US PlayStation Store Gets JP Feature

For those of you that have Japanese accounts on the PlayStation Network, you may have seen this when you were downloading your Mainichi Issho game or Siren: New Translation demo.

It has finally come the US store now, however. What I'm talking about here is the "Featured Games" and "Top Downloads" on the side there. It's always a good new feature to have.

[PSN@Home]

US PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 8, 2008

It's Thursday, meaning today we have another PlayStation Store update. Lets cut the chit-chat and get straight to the content.

Demos

• HAZE demo (free)
  
• The Bourne Conspiracy demo (free)
• Race Driver: GRID demo (free)

Add-Ons

• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore Downloadable Songs ($1.49 each)
  
• Guitar Hero III: Muse Track Pack ($)
  
• PixelJunk Monsters Encore ($5.99)
  
• Rock Band Add-Ons
• Smashing Pumpkins Scene Pack 1 ($5.49)
• "It Hurts" by Angels & Airwaves ($1.99)
• "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" by Fall Out Boy ($1.99)
• "Date With the Night by Yeah Yeah Yeahs ($1.99)
  

Game Videos

• WipEout HD Trailer (free)
• PLAYSTATION 3 "What You Need" Video (free)
• Mirror’s Edge Gameplay Trailer (free)
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Payback Trailer (free)
• Overlord: Raising Hell Trailer (free)
• The Wheelman Trailer (free)
• TNA iMPACT! Gamers Day Trailer (free)

Theatrical Trailers

• Iron Man Trailer 2 (free)
• Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Teaser Trailer (free)
  
• The Love Guru Trailer (free)

Themes and Wallpapers

• PixelJunk Monsters Theme 3 (free)
• PixelJunk Monsters Wallpapers x2 (free)
• Sports Theme (free)

Enjoy!

PLAYSTATION Store Worldwide

• EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 8, 2008
• EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 6, 2008
  

EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 8, 2008

The European PlayStation Store has been updated for the second time this week due to the PlayStation Day event on Tuesday, so we can be sure they are pretty happy at the moment. Today's content list can be seen below.

Demos
- Race Driver: GRID demo (free)
- The Bourne Conspiracy demo (free) (Australian Store Only)

Add-Ons
- Army of Two SSC Challenge (£3.99)
- Guitar Hero III: Muse Game Pack (£3.99)
- Guitar Hero III: Def Leppard Trakc Pack (£3.99)

Game Videos
- Mirror's Edge Gameplay Trailer (free)
- PlayStation Day 2008 Conference Videos (8) (free)

There is the update. Oddly, most of Europe didn't see The Bourne Conspiracy demo as they were promised (thanks commenter #1).

HAZE Demo Coming to US PlayStation Network Tomorrow

Ubisoft today announced that just as Europe did, the US PlayStation Store will be receiving the HAZE demo as well tomorrow. The demo will contain 4 Player Cooperative and Campaign modes. Be sure to check back during tomorrow's weekly update. View the press release below.

HAZE – *4 Player Co-op / Campaign Demo Now Available Exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®Network*

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: 6th May, 2008 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced the release of a fully playable demo for Haze, the new first-person shooter set in a harsh future where war is never quite what it seems. Available exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®Network, this playable demo gives gamers a taste of not only the single-player campaign in Haze, but also allows for up to four-player, drop-in drop-out co-op play online, via LAN or even 2 player split-screen. The demo is now available across Europe, and will go live on the PLAYSTATION®Network on 8th May in the U.S. Developed by shooter experts Free Radical, creators of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters® series, Haze is scheduled for release exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system on May 23rd 2008 in EMEA territories. Haze is rated “18+” by PEGI.

Haze 4 Player Co-op / Campaign Demo: *Salva Region*
It’s finally time to feed your addiction…the playable demo for Haze has arrived. Take a Nectar-induced romp solo style, or with 3 of your friends in fierce co-op action through the Salva Region, a bright and high-octane environment, where explosions are huge and delightful, and deaths are fleeting and meaningless. It’s the only place on earth where you can blow a stranger’s head off with a jolly smile on your face. The green-orange vegetation teams with primary-coloured, unthreatening wildlife for the marines to trample all over. The sunshine beats down in comforting waves as you merrily murder your fellow man. This world makes you feel confident. Artificially so and like a dream.

For more information on Haze, please visit www.hazegame.com.

