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The US Playstation Store has updated June 26 2008 and the following has been added:-

Add-on Game Content

PAIN Nigel Character ($0.99)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock “I am Murloc” World of Warcraft Single (free)
Rock Band
* “Crackity Jones” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Dead” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Debaser” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Gouge Away” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Here Comes Your Man” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Hey” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “I Bleed” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “La La Love You” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Monkey Gone to Heaven” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Mr. Grieves” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “No. 13 Baby” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Silver” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “Tame” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* “There Goes my Gun” – the Pixies ($1.99)
* Doolittle album ($18.99) – This album includes “Crackity Jones,” “Dead,” “Debaser,” “Gouge Away,” “Here Comes Your Man,” “Hey,” “I Bleed,” “La La Love You,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven,” “Mr. Grieves,” “No 13 Baby,” “Silver,” “Tame,” and “There Goes My Gun” by the Pixies.
* “Dreamin’” – Weezer ($1.99)
* “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” – Weezer ($1.99)
* “Troublemaker” – Weezer ($1.99)
* Weezer Pack 1 ($5.49) – includes “Dreamin’,” “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived,” and “Troublemaker” by Weezer.

Game Demos (free)

Hot Shots Golf Out of Bounds Demo
Top Spin 3 OFFICIAL DEMO

Game Videos (free)

Battlefield: Bad Company Accolades TV Spot
Battlefield: Bad Company Preston’s Blog
Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway – Ubidays Trailer
Call of Duty: World at War
The Incredible Hulk Trailer
HAZE Launch Trailer
HAZE Song Trailer

Movie and Blu-ray Trailers (free)

The House Bunny trailer
So I Married An Axe Murderer Blu-ray Disc trailer
Men In Black Blu-ray Disc trailer

PS3 Themes (free)

PAIN: Nigel Theme
PLAYSTATION Network Theme

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The European Playstation Store has updated June 26 2008 and the following has been added:-

PS3:
Metal Gear Solid Database
Commando 3 Demo

Add-ons:
Pain: Nigel Pack (69p)
World Of Warcraft Track

Other:
Prince of Persia Trailer
Prince Caspian Trailer
Call of Duty World At War Trailers

PSP:
Pursuit Force (£14.99)

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According to this Neogaf forum post, Square Enix have announced that they are committing to releasing their classics on the Playstation Network Game Archives. They started this yesterday (June 25th) for Japan by releasing Xenogears and Einhander on the PSN for 600yen each.

There are twelve key titles that they plan to release on Game Archives. Lets hope this comes available for the rest of the world.

Here’s the full list of games that were released in Japan on the PSN.

Xenogears (Square)
Einhander (Square)
Astronoka (Enix)
Rakugaki Showtime (Enix)
Raystorm (Taito)
Fighters Impact (Taito)

The US Playstation Store has updated and new content added are:-

Downloadable Games

Fatal Inertia EX ($29.99)

Add-on Game Content

Metal Gear Solid 4 Database (free)
The Incredible Hulk Downloadable Content (free)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Coldplay Track Pack ($6.25)
Rock Band
* “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream” – Crooked X ($0.99)
* “Afterlife” – Avenged Sevenfold ($1.99)
* “Critical Acclaim” – Avenged Sevenfold ($1.99)
* “Hammerhead” – The Offspring ($1.99)

Game Demos (free)

NCAA Football 09 Demo
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Demo
Hail to the Chimp Demo

Game Videos (free)

PAIN: Character Intro Trailer
Fatal Inertia EX Titan Trailer
Prince of Persia Debut Trailer
Hail to the Chimp ‘Campaign Trail Madness’ Trailer

Movie and Blu-ray Trailers (free)

AST Dew Tour Theme

Game Music (free)

PAIN Theme Song

The European Playstation Store has updated June 19 2008 and the following has been added:-

Game Demos:

Civ Revolution
Dark Sector

Add-ons:

Warhawk – Combo Booster
Guitar Hero III – Coldplay Track Pack (Violet Hill, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, and Yellow)
Everybody’s Golf World Tour – Oceania Course
High Stakes Poker

Trailers:

GT Academy
Bad Company
‘Movement’ Trailers
High Velocity Bowling Themes
Pain: Nigel Theme

Not a huge update for Europe but the demo’s make up for it.

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Remember when we mentioned the Playstation Network cards? A user on the Gametrailers.com forum called ManaKnight has apparently bought a Playstation Network card and seen them in his local Meijer. ManaKnight bought the $20 Playstation Network card and took some pictures which are below.

