Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.
This week’s Spring Fever celebrates Racing Week with WipEout HD! WipEout HD is on sale for $9.99 (regular price $19.99) Offer good through Wednesday, 4/21.
Updates
Valhalia Knights 2: Battle Stance Permanent Price Drop (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
Tank Battles Sale (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
TV Show King Sale (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
UNO Sale (now $4.99, original price $7.99)
Downloadable Games
Final Fight: Double Impact ($9.99)
Final Fight: Double Impact takes you on a hard-hitting journey through Capcom history with the ultimate versions of arcade classics Final Fight and Magic Sword. Double Impact slams into your home with seamless online and local co-op multiplayer, new music by acclaimed remixologists, HD-filtered graphics, a host of unlockables to discover, and an integrated online leaderboard to prove your mettle!
ERSB Rated T
File size: 257 MB
“Sam & Max” The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone
Wield psychic powers against fearsome foes in this epic comedy saga.
The game starts with a bang as intergalactic gorilla invader Skunk’ape sets his sights on Max’s newly discovered mysterious powers. While mastering these abilities – future sight, teleportation, shape shifting, mind reading – and investigating their source, Sam & Max must fend off Skunk’ape and get him banished to The Penal Zone.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 524 MB
PSone Classics
XS Junior League Dodgeball ($5.99)
Put your dodgeball skills to the test in this adaptation of the popular playground game. Will you lead your team to victory, or simply to the school nurse?
Download this PS one Classic today!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 244 MB
Game Demos (free)
Skate 3 Demo
Welcome to the SKATE 3 Demo which offers both a single and multiplayer experience. Learn the ins and outs of skating with the all-new Skate.School or team up and throw down in co-op or competitive gameplay. Featuring new challenge types like Own The Lot and Domination, the ability to save and upload replays, and full game rewards for playing.
SKATE 3 – Team Up. Throw Down.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 920 MB
“Sam & Max” The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone Demo
Wield psychic powers against fearsome foes in this epic comedy saga.
Get FREE trial of first episode, The Penal Zone.
The game starts with a bang as intergalactic gorilla invader Skunk’ape sets his sights on Max’s newly discovered mysterious powers. While mastering these abilities – future sight, teleportation, shape shifting, mind reading – and investigating their source, Sam & Max must fend off Skunk’ape and get him banished to The Penal Zone.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 524 MB
Add-on Game Content
Magic Orbz: Jungle Pack ($2.99)
Magic Orbz is a fresh spin on classic brick-breaking gameplay, enabling players to bust apart 3D environments, piece by piece. The new Magic Orbz Jungle Pack provides new levels, trophies, and adventures! Defeat the powerful evil shaman and help to save this world – or just destroy it at all, brick by brick! If you’re up for the challenge, check out the Magic Orbz Jungle Pack today!
File size: 100 KB
Zen Pinball: Excalibur Table ($2.49)
Earn your seat at the Round Table amongst the greatest knights in King Arthur’s court! The Arthurian legend is reborn on a lively pinball table with several unique features.
See the tales of the Knights of the Round Table unfold before you. Participate in duels or jousting tournaments for the honour, and defend Camelot against the robber knights!
File size: 60 MB
Hustle Kings – Crazy Tables: Hex Crazy (free)
The most stylish bar in town has a futuristic table that’s sure to test your cuing technique to the maximum. With more cushions, more angles and more ways to outsmart your opponent, you’ll need every trick in the book to get to the 8-Ball!
Best of all, it’s absolutely FREE!*
Download Hex Crazy for Hustle Kings today!
File size: 39 MB
PAIN: Fluffer Character ($0.99)
Meet Fluffer, the first feline to be launched into the world of PAIN. Though cats are often agile and flexible, that’s not the case for Fluffer. Help this feisty cat explore all the PAIN environments with your trusty launcher. Fluffer may hiss the first time in terror, but a few extra launches should warm that up to a purr or meow. What’s there to be scared of anyway — aren’t cats always supposed to land on their feet? Download Fluffer today!
File size: 100 KB
Dante’s Inferno – Devil Pack ($2.99)
This pack includes the ‘Putrid Voice’ magic ability as well as the ‘Panderer’s Lash’ relic that augments this unholy power.
