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The European Playstation Store has updated and the following has been added:-

Games

Bishi Bashi Special (PS1 game for PS3/PSP) (£3.49)
Command & Conquer (PS1 game for PS3/PSP) (£3.49)
Flow (PSP version) (£4.99)

Add-ons

Call of Duty 4 Variety Pack (£6.99)

Demos (all free)

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil – PS3 Demo
God of War: Chains of Olympus – PSP Demo

Videos (all free)

Resistance 2 announcement trailer
Warhawk Broken Mirror trailer
Viking trailers (2 videos)
Timeshift trailers (3 videos)

Wallpapers and Themes (all free)

MGS4 Sneak Out wallpaper
Dark Sector wallpaper
Motorstorm wallpapers (7 images)

You can now enjoy the Call of Duty 4 variety map pack that includes new maps for the shooter. Also Command & Conquer which is a very good classic, worth the buy!

Source: ps3 attitude.

The American Playstation Store has now been updated with new content. Here’s whats been added:

Downloadable Games

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ($39.99)

Add-on Game Content

Warhawk Broken Mirror Pack ($7.99)

Warhawk Booster Combo ($11.99)

Rock Band

“Still Alive” – GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton (free)
“Sprode” – Freezepop ($0.99)
“Shake” – Count Zero ($0.99)
“Rock Rebellion” – Bang Camaro ($0.99)
Harmonix Pack 1 ($2.99) – Harmonix Pack 1 includes “Rock Rebellion” by Bang Camaro, “Shake” by Count Zero, and “Sprode” by Freezepop
“Call Me” – Blondie ($1.99)
“Simple Man” – Lynyrd Skynyrd ($1.99)
“Message In A Bottle” – The Police ($1.99)
Classic Rock Pack 1 ($5.49) – Classic Rock Pack 1 includes “Call Me” by Blondie, “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and “Message In A Bottle” by The Police.

Super Stardust HD Solo ($4.99)

Lair – Dragons and Control Pack (free)

Game Demos (free)

UEFA EURO 2008 Demo

Game Videos (free)

Warhawk Broken Mirror Trailer

Condemned 2: Bloodshot Making Of The TV Spot

HAZE Mantel Corporate Vision

This is Vegas Annoucement Trailer

GT5 Prologue Friendly Fires Video

GT5 Prologue Beyond the Apex Trailer

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers (free)

Pineapple Express

PS3 Themes (free)

Warhawk Theme (x2)

Lair Mokai Theme

Not a bad update. Go and get Gran Turismo 5: Prologue!

Source: psu.

The European Playstation Store has updated and the following content has been added:

Packs

Lair Deadly Dragons Pack SCEE (FREE)
Warhawk Operation: Broken Mirror Pack SCEE (£3.99)
Metal Gear Online Premiere β Konami Digital Ent (FREE)

Videos

GTA IV: Trailer 4 ‘Everyone’s A Rat’ Rockstar (FREE)

The Metal Gear Online Beta is available to Europe without the need of a code or anything like that. You can just download and play.

Source: Threespeech.

There is a video over at Gametrailers.com that basically takes you on a tour of the new Playstation Store which was updated yesterday. In the video, you can see how good the new design and layout looks. The video also shows that you can download movies from the web and set them to your background behind the Cross Media Bar. Seems interesting.

Here is the video:

The Playstation Store is now back online with a new look as well as new content! The below has been added to the Playstation Store:

US

Game add-ons:

• Super Stardust HD Solo Add-on Pack ($4.99)
• Lair Dragons and Control Pack (free)

Videos:

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue “Beyond the Apex” trailer (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue “Friendly Fires” video (free)

Europe

Demos:

• SEGA Superstars Tennis demo (free)

Game add-ons:

• Super Stardust HD Solo Add-on Pack (£2.99)
• Guitar Hero III Dropkick Murphys pack (free)

Videos:

• Bionic Commando Rearmed trailer (free)
• Lost Planet trailer 2 (free)
• SEGA Superstars Tennis trailer (free)

A special thanks to PS3FANBOY for the list.

The Playstation Store will down on April 14th for a for a scheduled maintenance at the following times:

Start: April 14, 2008, beginning at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Time
End: April 14, 2008, ending at 11:00 p.m., Pacific Time

The Playstation Store update will be taking progress during the above times and Playstation Network will be restricted including no access to the Playstation Store. Once the update has taken place, a new Firmware Update will be available to download.

