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PSN Content 9/13/07- 2 games (PixelJunk Racer, Poker), 5 demos (Tony Hawk, NHL, FIFA)

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Thanks to Chubigans for creating the banner.
-Resistance had a small patch to fix some bugs/glitches and HvH was added back into ranked games.
-PS3 Firmware 1.93 is out. (Fix for Warhawk and PSN connection issues)
-The HOME Beta was updated. Log in to download.
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THIS WEEK:

North America

Games:
-FIFA 2008 demo
-Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix demo
-NHL 2008 demo
-PixelJunk Racer demo
-Tony Hawk's Proving Ground demo
-High Stakes on the Vegas Strip - $9.99
-PixelJunk Racer - $6.99

Trailers:
-Everyday Shooter
-Feel the Noise
-High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition
-Juiced 2
-Lair Behind the Scenes
-Soul Calibur IV
-Warhawk

Other:
-High Stakes: Poker wallpaper
-PixelJunk Racer wallpapers (2 of them)
-Folklore wallpaper
-Lair music (1 track)


United Kingdom:

Games:
-FIFA 2008 demo
-Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix demo
-NBA Live 08 demo
-NG: Sigma DLC: Weapons Master - Survival Mode - Ryu-only - 3.99 euros
-Motorstorm vehicle pack (two cars) - 2.49 Euro

Trailers:
-Locoroco Cocoreccho
-Harry Potter and the Order of The Phenix (the videogame)
-HS Animated Prologue (part 5 of 5)
-HS Making of... (part 5 of 5)


Japan

Games:
-Heavenly Sword demo (it IS an updated build - only in Japanese language)
-Folklore DLC

Trailers:
-Gran Turismo 5
-Heavenly Sword

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COMING SOON:

Demos confirmed:
-Jericho
-Lair
-Little Big Planet - beta by the end of this year
-Ratchet and Clank - October 4th
-Skate
-Uncharted


PSN Games:
Unless noted otherwise, these are the rumored European dates originally posted on Threespeech - Use as a guide for NA releases.
Sept. 20th
-LocoRoco: Boo Boo Cocoreccho - official
-Blast Factor: Advanced Research - official
Sept. 27th
-Go! Sports Ski - official
Oct. 4th
-PixelJunk Racers
-Snake Ball
Oct. 11th
-HOME (tentative date, HUUUUUUGE grain of salt required)
-Toy Home
Oct. 18th
-High Velocity Bowling
Oct. 25th
-Aqua Vita
-Operation Creature Feature (PS Eye)
-Trials of Topaq (PS Eye)
-Eye Create (PS Eye)
November
-Everyday Shooter/Riffed
-Mesmerize
-Tori Imaki
-WipeOut HD
December
-Dark Mist
-Elefunk
-Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (also on Blu-Ray)
-Skydiving
-PAIN
Others scheduled for 2007
-SOCOM: Confrontation (also on Blu-Ray)
-Soldner X
-Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD

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GAMES YOU CAN FIND ONLY ON THE FOREIGN STORES:

JAPAN:
-No Hot Shots 5 demo any more
-BladeStorm - demo
-XI[sai] - PS1 game demo
-Mainichi Issho - full game, free
-Japanese PS1 game list - 600 yen each

For help on creating a Japan Store account, CLICK HERE

Here is the link to purchase a 3,000 yen PSN Card from NCSX Importers.
- $36.50

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PENDING TITLE UPDATES:

Gripshift:
-Level creator is in the works (no time frame for release)

MotorStorm:
For $$$:
-Eagle's Nest (new track demoed at E3)

Ninja Gaiden: Sigma:
For $2.99:
-Speed Master - Time Attack Mode (September)
-Rachel Master - Survival Mode - Rachel-only (October)

