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Read More »Toy Story DLC coming to LittleBigPlanet 2
Media Molecule has announced that two collections of Toy Story-themed content will be released for LittleBigPlanet 2 next week. The Toy Story level kit features nine new levels based on the popular Pixar films, two new music tracks and one interactive music track. For level builders, there is a new …
Read More »LBP 2 gets Final Fantasy VII content
It may be 14 years old but new content based on the much-loved Final Fantasy VII RPG is still being developed. From July 13th owners of Sony’s PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 will be able to download costumes of popular Final Fantasy VII characters. These include Cloud, Tifa, Aeris and Sephiroth. …
Read More »GAME kicks off Easter sales push
GAME and Gamestation have slashed several hardware and software prices in time for the Easter holidays. Microsoft and Sony’s new motion controllers feature prominently in the chain’s latest promotion, with Kinect reduced from 119.99 to 79.99 and the PlayStation Move Starter Pack down from 49.99 to 29.99. Console offers include …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Dead Space 2 on top
Dead Space 2 has shot straight to the top of the UK All Formats Top 40 chart this week. EA’s horror sequel outperformed its predecessor which debuted at No.6 when it was released on October 24th, 2008. Sony’s LittleBigPlanet 2 and EA’s FIFA 11 drop one place each to No.2 …
Read More »Two-month TV campaign for LBP2
Sony has launched a mammoth marketing campaign for its acclaimed release, LittleBigPlanet 2. Ads are appearing in film breaks on Five, Fiver and Five USA and will run for two weeks, while sponsorship will continue for two months. Sony is also launching its own LittleBigPlanet online hub where every level …
Read More »UK devs ‘leading the charge’ on motion control
British studios driving Kinect, Move and Wii games sales, study claims
Read More »UK CHARTS: LBP 2 reaches No.1
LittleBigPlanet 2 has topped the All Formats Top 40 charts this week following its release on Friday 21st January. The PS3 exclusive outperformed its predecessor which only managed to reach No.4 when it was released in the week ending November 8th, 2008. It then dropped to No.19 the following week …
Read More »PlayStation sponsors Five movies
Sony has announced a new movie sponsorship deal with Channel 5. The partnership will see PS3-branded promos running around all peak and family movies on Channel 5, Fiver and Five USA. It has kicked off with movie-themed idents for the upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2. The deal covers 760 films and will …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 2 hardware bundle incoming
Sony has confirmed plans to release a LittleBigPlanet 2 hardware bundle which was spotted on the online portal of leading UK games retailer GAME. Speaking to VG247, the platform holder said that the 291.05 SKU, which includes the game and a 320GB version of the Slim console, will arrive at …
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