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The European Playstation Store has updated, March 05 2009 and the following has been added:-

PS3 Games

Watchmen demo [Free]
Watchmen full game [£12.99] Both released yesterday, but repeated in case you missed it
Wanted: Weapons of Fate demo [Free]
WWE Legends Of Wrestlemania demo [Free]
No Gravity: The Plague Of Mind [£8.99]

Game Add-Ons

Prince of Persia Epilogue [£7.99]

Burnout Toy Collection (Packs 1 & 2) [£7.99 or £1.59 each]
Toy Car Collection 1 [£3.99]
Hunter’s Cavalry & Manhattan, Jansen P12 & Krieger WTR
Toy Car Collection 2 [£3.99]
Hunter’s Takedown, 4X4 & Citizen, Carson GT Concept & Inferno Van
Toy Nakamura Firehawk [£2.39]

Street Fighter Femme Fatale pack [£3.19]
Lumines Supernova classics [£3.19]
Skate 2: Throwback pack [Free]
High Velocity Bowling Bruce & Carmen Packs [£0.79 ea]
Naruto Storm pack 8 [Free]

Rock Band

No Doubt – New (Song) [£0.99]
Stevie Roy Vaughan – Texas Flood [Songs from £0.99, album costs £7.49]
*Dirty Pond
*I’m Cryin
*Lenny
*Love Struck Baby
*Mary Had a Little Lamb
*Pride and Joy
*Rude Mood
*Tell Me
*Testify
*Texas Flood

(* = bought with the album or seperately)

Guitar Hero

European Track Pack 3 (Song Pack) [Songs cost £1.59, pack costs £4.59]
*Vanilla Sky – Break it Out
*Rita – C’est Camme
*Rasmus – In The Shadows

(*=bought with the pack or seperately)

Media

Metal Gear Online – Scene Trailer (Video) [Free]
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin – Launch Trailer (Video) [Free]
Crash Commando – Airbourne Assult Wallpaper (Wallpaper) [Free]
Crash Commando – Maps Theme (Theme) [Free]
LocoRoco 2 – Color Theme (Theme) [Free]

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The European Playstation Store has updated, February 26 2009 and the following has been added:-

Demo’s
• Tom Clancy’s HAWX

Games

PSP
• Generation of Chaos (£9.99)
• WWII: Battle Over the Pacific (£9.99)

Add-Ons

• Street Fighter IV – Brawler Pack (£3.19)
• Buzz: Quiz TV – Quiz of the Year 2008 (£3.99)
• Skate 2 – San Van Classic Pack (£3.19)
• Lord of the Rings: Conquest – All-New Content Pack (£6.29)

High Velocity Bowling
• Candy Pack (£0.79)
• Dwyane Pack (£0.79)
• Trick Shots Pack Two (Free)

Rock Band Tracks:
• “3 Dimes Down” by Drive-By Truckers
• “Time Bomb (Live)” by Old 97’s
• “Satellite Radio” by Steve Earle
• “People Got a Lotta Nerve” by Neko Case
• “Can’t Let Go” by Lucinda Williams
• Lucky Denver Mint” by Jimmy Eat World
• Futures” by Jimmy Eat World
• “Sweetness” by Jimmy Eat World

Video’s & Trailers

• Disgaea 3: Abscene of Justice Trailer
• FIFA 09 Ultimate Team Intro Video
• Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Bundle Trailer
• echochrome Master Maze Makers Trailer
• Prince of Persia Epilogue Trailer
• Lumines Supernova Trailer

Thema’s & Wallpapers

• Loco Roco 2 – MuiMui House Theme

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The number wouldn’t surprise many people as half of the PlayStation 3 owners has atleast one extra account in a different region. Why? Because of the different PlayStation Store releases.

Nevertheless, SCEI was proud to announce that they have exceeded the 20 million user mark on the PlayStation Network in ‘only 2 years and 3 months from the service launch on November 11, 2006′.
Since the launch the PSN service has expanded to 55 countries and regions around the world.

Adding to that 14,500 diverse digital content and 5,900 movies and TV episodes, managed to get 380 million downloads (some free some, purchased).

And PlayStation Home is doing it’s best to keep up. Thought it’s only 20% (4 million) that has registered to the service, the potential and future looks bright with the upcoming releases of the Warhawk Game Space and the highly anticipated EA Sports complex.

But are these 20 million accounts all PlayStation 2, 3 and PSP owners? No, since several website integrated with the PlayStation Network, posting a comment made registering mandatory. And with this current Digital Age, fanboy activity is very high so they don’t mind creating a ‘fake account’ just bash a certain console.

The European Playstation Store has updated, February 12 2009 and the following has been added:-

PS3 Add On’s
LittleBigPlanet Ape Escape Costume     £1.59 / €1,99
LittleBigPlanet Toro Costume     £1.59 / €1,99
NBA All-Star Weekend Pack     Free

Guitar Hero Content
Dig Out Your Soul – Oasis     £13.99 / €17,99 or £1.59 / €1,99 per track
Acoustic Pack     £4.39 / €5,49
Southern Rock Track Pack

Rock Band Content
The Fratellis Track Pack 01     £2.49 / €3,99 or £0.99 / €1,49 per track

PS3 Demos
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo     Free
Resistance Retribution Demo (PSP)       Free
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars Demo     Free

PS3/PSP Games
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars     £7.99 / €9,99
Flower     £6.29 / €7,99

PS3 Trailers
Tekken 6: New Year Trailer     Free
Inside FIFA 09 Interactive     Free
Flower Trailer     Free

PS3 Themes / Wallpaper
Need for Speed Undercover Theme     Free
Pain: Hasselhoff Theme     Free

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More and more games are arriving on the PlayStation Store, most of them only available on the PlayStation console. One of them is the Punisher: No Mercy.

