PlayStation Store Update for Feb 12th 2009

This week’s PlayStation Store update includes the release of Flower, a new PSN title, on both stores. A new MotorStorm Pacific Rift demo is also available too. There is a bunch of new game add-on content for games including Rock Band, NBA, Guitar Hero and LittleBigPlanet. On the US Store, the latest episode of Qore is now available to download, and the Feb 12th edition of Pulse is also out. Check out the complete list of changes below.

European Additions:

Playable Demos
- Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars Trial
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift Demo
Downloadable Games
- Flower (£6.29/?7.99)
- Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (£7.99/?9.99)
Game Add-on Content
- NBA – All Star Weekend 09
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - Ain?t Got Nothing By Oasis, (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Falling Down By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Oasis Album – Full Album Dig Out Your Soul by Oasis (£13.99/?17.99)
  - (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady by Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - I?m Outta Time By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Soldier On By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - The Nature Of Reality By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - The Turning By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - To Be Where There Is Life By Oasis (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Drive By INCUBUS (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Wonderwall By Ryan Aadams (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Acoustic Track Pack (£4.39/?5.49)
  - Southern Rock Track Pack (£4.39/?5.49)
- Rock Band
  - Creepin? Up The Backstairs (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Flat Head (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Henrietta (£0.99/?1.49)
  - The Fratellis Pack 01 (£2.49/?3.99)
- LittleBigPlanet
  - Toro Costume (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Ape Escape Sackboy Costume (£1.59/?1.99)
Videos
- Flower Trailer
- Tekken 6 Trailer
- Inside FIFA Interactive World Cup 09 Trailer
XMB Theme
- Need For Speed Undercover Theme
- Pain Hasselhoff theme

US Additions:

Qore
- Qore Annual Subscription ($24.99)
- Qore Episode 09: February, 2009 ($2.99)
Pulse
- Pulse 2/12 Edition
Downloadable Games
- Flower ($9.99)
Add-On Game Content
- NBA Live 09 All Star Weekend (free)
- Lumines Supernova Classic Pack ($4.99)
- Disgaea 3
  - Disgaea 2 Sacrebleu Set with Free Theme ($5.99)
  - Priere ($1.99)
  - Tink ($1.99)
  - Yukimaru ($1.99)
- Rock Band
  - "Creepin’ Up the Backstairs" – The Fratellis ($1.99)
  - "Flathead" – The Fratellis ($1.99)
  - "Henrietta" – The Fratellis ($1.99)
  - The Fratellis Pack 01 ($5.49)
- Guitar Hero World Tour

Hybrid PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray discs to be released this year

Hybrid PS3 discs will be available to purchase later this year, combining both game content and Blu-Ray video content. This works perfect for games that are based on Movies like the upcoming Transformers 2 PS3 game. John Koller, director of hardware marketing for the PS3 said, "We are actively pushing, and the way that we see the future is that the movie and the game are placed on the same disc. There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, wouldn t it be great to marry these concepts? We will definitely see this stuff this year."

Of course, the concept only works for games which don’t use up all the space available on the Blu-Ray disc, like Metal Gear Solid 4. We’re looking forward to see which games will use the new format over the next few months. Video games have been announced for various movies including G.I Joe, Wolverine and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

New LittleBigPlanet Patch is Live

A new LittleBigPlanet patch is now live fixing many issues in the game. After booting up the game you will be prompted to download and install the small patch. The bug fixes include failed to save profile’ message not being displayed when a users profile is full, text not displaying in the text chat window and crashes to the XMB when loading missing textures. You can check out the complete changelog below:

Changelog:

Failed to save profile’ message not being displayed when a users profile is full.
Object Capture Bug: switch connectors being deleted when an object is captured.
Failed to load profile issue :where the user is thrown out to the XMB
due to a texture that is not registered in their profile being present
in their pod.
Text not displaying in the text chat window.
Slow rewind due to moderation check.
Save file corruption which caused the game to crash when placing any object in an emitter in any level.

