Another week and another update for the PlayStation Network Store. This time round there’s several expansion packs available for both the PS3 and PSP. Also on the PSP are five full games for download including Monster Hunter Freedom: Unite and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09.

Numblast is available on both systems for £3.99/€4.99. Move the cursor around the board to swap the numeric cell positions. Combos can be achieved by lining identical numbers up in 2×2 squares.

Read the full list of games added after the break.

PS3 Downloadable Games

Numblast (£3.99/€4.99)
To play Numblast, move the cursor around the board and swap the positions of numeric cells to create combos of identical numbers aligned in 2×2 squares. These combos trigger explosions and as your skills improve so will the size of your combos.
PEGI 3+

Punisher: No Mercy (£6.99/€7.99)
The Punisher comes straight from the Marvel Universe to the PlayStation Network in this exclusive game – Offering frantic, arcade-style shooting action, with a heavy emphasis on multiplayer (supports eight players online), the goal is simple – survive!
PEGI 18+

topatoi: The Great Tree Story (£7.99/€9.99)
You may have already read the post by Natalia from the Boolat team on the blog yesterday about topatoi - this unique puzzle/platform game allows you to control a gyroscopic vehicle and offers varied and inventive ways to control, and make your way round, the 3D environments.
PEGI 7+

Trial (and unlock)

Red Baron Arcade (Trial free – unlock key £6.29/€7.99)
Available to buy via this trial version, the full version of Red Baron Arcade features 20 historic WW1 planes, where you can battle against countless enemies including zeppelins, battleships and other authentic aircraft. This game offers 36 levels of single player action, and you can also take the fight online against 7 other players.
PEGI 7+

PSone Classics (PS3 & PSP compatible)

James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (£3.99/€4.99)
(I don’t know about you, but this game was one of my most-played when I was younger). Join James Pond as he jumps and stretches his way around some truly memorable levels. This is a true platforming classic.
PEGI 3+

Add-On Game Content

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
There is a vast array of content which will allow you to customise the way you play the game, give you a competitive edge (if you feel you need it) or add more gameplay; all this new content is listed below:
PEGI 3+

• +0.5 Putting Equipment (£0.79/€0.99)
• +0.5 Short Game Apparel (£0.79/€0.99)
• +0.5 Short Game Equipment (£0.79/€0.99)
• +1 Accuracy Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Accuracy Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Power Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Power Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Putting Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Putting Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Short Game Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1 Short Game Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Accuracy Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Accuracy Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Power Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Power Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Putting Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Putting Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Short Game Equipment (£1.19/€1.49)
• +1.5 Short Game Apparel (£1.19/€1.49)
• +2 Accuracy Apparel (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Accuracy Equipment (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Power Apparel (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Power Equipment (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Putting Apparel (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Putting Equipment (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Short Game Apparel (£1.59/€1.99)
• +2 Short Game Equipment (£1.59/€1.99)
• Advanced Drivers (£1.19/€1.49)
• Advanced Fairway Woods (£1.19/€1.49)
• Advanced Irons (£1.19/€1.49)
• Advanced Putters (£0.79/€0.99)
• Advanced Wedges (£1.19/€1.49)
• Expert Drivers (£1.59/€1.99)
• Expert Fairway Woods (£1.59/€1.99)
• Expert Irons (£1.59/€1.99)
• Expert Putters (£0.79/€0.99)
• Expert Wedges (£1.59/€1.99)
• Intermediate Drivers (£0.79/€0.99)
• Intermediate Fairway Woods (£0.79/€0.99)
• Intermediate Irons (£0.79/€0.99)
• Intermediate Putters (£0.79/€0.99)
• Intermediate Wedges (£0.79/€0.99)
• Max Stats Costumes (£2.39/€2.99)
• The Predator Fantasy Course (£4.79/€5.99)
• Spyglass Hill (£4.79/€5.99)
• Course Pass (£1.59/€1.99)

