Quite a week in the world of gaming, on Monday there was the midnight launch for the behemoth that is Call Of Duty: Black Ops, this was followed up by another midnight launch for Microsoft’s motion sensor, Kinect. So you might be thinking it’s time for a midweek lull, but you’re wrong of course, because it’s PSN Store update day.
What catches your eye this week?
Special Offers
(Offer prices available until the 24th of November)
- TMNT: Turtle in Time Re-Shelled (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
- Cell Factor: Psychokinetic Wars (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
- Assassin’s Creed II: Sequence 12 – Battle of Forli (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)
- Assassin’s Creed II: Sequence 13 – Bonfire of the Vanities (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)
- Assassin’s Creed II: Sequence 13 – Bonfire of the Vanities & Secret Locations (was – £5.49/€6.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £15.99/€19.99)
- Tom Clancy’s EndWar (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- ChessMaster: The Art of Learning (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- Mystery of the Crystal Portal (mini) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £2.49/€2.99)
Permanent Price Reductions
- Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley – now £19.99/€24.99
Downloadable Games (PS3)
- Crescent Pale Mist (£3.99/€4.99)
- Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype & The Last Chapter Bundle (£11.99/€14.99)
Downloadable Games (PSP)
- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 (£31.99/€39.99)
- NBA 2K11 (£23.99/€29.99)
- Street Cricket Champions (£6.99)
PSone Games (PS3 and PSP)
minis (PS3 and PSP)
- 3, 2, 1… Supercrash! (£2.39/€2.99)
- Fort Commander II: Counterattack (£3.49/€3.99)
- Jewel Keepers: Easter Island (£3.99/€4.99)
Applications (PS3)
- MUBI (free) Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Now also available in Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland
Add-On Game Content (PS3)
- EyePet
- Dinosaur Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
- Hoodie Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
- Front Mission: Evolved - Weapons Pack 02 (£2.39/€2.99)
- God of War III – Morpheus Character Skin (£0.79/€0.99)
- Hustle Kings - Carom and UK Billiards Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
- Just Cause 2 – Chaos Parachute (free)
- ModNation Racers
- Ratchet & Clank Pack (£1.39/€1.75)
- Stunt Pack (free)
- My Aquarium – Big Fish Set (£0.79/€0.99)
- PAIN – Maxine Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- ‘Red Barchetta’ By Rush (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘Tom Sawyer’ By Rush (£1.59/€1.99)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 1 Track Pack (£13.99/€17.99)
- Rock Band 3
- Bon Jovi Greatest Hits: Rock Band Edition (£9.99/€14.99) (contains the tracks listed below which are also available separately)
- ‘Bad Medicine’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Blaze Of Glory’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Have A Nice Day’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘I’ll Be There For You’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘It’s My Life’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Livin’ On A Prayer (RB3 Version)’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Runaway’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive (RB3 Version)’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘We Weren’t Born To Follow’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Who Says You Can’T Go Home’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘You Give Love A Bad Name (RB3 Version)’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Blue Monday’ by New Order (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Burning Down The House’by Talking Heads (£0.99/€1.49)
- Rock Band Network
- ‘A Drug Against War’ by KMFDM (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Blood Red Rock’ by Bang Camaro (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘Dethroned’ by Death Angel (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Scavengers Of The Damned’ by Aiden (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘You Ain’t No Family’ by iwrestledabearonce (£0.99/€1.49)
FirstPlay (PS3)
- FirstPlay Episode 32 (£0.99/€1.20)
Availability: Ireland and UK only
Avatars (PS3)
- Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Avatar Bundle 2 (£1.19/€1.49)
- Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Avatar Bundle 3 (£1.19/€1.49)
- EyePet
- Astronaut Pet (£0.20/€0.25)
- Paw Icon (£0.20/€0.25)
- Pet Run Happy (£0.20/€0.25)
Themes (PSP)
Premium Themes (PS3)
- Disruptive Themes
- Atlas (£1.19/€1.49)
- Whimsical Fantasy (£1.19/€1.49)
Videos (PS3)
- DC Universe Online E3 Trailer
- DC Universe Online Gamescom Trailer
- MUBI Trailer
- Invizimals Trailer
Videos (PSP)
- No Heroes Allowed Launch Trailer
Source: EU Blog.
