Lots of news for LittleBigPlanet coming up. For this round, we have the bugfix list for yesterday's update 1.09, awards nominations for LBP, and even upcoming Sackboy action figures.

Let's start with the update, which went live yesterday, earlier than expected. Update 1.09 came with bugfixes and a few minor adjustments for LittleBigPlanet.

• ‘Failed to save profile’ message not being displayed when a user’s profile is full.
• Object Capture Bug: switch connectors being deleted when an object is captured.
• Failed to load profile issue: where the user is thrown out to the XMB due to a texture that is not registered in their profile being present in their pod.
• Text not displaying in the text chat window.
• Slow rewind due to moderation check.
• Save file corruption which caused the game to crash when placing any object in an emitter in any level.

LittleBigPlanet also received a lot of nominations from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the Game Developers Choice Awards.

From AIAS

• Family Game of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
• Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
• Outstanding Character Performance
• Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
• Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
• Console Game of the Year
• Overall Game of the Year

From GDC

• Best Game Design
• Best Visual Art
• Best Technology
• Best Audio
• Best Debut
• Innovation
• Game of the Year

We're not done yet! The very first batch of LittleBigPlanet merchandise is also coming your way. Mezco Toys is gonna release retailer-exclusive Sackboy action figures, ranging between 2"-18" in size.

If you're planning to attend the 2009 International Toy Fair at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, you'll get to see those toys up close. They'll also have a booth at the 2009 Comic-Con International Show this summer in San Diego.

Finally, the much-awaited Sackboy plushies are in the works and will soon be on their way to stores. Just a little more and you'll finally get an official Sackboy plushy hanging right below car's your rear-view mirror, or waiting to be hugged in your bedroom if you're into that sort of thing.

No dates on those yet, but you know we'll keep you posted, right?

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More LittleBigPlanet news:

• LittleBigPlanet Edam patch now live in UK
• LittleBigPlanet Online Create feature coming soon?