Half-a-million Homemade LBP Levels Offer Creative Gaming Taste

[PS3 News]

Each of LittleBigPlanet's 725,000 user-generated levels is unique, according to Sony Community Team Leader MusterBuster.

Many are inspired by films, TV shows and games titles, including levels "LittleBigPlanet Takeshi's Castle", "LBP Jurassic Park" and "LBP-MotorStorm", while others use in-game tools to show-off impressive engineering such as the "LittleBigCalculator", circus-themed "Uncle Fritz's Funhouse Frenzy" or LittleBigPlanet community favorite "Huge Pinball Machine".

Press Release: Half-a-million homemade levels offer a taste of creative gaming

LittleBigPlanet flourishes with a community of nearly two million users

London, 01st April 2009: The critically-acclaimed LittleBigPlanet? for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3?) has marked the coming of age of gaming as it moves into a new realm defined by creativity and community. This best-selling title from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) allows players to build their own levels and share them via PlayStation®Network.

Nearly two million players worldwide have joined the LittleBigPlanet community since its launch in November 2008, where they, rather than developers, drive the experience by creating game content to share with others.

The LittleBigPlanet community is growing rapidly day by day, and since launching, the game has been played more than 125 million times with players posting more than four million comments on game levels - many begging creators for sequels to their favourites.

Mark Hardy, European Marketing Director - Content and Platforms - at SCEE, says of the game's success:

"LittleBigPlanet is giving people from every walk of life the opportunity to express themselves creatively. The game is just the start. This is Creative Gaming; never ending experiences that take on lives of their own through their players.

LittleBigPlanet appeals to a generation shaped by their networks and thirsty for great experiences to share with friends. Where LittleBigPlanet goes from here is up to its community; it is theirs to shape however they like. This makes it much more inclusive than gaming has ever been before."

LittleBigPlanet teaches players to create as they play. Sackboy? is your very own customisable character; a walking toolbox of building skills and materials that allows players to create new objects, landscapes, puzzles, characters, weapons, prizes, narratives and more. Players can also upload their own photos and media into levels straight from their PS3.

With so many different entertainment features, PS3 makes a strong case for pride of place in the home - storing photos, video and favourite TV shows via PlayTV? - as well as offering Blu-ray Disc? playback and the Internet access. It also supports a growing number of communities through its own PlayStation Network, including the SingStar® and Buzz!? communities where people share their finest singing performances and create and share their own quizzes.


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[peluynathi]

i have read that the sticker import will not be avalible on LBP for copyright issues, i really think that they need to do other things instead such as allow you to create your own costumes instead of having to purchase them, and also allow you to share costumes in prize bubbles, the possiblity's to make this the best game ever are all there, but there is alot of problems with what you can and can not do.

what you can and can not make. what is offensive and whats not. they really need to address all these issues before they try coming out with anymore uncontrolable features.