A big PlayStation Store update for both Europe and the US this week, with two new demos for Europe and three new demos for the US. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty is now available to purchase from both stores too. Both stores have received lots of game trailers from the Leipzig Games Convention as well new game add-on content. The US store also features new XMB themes and wallpapers. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

• Playable Demos
  • Bionic Commando Rearmed Trial
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Downloadable Games
  
  • Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (£9.99)
  • Buzz Quiz TV – National Geographic Safari Quiz (£4.99)
  • Bionic Commando Rearmed Game (£6.99)
• PlayStation One Titles
• International Track & Field (£3.49)
• Game add-on content
  • Everybody’s Golf World Tour: Extra Character – Kratos (£0.69)
  • Guitar Heros – Dragonforce Track Pack (£3.99)
  • Haze Domination Pack
• Videos
  
  • SCEA Press Conference at E3 2008
  • SCEA Press Conference at E3 2008 Part 2
  • SCEA Press Conference at E3 2008 Part 3
  • Far Cry 2 – Ubidays trailer
  • Play TV Trailer
  • Bionic Commando Rearmend Lunch Trailer
  • Fatal Inertia Ex Trailer 2
• Leipzig Trailers
  
  • EyePet Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • Heavy Rain Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • inFamous Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • Killzone 2 Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • LittleBigPlanet Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • MotorStorm Pacific Rift Trailer
  • Leipzig 2008 Sizzle
  • PlayStation Network Showcase – Leipzig 2008
  • Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty Leipzig 2008 Trailer
  • Warhawk Operation Fallen Star Trailer
  • WipEout HD Trailer
  • VidZone on PLAYSTATION3 Trailer
  • GTI CLUB+ RALLY COTE D’AZUR
• PSP Games
  
  • Medal of Honor Heros (£14.99)
  • Sid Meier’s Pirates! (£14.99)

US Additions:

• Playable Demos
  • The Last Guy Demo
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • NFL Head Coach 09 Demo
• Downloadable Games
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty ($14.99)
  • EA SPORTS Live Score Tracker ($0.99)
• Game add-on content
  • Hot Shots Golf Out Of Bounds: Kratos Character ($1.99)
  • HAZE Domination Pack
  • Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Dragonforce Track Pack ($6.25)
  • Rock Band
    
    • "Through Being Cool" – Devo ($1.99)
      "Girl U Want" – Devo ($1.99)
      "Rio" – Duran Duran ($1.99)
      "Girls on Film" – Duran Duran
      "Get Your Rock On" 1 The Janitors ($0.99)
• Leipzig Game Videos
  • SCEE Leipzig Software Compilation
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Launch Trailer
  • inFamous Leipzig Trailer
  • Warhawk Fallen Star Video
• Game Videos
  
  • The Last Guy Cities Trailer
  • PAIN Clown Toss Mode Trailer
  • PAIN Hot n’ Cold Mode Trailer
  • Vampire Rain Altered Species Trailer 5
  • Vampire Rain Gameplay Trailer #2
  • BiA Hell’s Highway Making of #1: Operation
  • Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway Making of #2: Roll Call
  • Madden NFL 09 Backtrack Video
  • Madden NFL 09 Rewind Video
  • Madden NFL 09 Virtual Trainer Video
• PS3 Themes
  
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Theme
  • inFamous Theme
• PS3 Wallpaper (free)
  
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Wallpaper
  • Motorstorm Pacific Rift Leipzig Wallpaper
  • TNA iMPACT! Wrestling Wallpaper (x3)

Members of PlayStation Underground should have received an email today on PlayStation 3 News. Within the email, details of the fourth episode of Qore are revealed. Coming out in September, Qore Episode 4 will feature LittleBigPlanet, Prince of Persia, MotorStorm Pacific Rift and Bioshock. To further add to this, subscribers and customers will get to download and play the MotorStorm Pacific Rift demo before anyone else.

The demo will be exclusive to Qore customers, with a general public release coming a month later. Episode 4 will also come with a Qore-exclusive LittleBigPlanet XMB Theme, which will not be available to anyone else. Look out for more details next month.

A new 160GB PS3 model has been announced at the Leipzig Games Convention. The US 160GB model will come bundled with Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, while the European version will come with vouchers. The new model will launch in November retailing for $499.99/€499.99. The new model will launch in Europe on October 31st 2008, and the US in November. The soon-to-be-launched 80GB PS3 model will continue to retail at $399.99.