PlayStation Store update for Feb 5th 2009

The first PlayStation Store update for February is in, and what a great one it is. The Killzone 2 Demo is now available in Europe, but only available to people who pre-ordered the game in the US. The LittleBigPlanet Valentines Pack is available for purchase from both stores as well as a selection of other game add-on content. A selection of new downloadable games are available in both Europe and the US, including 3 on 3 NHL Arcade. Check out the complete list of new stuff below.

European Additions:

Playable Demos
- Killzone 2
Downloadable Games
- Lumines Supernova
- Cuboid
- Magic Ball
- 3 on 3 NHL Arcade Full Game upgrade
Game Add-on Content
- Skate 2 – Time is Money
- Skate 2 – Filmer Pack
- LittleBigPlanet – Valentine’s Day Level kit
- EGWT – Golfasaurus-Rex B.C.C. Course
- Burnout Paradise Party Pack
- Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Bundle
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Pack 6
- Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack
- Rock Band Tracks
- Guitar Hero Tracks
Video
- Pain DARTS trailer
- CUBOID Trailer
Wallpapers
- Lord Of The Rings
- Choose Your Hero
- Fight for Evil
- Fight for Good
- Mirror’s Edge Time Trial Wallpaper
- Mirror’s Edge Time Trial Wallpaper – Alternate
Theme
- Mirrors Edge Theme
- New Advertisment
- Lumines Supernova
- Killzone 2 Demo
- Cuboid
- Burnout Paradise – Ultimate edition
- Burnout Paradise Party Pack
- Resident Evil 5 Demo
- LBP – Valentine’s Day Level Kit
- LittleBigPlanet – Generic Banner

US Additions:

Playable Demos
- MLB 09 The Show Demo
- 3 on 3 NHL Arcade Trial
Downloadable Games
- 3 on 3 NHL Arcade ($9.99)
- Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Bundle ($29.99)
Game Add-on Content
- Burnout Paradise Party ($9.99)
- High Velocity Bowling: Dwayne ($0.99)
- High Velocity Bowling: Candy ($0.99)
- Hot Shots Golf New Course ($4.99)
- LittleBigPlanet Valentine’s Day Mini-Pack ($2.99)
- NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 8
- Rock Band
  - "Cowboy Song (Live)" – Thin Lizzy ($1.99)
  - "Jailbreak (Live)" – Thin Lizzy ($1.99)
  - "The Boys Are Back in Town (Live)" – Thin Lizzy ($1.99)
  - Thin Lizzy Track Pack 01 ($5.49)
  - "Precious" – The Pretenders ($1.99)
  - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" – Pat Benetar ($1.99)
  - "Don’t Tell Me" – Nikko ($0.99)
  - "Break My Heart" – Nikko ($0.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - "Gimme All Your Lovin’" as made famous by ZZ Top, covered by Wavegroup ($1.99)
  - "Commotion" by Creedence Clearwater Revival ($1.99)
  - "Black Betty" as made famous by Ram Jam, covered by Wavegroup ($1.99)
  - Southern Rock Track Pack ($5.49)
Game Videos
- LocoRoco 2 Pre-Launch Trailer
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin EPA Trailer
- PAIN: Darts Trailer
- PAIN: Fortress Trailer
- Winter Dew Tour: Kevin Pearce in Japan
- Winter Dew Tour: Colby West
- Winter Dew Tour: Breckenridge Ridin’ Highlights
- Winter Dew Tour: Breckenridge Recap
- Winter Dew Tour: Breckenridge Freeskiing Thrills
- Winter Dew Tour: Breckenridge Athletes
- Winter Dew Tour: PlayStation Pro Moments – Breckenridge
Movie Trailers
- 2012 Trailer
- Open Season 2 Blu-ray Disc Trailer
PS3 Themes
- LocoRoco 2 MuiMui Theme
- Evil Clowns Theme ($1.49)
- Gothic Girlz Theme ($1.49)
- Polar Bears Theme ($1.49

UPDATE: LittleBigPlanet Valentines Pack

With love in the air and Valentines Day just over a week away, Media Molecule has announced a new theme pack for LittleBigPlanet. The Valentines Day theme pack comes with a full array of stickers and decorations to help you create your own love-oriented levels. The McLovin Sackboy costume will also available to download (see below). The best part is that it’s all free. So show your Sackboy or Sackgirl some love and download the pack after today’s PlayStation Store update.

