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 »

LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule today officially announced a game the world has been aware of for quite some time now--a sequel to the level-building platformer. Read more »

The June issue of Game Informer, which will have a cover story about Gears of War 3, will also include an article on LittleBigPlanet 2, which has not yet been announced by Sony.

It has, however, previously been stated by Media Molecule that it was working on a sequel. Last month, a musician confirmed that one of his songs had been licensed for LittleBigPlanet 2. Read more »

LittleBigPlanet (PS3) developer Media Molecule is independent no more, as Sony has acquired the England-based studio and will be integrating it into the Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios family.

The exact terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, with Sony describing it as "a strategic move to continue to secure excellence in game development for current and future PlayStation platforms." Read more »

Media Molecule has already begun crafting a sequel to its long-awaited PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet, which makes its official retail debut in the US this week.

Speaking with BBC News, the studio confirmed that a sequel is in development for the game, which allows players to make their own levels and share them online. Read more »

Prior to working with Sony on the physics-based platformer LittleBigPlanet (PS3), developer Media Molecule has revealed that it was working on a game described "more Portally than Portal" and "Portal, but with scale factor."

The company even met with Valve, which suggested the two work on the game together.

"We were very tempted," studio co-founder Alex Evans told Kikizo. "But in the end we decided to talk to Sony and they just got the game at the beginning." Read more »