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.

Getting handmade gifts for Christmas was a real drag as a child, but now that we're older we can appreciate the work that goes into creating a custom Sonic the Hedgehog Sackboy. Can you do-it-yourself?

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.

Graphic designer Levi Buzolic's PlayStation 3 is broken, and this is how that makes him feel. Found on Levi's Flickr stream.

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.

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.

In LittleBigPlanet 2's Adventures of the Amazing Grappling Hook, Media Molecule demonstrates once again how anything can be greatly improved by strategic application of a grappling hook.

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.

First you need to know how to crotchet, of course. But once you've got that down, this video has your back.

YouTube user GoldenJellyBean dropped me a line to show that she's now teaching folks how to crochet their own LittleBigPlanet dolls, dressed in the style of PlayStation 2 classic Ico.

Snowboy? Sackman? As seen on PlayStation.Blog. Thanks Jonathan S.

What's inside a Sackboy? Fluff, cotton and love? No. Try bones, organs and other squishy, icky things.

Sony dropped some impressive numbers regarding LittleBigPlanet today, the game that has "marked the coming of age of gaming as it moves into a new realm defined by creativity and community".

Had your fill of custom, hand-knitted sackboys? We're coming close, but we're not there just yet. So there's still a little admiration left in the tank for this cute little Prince of Persia.

We really hope you like LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy, because you'll be seeing more than ever of the little guy in 2009, including Sackboys in 2-inch to 18-inch plastic form. That's right... action figures!

Not only has video game scripter and user interface artist Maggie Wang created her own custom LittleBigPlanet sackboys based on characters like Spock and Hellboy, she's also willing to make yours as well.

Stuck between articles on googly-eyed Amy Winehouse, UK tabloid The Sun has a helpful PDF how-to for knitting a Sackboy toy. No, really.

Here baby Melodie shows off her very extensive knowledge of game characters. So amazing. So cute.

In Japan, Santa Claus does not have a beard — just a mustache, and an eyepatch. Oh yes; your dreams are almost true. This Christmas, MGS4 and LittleBigPlanet become one.