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Sony and Media Molecule have launched a new community-made level pack for LittleBigPlanet 2. Titled ‘Hansel & Gretelbot’, it consists of seven playable levels, “furnished with a full story, cut scenes, voice acting, original score, and lots of prizes to collect too”, says the developer. “It’s a mighty achievement, and hopefully one that will inspire …

An update for LittleBigPlanet 2 has been released, fixing a long list of gameplay issues and glitches with Media Molecule’s platforming hit. The patch stomps out a number of glitch tricks, fixes usability nuances, and enhances overall gameplay stability. So if you had squishy Sackboys that has seemingly lost their ability to swim, a POD …

In a situation all too familiar to Gran Turismo players, a number of LittleBigPlanet 2 players are reporting running into an infinite loading glitch that disables them from joining other players’ games online. Affected players say the only way to escape the never-ending loading screen is to quit the game or restart their PS3. According …

Sony has released a LittleBigPlanet 2 ‘Arcade trailer’ ahead of the game’s release in the US tomorrow and the UK on Friday. The video pays tribute to the glory days of gaming using a number of user-generated levels created during LBP2′s beta.

Sony has released a new LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer ahead of this month’s release, showing off more of the creative capers you’ll find in the PS3 create-em-up. You know the score by now; almost anything’s possible with this gem, the trailer features everything from grappling hook guns to steam-rollers.

Yes, here’s another LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer or two, maybe three. This one’s about the game’s “endless fun” and shows all manner of madness, as you should have come to expect. But Sony’s not just showing off Media Molecule skills; SCEA marketing boss Mark Valledor says: “After seeing these new beta levels, we’re speechless…”, exampling a …

Media Molecule must have a whole department dedicated to keeping those trailers rolling out thick and fast. And here’s another one. It’s another mental storyline trailer made in the style of a movie preview, and stars characters Mr. Science, Danny Da Vinci and Clive. MM today confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 2 has gone ‘gold’, and will …

Is there anything you can’t do in Little Big Planet 2? No, says this new video montage from developer Media Molecule. It shows LBP2 renditions of more sports and game types than you can count, including snooker, bowling, a top-down Micro Machine’s style racer, javelin, baseball, basketball, F1 racing and a bunch more.

Media Molecule has released its latest LittleBigPlanet 2 feature-ette, showcasing the game’s music sequencer. The sequel lets players compose their own score with multiple instruments to choose from and offers the ability to connect in-game objects to custom tunes. It looks like rocket science, though. A spin-off LBP game arrived for normal PSN users this …

The PlayStation Blog has called on the gaming community to pick the winner of its latest LittleBigPlanet 2 construction challenge. Entrants were tasked with creating a Sackboy Exterminator – “anything from a machine that chases Sackboy and destroys everything in its path, to an evil spaghetti-monster with multiple attack phases”. There are five finalists for …

LittleBigPlanet 2 beta user RAPHAEI has created a first-person shooter based on id Software’s classic FPS Wolfenstein 3D. Although the level is blander than we remember Wolfenstein 3D being, it still manages to recapture some of the now awkward classic FPS feel. This creation is yet another testament to LittleBigPlanet 2′s overhauled creation system, which …

What’s the best Donkey Kong game of all time? Perhaps Nintendo’s new history of Donkey Kong video will help you decide as it shows off footage from his most famous games. Donkey Kong is arguably the most important as not only was it Nintendo’s big entry into the world of gaming, it also introduced us …

Declan Donnelly looked rather perplexed when Ant dragged him deep into the jungle in the last Donkey Kong Country Returns advert. This time the pair have found what they’re looking for. No, it’s not a large stash of bananas but some Donkey Kong Country gameplay footage. It’s all very strange, but the game is a …

With every trailer released we grow surer that LittleBigPlanet 2 is going to blow our minds with awesome, and this is surely the deal maker. Here’s a trailer for the Controlinator – possibly the single most important improvement over the first game. It’s a new item that lets you directly control any mechanical object you …

Mickey’s been around for a fair few years, and Warren Spector seems to have crammed much of it into the new Wii exclusive adventure, Epic Mickey. Aspects of both the most fondly remembered and almost completely forgotten parts of Mickey’s long history have made it into the game as you’ll see in the below dev …