The first we heard of a LittleBigPlanet PSP title was all the way back in February when it was announced alongside MotorStorm. At the time it was only said to be hitting store shelves sometime this year.

However, Sony has today announced that the PSP title will be hitting store shelves in North America on November 17th, 2009.

Sony hasn’t said much regarding the contents of the game but they have said that it will feature a massive DLC library, something that made the PS3 LittleBigPlanet title very popular.

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As you can see, the pack will feature InFamous’ main character Cole McGrath as Sackboy.

When more details along with a price point are announced by Media Molecule we will be sure to keep you updated.

This reportedly means that 1 level has been uploaded every 21 seconds since LBP’s October 27th, 2008 streetdate, quite the amazing feat.

Finally, they also said to check the Playstation Blog around August 18th for a new LittleBigPlanet announcement. What could it be?

If you’ve been dying to see what the PSP versions of Gran Turismo and LittleBigPlanet will look like, your’e in luck. What you see above is a video demonstration of Gran Turismo being played on a PSP Go.

The video was reportedly taken at Fase Extra where attendees got a chance to place both LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo.

From the brief glimpse the videos provide, these games look to have none-too-bad graphics and stay true to their console counterparts. On a side note, the PSP Go looks a bit awkward to hold, don’t you think?

Video of LittleBigPlanet included after the break.

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As a special treat, LBP Super Creators gevurah22 (Azure Palace) and Darknessbear (LittleDeadSpace) will be at the PlayStation booth to chat with any aspiring LBP creators to give creator tips or just to walk folks through some of their favorite User Generated Levels.

Along with some fun with these famous creators, prizes will also be offered. The PSP version of LBP will be released this fall and will feature new levels and content. This year’s Comic-Con will be held at the San Diego Convention Center during July 23rd through 26th. But if you’re so fortunate enough to be there, I’m sure you already know that.

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We have been hinted at a Ghostbusters DLC pack coming to LittleBigPlanet for some time now with the Japanese LittleBigPlanet website confirming the fact. However, we didn’t know when the pack would hit the States or at what price.

Well today, SCEA has let us know that the Ghostbusters LittleBigPlanet DLC pack will be coming to the States this Thursday priced at $1.99 for individual costumers or $5.99 for all 4 along with some bonus stickers.

As you can see above, the pack will feature the Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, a costume rendition of the Ghostbusters logo and of course the Ghostbusters themselves. But wait, there’s only one? What about the other three?

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It seems that the Japanese LittleBigPlanet site has jumped the gun and showcased the upcoming Ghostbusters DLC pack for the game.

Fans of the Ghostbusters franchise will recognize that the DLC pack will include the Puft Marshmallow Man, all 4 ghostbusters, and Slimer, making for what is gearing up to be my favorite LittleBigPlanet pack to date.

Unfortunately, us American gamers have been effectively left in the dust with no official unveiling yet. Come on Sony, get on that!

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It’s no secret that LittleBigPlanet has an extensive library of downloadable content making it almost impossible for gamers new on the scene to keep up. Well, if recent reports are true, Sony is going to make it a lot easier for said gamers to keep on the ball.

Apparently, a LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year edition will be released for the Playstation 3 at some point this year that will include most of the game’s DLC already on the Playstation Network.

While there’s no official confirmation from Sony, I’d say there is a pretty good chance this will happen. I mean, Sony needs something to fill up those Blu-ray discs with, right?

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Not too long ago we were hinted by Media Molecule that LittleBigPlanet would be getting some sort of Ghostbusters DLC but word wasn’t definite. Well, the studio has today announced that the game will in fact be getting a Ghostbusters DLC pack however, details are still scarce.

Media Molecule released the above image confirming previous speculation but did not announce what kind of DLC this Ghost Busters pack would be. We’ll have to wait until this story unfolds.

To be available for a limited time, the “Sacktue of Liberty” costume will introduce the iconic cardboard crown and torch to your littlebig sackboy, or more appropriately, in this case, your sackgirl.

So, if you’re a PS3 owner longing for something free and you love independence, then be sure to liven up LBP’s world with liberty this Thursday, July 2.