Check out the Playstation support section for more information.

The new revamped Playstation Store and Firmware 2.30 will launch April the 15th, confirmed by Sony. The new Playstation Store will require Firmware 2.30 as the PS Store is now built into the operating system. April 15 will be a big day for Playstation 3 owners and from April 17 the store will resume content being added especially in Europe because that is the day the Metal Gear Online beta starts, Warhawk™: Operation Broken Mirror, Lair™: Diabolical Dragons Pack and Skyguard Upgrade Pack.

Head over to Threespeech for some pictures of the new store.

THe people over at Kotaku think the Playstation Store is getting more than just a facelift in the upcoming update.

Sony’s Scott Steinberg spoke with GameDaily and said:

“On the network side, we’ve stated that we’re in a closed beta now for Home, we’ll be rolling out functionality later this year, both for the Network and making Home public to others. So 2008 is going to be the year where both on the service side as well as on a Blu-Ray side, you’re going to see everything that we’ve got.”

Kotaku think that releasing a non Home functionality sounds a lot more than just giving the Playstation Store a new design and interface.

Check out Kotaku’s verdict here.

If you haven’t noticed yet, there was no and is no Playstation Store update. The Store is still open for business but no new content. The official Playstation Blog has released some new screenshots of the new revamped design.

Grace Chen, Senior Manager, PLAYSTATION Store says:

Just a reminder that there’s no PLAYSTATION Store update today, but the Store remains open for business. As announced last week, Warhawk is still on promotion for $29.99 (regular price $39.99). We’re working hard on getting the revamped Store up and running. Keep an eye out for a walk-through video next week. In the meantime, take a peek at a few screens from the new interface.

Here are the screenshots:
(click to enlarge)

The new Playstation Store won’t be region locked according to Sony. There will be no changes in the way the store operates, just a revamped design, faster load times and a new interface. So if you have multiple master accounts to access region specific stores to download content that’s not available on your own store, you don’t have to worry about a thing.

Ryan Payton, on the latest episode of the Kojima Productions Report podcast has said that MGS1 could hit the Playstation Store in US and Europe if interest is high enough in Japan.

Metal Gear Solid 1 is only confirmed for the Japanese store, with no word about US and European store as of yet. If interest is high in Japan then Konami will announce a release date for MGS1 to be released elsewhere. Let’s all hope a lot of people purchase the game in Japan, then we can all re-live the classic moments of Metal Gear Solid.

Source: PS3fanboy

Yesterday the official Playstation Blog announced that the new Playstation Store design and interface will be available mid-April. Playstation Store will be revamped with a new look. Playstation Network users cried for a new design, a more fluid transition and this is what we have got.

Below is a screenshot of what the new revamped Store will look like:

The official post states:

As you can see in the above screenshot, the new interface allows customers to browse through eight primary categories, rather than four, making it easier to locate games, demos, game add-ons and other content. It also enables us to put up to twice as many items per page, significantly cutting down the time it takes to browse through content.

There will be no content updates April 3rd and April 10th due to the upgrade process. You will be able to still browse the Playstation Store and download the what’s currently on the store, but no new content will added on the above dates.

When the Playstation Store is set to re-open with the new design and interface, users will be prompted to download the latest firmware update which will allow users to access the new store.

Check out the Official Playstation Blog entry here.

This weeks European Playstation Store update is a little late due to last minute techinal issues. But it’s finally here.

PS3 Store

Game
GT5 Prologue Polyphony Digital Inc. (£24.99)
REEL FISHING Natsume Inc. (£3.49)

Demo
UEFA EURO 2008 Electronic Arts (Free)

Packs
UT3 MAP PACK MIDWAY GAMES LTD (Free)
Eye of Judgement Bio Rebellion Set 2 SCEE (£6.99)
Turok Maps Pack Touchstone (£1.99)

Video
Everybody’s Golf World Tour Trailer SCEE (Free)
Eye of Judgement Bio Rebellion Trailer SCEE (Free)
GT5 Prologue TV Ad SCEE (Free)
Dark Sector/Veggie Abuse Trailers D3Publisher of Europe LTD (Free)
DW6 Producer Q&A Trailer KOEI Co., Limited (Free)

PC Store

Game
REEL FISHING Natsume Inc. (£3.49)

The Playstation Store has updated for the USA. We are still awaiting store updates for Europe.