File size: 100 KB
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Ultimate Warriors Pack 4 (free)
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast” Character Pack #11 is now available! The eleventh release is the “Ultimate Warriors Pack 4!” This pack contains the earth-rending fighters: Majin Buu, Super Buu, Kid Buu, Broly and Super Saiyan 3 Broly! All the ultimate warriors are not itching to dace each other, and the battles now reach its climax! Your legend as the world’s greatest warrior begins today!
File size: 116KB
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Quest Pack #4 (free)
Quest Pack #4 – Enhance your Strikeforce experience with these new missions and challenges. Also includes all previous Quest Packs. The following quests will be added to the city’s “Noticeboard”. To learn more about this pack and about Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce go to www.tecmokoeiamerica.com/strikeforce.
Turban Fortress Defense
Battle of Jiang Ling
Wei Defense
File size: 101 KB
Guitar Hero 5
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.
- “Addicted” by Saving Abel ($1.99)
- “Gives You Hell” by All-American Rejects ($1.99)
- “There’s No Other Way” by Blur ($1.99)
File sizes: 34 MB – 40 MB (singles)
Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
- “Blood On My Hands” – The Used ($1.99)
- “Born To Quit” – The Used ($1.99)
- “The Taste Of Ink” – The Used ($1.99)
- The Used Pack 1 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: The Used Pack 01. This pack includes “Blood On My Hands,” “Born To Quit,” and “The Taste Of Ink” by The Used.
- “Empty Walls” – Serj Tankian ($1.99)
- “Sky Is Over” – Serj Tankian ($1.99)
- “All Star” – Smash Mouth ($1.99)
File sizes: 24 MB – 32 MB (singles), 80 MB (track pack)
Game Videos (free)
The Tester – Winner Interview
SCEA’s own Brent Gocke interviews the winner of The Tester. Brent gets the lowdown on the alliances, friendships and rivalries that developed over the course of the show, plus the winner shed light on what the experience was like from a contestant’s perspective.
File size: 242 MB (SD) 544 MB (HD)
Pulse 4/15 Edition
Join host Christina Lee for PULSE presented by the PlayStation Network. In this edition we check out the 2010 additions to the “Greatest Hits” library, share our staff picks from the Digital Comics collection for your PSP system, show off the latest video releases including Season 14 of South Park, and more!
File size: 267 MB (HD) 451 MB (1080)
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Trailer
File size: 28 MB (SD) 54 MB (HD)
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake Trailer
File size: 100 MB (HD)
ModNation Racers – BTS: Mod Studio
File size: 193 MB (HD)
ModNation Racers – BTS: Kart Studio
File size: 160 MB (HD)
ModNation Racers – BTS: The Story
File size: 200 MB (HD)
Anarchy: Rush Hour Trailer
File size: 63 MB (HD)
2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa Official Trailer
File size: 51 MB (HD)
Army Of Two: Fortieth Day Chapters Of Deceit Developer Diary Network Trailer
File size: 59 MB (HD)
Need For Speed: Shift Exotic Racing Series Trailer
File size: 91 MB (HD)
PS3 Themes
South Park Anime Theme ($1.99)
File size: 5.15 MB
Megaman 10 Dynamic Theme 2 ($2.99)
File size: 367 KB
Sushi Theme ($1.99)
File size: 5.42 MB
PS3 Wallpaper
Patchwork Heroes Parachutes Wallpaper
File size: 222 KB (SD) 1.14 MB (HD)
PlayStation Store for PSP
Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)
Mimana Iyar Chronicle ($34.99)
Mimana Iyar Chronicles blends the traditional RPG elements of vast map exploration and treacherous dungeon spelunking.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 443 MB
PSP Minis (also available from PS3 Storefront)
Monopoly ($4.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 67 MB
Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro ($2.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 11 MB
Sheep Defense (PSP Only – $1.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 6 MB
Sweet Reversi (PSP Only – $1.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 8 MB
Tonzurakko (PSP Only – $1.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 6 MB
Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)
BUZZ! Quiz World National Geographic – Kids Quiz ($3.99)
Now kids everywhere can become trivia masterminds by learning from the acclaimed National Geographic archives! This BUZZ! Quiz World PSP quiz pack features hundreds of new questions to test the kids in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz World PSP game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge friends and family and “Show ’em Your Trivia!”
File size: 35 MB
LittleBigPlanet PSP Temples Costumes (free)
PLAY, CREATE, SHARE…Everywhere.
