Another week, another update for the PlayStation Store.
This week’s offering looks huge at first glance, however after reading through the list you can see why. There has been a lot of videos added this week, 14 to be exact. Most of the videos are games trailers, including one for the E3 showing of PlayStation Home. As with the last few weeks, there are a couple of AST Dew Tour videos on there as well (yawn).
The Home theme, discussed in the PlayStation Home Beta article, is now available. This theme potentially gives you Americans access to the Home Beta, so go get it if that interests you.
There is a fairly large amount of game add-ons on the list, dominated by NASCAR tracks and Rock Band songs. Unfortunately, there are no games or demos up for download this week, which is something that will put many people off even checking the store for this cycle.
The biggest addition to the store this week is Qore Episode 3, the reason being it gives purchasers exclusive early-access to the Resistance 2 Beta. As usual, us Europeans (and everyone else probably) will most likely miss out, due to Qore being a US PSN exclusive item. The PlayStation.Blog store update post for this week adds, “There will be multiple programs and methods to get access … [to] the Resistance 2 Online Beta”. From the looks of this, there is a good chance we will get a chance to enter the Beta, but it will probably be later and more limited.
The full store update is listed below:
Qore Digital Magazine
- Qore Episode 03: August, 2008 ($2.99 Issue, $24.99 Annual Subscription)
Add-on Game Content
- Snakeball Team Mode ($1.99)
- NASCAR 09 Montreal Track ($3.99)
- NASCAR 09 Skin Pack 1 ($2.49)
- NASCAR 09 Skin Pack 2 ($2.49)
- NASCAR 09 Skin Pack 3 ($2.49)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Interscope Track Pack ($6.25)
Rock Band
• “Toxicity” – System of a Down ($1.99)
• “B.Y.O.B” – System of a Down ($1.99)
• “Rescue Me” – Buckcherry ($0.99)
• “Face Down in the Dirt”- Mötley Crüe ($0.99)
• “Life is Beautiful” – Sixx:A.M. ($0.99)
• Crüe Fest Pack 2 ($2.99) – includes “Rescue Me” – Buckcherry, “Face Down in the Dirt” – Mötley Crüe, and “Life is Beautiful” – Sixx:A.M.
File sizes: 26.2 MB – 32.2 MB (singles), 76.4 MB (track pack)Game Videos (free)
- PlayStation Home E3 Video
- The Last Guy Behind The Scenes
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Tomb Raider: Underworld Trailer
- Madden NFL 09 E3 Trailer
- Madden NFL 20th Anniversary Video
- Madden NFL 09 Adaptability Trailer
- TNA iMPACT! Head to Head Trailer
- Dead Space Dev Diary #5: Creating Horror
- Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #4 PG-13
- AST Dew Tour – Greg Lutzka’s Road to Finals
- AST Dew Tour – One on one with James Foster
- AST Dew Tour – PlayStation Pro Moments – 2
- AST Dew Tour – Spinner looks to ‘08
PS3 Themes (free)
- PlayStation Home Theme
PS3 Wallpaper (free)
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice Wallpaper (x3)
- Tomb Raider: Underworld Mediterranean Shark Attack Wallpaper
[...] This week’s European Store Update on the PSN is mediocre at best. There are no games, no PS3 demos and no worthwhile demos. The only game demo available, Secret Agent Clank, is for the PSP. This attempt at the weekly additions is poor at best, especially when compared to the US PSN Store Update. [...]