LittleBigPlanet 2 continues to get less little. Sony's platformer is getting yet another significant expansion next week: the Cross-Controller Pack, which introduces Wii U-esque gameplay via Vita.

With the Cross-Controller feature, you'll be able to take advantage of all sorts of second screen gameplay. The DLC will be available next week for $4.99 and requires a PS3, a PS Vita, and a copy of LittleBigPlanet 2. (Don't worry, you don't need a copy of LittleBigPlanet Vita.)

Read more: A new Sackboy adventure »

The LittleBigPlanet series has gotten quite a bit of downloadable content, if you count the various costume packs. With two new LBP games on the way, the powers that be have figured out a way to make sure any DLC you've paid for will continue working.

Any costumes you've bought for the first two LittleBigPlanet games can be imported for free into LittleBigPlanet Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Plus, from now on your costume purchases will all be counted across LBP2, Vita, and Karting.

Read more: LBP2, LBP Vita, and Karting all one happy family »

Sackboy is changing into his summer threads with a new bit of free LittleBigPlanet 2 downloadable content. The "Summer Creator's Kit" has launched, and it's available for free. However, you should nab it while you can, because it's only available for a week.

Read more: Includes new stickers, objects, and a material »

Update - Full June games line-up added.

At Sony's E3 press briefing today, the company announced plans to expand PlayStation Plus into a rotating selection of full retail games. The company has been offering discounts and 60-minute trials of full game downloads through Plus, but starting tomorrow it will be adding full games as free bonuses to boot.

Read more: Initial line-up includes Infamous 2, LBP2 »

The epic Journey has made an impression on a lot of gamers. Among those fans are the developers of LittleBigPlanet 2. In a tribute that thatgamecompany's popular title, Sackboy will be sporting some new togs next month.

Read more: Available for $1.99 »

The Muppets are next to join the elite rank of official LittleBigPlanet expansion pack adaptee, following the revered footsteps of Metal Gear Solid and Pirates of the Caribbean.

The "Muppets Premium Level Kit" for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be available this week on the PlayStation Store for $5.99, and it will add new levels, music, materials, backgrounds, sound effects, objects, decorations, stickers, and costumes to the game. The expansion pack also adds new gadgets that allow Sackboy to walk on walls.

Watch: Sackboy makes a Rainbow Connection »

It's been one year since the launch of LittleBigPlanet 2, and the community is still very actively making new levels. Developer Media Molecule has announced that within a year's time, the community has created 2.5 million more levels, bumping up the total amount of user-created levels to a whopping six million.

"6 Million levels!," the announcement reads. "You are amazing! <3"

Watch: Some user-generated insanity »

LittleBigPlanet 2 is the quintessential sequel. It is, in every way, a bigger, better, and yes, more badass game than its predecessor. LBP2 does more than offer "more of the same." Given the original's infinite expandability offered by the UGC community, it's no wonder Media Molecule attempted something drastically different for the sequel.

Read more: Why LittleBigPlanet 2 made our 'Best of 2011' list »

Like its predecessor, LittleBigPlanet 2 is getting a re-release of its own. Dropping the "Game of the Year" moniker as the first game, LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition is a full-priced retail game that includes $35 worth of DLC content on-disc.

Rise of the Cakeling, Media Molecule's biggest expansion for the LBP universe, takes center stage. This PlayStation Move-enabled adventure adds 5 new levels and new creation tools that take advantage of Sony's motion controller. In addition, the Special Edition includes the Toy Story Level and Costume packs, and Pets costumes.

Read more: And a PlayStation Move bundle, too »

If LittleBigPlanet 2 slipped under your radar earlier this year, you might want to give it another look. Sony announced today that the price is being officially dropped to $39.99, just as the game adds PlayStation Move controller support and prepares for next week's big "Rise of the Cakeling" DLC.

Watch: How to use the Move in LBP2 »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features a new Gamescom 2011 trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2, a PvP trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, an Ubisoft developer panel at Gamescom 2011, a demo walkthrough of Dark Souls, two inside looks at the brand new PlayStation Vita, four new background trailers for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a multiplayer sneak peek at Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, a cinematic trailer for Might & Magic Heroes VI, a new look at the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, a PAX Prime 2011 Blacklight: Retribution trailer, and new screenshots for Tribes: Ascend, Prototype 2, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, X-Men: Destiny, and The Baconing.

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Media Molecule is planning on "stepping away" from the LittleBigPlanet franchise to work on something new. But before it does, it has to release the Move Pack for LittleBigPlanet 2. The developer describes it as the franchise's "biggest Downloadable Content pack to date," and it's hard to argue with that.

The Move Pack includes a new story mode, entitled "The Rise of the Cakeling," and a new set of tools that allow you to create your own Move games. But what else is in the DLC pack?

Watch: Fourteen new levels for the Cakeling »

Developer Media Molecule is ready to move beyond the franchise that made it famous. Speaking at Game Lab, Media Molecule's Siobhan Ready told the audience: "we’re stepping away from LittleBigPlanet to focus on some new ideas." (via Edge)

This development should come as unsurprising to anyone that's experimented with the robust creation engine of LittleBigPlanet 2. Whereas its predecessor allowed gamers to make new levels, Media Molecule's last effort offered full game creation. One would assume it would be difficult to truly iterate from there. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Anarchy Reigns, Bulletstorm, MotorStorm Apocalypse, Knights Contract, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Naruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive, Major League Baseball 2K11, Primal Carnage, Mario Sports Mix, MLB 11: The Show, Okamiden, LittleBigPlanet 2, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, and The Sims Medieval. Read more »

For the past few days I've been playing LittleBigPlanet 2. The simple fact that I've been playing--as opposed to getting caught up in creating--stands out to me as a good sign for this sequel. When the original game came out a couple years ago, the novelty of being able to create intricate game levels initially drew the lion's share of attention.

That led to something of a letdown when it came time to play them; and their potential fun seemed to get somewhat lost in controls that didn't quite feel right. Read more »