December 24
NA PlayStation Store Update 12/23/08
Since Christmas is on Thursday, Sony moved the update to a Tuesday instead of a Thursday. It had brought in one new PS One title for download. Here’s the list for today’s update.
PULSE
PULSE 12/23 Edition
Today, as requested, we’re making PULSE presented by the PlayStation Network available as a free video download through the PlayStation Store. This original program is a high definition video showcase of what’s happening right now on PlayStation. You’ll find the current edition of Pulse in the New Releases section of the PS3 store.
Price Update
Jeopardy (permanent price drop to $9.99)
Downloadable Games
LUMINES Supernova ($14.99)
Indulge in the fusion of puzzle, lights and music! The latest installment to the blockbuster franchise from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment is packed with brand new skins and modes, exclusive to the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Puzzles, block-dropping beats and video entertainment combine to create a pulse-pounding experience that will keep you playing day after day!
ESRB Rated E (more…)
September 12
In the category SOE….If you live in the US you probably already noticed that there is a full game on the US Playstation Store by the name of Jeopardy.
For those of you that don’t know this game, it has been one of America’s longest running and popular quiz shows till date.
Shalom Mann studio head of Sony Online Entertainment, announced that the game would be coming to the Playstation 3 as the first of many PSN games developed by SOE.
Wonder if you could use your headphone in the game he said
We looked into the idea of using voice recognition, which would have been a lot of fun. The PS3 has the power to do it, and we saw great middleware that would have made it all possible. However, we felt that by making the game require a Bluetooth headset, it would limit its accessibility. Maybe in the next version
For people thinking they’ll buzz first and then try and answer the question might be left short on money as they’ve implement a system where you will be required to commit to dollar amounts upfront before getting a chance to see the responses. This was after there were some concerns about the game having multiple choice questions
Some features that will be included in the game:
- More than 2,500 clues and categories randomized for multiplayer games.
- Single-player games versus AI with three levels of difficulty (Average, Smart and Genius).
- Online and offline multiplayer games.
- Voice chat for online multiplayer games.
- Expansion packs with new content (coming in 2009).
So go out an be a winner
He also slipped that Wheel of Fortune is in production. We’ll be hearing more on that.