In October 2008, BBC reported before the original game was released that Media Molecule had already begun development of a sequel to LittleBigPlanet. On, the official reveal was made on the PlayStation Blog with an announcement trailer and a Q4 2011 release date. On Media Molecule officially confirmed that they were developing LittleBigPlanet 2 on their Twitter account and hinted that the game would be formally revealed on. It was then formally revealed by video game magazines Edge and GameInformer in their June 2010 issues. The game was first hinted at by a Sony representative in March 2010, who stated that the game was in production and would support PlayStation Move controllers, and in April 2010 by musician Ochre who revealed one of his songs had been licensed for the game. Further to the official community website, improved API features mean that scoreboards and photos taken within the game may be displayed on a player's website or blog website owners may also use the API to add live feeds and data from the game itself. From there, players may synchronise with their PlayStation Network IDs in order to check statistics on their own levels, as well as find new levels from the community, where they can queue them for easy access when they next play the game. The online community of the game was also improved with the creation of the lbp.me website. New animation recording options are available. The player may also chose to create and customise their own heads-up display to accommodate their game type. While still retaining the three-layer, 2.5D nature of the original title, with the player controlling their Sackboy characters, players are not restricted solely to platforming levels, and can now choose to create many types of levels including racing, and puzzle and role-playing games. They include a 7" Sackboy plushie, themed bookends, a Toy Story alien, Clu from the Tron Legacy film, Ratchet and Clank, Cobra, Vulture, Mandril, Crocodile, (At the time) exclusive Jak and Daxter costumes, and five exclusive PSN avatars. It costed $79.99 and was made in limited quantities, but the bonuses are impressive. Sony released a Collector's Edition of the game. The Collector's Edition for the United States version of LittleBigPlanet 2 The organisation is dedicated to battling with the Negativitron and defeating it before it destroys Craftworld entirely. Larry Da Vinci, the leader of a group known as " The Alliance", comes to Sackboy's rescue - saving him from the Negativitron. An inter-dimensional vacuum cleaner called the Negativitron appears over the skies of LittleBigPlanet and begins to suck up its inhabitants, including Sackboy.
Players continue Sackboy's journey after the events of the first game and the portable version are brought to an end.