February 13
Rock band gets some serious Heavy MusicAnnounced through a press release, Harmonix and MTV Games let know that from February 19th two new bands will make their Rock band Debut. Those bands are White Zombie (heavy metal) and Turbonegro (punk).
“More Human than Human” and “Black Sunshine” are the numbers available from the White Zombie band. Norwegian punk band Turbonegro will share “Wasted Again” with us. Expect a price of $1.99 for each track.
(Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change)
This week’s PlayStation Store update brought along this months issue of Qore, and two new downloadable games. Below you’ll catch the list of the update.
Qore
Qore Episode 08: January, 2009 ($2.99)
Episode 08 of Qore: Presented by the PlayStation Network travels to the Netherlands to go inside Guerrilla and get an exclusive look at one of the new year’s most anticipated games, Killzone 2.
Price Update
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames – Blow It Up Again DLC Pack ($1.99)
Rock Band tracks: “Are You Dead Yet,” “Hay Poco Rock n Roll,” “Ready, Set, Go!”, “The Real World,” “Tempted,” “Tutto E Possible” ($1.99)
Downloadable Games
Cuboid ($9.99)
A stunning 3D puzzle game in which players navigate ancient ruins and lush environments, maneuvering a rectangular block through mystical exits. Cuboid’s 66 twisted levels will bend your mind with their addictive puzzles, and engage the senses with amazing graphics and soothing music, immersing you in a surrealistic puzzle world.
ESRB Rated E
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom ($9.99)
The classic game comes to the PlayStation Network, combining the hottest features of Mahjong into a single game featuring a narrated story mode that whisks players away into a storybook adventure, revealing hand-illustrated ancient Chinese tales. Mahjong Tales delivers multiple game modes and features trophy support.
ESRB Rated E
Add-on Game Content
NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 6 (free)
Download Storm Pack 6 and unleash legendary ninja Anko as your support character in battle. The Storm Pack 6 also contains new Ultimate Mission to engage!
Tom Clancy’s EndWar Faction Elite Pack ($3.75)
Unlock the 3 most elite battalions and some of the most advanced unit upgrades of Tom Clancy’s EndWar. Exclusive battalions include the legendary JSF 15th Special Operations, Spetsnaz Alpha Brigade, and Enforcer Corps Battlegroup 1. This download also grants immediate access to 6 exclusive unit upgrades (2 per faction).
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Roster Update ($4.99)
Four New Superstars and Six Alternate Costumes! Download this pack and play as WWE Superstars Evan Bourne, Ted DiBiase, Super Crazy and Charlie Haas. Also includes a masked version of Kane, Kelly Kelly and Maria in Mrs. Claus outfits and alternate attire for Chris Jericho, MVP, Edge, Rey Mysterio. For song credits, please visit http://www.thq.com/svr2009.
Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com
- “Por La Boca Vive El Pez” by Fito & Fitipaldis ($1.99)
- “Johnny” by Di-Rect ($1.99)
- “Degenerated” by Backyard Babies ($1.99)
- European Track Pack 02 ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring “Johnny” by Di-Rect, “Por La Boca Vive El Pez” by Fito & Fitipaldis, and “Degenerated” by Backyard Babies. 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.
- “Hymn 43″ – Jethro Tull ($1.99)
- “Space Truckin’” – Deep Purple ($1.99)
- “Funk #49″ – James Gang ($1.99)
- “Take Back the City” – Snow Patrol ($1.99)
Rock Revolution
For music credits, visit the Rock Revolution section of www.konami.com.
- “Cemetery Gates” ($1.50)
- “Mouth For War” ($1.50)
- “This Love” ($1.50)
- “5 Minutes Alone” ($1.50)
- “I’m Broken″ ($1.50)
- Pantera Pack Track Pack ($5.50) – The “Pantera Pack” includes cover versions of “Cemetery Gates”, “Mouth for War”, “This Love”, “5 Minutes Alone”, and “I’m Broken” made famous by Pantera. Expand your Rock Revolution track library by purchasing this track pack.