And here’s the shot when he got home.

“It said on the card, “No value until activated at register”. So I called an employee over, and picked up a $20 card She had to swipe it just like a traditional gift card too (unlike Wii points and Xbox 360 Marketplace points). As you can see, the picture shows $20 and $50 increment cards.”

“In case you all want to know, Meijer is a Superstore retailer, basically like Wal-Mart. They are only located in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky.”

Interesting. So they are really happening then? I wonder why no other stores have it in stock yet.

The US Playstation Store has updated and new content added are:-

PS1 Classics for PS3/PSP

Syphon Filter 3 ($5.99)

Add-on Game Content

Army of Two: Veteran Map Pack
Guitar Hero III: Isle of Wight Festival Track Pack ($6.25)
Rock Band -

* “Girls Who Play Guitars” – Maximo Park ($1.99)
* “Bullets & Guns” – Them Terribles ($1.99)
* “Moving to Seattle” – The Material ($1.99)
* “A Clean Shot” – The Myriad ($1.99)
* MTV2 Pack 01 ($5.49) – includes “Moving to Seattle” by The Material, “A Clean Shot” by The          Myriad, and “Bullets & Guns” by Them Terribles.

Game Demos (free)

Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Demo

Game Videos (free)

GameTrailers TV – Resistance 2 Teaser
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots “Theatrical” Trailer
Kung Fu Panda Launch Trailer
Fatal Inertia EX Phoenix Trailer
FIFA Interactive World Cup 2008
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Leader’s Quotes Trailer
Hail to the Chimp: Inshellitron

Movie and Blu-ray Trailers (free)

Hancock Trailer 2

PS3 Themes (free)

Metal Gear Solid 4 Theme
PixelJunk Monsters Soundtrack Wallpaper

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

PS3 Demos
Enemy Territory Quake Wars, FREE
Monster Madness: Grave Danger, FREE

Downloadable Content
Guitar Hero – Isle of Wight Track Pack, £3.99

Videos
Haze Korn Interview #1, FREE
Haze Korn Interview #2, FREE

Wallpapers
PixelJunk Monsters Bee Wallpaper, FREE

Themes
PixelJunk Monsters Rainbow Theme, FREE

PSP Games
Ape Quest Full Game, £6.99

Thanks to our friends at TheSixthAxis.

Will anyone be actually bothered about Store updates today since we should be all paying Metal Gear Solid 4.

UPDATE: The Store update is now live, for some reason it didn’t go live.

The US Playstation Store has updated and new content added are:-

Downloadable Games

* NOVASTRIKE ($9.99)
* Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 ($9.99)

Demos

* Battlefield: Bad Company Demo (free)
* Civilization Revolution Demo (free)
* NASCAR 09 Demo (free)

Qore

* Qore June 2008 Issue ($2.99)

Add-Ons

* Guitar Hero III: “The End Begins (to Rock)” God of War II Theme Track (free)
* Guitar Hero III: Motorhead Track Pack (free)
* Rock Band Add-Ons
o Tracks ($1.99)

* “Perfect Insanity” – Disturbed ($0.99)
* “Inside the Fire” – Disturbed ($0.99)
* “Indestructible” – Disturbed ($0.99)
* Disturbed Pack 1 ($2.99) – includes “Indestructible,” “Perfect Insanity,” and “Inside the Fire” by Disturbed.
* “Volcano” – Jimmy Buffett ($1.99)
* “Margaritaville” – Jimmy Buffett ($1.99)
* “Cheeseburger in Paradise” – Jimmy Buffett ($1.99)
* Jimmy Buffett Pack 01 ($5.49) – includes “Margaritaville,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and “Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett.

Game Videos

* Linger in Shadows Trailer (free)
* Resident Evil 5 Spring Trailer – Characters (free)
* Guitar Hero III: “The End Begins (to Rock)” God of War II Theme Track Trailer (free)
* LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Launch Trailer (free)
* Dead Space Story Trailer (free)
* Fracture Trailer (free)
* Fracture Behind the Scenes “Story” Trailer (free)
* Hail to the Chimp 3:00 AM Trailer (free)
* Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Trailer (free)

PS3 Themes (free)

Retro Theme

Game Music (free)

God Of War “The End Begins” Music Track

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

PS3 Demos

• Battlefield: Bad Company Demo (Free)
• Dragonball Z Demo (Free)

PS3 Game Add-ons

• Toy Home DLC (£2.99)
• 2 x Guitar Hero 3 Packs (£3.99)

PS1 Game

• Rainbow Six (£3.49)

PSP Game

• Killzone Liberation (£14.99)

Media

• God of War Theme (Free)
• Resident Evil 5 Trailer (Free)
• Top Spin 3 Trailer (Free)

Not a bad update considering the Battlefield: Bad Company demo that includes singleplayer and multiplayer experiences.

