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Sack it to Me – The PSP Announcement Edition

+ Posted by Mark Valledor // Marketing Manager, SCEA

Welcome back to another great week of Sack it to Me, your one-stop shop for all cool things around the world of LBP.

LittleBigPlanet PSP Announcement
By now, I’m sure you have all heard the great news that LittleBigPlanet will be coming to the PSP this Fall! Building the game from the ground up, fans can expect new SackBoy adventures with the same play, create and share experience made just for gamers on-the-go — not to mention, brand new levels and environments — all of which are being created specifically for the PSP!

For those of you who may be concerned that the development of the PlayStation Portable game will detract Media Molecule’s attention from the ongoing support and enhancement of LittleBigPlanet on PLAYSTATION 3, let me reassure you that the PSP version of the game is being primarily looked after by Sony’s development studio in Cambridge, England leaving Media Molecule free to continue as they have been doing.

We’ve seen a lot of questions come up about the new game already, but unfortunately we don’t have much more to tell you right now other than confirming that the game is in development. There’ll be plenty of news about LittleBigPlanet on PSP in the weeks and months to come, so stay tuned for more…but that’s all there is to say right now.

New Search Options
For all you LittleBigPlanet players trying to look for your favorite levels, we have updated the in-game search bar so you can get your content easier. The default search is now less fuzzy, so what you search for will show less results but be of a higher quality. Basically, it’ll find less, but what it finds will be a more exact match to your search word.

On top of that, if you’ve got a specific level or creator you’re looking for, you can use some additional “search text” to find exactly what you’re after.

    Searching for authors?
    To search for a particular author, simply add @ in front of the exact name you’re looking for. So to search for levels made by `Sackboy103` simply type:

  • @Sackboy103
  • Searching for words in Level Title only?
    To search for words in Level Title only, put a $ in front of the search word. For example, to search for levels with ‘Frenzy’ in the Level Title type:

  • $frenzy
  • Searching for exact words?
    To search for exact words, use single quotes, like this:

  • ‘frenzy’
  • This will search only for the word ‘frenzy’ in Level Title and Level Description (so no fonzy, friendzy, fencey, frendy, frondy, fwendy, and so on).

    Searching for phrases only?
    To search by phrase, say, ‘The Mighty Tower of Ultimate Doom’, use double quotes, like this:

  • “The Mighty Tower of Ultimate Doom”
  • This will search only the Level Title & Level Description for exactly that phrase.

    Want to Combine Searches?
    Each of these search types can be combined to form more complex searches. For example, say I wanted to search for ‘Mark’s Multi Mega Marvellous Mashing Machine’ by ‘MarkLovesMashing9988′, I’d type in:

  • $Mashing @MarkLovesMashing9988
  • which will search for all levels with ‘Mashing’ in the Level Title that also has ‘MarkLovesMashing9988′ as the author.

    Or I could type:

  • ‘Mashing Machine’ @MarkLovesMashing
  • Or.

  • $Mashing @Mashing

(I could go on, but I think you get the idea.)

The Making of LittleBigBillboards
Standing at just 16 inches tall, only 1,000 of these cute and beloved billboards were lucratively placed at local bus stops, shopping center areas and city parks throughout North America in the fall of 2008. But where did these LittleBigBillboards come from? Who were the SackBoy loving people that planted them in your area? Answers to these questions and many others are shown in this ultra cool behind-the-scenes video Mm found on YouTube:

Community Crown Goodness
Due to the overwhelming success of our Community Prize Crown awards for winning our LittleBigChallenges, we have been working quietly behind the scenes on creating more opportunities for the LBP community to win this ultra rare item. Be sure to come back this Friday for a full update on how you can obtain the Community Crown goodness beyond our LittleBigChallenges.

Upcoming DLC Content
We know you guys can never get enough of our costume packs, and it’s been evident with all the wild and crazy creations we’ve been eyeing on the LittleBigWorkshop. Since pictures are worth a thousand words, we will end this post with these images of things to come.

LittleBigPlanet characters Sev LittleBigPlanet characters Nariko LittleBigPlanet characters Buzz

LittleBigPlanet characters Helghast LittleBigPlanet characters Kai

Stay tuned for more details and LBP news!

//Add Your Own

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+ pattypatpatster on February 25th, 2009 at 7:03 pm said:

nuts!


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+ Ftwrthtx on February 25th, 2009 at 7:04 pm said:

LBP for the PSP!
Sweet!