December 24
NA PlayStation Store Update 12/23/08Since 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…)
The most notable game in this update is Age of Booty. Made by Capcom that is mainly for the casual, online pirate who want to regain some of their past notoriety. You can think of it as a party game which included the help of some former Halo multiplayer developers.
Also you’ll find the PAIN Movie Studio Lot expansion and a special PAIN The Hoff Character on it.
Check the list for what you get in North America.
Downloadable Games
Age of Booty ($9.99)
Add-on Game Content
- PAIN Movie Studio Lot ($5.99)
- PAIN The Hoff Character ($1.99)
- Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Multiplayer Map Pack 1: Elemental (free)
- Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Multiplayer Map Pack 2: Terrestrial ($1.25)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Costume Pack 1 ($4.99) (Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker Obi-Wan Kenobi and 4 more characters)
- Hot Shots Golf Out Bounds Costume Pack 2 ($2.99)
LittleBigPlanet costumes
- LittleBigPlanet – MotorStorm Stormers Costume ($1.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Sack-Eating Plant Costume (SCEE contest winner) (free)
- LittleBigPlanet – Lilly Pad Costume ($0.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Hugo Costume ($0.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Great Blue Costume ($0.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Frost E Costume ($0.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Animal Costume Bundle ($2.99) (4 different costumes)
November 14
EU Playstation store update, November 13th 2008This weeks update brings a lot of DLC content to Europe. Like the US, Europe has the Pain expansion which was delayed.
Our opinion is that Sony is still missing out on a lot of money due to not having released the Playstation Network Cards in Europe, even if it was on a small scale to help the profits in these bad economic times.
Here is the list anways:
Add-on Content
* PAIN David Hasselhoff add-on pack (£1.19/€1.49)
* PAIN Movie Studio add-on pack (£3.99/€4.99)
* Dead Space DLC (listed after the break)
* LittleBigPlanet DLC (listed after the break)
* Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (listed after the break)
* Rock Band DLC (listed after the break)
* 5x Soul Calibur IV equipment customization packs (£0.79 – £1.59/€0.99 – €1.99)
* Star Wars The Force Unleashed character pack 1 (£6.29/€7.99)
* Everybody’s Golf 5 character pack (£3.19/€3.99)
* Civilization Revolution “The Terrestrial” map pack (£0.79/€0.99)
* Civilization Revolution “Elemental” map pack (free)
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September 8
Rock Band DLC, PAX being fixedHarmonix let know on there forum that a fix is on the way for the PAX pack which was released onto the Playstation store a couple of days ago.
It seems the issue was caused by the songs ‘Livin on the Corner of Dude’ and ‘Catastrophe’ (fitting title) by MC Frontalot.
People who downloaded these songs or the full pack including these could not play the content.
Harmonix have resubmitting the tracks to Sony and hope they fix up content on the PlayStation store as soon as possible. Users will then be able to replace the broken tracks by re-downloading this content for no additional charge. If you don’t feel like re-downloading this content and can wait a week, the title update that is launching on september 9th will fix it automatically.
Your probably wondering what this ‘title update’ is that will be on the Playstation Store this thursday.
It is an export feature which enables you to use songs from Rock Band 1 in Rock Band 2. It will also patch the use of the Guitar Hero III Les Paul PS3 Controller with RB1 on the PS3.
September 5
Rock Bands DLC brokenIf you downloaded the PAX Pack DLC for Rock Band you might have encounter a problem, according to poster on the Rock Band forum the pack doesn’t work at all.
The person who brought this to light posted
I just downloaded the PAX pack on my PS3 and I can’t play the songs. They all show up in my setlists in the game, but everytime I select one of them to play it goes to the loading screen and gets “stuck”. It doesn’t seem like it is freezing though, because the little silhouettes of characters continuously move on the bottom of the screen without glitching or stopping. It just stays on the loading screen for a long time (I’ve waited about 3 min. before giving up). Is anyone else having this problem, or has had this problem in the past?
Harmonix has yet to issue a comment to this huge problem. Let’s hope they get a fix out quick. As Sonic_Snowman really wants to play Skullcrusher Mountain badly.