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The European Playstation Store has updated, January 29 2009 and the following has been added:-

GAMES

PS3

• Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (£7.99)

PSP

• Buzz! Master Quiz (£19.99)
• Fight Night Round 3 (£15.99)

ADD-ONS

Guitar Hero World Tour

• Bruce Springsteen Track Pack (Free)
  • “Born to Run” – Bruce Springsteen
  • “Born to Run” – Bruce Springsteen

Rock Band

• Grateful DeadPack 02 (£4.99 | £0.99 per song)
  • “Don’t Ease Me In” – Grateful Dead
  • “Hell in a Bucket” – Grateful Dead
  • “Uncle John’s Band” – Grateful Dead
  • “Cold Rain and Snow” – Grateful Dead
  • “Doin’ That Rag” – Grateful Dead
  • “Fire on the Mountain” – Grateful Dead

LittleBigPlanet

• Chinese New Years Costumes (Free)
• Groundhog Day Costume (Free)
• Ape Escape Costume (£1.59)
• Kratos Costume (£1.59)
• Toro Costume (£1.59)
• God of War – Level Kit (£2.39)

Mirror’s Edge

• Exclusive Map (Free)

Skate 2

• Filmer Pack (£4.79)

Lord of the Rings: Conquest

• Hero Arena Bonus (Free)

VIDEOS

Final Fantasy XIII

• Official Trailer

High Velocity Bowling

• Additional Characters Trailer

Magic Ball

• Official Trailer
  

THEMES

Crash Commando

• Maps Theme (Free)

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Not a very big update for North America. But the one week exclusive F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo is now available publicly. Still no Savage Moon in sight, you can see the list below:

Price Update

Brain Challenge Expansion Pack (now $2.99)

Add-on Game Content

BUZZ! Quiz TV American Culture Pack ($5.99)
Think you know everything about living in the USA? Test your knowledge with this new BUZZ! Quiz TV quiz pack that features over 500 new questions about American culture to play in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz TV game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge your friends and family with new questions and “Show ‘em Your Trivia!”

NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 7 (free)
Download Storm Pack 7 and unleash the legendary Sound Ninja Jirobo as your support character in battle. The Storm Pack 7 also contains new Ultimate Mission to engage!

Skate 2 Time Is Money Pack ($4.99)
If you are busy, or just plain lazy, “Time is Money” will unlock all locations, skaters and gear that can be earned by playing through Skate 2’s career and online modes.

Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

• “Tomorrow” by Silverchair ($1.99)
• “Outtathaway!” by The Vines ($1.99)
• “Dimension” by Wolfmother ($1.99)
• Aussie Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring “Tomorrow” by Silverchair, “Dimension” by Wolfmother, and “Outtathaway!” by The Vines. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visitwww.RockBand.com.

• “Feed the Tree” – Belly ($1.99)
• “I Stand Alone” – Godsmack ($1.99)
• “Typical” – Mute Math ($1.99)
• “War Zone” – Rob Zombie ($1.99)
• “Wind Me Up” – Ghost Hounds ($1.99)
• “Space Cowboy” – Steve Miller Band ($1.99)
• “Take the Money and Run” – Steve Miller Band ($1.99)
• “The Joker” – Steve Miller Band ($1.99)
• Steve Miller Band Track Pack 01 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Steve Miller Band Pack 01. This pack includes: “Take the Money and Run,” “The Joker,” and “Space Cowboy” by Steve Miller Band.

Game Demos (free)

WipEout HD
It was there back at the beginning and now it’s taking the franchise into the future: WipEout HD is set to deliver 1080p High Definition visuals running at a breathtaking 60-frames-per-second. WipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the franchise, meticulously crafted and fully reworked to showcase the processing power of PS3 system. Available exclusively on the PlayStation Network.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo
Download the demo today and play highlights from F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. A routine mission turns into a fight for survival when an explosion of unknown origin decimates the city and unleashes the wrath of Alma Wade, whose terrifying power threatens to surge out of control unless Special Forces Sgt. Michael Becket and his squad can find a way to destroy her.