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – Expansion Speed (£4.79/€5.99)
The Expansion Speed pack contains three extra tracks, with three track variants, three previously unseen vehicles and a Speed mini-festival featuring 48 new brutal events. There are also plenty of unlockable rewards, and new trophies to be gained too.
PEGI 12+

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – Monarch Signature Livery Pack (free)
Another exclusive livery pack to customise your vehicle with, available for a limited time only; hurry if you want to download this free pack before it’s gone.
PEGI 12+

LittleBigPlanet – Sacktue of Liberty Costume (free)
Free and available only for one week, you can dress your Sackboy up in iconic fashion!
PEGI 7+

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
You can now customise your characters with these additional armour sets:
PEGI 12+

• Kempo Armour Set (men) (free)
• Royal Armour Set (men) (free)
• Artemis Armour Set (women) (free)
• Queen Armour Set (women) (free)

Guitar Hero: World Tour
This week Guitar Hero offers tracks from the punk label Epitaph available to download:

• 21st Century Digital Boy by Bad Religion (£1.59/€1.99)
• Linoleum by NoFX (£1.59/€1.99)
• Ruby Soho by Rancid (£1.59/€1.99)
• Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack (This pack contains all three tracks listed above) (£4.39/€5.99)

PEGI 12+

Rock Band
Further your Rock Band experience with this selection from Foreigner, an additional track by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as well as the second pack taken from the Warped Tour 2009:

• Blue Morning, Blue Day by Foreigner (£0.99/€1.49)
• Feels Like The First Time by Foreigner (£0.99/€1.49)
• Head Knocker by Foreigner (£0.99/€1.49)
• Foreigner Pack 01 (this combines all the above tracks in one pack) (£2.49/€3.99)
• Hey John, What’s Your Name Again? By The Devil Wears Prada (£0.99/€1.49)
• Image of the Invisible by Thrice (£0.99/€1.49)
• Sweet Talk by Dear and the Headlights (£0.99/€1.49)
• Warped Tour 2009 Pack 02 (this combines the above tracks in one pack) (£2.49/€3.99)
• Weapon of Choice by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (£0.99/€1.49)

Videos(free)

• WipEout HD Fury Trailer
• Battlefield 1943 Coral Sea Trailer
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Adrenaline Expansion Trailer
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Combat Trailer
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Breakout Trailer
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Invisible Predator Trailer
• Bayonetta Second Climax Trailer
• Mini Ninjas Hiro Gameplay Trailer
• Astro Tripper Trailer

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Manager

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (£24.99/€39.99)
The massive hit in Japan makes it way over to Europe and now you can experience the phenomenon for yourself. Embark on a massive adventure (with up to three friends in Ad-Hoc Mode) hunting down possibly the fiercest monsters ever known!
PEGI 12+
(817 MB required)

Numblast PSP (£3.99/€4.99)
The only difference between this version and the PS3 version is that you can take this one of the move with you via your PSP. Create those combos everywhere you go!
PEGI 3+
(43MB required)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (available from Friday the 3rd of July - £29.99/€39.99)
Play tournament golf with Tiger Woods and many other PGA Tour pros as you aim to be the best golfer in the world, feel the drama with every swing.
PEGI 3+
(982MB required)

Donkey Xote (£7.99/€9.99)
Join Rucio, Sancho and Don Quixote on a journey to Barcelona Fair, where a prestigious battle is set to take place.
PEGI 3+
(687MB required)

Super Hind (£15.99/€19.99)
What would you do if you were given access to the deadliest military helicopter created and the power to change the world? Now is your chance to find out.
PEGI 7+
(182MB required)

Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

Rock Band Unplugged
Further your Rock Band Unplugged experience with this selection of tracks now available:
PEGI 12+

• Losing My Religion by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
• Sin Wagon by Dixie Chicks (£0.99/€1.49)
• Still Alive by GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton (£0.99/€1.49)

