Sony today announced that Media Molecule’s PS3 exclusive world-creation title LittleBigPlanet has officially gone gold. With that, comes worldwide release dates. We know it’s hitting Japan on October 30, but for the rest of the world? North America gets it a week earlier on the 21st, with a 22nd release following in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Folks in the UK and Ireland will have to wait till the 24th to pick up their copy.

The late October debut will coincide with the release of a free Spaceman costume for Sackboy. Additionally, a “Week One” Sackboy t-shirt will be made available as DLC throughout the launch week.

LittleBigPlanet™ release date and downloadable content confirmed

21st and 22nd October debut for Sackboy

London, 19th September 2008; Sony Computer Entertainment and Media Molecule are delighted to announce that exclusive PLAYSTATION®3 title LittleBigPlanet™ has gone gold!

The confirmed global release schedule:

October 21st North America & Latin America
October 22nd Europe, Australia & New Zealand
October 24th UK & Ireland

(The Japanese release date is currently targeting the week commencing 27th October)
However, this is only the beginning. We won’t be taking it easy just because we have started to manufacture the game! Media Molecule and SCE have a long-term commitment towards expanding the world of LittleBigPlanet and working hard to make sure that our fans get amazing new content and features via PLAYSTATION®Network.

To start with, there will be a free Spaceman costume for Sackboy, perfect for preparing to launch! There will also be a rare “Week One” Sackboy t-shirt to prove that you were there at the start. Both items will be available for a limited time only.

Of course, it’s not just about what your Sackboy will be wearing this season, it’s what he can do that counts. LittleBigPlanet delivers over 50 levels to play out of the box either on your own or in up to 4-player multiplayer. You also get the most intuitive and powerful content creation tools ever seen in a console game, enabling you to make whatever you want. Then, thanks to the ability to share your creations or download others via PLAYSTATION®Network, the world of LittleBigPlanet will keep on growing forever as gamers make their own games: there will be new experiences to play every time you go online!

So what more can we possibly add?

Well, that’s up to you! We know that you will come up with ideas that will surprise even us, so let us know what would make your LittleBigPlanet a better place. To get you started we are already hard at work on some cool ideas for the way gamers can interact, including the ability to create levels together online in a multiplayer jamming mode!

But there isn’t long to wait before you can get your hands on the game, and then you can tell us what you would like to see us work on next!

LittleBigPlanet: Get ready for gaming to change forever.

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