Sony has gone ahead and updated their Playstation Network service with a whole slew of addons, videos, and pretty much every other piece of virtual content you could think of, well, besides games.

Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour get an updated song list like always along with a bunch of add-on packs for games like FEAR 2 and LittleBigPlanet.

Hit the break for the full update courtesy of Joystiq:

Add-on Content

• PixelJunk Eden Encore ($5.99)
• Buzz! Quiz TV US Sports pack ($7.99)
• LittleBigPlanet Monkey King costume (free)
• FEAR 2 Toy Soldiers map pack (free)
• Magic Ball Wicked Witches booster pack ($2.99)
• Midnight Club LA South Central vehicle pack ($2.99)
• Sonic Unleashed Spagonia Adventure pack ($2.99)
• Sonic Unleashed Chun-nan Adventure pack ($2.99)
• 3x Valkyria Chronicles add-on packs ($4.99 each)
• WWE SvR 2009 roster update 2 ($4.99)
• WWE SvR 2009 roster update 3 (free)
• Rock Band DLC (continued)
• Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (continued)

Rock Band DLC

Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy ($19.99)

• “Chinese Democracy” ($1.99)
• “Better” ($1.99)
• “Street of Dreams” ($1.99)
• “If the World” ($1.99)
• “There Was a Time” ($1.99)
• “Catcher in the Rye” ($1.99)
• “Scraped” ($1.99)
• “Riad N’ the Bedouins” ($1.99)
• “Sorry” ($1.99)
• “I.R.S.” ($1.99)
• “Madagascar” ($1.99)
• “This I Love” ($1.99)
• “Prostitute” ($1.99)

Guitar Hero World Tour DLC

Steely Dan pack ($5.49)

• “Bodhisattva” ($1.99)
• “Black Friday” ($1.99)
• “Kid Charlemagne” ($1.99)

Individual Songs

• “New Slang” by The Shins (£1.59)

Videos

• PixelJunk Eden Encore trailer
• Split/Second announcement trailer
• Stormrise launch trailer
• Virtua Tennis 2009 developer diary
• Wheelman launch trailer
• Bedtime Stories featurette
• Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatball trailer

Themes and Wallpapers

• PixelJunk Eden Encore theme
• Rag Doll Kung Fu theme
• Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 theme
• FEAR 2 theme ($0.99)
• University of Arkansas theme ($1.99)
• University of Nebraska theme ($1.99)
• PixelJunk Eden Encore wallpaper
• 3x Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 wallpapers

PSP Content

No new releases

Media Molecule’s imaginative user creation-centric platform game “LittleBigPlanet,” which was first unveiled at GDC 2007, was the recipient of the most awards of the evening, taking four awards for Best Game Design, Best Technology, Best Debut Game and Innovation Award.

Other winners included Ubisoft’s hauntingly beautiful update of the “Prince of Persia” franchise, which won the prize for Best Visual Arts, and Ready at Dawn’s portable action-adventure, “God of War: Chains of Olympus,” winner of the Best Handheld Game award. EA Redwood Shores’ shocking horror title, “Dead Space,” won the prize for Best Audio award.

The Game Developers Choice Awards, which honor the very best games of the year, are voted on by developers and created for developers. They are produced and hosted by the GDC and presented by Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine, with the aid of a distinguished Advisory Committee that includes many of the world’s top game creators, and each award is decided by thousands of votes from game professionals worldwide.

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Keeping that in mind, developer Media Molecule has revealed that it plans on keeping the game’s concept of user-created content as a central feature in the PSP version.

"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 added that they are looking to implement some sort of PSP/PS3 integration, though nothing is set in stone as of yet.

Not much is known about any of the titles at the moment since they are yet to be officially announced. However, Joystiq reports that Rock Band Unplugged will feature an in-game music store through the system’s wireless capabilities and that its gameplay will be similar to Frequency and Amplitude, Harmonix’s past rhythm game efforts.

Assassin’s Creed will be an “exclusive installment” which hopefully translates to a completely new story or an expanded one and not another port. LittleBigPlanet is being made in conjunction with creator Media Molecule and will pack new levels and areas specifically created for the PSP.