Game Videos (free)

Resistance: Retribution Story Trailer

Lords of the Rings Conquest: Conquest Good to be Good Trailer

Mirror’s Edge DLC Trailer

Eat Lead Teaser Trailer

Ski-Doo Snowmobile Challenge

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers (free)

The X-Files: I Want to Believe: “Reinstated” Featurette

Max Payne: Script to Screen Featurette

Horton Hears a Who: Anatomy of a Scene Featurette

PlayStation Store for PSP

Game Videos (free)

Resistance: Retribution Story Trailer (also available from PS3 Store)

PSP Themes

* Kicks PSP Theme ($0.99) (PS3 Kicks Theme also available from PS3 Store)

* PSP Premium Themes (x18) (Various; $0.99/$1.49) (also available from PS3 Store)

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The PlayStation Store has been updated and you can see what’s included in today’s update below. 

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Following the latest firmware announcement for the PlayStation Portable, Eric Lempel also announced the arrival of firmware 2.60 for the PlayStation 3. In this firmware the biggest additions are guest logins onto the PlayStation store and Divx 3.11 support.

But that’s not the only thing the update will include. Also included is a new Photo Gallery application. With this SCE is really focusing on getting the media side of the console to a proper level.
Digital pictures can be organized in groups according to various criteria, including the camera used to take the photos, the event date and time, colors in the photos, as well as the number, ages, or facial expressions of the people pictured. You can also create slideshows set to music and build photo playlists with an easy-to-use interface.

To use the application you will need to install it separately from the XMB after the update, just like with PlayStation Home and Life with PlayStation.

And with this announcement the PSN ID required login has gone active but it seems it’s still having some issue. People’s original blog nickname are still being shown instead of their PSN ID. According to Eric Lempel their working on it.

We hope the firmware has more features (including the cosmetic error of the battery icon over the clock) and fixes.

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It’s been a big issue in Europe and many say it’s hurting the image of Sony/PlayStation but a developer has spoken out on this ‘issue’. Were games like Socom: Confrontations and Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix don’t even have a date in Europe yet, we know from past games how they got released days later if not weeks. And it’s all because of Sony’s “varying regional processing”.

Capcom was not eager to comment on the issue, which they felt was best to be done by the console manufacturers according to them. But Joel De Young, COO Hothead Games did know where to point to finger.

And this is not the only issue there is. The talk of PSN cards keeps going but it seems there is no activity from SCEE’s side. Many PS3 owners in the PAL region don’t own credit cards. Why? They are either under-aged and don’t have permission from their parents. Or they simply don’t want to take a risk with a credit card. A missed opportunity according to many.

Though it might not be as bad as it looks out of the 78 PSN Originals on the North American Store, 65 also appeared on the European store. Disregarding obvious American exclusives, such as NFL Score Charts and games based on American TV Shows, only nine games are still exclusive to the US PSN.

A Sony PSN rep did however comment to Britishgaming.co.uk saying

This has been an ongoing issue and were doing our best to resolve it

Do you feel as a European resident that things will change? We believe it won’t atleast in the next two years.

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The US Playstation Store has updated, January 15 2009 and the following has been added:-

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The European Playstation Store has updated, January 15 2009 and the following has been added:-

Games

Magic Ball

Demos

DEAD SPACE DISMEMBERMENT DEMO
Skate 2 Demo

Packs

Brain Challenge Game Pack

FAR CRY® 2 FORTUNES PACK
Star Wars – The Force Unleashed Character Pack  #1
Star Wars – Character Pack 2
Star Wars The Force Unleashed Jedi Temple Mission Pack
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 Roster Update
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 Roster Update #2

Guitar Hero World Tour

LOW (TRAVIS BARKER REMIX) SINGLE BY FLO RIDA
TRAVIS BARKER TRACK PACK
WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN
LYCANTHROPE’ SINGLE BY +44

Rock Band

ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY
CLAUDETTE
ENTANGLED
FREEDOM TRAIN
IN DREAMS
LET LOVE RULE
MEAN WOMAN BLUES
MR. CAB DRIVER
OH, PRETTY WOMAN
OOBY DOOBY
YOU GOT IT
ROY ORBISON PACK 01

High Velocity Bowling
High Velocity Bowling Beatrice Holiday Spirit
High Velocity Bowling Carls Season Greetings costume
High Velocity Bowling Darryl Pack
High Velocity Bowling Gage Pack
High Velocity Bowling Gearhead Balls Pack
High Velocity Bowling Trick Shot: Tiff’s Big Zero
High Velocity Bowling Chastity
High Velocity Bowling Foxy
High Velocity Bowling Horror Ball Pack
High Velocity Bowling  Gutter Bird Ball Pack
High Velocity Bowling Trick Shots Pack One

SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING #2

The Freebie Pack
THE HARD PACK
THE MILE HIGH PACK

Video

LORD OF THE RINGS DEVELOPER DIARY

MAHJONG TALES: ANCIENT WISDOM TRAILER

Themes

Savage moon theme Alien

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According to the schedule that VG247 have acquired, the games release date is marked for February 19th. 

