In a press release today, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that it had acquired leading game developer Media Molecule, creator of the multi-million selling and multi-award winning PlayStation 3 exclusive title, LittleBigPlanet. Media Molecule will join as part of SCEs global development operation, SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).
This week, a number of new downloadable content packs are headed to LittleBigPlanet, for both the PS3 and PSP. The White Knight Chronicles costume kit will be available from the PlayStation Store this week. You can grab all four costumes for $5.99, or choose from your favorites for $1.99 each.
As Valentine’s Day draws near, PSP and PS3 fans will be able to dress up their Sackboys and Sackgirls with costumes of ‘Luvre’! Two new packs will release on the Store this Thursday, February 11 for the PSP, and two new packs for the PS3. The Limited Edition Chinese New Year Costumes will be available on the PS3 for free too.
We’re less than a week from the US release of White Knight Chronicles International Edition on February 2, we have a lot of new information to share with you. Staring off, the first of several White Knight Chronicles Dynamic Themes will be available from the PlayStation Store next Thursday, February 4. Also, you will be able to unlock a PlayStation Home costume and figurine by playing the game.
Tomorrow, PlayStation Home gets a massive update, including three new spaces and a bevy of brand new items. First up, we have a brand new SCEE event coming to you tomorrow themed around the awesome retro PSN shooter Gravity Crash, aptly titled: Gravity Crash: Maze to the Mothership! Also, the first wave of LittleBigPlanet content hits Home with a set of new clothes and branded furniture.
The long awaited Pirates of the Caribbean DLC for LittleBigPlanet will be available on to download from December 22nd on the PlayStation Store. There are two different packs available, a premium Costume Pack and massive Level Kit. In the Pirates of the Caribbean Costume pack, you can dress up your Sackboy as one of the many characters in the movie including, Sack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Barbossa, Davy Jones and Tia Dalma.
On Nov 30th, LittleBigPlanet will get it’s biggest game update so far, and it will be for free. The patch is packed full of great new functionality and improvements. Update 1.21, also known as Leerdammer, contains new features such as Online Create, increased profile space, improved networking, and better saving functionality. A lot of improvements will be made to the game – see all the details are below.
Sega and Sony are working together to bring Sonic into the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet. In December, five Sonic the Hedgehog costumes will be available to download via the PlayStation Store. You can get Sonic, Sonic the Werehog, Tails, Dr. Eggman, and Knuckles as individual costumes or together in one pack.
A new patch for LittleBigPlanet is now available to download. Dubbed “Celtic Promise“, the patch is 23mb in size and adds support for upcoming downloadable content. No other details about the patch were revealed, except that the next patch v1.21, named “Leerdammer“, will add new features to the title.
Watchmen fans get ready! This Thursday MediaMolecule is adding four Watchmen costumes to the PlayStation Store for LittleBigPlanet. The costume pack will let you dress up as one of four Watchmen characters: The Nite Owl II, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and The Silk Spectre II. Unfortunately, there is no Dr. Manhattan, but you can always remove all the clothes of Sackboy and use the blue material…
