- Elektra
- Ghost Rider
- Green Goblin
- Hulk
- Invisible Woman
- Iron Man
- The Human Torch
- Magneto
- Mystique
- The Punisher
- Rogue
- Spider-Man
- Storm
- The Thing
- Thor
- Venom
- Wolverine
Plus, we’re also unveiling a spectacular Marvel Level Kit, which includes a four levels of adventure against the evil plans of Magneto. And of course, while you play through the levels, you’ll collect a huge assortment of Marvel-themed music , objects , materials , stickers , and a special “Rooftop” background to help you CREATE your own dastardly levels. Stay tuned to more details on the Marvel Level Kit next week. Till then…
Make mine Marvel.
More DLC for LBP Fans!
Apart from the BIG Marvel news, several other LBP-esque items have hit the store for all you hungry for more Sackboy DLC…
LBP “Soccer fan” Avatars (PSN)
Show your team pride with these new PSN Avatars. ($.49 ea)
Solstice Costume (PS3)
Be sure to grab this limited timed release, this week – includes the longest beard in gaming history (FREE)
Unidentified Sacking Objects Costume + Level Pack (PSP)
Aliens have landed! Download the Costume (FREE) and have an out-of-this-world time with the Level Pack ($2.99)
Heavy Rain costumes (PS3)
Dramatic – check. Mysterious – check. Sackful of costumes – Check. Check out the collection of Heavy Rain costumes ($5.99 or $1.99 each)
LittleBigChallenge
We enjoyed the Alex Evans Remix so much we want to see what you can do. So here’s the challenge: take any LBP2 interview(s) from this months E3 coverage and remix it – then take your video and add it to a response to our YouTube video channel page. If it catches our eye/ear, we’ll hand out a few of the Rare Prize Crowns for your efforts.
Kids Competition EXTENDED
With summer here and lots of extra time on a lot of kids’ hands, our friends at the MacArthur Foundation has extended the LBP level design kids competition over the summer. Here’s your chance to win a new PSP. Click over for more detail.
More LBP shirts on its way to Hot Topic
Just found out that these two shirts will be available in-store for our fans. Be sure to check out your nearest Hot Topic on 6/28. Last we heard, previous shirts at Hot Topic sold out uber-fast, so make sure you get there before they’re out.
Guinness Recognizes PlayStation Accomplishments
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in littlebigplanet, MAG, PlayStation Games, PS3, uncharted 2 on June 18th, 2010
Fun Fact: Guinness Breweries started the Book of World Records to settle pub arguments over the biggest, fastest, and best milestones in the world.
Fast forward half a century, and Guinness World Records now not only publishes the book that you probably own, but also annually produces the Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted games and gaming-related achievements (high scores, etc). That brings us to E3 2010, where the Guinness folks dropped by our booth to recognize a trio of PlayStation milestones.
Scott Rohde, Vice President of Worldwide Studios, North America, accepted records for LittleBigPlanet with the Most User-generated Levels (2,463,073), UNCHARTED 2 as the Best Selling PS3 platform game and MAG for the Most Players in a Console FPS with 256.
Although we’re the recipients of the plaques, none of these records could’ve been set without you, the PlayStation gamer. It’s you who made the levels in LBP, you who bought UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves by the million, and you who make those MAG battles the biggest on a console.
So congratulations! And if a disagreement over PlayStation should ever come up in a pub one evening, remember: you’re now equipped to settle it decisively.
LittleBigPlanet – The Last “Sack It To Me”…
Posted by Mark Valledor in Featured Post, lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3 on May 21st, 2010
Craftworld fans! Welcome to the final version of “Sack it to me” (actually not really…see LittleBigChallenge below). Lots of mini-updates to catch everyone up on so here goes:
Available Tuesday 5/25…
…for LBP (PS3):
- ModNation Racers ($1.99) – To celebrate the release of ModNation on Tuesday, May 25th, we’ll be releasing a special ModNation Racers “Tag” costume for your Sackboy w/ some extra stickers to make your level tributes to ModNation!
