Fresh off its recent offering of the free Solstice-celebrating "beardy druid fellow costume," developer Media Molecule has revealed that LittleBigPlanet will also commemorate July 4.

Said to be available for a limited time, the "Sacktue of Liberty" costume will enable those that own the PlayStation 3 platformer to run around and enlighten the world of LittleBigPlanet with liberty and comedic hijinks.

Look for the free download to arrive in the PlayStation Store this Thursday, July 2.

Yesterday, LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule clued us into the Team ICO downloadable content for its physics-driven PlayStation 3 platformer, promising "costumes, stickers and sound effects" inspired by Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Following through on the Ico and Yorda costumes, the studio has now unveiled three Colossus costumes, featuring protagonist Wander plus foes Quadratus and Gaius. Quadratus even features a tiny (presumably static) rendition of Wander on his arm, who is no doubt looking to drive a blade into the beast's glowing weak point--how cute!

The whole of the Team ICO-LittleBigPlanet DLC arrives in the PlayStation Store on Thursday. Pricing details aren't yet available. Such content is traditionally sold in a bundle, with "premium" costumes usually sold individually at around $1.99 a pop.

LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has confirmed that, as previously teased, it will be releasing several downloadable LBP "costumes, stickers and sound effects" inspired by Team ICO's beloved PlayStation 2 efforts Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

The whole shebang is due this Thursday. No word yet on pricing, but you can get a glimpse of the Ico and Yorda costumes above. Costumes based off Colossus, likely of protagonists Wander and Mono, are coming, though they have not yet been pictured.

As for the stickers and sound effects, you can get a feel for possibilities they'll provide level designers with via the short teaser that follows after the break... Read more

An image apparently teasing Ico-themed LittleBigPlanet downloadable content has been released by LBP developer Media Molecule.

The developer later confirmed, via Twitter, that the image was produced internally, but refused to specify it it was in fact related to DLC.

Since the release of LittleBigPlanet last fall, Media Molecule has added a wealth of new content to the PlayStation 3 platformer, ranging from new costumes (including Metal Gear's Solid Snake and 2000AD's Judge Dredd) to ambitious themed levels.

Media Molecule's adorable physics-driven PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will soon allow users to share their custom levels through the web, 1UP reports.

"Rather than going on forums and saying, 'Please search for my level,' you can just say, 'Here's a link,'" studio co-founder Alex Evans explained. The link will allow users to queue up level downloads, to be triggered the next time they start the game.

That functionality is coming "as soon as possible," Evans said, noting that the level-sharing portal site will offer an API for custom web-based LittleBigPlanet applications alongside online leaderboards and photo distribution.

Evans further revealed that the studio will begin testing upcoming game features through a limited public beta, saying "it's less about testing the online and more about giving the vocal minority a chance to see what's coming and to give us their feedback."

This week's PlayStation Store update brings the long-awaited free Creator Pack update to LittleBigPlanet.

The pack adds several new options for creators, including a tetherless jetpack, global settings object, and other tweaks.

Also available for Media Molecule's platformer is the Heavenly Sword mini-pack, which includes Sackboy costumes based on the PS3 action game.

For the full list of store additions, click through:... Read more

The next month's worth of LittleBigLplanet content has been revealed in a post by Sony on the PlayStation blog.

Sackboys will have plenty of fashion options this month, with costume packs based on Rag Doll Kung Fu, Patapon, Heavenly Sword, and two packs based on Norse and Egyptian mythology.

The month will also bring the Creator Pack 1, which adds an infinite lives checkpoint, tetherless jetpack, and other toys. Additionally, a "Cornish Yarg" patch will includes a few fixes and tweaks, as well as a new in-game custom music player.

For a more detailed look at the content, click on through:... Read more

Following a tally of thousands of votes from various game developers and professionals, Bethesda's post-apocalyptic action-RPG Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, 360) was named Game of the Year at last night's Game Developers Choice Awards.

