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Uncharted 3, XCOM, LBP Karting free on PS Plus next week
Next week, when the PlayStation Store updates on June 11, three new games will be added to the PlayStation Plus free Instant Game Collection library: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and LittleBigPLanet Karting. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will include the full single-player campaign for PS Plus subscribers and the free-to-play multiplayer side. Both XCOM: Enemy Unknown and LBP Karting are their full retail offerings, joining a June that has already yielded a free copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and will later gift Saints Row: The Third.
BioShock Infinite costumes coming to various LittleBigPlanets
It just wouldn't be the release of an ultra-hyped AAA game without some adorable little Sackboy cross-promotion costumes, so obviously BioShock Infinite outfits will be heading to LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet Karting and LittleBigPlanet Vita tomorrow.As seen above, the pack includes Infinite's heroes Elizabeth and Booker, as well as a few of the game's less savory characters. Each costume is priced $1.99, while the party of five comes in at $5.99.
LBP Karting gets costume cross-compatibility DLC today
Got a lot of costumes for LittleBigPlanet games? Good news then, as LittleBigPlanet Karting is getting some free cross-compatibility DLC. The content, which is already available, will allow you to outfit your little karters with costumes from other titles in the LittleBigPlanet universe. Furthermore, as promised many cardboard moons ago, costume purchases made in any LittleBigPlanet game will automatically unlock across all other LittleBigPlanet games (even on LittleBigPlanet Vita). If only dress-up in real life was this easy.
PlayStation Network's 13 for '13 sale begins tomorrow
The PlayStation Network's "13 for '13" promotion takes off tomorrow (following the PSN update) with deep discounts on 13 different games. PlayStation Plus members receive a 75 percent discount on all featured games, while regular PlayStation Network users will get 50 percent off. Games in the promotion include LittleBigPlanet Karting for $20 ($10 for PS+) and Unfinished Swan for $7.49 ($3.75 for PS+). We've included the full breakdown of the 13 games after the break.
PSN Tuesday: Portal 2 In Motion, Toe Jam & Earl return
All of the Xbox owners out there are probably spending Election Night celebrating the arrival of Halo 4, but there's good news for you too, PS3 owners. The latest update to PSN brings digital versions of LittleBigPlanet Karting and Vanquish, as well as a digital version of Portal 2 with "In Motion" DLC, for use with the PlayStation Move accessory (as seen in the trailer above). When Vikings Attack and PID are now both available on the PSN store, as are both the original Toe Jam & Earl and the Panic on Funkotron sequel. Rygar hits as a PS2 classic, and Saint's Row 3 and Sleeping Dogs have digital bundles to download. PS Plus members have some new sales to choose from, and there are all kinds of new downloads and add-ons to find across the rest of the network. To see everything that's new on the PlayStation Store, hit up the PlayStation blog.
LittleBigPlanet Karting totally has a story
You may think a bunch of puppets in go karts doesn't have any narrative significance but this LittleBigPlanet Karting trailer proves there's a real conflict fueling this racing game.
Meet LittleBigPlanet Karting's antagonists, 'The Hoard'
Apparently, after the events of LittleBigPlanet 2, mysterious beings from far away lands arrived on Craftworld and began hoarding all of the world's most valuable treasures, with no other motivation than to be in possession of them. Somehow, this all translates to go-kart racing.
LittleBigPlanet Karting pre-orders at Gamestop include 'Headstart Pack,' exclusive Sackboy and kart
We caught wind a while ago that pre-ordering LittleBigPlanet Karting from Gamestop or Amazon would net you a sweet Kevin Butler Sackboy and golf-cart kart, but now Gamestop's pre-order offering has been upgraded with some extra chotchkies.For starters, Gamestop pre-orders now come with an exclusive "Headstart Pack" that immediately unlocks 900-plus pieces of construction materials, costumes, karts and music that would normally have to be earned by, you know, playing the game. It also includes a United Front Games-themed Sackboy and accompanying arcade cabinet kart (as seen above), as well as the Kevin Butler stuff we already knew about.
Most LittleBigPlanet costume DLC to become cross-platform, only require one purchase
Most costumes purchased for use in LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 will not only be compatible with LittleBigPlanet Vita and LittleBigPlanet Karting, but users will be able to transfer the DLC for freezies, in both directions. This means that purchasing a costume once will grant the use of those threads in all four games.Not all costumes will be available cross-platform at launch, and neither Assassin's Creed costumes nor the April Fools Fragrance costume will be available on Karting, but the rest of the DLC will eventually come to all four games.Since dressing Sackboy up as a Disney princess or indie darling is very nearly as much fun as actually playing a LittleBigPlanet game, we'd imagine this news would be music to the ears of anyone whose nights are filled with costume changes, accessorizing and Ben & Jerry's. Not that we would have any personal, first-hand knowledge of that sort of thing. Nope.
