ModNation Racers Beta Hits PS3 December 18th

Sony and United Front Games have announced that the ModNation Racers beta will hit the PS3 on December 18th, 2009. The trick now is getting your hands on one of the codes to gain access to the beta. You can follow the PlayStation blog where codes will be given away or get one by purchasing the Little Big Planet: Game of the Year Edition. I have also recently found if you register here before Dec 13 2009 you can be one of the randomly selected winners of a code. ModNation Racers is a mix between Little Big Planet and Mario Kart, it is an extremely customizable kart-racing game with drivers that closely resemble Sackboy from Little Big Planet. The karts and drivers can be customized using hundreds of pieces of clothing, stickers, decals and a wide selection of facial features and hair for your driver. Then you can race arounds tons of exciting tracks and custom community tracks since the title is expected to feature an extensive track editor, similar to Little Big Planets Create Mode. Watch the games customizable features and racing gameplay here.

The beta starts Dec 18 2009 and ends Jan 10 2010, this is a PlayStation 3 exclusive title expected to hit retailers Feb 02 2010.

Not really Achievements?

1 vs. 100 is a free game show style trivia arcade game where you play as your avatar. Most days you can play extended play during specific times of day to earn sweepstakes entries and a chance to be a part of the mob or The One and there are also live shows (a couple times a week) with an actual host where you can win prizes such as Microsoft Points or XBOX Live Arcade games.

Since the game is officially out of its beta testing and starting it's new season, it now has 12 achievements. I was looking through the achievements list and found one that really caught my attention, Low Rider. To achieve Low Rider you must answer instantly and incorrectly three times in a row. Now, since this is the opposite of the point of the game (you want to answer as many questions correctly as possible) why is this an achievement? It seems it is a lack of an achievement because let's face it, if you get this achievement you suck at this game - on a side note I did go throught the minimal button smashing effort to get this because I am a sucker for gamer score and this was too easy not to. It seems more and more achievements aren't really much of an achievement. What games have you played and found achievements that you thought were ridiculous?

LittleBigLand Crown Competition #2

The LittleBigLand Crown competition is back! For those of you that don't know what this competition is, you create your own Little Big Planet level based on the required theme (this time it is A Little Big Land Fairytale) and submit it for the community to vote on. If you get into the finals you have a chance to win a one of a kind gold crown costume for your Sackboy and other great prizes. I myself placed 6th last year with Sacky's Adventure, hopefully this year I can do better. The competition opens on December 8th, 2009 and judging begins January 12th, 2010.

How to enter? Visit the link below and select your fairytale, create a new level and name it LBL:fairytale-yourlevelname and publish it. Make a post on the LBL thread with your PSN-ID and the fairytale you have chosen.

For complete rules and prizes visit LittleBigLand.com for the official details.

Halo: Reach, Reaching?

The hugely announced upcoming game Halo: Reach (set to release in 2010) will be showing a never before seen trailer this Saturday during the VGA's. This trailer is not the pre-rendered trailer we have all already seen but actual in-game footage but not live action. Let's hear what Major Nelson had to say about it in his latest podcast, "It's all going to be in-game stuff. This is not CG, this is not live action, like all the kids on Twitter are speculating. You'll get a first glimpse of the world of Reach, which is phenomenal. I think it's going to be the biggest game of next year by far. Folks loved ODST and thought it was great, but when people see the huge leap forward Bungie is taking with Reach... Everyone that I've talked to that's been on the team and seen it is incredibly excited about that game."

So is Halo: Reach really going to be as great as it sounds and the Best Game of 2010? It is going to be up against games such as BioShock 2, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy and Fable III, just to name a few titles expected to release in 2010. What do you think?

Assassin's Creed II Costume

In the PlayStation Store you can now download your very own Assassin's Creed II costume for Little Big Planet. The costume will allow you to dress up like "Ezio".

Also, the new "Online Create" mode is now available for Little Big Planet so you and your sackboy friends can build levels together online.

Free Santa Costume for LBP

Media Molecule will be re-releasing the Christmas DLC again this year. For those of you that didn't pick it up last year, this includes the free Santa costume. You can also purchase the Festive Goodies Level kit for $2.99 USD in the PlayStation Store. This kit includes;

• Sackboy Gift Costume
• Christmas Tree Head Costume
• Material: Wrapping Paper
• Object: Sleigh
• Decorations: Festive Bauble, Bell, Gift Wrap Bow, Candy Cane, Card and Stocking
• Stickers: Red Nose Reindeer, Elves and Turkey
• Lights: Holiday Themed Light

Borderlands Zombieland DLC

Borderlands has released it's first DLC (hopefully of many), Zombieland. The DLC titled "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned" is available for download for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft points. In the release, players will have to work with Dr. Ned (no relation to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove. The release includes new enemies, new quests and rare loot.

Star T-Shirt for LBP

Media Molecule has released a limited time only, never to be released again costume to celebrate the launch of Little Big Planet PSP. The costume, a gold star t-shirt, is now available on the PlayStation Store for $4.99 USD. The costume will be available for one week only and then never return so get yours before its gone.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Gameplay

New Super Mario Bros. Wii comes out next week, watch the E3 gameplay video below and get ready to suit up your favorite plumbers. The New Super Mario Bros. Wii also features something Mario titles never have before, multiplayer for up to four players. The video also includes footage for Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid.

LIttle Big Planet Turns 1

Little Big Planet will be turning 1 and in honor of their 1st birthday, Media Molecule is releasing a free birthday cake costume that will be available in the PlayStation Store on Thursday, November 5th. You will have to get it soon though because this costume is a one week limited edition.

In addition, Media Molecule is also going to be releasing the Space Suit costume on Thursday for free as well. Once only available to those who bought the game at launch, it will now be available to everyone.