Each console on the market has their fair share of exclusives. Nintendo is obviously leading the pack with an expansive line up of exclusives including Zelda, Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong and much more. However, the Xbox 360 and PS3 have their own exclusives including Gears of War and Halo on the Xbox side of things and Killzone and LittleBigPlanet on the PS3 side of things. LittleBigPlanet, in particular, is a very unique game largely thanks to the expansive customization tools the developers have provided gamers.
In fact, it seems that these tools were so popular that Sony has just announced today that LittleBigPlanet 2 has now surpassed 4 million levels. Pretty incredible. If you’re not aware, gamers have made everything from playable Wolfenstein 3D levels to full fledged computers completely utilizing the in game tools.
LittleBigPlanet is one of the harder hitting exclusives on the PS3 and is developed by Media Molecule. While the game’s traditional platformer gameplay is quite nice itself the level editor is where the game really shines with innovative gamers creating full fledged virtual computers utilizing nothing more than the level editor – pretty incredible.
Media Molecule is looking to take this level editor innovation one step further with the Teacher Pack for LBP2. This pack will include various levels that are made to be used as actual educational demonstration tools. According to reports, teachers will boot up the pack and allow students to play through the levels with the PlayStation Move while learning a whole bunch of stuff.
We’re not sure exactly what teachers will teach with this new map pack but it certainly sounds interesting. We’ll keep you posted.
LittleBigPlanet has quickly become one of the Playstation 3′s killer titles. However, with the forthcoming release of LittleBigPlanet 2, Media Molecule hopes to again push the boundaries and provide gamers with a new and innovative experience.
One of the biggest improvements in LittleBigPlanet 2 is found within the game’s editing system. Media Molecule has revamped and improved the entire system giving players more control over their creations than ever before. Don’t believe me? Just check out the above video of a Wolfenstein 3D recreation within the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta. Yes, that’s right, utilizing in game tools the creators of this level have actually managed to morph the game’s entire gameplay into something new.
Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet 2 is set to hit store shelves on January 18th, 2011. It’s going to be interesting to see what innovative gamers manage to come up with when the game is actually released.
Ever since LittleBigPlanet first hit store shelves back in October of 2008 it has pretty much become the face of the PS3. Sack boy, the game’s main character, is often used in advertisements for the PS3 console because he’s just so damn cute. In fact, the developers, Media Molecule, were contracted exclusively by Sony to produce only for their consoles.
Well, that contract seems to be getting tightened just a bit as it was announced today that Sony has acquired Media Molecule. President of SCE Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, comments on the acquisition:
“SCE WWS is all about creating ambitious, innovative and ground breaking games, traits that Media Molecule clearly have. To bring them into our family proves our dedication to creating fantastic new experiences that we believe will cement our position as industry leaders.”
Now let’s hope we see some more kick ass titles come from Media Molecule.
If you were looking to expand your already extensive LittleBigPlanet costume library, you’re in luck — Media Molecule has recently announced that inFamous will be the theme of their latest DLC pack.
As you can see, the pack will feature InFamous’ main character Cole McGrath as Sackboy.
When more details along with a price point are announced by Media Molecule we will be sure to keep you updated.
Media Molecule is proud to announce that 1 million user-created LittleBigPlanet levels have hit the Playstation Network. As a side note, those 1 million levels have been played a full 244 million times.
This reportedly means that 1 level has been uploaded every 21 seconds since LBP‘s October 27th, 2008 streetdate, quite the amazing feat.
Finally, they also said to check the Playstation Blog around August 18th for a new LittleBigPlanet announcement. What could it be?
Sony will be at Comic-Con showing off their new portable version of LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Portable. In addition to the game being fully playable, Sony has lined up two LBP Super Creators at their booth
As a special treat, LBP Super Creators gevurah22 (Azure Palace) and Darknessbear (LittleDeadSpace) will be at the PlayStation booth to chat with any aspiring LBP creators to give creator tips or just to walk folks through some of their favorite User Generated Levels.
Along with some fun with these famous creators, prizes will also be offered. The PSP version of LBP will be released this fall and will feature new levels and content. This year’s Comic-Con will be held at the San Diego Convention Center during July 23rd through 26th. But if you’re so fortunate enough to be there, I’m sure you already know that.
We have been hinted at a Ghostbusters DLC pack coming to LittleBigPlanet for some time now with the Japanese LittleBigPlanet website confirming the fact. However, we didn’t know when the pack would hit the States or at what price.
Well today, SCEA has let us know that the Ghostbusters LittleBigPlanet DLC pack will be coming to the States this Thursday priced at $1.99 for individual costumers or $5.99 for all 4 along with some bonus stickers.
As you can see above, the pack will feature the Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, a costume rendition of the Ghostbusters logo and of course the Ghostbusters themselves. But wait, there’s only one? What about the other three?
It seems that the Japanese LittleBigPlanet site has jumped the gun and showcased the upcoming Ghostbusters DLC pack for the game.
Fans of the Ghostbusters franchise will recognize that the DLC pack will include the Puft Marshmallow Man, all 4 ghostbusters, and Slimer, making for what is gearing up to be my favorite LittleBigPlanet pack to date.
Unfortunately, us American gamers have been effectively left in the dust with no official unveiling yet. Come on Sony, get on that!
Not too long ago we were hinted by Media Molecule that LittleBigPlanet would be getting some sort of Ghostbusters DLC but word wasn’t definite. Well, the studio has today announced that the game will in fact be getting a Ghostbusters DLC pack however, details are still scarce.
Media Molecule released the above image confirming previous speculation but did not announce what kind of DLC this Ghost Busters pack would be. We’ll have to wait until this story unfolds.