All the controveresy surrounding the rather quick release announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 at E3 has left a lot of L4D fans reeling in frustration and anger. Why?  They believe it is far too soon to be releasing a sequel to Left 4 Dead (PC/X360 only) in just under a year between releases. However, Valve, the developers of the series have stated that they will be supporting the 1st Left 4 Dead as planned with more DLC coming soon in an announcement today. The Valve plan is for both games to run concurrently alongside each other which rarely happens in the Video game industry as people/consumers usally move onto the sequel. According to Valve:

 At a recent press event that took place in London earlier today, Lombardi told us, “We plan to keep supporting Left 4 Dead 1. There will be some announcements coming before summer’s out about what’s coming there, and then we haven’t shown everything that’s in Left 4 Dead 2 yet.” Lombardi added, “I think 8, 9 months from now once everything’s been out for a while and everyone’s had time to see the complete product of Left 4 Dead 2 and see continued support for Left 4 Dead 1, they may sort of see what we were up to and what the method of our madness was there.”

The upcoming DLC will be for both PC and Xbox 360, he confirmed. As for Left 4 Dead 2, you’ll be able to try before you buy with a pre-release demo. “With Left 4 Dead in particular we’ve found that word of mouth really is the strongest thing,” Lombardi told OXM. “With Left 4 Dead 2 we plan do a demo before the game comes out that’ll have multiplayer in it and hopefully we can continue the free weekends with the full game post-launch.”

So, there you have it from the horse’s mouth ( or dead horse!). more L4D1 DLC is coming and it’s free before the sequel, L4D2 very soon, both games will run concurrently with each other. This may in fact work, it may be a dead loss……..(sic)

You read right Sega is giving us iPhone and iPod Touch users a free game. So get to your app store now and download it!

Details from SEGA:

“In honor of July 4, SEGA is offering the spectacular puzzler Columns for free to all iPhone/iPod Touch owners. For the whole July 4th weekend, gamers can grab this gaming gem for free and enjoy addictive puzzle fun! Players return to ancient Phoenicia and behold the jeweled Columns as they strategically align falling gems across, down or diagonally - racing against the clock or taking on the computer for hours of challenging gameplay. Easy to pick up, difficult to master and fiendishly addicting, Columns features Timed, Challenge and Endless modes, as well as three levels of difficulty.”

Thanks SEGA

Okay get off your couch and grab your copy of Gears 2, mine needs a good dusting off. It’s Double XP weekend!

Details from Epic:

“Gears of War 2 celebrates the Fourth of July holiday with an explosive Double XP Weekend! Starting Friday, July 3, and running through the weekend, Gearheads can expect double XP in all game types, as well as bonus XP for those teams emerging victorious from battle. And if you’re in the mood for fireworks, be sure to check out the special all-Ticker rounds in every tenth wave of Horde!”

Anyone wanting to team up I’m available.

Feel like you’re ready to make some of your own Xbox 360 games? Kodu Game Lab is now available for 400 Microsoft Points ($5).

Features of Kodu, from Microsoft:

“Kodu” lets anyone from age 7 to 70 harness the power and fun of Xbox 360 to bring their own unique game creations to life. With a simple image-based creator menu and potentially millions of creation options, game development has never been as intuitive for kids and adults of all ages. Players’ imagination is the only limit they’ll face with “Kodu.”

Create a one-of-a-kind game with only an Xbox 360 controller from the comfort of the couch, including the following:

- A bridge and path builder.
- A terrain editor.
- Co-op gameplay and create modes.
- 20 “Kodu” characters with different abilities.
- Breakthrough visual user menu that requires no experience.
- Almost 200 behavioral building blocks with potentially millions of ways to create and combine new actions for characters

You can queue up the demo here on your 360

Rumour has it that Sony are currently involved in a new patent to emulate PS2 games on the PS3. It is already possible to play your PS1 discs on the PS3, and as we all know, when the high overpriced 60GB model PS3 was first introduced on the market, it could play PS2 games. However, since then, Sony removed that feature and a few other features, a few USB ports et al taken out to cut the price of the current now 8oGB model (although they replaced it with a 40GB model initially). Confused? Yes!

