Not quite, but it certainly comes close. Thanks to the wonders of one particularly talented creator, the Xbox 360 exclusive has been faithfully recreated in the PS3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet, and in impressive detail.
Is there anything this game can’t do? Apparently not!
If you’re anywhere near as big a fan of LittleBigPlanet as I am, you are probably already salivating over the upcoming release of LittleBigPlanet 2. You’re also probably a huge fan of the game’s incredibly charming art-style.
You’re in luck then, because we had a nice large collection of high quality art assets and screenshots of the game for you under the cut.
Only those of you who are dead inside will be able to resist the urge to say “Aww.” after looking at these pictures.
After being rumored, then confirmed via Media Molecule’s twitter, LittleBigPlanet 2 got shown off today, giving us a flurry of new details.
I, like many others, were skeptical when I first heard of LBP2. Is it needed? Won’t it diminish the community built around the first one? What could it even add? Turns out, there’s quite a bit to add.
The press release tells us that just creating platform levels is old hat. LBP 2 will have the ability creating whole new game types. Just in the trailer we see a horizontal shooter, a space invader clone, break-out and bust-a-move clones, a cart racer, and a hamster racer, all created with the in-game tools. StarCraft II editor, you may have a competitor.
The British game developer association TIGA has put forward a plan for giving developers in the UK a tax break, and we learned today that the Government has accepted this plan.
What this means is essentially that the UK based studios will have more money to go around, which can mean more jobs, bigger budgets and so on. It also makes it easier and more lucrative for up-and-coming developers to start their own studio.
Several other big countries in video games have tax breaks for developers, as does the UK film industry, so the British developer community have been pushing for this for a while.
Big studios in the UK include Lionhead (Fable), Rocksteady (Batman: AA), Rare (Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Piñjata), Rockstar (GTA), Criterion Games (Burnout), Bizarre Creations (Blur, Geometry Wars), Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet) and a host more.
Yes, that’s a type of cheese. Anyway…
Media Molecule has just announced the details of its upcoming LittleBigPlanet “Leerdammer” update, which adds a feature that sackboy fans around the world have been anticipating since the game’s release… the ability to create levels online with other players! Yay!
Also included in the update is improved network coding to significantly reduce lag during online play, changes to the way the game is saved, and extra profile space, alongside many other improvements.
The update goes life on November 30th.
Hit the link to check out the full details.
In an interview with Critical Gamer, Media Molecule has dismissed the possibility of a LittleBigPlanet 2.
But don’t be sad Sackboy lovers; the opinion of Level Designer Danny Leaver is that making a second game would be ‘counterproductive’, as it would more than likely fragment the well-established LBP community, so they do have our best interests at heart.
We think you’ll agree the post-launch support in terms of DLC and software updates has been absolutely first rate, and Producer Martin Lynagh says ‘that’s the way it’s going to continue’, which makes us very happy indeed.
Media Molecule has just updated their blog with the announcement that Watchmen DLC will be hitting LittleBigPlanet in this Thursday’s PlayStation Store update.
Unfortunately, a naked blue Dr. Manhattan isn’t amongst the cast of characters, but you’ll still be able to dress up as Silk Spector, Rorschach, Night Owl, and Ozymandias!
Best sackboy costumes ever? Quite possibly.
Media Molecule are asking the question “Who you gonna call?” on their website. Those with half a brain and a memory of the 80′s and 90′s know the answer: The Ghostbusters.
So what will it be? Will we be seeing a Sackboy running around with a jumpsuit and Proton Pack, or maybe a Sackboy turned Slimer? Whatever it is, we can’t wait.
Team Ico fans rejoice! This Thursday, LittleBigPlanet will be receiving a new costume patch which will add not only characters from Team Ico self-named PS2 classic, Ico, but it’s spiritual sequel Shadow of the Colossus as well.
From Ico, Media Molecule will be adding sackboy costumes for Ico and Yorda from the first game.
Media Molecule has just updated their website with images of the costumes based on Shadow of the Colossus that will appear in their Team Ico costume pack, which includes sackboy variants of Wander and two different colossus seen in the game.
The pack won’t just include costumes though; Media Molecule has just confirmed that it will also come with stickers and sound effects as well.
Below are the wonderfully charming new Sackboy costumes in all their glory.
Watch the alarmingly cute video. Then hit the “Read More” link to see how you can enter Sony’s LittleBigPlanet competition, which challenges you with designing famous landmarks from around the world within the game.
It’s the game that just keeps on giving… today, ELSPA has just awarded Media Molecule’s adorable LittleBigPlanet Gold Status, meaning that Sony’s flagship title has sold over 200,000 copies in the UK.
The game is continue to sell steadily despite dropping out of the UK Top Ten the week after its release, where it debuted at 4th place.
Sony has regularly labelled the game as an “evergreen” tittle, in that it will continue to sell for months to come, the company believes. Sony blamed a crowded holiday season for the title modest debut in the charts.
Personally, I don’t care where it is in the charts. It’s a beautiful game however it sells.
LittleBigPlanet has just been patched to to v1.07, with a few extra additions, including an in-game store for buying ne content, and improved search functions.
The LittleBigStore shows all the downloadable content available for the game, and lets you instantly equip your sackperson thing with gear you’ve already purchased
Search functionality has also been improved. You will now be able to view the highest rated levels, the most hearted levels, the newest levels and the most visited levels. As with the previous system, you will also be search for levels via a text string, or via tags. This should make finding cool levels all the easier.
You gotta love this game, don’t you? It’s the game that just keeps on giving.
The PlayStation Asia site has announced today that it will be releasing the MGS4 Level Pack… soon. As in, we know its coming out. We just don’t know when.
For the Level pack it states
“Send Sackboy™ into a covert world of stealth and intrigue with this downloadable collection of Metal Gear™ Solid goodies.”
Though, the level packs doesn’t actually contain any levels, just awesome costumes and stickers.
Social networking site Facebook has a long-standing reputation as a high quality social networking website, but it looks like its days may finally be numbered, thanks to enterprising new social site… Sackbook!
Us human have FaceBook to keep us connected and informed, but the lowly sack-people of LittleBigPlanet have long been without, way to connect and network with each other. Now, thanks to Sackbook, they can finally come together.
“Sackbook is a fan-site (ie not official) that lets you search, browse and attempt to make sense of the plethora of user-generated content that fills LittleBigPlanet,” says the site by way of explanation.
“If Facebook, Flickr and LittleBigPlanet somehow had LittleIllegitimateOffspring, they’d probably be something like this.”
Trust me, it’s brilliant! Check it out for yourself at the link below.
Link: Sackbook
Sackboy plushies have been the object od desire since Little Big Planet was released, and finally, such a possession has been commercially made, Japan is getting the official Sackboy squeeze toys this month and they are allready available to purchase off Play Asia.
The online retailer currently sells four different version of Sackboy, Normal, Pirate, Soldier and Sunflower at the price of $9.90.
Import them, or wait for the North American plushies we know must be coming soon.
They’d better.
