[tanod]

Thanks to Goldrusher for the custom banner and to him and crisis for help on the lists.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-Japanese content is up now.
-Europe content is up now.
-North America content is up now.

-LAIR demo (which includes the analog controls and rumble) came out on the Hong Kong Store. The Hong Kong account setup and store are entirely in English.
-Singstar received an update last Friday with a few dozen more songs.
-Burnout: Paradise received an update today.
-Call of Duty 4 was updated to 1.3.
-Hot Shots Golf 5 received an update today.
-Metal Gear Online was updated to 1.02.
-Rock Band received an update today.

Since the Japan Store layout is new, I thought some people might like some help. Thanks to Zoe for translating for my photo.


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THIS WEEK:

United States

Games/Demos:
-R-Types (PS1) - $5.99
-Echochrome demo
-Iron Man demo

DLC:
-Army of Two - SSC Challenge Map Pack - $7.49
-Call of Duty 4 map pack 1 - $9.99
-Eye of Judgement - Set 2 - $14.99
-Guitar Hero III - Def Leppard Track Pack - $5.99
-Karaoke Revolutions - New Songs - $1.49 each

Rock Band tracks:
Mötley Crüe - “Saints of Los Angeles” (master) - $0.99

Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance LP (masters) - $14.99 for all or $1.99 each
“The Hellion/Electric Eye”
“Riding on the Wind”
“Bloodstone”
“(Take These) Chains”
“Pain and Pleasure”
“Screaming for Vengeance”
“You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”
“Fever”
“Devil’s Child”

Trailers:
-Army of Two - "SSC Challenge"
-Burnout: Paradise - "BTS - Fast Car music video"
-Burnout: Paradise - "Interview w/ Wyclef Jean, pt. 1"
-Burnout: Paradise - "Interview w/ Wyclef Jean, pt. 2"
-FIFA 08 - "Features"
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - "Techno"
-Iron Man
-PlayStation @ Coachella
-Prototype - "Discover Evolution"
-Resistance 2 - "Debut Teaser"

Other:
-Eye of Judgement theme
-Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (4x)


United Kingdom

Games/Demos:
-Bishi Bashi Special (PS1) - €4.99
-Command and Conquer (PS1) - €4.99
-Rocketmen: Axis of Evil - €9.99
-Rocketmen: Axis of Evil demo

DLC:
-Call of Duty 4 - Map Pack 1 - £6.99 / €9.99

Trailers:
-Resistance 2 - "Debut Teaser"
-TimeShift - "FPS Differently" (3 of them)
-Viking: Battle for Asgard (2 of them)
-Warhawk - "Operation Broken Mirror preview"

Other:
-Dark Sector wallpaper
-Metal Gear Solid 4 wallpaper
-MotorStorm wallpapers


Japan

Games/Demos:
-Siren: New Translation demo

DLC:
-Hot Shots Golf 5 – New Course(s) – ¥800
-Flow Expansion – ¥300
-PixelJunk Monsters Encore – ¥600

Trailers:
-Battle Fantasia

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COMING BEFORE THE END OF 2008:

-HOME (Fall 2008)

PSN Games:
Released in the US and still to come for Europe:
-Blast Factor: Advanced Research
-High Velocity Bowling
-Rocketman: Axis of Evil
-Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
-Toy Home Expansion - 2nd Gear
May
-Bionic Commando: Rearmed - $10
-Echochrome
-Elefunk
-Fatal Inertia EX - $30
-PixelJunk Monsters Encore
-The Last Guy
-Wipeout HD
September
-SOCOM: Confrontation (9/16)
Other 2008 games
-1942: Joint Strike
-Commando 3
-Dark Mist
-EyeCreate 2 (July)
-FLOWER (July)
-Kart Attack
-Novastrike
-PixelJunk Dungeons (releasing after Eden)
-PixelJunk Eden
-Plunder
-PowerUp Forever
-Rat Race
-Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (July)
-Siren: New Estatement (July)
-Soldner X
-Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
-Unnamed game show games - one possible example: Deal or No Deal

