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Sony have struck a deal with UK developer Double Eleven that will see the developer making PS Vita titles exclusively.

The company are currently working on Little Big Planet for PS Vita. Under the terms of the deal, Double Eleven will work on LittleBigPlanet but will also begin to develop new titles for Sony platforms.

“Double Eleven are one of the most exciting developers to emerge onto the development scene in recent years, their technical expertise makes them a great fit for LittleBigPlanet on PSVITA and we’ve very pleased with the progress the team have made on this hugely anticipated title,” explained Michael Denny, Senior Vice President, SCE Worldwide Studios Europe.

“For us to become strong partners with Sony at such a crucial stage in our own development underlines the unswerving commitment we have made to the quality of our production, said Lee Hutchinson, CEO at Double Eleven.  It is a testament to the hard work of all the exceptional team here at Double Eleven and we’re delighted that this agreement will help our company grow and flourish, working on prestigious titles, on leading-edge platforms.  The opportunity to work so closely with Sony is simply fantastic and we look forward to a truly exciting new phase in our own development, with the absolute intention to become a world-class studio.”

Tandem Events today announced that leading UK games developer Media Molecule, the studio behind LittleBigPlanet, will headline this year’s Develop Conference, which takes place 19 – 21 July in Brighton.

Industry luminary Phil Harrison, co-founder and general manager of London Venture Partners, will interview Media Molecule founding directors Alex Evans, Mark Healey and Kareem Ettouney for the conference’s Opening Keynote session: Living Inside a Molecule.

The keynote session brings Harrison’s relationship with Media Molecule full circle: he signed LittleBigPlanet in his former role as president of Sony Studios Worldwide five years ago. Since then, the game has won multiple awards and five Guinness World Records. On Wednesday 20 July at Develop, he’ll be reunited with the team to share their thoughts about the future and allow us a glimpse into their past. They will discuss everything from their humble beginnings, company culture and latest game, to their acquisition by Sony.

“We’re delighted that Media Molecule is opening the conference this year,” commented Andy Lane, managing director of Tandem Events. “They are the pioneers of user-generated content and remain one of the most creative studios around. It will be fascinating to hear their stories from the trenches – and who better to help them relive their tales than the man who helped them on their way: Phil Harrison.”

Double11 was formed in 2010 by ex-Rockstar engineers Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar.  Having had to be tight-lipped about their work for so long, both Lee and Matt are delighted that news regarding this prestigious project can now be revealed.

“It’s a fantastic achievement and a privilege for the studio to be working on a project such as LittleBigPlanet, particularly for such an exciting new platform.  We’ve spent the best part of a year recruiting a crack squad of games development professionals and we’re delighted that we can finally announce it.  It was really great to see such an enthusiastic response at the recent E3 and we are confident we’ll be able to do more so in the future.” – Lee Hutchinson, CEO, Double11.

Double11 are chiefly the technology architects on the project and are working closely with Sweden’s Tarsier Studios, who contributed significant content to the last two editions of LittleBigPlanet on the PS3.
Initial reaction from the E3 PS Vita demo has been extremely positive and Double11 are confident that they can achieve great things with Sony’s new platform.

Source: Press Release