Sony Gamescom media megapost: The Last of Us, Assassins Creed: Liberation and more
Welcome friend, to Joystiq's Sony Trailer and Gallery Wildlife Preserve. Here, you will find trailers for upcoming Sony games and/or games exclusive to Sony systems, cohabiting in a forced amalgamation of their natural habitats.Take for instance, The Last of Us' Gamescom trailer, chilling majestically above like a panther stalking its pray. Or perhaps, take a trip through the reserve's front gates and take a gander at LittleBigPlanet Vita and LittleBigPlanet Karting, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Tokyo Jungle, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and the Vita's suite of AR card games, all from the safety of your own virtual Jeep.
LittleBigPlanet Karting starts its engines November 6
LittleBigPlanet Karting will have its vehicles cobbled together and ready to roll on Tuesday, November 6 in North America, Sony announced today. Of course, you'll be free to do your own cobbling after that.To accompany this news, Sony sent out the new "Summer Sports" trailer, which is worth a watch for anyone carrying a torch for this game. Honestly, it just shows us what we're missing in the summer Olympics. Right now, the best Slap Judo athletes in the world are going untested.
Claim a LittleBigPlanet Karting beta code right here [update: beta's over!]
Are you curious about how the Play, Create, Share ethos and charming DIY aesthetic of LittleBigPlanet transfer to a kart racer? Or do you just want to drive some super cute little cars? Either way, we can help!Sony provided us with 1,000 codes that will allow any PS3 user in the US, Canada, or Mexico to enter the LittleBigPlanet Karting beta going on right now. All you have to do is click here to get yourself a code.Hurry! The beta is only open through July 31. And then hurry while you're playing, because it's a racing game after all. Get your beta code (North America only) Beta has ended
LittleBigPlanet Karting gets player tested
Sony's San Diego Studio recently held a game jam to do some hardcore testing on the Create tools for the upcoming LittleBigPlanet Karting, and apparently it went pretty well because the studio has announced the game's going into beta soon. The beta test for the title will start next Tuesday, July 10, and then go through the end of the month.You can read some impressions from the game jam over on the forums, including some breathless (we imagine) excitement from the game's fans and players on how the title worked and what they made. Codes will go out soon to selected players, and the game itself is due out later on this year.
LittleBigPlanet Karting beta pulls into PSN on July 10
A select few beta applicants for LittleBigPlanet Karting will find the virtual gates open next week, with codes being sent out as of Tuesday, July 10. The PlayStation Blog tells us more people will be let in gradually before the program's conclusion on July 31.If you didn't sign up for the beta and find you have an interest in doing so (those karts are awfully cute), you can still sign up online.
LittleBigPlanet Karting can't stop here, this is beta country
LittleBigPlanet Karting is accepting beta applications right this very moment. If you're interested in a PS3 Sackboy-Mario Kart-style mash-up, sign up through the PSN Beta page.Sony of course warns that not everyone will qualify for the beta, but we assume the question "Do you own a PS3?" may be one with a correct answer, while "Which of the following games have you played before?" may be more lenient.
Getting crafty with LittleBigPlanet Karting
While touring the Sony booth at E3, we sat down with United Front Games design director William Ho to talk about LittleBigPlanet Karting. Check out the video above to learn how the studio is translating the vision of LittleBigPlanet into a completely customizable racer.
Kevin Butler is DLC in LittleBigPlanet Karting
At least a few pre-orders of LittleBigPlanet Karting will include a free DLC pack featuring Kevin Butler, the fictional VP from Sony's promotional campaigns. The pre-order deal is live through Amazon and GameStop and it includes the Kevin Butler Sackboy costume and executive golf cart.Next step for Sony advertising: The VP: Kevin Butler, King of Shadowfighting: The Game: The Marketing Campaign.
LittleBigPlanet Karting arriving in 2012 from ModNation Racers devs
After briefly hearing about LittleBigPlanet Karting in early February, Sony decided to share some new details this morning on the upcoming adorable kart racer. United Front Games is handling production duties – which makes sense given the developer's track record with ModNation Racers – and the team promises the same level of dedication and attention to detail that Media Molecule lavishes on its main franchise LBP titles.Like those main titles, LBP Karting will support a full creation system, which allows players to craft new levels, racers, and even "to modify the rules of the game itself to create completely new modes and challenges," according to UFG senior producer James Grieve. He also says that some form of "community experience" will be included, though he stops short of saying whether LBP.me will play some part in that experience.When we first heard about LBP Karting, the game was said to feature PlayStation Move functionality as well, a la Mario Kart for Wii. However, neither Sony nor United Front Games mentions as much in this announcement. What we do know for sure is this: LittleBigPlanet Karting will launch at some point in 2012 on the PlayStation 3.%Gallery-151249%
Sony confirms 'LittleBigPlanet Karting'
Sony has confirmed development of LittleBigPlanet Karting. The news comes via a tweet from Sony's PlayStation account, which states quite simply the game is in development and that the publisher hopes to share more information "soon."Reports were circulating earlier this week -- though they have since been pulled -- that the game would feature PlayStation Move support and a Move racing wheel peripheral, perhaps in the style of Nintendo's massively successful Mario Kart Wii.Whatever becomes of the final product, the existence of LittleBigPlanet Karting is an interesting development considering that Sony already has a flagship kart racer, Modnation Racers (pictured).
