With the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 both set to receive new motion-tracking controllers next year, it has been revealed that some existing PlayStation 3 software will be updated with enhanced control schemes via patches while Xbox 360 games probably won't.

Though Microsoft has demonstrated the Xbox 360's motion-sensitive Project Natal camera with retrofitted versions of existing titles, such as Burnout Paradise and Beautiful Katamari, project head Kudo Tsunoda told Destructoid that such efforts required a significant amount of code to be changed--presumably more than a patch could.

Meanwhile, rival Sony used Tokyo Game Show to reveal that some existing PlayStation 3 games will be patched to support the upcoming PlayStation Motion Controller, including LittleBigPlanet, PAIN, Flower, EyePet, Hustle Kings and High Velocity Bowling.

In addition, Sony unveiled several upcoming titles that will make use of the wand-shaped ball-tipped device, including an "Alternate Edition" of Resident Evil 5, Ape Escape, Echochrome 2, Motion Party, Sing and Draw, The Shoot and Tower... Read more

Amidst the torrent of Sony news this morning was the announcement of the upcoming addition of water to LittleBigPlanet.

LBP developer Media Molecule released a short, rather humorous trailer to introduce the feature.

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Adorable PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will receive a 'Game of the Year' edition with great gobs of downloadable content included, PlayStation.Blog has announced.

Media Molecule has also tasked "18 extraordinary people" with creating custom levels for the GOTY, "to give our new fans a taste of the over 1,000,000 user-generated levels."

Eight of LittleBigPlanet's previously-released downloadable content packs will be included, providing the perfect jumping-on point for aspiring Sackboys and Sackgirls.

• Metal Gear Solid Level Pack - featuring the "Paintinator" paintball gun
• Metal Gear Solid Costumes
• Monsters Costumes... Read more

Not a fan of Ghostbusters or Ico? Haven't conducted a fun-filled micro-transaction in months? Marvel is here to save the day with several superhero-themed Sackboy costumes for LittleBigPlanet. The content--which consists of Wolverine, Iron Man and Captain America suits--was revealed at Marvel's Comic-Con panel, attended by Kotaku.

Marvel has yet to lock down a date for the costumes, and apparently might have more themed DLC in the works.

Media Molecule announced today that over one million levels have been created for its PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet. In all, community-created levels have been played over 244 million times.

If you're anything like me, you haven't played LittleBigPlanet in months, and are suddenly feeling a bit guilty about that. In light of that, here's a trailer from Media Molecule highlighting some of the best user-created maps--which should suddenly make you feel a bit worse.

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Developer Media Molecule has confirmed the pricing for the Ghostbusters-themed DLC coming to its adorable PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet this Thursday, July 16.

As with past past "premium" costumes, each of the four outfits--Stay Puft Marshallow Man, Ghostbusters uniform, Slimer, and "No Ghosts"--will sell individually at $1.99, all four costumes and bonus virtual stickers will be bundled together at $5.99, and ...okay, this was just an excuse to post another picture of The Cutest Little Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Ever on the front page. Isn't he precious?

Sony has delivered on Media Molecule's recent teases of Ghostbusters-inspired LittleBigPlanet DLC. According to the image, noticed by Siliconera, the virtual costumes and stickers will be released for the PlayStation 3 platformer on Thursday, July 16.

Costumes include the Stay Puft Marshallow Man, the Ghostbusters uniform, Slimer, and a "No Ghosts" outfit. Each will run 200 yen in Japan, with a bundle packing them together at 600 yen. While North American pricing hasn't been officially confirmed, past "premium" costumes have sold individually for $1.99 and collectively in $5.99 bundles.

Sparking cries of "who ya gonna call," "we're ready to believe you," and "bustin' makes me feel good," LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has been teasing the addition of Ghostbusters-themed goods to its PlayStation 3 platformer.

The latest tease, viewable left, sees LittleBigPlanet's iconic Sackboy crossed with the timeless Ghostbusters logo. The developer has remained mum about what's coming and when, but at the very least, it seems we'll be getting some Ghostbusters costumes.

Cross your fingers, but not the streams, for a proton pack weapon and some new levels.

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.

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The next month's worth of LittleBigPlanet 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.

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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