A reasonably small update for America too, today. Not as small as Europe's update, though. Two of Creat Studios' PSN titles, Cuboid and Mahjong Tales are releasing today, alongside Qore episode 8. There's also the normal musical DLC packs and various other pieces of add-on content. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
Qore episode 8 ($2.99 for a single episode, $24.99 for a year's subscription)
Cuboid full game ($9.99)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom full game ($9.99)
Price Changes
Mercenaries 2 "Blow It Up Again" pack ($1.99)
Rock Band tracks: "Are You Dead Yet," "Hay Poco Rock n Roll," "Ready, Set, Go!", "The Real World," "Tempted," "Tutto E Possible" ($1.99)
Not a massive update today. A hand full of add-ons and videos arrive alongside the Lord of the Rings: Conquest demo. For the first week since its launch we've a lack of LittleBigPlanet DLC, though the PlayStation Blog promises there's plenty more to come in 2009. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
Lord of the Rings: Conquest demo
Add-on Content
Tom Clancy's EndWar "Faction Elite Pack" (£3.19)
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm "Storm Pack 4" (free)
Rock Band DLC (listed after the break)
Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break)
EA's Skate 2 will be arriving on the PlayStation Store next week. Strange, considering the demo is available on Xbox Live this week. Maybe EA is playing console favorites again? (PSN has been home to demos of Lord of the Rings Conquest, The Simpsons Game and others earlier than on Xbox Live.) Regardless of the one week delay, PS3 fans can expect a lot to do in the demo, especially as it includes access to two online "Party Play" modes: Thrasher's Hall of Meat and Spot Battle.
Massive update for Asia this week. Lots of new content, including all that awesome LittleBigPlanet DLC that's been the talk of the town these past weeks. There's also a WipEout HD demo out on the Japanese store right now. So if you haven't played it yet, now would be a good time to check it out for free. Oh, and did we mention there's a bunch of new PSOne titles, too? See the full update for this week after the break.
You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PSP-related content, please check PSP Fanboy.
Merry Christmas from SCEE. Today's update brings three full games, three demos, the normal extreme amounts of music-based DLC and, of course, the LittleBigPlanet Metal Gear Solid pack. There are also a bunch of price drops on some excellent PSN games (though, is it just us or has WipEout HD always been that price..?). Savage Moon is good fun, particularly if you're a tower defense fan. There's also a ton of PSP content, which you can check out over at PSP Fanboy. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
Savage Moon full game (£6.29/€7.99)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom full game (£7.99/€9.99)
Street Fighter Alpha Warriors' Dreams PS1 game (£4.79/€??)
WipEout HD demo
Metal Gear Online demo
Sonic Unleashed demo
Seasonal Offers
WipEout HD (£11.99/€14.99)
Super Stardust HD (£3.99/€4.99)
PAIN (£3.99/€4.99)
The Last Guy (£3.99/€4.99)
Toy Home (£3.99/€4.99)
echochrome (£4.79/€5.99)
Toy Home: Second Gear expansion (£1.59/€1.99)
Snakeball Team Mode add-on (£1.59/€1.99)
Eye of Judgment Set 2 & 3 combo pack (£8.39/€11.99)
flOw (£3.99/€4.99)
Add-on Content
LittleBigPlanet DLC (listed after the break)
Shaun White Snowboarding "Glamour" pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Buzz! Quiz TV "National Geographic: Undersea" pack (£6.29/€7.99)
Everybody's Golf: World Tour "Mainichi Issho Lobby Character Headwear" (free)
Everybody's Golf: World Tour "Toro" character pack (free)
Rock Band DLC (listed after the break)
Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break)
The waiting's finally over. Today's biggest release is easily the LittleBigPlanet Metal Gear Solid downloadable content, but there's plenty of other stuff to take a look at today. Not least of which is Lumines Supernova. There's also a load of the normal music-based DLC, plus some unexpected content for Disgaea 3. As if that wasn't enough, the PS1 classic RPG Suikoden also finds its way onto the Store today. What an awesome holiday gift. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
Jeopardy price drop (now $9.99)
Lumines Supernova ($14.99)
Lord of the Rings: Conquest demo
Suikoden PS1 game ($5.99)
Add-on Content
Buzz! Quiz TV "National Geographic: Undersea" quiz pack ($7.99)
High Velocity Bowling "patches pack one" (free)
High Velocity Bowling "Gutter Bird Ball" ball (free)
LittleBigPlanet DLC (listed after the break)
PAIN "Ao No Kutsu" character ($0.99)
Disgaea 3 "Adell" character ($1.99)
Disgaea 3 "Nekomata" character ($0.99)
Disgaea 3 "Rozalin" character ($1.99)
Disgaea 3 "Disgaea 2 character pack" ($4.99 -- comes with Disgaea 2 main char theme)
Lumines Supernova "holiday pack" (free)
Shaun White Snowboarding "glamour pack" ($4.99)
Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break)
This past week's updates in Asia were rather satisfying. It's all about the games as Lumines Supernova,Crash Commandoand a slew of others graced the digital store. See what else is in stock after the break.
You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PSP-related content, please check PSP Fanboy.