Bethesda's effort also came away with Best Writing award. Media Molecule's cutesy PlayStation 3 platformer was also heavily praised, coming away with four different awards for its Game Design, Technology, Innovation, and a Best Debut nod.

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima was given a Lifetime Achievement Award, Harmonix co-founders Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy netted a Pioneer Award for their work on advancing music games via Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and Tommy Tallarico received an Amabassador Award "for helping to advance the game audio community."

In all, 13 awards were given away. The complete list of winners follows... Read more

Seven dedicated souls over on the NeoGAF forums worked together to complete this full remake of Contra in LittleBigPlanet.

Each of the eight stages from Konami's game were painstakingly recreated in cute, LBP style. After a lengthy development process, the levels have been released into the LittleBigPlanet wild, where they will hopefully not be struck down immediately for copyright infringement.

Check out a trailer for the impressive stages below.

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Developer Media Molecule plans to keep LittleBigPlanet's concept of fostering user-created content as a central feature in the upcoming PSP version, according to comments made by Sony to Kotaku.

"There is a whole play, create, share component to the game, just like the PS3," said Sony director of hardware marketing John Koller. "They are still working on that, so there's not a whole lot to talk about yet."

Koller also mentioned that Media Molecule is looking to implement some type of PlayStation 3/PSP connection functionality, but that nothing is set in stone as of yet.

Sony's annual Destination PlayStation conference is underway, with confirmation that Rock Band, Assassin's Creed, LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm are all PSP-bound.

Little is known regarding each game. Joystiq reports that Rock Band Unplugged will sport an in-game music store through the system's wireless capabilities, and adds that LittleBigPlanet PSP is being made "in conjunction" with creator Media Molecule.

Rock Band Unplugged will be "launching exclusively on PSP," according to Sony PR. Assassin's Creed will be "an exclusive installment," and LittleBigPlanet will pack new levels and areas "specifically created for the platform."

As for MotorStorm, the portable rendition of Evolution's racing series is said to feature the "breathtaking yet lethal and unpredictable setting of Alaska." It's dubbed MotorStorm Arctic Edge, developed by Pursuit Force veterans Bigbig, and will also hit PlayStation 2.

LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band Unplugged, MotorStorm and Assassin's Creed PSP are due out later this year. Expect more details once the non-Sony games, Rock Band and Assassin's Creed, are officially announced by their respective publishers.

Media Molecule's innovative platformer LittleBigPlanet (PS3) took top honors at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awards, held last night at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas.

The title took Overall Game of the Year, in addition to Console Game of the Year, Family Game of the Year, and achievements in Game Direction, Art Direction, Visual Engineering, Character Performance and Innovation in Gaming. The Sackboy himself took home the award for Outstanding Character Performance.

Valve's Left 4 Dead also did well, winning the Computer Game of the Year category and being recognized for its achievements in Online Game Play.

The full list of categories and winners follows:... Read more

Sales data pertaining to some of last year's more ambitious titles has been revealed by the NPD Group, including the launch-to-date sales of PlayStation 3 exclusives Metal Gear Solid 4 and LittleBigPlanet.

Media Molecule's unique platformer LittleBigPlanet (PS3) managed to sell 611,000 copies in the US following its launch in October, according to data obtained by Gamasutra. Coming in just under that figure was Insomniac's shooter Resistance 2 (PS3), which has sold 598,000 copies since its November launch.

Kojima Productions' Metal Gear sequel (PS3) sold just over 1 million copies in the US last year. The title moved 775,000 units during its launch month of June, with 301,000 sales accumulated in the second half of the year.

Meanwhile, Ubisoft's Prince of Persia (X360, PS3, PC) shifted 483,000 units over the holidays, while Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld (X360, PS3, Wii, PC) managed only 246,000 sales in the US [This data does not include PC sales.] Eidos recently claimed that Underworld has sold over 1.5 million units worldwide, implying that the majority of its sales were seen outside of the US.

