We’re nearing the end of the month, with Spring (hopefully!) on its way. Unfortunately, this weeks PlayStation Store updateleaves a lot to be desired. What ever happened to weekly free costumes for LittleBigPlanet? Oh well, read on for today’s headlines:

Patapon 2 has been given an official North American release dateof May 5. Even better, players will soon be able to dress up their Sackboy’s as little Pata people.
The folks over at NEO GAF have created a truly awesome level based on the 8 bit classic Contra.
More Home spaces have been announced, this time based on SOCOM and Siren. No word …read more

This level appears to be heavily inspired by the Castlevania series, as it features a sprawling environment that shifts from dangerous mountain tops, to sub-terranean areas, all the way back up to an incredibly detailed haunted castle. This castle includes all of the prerequisites, including a laboratory, a torture room, and a creepy dining room. Add in a few clever puzzles, and you have one of the best user generated levels I have played so far. It’s long, detailed, and atmospheric. What more could you ask for?

Whew, it’s a busy day in PlayStation news today, so let’s just head straight into the headlines.

Media Molecule has revealed the first downloadable level pack for LittleBigPlanet, which has a very festive theme. The pack includes Christmas themed costumes, objects, decorations, and stickers, all for just $2.99. Expect to see more of these in the future.
The PS2 versions of SingStar are finally backwards compatible with the PS3 version.
Despite Sony’s denials, rumors suggest that games for the next iteration of the PSP are already in development.
Gabranth from Final Fantasy XII will be in the upcoming fighter Dissidia, though in what capacity …read more

It’s Monday, and it’s almost time to take some time off for the holidays. But in the mean time, there is plenty of interesting gaming news today, especially if for fans of PSN games.

The Spike Video Game Awards were this weekend, and Media Molecule won studio of the year and PS3 game of the year for LittleBigPlanet.
Also at the VGAs, God of War III and Uncharted 2 both debuted brand new trailers.
It looks like Space Invaders Extreme is coming to the PlayStation Network, though we don’t know when.
Pixeljunk Eden is getting a patch, which will make the downloadable title a …read more

There are a lot of cool people making a lot of great levels on LittleBigPlanet, and we here at the PlayStation Monger want to recognize their efforts. Take RRR30000 for example. This Japanese developer has come up with some of the most creative and complex levels the in the game. From several side-scrolling shooters (Libidius.Jp and SuperLibius.Jp) to a Tetris clone (Libirius.Jp) and even a version of Dance Dance Revolution (LittleDanceRevolution.Jp), RRR30000’s creations are all familiar, yet bizarre at the same time. They also tend to be pretty difficult, thanks in no part to the language barrier created …read more

 
It’s a good day today, as two hotly anticipated (by me anyways) games have finally been given release dates. Which ones? Read on to find out.

Finally! Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix has a release date, and will be hitting the PlayStation Network next week. Hadoken!
This weeks LittleBigPlanet DLC includes a television costume, as well as a pack of adorable Loco Roco themed outfits for a cool $2.99.
The mysterious safari game Afrika is finally coming to North America, and has been redubbed National Geographic: Africa.
Rumors suggest that LittleBigPlanet developed Media Molecule has signed on to create three more PS3 exclusive …read more

What I love most about LittleBigPlanet is that I never know what to expect when I log in. There are so many great, weird, and entertaining levels that have been created by the community that I’m constantly surprised. Take this level for example. There’s not much to it in a gameplay sense, you simply jump on a moving cart and roll through the level. But the amount of patience and talent that went into programming the classic Guns ‘N Roses tune into the level makes it worth at least one play through, or in my case, three or four.