User:Stitchpen/Sandbox 2

Comprehensive timeline of development for LittleBigPlanet 2, including recovered builds and revisions, development images, and official pre-release media.

2008

December

The Arcade Kit begins development around late December 2008 but is shelved, with features designed for the content pack instead recycled for a previously unintended sequel.^[1]

2009

2009 served as a foundational year to LittleBigPlanet 2's development and laid the groundwork for the game's story mode, art and music direction, and features.

February

The earliest recovered pieces of concept art from LittleBigPlanet 2's preliminary development date back to this month.

18 February, 2009.
18 February, 2009.
19 February, 2009.
19 February, 2009.
19 February, 2009.
20 February, 2009.
20 February, 2009.
20 February, 2009.
20 February, 2009.
26 February, 2009.
27 February, 2009.
27 February, 2009.
27 February, 2009.

March

2 March, 2009.
6 March, 2009.
10 March, 2009.
12 March, 2009.
13 March, 2009.
13 March, 2009.
13 March, 2009.
13 March, 2009.
23 March, 2009.
24 March, 2009.
24 March, 2009.
31 March, 2009.

April

1 April, 2009.
2 April, 2009.
3 April, 2009.
14 April, 2009.
15 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
17 April, 2009.
30 April, 2009.
30 April, 2009.

May

LittleBigPlanet 2 entered its pre-production phase around this point, with development not yet fully committed to the project. Composer Kenneth Young created a "music-montage video", accompanying licensed music and existing concept art with the intention of establishing the music direction for the game's story themes.^[2]

1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
1 May, 2009.
14 May, 2009.
18 May, 2009.
27 May, 2009.

June

Earliest known screenshots of LittleBigPlanet 2's development, created alongside a series of 'for green light' concepts for the Henry's Garage theme. 11 June marked one of the earliest known revisions of LittleBigPlanet 2 proper - revision 32057.

3 June, 2009.
Revision 32057.
11 June, 2009.
17 June, 2009.
18 June, 2009.
18 June, 2009.
18 June, 2009.
19 June, 2009.
19 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
23 June, 2009.
25 June, 2009.
25 June, 2009.
26 June, 2009.

July

1 July, 2009.
1 July, 2009.
1 July, 2009.
1 July, 2009.
2 July, 2009.
3 July, 2009.
14 July, 2009.
14 July, 2009.
24 July, 2009.
24 July, 2009.

August

5 August, 2009.
5 August, 2009.
5 August, 2009.
10 August, 2009.
10 August, 2009.
11 August, 2009.
11 August, 2009.
12 August, 2009.
17 August, 2009.
18 August, 2009.
21 August, 2009.
21 August, 2009.
21 August, 2009.
24 August, 2009.
27 August, 2009.
27 August, 2009.

September

17 September, timestamp of the "TGS Move Demo" build, containing a sizeable - though incomplete - archive of assets from LittleBigPlanet 2's development up until that point.

17 September, 2009.
25 September, 2009.
25 September, 2009.

October

Henry's Garage has begun its transition towards Avalonia, and Popov Factory towards the Factory Of A Better Tomorrow.

2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
2 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
6 October, 2009.
7 October, 2009.
Revision 35029.
8 October, 2009.
12 October, 2009.
20 October, 2009.
20 October, 2009.
20 October, 2009.
21 October, 2009.
Revision 35447.
22 October, 2009.
22 October, 2009.
22 October, 2009.
26 October, 2009.
26 October, 2009.

November

3 November, 2009.
3 November, 2009.
5 November, 2009.
9 November, 2009.
9 November, 2009.
9 November, 2009.
11 November, 2009.
11 November, 2009.
12 November, 2009.
16 November, 2009.
16 November, 2009.
16 November, 2009.
16 November, 2009.
18 November, 2009.
19 November, 2009.
20 November, 2009.
25 November, 2009.
27 November, 2009.
30 November, 2009.
30 November, 2009.

December

16 December, date of '2009-12-16 pre-alpha' build. The game's story mode has officially been condensed from eight themes to six through merging "overlapping ideas".^[2] This is largely seen with Higginbotham's Mind, which has had much of its material repurposed for the Cosmos.

2 December, 2009.
3 December, 2009.
11 December, 2009.

2010

January

15 January, 2010.
15 January, 2010.
15 January, 2010.
20 January, 2010.
20 January, 2010.

February

Revision 37596
2 February, 2010.
Revision 38308.
24 February, 2010.
26 February, 2010.

March

5 March, 2010.
18 March 2010.
22 March, 2010.

April

19 April, date of "br2_40059" patch. Six collages of themed costumes are released on 9 April, though all likely pull from various points of development.

9 April, 2010.
9 April, 2010.
9 April, 2010.
9 April, 2010.
9 April, 2010.
9 April, 2010.
13 April, 2010.
13 April, 2010.
13 April, 2010.
13 April, 2010.
19 April, 2010.
19 April, 2010.
20 April, 2010.
20 April, 2010.
20 April, 2010.
20 April, 2010.
21 April, 2010.

May

5 May, date of 'br2_announce_40641' pre-alpha build. 10 May, LittleBigPlanet 2 is announced, potentially using footage from the aforementioned build.

25 May, 2010.

June

3 June, 2010.

August

30 August, Public beta released. 5 August, LittleBigPlanet 2's 'Adventure Trailer' is released - largely comprised of footage from older builds of the game.

September

8 September, 2010.
17 September, 2010.

October

8 October, 2010.

November

November served as the original projected month for LittleBigPlanet 2's release prior to its delay. 16 November, pre-release demo released. 18 November, preview prototype created. 29 November, debug prototype created.