I had no problem accepting the Metal Gear Solid Sackboys, or the Street Fighter costumes. I was cool with head turkey and Santa threads.

But letting Sackboy dress like one of Wipeout's inanimate hovercrafts? That just seems odd, even if LittleBigPlanet does have racing stages.

But, regardless of my personal opinion, it's happening. According to Sony Europe community team leader MusterBuster, the Wipeout costume set will also add some new stickers when it the hits February 19. No price point was specified.

Along with word of the Wipeout costumes, MusterBuster laid out a tentative schedule for the DLC that should hit the Media Molecule-developed PS3 platformer in the next month, though he did not note what will be free and what will cost actual money.

January 26
• Chinese New Year Costumes (available for 10 days only)
January 29
• Kratos costume... Read more

There won't be a full Replay Couch this week, but we did want to pass this one video along.

PSN user jjmusicman rick-rolled the LittleBigPlanet community yesterday, and the result is a pretty amusing example of machinima.

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PS3fanboy is reporting that a bug affecting many users of LittleBigPlanet can lead to the deletion of the game's save data. The glitch appears to be related to a user's profile data. Players are reporting that accumulating too many community objects can cause the game to delete anything from level progress and saved costumes, to both user-created and official levels.

In any case, LBP users note that the only current solution to the problem is the manual deletion of community content. Developer Media Molecule has yet to issue a comment on the matter.

A double shot of updates for LittleBigPlanet (PS3) have arrived across the past day, making the game's moderation policies more clear and adding an in-game store.

Following through on developer Media Molecule's vow to improve the moderation of user-created levels, creators can now learn why their level was removed, providing them with the opportunity to resolve the issue and republish the level.

The unexplained removal of user-made LittleBigPlanet levels had led to outcry from players and creators alike. In response, Sony offered a series of suggested guidelines while Media Molecule readied the improved feedback system.

In addition, the updates also brought an in-game store for downloadable content, and more search options for the wealth of user-created levels, as first reported by Kotaku.

Offical patch details courtesy the official PlayStation.Blog follow:

Patch 1.06

Moderation
Good news on this front - The latest update (1.06) brings in some much requested changes to LBP's moderation system. While... Read more

Sony has announced that Media Molecule's adorable physics-based platformer LittleBigPlanet (PS3) will next week gain the long-awaited variety of downloadable outfits and levels inspired by Kojima Productions' stealth-action series Metal Gear Solid. No price was named for the Metal Gear Solid Level Pack, which features 5 new story levels, 1 challenge level, 12 new trophies, and a variety of Metal Gear Solid-themed level parts and stickers along with an exclusive Gurlokovich Soldier outfit.

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A new weapon, the Paintinator, is also included in the level pack. However, those who don't buy the pack will still be able to experience it, either by joining... Read more

The upcoming Metal Gear Solid-themed level pack for LittleBigPlanet will feature a new paintball gun gameplay mechanic, according to a report by ps3fanboy based on leaked images of the pack's additional trophies.

The new trophies also reveal that the pack will include a LittleBigPlanet version of Metal Gear REX.

LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has teased that the upcoming level packs will include "shocking" new gameplay elements.

"I don't think that people are expecting what it's going to be and I'm so excited by that," said Evans of the Metal Gear pack. "The surprise element is just a big part of it."

This week's PlayStation Store update has gone live, making available the long-awaited free Santa costume for LittleBigPlanet, as well as the festive holiday level pack for $2.99. Downloadable game highlights include the side-scrolling action platformer Crash Commando ($9.99), and the RPG Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rainslick Precipice Of Darkness: Episode 2 ($14.99).

Castlevania Chronicles ($5.99) and Rayman 2: The Great Escape ($5.99) are also available for download, and can be played on either the PlayStation 3 or the PSP.

Finally, a pair of PS3 demos were added: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Online Network Demo, and the Sonic Unleashed Demo.