You know, if Sony wants to prevent would-be customers from buying its rival’s products it could do worse than get its AAA titles out on time. Yep, the PS3’s biggest game for this season, LittleBigPlanet, is going to miss next week’s release date in the UK. GAH!

October 24th, next Friday, was the date etched into our diaries. However numerous retailers are now predicting that the game may be as many as three weeks late - November 14th, as Gamesindustry.biz is reporting.

Sony is expected to confirm the new date shortly - fingers crossed it's not the above. Perhaps they’ll explain the reasons behind this disappointing delay too, 'cos we want answers, dammit!

We’ll be sure to let you know the very moment we find out, if not sooner. Meantime we suggest you console yourselves with our 5/5 review. Although we’re tempted to knock a couple of marks off in light of recent events...