Anyway, here is the full list for US:-

Games

• flOw Bundle ($8.99)
• Warhawk Price-Drop ($29.99)

PSP Demos

• R-Type Command demo (free)

Add-Ons

• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition Multiplayer Video Chat (free)
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore Downloadable Songs
  • “How You Remind Me” – Nickelback ($1.50)
  • “ABC” – The Jackson 5 ($1.50)
  • “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” – George Strait ($1.50)
  • “Baby One More Time” – Britney Spears ($1.50)
  • “Beat It” – Michael Jackson ($1.50)
  • “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson ($1.50)
  • “Bizarre Love Triangle” – New Order ($1.50)
  • “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” – Brooks & Dunn ($1.50)
  • “California Dreaming” – Mamas & The Papas ($1.50)
  • “Chain of Fools” – Aretha Franklin ($1.50)
  • “Chattahoochee” – Alan Jackson ($1.50)
  • “Crawling in the Dark” – Hoobastank ($1.50)
  • “Crazy” – Patsy Cline ($1.50)
  • “Don’t Know Why” – Nora Jones ($1.50)
  • “Everything You Want” – Vertical Horizon ($1.50)
  • “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper ($1.50)
  • “Hey Jealousy” – Gin Blossoms ($1.50)
  • “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” – Pat Benetar ($1.50)
  • “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops ($1.50)
  • “I Hate Everything About You” – Three Days Grace ($1.50)
  • “I Heard it Through a Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye ($1.50)
  • “I Want You Back” – The Jackson 5 ($1.50)
  • “I’ll Make Love To You” – Boyz II Men ($1.50)
  • “It’s the End of the World as We Know it” – REM ($1.50)
  • “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield ($1.50)
  • “Just My Imagination” – The Temptations ($1.50)
  • “Kiss Me” – Sixpence None the Richer ($1.50)
  • “Like a Virgin” – Madonna ($1.50)
  • “Love Shack” – B-52′S ($1.50)
  • “One Week” – Barenaked Ladies ($1.50)
  • “Oops!…I Did it Again” – Britney Spears ($1.50)
  • “Please Mr. Postman” – The Marvelettes ($1.50)
  • “Save Tonight” – Eagle Eye Cherry ($1.50)
  • “She Talks to Angels” – Black Crowes ($1.50)
  • “Shining Star” – Earth, Wind & Fire ($1.50)
  • “Son of a Preacher Man” – Dusty Springfield ($1.50)
  • “Take my Breath Away” – Berlin ($1.50)
  • “Virtual Insanity” – Jamiroquai ($1.50)
  • “When a Man Loves a Woman” – Percy Sledge ($1.50)
  • “You Really Got Me” – Van Halen ($1.50)
  • “Fame” – Irene Cara ($1.50)
• Rock Band Downloadable Songs
  • Boston Pack 01 ($9.99)
  • “More Than A Feeling” by Boston ($1.99)
  • “Peace of Mind” by Boston ($1.99)
  • “Smokin’” by Boston ($1.99)
  • “Rock and Roll Band” by Boston ($1.99)
  • “Something About You” by Boston ($1.99)
  • “Hitch A Ride” by Boston ($1.99)
• Turok Multiplayer Map Pack 1 ($4.99)
• Unreal Tournament III Map Pack (free) (Morbias, Facing Worlds, Searchlights)

Game Videos

• Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer 4 – “Everyone’s a Rat” (free)
• God of War: Chains of Olympus – TV spot (free)
• Winter X Games ‘08 Play the Pros (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue – Mars Volta Video (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue – Thin Lizzy Video (free)
• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue – Weezer Video (free)
• Warhawk Update v1.3 Trailer (free)
• PURE Gameplay Trailer (free)
• PURE CG Trailer (free)
• Jean Wyclef’s “Fast Car” Music Video (free)

Blu-Ray Disc Trailers

• SPHE Fall 2007 TV Spot (free)
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Blu-ray Disc Trailer (free)

Themes

• Eye of Judgment Theme (free)

Wallpaper

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots SNEAK OUT Wallpapers (free)