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STUFF YOU CAN FIND ONLY ON THE FOREIGN STORES:

UNITED KINGDOM:
-Everybody's Golf 5 demo
-About 15-20 themes (some exclusive to the UK)

JAPAN:
-Current Japanese PS1 game list - ¥600 each
-Dark Mist - ¥800
-PixelJunk Monsters Encore - ¥600
-Mainichi Issho - full game - free
-Armored Core: For Answer demo
-Echochrome demo
-Go! Sports Ski demo
-Heavenly Sword - "Kai" demo
-G1 Jockey 4 2007 demo
-Imabikisou demo
-Record of Agarest demo
-XI[sai] - PS1 game demo
-Yakuza 3 demos (2 of them)
-A couple of themes
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PREVIOUS WEEKS:
04/17/08 (Gran Turismo 5: Prologue game; Metal Gear Online beta and UEFA 2008 demo; LAIR, SSHD, WarHawk and RB DLC)
03/27/08 (Flow bundle; High Stakes Poker, Unreal Tournament 3, Turok, Karaoke Revolution, and RB DLC)
03/20/08 (Condemned 2 and Sega Superstars Tennis demos; Tiger Woods '08 and RB DLC)
03/13/08 (MLB 2K8 demo; Toy Home expansion; RB, GH and PAIN DLC)
03/06/08 (Rocketman game and demo; GH3 and RB DLC)
2007 - "almost" Comprehensive List (includes Japanese PS1 games)

OTHER RESOURCES:
-NeoGAF Official PS3 Custom Theme Thread (Lots of cool stuff, Send your thanks to m0dus and the other contributors)
-The Official m0dus PS3 theme thread.
-The link to access the PS Store for the PSP.

JAPAN STORE HELP:
Contained in "PSN Content 2007 - 'almost' Comprehensive List" thread

FIRMWARE UPDATES: (all contain BC updates)
04/14/08 - 2.30 (PS Store revamped, DTS-HD-MA and DTS-HD audio codec support added)
03/24/08 - 2.20 (Blu-Ray profile 2.0 support, DVD/BD resume play, browser improved, DIVX support enhanced, PSP/PS3 remote play and connectivity enhanced)
03/12/08 - 2.17 (Stability for online gaming improved)
12/17/07 - 2.10 (DIVX and WMV codec support, BD 1.1 support, voice modulation, PS1 games playable via remote play)
11/19/07 - 2.01 (Stability and bug fixes for issues with 2.00)
11/07/07 - 2.00 (New options for sorting Trailers and Games, Playlist support for Photos and Music, trailers from the store can be watched while they are still downloading, Store and browser are both much quicker, Browser has new flash version, Info board)
10/23/07 - 1.94 (Included on R&C disk - enables Dual Shock 3 support)
09/12/07 - 1.93 (Fix for Warhawk and PSN connection issues)
09/03/07 - 1.92 (Quicker XMB loading, web browser improvements, bug fixes)
07/23/07 - 1.90 (XMB Backgrounds, CD upsampling, can change PS1/PS2 video settings in-game, XMB game list sorting)
06/27/07 - 1.82
06/13/07 - 1.81 (fixed "full" option not sticking on RGB)
05/23/07 - 1.80 (PSX/PS2/DVD Upscaling, DNLA streaming, BLU-RAY 720p, Memory Card adapter functionality improved)
04/18/07 - 1.70 (Rumble for PS1/PS2, PS1 downloads playable on PS3)
03/22/07 - 1.60 (BG downloading, Folding@Home, Europe BC Enabled)
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THIS WEEK ON PSP:

[tha_con]

So early Tanod!

lol@ the banner, took me quite some time!

And EVERYONE BUY ECHOCHROME!!! DOOO IT!!!

