Metal Gear Solid 5 Inspires This Adorable LittleBigPlanet 3 DLC

LittleBigPlanet 3 is marking the release of Konami's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain today with new costumes inspired by the critically acclaimed stealth-action game.

Available now is the The Phantom Pain Costume Pack, which comes with costumes for Sackboy, Toggle, OddSock, and Swoop inspired by the game. The Costume Pack also features the "exclusive" Box Costume for Toggle. In addition, you can buy the costumes individually. Pricing was not announced.

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The Phantom Pain is available starting today, September 1, for console and PC. GameSpot's review awarded it a 10/10, with critic Peter Brown calling The Phantom Pain "one of the best action games ever made" and "undoubtedly the best Metal Gear game there is."

For more on The Phantom Pain's critical reception, check out this roundup of scores.

GameSpot reported in March that Kojima is expected to leave Konami shortly after the release of Metal Gear Solid V, due to a relationship breakdown with his employer, Konami. It is not clear how the situation has evolved since.

Peter Moore, an executive at Electronic Arts, expects Kojima and Konami will "kiss and make up."