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+ TFHAppo on February 25th, 2009 at 7:04 pm said:

Nice

That Helghast looks insane!


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+ TheHater2 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:06 pm said:

I am getting the killzone 2 and heavenly sword packs.


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+ headwing45 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:07 pm said:

When can we see some gameplay for the LBP PSP game?


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 4:53 am said:

    In time. And when we do, we\’ll be sure you\’re the first to know.


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+ ediddy999 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:10 pm said:

The PSP needs a kick start because although it has some great games that I love I have not used it for a game in months. Thanks to the PSP I have no need for an iPhone. Thankfully the PSP is so versatile or I may have given up on it a long time ago.


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+ Brandon_2535 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:11 pm said:

Is there going to be a Killzone 2 level pack?


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+ jipmg on February 25th, 2009 at 7:11 pm said:

im getting all of those lbp costumes

ID LOVE A LEVEL PACK LIKE THE MGS LEVEL PACK FOR KILLZONE 2, BRINGING KILLZONE2 LIKE LEVELS TO LBP WOULD BE AMAZING.


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+ Ausohoj on February 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pm said:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THOSE ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m better now. but seriously, OMG!!!!


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+ wocyob on February 25th, 2009 at 7:13 pm said:

KAI SEV AND A HELGHAST!!!!!!

and LBP for the PSP…. since i heard this before its just good to see it on the blog

but i will DL KAI Nariko Sev and the Helghast dude

great news


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+ ThreeLeggedFreak on February 25th, 2009 at 7:14 pm said:

Killzone 2 Level pack please.


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+ D-Squad3 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:16 pm said:

I want that Helghast!!! :D


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+ Zhi13 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:16 pm said:

Coool i might get all those costumes. So which ones are going to be released tomorrow? I hope the killzone ones jeje!


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+ BlackIceJoe on February 25th, 2009 at 7:16 pm said:

Will the LBP game be totally different then the PS3 version like a different story mode because I own the PS3 version and would like this LBP game to be a different game.


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+ Ausohoj on February 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm said:

where are kai and sev from anyway?


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+ jimfear on February 25th, 2009 at 7:18 pm said:

finally the kz costume :D


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+ Brandon_2535 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:20 pm said:

@ Ausohoj: Sev is from Killzone 2. Kai is from Heav. Sword.


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 4:56 am said:

    Thanks for fielding that one…


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+ Dragonzblaze on February 25th, 2009 at 7:21 pm said:

killzone costume pack sold this game is so fun everytime i play little big planet theres a bunch of new levels sony mm u have created a special awesome game


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+ GamerMoney on February 25th, 2009 at 7:22 pm said:

woohoo, nariko, kai, and helghast is a must


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+ DustyBlue on February 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pm said:

Well, what’s it supposed to be? A port? Or an entirely new game? Will it have functionality with LBP on the PS3? Will these costumes be bundled with other costumes in the same theme? How much will they cost? Will this massive amount of questions even be answered?


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 4:59 am said:

    A new game. No. Yes. You\’ll find out soon enough. Similar to previous DLC. See last answer. Yes.

    :)


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 5:00 am said:

    A new game. No. Yes. You\’ll find out soon enough. Similar to previous DLC. See last answer. Yes.

    :)


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+ DaRkS1LeNc3 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:26 pm said:

SCHWEET


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+ thekingtavy on February 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pm said:

Yes cant wait to get these bring in more sony video game characters and thanks for showing love to heavenly sword(game really needs a sequel)


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+ I_am_rushin on February 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm said:

Saying L-B-P on P-S-P just sounds… RIGHT!


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+ Zookey on February 25th, 2009 at 7:34 pm said:

YES YES YES YES…..YES!


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+ brianR on February 25th, 2009 at 7:38 pm said:

cant wait to have it on the psp ,so glad they are making stuff for the psps again


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+ FredNation on February 25th, 2009 at 7:39 pm said:

Can we buy those billboards? I want one!

Seriously! $3.99 each or less. No but for real can we buy them, I want one so bad! I repeated my self because I want one. Anyway thanks for the update.


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+ MiiAmigo on February 25th, 2009 at 7:40 pm said:

Oh yes more costumes to play dress up. I hope there are also additional Mm generated levels to tinker around in too.


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+ smokey_vols on February 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm said:

Very, very cool. Great job MM :)


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+ liketoski on February 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm said:

Sweet so is there going to be a Killzone 2 level pack? I will so get it!