Sony have it rumoured to have patented the emulation software as the PS3 contains the PS2 chip! Remember the bitchin Sony gave MS for 360 non Backwards compatibility forcing MS to make emulation software downloadable to play xbox 1 games on the 360? Well, now, Sony are coming back with a vengenance on the PS3 and backwards compatibility. Acccording to Kotaku:

A patent discovered by Siliconera, however, suggests that Sony might be re-thinking this stance. Filed in December 2008, it’s basically a patent for a method that would allow the PS3’s Cell chip to translate code from the PS2’s Emotion Engine. Not half-assed software emulation (which in previous PS3 models couldn’t run some games), full, total replication of the functionality of the Emotion Engine.

Which means, theoretically at least, you could play any PS2 game on any PS3, regardless of the model or year of release.

Whether this would allow you to play actual PS2 discs, or would just be the advance party for the sale of PS2 downloads on the PlayStation Store is unclear. We’d like the former, but with Sony being a business and all, would expect the latter.

Lets hope this move is due to Sony’s 10 year lifecycle theory of the PS2 ending next year and therefore dropping the PS2 form the market finally, and concentrating on the PS3 fully. It would make more sense as PS1 games aree already playable, and many PS2 games would be welcome to be played on the PS3 instead of digging out that PS2 to finish off that God Of War game or FFX game etc.

About Trine:

“In Trine™, players work together to create and use objects to solve challenging physics-based puzzles and defeat dangerous enemies. Set in a kingdom on the verge of chaos, a warrior, a wizard, and a thief are bound by a powerful artifact known as “the Trine”. Together, they must battle the forces of space, energy, and motion to put an end to the reign of the dark sorcerer that rules the kingdom.

Featuring three-player cooperative play, each character has specific talents to invent new solutions to puzzles and original ways to defeat enemies. The Wizard can use magic to create objects and new paths, the Thief can use her agility and accuracy to quickly deal with enemies, and the Warrior unleashes pure destruction everywhere he travels.”

Trine will be coming to PCs in summer 2009. A PlayStation Network (PS3) release is also planned.

Download the demo here

It’s coming up to the 7th of the 7th and that can only mean one thing in the world of Halo 3 - Bungie Day is on the way!

Bungie Day 2009 will take place on the 7th of July and will include community map playlists, 4 vs 4 playlists, the chance to beat the Bungie developers at literally their own game and to top it all off players have the chance to win Halo 3 recon armor to top off what promises to be a great event for Halo 3 fans.

There’s gonna be tons of community maps on display (your maps!), dozens of Bungie employees rocking flames and stomping mud-holes in your soon to be thoroughly stomped and mud-holed faces, and of course, ridonkulous amounts of Recon armor on offer. We’re (as the kids are wont to say) gonna make it rain.



Some news that does put an extremely good games publisher in a good light. Square Enix are currently being sued by an ‘Esther Leong’, a San Farncisco Resident, according to Kotaku, claims that ’lied about or concealed its monthly fees, penalties for late payments, interest, restrictions and other things that should have been fully disclosed at points of purchase” — basically, Square Enix has been “deceptive”.

The court filing reads:

The deceptive advertising, unfair and undisclosed business practices, and concealment concern, among others:

i. Licensing of the online games software disguised as a sale;
ii. Monthly fees (”fees”) to play the online games;
iii. Penalties for late payment of the fees;
iv. Interest charges for late payment of the fees;
v. Charges while the online game account is suspended;
vi. Termination of the right to use the online games for late payment of the fees;
vii. User restrictions and conditions related to the online games;
viii. Termination of game data for payment of the fees.

honestly, I dont know whether this is true or not, having not played FFXI online or that Square Enix were being deceptive but it does appear odd that these regulations were not specified. We only tell from the outcome expecially if its someone aftedr cool million bucks!

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