Yesterday Sony released cards for the Playstation Network in Japan, which means they’ll be arriving in the US very soon. Just like the 360 and Wii cards, they make purchasing content on the PSN possible for anyone who doesn’t own a credit card.
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A patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed has gone live. The patch addresses the freezing and “white-screen-of-death” issues that some gamers have been experiencing, and should be available through the game interface once you are logged in to the PlayStation Network.
Coinciding with their opening of the Playstation Store, the Playstation Network is having a Thanksgiving sale, featuring a few staple titles. Until November 29th you’ll be able to snatch up the following for 5 bucks:
That’s the same Everyday Shooter that was great value when it was selling for $10, so do yourself a favor.
The description of Operation Creature Feature on the PlayStation Store might lead you to believe the game is similar to Lemmings, and I’m guessing that fact alone has led to a stack of instant impulse buys. Those of you who are still on the fence should hit the jump for our review.
The Trials of Topoq is a fairly simple premise - each level sets a ball at the top of a tall castle, and you have to safely guide the ball down a treacherous path, battling a time limit and picking up items along the way. You might be thinking Super Monkey Ball or Marble Madness, and you’re close, but unlike other games of this nature, you’re not directly controlling the ball or the environment - and you’re not using a controller.
Semi-official Sony blog Three Speech has revealed a massive list of content planned for release on the European PlayStation Store over the last two months of 2007. Highlights include the fl0w expansion and an Uncharted demo in November, with Pain and Everyday Shooter coming in December - hit the jump for the rest.
Unlike our friends from the US, PAL PlayStation 3 owners have just had a significant amount of content added to the PlayStation Store - although you’ll need a PlayStation Eye to enjoy a lot of it.
We’re still waiting for Everyday Shooter, but hey - at least we can scratch the Ratchet and Clank demo off the list of things we’re sick of waiting for.
Full list after the jump.
Sony has signed a deal with the BBC that will allow players to download episodes of Top Gear through Gran Turismo TV. GT TV is a channel on the PlayStation Network that will provide the latest news and content from the motoring world. In addition to being able to watch Top Gear, Gran Turismo 5 will feature the Top Gear Test Track to test your times on, and maybe beat the Stig’s personal best. Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi had this to say about the partnership:
“We at Polyphony are great fans of the world’s best motoring programme, Top Gear, so we’re delighted to be collaborating with BBC Worldwide to deliver Top Gear content via Gran Turismo. We’re sure that players will be as thrilled as we are when they get the chance to put their own driving skills to the test on the Top Gear Test Track in GT5, as well as enjoying classic episodes of Top Gear via GT TV.”
GT TV is expected to launch in 2008, and the BBC will be providing 40 episodes of Top Gear for download.
PlayStation Thursday is here, and it’s a good one - of course, the usual “…if you’re in the US” caveat applies. The eagerly awaited Everyday Shooter and demos for Ratchet and Clank Future, Conan and NHL 2K8 make up the playable stuff, hit the jump for the rest.
I’m surely not the only one that has been drooling over the innovative, ironically-named Everyday Shooter for some time - so I’m glad to report that the game is finally set for release on the US PlayStation Store this Thursday. No word yet on when the rest of us will get to experience the synaesthesic shooter goodness.
If you haven’t already, hit the jump for a video of the game in action.