…for LBP (PSP):
- SackCircus Costume (FREE) – Who doesn’t love clowns! Especially Free ones. Head on over to the PSP store and grab this free costume from the Sack Circus Extravaganza Pack
- Sack Circus Extravaganza Pack ($2.99) – Available this Tuesday, download a new set of costumes and CREATE materials to create your own LittleBigPlanet PSP Islands levels! The extraordinary Sack Circus Extravaganza Pack offers 4 fantastic costumes, and 12 great new stickers to give your levels all the razzmatazz they need.
Also, if you missed the announcement last week, don’t forget to check out the super-duper cool Turbo! Level Kit available for LBP PSP. Tons of great new vehicles to fill your LBP PSP worlds with.
LittleBigChallenge
Need a bit of help from our LittleBigCommunity. Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere – we’ll still be here to provide community updates on all things LittleBigPlanet. Whether its community, new items, random internet findings, we plan to bring it to you…but as our audience gets bigger and bigger, and with LBP2 on the horizon, even bigger and broader, we’re looking to re-name our “Sack-it-to-me” posts to something better!!! Any ideas? If you do, add them to your comments below…
Here’s you chance to win a PlayStation PSP 3000 system!
- The MacArthur Foundations’s LittleBigPlanet Kids Competition has been extended to May 28th. If you’re below the age of 18 and want a chance to win a new PSP. Click on over for more details
- PlayStation HOME – We’ve been having so much fun in the new LittleBigPlanet HOME space, we wanted to make sure everyone knew to drop by PlayStation Home to check it out. Make sure you jump in and play the “Snap Happy” challenge and make your own XMB wallpaper!
- Sackboy in ModNation Racers – We just got copies of ModNation Racers in the office and can’t wait to start Racing, Creating and Sharing. I’m sure you all know that in specially stickered copies of ModNation, you get a free voucher code inside for a Sackboy costume + Craftworld Kart. And while opening our copy, we realized there was one more freebie not mentioned…the actual sticker from the wrapper :)
- Mm Doodling – the MediaMolecule staff is a sneaky bunch and managed to capture fellow Molecule, Rex, in the doodling zone. Love the video!
LittleBigPlanet: Sack It To Me – The “Whole Lotta Links” Edition
Posted by Mark Valledor in lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, PlayStation Games, PS3 on May 14th, 2010
Hey guys,
Its been a while, but we’re back with our normal Sack It To Me programming with all your LittleBigPlanet news…
WHEW…what a week! As many of you have already heard, we’ve officially announced LittleBigPlanet 2 with a Sack-tacular event in MediaMolecule’s neck of the woods and the media response has been tremendous. And by looking at all the comments and responses by the community, we can tell you guys are just as excited as we are.
Some of our favorite quotes from the press…
“And, when the game ships and we start to see what the game’s dedicated community comes up, we’re prepared to have our minds truly boggled.” – IGN
“Our goal is to melt all of your brains,’ said Evans at the start of his presentation, and given the wealth of new content and features Media Molecule showed off, he just about met that goal.” – GameSpot
“…it almost seems unfair to call it a sequel. It’s a full-scale evolution in the world of user-created content.” – Game Informer
And finally…“Here’s my advice: watch the following trailer then close your Web browser because the Internet won’t get any better today. It’s the debut trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2 for the PS3.” – CrunchGear
And some from our fans on the PlayStation Blog…
“Great, now I have to pick up all the little pieces that were my brain off the living room floor. This is going to take a while” – thepatriots
“Wowzers is the only word that is appropriate” – Imputed7-14
“For some reason I felt tears were about to be shed from my eyes.” – spazjin
And the LOL comment…”There in our base, killing our DUDES!!!!!!!!” – DZORMAGEN
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…..
More Animals! Costume Kit for LBP PS3 ($2.99) – You loved the first round of our Animals costumes so much that you’ve demanded more, and we listened! Grab the costume kit to get all 4 costumes (Hippo, Turtle, Peacock, and Fly) and save. You can also grab each one individually for $0.99 each.
Wilderness Costume for LBP PSP (FREE) – Get a sneak peek of what’s in the Wilderness Theme Pack with this FREE costume!