10/11/2010 at 13:03
Member since: May 2010
Yet another **** update come sony pull yourself together.
10/11/2010 at 13:06
Member since: Forever
You must live on a different planet to everyone else
The updates have been amazing for weeks
10/11/2010 at 15:53
Member since: May 2009
I cant remember that…undead nightmare…haven’t even contemplated anything else in a month. some of the offers have been ok but nothing special. I agree with solid.
10/11/2010 at 15:59
Member since: Jun 2009
Ah, but what you have to remember is that whether it is good or not is relative to you & what you are interested in – Others might have found recent updates to be exceptionally good. In fairness, i haven’t found that much that i have wanted for a few weeks, but i have seen plenty that others would be interested in & there generally seems to have been a bit of something for everyone (well, not EVERYONE) most weeks.
10/11/2010 at 17:28
Member since: May 2009
suppose so. Ive seen better times though, like a few weeks in a row where noones complained. But yea its just relative to what games you personally own
10/11/2010 at 23:24
Member since: Forever
@spooner_22
Last week
God Of War 1, 2 & Collection
Castle Crashers that people have been moaning about for months
Blacklight: Tango Down
The week before
RDR Undead
NfSHP Demo
Time Crisis demo
The week before that
Costume Quest, which is an underrated gem
and finally the week before that
Sonic 4
SWFU2
4 other full PS3 games
you’d be crazy to think the past month has been anything but awesome, its a run that is unrivalled in the PSN’s history… and still dimwits on the EU blog moan week in & week out, which is why I don’t understand the original comment I was replying to
10/11/2010 at 13:06
Member since: Dec 2008
Why are you blaming Sony? They put the demos up, it’s up to Activision, EA etc to create them in the first place. Where is the demo of Black Ops? Is that Sony’s fault it’s missing? No. In fact Sony have added free DLC for ModNation racers so you are in not just wrong, but very wrong indeed.
10/11/2010 at 13:13
Member since: Aug 2008
But it is regarding GT5, it’s gone gold, it’s up to Sony to sort out a date.
10/11/2010 at 13:17
Member since: Dec 2008
Modnation Racers stunt pack at last….only two weeks late but that is not Sony’s but UFG’s fault for being feckwits.
10/11/2010 at 13:10
Member since: Oct 2008
I presume you are taking the piss?
10/11/2010 at 14:35
Member since: Apr 2010
I blame Sony for things like PSone classics that the US store does have that we in the UK do not, I’m dying for some Tomb Raider 2 and Resident Evil action on my PSP!
10/11/2010 at 15:31
Member since: Nov 2008
But again PS1 classics are not the fault of Sony, this is not the UK store it is EU and so there are lots of licencing issues to take into account for a large number of countries, not just for the games but for voice actors and for the music in game.
10/11/2010 at 15:34
Member since: Apr 2010
I’m sorry but i don’t beleieve this, yes if a game was restricted to one region upn it’s original release then this is a problem but we are talking abotu international franchises that have seen released already in both territories, digital release should be no different!
10/11/2010 at 16:05
Member since: Dec 2008
It is different, sorry.
10/11/2010 at 14:36
Member since: Jun 2009
So what are you looking for then Steven
10/11/2010 at 14:44
Member since: Oct 2008
Ehhhh… GRANDIA !
You’re needing a check up from the neck up.
10/11/2010 at 13:04
Member since: Nov 2008
Well I knew the good updates were too good to last. Not a single thing for me this week. I think my wallet will thank me.
10/11/2010 at 13:41
Member since: May 2009
Nowt for me either.
10/11/2010 at 13:07
Member since: Aug 2008
Literally nothing :) ah well Should have Blops soon, that and a cpy of Sony’s 3D demo disc :)
10/11/2010 at 13:18
Member since: Aug 2008
Hehe, I like Blops
10/11/2010 at 13:31
Member since: Jun 2009
Sounds like some kind of digestion problem! ;)
10/11/2010 at 15:50
Member since: May 2009
I actually thought there was a game called Blops…. so I wiki’d it. Turns out there’s a Chilean band called los Blops who play beatles covers. :O
10/11/2010 at 13:07
Member since: Dec 2009
CSI demo on the us store.
