LittleBigPlanet Updates

New game project on Media Molecule website links to Toyah Willcox's It's a Mystery video.

British studio Sumo Digital has supposedly been at work on third entry in series for "well over a year."

Job listings at Media Molecule indicate British studio building "brand new IPs" for "different platforms" that are "even more ambitious" than Little Big Planet.

Sony affirms speculation of kart racing gaming in platformer series in development; platform(s) and release date TBA.

New racing game based on platform franchise for PlayStation 3 with 3D support reportedly announced at Sony event; Move racing wheel also inbound.

[Update] Gamescom 2011: Sony uses press briefing to reveal new handheld redesign bearing 99 euro price, no Wi-Fi; exec confirms no North American launch planned.

Develop 2011: Creative director Mark Healey says network outage didn't hurt online community; user numbers "rocketed" thanks to LBP giveaway; studio will stay "protective" of franchise.

Develop 2011: Developer's cofounders open up on the creation of Little Big Planet, their sources of inspiration, and the challenges they faced.

[UPDATE] UK developer says it will "always be involved with [the franchise], at least a bit, and there's lots more fun yet to come!"

Game giant confirms NGP's name, priced in briefing that also saw Uncharted 3, Golden abyss demoed, Sly Cooper return, HD God of War PSP-to-PS3 ports unveiled, Resistance 3 3D TV bundle revealed, portable BioShock outed.

Sony launches special section of PlayStation Store offering free games for those put out by PlayStation Network outage.

Sony lists Japan and Asia "Welcome Back" package for PSN after a prolonged delay.

Sony Corp. CFO says that increased game-division R&D costs are indeed stemming from development of "future platform"; NGP still due in 2011.

Electronics giant takes in $87.78 billion in annual revenue; 14.3 million PlayStation 3s, 8 million PSPs, 6.4 million PS2s sold during the year.

Sony is reportedly telling its development partners to expect its online marketplace to come back next week.