Sony's just informed us that WipEout HD's been a pretty big success story. It is SCEE's best, and fastest, selling PSN download for the month of November. But SCEE's still not happy. It wants more people to enjoy the game, so it's releasing a demo version onto the European store next week. On Christmas Eve, to be precise
The demo will include a single track from the game. Once you've played that through you'll then be given a preview of all the other tracks. If that sufficiently tickles your fancy, you can buy the full version directly from the demo for a temporary reduced price. SCEE doesn't say what the cheaper price is, exactly. Only that it will return to its normal price on January 8th. We're betting this lower price and demo will persuade a good number of people, drunk on festive cheer, to part with their cash.
Stop reading and watch the video after the break. Don't worry, we'll wait. Done that? Good, now that you're sufficiently excited about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 LittleBigPlanet DLC packs we can give you a few more details, courtesy of the PlayStation Blog. There's a lot to cover, so pay attention.
First, the character packs, which you've already seen. They're $1.99 each or $5.99 for all four (essentially giving you Raiden for free). Remember how we were saying we wished the "level pack" actually included a level of two so we could collect all the goodies as we progressed? It looks like we got our wish -- and then some. The level pack contains six new levels and a lot of booty. Not to mention the Trophies which were revealed yesterday.
Inside the level pack you'll also find a new costume (Gurlukovich soldier), 72 stickers, 12 materials, 10 decorations and 18 objects. Not only that but there's four new music tracks (one background and 3 interactive), a new sound object, a new "plasma ball danger element," a new "laser sight gadget" and a functioning searchlight. Oh, we almost forgot about The Paintinator and the new switch that comes with it. All this can be yours on December 23rd and it'll cost you $5.99.
Okay, we've run out of space, so go visit the PS Blog for more info.
Are you prepared for a massive torrent of content? This may be the longest list we've had to type up and, though there's plenty of stuff you keep you busy til next week, there is one glaring omission in the list. Where's Lumines Supernova? Nevermind, we're sure it will be with us soon. In the meantime we've got Crash Commando and Penny Arcade 2 to keep us entertained, not to mention the demos, PS1 games and massive amount of downloadable content. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars price drop (now $9.99)
Crash Commando ($9.99)
Penny Arcade Adventures episode 2 ($14.99)
Metal Gear Online demo (free)
Sonic Unleashed demo (free)
Castlevania Chronicles PS1 game ($5.99)
Rayman 2: The Great Escape PS1 game ($5.99)
Add-on Content
LittleBigPlanet "Santa Hat and Beard" costume (free)
LittleBigPlanet "Festive Pack" ($2.99)
High Velocity Bowling "Darryl" character ($0.99)
High Velocity Bowling "Gage" character ($0.99)
High Velocity Bowling "Beatrice Holiday Costume" (free)
High Velocity Bowling "Carl Holiday Costume" (free)
Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds costume pack 3 ($2.99)
Two full games highlight the European PSN update today. Crash Commando makes its worldwide debut and we finally catch up with America slightly by receiving Soldner-X. That's all well and good, but where's Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars, Penny Arcade, Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix and Lumines? As for add-ons there are the normal musical offerings, along with the first LittleBigPlanet construction pack. Here's the full release list:
The cat's out of the bag. The Sony Hong Kong website has let slip details of the upcoming Metal Gear Solid LittleBigPlanet DLC. The content has grown substantially since we first saw Old Snake at TGS in October. He'll be joined by his buddies Meryl, Screaming Mantis and, if you buy the character pack, Raiden. Not only that but a level construction pack will also be made available. We have a feeling it'll include something quite surprising ...
There's no telling when these will be made available, or for how much, but we assume they'll be with us quite soon if they're already being listed on the Sony HK site. Would make a nice Christmas present during next week's Xmas Eve PSN Store update.
The PlayStation Blog is calling the upcoming LittleBigPlanet DLC for this week a "level pack," which is a bit of a misnomer considering it doesn't actually contain any levels. Instead, this festive add-on pack will add construction materials to use in your own level development. This pack will be Christmas themed and will set you back $2.99, but be quick -- it'll only be around until the 8th of January.
For your $2.99 you get the following: Two new costumes (Christmas Tree headpiece and Gift Wrapped Sackboy), one new material (Wrapping Paper), two new items (a festive sleigh and a festive light), six new decorations (including a candy cane and a festive baubel) and, finally, "a ton" of new festive stickers. Not bad value for money, but we'd have loved if the pack had lived up to its name and included a level or two, which you'd need to traverse in order to pick up all these goodies.
Nevermind, we're thankful for what we get and, since LittleBigPlanet's release, we've been getting a lot. The PlayStation Blog article is keen to state that there are more packs on their way. No doubt we'll be grabbing each and every one of them as they appear.
Lots of games came out in Asia this week. There's a slew of new PSOne titles for Japan including -- the game that redefined gaming physics forever -- Dead or Alive. Hong Kong and Singapore pick up Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmerthis week, getting familiar with side-scrolling shmups and umlauts.
You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PSP-related content, please check PSP Fanboy.
Sure, Home might be all you can think about right now, but it's still Thursday, which means another PSN Store update. Today's update brings a large amount of add-on content, along with PowerUp Forever. No Doubt fans have plenty of Rock Band content to grab and the first part of the free LittleBigPlanet Santa costume is also now available. Here's the full release list:
Playable Content
PowerUp Forever full game ($9.99)
Add-on Content
LittleBigPlanet "Santa Coat and Trousers" costume (free)