© 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment and Free Radical Design Limited. All Rights Reserved. Haze is a trademark of Ubisoft Entertainment and Free Radical Design. Free Radical Design and its associated logo are trademarks of Free Radical Design Limited. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Developed by Free Radical Design Limited. “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 24 countries and sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2007-08 fiscal year Ubisoft forecasts generated sales of 920 million Euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Free Radical:
Founded in 1999, Free Radical Design is one of the UK’s leading independent video game developers and is now wholly focused on next-generation development. It recently achieved its first listing in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100, being one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies. To learn more, please visit www.frd.co.uk.

PlayStation Day 2008: Siren Blood Cursed Announced

At today's PlayStation Day in London, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced Siren Blood Curse for the PlayStation Network. The game will come in in twelve "TV-style, suspense-packed" downloadable episodes this summer. [Kotaku]

The next-gen horror-survival title is set in the Japanese village of Hanuda, where a TV crew from America arrive to research the legend of the ‘Vanished Village’ where human sacrifice is said to have taken place thirty years ago. Players discover the horrific curse that haunts Hanuda and battle to save the village’s survivors from the living dead – a spine-tingling struggle that involves using the unique Sight-Jack system to view events from the angle of your undead pursuers. In a gaming first, Siren Blood Curse will be released episodically, keeping gamers on the edge of their seats until the next download arrives in PSN.

EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 6, 2008

Europe is getting two updates this week due to PlayStation Day 2008 going on right now. It's first update just hit. Lets take a look at the heapful of good content.

PSone Classics
- Street Skater (£3.49)

Downloadable Games
- Blast Factor Advanced
(£4.99)
- High Velocity Bowling (£4.99)

Demos
- HAZE demo (free)
- Condemned 2: Bloodshot demo (free)

Add-Ons
- High Velocity Bowling Character Add-On Mike (£0.69)

Game Videos
- Buzz! Quiz TV PlayStation Day 2008 trailer (free)
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift PlayStation Day 2008 trailer (free)
- PLAYSTATION Network PS Day Showcase (free)
- Secret Agent Clank PlayStation Day 2008 trailer (free)
- Siren: Blood Curse PlayStation Day 2008 trailer (free)

Enjoy!

HAZE Demo Coming to EU PlayStation Store Next Week

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced today that their European store will have two updates next week due to the PlayStation Day event they will be holding. During the first update on Tuesday, they will put up a HAZE demo on the Network. No word on the United States store although.

[PlayStation EU]

Here is the full list for Tuesday and Thursday, Tuesday being first.

Downloadable Games

• Blast Factor Advanced ($)
  
• High Velocity Bowling ($)

PSone Classics

• Street Skater ($)
  

Demos

• Condemned 2: Bloodshot demo (free)
  
• HAZE demo (free)
  

Add-Ons

• Blast Factor Advanced Research ($)
• High Velocity Bowling Character - Mike ($)
  

Game Videos

• Buzz! Quiz TV Trailer (free)
  
• Secret Agent Clank Trailer (free)
• Siren Blood Curse Trailer (free)

Thursday's update should go a bit like this.

Demos

• Bourne Conspiracy demo (free)
  
• Race Driver: GRID demo (free)
  

Add-Ons

• Army of Two SSC Add-On ($)
  
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Def Leppard Track Pack ($)
  
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Muse Track Pack ($)
  

Game Videos

• Echochrome Apple trailer
• Play Compilation
• Press Conference

Wow, for once we hope we get the same amount of content as Europe is getting! [PS3Fanboy]

US PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 1, 2008

Today is the store update. Today we received a fair amount of content, so lets get right into it.

Downloadable Games

• echochrome ($9.99)
  

Demos

• Dark Sector demo (free)

Game Add-Ons

• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore Downloadable Songs ($1.49 each) (list of new songs)
  
• Rock Band Add-Ons
• “Zero” by Smashing Pumpkins ($1.99)
• “Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear” by The Mother Hips ($1.99)
• “Red Tandy” by The Mother Hips ($1.99)

Game Videos

• echochrome trailer (free)
  
• NBA Ballers: Chosen One TV Spot (free)
• Turok "Bring It" Trailer (free)
• Turok - "Kane" Gameplay Trailer (free)
• Dead Space Announcement Trailer (free)
• Dead Space Ship Date Trailer (free)
• Kung Fu Panda Trailer (free)
• Battlefield: Bad Company Redford Blog (free)
• Wyclef’s “Fast Car” Music Video (free)

Themes and Wallpapers

• echochrome wallpapers (4) (free)
• Kung Fu Panda wallpapers (3) (free)
  

Enjoy the update!

