SYDNEY, 10 October 2012 – PlayStation_® Australia today launched a Facebook campaign that lets LittleBigPlanet™ fans and community play a part in Sackboy’s ultimate adventure: Project (Near) Space.

To celebrate the recent release of LittleBigPlanet™ PlayStation®Vita and the upcoming launch of LittleBigPlanet™ Karting on PlayStation®3 (PS3™), Sackboy will rocket from Australian soil in his own meteorological balloon and soar into the stratosphere where he will capture and `share’ his own images of our own little big planet.

As Sackboy prepares for his maiden voyage, this new social campaign invites fans and the community to become part of LittleBigPlanet history and help our hero “hessian-naut” gear up for the journey. Any Aussie fan can get involved from today, through the first `create’ phase; designing a gravity defying astro suit to be worn by Sackboy on this heroic expedition. The winning design submitted on PlayStation Australia’s Official Facebook page will then be created and worn by Sackboy.

Later this month, the next phase will offer Sackboy lovers the chance to ‘play’: with a range of clues, community members can estimate and mark his landing spot by placing a pin on the map. The fan with the closest pin will then win the ultimate LittleBigPlanet prize pack.

To join in the fun, visit the ‘LittleBigPlanet Project (Near) Space’ tab on the PlayStation Australia Facebook page and keep up-to-date in the countdown to lift-off!