Meanwhile, MotorStorm Arctic Edge is being developed by Pursuit Force makers Bigbig and will be released on PS2 and PSP. As the name implies, it will be set in Alaska.

All games are due out later this year.

The game took Overall Game of the Year, as well as Console Game of the Year, Family Game of the Year, and awards in Game Direction, Art Direction, Visual Engineering, Character Performance and Innovation in Gaming. Additionally, the character Sackoy got an award for Outstanding Character Performance.

The full list of winners can be found after the jump.

Overall Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet

Console Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet

Computer Game of the Year:
Left 4 Dead

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction:
LittleBigPlanet

Casual Game of the Year:
Braid

Fighting Game of the Year:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Handheld Game of the Year:
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year:
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Cellular Game of the Year:
Spore Origins

Role-Playing Game of the Year:
Fallout 3

Racing Game of the Year:
Burnout Paradise

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
World of Goo

Adventure Game of the Year:
Mirror’s Edge

Sports Game of the Year:
NHL 09

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year:
Command & Conquer 3: Red Alert

Action Game of the Year:
Dead Space

Family Game of the Year:
LittleBigPlanet

Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
Prince of Persia

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
LittleBigPlanet

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:
LittleBigPlanet

Outstanding Character Performance:
Sackboy in LittleBigPlanet

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Adapted:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Original:
Fallout 3

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play:
Left 4 Dead

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming:
LittleBigPlanet

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:
Metal Gear Solid 4

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack:
Rock Band 2

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:
Dead Space

LBP managed to sell 611,000 copies in the US since its release in October. Meanwhile, Resistance 2, which came out in November, has sold 598,000 copies since launch.

MGS 4, released to much critical acclaim, managed to sneak over 1 million copies to US homes last year. Almost 75% of its sales happened during the month of June – when it was launched – with the rest coming in the second half of the year.

It seems that PS3Fanboy readers may have uncovered a previously unheard of glitch in the PS3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet.

Apparently, several readers are reporting that after running through part of the game, saving, powering off the console, and then powering it back on again causes some game saves to disappear before their very eyes. 

Other than deleting game saves, users are also reporting that the glitch effects user created content. Some users have reported deletion of costumes, and saved photos.

We’ll keep you updated when a patch becomes prevalent.

Sure, the soon to be released Festive Level Pack is cool and all, but what PS3 owner doesn’t love Solid Snake? While we heard that we would see an appearance from Snaked some time ago, not many more details have come out until now.

Apparently, Sony has just recently listed the Metal Gear Solid Level Pack on their Hong Kong Playstation site, stating that Meryl, Old Solid Snake, and Screaming Mantis will be making the cut. But what does this mean for us?

Well, it doesn’t necessarily mean that us here in the States will be playing as Snake anytime soon, it does assure us we will be playing with him at some point.

In leui of the holiday season, Sony has announced a new appropriately themed content pack, which will be avaialable from the PS Store this Thursday. 

Included in the pack are a bunch of different items that will give you the ability to produce a more festive environment (hence it’s name, the Festive Level Pack):

Two new Costumes – Christmas Tree headpiece and a Wrapped Sackboy. (pictured above)
One new Create Material = Wrapping Paper (cardboard w/ giftwrap texture).
Two new Objects = A Festive Sleigh and holiday themed light.
Six new Decorations = A Festive Bauble, Bell, Wrapping Bow, Candy Cane, Card and Stocking.
A ton of new Stickers = holiday themed of course, including a Red Nose Reindeer, Elves, Turkey images and many more.

Again, this pack is priced at just $2.99 but you better be quick as it’s only going to be available through January 9th.

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“LittleBigPlanet also opens up the PS3 to other portions of the demographic – not just 20-something males, but younger gamers, females, and maybe even some older gamers,” he said, insisting that the title would be “an evergreen game for the PS3″.  Given the constant content being generated by users and developers there’s a lot of potential for continuing and expanding interest. He also said that they were planning on it being a franchise, reigniting speculation about a PSP version of the game.