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A pair of LittleBigPlanet sites have opened, the first being the official game site LittleBigPlanet.com resplendent with still images and menu navigation animations that clearly depict what the grainy hands-on videos of recent conferences have hinted at. The thing is still stupendously adorable.

The second site is the LittleBigPlanet.us.PlayStation.com site, affectionately known as the LittleBigPlanet News site. This one has a snappy little sticker demo when you click on the sackboy. Just pick a sticker from the pop-up, drag the arrow icon to grow and rotate it, then click the middle of the sticker to drag it around the page. It's a simple thing that hints at a fraction of the final game's creative options and introduces some terminology, namely the sticker.

Both of these things are great to see, and it shows that the game I think could be the Game Of The Year on all systems is really, finally nearing completion. It might have a hard time getting past Old Snake to get the award, especially given that it probably won't have a deep plot or backstory like Kojima has built for 20 years now.

So why I haven't I preordered it? That's easy. Because nobody can guarantee me I won't be waiting a few days after it ships for it to be at the EB/Gamestop or even longer to get it by mail. Instead I'll opt to visit my local superstore and snap it up off the shelves, maybe even with a discount on day one. I got GTA4 with a $10 gift card when I was fully prepared to pay full price. Why would I cut off that possibility?

October 21st is the day the game is supposed to ship according to Amazon, so let's hope it lands on the 22nd. I'll be waiting.