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Following the news late last Friday that Sony’s LittleBigPlanet has been delayed owing to some questionable content in one of its songs, developer Media Molecule has publicly expressed its disappointment – though that hasn’t stopped eBay traders rushing to make big profits from the delay. A quick search on eBay …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet delayed after Quran blunder
Sony has confirmed that its highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet has been pushed back to an unspecified date, following the discovery of Qur’an expressions in the soundtrack. The game was due to be released on October 24th in Europe and October 21st in North America, and is tipped to be the PlayStation …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet delayed in Europe
SCEE has told MCV that it will be issuing a statement shortly that is expected to confirm that LittleBigPlanet has been delayed in Europe. Media Molecule’s creative platformer was supposed to be hitting retail on October 24th, but MCV understands it will now not be released until November 14th. Speculation …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet has won over cynical critics
Sony has told MCV that it has the range and breadth of titles to hit every part of the gaming market this Christmas – with the eagerly awaited LittleBigPlanet the key component. SCEE UK marketing manager Adam Boita said that the 3D platform title had convinced even the most cynical …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet scores 95% on Metacritic
Sony’s LittleBigPlanet is storming Metacritic, averaging an astounding 9.5/10 from the Western world’s major press. The score (correct at the time of posting) makes the game the second highest-ever scoring game on PS3, behind GTA IV. It beats lauded releases such as COD4 (9.4/10), MGS4 (9.4/10) and Rock Band (9.2/10). …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet heading to PSP?
Mark Healy, the co-founder of LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule, has said that discussions have taken place concerning a possible PSP outing for his upcoming platform release, though adds that nothing has been decided as of yet. Speaking to Eurogamer, Healy stated: There’s definitely scope for a PSP version. We’ve had …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet online features to arrive post-launch
Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, a member of the Media Molecule development team has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet’s online Create mode, which allows players to work together on the creation of user-made levels, will not be available out of the box. Instead, the anticipated functionality will be added to the …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet beta this month
Ahead of the release of LittleBigPlanet on October 24th, developer Media Molecule has stated that a ‘limited’ public beta will commence later this month – though there’s no news currently on how people will be able to gain access. Speaking on a thread in the Official PlayStation Forum, Media Molecule …
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Read More »PS3 LittleBigPlanet bundle listed
After the disappointing news that the recently unveiled Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Blu-Ray movie PS3 bundles will not be crossing the Channel to hit UK retail , French retailer FNAC has listed a LittleBigPlanet PS3 bundle on its web site. The pack contains a new 80GB PS3, one rumble-enabled …
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