[Originally Posted On: 05/02/09 09:42 AM]

UPDATE:

The level kit is now available but it is not free. Mark Valledor posted a message on the Official PlayStation.Blog to indicate that the level pack is actually priced at $2.99. Please send all your hate messages here.

UPDATE: PlayStation Home updated to v1.10

PlayStation Home will be down from 8:00am today for essential maintenance. Once the maintenance is complete, you will be asked to update your version by downloading a patch that will contain new features and improvements. One of the features added to v1.10 will be the ‘Remove Player’ option in Game Launching. Also, the speed of the login process has been improved and a progress bar has been added to provide visual feedback. There are a number of improvements and bug fixes, details of which can be found below.

New features

We have added a new ?Remove Player? function that allows the creator to remove people from a Game Launching session. This is complemented by the Block Player function, accessible via the Safe Screen, which can be used to stop people rejoining.

Changes and Improvements

The speed of the initial log-on process has been improved and a progress bar has been added to provide you with more information about what is happening.
Items that you have already purchased will now be loaded when you first log-in, reducing the loading time when you enter stores in the Mall.
Other players? avatars will now load faster when you enter a space.
The names of Home reward items will now be shown when you obtain them.
Download priorities have been changed so that certain graphics and images (like thumbnail images and World Map chips) will download more quickly.
The inventory system (that stores Home Reward items) has been reworked and made more robust. We have also implemented additional safeguards to help ensure that you cannot inadvertently lose any of your items.
The Chat log window will now always be displayed on top of any other on-screen graphics, except when zoomed in to a video or poster. When zoomed in, the chat window will no longer display.
The size of the text box has been improved on message boards in Clubhouses.
The option to ?Block voice chat? has been changed to ?Block chat,? which will allow you to block both voice chat and text chat at the same time. Players blocked with this feature will not be automatically added to the block list on your Friends list.
The game camera will now go into attract mode once you have been idle for more than 3 minutes.
The ?Resign sub leader? command has been removed from the Menu Pad. Club leaders will now have to downgrade sub leaders if they wish.
We have further improved the UI for a variety of systems including Game Launching, Clubhouses and the Store.
We have made several memory optimizations to improve client stability.
We have made graphical improvements to particle systems and water effects.

Bug fixes

Furniture in Personal Spaces will no longer occasionally vanish when you leave lights or lamps turned on.
Single-seat chairs and sofas can no longer be occupied by more than one person at a time.
You can now turn lighting objects on/off in your Personal Space.
Furniture layout issues in Clubhouses have been resolved.
The ?Refresh Club Menus? option in the Menu Pad should now work as intended.
Dates will now be displayed on Clubhouse bulletin board messages.
A fix has been applied to the Home Safe Screen reporting process.
Your screen will no longer freeze if you leave a game session with the game disc ejected.
Item names and prices will now display correctly in the Mall.
Wallpapers will now be displayed properly when you invite friends to your Harbour Studio.
You will no longer be able to make a phone call to players who have deactivated voice chat.
You should now be able to use two-seater sofas properly.

[Originally Posted On: 05/02/09 09:33 AM]

UPDATE:

A last minute bug has meant that the new patch was not released during the maintenance window. Currently, there is no ETA on when the patch will be available.

Qore Episode 9 coming next week

Episode 9 of Qore will be available to download after next week’s PlayStation Store update. Episode 9 will feature a Resident Evil 5 walkthrough video, allowing you to switching between Chris and Sheva in real-time so you can see the differences in view-point for the two playable characters. The February 2009 episode will also cover The Godfather II and MLB 2009: The Show. As for exclusive downloads, two new Killzone XMB Themes will be available to Qore customers.