PLAYSTATION Store Worldwide

• EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 1, 2008
  

EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: May 1, 2008

The European PlayStation Store updated just a bit ago, and we have the list of new content for you below. Not much, really.

PSP Games
- Ape Quest (£8.99)

Demos
- Ape Quest Starter Pack (free)

Add-ons
- Need for Speed Pro Street - Bugatti Veyron (£1.99)
- Need for Speed Pro Street - Mclaren F1 (£1.99)
- Need for Speed Pro Street - Premium Car Pack (£3.49)
- Need for Speed Pro Street - Premium Car Pack 2 (£3.49)
- Snakeball - Team Mode Pack (£1.99)
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Fragile Alliance Maps (free)

Theatrical Trailers
-Iron Man trailer (free)

Themes and Wallpapers
- Dark Sector Theme (free)
- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Theme (free)
- HAZE Theme (free)
- HAZE Wallpaper (free)

Canadian PlayStation Store Pricing Fixed

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today that it will be adjusting the prices of downloadable content on the PlayStation Store for Canada during tomorrow's weekly update. Canadian residents have been getting angry at Sony due to being overprices, and Sony is finally addressing it.

"We are continually looking for ways to enhance the player experience on the PLAYSTATION®Network, and downloadable content through the PLAYSTATION Store is just one of our areas of focus," said Grace Chen, Senior Manager for the PLAYSTATION Store. “We anticipate that this price adjustment will meet the expectations of our Canadian consumers and provide them with a better PLAYSTATION Network experience."

Great to see they are finally addressing this situation. Canada must be happy.

Battle Fantasia Demo on Japanese PlayStation Network

If you head over to the Japanese PlayStation Network, you'll find a new demo on the PlayStation Store. The demo is of Arc System Works' Battle Fantasia. It's a new fighter, so I'd recommend you give it a try.

[Thanks Jimmy!]

Metal Gear Online Beta Gets v1.02 Patch

First, people who pre-ordered Metal Gear Solid 4 received redemption code errors (such as 9-digit codes, etc.) for the Metal Gear Online beta (people like me). Second, we had to sit through a download lasting hours for the v.101 patch for Metal Gear Online. Third, there was problems with registering for a Konami ID. After that, the beta was delayed. One problem of a beta if you ask me.

Wait, there is still hope, only one more patch (v1.02) until freedom. This one is smaller than the last and the release notes offer an apology for the "inconvenience and frustration" that most of us experienced. The patch will "modify the way in which the beta client connects to our server."

Hopefully by tomorrow, the game will be up and running.

[Oh look, another Metal Gear Online patch]

Siren: New Translation Demo Live on Japanese PlayStation Network

Now up on the Japanese PlayStation Network is the Siren: New Translation demo that was recently announced. The demo weighs in at about 550MB in size, containing two short missions. We are going to give it a go tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be good, and if it is, hopefully then it will come to the US.

EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: April 24, 2008

Now for the European PLAYSTATION Store update. Lets take a look below.

Game Demos
- Rocketmen: Axis of Evil Demo (free)

PSone Classics
- Bishi Bashi Special (£3.49/€4.99)
- Command & Conquer (£3.49/€4.99)

PSP Games
- flOw (£4.99/€7.99)

PSP Demos
- God of War: Chains of Olympus Demo (free)

Add-Ons
- Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack (£6.99/€9.99)

Game Videos
- Resistance 2 Teaser Trailer (free)
- Warhawk: Operation Broken Mirror Trailer (free)
- Viking: Battle for Asgard Trailers (2) (free)
- TimeShift "FPS Differently" trailers (3) (free)

Themes and Wallpapers
- Metal Gear Solid 4 "Sneak Out" theme (free)
- Dark Sector wallpaper (free)
- Motorstorm wallpapers (7) (free)

Enjoy!

US PLAYSTATION Store Update: April 24, 2008

Today is Thursday, meaning the new PlayStation Store update is here. Lets take a look.