Wilderness Theme Pack for LBP PSP ($2.99) – Download a new set of goodies to create your own Wilderness themed levels. The Wilderness Theme Pack includes 5 Costume items, 13 CREATE Materials, 15 Stickers, 1 Music kit, and 1 Background.
Jungle Sackfari Explorers Costume for LBP PSP (FREE) – Get a sneak peek of what’s in the Jungle Sackfari Explorers Theme Pack with this FREE costume!
Jungle Sackfari Explorers Theme Pack for LBP PSP ($2.99) – Download a new set of costumes and CREATE materials to create your own Jungle Sackfari levels! The Jungle Sackfari Explorers Pack includes 4 Costumes and 12 Stickers.
NEW THIS WEEK……
Turbo! Level Kit for LBP PSP ($5.99) – Put the pedal to the metal with this massive vehicle-based pack. Race, battle and bounce your way through six completely new levels. And the fun doesn’t stop there, with hundreds more bits and pieces to fill your Popit, you can create turbo-powered vehicular contraptions of your very own.
Download a new set of levels to PLAY, as well as all of the CREATE materials you’ll need to create your own Turbo! levels! The Turbo! Level Kit includes 6 Levels, 121 Collected Objects, 28 CREATE Materials, 112 Stickers, 20 Sounds, 6 Music files, and 1 Background.
Digital Media and Learning Competition – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
A while back, the MacArthur Foundation announced their competition to reimagine learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to young people across the world. In recent days the winners have been announced so click on over to learn a little bit more about the winners. CONGRATS GUYS!!!
Calling all Kid Creators
Also recently announced – The Game Changers competition! If you know some brilliant young LBP’ers, please spread the word about the 2010 Digital Media and Learning Competition. Gamers up to 18 years old are invited to submit a new level and a chance to win a special prize. Click on over for more details…
Finally, wanted to send out a big THANK to everyone helping to spread the LittleBigExcitement. So here’s a quick THANKS list – w/ links so the rest of you can catch up on all the online reading…
“THANKS!” – New York Daily News, USA Today, TIME, MTV, 1UP, CNET, Wired, PC World, UGO, Destructoid, Game Informer, GamePro, IGN, GameSpot, GameSpy, G4TV, GiantBomb, Paste Magazine, Joystiq, Kotaku, GameTrailers, GamaSutra, CrunchGear, Family Friendly Gaming, Monsters And Critics, Crave Online, Attack Of The Fanboy, Blast Magazine, GeekSugar, Gaming-Age, VG247, PlayStation Lifestyle, Total Video Games, Digital Chumps, Worth Playing, Kombo, PSX Extreme, Ars Technica, 411 Mania, Push Square, Gaming Target, Siliconera, Cinema Blend, Gaming Union, Examiner, VGRevolution, and the many others not on this list!
Also THANKS to our many fansites for help spreading the word like, LittleBigLand, LBPCentral, LittleBigNetwork, LittleBigPlanetGalaxy, LittleBigPodcast, and the rest of our community leaders.
Til’ next week…
LittleBigPlanet: This Week in DLC Goodness
Posted by Mick Perona in lbpdlc, littlebigplanet, PlayStation Games, psp, sce cambridge studio on April 12th, 2010
Hey everyone, Happy Monday! Mick Perona here again with LittleBigPlanet’s “This Week in DLC Goodness” post! Here’s a look at what we’ve got coming this week on the PlayStation Store for LittleBigPlanet PSP!
Coming this Thursday:
Temples Costumes for LBP PSP (FREE) – Get these free costumes from the Temples Theme Pack!
Temples Theme Pack for LBP PSP ($2.99) – A new set of costumes and CREATE materials to create your own Temples levels! The Temples Theme Pack includes 6 Costume items, 11 CREATE Materials, 15 Stickers, 1 Music kit, and 1 Background.
Download the Temples Theme Pack Thursday.
Note: Some of you may have received an email this past weekend regarding a “LittleBigPlanet beta.” This email was sent out in error, and references the old, already-existing LBP beta. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.