Rumors that LittleBigPlanet is getting a PSP iteration have been around since April and were recently strengthened by a rumor found within the pages of the latest Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), so MTV's Multiplayer Blog asked Sony's John Koller about the rumors during a phone interview yesterday.

Koller's comments from the story:

"'LittleBigPlanet’ is so expansionary. I think the developer’s really concentrating on right now making sure that the launched product is everything it could be and can be. We’re watching the UGC [user generated content] and seeing how that’s playing out. But for the future, I think certainly, we’d look at a wide variety of opportunities. Whether that’s the PSP or not, I can’t really say. We certainly look at ‘LittleBigPlanet’ franchise as a going forward franchise for us, and that speaks to the PlayStation brand overall.”

Multiplayer also asked Koller about the possibility of Rock Band or Guitar Hero hitting the PSP, as well:

“It’s of huge interest to us. That’s something you’d really have to talk to the developers on that side [if] it’s going to happen or not. For us, we look at the music area as being critical for PSP and the social area of interest as well. PSP is a lot different than your traditional handheld product and music is the number two use on the PSP, behind gaming. So, the marrying of those two concepts is of huge interest to us, and if there’s that opportunity to launch a title like that or even a new title that utilizes music in some way, then obviously we’re very interested.”

Sounds like there may be something to these rumors. Stay tuned, we'll let you know if anything is announced.

For those of you wondering why your precious LBP level was deleted without cause or notice, Sony has provided a formal explanation on the Three Speech blog in the form of guidelines:

• Ensure that the content you share with other users is suitable for all ages - everyone has access to your level if you publish it
• Please respect other people's intellectual property rights. For example, don't use images, brands or logos that you're not entitled to use.
• If you come across any content that you feel the need to report, then please do it responsibly. Hoax reports will be considerable inappropriate behavior.

There you have it folks! Don't be afraid to create a living canvas or to build something truly unique - as long as they adhere to these guidelines.

• Best Buy: Nariko (Heavenly Sword)
• EBGames/Gamestop: Kratos, Medusa, Minotaur (God of War pack)
• Amazon: Downloadable level design guide, sometimes a free $10 gift card as well
  
• GameCrazy: Adorable knitted zipper pouch
• Circuit City: Free $10 gift card
• ALL: Space Suit Sackboy Costume (free from MM/PSN)

Sony Computer Entertainment has published new screenshots of LittleBigPlanet for the Playstation 3. The game is currently scheduled for a September 2008 release.

Hit the jump or visit the link to view more images.

Following the release of several trailers, various reports indicate that LittleBigPlanet is scheduled for September release. The game still remains a highly anticipated title as earlier news of the demo being delayed disappointed many eager fans.

Let's hope that LittleBigPlanet suffers no further delays for this upcoming year.

Following the news awhile back from Sony that a LittleBigPlanet demo would be playable near the end of 2007, Stephen Totilo from MTV Multiplayer has stated that, in fact, it will not be coming this year after speaking with Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Quoted directly from the news story, the comment is as follows:

"I can officially confirm that there won't be a demo this year," Ron Eagle, senior manager of PR for Sony Computer Entertainment America told me. But he did say he's played 30 of the games 50 planned developer-made levels and that it's a lot of fun. He seemed genuinely pleased about his time with the game, but his company won't be showing more "LBP" at least until next month. Eagle could only add that the full game is set for a 2008 release.

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"Stuart Little is a classic character whose adventures have been entertaining children for more than 60 years," said Rick Naylor, director of marketing, SEGA of America. "Video games are a perfect fit for Stuart; it's fun to explore a big family house from the vantage point of a mouse."

Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure is rated "E" for ‘Everyone' by the ESRB, and is available at retailers nationwide for an MSRP of $29.95

Disney released their latest animated feature film this fall with Chicken Little. Along with the movie’s release came a slew of products including games that are based on the chicken hero. More often than not this strategy for games fails and is a miserable translation. Despite the action platformer finding some success, in the end it just isn’t up to par.

