Thanks to GameStop, we now know that those who pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP will be rewarded with an exclusive costume pack full of 6 different outfits.

These costumes are taken from popular PS3 games such as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, MotorStorm and Killzone 2. Of course, the coolest costume is the the little tank taken from Killzone 2.

Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP now and November 17th, 2009.

For the many PSP owners and enthusiasts, brace yourselves for a storm of new applications heading your way as Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced a huge and colourful year for its PSP handheld entertainment system.

The arrival of some big-name titles in 2009 for PAL territories include

These new games will be coming to PSP this year, joining the ranks of popular PlayStation franchises such as the ever entertaining Buzz!

“There are a lot of big claims in the gaming industry but we’re confident when we say that 2009 is going to be an exciting year for PSP,” said Mark Hardy, European Marketing Director, SCEE. “Our fans have demanded big PSP titles and this year, we’re going to deliver again and again. With Resistance: Retribution™, already on its way to stores, PSP gamers are going to get one big franchise after another.”

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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 racing game developers are already merged in terms of management structure and [are] using combined resources, according to Sony Worldwide Studios Europe senior VP Michael Denny.

He added that the company plans on completely merging the two studios, but that it wont be happening overnight. Denny also noted that future iterations of MotorStorm is being looked at by Evolution. The Liverpool studio is said to be working on a Wipeout game for the PS3, though it hasn’t been confirmed yet.

Ditching the original’s desert setting, Pacific Rift heads for the tropics, featuring an island environment that has a number of different terrains across 16 tracks. It also features monster trucks, add support for up to 16 online players and 4-person split-screen.