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System-related Announcements
PS3 v2.50 firmware added a recovery menu.
PSP v5.01 firmware is out. (fix for PSN store with large memory sticks)
Capcom in cahoots with Sony will launch the first publisher-themed section of the PS store. More third parties to follow.
GT5: Prologue Contest (Tanner Foust Racing Competition)
The Silent Hill Homecoming Theme (free) up on PSN was made by GAF'S own Modus commissioned by Konami themselves. SUPPORT HIS WORK!!
Release Announcements
Little Big Planet News
-5 days to release
-LBP beta levels WILL carry over to the final game!
-Servers not up yet for those who have the game early.
-Delayed until October 27th in the U.S. 30th in Europe.
Public beta for Resistance started last week. Annual subscribers to Qore, preorderers and some randomly selected others from the registration website and the PS Underground are in. Purchasers of the single Qore episode for R2 get in this week.
Patch / DLC Announcements
GTA4 Trophies to come Monday the 27th
PJ Monsters is getting a free update on October 30th; Japanese patch is out now. Will contain trophies, difficulty levels, youtube capturing support, custom soundtracks and more.
BioShock Challenge Rooms coming as free (I think) DLC on November 20th. Were originally supposed to be in shipped version. Graphics patch coming as well.
PAIN to receive a new for-pay add-on called Movie Studio in November.
The Hoff is coming to PAIN.
DEMOS
► Valkyria Chronicles (581 MB)
► LEGO Batman: The Videogame (645 MB)
GAMES
► Penny Arcade Adventures ($14.99)
► Prince of Persia Classic ($9.99)
ADD-ONS
► Buzz! Quiz TV
○ Horror Movies Quiz ($5.99)
► High Velocity Bowling
○ All Hallow's Eve Ball Pack ($0.99)
○ Character Chastity ($0.99)
○ Character Foxy ($0.99)
► Mega Man 9
○ Time Attack / Fake Man ($0.99)
○ Hard Mode ($0.99)
○ Expert Mode ($0.99)
► Rock Band
○ Nirvana Pack ($10.99 or $1.99 per song)
♪ Breed
♪ Lounge Act
♪ On a Plain
♪ Polly
♪ Something in the Way
♪ Stay Away
♪ Territorial Pissings
○ Mötley Crüe ($1.99 each)
♪ Dr. Feelgood
♪ Kickstart My Heart
♪ Rattlesnake Shake
► Guitar Hero World Tour
○ Classic Rock Track Pack ($5.49 or $1.99 each)
♪ "Rock and Roll Band" - Boston
♪ "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
♪ "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner
○ Guitar Duel Track Pack (Free)
○ Neversoft Track Pack (Free)
► Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
○ Survival ($1.25)
○ Map Pack 2
► Soulcalibur IV
○ Jedi Master Yoda ($4.99)
VIDEOS
► Dead Space
○ Animated Issue #6
► Disney Sing It
○ Trailer
► Guitar Hero World Tour
○ Motorhead Vignette
○ MC5 Vignette
► Legendary
○ Behind the Scenes - Episode 5
► NHL 09
○ Be A Pro Mode
○ David Littman Producer Video
►PAIN
○ The Hoff Trailer
○ Movie Studio Trailer
► SOCOM Confrontation
○ Behind the SEALs - Part 1
► Tom Clancy's EndWar
○ Theater of War Video Briefing
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► Mega Man 9 (5x) ($1.99 each)
► Wipeout HD (3x)
/!\ Some content not available in every Store.
