http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/littlebigplanet http://kotaku.com/tag/littlebigplanet Apparently, the reports that Sackboy will getting a driver's license turned out to be true. Sony's confirmed that a kart racing game based on Media Molecule's hit platformer/construction series is in development via Twitter. More »
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I don't whether to laugh or cry, but word coming out of Sony's behind-closed-doors Destination PlayStation event has it that a LittleBigPlanet kart racing game is in development. More »
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This Wednesday, LittleBigPlanet 2 gets its most interesting update in months, when The Muppets come to Media Molecule's PS3 exclusive. More »
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As a game, LittleBigPlanet 2 was all about motion and physics. It was a Rube Goldbergian dream diorama, a series of flipping levers, bouncing springs, swinging doorways and tumbling blocks. The game had a heavy thunkiness to it that unfortunately was its undoing in the gameplay department—it was so dependent on its physics engine that the basic platforming never felt quite right, and didn't come close to the kickass bounce of Super Mario 3D Land. More »
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It sounds like hype, but really it's a matter of fact; with two analog sticks, shoulder buttons, front and back touch controls and a motion sensor, these ten Vita launch window titles are going to put your manual dexterity to the test. More »
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The PlayStation folks are promising we'll "See beyond the doors"—the doors at the tail end of the above teaser clip—on October 5, 2011. What brand of video game hype is this? And should we be expecting something amazing next week? More »
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Today is the day, LittleBigPlaneteers! The day Media Molecule's second helping of sackboy madness is controllable via Sony's glowing future lollipop. Is $9.99 too much to ask? How's about they throw in a little Cakeling? More »
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LittleBigPlanet 2 will roll a PlayStation Move-enabled DLC pack on Sept. 14. Pricing isn't set yet, but with the ability to create Move-enabled Sackboy games, as that video shows, this could be the most useful application of that controller's features of any PS3 game out there. More »
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Every new console or handheld needs that one game. That one title that you show first to friends, family and co-workers. The one that makes them go "ohhh, that's neat", and makes you feel better about spending all that money you're already slightly regretting. More »
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Get ready to make some monsters. LittleBigPlanet has, of course, always been about original creations. In this new video for the Vita version of the game, Sony shows off creation on the go, with images from the real world reshaped into a prehistoric dinosaur. Sackboy is in your pocket, and there's nothing wrong with that. More »
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In recent years (and maybe longer) PlayStation has put their graphical power front and center. The original PSP, the PS3 and the upcoming PS Vita are all graphical powerhouses compared to the competition. That fact is a large reason Sony is in the position it's in today. More »
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We expect objects to talk to us. That's the core concept of the excellent exhibition Talk to Me running now, through November 7 at New York's Museum of Modern Art. If you are interested in video games, radios that sneeze, Rubik's Cubes for the blind or any of the many other ways. More »
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Plush or plastic? If you're an Earthworm Jim fan or a Ratchet & Clank enthusiast, toy maker Mezco Toyz has something for you to consume later this year. For the LittleBigPlanet and Uncharted 3 fans, Mezco has something for you too. More »
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We could have had Sackboy for free at one point. Turns out that this was an early suggestion from Sony to the fledgling group of devs that would become Media Molecule, the studio revealed at the Develop 2011 conference. More »
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Making video games is an incredibly lengthy, detailed and technical process. It would be impossible to visualise all the code that goes into one without being some kind of omnipotent being. Unless you're watching this video. More »
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It's been a while since we took time out to look at a LittleBigPlanet costume pack, but today we do that with very good reason: you can now dress your little sackpeople up as Final Fantasy VII characters. More »
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Media Molecule, the UK studio behind LittleBigPlanets big and small are taking a break from the PlayStation series that has spawned two PlayStation 3 games and one PSP game. They're moving on to "new ideas," according to the studio's director. More »
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There's a game for every kind of man. So why not show dad some love this Father's Day with a new one? Whether you're a video game know-it-all or can't stand them, dad might enjoy something new to play. Use our handy guide to figure out what game to give him after the barbecue this weekend. More »
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LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Vita does neat things with Sony's new hardware, adding double touchscreen controls and gyroscopic tilt tricks to now familiar Sackboy jumping and swinging. But the Vita take on LBP is capable of more. More »