PSone Classics

• R-Types ($5.99)
  

Demos

• Iron Man Demo (free)
• echochrome Demo (free)

PSP Games

• LocoRoco ($21.99)
• Kingdom of Paradise ($10.99)

PSP Demos

• echochrome PSP Demo (free)
  

Add-Ons

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack ($9.99)
• The Eye Of Judgement: Biolith Rebellion 2 (Expansion Set Two) ($14.99)
• Rock Band Add-Ons
• “Saints of Los Angeles” - Mötley Crüe ($0.99)
• “Screaming for Vengeance” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “(Take These) Chains” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “The Hellion/Electric Eye” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “Riding on the Wind” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “Pain and Pleasure” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “Fever” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “Devil’s Child” - Lynyrd Skynyrd ($1.99)
• “Bloodstone” - Judas Priest ($1.99)
• “Screaming For Vengeance” Album ($14.99)
• Guitar Hero III: Def Leppard Track Pack ($6.25)
• Army of Two SSC Challenge Map Pack ($7.49)
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore downloadable songs ($1.49 each)
  

Game Videos

• Resistance 2 Teaser Trailer (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Techno Video (free)
• Army of Two SSC Challenge Teaser Trailer (free)
• FIFA 08 Features Video (free)
• PROTOTYPE: Discover Evolution (free)
• Interview with Wyclef Jean P.1 (free)
• Interview with Wyclef Jean P.2 (free)
• Behind-the-Scenes of “Fast Car” (free)
• Coachella Music Festival (free)

Theatrical Trailers

• 88 Minutes Trailer (free)

Blu-Ray Disc Trailers

• The Water Horse Trailer (free)

Themes and Wallpaper

• The Eye of Judgment Theme #2 (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Wallpapers (4) (free)

Thats the update. By the way, sorry for the long time of no updates today. I had to go in to work and fill in for a cousin of mine because he was feeling ill today. By now you should already know I'm a family man, so I went on in. Made myself a good amount of cash as well. Enjoy the update!

PLAYSTATION Store Worldwide

• EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: April 24, 2008
  

echochrome Demo Hitting PlayStation Store Tomorrow

Over at the PlayStation.Blog, Sony let us know that a demo of their PlayStation Network title, echochrome will be hitting tomorrow during the store update.

SCEA's Scott Goryl stated "Yes, this is the same demo that was available on the Japanese Store. Except, well, you know, with English." Yes, because the Japanese one was so hard to understand.

[Feeling Puzzled? echochrome Demo Coming to PSN]

Susan Panico Says Video Service for Next Store Update

In a new interview with PlayStation Network senior director Susan Panico, she talks about the new PlayStation Store redesign we've seen in firmware update 2.30.

She says that the Video Service for the PlayStation Network will be in the next firmware update (for the store). She says that it will be coming "soon." such as Peter Dille stated. They are spending more time on developing to reaffirm their commitment to delivering a good experience. The video content is going to be available through the PlayStation Store on the Network.

Regarding PSone Classics on the PlayStation Store, Panico says "We are working as fast as we can to get the catalog of PS One games on to the PlayStation Store. The licensing and clearing of these titles can be challenging and time consuming. For example, the software publisher may not have cleared the music rights in the game past a five-year period, which prevents us from selling it on the store."

Lets hope to see the video service, and more classics soon.

[Q&A: Behind the new PlayStation Store-front]

Rumor: US Store Update for April 24, 2008?

Sev1512 claims to have gotten a hold of the upcoming US PlayStation Store update on April 24, 2008. For content's sake, we hope there is more. Take a look.

• Iron Man Demo (free)
• Echochrome Demo (free)
• LocoRoco PSP Game ($)
• Kingdom Of Paradise PSP Game ($)
• Call of Duty 4 Map Pack ($)
• Eye of Judgement Add-On ($)
• Resistance 2 Trailer (free)
• R-Type PSone Classic ($)

[Sev1512]

Sony To Launch PlayStation Network Video Service

Sony Computer Entertainment studio executives tell us that they will be launching an online video service for the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network as early as summer.

Sony has been in licensing talks with studios recently, about obtaining material for the service. The launch of the service will include movies and television shows.

Patrick Seybold, a PlayStation spokesman declined to comment on the service. However, a PlayStation marketing chief said that they would show more details in a post on Tuesday on the PlayStation.Blog.

"Many of you have been hearing rumblings about a video service that will allow you to download full-length TV shows and movies via PlayStation Network for North America," wrote Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. "While I don't have any new announcements . . . it's already been confirmed that we'll be offering a video service for PS3 in a way that separates the service from others you've seen or used."

We will update you when Sony updates us. Yes, we are excited.

[Sony to launch online video service for PlayStation 3]

Iron Man Demo Coming to PlayStation Store Next Thursday

One of the reasons that I hate only having PlayStation Store updates on Thursday is that we always get half-assed on our content. Tomorrow, Xbox Live will be receiving the Secret Level developed Iron Man demo from SEGA. However, they stated it will arrive on the PlayStation Network "soon", meaning next Thursday. Throw us a bone here. They should have released it today. Lets wait a week now, that will be fun. It can't just be me here, readers.

[Iron Man demo tomorrow]