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Now that 2010 is drawing to close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our fantastic community members, as well as all of our friends in the media who continue to support LittleBigPlanet. We’re now less than a month away from our January 18th release and I’m thrilled to report that LittleBigPlanet 2 has now ‘gone gold,’ meaning the game is 100% finished! The wait is nearly over and as you might imagine the folks at Media Molecule are extremely excited.

New Storyline Trailer!
I’m sure you’ve seen all of the videos for LittleBigPlanet 2 and enjoyed learning about all of the new gameplay elements in the game. Well, we have another great trailer for you, especially for those fans out there who fell in love with Sackboy’s adventure, the cast of characters, and the world of the first LittleBigPlanet. Check it out above.

First Review!
The next piece of good news is that LittleBigPlanet 2 reviews are starting to come in. Online reviews won’t be posted until after the new year, but print magazine impressions will trickle in over the next few weeks and that started this week with our first worldwide review from the UK’s Official PlayStation Magazine — an impressive 10 out of 10! Here are a few choice quotes…

“Full of simple-to-grasp tools, all with huge potential—and you could easily lose more time to LBP2 than any other game released in 2011.”

“Never going to build anything at all? This is still an indispensible package, rammed with creative potential and imaginative gameplay.”

Free Demo Today!
Don’t forget that the LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Mode Demo will be available on the PlayStation Store later today. Here’s your chance to experience a few of the new gameplay additions, like the Grapple Hook and Sackbots, and also meet some of the new characters who will be joining you on your epic Sack-quest.

This week, we’ve been video happy and today we have three “Must” Videos for you to enjoy.

“Must Share”

We knew (and sure you did too), that when LBP2 started getting into the hands of our community, you guys would create so many great games and so many different genres – so much that it’ll change the way people will think of LittleBigPlanet.

And with all this great gameplay, we wanted to dedicate a video to our fans by highlighting all the great content within a particular genre. Here’s the first of four “Genre” videos. Help us by sharing, tweeting, liking, etc, etc it with your friends and show them that LBP2 is much more than just ‘jumping’ Sackboys.

Kudos to the creators of the levels in the video, and to the many more found on the beta!

“Must See”

Check out gevurah22′s latest game creation, a whole lotta’ top-down awesomeness! Willed with VO’d tutorials and super-ninja combo moves. EPIC!

“Must Hear”

And in case you missed this AM’s post, wanted to make sure you saw our latest LittleBigPlanet 2 “feature”-ette….the MUSIC SEQUENCER. No doubt that this tune has become an ear-wig throughout the weekend.

And finally “Must Find”

Consider this a public service announcement for those still interested in the Limited Edition LBP2 Collectors Edition…Don’t forget to pre-order yours before they’re all accounted for. The list is growing pretty quickly…

Greetings fellow Sackpeople! We are happy to release the latest LittleBigPlanet 2 “feature”-ette to you….the MUSIC SEQUENCER. What’s gaming without music right? Now LBP2 lets you compose your own score with multiple instruments to chose from and gives you ability to connect in-game objects to your custom tunes. Again, LBP2 takes CREATE to a whole new level!

Watch and enjoy!

Take a look at how some talented Beta testers have already used the Music Sequencer below and be sure to learn all about the other great new features that LBP2 comes with January 18th!

• Grappling Hook
• Bounce Pads
• Sackbots
• Creatinator
• Grabinator

“Sunrise” by AssassinatorRFC

Sounds in LittleBigDreams’ Head

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The Parody TV spot
This week we decided to have a bit of fun with the new LBP2 machinima tools and create a parody of one of our favorite TV spots on the air right now. I’m sure you’ve seen it…

If you want to compare it to the original TV spot, here it is:

And FYI, the Best Buy TV/PS3 bundle offer ends later this week on Saturday, Dec 11th. While you’re there, be sure to pre-order LittleBigPlanet 2!

A “pair-o-deez” vouchers
Its official, this week is the big week where two sets of voucher codes will be send out to our LBP community. Check your e-mail in-boxes this week (hopefully for your sake you’re opted in) for codes for the following:

Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves – With Move controller in hand, enjoy a brand new game with the PlayStation Move and Sackboy. Available on the PlayStation Store on 12/14, but free for a lucky batch of fans and free for all PlayStation Plus subscribers!

LittleBigPlanet 2 – expanded online beta (now with voice recording) – Here’s your chance to get on the online beta and get a glimpse of what the beta community has been creating. Help us test the server environment as you enjoy a taste of LBP2.

NOTE: If you didn’t get an e-mail, we’ll let you know where else you can get your hands on a code…maybe for some of you dedicated folks on our blog…

Talking to the Qore
Finally, make sure to check out the latest edition of Qore to get the latest on LBP2.

December is here, and LittleBigPlanet 2 is right around the corner – so we’re putting together our own little checklist to make sure we’re ready for the big launch on January 18th.