The 160GB PS3 model will be exactly the same as the 80GB model in terms of specification, except for double the hard disk space. The system will come with a DualShock 3 controller, and the hard drive will be packed full of demos, videos and other content.

Sony has announced a official PS3 QWERTY Wireless keyboard at the Leipzig Games Convention. The keyboard can attach onto the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers and can be charged using a USB cable (just like how you charge the controller). The keyboard can also turn into a touch pad (a bumpy one), allowing you to move the cursor in the PS3 Internet Browser, for example.

The keyboard can be used with other devices that support bluetooth keyboards. There are two shortcut buttons on the keyboard; one that takes you to your Friends List, and the other taking you to the Message Box on the PS3 XMB.

At the Games Convention in Leipzig, Sony has officially announced the release of the third-generation PlayStation Portable (PSP-3000). The new PSP model will have a built-in mic, have a enhanced LCD screen what will increase the intensity and number of colours that can be displayed. According to David Reeves, the new PSP will launch in PAL territories on October 15th 2008, retailing for ?199 (approx. $292).

This week’s PlayStation Video Store update is in and it quite large. If you are lucky enough to live in the US, you will be able to download new content for 10 television series and rent or buy 18 new movie titles, including Bad Boys, Harry Potter, National Security and more. The top 20 movie and TV downloads have also been revealed once again. Drillbit Taylor remains on top for the second week running followed by Meet the Spartans and Jumper.

TV Content:

• American Chopper
• Criss Angel Mindfreak
• Lost in Space
• Miami Ink
• Most Shocking
• Paranormal State
• The Riches
• Top Tens
• The Unit
• Xam’d: Lost Memories

Movies:

• Awakenings
• Bad Boys
• Caddyshack II
• Exorcist II: The Heretic
• Fun with Dick and Jane
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
• Impulse
• National Security
• Old Yeller
• Platoon
• Pride
• S.W.A.T.
• Saving Silverman
• Semi-Pro
• The Unholy
• Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show
• The World’s Greatest Athlete

Another big update to the US PlayStation Store this week, while Europe gets it’s usual small update. Four new demos hit the US store and Europe get three new ones. New PS1 classics also hit both stores this week, with Europe getting Sheep and Driver, while the US gets Street Fighter Alpha. There are over 15 new game videos on the US Store as well as new XMB themes and wallpaper (Europe wasn’t so lucky). Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

• Playable demos
  • Facebreaker
  • Monster Madness
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
• PS1 Games
  • Sheep (£3.49)
  • Driver (£3.49)
• Game add-on content
  • Nascar 09 – Car Skin Pack 1 (£1.99)
  • Nascar 09 – Car Skin Pack 2 (£1.99)
  • Nascar 09 – Car Skin Pack 3, (£1.99)
  • Nascar 09 – Montreal (£2.99)

US Additions:

• Playable demos
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed Demo
  • 1942: Joint Strike Demo
  • NHL 2K9 Demo
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 Demo
• Full Games
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($9.99)
• PS1 Games
  • Street Fighter Alpha ($5.99)
• Game add-on content
  • Rock Band
    • “Constant Motion” – Dream Theater ($0.99)
    • “Aesthetics of Hate” – Machine Head ($0.99)
    • “My Curse” – Killswitch Engage ($0.99)
    • “Clouds Over California” – DevilDriver ($0.99)
    • “Runnin’ Wild” – Airbourne ($0.99)
    • “Sleepwalker” – Megadeth ($0.99)
  • Roadrunner Records Pack 1 ($5.99)
• Videos
  • The Last Guy Gameplay Trailer 2File size: 92 MB (HD)
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed: The Making Of – Part 3File size: 290 MB (HD)
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed Launch Trailer
  • Saints Row 2 – Gangs Trailer
  • Vampire Rain Gameplay Trailer 1
  • Vampire Rain Running Alley Trailer
  • Legendary Behind the Scenes Teaser Trailer
  • Madden NFL 09 Buzz Video
  • Madden NFL 09 Announcers Video
  • Madden NFL 09 Presentation Video
  • Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 : Fusion
  • Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 1
  • AST Dew Tour – Cleveland FMX Jam Session
  • AST Dew Tour – Cleveland Skate Thrills
  • AST Dew Tour – Cleveland BMX Highlights
  • AST Dew Tour – Hear it from Nyquist
• PS3 Themes
  • BioShock Theme
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme (x2)
• Wallpaper
  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed Wallpaper (x2)

As we have previously reported, Warhawk patch v1.5 is due for release on August 27th 2008, after the final phase of testing is complete. The update will be available to download for free and will bring a number of new features and improvements to the online-only game. Dylan Jobe, Game Director for Warhawk, has revealed the list of new features, including custom in-game music and trophy support. Check out the complete list below.