The issue will be available on February 12th, after the US PlayStation Store update. Annual subscribers can download the episode for free, and non-subscribers can purchase this episode for $2.99.

3 on 3 NHL Arcade Trophies

An all-new downloadable hockey experience from EA Sports, 3 on 3 NHL Arcade promises to provide a lightning-paced, no rules hockey experience that gamers of all ages and ability levels can enjoy. There are 13 trophies to unlock, all of which are pretty easy to obtain.

Killzone 2 Demo coming this Thursday

That’s right folks. If you are looking forward to playing Killzone 2, the wait is almost up. A demo of the game will be released this week on the PlayStation Store, containing the first sections of the first level in the game. The demo will basically be a tutorial on how to play the game, giving you a head start when the game comes out later this month.

The level is called ‘Corinth River’. The demo will be available in both Europe and the US on Thursday, 5th Feb 2009. For those of you in the UK, let’s hope for more snow so we can all stay home!

PlayStation Store update for Jan 29th 2009

This weeks PlayStation Store update adds new games to both the US and European Stores. Europe has finally got Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, while the US has received three new games: Bejeweled 2, Savage Moon and Brain Challenge. The January 29th episode of Pulse is now available to download from the US store too. This weeks update also adds several new game add-on content including new LittleBigPlanet costumes and the God of War Level kit. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

Downloadable Games
- Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (7.99/?9.99)
Game Add-on Content
- Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Hero Arena bonus
- Mirror’s Edge – Exclusive Map
- Skate 2 – Filmer Pack (4.79/?5.99)
- LittleBigPlanet
  - Ground Hog Day Costume
  - Ape Escape Sackboy Costume (1.59/?1.99)
  - Kratos Sackboy Costume (1.59/?1.99)
  - Toro Costume (1.59/?1.99)
  - God of War Level Kit (2.39/?2.99 )
- Rock Band Tracks (from £0.99/?1.49)
- Magic Ball Trailer
- Final Fantasy XIII Official Trailer 1
- High Velocity Bowling?Characters Trailer
XMB Themes
- Crash Commando map theme

US Additions:

Pulse Jan 29th Edition
Playable Demis
- Bejeweled 2 Demo
Downloadable Games
- Bejeweled 2 ($9.99)
- Savage Moon ($9.99)
- Brain Challenge PS3 + PSP games Bundle ($12.99)
Add-on Game Content
- LittleBigPlanet
  - God of War Mini Pack ($2.99)
  - Kratos Costume ($1.99)
  - GroundHog Day Costume
  - Ape Escape Costume ($1.99)
  - Toro Costume ($1.99)
- Skate 2 Filmer Pack ($7.49)
- Mirror’s Edge Exclusive Free DLC Map
- The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Content Pack
- Disgaea 3
  - Absence of Justice Character: Hanako ($1.99)
  - Absence of Justice Character: Taro ($1.99)
- Rock Band
  - "Cold Rain and Snow" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - "Doin’ That Rag" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - "Don’t Ease Me In" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - "Fire on the Mountain" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - "Hell in a Bucket" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - "Uncle John’s Band" – Grateful Dead ($1.99)
  - Grateful Dead Pack 02 ($9.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - "Bag It Up" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "The Turning" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "Waiting for the Rapture" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "The Shock of the Lightning" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "I’m Outta Time" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "Falling Down" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "To Be Where There’s Life" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "Ain’t Got Nothin’" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "The Nature of Reality" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - "Soldier On" by Oasis ($1.99)
  - Full Album "Dig Out Your Soul" by Oasis ($18.99)
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
  - Twist & Shout ($1.49)
  - Irreplaceable ($1.49)
  - Sister Christian ($1.49)
  - Killing Me Softly With His Song ($1.49)
  - If You Don’t Know Me By Now ($1.49)
  - Breakaway ($1.49)
Game Videos
- PULSE 01/29 Edition (also available from the PSP store)
- Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate Teaser
Movie Trailers
- The International Trailer
- Angels & Demons Trailer
- The Making of Hulk Vs. Wolverine
- The Making of Hulk Vs. Thor

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