DEMOS
► NBA 2K9
► Smackdown vs. RAW 2009
GAMES
► NovaStrike (7,99 / £6.29)
► Prince of Persia Classic (9,99 / £7.99)
► Crash Bandicoot 3 (PSone) (4,99 / £3.99)
► Practical IQ (PSP) (£15.99)
► Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PSP) (£15.99)
ADD-ONS
► Buzz! Quiz TV
○ Horror Movies Quiz (4,99 / £3.99)
► Dead Space
○ Obsidian Suit (free)
○ Scorpion Suit (2,99 / £2.39)
► G1 Jockey 4 2008
○ Extra Horses (free)
► Mega Man 9
○ Hero Mode (1,49 / £1.19)
○ Special Stage (1,49 / £1.19)
○ Superhero Mode (1,49 / £1.19)
► Rock Band
○ Nirvana Pack (7,99/£4.99 or 1,49/£0.99 per song)
♪ Breed
♪ Lounge Act
♪ On a Plain
♪ Polly
♪ Something in the Way
♪ Stay Away
♪ Territorial Pissings
○ Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood (10,99 / £8.99)
♪ Dr Feelgood
♪ Slice of Your Pie
♪ Rattlesnake Shake
♪ Kickstart My Heart
♪ Without You
♪ Same Ol' Situation (SOS)
♪ Sticky Sweet
♪ She Goes Down
♪ Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
♪ Time for Change
► Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
○ Victory Pack (0,99 / £0.79)
○ Survival (0,99 / £0.79)
○ Brave New Worlds (free)
○ The Surreal (free)
► Soulcalibur IV
○ Yoda (3,99 / £3.19)
► Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
○ Spyglass Hill (7,99 / £6.29)
VIDEOS
► Burnout Paradise
○ Bikes Trailer
► Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
○ GT Academy: Silverstone
► Midnight Club Los Angeles
○ Trailer 2
► MotorStorm Pacific Rift
○ Trailer
► NHL 09
○ Be a Pro Mode
○ EA Sports Hockey League
► Tom Clancy's EndWar
○ Voice Command Trailer
► Vampire Rain: Altered Species
○ Killem all Trailer
► Super Stardust Portable
○ Trailer
►PlayStation Network
○ Puzzle trailer
○ Power Pack trailer
MUSIC
► PAIN
○ Theme Tune (free)
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► Linger in Shadows - wallpapers
► WipEout HD - theme
PSP 3000 wallpapers (x6) (PSP)
GAMES
► Bleach ~Soul Carnival~ (PSP) (¥3,800)
DEMOS
► Secret Agent Clank (PSP)
ADD-ONS
► Cross Edge (x6) (Free/¥150/¥500)
►Disgaea 3
○ New characters (x3) (¥200 each)
○ Game system update (¥500)
► Soulcalibur IV
○ Jedi Master Yoda (¥600)
► Vampire Rain
○ Online Characters #5 (¥400)
○ Online Rules #2 (¥200)
VIDEOS
► SOCOM: Confrontation PV
► Valkyria Chronicles: Shoot with Selberia PV
WALLPAPERS
► To Love (x2)
► Tears To Tiara (¥300)
DEMOS
► Warhawk
ADD-ONS
► Mega Man 9
○ Special Stage (Japanese/English Ver.) (HK $7.00)
○ Hero Mode (Japanese/English Ver.) (HK $7.00)
○ Super Hero Mode (Japanese/English Ver.) (HK $7.00)
► Vampire Rain
○ Online Characters #5 (Japanese/English Ver.) (HK $27.00)
○ Online Rules #2 (Japanese/English Ver.) (HK $14.00)
► Cross Edge
○ [Enigma] Formula Pack 1 (Japanese Ver.)
► Soul Calibur 4
○ Jedi Master Yoda (English Ver.) (HK $45.00)
► Disgaea 3
○ Add-on System: Class Room World Command Attack (Japanese Ver.) (HK $34.00)
○ Add-on Character: Thursday (Japanese Ver.) (HK $14.00)
○ Add-on Character: Jennifer (Japanese Ver.) (HK $14.00)
○ Add-on Character: Gordon (Japanese Ver.) (HK $14.00)
VIDEOS
► Prinny ~Ore ga shujinkou de iinsuka?~ PV
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► Mega Man 9 Theme 5 (HK $14.00)
GAMES for Europe only (already released in the US)
► Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - also includes expansion pack
► Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
GAMES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR
► HOME - Official Wide Release (Fall)
► Age of Booty (US: November)
► Astro Tripper
► Crash Commando (December)
► EyeCreate 2
► Flock (December)
► GTi Club (PAL: December 4)
► Kart Attack
► Lumines Supernova
► Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode 2 ($14.95)
► PowerUp Forever
► Red Baron Arcade
► Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer (November)
► Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
GAMES 2009 (or Unknown)
► Alien Sports: Minigolf
► Assault Heroes
► Bomberman Ultra ($9.99)
► Burn Zombie Burn (January)
► Cinnamon Beats
► Codename Cops Maxim Pinball
► Dark Mist (Not yet rated by ESRB, might not be coming out in North America, does have posters inside the North American version of the Home beta. There might still be hope.)
► EyePet
► Fat Princess
► Flower
► Massive Action Game (might be PSN?)
