Layoffs hit major gaming companies; Media Molecule's future uncertain. The Last of Us devs not safe. Dreams studio faced potential closure amid layoffs despite successful games like LittleBigPlanet.

Media Molecule is shifting focus to developing a new IP, moving away from its creative tool game, Dreams. Recent job postings confirm the studio's next project will be a traditional gaming experience.

To inject life into the flagging PlayStation 3, Sony is banking on a charmingly weird new game called LittleBigPlanet, from a scrappy UK startup called Media Molecule. LBP -- and its hero ...

The original series, from developer Media Molecule, was a forerunner of the current vogue for creative games that allow players to shape their own worlds — in this case, interactive video game ...