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There's a new LittleBigPlanet for Sony's new PlayStation Vita. It's a game that plays mostly like the LittleBigPlanets you've played before, but it may be the more fun version, the one with the best new touchscreen and tilt-based tricks. More »
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LittleBigPlanet is bringing Play, Create, Share to the PS Vita. So add Touch, Tilt, and Rear-Touch to the mix. Sounds...sexy. More »
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More than four million levels have been created by the LittleBigPlanet 2 community, but few-if any-are like this: A first-person shooter apparently set inside a mecha suit. More »
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Elisabeth Willis is my kind of art teacher. She's encouraging her students to create their own video game characters in real life. Her 7th grade class assignment was so popular this spring that she's already been asked to put together a panel for the National Art Educators Association—and she's not even a full-time teacher yet. More »
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Since its release in January, LittleBigPlanet 2's community has created more than four million levels for the PS3 platformer. The number is exactly 4,141,742, in fact. More »
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Drive up the volume for this user-created level from LittleBigPlanet 2, an homage to World 1-1 from Super Mario Land on the Game Boy. Creator Junkvxxl loaded the level three days ago; it became a developer favorite two days ago; it's been played more than 36,000 times in that span. If you have the game, perhaps you should try it for yourself. More »
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Artist Jason Freeny peels back to cloth to see what the inside of LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy looks like, bones and all, modifying an official vinyl toy and having his anatomical way with the star of Media Molecule's game. More »
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PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 is expert at doing many things—imitating other video games, imitating classic movies, imitating operating systems—but can it actually be a good learning tool? Sony thinks so and plans to release downloadable content for the game that's designed to aid schoolteachers. More »
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Give this Show About Games Show clip ten seconds to let you know what's going on. Give it thirty to warm your heart. Then give it around sixty to blow your mind. More »
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Why does the PlayStation 3 need a new LittleBigPlanet when users of the first game continue to flood it with new content? The creatively unchained LittleBigPlanet 2 and its broad set of new tools answers that question easily. More »
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For a game that's not even officially out yet, LittleBigPlanet 2 has already impressed us with its game-making capabilities. User ingenuity, as seen in this "Windows LBP" creation, is just as impressive. More »
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Slated for release last week, LittleBigPlanet 2 arrived on the PlayStation Store today. The file weighs in a shade under 2 gigs. More »
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After seeing a baby delivered with the Grabinator, I'd say it's a virtual inevitability we're going to end up with Kevin Butler Sackboy costumes sometime soon after LittleBigPlanet 2's release. More »
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LittleBigPlanet 2's already brought us grappling hooks, bounce pads, Sackbots, and the Creatinator. Now Media Molecule reveals a fourth tool - the Grabinator, with which Sackboy can pick up carry and even throw massive things of a great weight. More »
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Before Media Molecule decided to end Sackboy's life in a puff of smoke, LittleBigPlanet's creators had other, more gruesome ideas in mind. Check out the developer's Sackboy death reel. More »
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LittleBigPlanet Sackboys (and Sackgirl!) still in the making await their eventual appearance in Toronto's 2010 Santa Claus parade. Sony's a sponsor, so expect LittleBigPlanet 2 promotion in this year's festivities. Seen at Torontoist, thanks to Zack. More »
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Sackboy and Buzz appear larger-than-life at this weekend's Game City in Vienna, Austria. Check out more photos from the event at the German PlayStation Blog. More »
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On the same day LittleBigPlanet 2 is delayed a feature update for Atlus' 3D Dot Game Heroes brings a special guest to the retro land of Dotnia. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5646293&view=rss&microfeed=true Bad news, LittleBigPlanet fans: the game's sequel, originally due out in November, has now been delayed until January 2011. More »
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All week long Marvel teased the costumes for the fourth LittleBigPlanet/Marvel DLC package, and says they'll be available on Wednesday. You get Magneto, Storm, Hulk, The Punisher and the Green Goblin. See the gallery of 15 shots inside. More »
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Earlier today I showed you that the first LittleBigPlanet was customized by a gamer to play like Xbox downloadable darling Limbo. Last week, however, I watched its sequel play like Xbox downloadable darling Shadow Complex. LBP2 is wonderfully flexible. More »
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