This week on the US Video Store, you will find Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball, The Invention of Lying, and Whiteout available for rent and in HD. Plus, Jack Bauer is back as Season 8 of 24 released this week on the Video Store in HD. Finally, there are two big FREE titles coming to the Store just in time for the weekend.
In a Q&A post on the Rockstar blog, the studio has promised a “very good” 2010 to PlayStation 3 owners. Most GTAIV owners were upset that the The Ballad Of Gay Tony DLC never made it to the PS3, and Rockstar understand their frustration. In response to a question from a user regarding the missing DLC, Rockstar replied, “we understand the frustration of PS3 owners like yourself who haven’t been able to play any of our most recent releases. All we can say is that we at Rockstar promise to be very good to you with our releases in 2010. Please stay with us and stay tuned!”
This week on the PSP Store, Europe has three new games available for purchase as well as new games in the Special Offers category. A new minis title is also available along with a selection of new themes and wallpapers. The US Store has a selection of new games to download as well as the latest edition of PULSE and a selection of premium XMB themes.
This week on the PlayStation Store, the ModNation Racers Beta has gone live, but only to the first 100,000 users who download it. New games have also been added to the Special Offers category on the store. Not much new add-on content this week except for Rock Band and Guitar Hero tracks but there are three new Dynamic Themes available for purchase. For the US, you will find a new downloadable game and a PSOne classic, in addition to some game add-on content.
The psychological thriller and PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain will hit stores in the US from February 23rd 2010, followed by mainland Europe from February 24th 2010 and finally the UK and Ireland from February 26th 2010. But, if you are still unsure about pre-ordering the game you can download the demo in Europe from February 11th 2010 according to Mike Kebby.
Borderlands has received two DLC packs so far but more is on its way. According to Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, “There will be some announcements on both [free updates and paid downloadable content] soon.” We speculate that the upcoming patch will include some free bonus content, though most of the new content will only be available by purchasing the new DLC packs.
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be receiving more downloadable content in the near future according to Siliconera. The Uncharted 2 demo will go live on the PlayStation Store next week, bringing with it multiplayer skins from other PlayStation titles including Resistance 2, Infamous, and Killzone 2. Best of all, the DLC pack will be free to download.
This week on VidZone, a selection of Hip-Hop Classics are available with the likes of Nas, Xzibit and Outkast. Other new playlists include Escape Winter, featuring Scissor Sisters and Beach Boys. Overall, not a whole load of new playlists this week but a large number of new videos have been added to VidZone.
This week on the PSP Comic Store, you will find another fine selection of comics for you to download on to your PSPs. There’s a real mix this week for the UK, with everything from Shaun the Sheep to X-Men (2004). For the US, you’ll notice that Iron Man is the “featured superhero,” and various PSN staff members give us their favorites for Staff Picks.
So much for getting Final Fantasy VIII in Europe by end of January. The latest information from Mike Kebby over on the EU PlayStation.Blog is that the release date has been confirmed for February 4th 2010. Gamers in Europe will finally be able to replay the classic title on their PS3s and PSPgo in just a few week’s time.
