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LittleBigPlanet is a platform video game developed by SCE Studios Cambridge and Media Molecule, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation Portable (PSP). LittleBigPlanet was released on November 17, 2009. in the LittleBigPlanet, use your imagination to create detailed levels in the whimsical LittleBigPlanet universe. This portable LittleBigPlanet includes over 30 original developer-created levels through seven new themed locations to explore and Play. Players will also find a huge host of materials, tools, and stickers to Create objects or even levels that suit their style. And, pivotal to the creative LittleBigPlanet community, players will be able to publish their creations online to Share with others via PlayStation Network. Levels and objects can then be ranked so the best of the best rise to the top.

LittleBigPlanet PSP is a world of endless possibilities where imagination and creativity is king. In this stylish and stitched-together 3D craft material world, there is fun to be had for all ages, tastes and player types. The LittleBigPlanet experience starts with players customizing SackBoy, the loveable main character on LittleBigPlanet. From there, players Play and learn about SackBoy's powers to interact physically with the surrounding environment while navigating through over 30 vibrant themed environments. Players make their way across these worldly levels, avoiding obstacles, solving puzzles and collecting items that can be used to make their own creations.

To Create, players use the simple "Popit" menu system, popularized in the original PlayStation 3 (PS3) game, to access all of SackBoy's materials, stickers and tools to bring their imaginations to life. Here, players have the power to build and move around any object in the game's colorful landscape. All materials and objects have realistic physical properties and will behave accordingly. With a robust tool set at their disposal, the sky is the limit. Once the object or level is completed, players can publish and Share their creative works with the community via PlayStation Network. Of course, they can download and explore other players' creations as well.

For play on any version of the PSP system, LittleBigPlanet is available on both UMD and as a digital download via PlayStation Network. For more information regarding LittleBigPlanet, please visit the official game site (http://www.littlebigplanet.com/).

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is a platform-shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Ratchet & Clank Future A Crack in Time release date: October 27, 2009 (USA), November 4, 2009 (EU), November 5, 2009 (AU) and November 6, 2009 (UK). In the game, Ratchet and Clank are back and on a mission to save the future. Concluding the events that began in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty, R&C: A Crack in Time will answer some of the franchise fans' biggest questions. After discovering that lovable robot Clank’s disappearance was engineered by Dr. Nefarious, the Wrench-swinging Ratchet races to save his best friend. Along the way, both will finally uncover the hidden truth behind their origins, and discover their ultimate destinies. As the duo come closer to reuniting, they'll have to ask themselves the biggest question of all: Do Ratchet and Clank's destinies lie with each other? Or is it finally time for the universe’s greatest duo to separate for good?

Powered by Insomniac Games' fourth-generation PS3 technology, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will continue to bring the experience of playing your own computer generated animation movie to PS3. Expect all the laughs and witty banter of a Ratchet and Clank title, as you enjoy all-new space gameplay that gives players the opportunity to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectables... You'll come head-to-head with a brand-new cast of baddies, and some old favorites, and obliterate them with cool new weapons and abilities.

Game features:

An original new adventure and story that answers many of the fans’ most-asked questions wrapping up the story arc that started in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty.

Travel freely through non-linear levels with new space gameplay that allows players to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectables.

Taking on the roles of both Ratchet and Clank, players will experience new gameplay with each character.

Use Ratchet's new Hoverboots to travel at high speeds, soar to new heights and jump off ramps to get to distant locations in search of Zoni and other rare collectables.

Experience all-new Clank gameplay and special "time" abilities that bring meaning to "past selves."

The series' renowned arsenal gets even larger with new weapons including the Cryo-Bomb Glove, Plasma Striker and Sonic Eruptor, along with classics such as the Negotiator and Buzz Blades.