[BenjaminBirdie]

I feel bad, because I was actually thinking like a Wrestler Appropriator ("Where would *I* put them?") and found them immediately.

Still, very good one.

[fanboi]

I see it! :lol

[Sin]

Awesome banner, as always! :lol

[Princess Skittles]

Here's hoping for Dark Mist. <3

[supermackem]

Pretty mint this uk content this week.:lol :lol

[so_awes]

:lol :lol :lol i see it i see it!!!!!

[Wrestlemania]

Are you sure it isn't just the demo of Echochrome that's going up?

[rollingstart]

what?! Echochrome is this week in US? awesome.

[Wollan]

It's just the EchoCrome demo I believe.

Anyways, SIREN DEMO IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK.

[kaleii]

Haha. Great pic as always! :lol

[Septimus]

Yeah, pretty sure the full echochrome isn't coming out until early May. :lol @ banner

[Struct09]

I'll check out the Echochrome demo for sure

[Iron_Scimitar]

*scans banner*

!!!!

:lol
The CoD4 maps and echochrome will be mine! Wow, i dont think i've spend this much money on the PSN store all in one day before.

[DMPrince]

WHAT? Echochrome now? Sure about that?

'

yes. the demo.

Can't wait for the full version. ps.blog said early may. more details next week.


and COD4 map pack is mine. Not sure about the Judas Priest album yet. will have to see what my friends think about that.

anyone know if COD4 map pack is shareable? if not. is it possible to log into my friends account and i buy the pack for him and then he installs on his ps3 and it works?

[Bearillusion]

Bowling this week for Euro/Aust I think. Puzzle Fighter will continue its reign as hide and seek champion I'm sure.

[tanod]

Are you sure it isn't just the demo of Echochrome that's going up?

Misread that on the PS blog. It's just the demo today, but the game will ultimately be $9.99.


I also am changing the thread title to what it is now to make these threads more GAF-search friendly.

[Alex]

I'll for sure be buying Echochrome. Puzzler of the non-colored block variety = instant interest

Misread that on the PS blog. It's just the demo today, but the game will ultimately be $9.99..

Awww.

[Ephemeris]

Nice banner as always. Quickest I've ever found it though :lol

[Ninja Kn1ght]

I'm looking forward to the Siren demo. That should keep me busy until mgo tomorrow night. :D

[Mechar]

Echochrome demo is a instant download. I´ve been dying to play this game since E3 last year, and now I finally can try it out.

[monkeylite]

I hope flOw PSP (EU) is out today, after all the unexplained delays.

[kaleii]

I'm looking forward to the Siren demo. That should keep me busy until mgo tomorrow night. :D

Tomorrow.

[Wollan]

I'm looking forward to the Siren demo. That should keep me busy until mgo tomorrow night. :D

12-14 hours more. Out the 25th in Japan.

[Tntnnbltn]

Echochrome demo is a instant download. I´ve been dying to play this game since E3 last year, and now I finally can get a hold on the game.

You could've gotten a hold of it last month from the Japan store (in Japanese) or Hong Kong store (in English) :P

[~Devil Trigger~]

:lol got it

[seanoff]

:lol :lol

excellent. That's probably the best yet!

[nofi]

You could've gotten a hold of it last month from the Japan store (in Japanese) or Hong Kong store (in English) :P

Yep. If it's the same demo it's really, really short too.

[Erebus]

Great banner as always!:lol

Are you really buying CoD4 map pack? I mean GTA IV is out on Tuesday and MGO beta goes live tonight (hopefully). I don't think I'm gonna bother with CoD4 for sometime now except if the maps are really good. Are they?

[Mechar]

You could've gotten a hold of it last month from the Japan store (in Japanese) or Hong Kong store (in English) :P

Yeah I know. But I´m just to damn lazy to create an account for the Japanese/Hong Kong store.