Flower is a PSN exclusive being developed by ThatGameCompany, the same developers that made flOw on the PSN. You go around and explore and interact around you with the use of SIXAXIS and a press of any button. 

The goals and journey in each level vary, but all involve flight, exploration and interaction with the worlds presented to you.  Using simple SIXAXIS wireless controls and by pressing any button, the player controls the lead petal and accumulates a swarm of flower petals as he moves at his own pace within the environment, causing the on-screen world to change.  Flower’s gameplay offers different experiences, pacing and rhythm to all players.  Along the way, the environment will pose challenges to the player’s progress.

Warner Bros has confirmed to Strategy Informer, that a demo for the game will be available for download by month’s end in Europe. While the US Qore subscribers will be able to download it on February 15th. 

F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin is shipping on February 10th for the North American audience, and February 13th for Europe.

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VG247 has got a list of upcoming release schedule for the PlayStation Network. VidZone is contained on that list and scheduled to be available for download on June 4th. VidZone is a service where you can stream music videos on the PlayStation 3 for free, and only available for Europe.

You’ll also be able to stream the music while playing your games. Which sounds to be a neat feature.

With accordance to VG247, they say that an Uncharted Among Thieves and God of War 3 trailers will be available for download beginning January 22nd. It’s unknown if it’ll be footage that we’ve already seen, or something entirely new.

Beginning February, MTV and other properties will have over 200,000 hours of shows added to the PlayStation Networks Video Service. This was just announced in todays keynote at the Consumer Electronics show. This means everybody that has access to the Video Store will be able to purchase and download Spongebob Squarepants, reality shows and some classics. 

“We’re thrilled to add content from MTV Networks to our line up, it’s a perfect fit for the PlayStation(R) demographic, one of the most coveted audiences in entertainment today,” said Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA. “Combined with the superior technology of the PS3 and PSP, the PlayStation Network’s video delivery service truly provides consumers the best and most comprehensive content on demand from an incredible line up of entertainment brands to enjoy at home or on-the-go.”

“From Nickelodeon to TV Land and everywhere in between, MTV Networks’ brands feature some of the most popular shows and some of the hottest stars for almost every conceivable demo,” said Greg Clayman, Executive Vice President, Digital Distribution and Business Development, MTV Networks. “By making our diverse content lineup available through the PlayStation Network, we’re giving PlayStation users instant access to hundreds of hours of our very best programming in the comfort of their own living rooms.”

New shows will be available for download when available throughout Spring.

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In this month’s installment of Qore, the e-magazine will contain info on Heavy Rain, Killzone 2, and F.E.A.R. 2. The incentives included in the magazine is a Killzone 2 theme, and a Qore exclusive F.E.A.R. 2 Demo. 

It sounds to pack a punch with this month’s magazine. Qore will be available for download in tomorrow’s North American PlayStation Store update. 

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This is Talk Playstation first Awards show. We pick the games we like. If you think their a game that you think does not deserve to get award please tell us.

 

Best PS3 RPG

Best PS3 Sports Game

Best PS3 Shooting Game

 

 

Best PS3 Racing/Driving Game

Best PS3 Platform Game

Best PS3 Fighting Game

Best PS3 Action Game

Best PlayStation Store Game

 

 

 

PS3 Game of the Year

Thats all for now Thanks Please comment!

 

 

One day later then the North American store update, but with a lot of goodies, the delay from yesterday seems to be already forgotten by most people as the highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet Pack is out. There is no pack that includes the costumes and level so you will have to purchase them both separately.
Also out is Savage Moon, a frantic, action-packed tower defense game in a gritty sci-fi setting. Expect to see the WipeOut HD and Metal Gear Online demo’s on there (expect an event from us soon) as well as the latest Buzz add-on and some special seasonal offers. Check the full list out after the break.
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