► Noby Noby Boy (by the creator of Katamary Damacy)
► PixelJunk Dungeons
► Ragdoll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic
► Sarah's Emergency Room
► Skygods
► Switchball
► Underfire
► Undertow
► Wheel of Fortune
Games that are out already and have confirmed trophy patches coming:
► Battlefield: Bad Company
► Bionic Commando: Rearmed
► Grand Theft Auto IV (Oct 27th)
► Pixeljunk Monsters (Oct 30th)
► SOCOM: Confrontation
PSone GAMES rated by ESRB (US)
► Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
► Castlevania Chronicles
► Pandemonium
► Street Fighter Alpha 2
► Street Fighter Alpha 3
► Suikoden
► Super Buster Brothers Collection
► Wipeout XL
PSone GAMES rated by PEGI (Europe)
► Bust a Groove
► Crash Bandicoot 3
► Colony Wars
► Cool Boarders 2
► Cool boarders 3
► Destruction Derby 2
► Devil Dice
► Everybody's Golf
► Klonoa
► Kurushi Final
► Motor Toon Grand Prix
► Namco Museum 1
► Namco Museum 2
► Namco Museum 4
► Omega Boost
► Prince of Persia Classic
► Ridge Racer
► Ridge Racer Type 4
► Rollcage
► Spyro: Year of the Dragon
► Tekken 2
► Tekken 3
► Twisted Metal
► Vib Ribbon
► WipEout 2097
► Wip3out
PSone GAMES (Japan)
► The Silver Case
/!\ Content not available on the North American Stores.
DEMOS
► Go! Sudoku
► Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
GAMES
► Dark Mist (£4.99 - 7.99)
PSone GAMES (£3.49 - 4.99 each)
► Bishi Bashi Special
► Command & Conquer
► Command & Conquer: Red Alert
► Crash Team Racing
► Fade to Black
► G-Police
► Hardcore 4x4
► Judge Dredd
► Street Skater
► Syphon Filter 3
► Theme Hospital
► Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► Dark Sector - theme & wallpaper
► Haze - wallpaper
► Heavenly Sword - theme
► Killzone 2 - theme
► MotorStorm - theme & wallpaper
► Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - theme
► SingStar - theme
► Snakeball - theme
► Tekken 5 - wallpaper
► Manga theme
DEMOS
► FolksSoul
► Go! Sports Ski
► Go! Sudoku
► Heavenly Sword ("Kai")
PSone DEMOS
► XI[sai]
GAMES
► Dark Mist (¥800)
► Mainichi Issho (thread) (free)
PSone GAMES (¥600 each)
Complete list under PSone-Klassiker in this thread by junkiexxl at consolewars.de.
DEMOS
► Armored Core for Answer
► Battle Fantasia
► Lair
► Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
THEMES & WALLPAPERS (incomplete)
► Dark Mist - theme
► Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - wallpaper
Instructions on how to create a Japanese PSN account and buy Japanese PSN cards can be found in the "PSN Content 2007 - 'almost' Comprehensive List" thread.
A translation of the main categories (thanks to Zoe):
10/16/08 (games: SOCOM + demos: Motorstorm Pacific Rift + DLC: Eye of Judgment, Tiger Woods 09)
10/09/08 (games: Linger in Shadows, Puzzle Quest, SSA Rocket Powered Cars + demos: SSA Rocket Powered Cars, War Hawk + DLC: Civilization: Revolution, Dead Space, FIFA 09, HSG5, Mega Man 9, RB, SSD HD bundle)
10/02/08 (demos: Beijing 2008, BioShock, BiA: Hell's Highway, Eternal Sonata, NBA 2K9 + DLC: NBA Live 09, Tiger Woods 09, RB, SC IV)
09/25/08 (games: Burnout: Paradise, Wipeout HD, Megaman 9, Geon:Emotions + demos: Megaman 9, NBA 09 The Inside, NBA Live 09 + DLC: RB, Buzz, SC IV)
09/18/08 (demos: Fracture, Mercenaries 2 + DLC: RB)
09/11/08 (games: Jeopardy + demos: GH: Aerosmith, FIFA 09, For Qore 4 buyers: MotorStorm Pacific Rift + DLC: GH3, PAIN, RB)
09/04/08 (Qore 4 + games: NFL Head Coach 09 + demo: Pure + DLC: Haze and RB)
2007 - "almost" Comprehensive List (includes Japanese PSone games)
/!\ All contain BC updates.
10/14/08 - 2.50 (Tons of refinements to the speed and layout of the XMB, PS Store, Options and Account Management, Power management options, improved Bluetooth headset support)
09/16/08 - 2.43 (Preparation for launch of Japan video store - mandatory only for Japan)
07/29/08 - 2.42 (Stability of PS3 and PS1 games improved)
07/08/08 - 2.41 (Streamlined FW updating and new icon for platinum trophies)
07/02/08 - 2.40 (In-game XMB, Trophies, new Store view mode, friends limit increased to 100, better DivX support, upscaling of videos on the HDD, MP3 Surround support)
06/18/08 - 2.36 (Improved system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles)
05/14/08 - 2.35 (Improved stability of some PS3 titles)
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 sorting options for video & game, photo & audio playlist support, view videos while downloading, store & browser faster, new Flash version, Information 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 (Included AVC high profile support)
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)
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.