10/11/2010 at 13:53
Member since: Mar 2010
OooOooo might just get that
did you ever play that x-files game on ps1 i got to the end but the alens massacred over and over
10/11/2010 at 13:09
Member since: Aug 2009
MUBI at last! I can’t decide which of the 3 movies available in my area to watch first!
10/11/2010 at 13:13
Member since: Dec 2008
Hehe :)
10/11/2010 at 13:28
Member since: Oct 2008
Really been liking MUBI, there’s some superb material on there, being a bit of a film snob it’s right up my street. If the Lovefilm catalogue looks worthwhile I may kiss my DVD buying goodbye once and for all.
10/11/2010 at 13:13
Member since: Dec 2008
Tempted to pick up the cheap(er) Assassin’s Creed DLC.
Anyone know what the “Secret Locations” extra is, and is it worth getting?
10/11/2010 at 13:17
Member since: Forever
I wish I could tell you, but it’s….
10/11/2010 at 13:23
Member since: Jan 2009
It’s the bonus locations that came with the collector’s edition. Been quite a while since I played them so not sure on their worth…
10/11/2010 at 13:30
Member since: Nov 2009
Tempted as well. Just finished the main game.
10/11/2010 at 14:36
Member since: Sep 2009
My recommendation, if you have to choose, is skip the ‘Battle of Forli’ & get the “Sequence 13 – Bonfire of the Vanities & Secret Locations”.
It’s the pricier one but it’s the longest & the secret locations are good, if you liked the tombs from the main game. I finished the ‘Battle of Forli’ at a point where I thought it was just starting and all it really takes is button-mashing.
10/11/2010 at 16:12
Member since: Aug 2010
ive done a wee bit of research and alot of people are saying that bonfire doesent make too much sense if you havent played the battle of forli, anyone have an opinion on this?
im probably going to get both anyway for continuity reasons but, if battle is unenjoyable and unnecessary then i might give it a miss, also i couldnt fin any info on trophies, does anyone know if the dlc comes with trophies atall?
10/11/2010 at 17:42
Member since: Jun 2009
Nope, no trophies in the ‘missing’ memories for AC2. :(
Shocking really, in this day & age!
11/11/2010 at 01:30
Member since: Aug 2010
and about the battle of forli? is it necessary?
11/11/2010 at 09:57
Member since: Jun 2009
Neither of the packs are actually ‘necessary’, as i played the game without, got the platinum & had a jolly good time with it – I would say only pick them up if you really want some more assassiny-type action & can’t wait for brotherhood! :)
10/11/2010 at 14:37
Member since: Jun 2009
Its not to bad, may get you in the mood for brotherhood
10/11/2010 at 13:18
Member since: May 2009
meh 8/ nothing for me this week..
kinda good in one way.. atleast i get to save some cash ><
10/11/2010 at 13:50
Member since: Apr 2010
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10/11/2010 at 15:19
Member since: May 2009
its a “smily” 8p
10/11/2010 at 13:18
Member since: Aug 2009
FINALLY we get Morpheus for GoW III! Awesome :D
Though still waiting on the Deimos skin from my download please, Sony!
10/11/2010 at 13:25
Member since: Mar 2010
i thought mubi was last week since i have it, thought it was lovefilm
10/11/2010 at 13:28
Member since: Sep 2010
I loved Grandia, lost a lot of hours on it and then got stuck when I saved in a boss battle with shit stats. No FF but I’d highly recommend it though.
10/11/2010 at 13:34
Member since: Sep 2010
Forget that IT IS as good as FF.
10/11/2010 at 13:34
Member since: Apr 2010
Yes, brilliant game isn’t it? Too bad I won’t be buying it as I still have my original copy :x
10/11/2010 at 13:38
Member since: Sep 2010
No need to go through ebay, I’ll give you a fiver for it. Please.
10/11/2010 at 14:14
Member since: Jan 2010
Agreed, one of my favourites. I have the orginal disc but I am tempted to buy this so I can play it on the PSP.
10/11/2010 at 22:50
Member since: Nov 2008
Same here :D still tempted to buy it for PSP gaming though