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Here is the rumoured updated to the American Playstation Store for tomorrow:

Army of Two DLC – “Veteran Map Pack”
Battlefield: Bad Company [Demo]
Civilization Revolution [Demo]
Fatal Inertia EX [Demo] & Full Game
Guitar Hero III DLC – God of War II Music Track (Title: “The End Begins (to Rock)”)
NASCAR 09 [Demo]
Qore – Episode 1
Rock Band DLC

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A sony rep has responded to a comment made on the Official Playstation Blog that Qore will not effect the great content found on the Playstation Store. Many had feared that there would be less demos and other content and instead put into Qore.

“If you purchase Qore, you will have access to exclusive content that would not be available otherwise – it does not impact the availability of the great content found on PSN, nor does it change our free play model.”

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Introducing Qore an interactive gaming program for the Playstation Network.

What is Qore?

Basically Qore is a a highly interactive, monthly lifestyle gaming program covering the world inside Playstation is on its way to the Playstation 3. It will give PS3 users early access to game related content at a level of quality, interactivity and depth but best of all it will all be filmed in high definition.

What will Qore offer?

Qore will offer exclusive news, developer interviews, in-depth game previews and behind-the-scenes looks at PlayStation games and special access to game demos, special beta invitations, game add-ons and other downloadable game-related content.

When?

The premier episode will be available on June the 5th.

“The premier episode includes in-depth exclusive and never-before released content on upcoming PlayStation titles such as SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Secret Agent Clank, Soul Calibur 4 and Afro Samurai, as well as the latest Blu-ray Disc trailers, an exclusive SOCOM: Confrontation theme with an invitation to the SOCOM: Confrontation beta, art galleries and other surprises.”

How?

You need to log into your Playstation Network account and simply go to the Playstation Store and it will be there. You will purchase each episode in the same way as you would purchasing other stuff such as map packs and games. You can purchase the episodes manually or you can get a annual subscription.

Downloaded episodes will appear on under the ‘Game’ category on the Xross Media Bar.

How much is Qore?

For one episode of Qore it is $2.99 and for a annual subscription it is $24.99. The annual subscription consists of 13 episodes.

More Information on Qore

Head over to the Official Playstation Blog for more information on Qore.

in case you don’t know the US Playstation Store has updated and new content added are:-

Add-on Game Content

Rockband

* “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “My Best Friend’s Girl” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “Moving in Stereo” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “Just What I Needed” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “I’m in Touch with Your World” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “Good Times Roll” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “Don’t Cha Stop” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “Bye Bye Love” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “All Mixed up” – The Cars ($1.99)
* “The Cars” Album ($14.99) – This album includes “All Mixed Up,” “Bye Bye Love,” “Don’t Cha Stop,” “Good Times Roll,” “I’m in Touch with Your World,” “Just What I Needed,” “Moving in Stereo,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” and “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight” by The Cars.

Game Videos (free)

Top Spin 3 Debut Trailer
Battlefield: Bad Company Dev Diary – Characters
Battlefield: Bad Company Sweetwater’s Blog
Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #1
Project Origin Teaser Trailer
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Projectile Dysfunction
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Human Juicer Video

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers (free)

Enchanted
No Country for Old Men

PS3 Wallpaper (free)

Prince of Persia Prodigy Arabesque Wallpaper
Prince of Persia Prodigy New Prince Wallpaper

Tom Clancy’s: EndWar demo will make its way to the Playstation Store sometime this year. Ubisoft told CVG that a demo will hit the store. The demo will precede two closed beta’s to make sure the game is well balanced.

Ubisoft content director Julian Geright said:

“The balance of these games is the win or lose of the games,”

Geright added:

“We’ve balanced it fairly well, but we’re doing two different beta tests – one limited and one much much bigger.

“And then a demo where we’re going to be able to balance on the results. We’re doing a playtest with professional gamers to make sure there are as few exploits as possible before launch.”

Balancing is very important in a real time strategy game and we hope that Ubisoft can get it right in their upcoming strategy game, Endwar.