Sony have officially announced that Sackboy will be returning to your PS3s in LittleBigPlanet 2. Sony also released the first trailer to LBP2, which you can find below. LittleBigPlanet established the Play, Create, Share creative gaming genre and has enjoyed tremendous success, with well over 2 million levels created since launch and growing by the week.
According to a comment from the official FirstPlay PSN account, the downloadable magazine will be making its way to Ireland from Issue 7 onwards, after being exclusively available in the UK since early April. The first episode of FirstPlay will be available to purchase in Ireland on May 19th 2010 for approximately €1.19, though official pricing has yet to be revealed.
Lost Planet 2 will be available to purchase tomorrow when it hits stores in the US and Europe. Unfortunately, PS3 owners will have to perform a mandatory install of game data before you can play the game, so be sure to have enough free space available. Hopefully, this will mean better loading times compared to the Xbox 360 version.
Yesterday, details about LittleBigPlanet 2 were revealed by the latest issue of Game Informer. Today, we have some official screens and more details on the game. As we’ve already mentioned, LBP2 will only allow you to create levels but you will also be able to create entire games. Furthermore, all the levels created in LBP will be compatible with the new title.
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be getting patched this week with a number of bug fixes and enhancements to the game. The changes with were announced as part of the PC update last month will be available to download on May 11th for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. You can see the list of changes below.
Activision has confirmed that a second downloadable pack for Modern Warfare 2 will be coming later this year. The second Map Pack is currently in development by the game’s developer Infinity Ward. Chief Operating Officer for Activision, Thomas Tippl, announced the development of the new DLC, but no specific details were given.
ModNation Racers is only a few weeks away from release – the game is set for release on May 21th in Europe and North America on May 25th 2010. If you can’t wait that long, we have some footage of the game including the opening sequence, the first race and a look at the ModSpot. If you have played the beta, you will be familiar with the layout of the ModSpot.
The June 2010 issue of Game Informer has revealed information about LittleBigPlanet 2, despite Sony denying the original rumors. According to the article, LBP2 has less of a focus on platforming and it’s more of a platform to actually create games with. The game will feature a all-new level creator and extra customization options.
Sony’s PlayStation Move will be available to purchase this Autumn, but for how much? Sony originally announced that the motion controller and PlayStation Eye combo would cost less than $100. According to The Sun newspaper in the UK, the PlayStation Move controllers will cost £45 (approx $66 / €52).
Sega has announced that Obsidians’s espionage RPG Alpha Protocol has gone gold and is headed off to manufacturing. The game is schedules for release on June 1 in North America and in Europe on May 28th. A preview of Alpha Protocol was included in FirstPlay Episode 004.
