PSN Store Update: 27/10/10
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Published: 13:00, 27/10/2010 by Chris [cc_star].
34So, as it was foretold in the ancient scriptures, Wednesday shall be thy update day and it will be glorious. It shall be plentiful and have something for absolutely everyone, except for you, moaning minnie.
Racing to the head of the pack this week is Criterion’s entry into the Need For Speed franchise with Hot Pursuit. The demo will only be available for a limited time so don’t hang around if you want to try your hand at the titles’s built-in bragging rights ‘social network’ Autolog, as players get the chance to sample both single and multiplayer action.
If you only check the PSN Store on update day then you’d have missed out on the Red Dead Redemption DLC, The Undead Nightmare Pack which was launched yesterday. Expanding on the single player mode it also features brand new gameplay mechanics, weapons, zombie animals, mythical creatures and even a brand new secret location. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber you can pick up the DLC with a 20% discount.
Elsewhere on the store we get all the content we’re accustomed to with the usual fantastic special offers, demos, full games, minis, PSP content and other media.
Special Offers
(Offer prices available until the 10th of November)
- Voodoo Dice (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
- Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom – Booster Pack (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Cuboid – Level Editor (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Cuboid – Booster Pack (was – £2.39/€2.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy (was – £19.99/€24.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
- Alien Zombie Death! (mini) (was – £2.49/€2.99 now – £1.74/€1.99)
- Supermarket Mania (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
Downloadable Games (PSP)
- PES 2011 – Pro Evolution Soccer (£23.99/€29.99)
- Lunar – Silver Star Harmony (£15.99/€19.99)
PSone Games (PS3 and PSP)
- Missile Command (£3.99/€4.99)
minis (PS3/PSP)
- Boom Beats (£2.49/€2.99)
Demos (PS3)
- Time Crisis: Razing Storm
- Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
Add-On Game Content (PS3)
- Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare (£7.99/€9.99) (20% discount for Plus subscribers)
- Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare Collection (£15.99/€19.99) (contains Undead Nightmare pack, Legends and Killers pack, Liars and Cheats pack)
- The Sims 3 - Online Pass (£7.99/€9.99)
- LittleBigPlanet – Halloween Mask (free) (Available for one week only)
Dead Rising 2 – Sports Fan Skill Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
- Super Street Fighter IV – Ultra Challengers Pack 1 (£3.19/€3.99)
- PAIN
- I, Probot Pinball Level Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
- Souxxie Character (£0.79/€0.99)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) (contains the three tracks listed below which are also available separately)
- ‘Hot Patootie’ (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘Sweet Transvestite’ (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘Time Warp’ (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘Birth Ritual’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Black Hole Sun’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Blow Up The Outside World’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Burden In My Hand’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Fell On Black Days’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Hands All Over’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Hunted Down’ By Soundgarden
- ‘My Wave’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Outshined’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Rusty Cage’ By Soundgarden
- ‘Spoonman’ By Soundgarden
All available @ (£1.59/€1.99)
- Rock Band Network
- ‘Cheat On The Church’ by Graveyard BBQ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Chiron Beta Prime’ by Jonathan Coulton (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘How We’d Look On Paper’ by The Main Drag (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘Life Unworthy Of Life’ by Warpath (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘Rip’Er’ by Lead the Dead (£0.59/€0.79)
Add-On Game Content (PSP)
- LittleBigPlanet PSP – KillZone Costume Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
FirstPlay (PS3)
- FirstPlay Episode 30 (£0.99/€1.20)
Availability: Ireland and UK only
Avatars (PS3)
- Kung Fu Rider
- Angry Tobin Avatar
- Stunned Tobin Avatar
- Smiling Tobin Avatar
- Out of Control Tobin Avatar
- Office Chair Avatar
- Loaded Trolley Avatar
- Cute Kids Toy Avatar
All available @ (£0.20/€0.25)
Avatar Bundle 1: Tobin (£1.19/€1.49)
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Abel Avatar
- Adon Avatar
- Balrog Avatar
- C. Viper Avatar
- Cammy Avatar
- E. Honda Avatar
- El Fuerte Avatar
- Fei Long Avatar
- Gen Avatar
- Gouken Avatar
- Guy Avatar
- Ibuki Avatar
- Juri Avatar
- Sagat Avatar
- Sakura Avatar
- Vega Avatar
All available @ (£0.20/€0.25)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Uncharted Avatars Pack 5 (£0.79/€0.99)
- Uncharted Avatar Pack 6 (£0.79/€0.99)
Dynamic Themes (PS3)
- Disruptive Themes - Northern Lights (£1.19/€1.49)
Premium Themes (PS3)
- Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare Theme (£0.79/€0.99)
- Von Chrono Themes
- Clown (£1.19/€1.49)
- Creature Creations Collection 1 (£1.19/€1.49)
Themes (PS3)
- Dead Nation – City of the Dead Theme (free)
Videos (PS3)
- Dead Nation Upgrades Trailer
- Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz Trailer
- Medal of Honor
- Danger Close Trailer
- Friends from Afar Trailer
- Gunfighters Trailer
- High Value Target Trailer
- Nail’D
- Nail’D Gamescom Trailer
- Nail’D Environment Trailer
- Nail’D Music Trailer
Videos (PSP)
- Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz Trailer
Source: EU Blog.
