Media Molecule, the developers well known for creating their Little Big Planet series, has announced that they are stepping away from Little Big Planet to try something new. “We’re stepping away from Little Big Planet to focus on some new ideas.” -Siobhan Reddy It is unknown whether or not this is the end of Little Big Planet or just a break from the series. As far as whats coming its place, its still unannounced.

On gDNA, Little Big Planet has 5,083 players and is #65. [IGN PS3 via Media Molecule]

Funcom’s Age of Conan MMO went free to play today. There is a premium subscription that players who subscribe will have access to extra content that free to play users don’t.

Players will be able to explore, quest, and fight with no purchase and there is no subscription required to maintain access. If players want to avoid the monthly subscription they can buy the zones from an online store. On gamerDNA, Age of Conan has 8,267 players and is #28. [IGN PC via Funcom]