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
Youve Got Another Thing Comin
Fever
Devils 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: