Acclaimed developer 11bit Studios and Deep Silver today announce that pre-orders will begin for This War Of Mine: The Little Ones in Europe on the PlayStation Store from 27 October.

Customers pre-ordering from the Sony Store will also receive an exclusive This War Of Mine: The Little Ones 'Dynamic PlayStation 4 Theme’, as well as ‘The Block’: an additional large mansion-style shelter exclusive to PlayStation 4.

The latest dev diary has also been unveiled on the PlayStation Blog today, featuring 11bit Studios discussing features related to the new child characters in the game, including interactions and mechanics.

Watch the dev diary here.

Gamers eager to get hands-on with This War Of Mine: The Little Ones early can find the game at Paris Games Week, featured at both the Sony Stand (Hall 1 : D032) and the Deep Silver Stand (Hall 1 Stand G022).

Featuring a brand new control scheme tailor made for consoles and including all additional content added to the original PC release, including the scenario editor and character creator, This War of Mine: The Little Ones arrives on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, on 29th January 2016.