Final Box Art and Collectors Edition Packaging – Done

ESRB Rating – Done

Online Servers – Almost Done

Final phase testing this month. New invites go out next week. BTW, we’ve updated the online beta to test the new ‘voice recording’ features, so check out this handy tutorial from Moleynator @ Sackinima…

FREE LBP2 PSN Demo – Prepping for PlayStation Store on 12/22

Kevin Butler TV spot – In the Editing Phase

In-store Displays – Done

Sackboy Costume – Done

Holiday Wrapping Paper – Done

There’s a ton more on our list, but let us know if we’ve missed anything (of if you have any ideas…)

Remember the days when Sackboy had to flip switches upon switches upon switches to make something work? With LittleBigPlanet 2‘s Controlinator, those days are gone. Now you can control anything you with just by adding the Controlinator and selecting the controls you wish…

One of the promises we made after moving the LittleBigPlanet 2 release date was that we’d find a way to give you all additional LittleBigPlanet goodness ahead of the new game’s January 18 release date. Well, now I’m pleased to share the good news with you. Here’s what we have in store…

Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves

This is a brand new spin-off PSN title that showcases all of the fun that can be had when Sackboy gets his hands on the PlayStation Move motion controller. Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves contains a brand new 10 level theme dominated by dinosaurs, where the Evil Big Rex is king. Throughout your mission you must take on challenges engineered by Terrance Dactyl – and you’re going to some need help, so put on your bear skins and grab up to four friends to navigate the tough terrain of the tropical jungle dodging erupting volcanoes and other environmental hazards standing in your way.

The player with the PlayStation Move controller leads the charge, flicking switches and triggering platforms to help the other players, using DualShock Controllers, through each level. Leap between Dino heads, use the Move controller to blast aside crates of bubbles, ride dinosaurs through prehistoric cities, and take to the heights of tree canopies—then team up to defeat Big Rex, all while collecting Trophies along the way.

Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves is completely standalone – it doesn’t require the original LittleBigPlanet game or LittleBigPlanet 2 to run. What you will need is one PlayStation Move controller (and the PlayStation Eye camera, of course) and at least one friend with a DualShock Controller – since it is a Move-required and multiplayer-only co-op experience. The game will also be included on the LittleBigPlanet 2 disc when it is released on January 18.

But, for everyone who’s desperate to have some motion-controlled fun with Sackboy before then, and for the new PS3 and Move owners who haven’t yet gotten acquainted with our stitched-together friend, Sackboy – Sackboy’s
Prehistoric Moves will be available on the PlayStation Store on December 14 for $5.99.

That’s not all though! A week earlier, on December 7, all PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves for free! And, as an extra “thank you,” thousands of LittleBigPlanet supporters will receive Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves for free; stay tuned for more details
as we get closer to December 7.

For all you Move fans, Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves is a lot of fun, but it only scratches the surface of what’s possible when PlayStation Move and LittleBigPlanet team up, so keep an eye out for more updates after the release of LittleBigPlanet 2.

LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Mode Demo

Now for some more great news…there will be a LittleBigPlanet 2 PSN demo coming your way on December 21! This demo will give everyone a taste of the new Story Mode in LittleBigPlanet 2, along with our new gameplay mechanics – including CREATE! Swing from different objects with the Grapple
Hook, rescue helpless Sackbots, and experience the chaotic multiplayer fun that blows up when the competitive scoring mode is coupled with Sacboys and Sackgirls armed with
the new Creatinator! The LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Mode demo will be available on the PlayStation Store on December 21, so keep an eye on the calendar.

LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Trial

Over the past few weeks, it’s truly been astonishing to see the creations that have come out of the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta trial. In fact, we’ve been so impressed, we’re going to expand the beta trial a bit further, so in early December, a new batch of invitations will go out, including PlayStation Plus subscribers, more community contributors, and even some giveaways. Stay tuned early next month for more info!

So, to summarize all of the above…

• Early December—A new batch of beta trial invites will be sent out to PlayStation Plus members and more! (exact date tbd)
• December 7—PlayStation Plus subscribers and a big bunch of LBP supporters will get Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves for free!
• December 14—Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves will be available on the PlayStation Store for $5.99!
• December 21—LittleBigPlanet 2 demo will be available to everyone!

Remembering Costumes

Remember the first time you played LittleBigPlanet? Remember the first thing you did? For us, it was opening the POP-IT and customizing our own little Sackboy (or Sackgirl). I’m sure most of you remember dressing your own little Sackboy – and as we reminisce, we’re reminded of a few community gems that we thought we should share…

Costume Montages

sposim94 has creatively put together a two pieces we love with tons of LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 beta costumes:

sposim94: We can’t wait to see what you do with the costumes in LittleBigPlanet 2!

Say Cheese!

Over on LittleBigPlanetCentral, they got together and created a brilliant group photo…

Leftover Birthday Cake on The PlayStation Store!

Speaking of costumes – remember all the “Special” DLC that popped up for free on the PlayStation Store? Well, they’re coming back!

We just celebrated LittleBigPlanet’s second birthday, and had some leftovers. Head to the PlayStation Store on Tuesday, November 16th and be sure to download it before its gone.

Your Costumes!

After all that, we naturally we looked the internetz to see more, and got stuck looking at all the Sackboy Halloween costumes. I’m still working on mine (one made from balloon animal balloons). Love these!

And then there’s this …sooooo wrong.

New LittleBigPlanet Addition to PlayStation Home

While we’re talking customized personas, for those of you doing that in PlayStation Home, don’t forget to check out the latest addition to the LittleBigPlanet Home space.

Random Goodness

• MediaMolecule.com tells us how Sackboy became to be
• Sackboy Parade in Toronto for Santa!
• Five more days to enter the Sacktastic’s “Prequel to the Sequel” level design contest – Win a Crown
• New servers = new features
• Sackboy as 400 pinecones

An hour with the Media Molecules & community (Everything you wanted to know about LBP2)

Sackboys and Sackgirls – gather ’round! New week, new LittleBigPlanet 2 featurette…this time we feature the new Grabinator! Now you can grab things, carry things and even throw things…

“What kind of things?” Small things, big things and even Sack-things. That’s right — you can carry Sackbots and other Sackboys.

And in case you missed these, here are links to the other featurettes we’ve unveiled:

• Grappling Hook
• Bounce Pads
• Sackbots
• Creatinator