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PREVIOUS WEEKS:
PSN Content 09/06/07 (Stranglehold & NBA Live demos, Motorstorm & NG Sigma DLC, HS preview - part 5 of 5)
PSN Content 08/30/07 (Warhawk, SPF2THD Remix, Tekken 5 online, APF, Tiger 08, NASCAR demos, HS preview - part 4 of 5)
PSN Content 08/23/07 (New Folklore demo, New MGS4 & Timeshift trailers, Folding at Home v1.2, HS preview - part 3 of 5)
PSN Content 08/16/07 (DiRT & NCAA demos, Folklore & Timeshift trailers, HS preview - part 2 of 5)
PSN Content 08/09/07 (Piyotama, HS preview - part 1 of 5)
PSN Content 08/02/07 (Blast Factor: Advanced Research, GRAW2, The Darkness, & Bladestorm demos, Tekken 5 Online - JPN)
PSN Content 07/26/07 (Heavenly Sword demo, Gripshift 2.0, MGS4 Gameplay, Resident Evil 5, White Knight trailer, E3 Press Conference)
PSN Content 07/19/07 (Darkness demo, Castlevania: SOTN, Home Beta Invites)
PSN Content 07/12/07 (Nucleus, E3 Trailers, Spiderman 3 DLC)
PSN Content 07/05/07 (Nucleus in JPN & Nothing - July 4th Holiday)
PSN Content 06/29/07 (Resistance Update - maps, WW servers, lip-syncing, and more!)
PSN Content 06/28/07 (Super Stardust HD, DW: Gundam demo, GTA IV trailer #2, FW 1.82)
PSN Content 06/21/07 (MS updates for all, PS1 games for US/EU, etc.)
PSN Content 06/14/07 (Go! Puzzle, Europe - MotorStorm 1.2, TA)


FIRMWARE UPDATES: (all contain BC updates)
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)
 
Ummm... you can go ahead and remove pixeljunk racers from the oct. 4th listing if its coming out this week, right?
Other than that, very well made list, as usual :)
Anyone else think Sony won't dare to release the skate and tony hawk demos on the same day? ;)
 
I'm pro evo through and through but I must say I am looking forward to checking out what EA has brought to the table with FIFA this year.

Looks great in vids, and if gameplay matches it will definately tide me over til pes2008 drops.

BTW When do we get our hands on Echochrome?
 
carlos said:
Ummm... you can go ahead and remove pixeljunk racers from the oct. 4th listing if its coming out this week, right?
Other than that, very well made list, as usual :)
Anyone else think Sony won't dare to release the skate and tony hawk demos on the same day? ;)

Europe dates on those. I will take it off once it gets released in the UK. Judging by the absence of Tekken 5 online on the list, I'm guessing that will be coming very soon as well.
 
Graphics:
Everything is crisp, but unfortunately the backgrounds are horribly bland and static.

Why would you animate the backgrounds?! That would distract the player from the race itself. Fuckin' dumb. :lol
 
Core407 said:
Why would you animate the backgrounds?! That would distract the player from the race itself. Fuckin' dumb. :lol

Really, anything that costs under $20 at release should get a thumbs up or thumbs down. IGN is generally shit, anyways.
 
Maybe if they do a sale on it for $3 at some point like they did with Super Rub a Dub I'll check it out, but it's a definite pass at $7.
 
Azrael said:
Maybe if they do a sale on it for $3 at some point like they did with Super Rub a Dub I'll check it out, but it's a definite pass at $7.

Agreed.

I liked the concept when I heard top down racer, but the whole on rails gameplay looks like it's boring. The vids Iv'e seen on IGN suck balls. Game looks bland.
 
Fifa, whoo! Seems to have come into it's own the last couple years. It might not be 100% comparable in game play to PES/W11, but the presentation has been great as of late.

And I'll take one copy of Vegas, please. Hopefully a try-before-you-buy with PixelJunk will be available; looks ace. Really like the clean, austere style. I've always had a soft spot for that Sprint game that's available; PixelJunk at least seems somewhat similar.
 
Core407 said:
Skate demo FFS!

I second this. I really want to know which version of the game to buy. I generally prefer how the sixaxis controls in third person games, and I want to try it out before the 360 version is available.
 
Been looking to try out a new soccer game...

Now heres to hoping Tony Hawk isn't as boring as its been for the last 25 games in the series.
 
Concept17 said:
Been looking to try out a new soccer game...

Now heres to hoping Tony Hawk isn't as boring as its been for the last 25 games in the series.

The 360 demo isn't the greatest thing I've ever played... as much as I'd love to defend THPS out of nostalgia, it just isn't as fun as the skate demo in my opinion.
 
Dizzan said:
Agreed.

I liked the concept when I heard top down racer, but the whole on rails gameplay looks like it's boring. The vids Iv'e seen on IGN suck balls. Game looks bland.

Yeah it looks boring even by 1981 standards. They should do Rock n' Roll racing HD - online instead, that would be nice.

Edit: BTW I tried the HS Japanese demo and it's truly an "updated" build. The Ninja Theory logo is different, the opening FMV is washed out and now has small hiccups, you can't pick up a corpse and throw it BUT it's smoother, has less tearing, there are now "color confirmation" when pressing the right buttons (and probably when missing too) in QTEs. That's about it.
 