Custom In-game Music:

You can now listen to your own music when playing the game. Warhawk will detect the XMB player and automatically turn off the in-game music.

Trophies:

We revealed the list of Trophies for Warhawk in a previous article so be sure to check it out. There will be 56 trophies in total, 12 of which are available on the booster packs only (four per booster pack), and 10 will be retroactive based on your server stats. Some trophies are hidden but you can see the complete list in our previous article.

Training Tutorials:

It’s difficult for new players to play Warhawk and the skill-levels between players varies largely. In order to help new players learn the controls, weapons etc, Warhawk v1.5 will include four simple tutorials that can be played off-line. Each one focuses on the core principals of each of the 3 modes of gameplay: Infantry, Ground Vehicles and Aircraft.

After completing the tutorials, a trophy will be unlocked, so there is an incentive for more experienced players to give the tutorials a try too.

Retract Clan Invites:

This is a feature many players have requested. Now, for what ever reason, you can take back a clan invite from a user. As there is a maximum number of invites for a clan (64), clan admin’s may decide to reallocate invites as necessary.

New Paint Schemes and Insignias:

20 new paint schemes and 50 new insignia designs are included in v1.5. The new designs were chosen after a competition for European players. All the winning entries will be included in v1.5.

GGL Ceremonial Blades:

Players that took part in the GGL Warhawk Tournament will automatically receive the Ceremonial Knife in place of the standard knife. As for the winners, ARMED^ASSASSIN’s, they will receive the Champion’s Blade automatically. Regular players will keep the standard knife.

"Rookie" Server Color-Coding:

An attractive green color has been added to all official “rookie” server names in the server list. Players that are eligible to play on rookie servers will find these servers sorted to the top of the list automagically for easy selection. To recap the color coding, Blue servers are official Sony hosted servers, Yellow servers are games launched from HOME, and Green servers are reserved for "rookies".

New Booster Pack Rumors:

Jobe has neither confirmed or denied rumors of a new booster pack coming out soon, which is said to include a Jet Pack. Keep your eyes on XTREME PS3 or the PlayStation.Blog for any updates on the booster pack. Jobe did mention more details to be revealed at the Leipzig Game Show.

This week’s PlayStation Video Store update is in. Grace Chen over at the PlayStation blog reports new content for six different TV series, including Nip/Tuck, Xam’d: Lost Memories and Cops. In addition, Chen has also revealed the top 20 movie and TV downloads for the week, with Drillbit Taylor on top, followed by Jumper and Meet the Spartans. Check out the list of new content below and the complete list of top 20 downloads.

New content:

• Combat Zone
• Cops
• Deadliest Catch
• Intervention
• Nip/Tuck
• Xam’d: Lost Memories

Top 20 downloads:

1. Drillbit Taylor
2. Jumper
3. Meet the Spartans
4. 10,000 BC
5. 21
6. Family Guy Season 6
7. Xam’d: Lost Memories Season 1
8. Afro Samurai Season 1
9. Family Guy Season 6
10. Family Guy Season 6
11. Cloverfield
12. Hitman
13. The Onion Movie
14. Family Guy Season 6
15. Juno
16. Beowulf
17. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
18. Rambo
19. Xam’d Lost Memories Season 1
20. Family Guy Season 6

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Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) have announced that the expansion of PlayStation Home closed beta will begin at the end of the month, and are now accepting applications. Users can apply by downloading the Home XMB Theme from the PlayStation Store. In Europe, SCEE is also beginning their expanded closed beta, directly targeting consumers who have been most active on PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store. SCEE will be in email contact with their PSN audience very shortly.

SCEA will be using a variety of criteria including activity on the PlayStation Network to determine eligibility for the Beta community. Existing beta testers will automatically qualified to be part of the expanded beta. Japan has also started accepting applications in the same way as the US.