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27/10/2010 at 13:03
Member since: Jan 2010
The NFS demo is sooo good, been playing it for nearly 4 hours! :P
27/10/2010 at 20:58
Member since: Dec 2008
The pursuit chase was awesome, can’t wait for EMP and heli’s in the final game. The race was a bit bland I thought, but then there are no cops chasing or spiking you, which should make a big difference in the final game. It’s easy to spot Criterion’s touches in the game, although I took a shortcut but couldn’t find a billboard or superjump lol.
27/10/2010 at 23:19
Member since: Jan 2010
lol freeze, I think your getting confused with another game! Can’t wait to race against cops, the AI is difficult enough without having to think about spikes/emps ect! =O
28/10/2010 at 08:48
Member since: Dec 2008
Haha, absolutely mate. I think that the AI was competitive in the race due the limited car choice that the demo gives you. Unlocking higher Tier cars in the game will make the difference. Once I unlock that PCPD special….Oops! there I go again, confusing it with another game :O lol.
27/10/2010 at 13:04
Member since: Aug 2010
NFS: Hot Pursuit! YES!!
27/10/2010 at 13:05
Member since: May 2010
Undead Nightmare is wicked! Thats what DLC is all about!
29/10/2010 at 16:58
Member since: Oct 2010
R* did a really good job with this and just in time for Halloween. I’ve got about 2 hrs of play and am loving every bit of it. Tried out multiplayer Horde mode last night too and although the difficulty really ramps up fast it’s pretty entertaining.
27/10/2010 at 13:06
Member since: Forever
Counting down the seconds to Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Will also try out Time Crisis but I’m hearing really bad things about the Move controller not working well for ‘light gun’ style games, the tracking the glowing ball just doesn’t work well in comparison to an IR beam from a light gun or a Wii controller
27/10/2010 at 13:15
Member since: Jul 2009
It works well in the shoot, however have been hearing it is implemented poorly in Time Crisis.
27/10/2010 at 13:17
Member since: Forever
Can’t wait for NFS either!
Looking forward to testing out Time Crisis as well. I love the originals. Less so 4 onwards.
27/10/2010 at 13:36
Member since: May 2009
Gonna give NFS demo a go before deciding whether to buy the full game.
27/10/2010 at 13:06
Member since: Forever
oooh, Time Crisis and possibly PSP PES for me. Possibly.
I wonder if my credit card has melted yet?
On a side note: Good luck to Ross on his first fully solo store update without Mike Kebby to blame if the wheels fall off or the locals lift their pitchforks. We’re rooting for you you, Ross.
27/10/2010 at 17:43
Member since: Jan 2010
Thank you Pete, you’re a gentleman. I reckon things got a bit long-winded in the middle there but at least no-one can accuse me of not being responsive enough, eh? :)
27/10/2010 at 13:08
Member since: Jul 2009
I’ve downloaded the NFS demo on both the xbox and ps3. Wasn’t sure at first, because of the handling feeling quite heavy, but started to enjoy it more as I got the hang of it. I did find it easier to control on the Xbox, probably due to the difference in analogue sticks on the respective controllers.
The cops chase event is much more fun than the racers event, I was hoping to get chased by AI police at some point, but it’s just a normal race.
27/10/2010 at 13:09
Member since: Jul 2009
ooh, just noticed the Time Crisis demo, will have to give that a go.
27/10/2010 at 13:28
Member since: Dec 2009
The game was developed on PS3 and ported to 360. The 360 won’t be better. Like you say any preferences to the 360 would have to be something controller based and only personal opinion.
27/10/2010 at 14:15
Member since: Jul 2009
I had Burnout Paradise on both systems. Criterion do seem to favour PS3 but the games are pretty much identical on both systems.
27/10/2010 at 13:09
Member since: Oct 2009
Update: Blacklight Tango Down for PSN will be avalibale in the EU store next week, originally it was due today. US store got it yesterday.
27/10/2010 at 13:09
Member since: Jun 2009
Looking forward to trying the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit demo. In fact first demo I have looked forward to trying for a long time!
27/10/2010 at 13:09
Member since: Feb 2009
Sweet, NFS demo will hoepfully make my mind up as to whether I get it or Dead Rising before Christmas. Also, gonna try Time Crisis demo and get the Undead Nightmare pack for Red Dead
27/10/2010 at 13:14
Member since: Aug 2009
Hot Pursuit and Time Crisis demos for me! I’ve also heard very bad things about Time Crisis, I’ll have to try it for myself.
28/10/2010 at 11:18
Member since: Aug 2009
Hot Pursuit is Ace. Beat my expectations, well done Criterion! All the good stuff from NFS mixed with burnout style gameplay! Can’t wait now!