ZEN Studios let know that the game will be coming out in the spring. It is believed that it will come out at the same time as the DVD/Blu-Ray.

We’ll keep you posted on a more exact date.

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The German USK rating board has revealed that Worms is making its way to a Playstation Store near you. Worms has already been released on the Xbox Live Arcade (since 2007) and has proved to be popular, with more than 500,000 downloads.

Is this the reason why Codemasters plan to release the game on the PSN? No one knows yet as to which version PS3 owners will be getting, but we’re guessing it will be exactly the same as the one on XBLA.

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The European Playstation Store has updated, February 05 2009 and the following has been added:-

PS3 Add On’s
LittleBigPlanet Valentine’s Day Minipack     £2.39
Everybody’s Golf – Golfasarus-Rex Course     £3.19
Burnout Paradise Party     £7.99
Burnout Paradise Ultimate Bundle      £29.99
Storm Pack 6      Free

Guitar Hero Content
Black Betty – Ram Jam     £1.59
Commotion – Creedance Clearwater Revival     £1.59
Gimme All Your Lovin – ZZ Top     £1.59

Rock Band Content
Precious: The Pretenders      £0.99
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Pat Benetar      £0.99
Break My Heart: Nikko      £0.99
Don’t Tell Me: Nikko      £0.99
Jailbreak (Live): Thin Lizzy      £0.99
The Boys Are Back in Town (Live): Thin Lizzy      £0.99
Cowboy Song (Live): Thin Lizzy      £0.99

PS3 Demos
Killzone 2     Free
3 on 3 NHL       Free

PS3/PSP Games
3 on 3 NHL     £6.29
Lumines Super Nova     £8.99
Bliss Island (PSP)      £7.99
Cubiod      £7.99
Ghost Recon (PSP)     £15.99

PS3 Trailers
Pain Darts Trailer      Free

PS3 Trailers / Videos
Mirrors Edge Theme      Free
Mirrors Edge Wallpaper X 2     Free
Lord of the Rings Wallpaper      Free

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Alot of people were sharing their PSN accounts with others so they could download games or even trade games. Yes, this is illegal and wrong but it still happened until now.

A friend of ps3clan.nl logged into his PSN account only to find that he couldn’t play the games he downloaded of someone elses PSN account. When this user tries to launch a game a message appears stating the copyright stuff. Furthermore, according to this article, it sounds like the person that has shared the game is also having the same trouble.

All we can say is be very wary of this and stop sharing PSN games with others because this could happen to you if it hasn’t already done so.

It is clear … SONY has, after downloading to a maximum of 5 consoles apparently found something on the ‘illegal’ downloading PSN games against them.

they have found a way (the Sony employee that I spoke was’ t already have MAC addresses, etc.) to find out whether it is actually YOU PSN account / game, and not those of someone else.

Play safe.

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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After posting the story about SCEE being responsible for the European delays of PSN games. Leo Tan of Capcom UK confirmed to thePSN.co.uk that it’s indeed SCEE/Sony who is holding projects back.

Xbox Live users and people with PSN accounts in Japan and the US can already enjoy the Street Fighter II HD Remix but SCEE has send the game back twice due to ‘faults and other problems’ for the PAL region. The biggest rumour why this might be is the lack of trophies which strengthens Sony’s “no Trophies, no release” rule.

Capcom is currently working on a ‘new’ version which they hope to submit to QA within three weeks. And hopefully this one will pass.

Update: Small update. Leo Tan has denied speaking to thepsn.co.uk. He had this to say about it

The news story in which I have been quoted as giving specific details on why the game is delayed, is false. The site that the story broke on, I have no idea who they are, I’ve never spoken to them

Edge Online then tried discover what the real reason for the delay is but Mr. Tan wouldn’t say.
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Just in case you missed some parts of CES 2009, heres something to refresh your mind. Below are a host of Playstation Network stats if your interested.

* All time top download – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map

o Top three downloaded TV Shows last week
+ 24 Season 7
+ Watchmen Motion Comic Season 1
+ Family Guy Season 7

Good eh? The all time top downloaded game off the store is Pain, a game which i dont have yet. Maybe one day though.

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IGN has placed a semi-review on getting online with your PlayStation 3, to play on the PlayStation Network. Their conclusion

The PlayStation 3 has so much potential. If only it would apply itself a little more. It’s clearly capable of great things, but without improving on some of the key areas outlined above, it’ll never reach that potential. Also, something really must be done about getting it into a bigger class size. Perhaps we should speak with the school about lowering tuition costs…

Many PlayStation 3 owners will agree say that sites like Eurogamer.net and IGN are pro Microsoft and/or anti-Sony/PlayStation.

We say ignore them and make your own judgement but if your still interested in known what they wrote, go ahead.

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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