AltogetherAndrews said:
I still don't understand how you're supposed to see what's going on in pixeljunk racer if you have a screen smaller than 42". And/or incredible eyesight.
Oh, I don't think you're supposed to see. You just laugh maniacally as little blotches of color appear and disappear.

It's ephemeral gaming with the joy of gaining an astigmatism. All for $6.99. I'm hoping to gain the ocular clarity of a feral cat with cataracts by playing this game. Never know, dreams sometimes come true; mostly for my optometrist and his yacht ; )
 
To those saying PixelJunk Racer looks boring from vids... it's actually the opposite when you play it. Give it a chance.
 
Others scheduled for 2007
-Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD

I think I saw october 28th for this on the capcom blog


Oneself said:
Yeah it looks boring even by 1981 standards. They should do Rock n' Roll racing HD - online instead, that would be nice.

Edit: BTW I tried the HS Japanese demo and it's truly an "updated" build. The Ninja Theory logo is different, the opening FMV is washed out and now has small hiccups, you can't pick up a corpse and throw it BUT it's smoother, has less tearing, there are now "color confirmation" when pressing the right buttons (and probably when missing too) in QTEs. That's about it.
corpse tossing was so fun though!
 
TTP said:
To those saying PixelJunk Racer looks boring from vids... it's actually the opposite when you play it. Give it a chance.
for the price of pixel racer I could rent heavenly sword though
 
This week is a meh to me. But at least since so much content is coming out, that will reduce the amount of bitching until next week. =P
 
wonderkins said:
Oh, I don't think you're supposed to see. You just laugh maniacally as little blotches of color appear and disappear.

It's ephemeral gaming with the joy of gaining an astigmatism. All for $6.99. I'm hoping to gain the ocular clarity of a feral cat with cataracts by playing this game. Never know, dreams sometimes come true; mostly for my optometrist and his yacht ; )

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I've got nothing
 
AltogetherAndrews said:
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I've got nothing
That is what lack of sleep and the attendant intoxicated giddiness will give you.

Getting a workable schedule for school is loads of fun. I hope the professors I've been emailing at least find something intelligible. It's kinda like my signature; the hell if I know what I just wrote.
 
dallow_bg said:
So no one can really confirm that the HS Japanese demo is any different?

it's just a newer build of the one we got. the sound issues in the first QTE are gone and now, when you press the button/direction in QTEs, if you do it right, it turns green, if not, it turns red. other than that and the japanese voice overs, there's little to no difference.
 
wonderkins said:
Oh, I don't think you're supposed to see. You just laugh maniacally as little blotches of color appear and disappear.

It's ephemeral gaming with the joy of gaining an astigmatism. All for $6.99. I'm hoping to gain the ocular clarity of a feral cat with cataracts by playing this game. Never know, dreams sometimes come true; mostly for my optometrist and his yacht ; )

Oh please, Beatmania / Pop'n Music pattern swarms already ruined my eyes. I am going to play this one by sound only.
 
I'll probably buy the poker in a month or so when I go to visit my family. Racers I'll wait and see.

But I really want to see how bad THPG is.
 
Man this is old...and i hate to say it every week, but....

Sony! Where the ____ are the ps1 games for NA.

Is 1 game a week or atleast a month that much to ask for??
Could they atleast give us a reason as to why they are not pushing it at all in NA but they will in JP.

Your sitting on a goldmine sony, a goldmine.

Oh well..i think i seen copies of Chrono Cross and Legend of Dragoon at a store near here so maybe i will just pick them up. Plus i'm buying Persona 3 and NHL08 today so i guess i will be busy anyways.
 
The euro store has a lot to make up for with last weeks lackluster update. =(

Skate pleeease!
 
Chû Totoro said:
So Loco Roco the 20th confirmed ? Someone said it'll be there this tuesday on Euro PSN (eurogamer was the source IIRC)

It's the 20th, they must've misinterpreted it...
 
Up on the JP PSN is the latest in Japanese Game Magazine Downloadable Folks, this time the Gemaga Folk, but unlike Dengeki PlayStation's Pedobear Version 2.0 or Weekly Famitsu's Editor who shoots exploding hardened nosebleed icicles out of his nose, this eccentric chap is only available for Ellen.

Yes I did download this (as I did with all the other Folks prior to this one), but I have yet to try him since my current save is still Keats' game.
 
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