First and foremost the graphics for Chicken Little are pretty impressive. The cut-scenes are straight from the movie and really keep the story going. You don’t just get ten or twenty second clips, but rather they put in a minute or more of film straight from the movie. As for the in-game graphics they are also very well done and look much like their film counterparts. The environments you’ll play in are pretty detailed with distinct buildings and everything on screen is colorful and stands out.

Another quality aspect to the game is the audio and sound. Disney didn’t spare any expense with lousy knockoff voice actors and instead signed on the film’s actors doing all the voiceover work including Zach Braff as Chicken Little, Joan Cusack as Abby and Steve Zahn as Runt amongst others. I did notice throughout the game that if the characters did talk, they were a little repetitive. More than that though, the score is mostly simple background music. The pieces used for these are very repetitive also.

The controls for the game are also very easy to pick up and play. You have a yo-yo that you can sling to go across areas. You’ll also be able to jump and grapple up poles along with the ability to get better gadgets like a slingshot and hoverboard. Later in the game players can take control of Little’s friends including Runt of the Litter, Abby Mallard and Fish Out of Water. A nice touch found in the game is that each character moves a little different.

The last thing that stands out about Chicken Little is that the gameplay is varied. The first level in the game is a magnificent platforming experience that has you figuring out your way to school. You must jump, run and swing through different obstacles to get there. Once you arrive at school, you must collect coins to buy a soda and fly inside. After that you have to ride a mop bucket to class and then play dodgeball. Later in the game you’ll play baseball by doing a DDR type button game, fly a space ship and even drive a car to deliver newspapers, groceries and more. Obviously you can see there is a lot of variety in the game, but each of the twenty-one levels more often than not feels like a mini-game instead of a straight platformer, which can be good and bad, although at least it offers variety.

The biggest problem with Chicken Little is that each of the levels is very easy and most can be finished in approximately ten minutes. The levels are just too short and easy to figure out. A problem related to this is that the levels, although varied, often get repetitive too. You’ll notice that a lot of the game involves collecting items like your baseball uniform, coins or acorns. Another problem is that some of the levels seem to drag on too long also; one in particular I recall was when Abby, Runt and Fish were driving to get over to Chicken Little’s house. On your way you continuously have other tasks to do before you get there. It was more just an irritating waiting game, instead of an enjoyable driving experience.

Obviously Chicken Little is geared towards kids, but I personally thought some aspects of the game could be a little too difficult for children as you are under time restraint, have to run from an opponent or swing across gaps with the touch of a few buttons very quickly. These tasks weren’t difficult to accomplish after two or three tries for me, but I could see kids getting stuck on them for a very long time. It seems obvious that Chicken Little wasn’t made completely for children, but at the same time is way too easy for adults.

Finally, the game doesn’t provide a lot of replay value. The actual single player game won’t take gamers too long to get through and the mini-games won’t keep players interested for very long.

Disney’s Chicken Little is better than many other titles in the movie to game genre. The developers did a good job with the graphics putting actual scenes from the movie in the game and sound by acquiring the film’s voice talents. The controls are solid too as they make the game easy to pick up and play. The problems with the game are that it almost offers too much variety and doesn’t go in any one direction. The developers relied on scavenger hunt style games that become tedious and repetitive and many of the levels are way too short. I have to say Disney did put together a solid product instead of coming out with a sloppy game to market with the movie, but they still didn’t quite close the deal. I’d have to say Chicken Little is no more than an average title, although it had the potential to be much better.

Good variety of levels and the controls make it easy to pick up and play, but it's too short.

The cut-scenes are straight from the movie and graphics are colorful and full of life.

The voice acting is from the movie and the music is upbeat although both get repetitive.

It’s entertaining for a bit, but the appeal quickly wears off.

Once you beat it, you probably won’t go back and the mini-games don’t provide much value either

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