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Little Big Planet launches; sequel in development

As servers fire up after one-week delay, Media Molecule tells BBC that a sequel to its just-released platformer is already in the works; beta levels to roll over, new patch de-Koran-ifies original soundtrack.

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One week after it was abruptly delayed, Little Big Planet is now live. According to the official PlayStation Blog, servers for the game are already up and running just as retailers are getting the new version of the game.

The original version, which can still be bought on eBay at a premium, contained a song that included two potentially offensive verses from the Muslim holy book, the Koran. Sony has also released a patch for the game that will retroactively remove the song from Little Big Planet. Those who have the original version and wish to keep its soundtrack intact should not install the update.

In addition to the launch and patch announcement, the PlayStation Blog also revealed two other bits of Little Big Planet news. First, the redemption codes for the preorder incentive outfits can now be activated, letting players download Sackboy/Sackgirl outfits resembling God of War's Kratos, Heavenly Sword's Nariko, Final Fantasy's Sephiroth, and Metal Gear Solid 4's Solid Snake. Second, "due to popular demand," all of the levels created during the game's beta will be uploaded to Media Molecule's servers for download and play in the full-fledged version of the game.

As Sony was publicly touting Little Big Planet's launch stateside, the game's developer was helping to hype it in the UK. Along with Microsoft-owned Lionhead Studios (Fable II), Sony-supported Media Molecule was the subject of a BBC report about the solid state of British game development. During the course of the interview, which outlined Sony's plans to expand Little Big Planet into "comics, cartoons, and action figures," someone told the broadcasting service that the studio is "already at work on a sequel." It was unclear if the report was referring to a full-fledged PS3 follow-up or the PSP LBP game revealed by a job listing last month. Requests for comment sent to Sony had not been returned as of press time.  

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