Thanks to Goldrusher for the custom banner and help on the lists.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Japanese content is up now.
-Europe content is up now.
-North America content is up now.
-The PS Store is rumored to have a revamp coming on April 15th.
-Last week, somebody told me about a random blog they had found that copy/pasted without credit the entire OP from last week, including the formatting and the part where I said I still needed to list out the Japanese games. LOL
-There was a patch for Rock Band. In-game music store was added with previews and more detailed information of the tracks and the world tour mode is being adjusted so you don't get the same songs near as much.
-The Orange Box for PS3 received an online patch this week.
-Call of Duty 4 for PS3 received an online patch this week.
-Unreal Tournament 3 was updated to fix VOIP, streamline the mod system and fix a couple of bugs.
-Jonnyram on GAF has said that the Japanese Open Home beta is starting on the 24th of March. We'll find out soon whether he was correct.
-GT5 Prologue hits the European store next week on the 27th. If it's like Warhawk, it should go up at 12:01AM GMT Thursday. 39.99 (1.9GB)
-PS3 firmware 2.20 is going up in the next day or two. It includes BD Profile 2.0 and a bunch of other things. I guess they're making up for lost time with the FW updates.
-The European SingStore is getting 24 new songs tomorrow.
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THIS WEEK:
United States/Canada
Games/Demos:
-Condemned 2: Bloodshot demo
-SEGA Superstars Tennis demo
DLC:
-Tiger Woods 08 - "Doral Golf Resort, Blue Monster Course" add-on - $4.99
-Tiger Woods 08 - "Maxed out player" add-on - $2.49
-Tiger Woods 08 - "Turnberry Golf Resort" add-on - free
Rock Band tracks - $1.99 each or $5.49 for the pack:
-At the Gates - "Blinded By Fear" (master)
-Evile - "Thrasher" (master)
-The Haunted - "D.O.A." (master)
Trailers:
-Ape Quest - "PS3 Spec"
-Condemned 2: Bloodshot - "Launch"
-Eye of Judgment - "Set 2"
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - "Japan Intro"
-MotorStorm 2 - "Teaser"
-Soul Calibur IV - "Character Reveal"
-Turning Point
United Kingdom
Games/Demos:
-PAIN - £4.99 / 9.99
DLC:
-PAIN - "Muffy" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Cookie" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Hung-Lo" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Santa" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Scurv Dogg" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Ginger" add-on - £0.69 / 0.99
-PAIN - "Fun with Explosives" add-on - free
-Stranglehold map pack - £9.99 / 14.99
Trailers:
-MotorStorm 2 - "Teaser"
Japan
Games/Demos:
-Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie (PS1) - ¥600
-Gakkou o Tsukurou!! (PS1) - ¥600
-Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Hikyou o Motomete (PS1) - ¥600
-Spyro the Dragon (PS1) - ¥600
-Metal Gear Solid (PS1) - ¥600
-Atelier Ellie - Alchemist of Salburg 2 (PS1) - ¥600
-Crash Bandicoot Carnival (PS1) - ¥600
-Dezaemon Kids (PS1) - ¥600
-PLUSII - Mahjong game (PS1) - ¥600
-Master of Monsters (PS1) - ¥600
-Echochrome - ¥1800
Trailers:
-Oblivion - "Face Making Movie Vol. 2"
-Professional Baseball Spirits 5
-Soulcalibur IV - "Promo Movie Darth Vader"
-Valkyria of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles - "Character Introduction Vol. 2: Largo"
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COMING BEFORE THE END OF 2008:
PSN Games:
Released in the US and still to come for Europe:
-Blast Factor: Advanced Research (3/27)
-High Velocity Bowling (April)
-Rocketman: Axis of Evil
-Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
April
-Dark Mist
-Elefunk
-Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (3/27 EU) (4/17 US)
May
-Bionic Commando: Rearmed
-Echo Chrome
Other 2008 games
-1942
-Commando 3
-HOME
-Kart Attack
-Novastrike
-PixelJunk Dungeons (releasing after Eden)
-PixelJunk Eden
-Plunder
-Rat Race
-SOCOM: Confrontation
-Soldner X
-Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
-Wipeout HD
-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
-Echochrome - ¥1800
-Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - ¥4500
-Mainichi Issho - full game - free
-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:
PSN Content 03/13/08 (MLB 2K8 demo; Toy Home expansion; RB, GH and PAIN DLC)
PSN Content 03/06/08 (Rocketman game and demo; GH3 and RB DLC)
PSN Content 02/28/08 (GH3, PAIN and RB DLC)
PSN Content 02/21/08 (Jet Moto 3 (PS1) game; PixelJunk Monsters, God of War: COO (PSP) demos; PAIN, RB DLC)
PSN Content 02/14/08 (MLB08 The Show and Patapon (PSP) demos, RB DLC)
PSN Content 02/07/08 (Go Sports Skydiving, and Crash Bandicoot 3 (PS1) games; Lost Planet online demo; MotorStorm and RB DLC)
PSN Content 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 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)
03/12/07 - 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:
The last update for the PSP store was on March 20th, 2008.
Games/Demos:
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (UMD) - $10.99
-Flat Out: Head On demo
Trailers:
-Ape Quest
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - "Japan Intro"
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee - "Behind the scenes #1"
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee - "Behind the scenes #2"
-Patapon - "Gamer Advisory Panel QA"
Other:
-Ape Quest wallpaper (x3)
-Ape Quest theme
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee wallpaper