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+ coppi6976 on February 25th, 2009 at 7:46 pm said:

Do you think we will ever see some other sony franchise characters? ratchet and clank maybe, jak & daxter


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+ Skater_Ricky on February 25th, 2009 at 7:53 pm said:

WOW LBP on PSP.. pertty cool.. keeping the PSP alive is a must good job SONY :D


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+ Gumbydunzeeto on February 25th, 2009 at 7:58 pm said:

Is there going to be a worldwide delay 2 days before the release to appease Muslim fanatics, like last time?


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+ Eric2929 on February 25th, 2009 at 8:01 pm said:

“DLC Content” = Downloadable Content Content. Just like “ER Room” or something ;).


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 5:08 am said:

    Downloadable costume content?

    j/k….good catch


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+ jazzyrider on February 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm said:

Will there be any type of way to connect/transfer what we’ve downloaded on the PS3 to the PSP, ie, costumes, levels, etc??

And how about trophy support? Many users like myself would love to see this on the PSP!!


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    + Mark Valledor on February 26th, 2009 at 5:10 am said:

    Stay tuned for more details in the future. We have a while and just can\’t spill all the beans yet…


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+ Gumbydunzeeto on February 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pm said:

Oh – and will you be censoring and deleting user created levels with no warming, rhyme, reason or explanation, just like the PS3 version?


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+ Phreakerz on February 25th, 2009 at 8:42 pm said:

Thanks so much for the updated search features! :) (Any change you’re looking into making all those alerts optional?)


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+ FOAD_GirlGamer on February 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pm said:

Will Mm have any involvement in the PSP version at all?

And is the goal of the PSP this year to compete with the DSi, the iPhone, or both?


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+ JoeDuke4 on February 25th, 2009 at 9:27 pm said:

amazing! LBP KZ2 DLC FTW!


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+ Letters2Kay on February 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm said:

AWESOME!!!! Nariko AND Kai! This makes the wait worthwhile. Thank you, MM. I hope there’s a level pack to go along or at least some stickers. I won’t hold my breath…

:D


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+ AJC3317 on February 25th, 2009 at 9:56 pm said:

cool stuff. more levels are a definite must tho


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+ Ouren on February 25th, 2009 at 10:04 pm said:

KAI!?

NARIKO!?

Also: here’s hoping for a Valkyria Pack.

I’d buy the Valkyria Pack first day.

Just sayin’


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+ hife on February 25th, 2009 at 10:06 pm said:

As many others have said, I sincerely hope there will be a level pack with those KZ costumes.


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+ Anti-Dentite on February 25th, 2009 at 10:44 pm said:

How about fixing the Play, Create, Share trackers? It’s been broken ever since release. I doubt it’s going to happen since you guys are busy working on DLC to nickel and dime us.


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+ redknight4 on February 25th, 2009 at 10:49 pm said:

well we are finaly going get the heavenly sword pre order dlc and kz2 dlc. I’m just unable to understand the people that think the sepheroth costum has already released along with the kz2 dlc.

still would like to see a kz2 full level pack and final fantsy full level pack

buzz looks like it needs a little polishing though


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+ SPOPS on February 25th, 2009 at 10:52 pm said:

PSP LBP sounds awesome, can’t wait to see it in action. Killzone costume looks sweet. Can’t wait to get my hands on it :)


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+ CinderShadow on February 25th, 2009 at 10:54 pm said:

All great stuff, particularly those Nariko and Kai Heavenly Sword costumes. I hope you will be able to shine a light on the development of LBP PSP (wild thought – you guys could have a naming contest for that, to see who will have the most creative, then hold a vote), in the months to come.


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+ ixnine on February 25th, 2009 at 11:14 pm said:

WANT! All of it = WANT! It don’t get no wantyer. LBP where ever I go on the PSP ftw!


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+ MrSignal on February 25th, 2009 at 11:23 pm said:

My only question is if they are gonna make those who picked the Nariako pre-order code pay for the other HS costume?


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+ GoldenGotGame on February 25th, 2009 at 11:26 pm said:

That Kai Sackgirl is so ill! I’m a guy, but my name is Kai, and I’ve wanted a Kai PSN avatar since Heavenly Sword came out (very underappreciated and beautiful game by the way, one of my favorite games of this or any generation. SEQUEL PLEASE!!!!), but a Kai Sackgirl will have to do. Definitely getting the Heavenly Sword pack, because I missed out on Nariko in order to get GOW pack back in Oct.


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