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As the PlayStation 3 gets cheaper, Sony is banking on its mainstream characters to make the console more appealing to casual gamers and kids. One recognisable figure who’s quickly becoming the spear-head for that strategy is Sackboy. The burlap buccaneer has already appeared in two titles this year – LittleBigPlanet Vita and...

It might take a few seconds for you to realise what's going on in this delightful LittleBigPlanet clip, but once it clicks it may just blow your mind

We all know LittleBigPlanet's brilliant on PlayStation 3, but what if it was made of real cardboard sets and Sackboy plushies? The answer is embedded above.

Of all the Marvel themed Sackboy costumes that have been hitting the PlayStation Network over the past month or so, this Green Goblin set is our favourite

Not only is it adorable (in a menacing way), but it's the the little pumpkin hand-grenade thing that gets our heart fluttering like a schoolboy in front of the newsagent's top-shelf. This one's due to hit the PlayStation Network next week..

Nikki, aka GoldenJellyBean, has been in touch with us before regarding her incredibly cute Sackboy

She's an absolute whizz at creating Sakboys in all different guises. And she wants to share her talent with you lot. We've embedded her Kratos tutorial above, but she's also got steps for creating standard Sackboys and ICO Sackboys. Check out her full range of tutorials on YouTube.

Is it Sackboy? Is it Iron Man? Nope, it's Sackboy dressed as Iron Man and looking all the better for it

This is the first Marvel and LittleBigPlanet cross-over. We're expecting a whole pile of new costumes in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more. In the mean-time, you can see more of Iron Man Sackboy through here.</em>

These latest Heavy Rain themed Sackboy outfits are probably the cutest yet

Of the Heavy Rain crew available are: Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden, as well as an origami costume. The costumes will cost £4.79 for the bunch, or £1.59 each.</em> Brilliant.

Pick up this awesome Assassin's Creed II Sackboy ensemble for just $1

99/£1.59 today from the Playstation Store. Includes cardboard knives.

If you want to celebrate the first Birthday of the lovable Sackboy, then know that free LittleBigPlanet costumes are headed your way this November 5th

You'll get a cake costume (!) and the launch exclusive spaceman costume absolutely free. Now you guys need to get creating an awesome birthday celebration level for the burlap man.

Media Molecule's co-founder has broken the silence on the next planned LittleBigPlanet project

Speaking with Gamasutra he said:"We're gonna just take a character, we're just gonna try this direction. It's a quite interesting thing because it was like a magnet. Everyone sort of [joined in] on that thing, then I suddenly saw these people kind of going, 'Oh my god, far from being tired of LBP, I..