[Slamo]

:lol

This one was not easy

[keenest]

Here's to seriously hoping PixelJunk Monsters Encore also gets released for us PAL PSN Land users today.

[Tntnnbltn]

This one was not easy

Once I noticed the windows on the left I realised where they probably were. Call it 'ball-grabbing intuition'.

Here's to seriously hoping PixelJunk Monsters Encore also gets released for us PAL PSN Land users today.

Don't count on it.

[DaFish]

Any chance PixelJunk Monsters Encore in US tonight?

[Wollan]

Any chance PixelJunk Monsters Encore in US tonight?

The original game had a worldwide release in the same week. Could be.

[kaching]

Are there any new, full, standalone PSN games expected to be released this week? Other than demos or DLC?

[McBradders]

These banners kill me every week.

[Steroyd]

United Kingdom Games/Demos: DLC: Trailers:

Yep that new PS store just brings in awesome new content.

[dreamer3kx]

hows that judas priest album?

[Tntnnbltn]

The original game had a worldwide release in the same week. Could be.

The reason I'm doubtful is because of the PJM:E stuff added to pixeljunk.jp the other day.

[IMG]http://i29.************/vpw1z8.jpg[/IMG]

(down two posts): Yep

[krypt0nian]

Thursday excitement!!!

Banner uber alles!

[Goldrusher]

EU stuff

demos / games

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil demo
God of War Chains of Olympus PSP demo

Bishi Bashi Special PSone game (€4,99)
Command and Conquer (PSone ?) game (€4,99)
flOw (€7,99) (PSP)

videos

Resistance 2 teaser (dubbed in the language of your store :/ !!)
Warhawk: Broken Mirror trailer

other

Metal Gear Solid 4 Sneak Out wallpaper
MotorStorm wallpapers

[DMPrince]

The reason I'm doubtful is because of the PJM:E stuff added to pixeljunk.jp the other day. [IMG]http://i29.************/vpw1z8.jpg[/IMG]

Im going with Early or at least before or during the release of Echochrome. Have to have things to be released each week.

[nofi]

Yep that new PS store just brings in awesome new content.

Come on dude, you know the score by now... =/

[HoTHiTTeR]

Oh man, great job on the banner this week. The weekly hunt is definitely one of my favorite things to do on Thursdays. :lol

[Wollan]

Command & Conquer!?!?!? Are you kidding me? AWESOME.
I spent three intense months playing it every day on the PSOne back when it came out.
What a delightful fat twin-cover package of glory that was.

Edit: Also, my little sister who won't even touch a videogame today rounded that game and kept replaying the last missions over and over. My mind is blown remembering that actually, how things change.

[Kittonwy]

It's just the EchoCrome demo I believe. Anyways, SIREN DEMO IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK.

Awesome-wowsome.

Banner hurhurhur.

[Tntnnbltn]

Different content for Australian store. Changes shown below.

Demos / Games - Rocketmen: Axis of Evil[/B] demo - God of War Chains of Olympus[/B] PSP demo - Bishi Bashi Special (PSone game) (€4,99) - Command and Conquer (PSone game) game (€4,99) Videos - [highlight][strike]Resistance 2 teaser - Warhawk: Broken Mirror trailer - Metal Gear Solid 4 Sneak Out trailer - Viking: Batle for Asgard trailers (2 of them) - Timeshift FPS Differently trailers (3 of them) Other - MotorStorm wallpapers PSP - Flow PSP - God of War: Chains of Olympus demo

The flow game Goldrusher mentioned is for PSP, by the way.

[stawnkald]

EU stuff Bishi Bashi Special PSone game (€4,99) Command and Conquer (PSone ?) game (€4,99)

Well at least Europe can say they occasionally get a PS1 game or two, meanwhile NA gets shit.

Of course, this being the week I'm going to blow $15 on Screaming for Vengeance, they'll have like 5 new PS1 games just to smite me.

...yeah right. :lol