LittleBigPlanet’s critically acclaimed “PLAY, CREATE, SHARE” experience, makes its way to the PSP system with a completely new Sackboy adventure.
Get these free costumes from the Temples Theme Pack.
NOTE: Manual Update required
File size: 2.46 MB
LittleBigPlanet PSP Temples Theme Pack ($2.99)
PLAY, CREATE, SHARE…Everywhere.
Download a new set of costumes and CREATE materials to create your own Temples levels! The Temples Theme Pack includes 6 Costume items, 11 CREATE Materials, 15 Stickers, 1 Music kit, and 1 Background.
NOTE: Manual Update required
File size: 2.60 MB
Game Videos (free)
Pulse 4/15 Edition
File size: 43 MB
The Tester – Winner Interview
SCEA’s own Brent Gocke interviews the winner of The Tester. Brent gets the lowdown on the alliances, friendships and rivalries that developed over the course of the show, plus the winner shed light on what the experience was like from a contestant’s perspective.
File size: 86 MB
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe Trailer
File size: 5.18 MB
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake Trailer
File size: 11 MB
ModNation Racers – BTS: Mod Studio
File size: 32 MB
ModNation Racers – BTS: Kart Studio
File size: 26 MB
ModNation Racers – BTS: The Story
File size: 32 MB
PSP Themes (also available from PS3 Storefront
South Park PSP Theme ($1.99)
File size: 442 KB
Patchwork Heroes – Friends Theme (free)
File size: 543 KB
PSP Wallpaper (free)
The Patchwork Heroes – Parachutes Wallpaper (PSP)
File size: 97 KB
This is an unbeatable price for Wipeout HD! It would’ve been perfect if you discounted the bundle to $14.99, but I have no problem buying the two separately. Thanks for the good sale.
I also picked up Final Fight…ah memories.
Looking forward to hearing release dates for: Castle Crashers and Final Fantasy IX.
Any chance we could also see Vagrant Story and Chrono Cross on the Network in the future?
@137 – Not everyone uses credit cards. Or wants to. It’s a lot more convenient to buy amazon.com cards (or a variety of other methods, like trading in coins at a coinstar machine) which can be used to buy anything at Amazon.com or PSN, than simply buying PSN Cards, which can only be used at PSN.
At least if Amazon.com’s store was updated more often. They seem to have not updated for a while (2 weeks?)
already preordered the Sam and Max games. Awaiting the first episode!
It saddens me that most of you seem fit to ignore Sam and Max and focus on other “missing” stuff.
Aw, I’ve angered the internet tweens. Time to head off to my job where I support hundreds of servers running Linux for a living while you head of to school.
hmmm not an awesome update but pues que se le puede hacer es sony business :P
When are you gonna fix the ps3’s you wouldn’t let me comment on the Final Fight blog. Let us know something
Why isn’t Wipeout Fury half price to $5.00 like Wipeout HD is half price to $10.00???? I got all excited because I thought that I could buy both of them, but now I can’t. No buy sadly :(
anyway i don’t care too much about the 3D thing
Whooa. You guys are working harder to be on time, this was alil early :0 Ty 4 the skate 3 demo.. Also to the people complaining about ps classic, “classic”- mean old ps1 title not best selling titles that where popular, its mean old ps1 titles.
YOU HAVE TO THINK this build relationships with small developers and etc, they cant broaden the brand with just popular titles all the time, every small dev get a fair shake, yes they would make millions by droppin a++ every week, but some times a quality friendship in buisness is worth more the almighty dollar, sumthing thing to think about my fellow peers, this shows u sony not money hungry but buisness savvy.
mcbuttz78
I feel like a woman in an abusive relationship. I keep coming back. Saying to myself that it can change, things will get better. But it never does. Thanks for abusing me SONY.
I needs me my monkey island se 1&2! Day 1 confirmed. Next week?
decent update i want some more avatars.
Bad update in my opinion.
Please add more turn-based RPGs, this is the only way fans can get them since they won’t come out on disc for PS3.
I really do despise complaining to the greatest degree, but I just feel the PS3 is getting the full attention of the updates (which is understandable since its the better selling hardware). However, as a PSPGo owner, I just feel that my experience with the Go should be ABSOLUTELY EQUAL to that of a PSP-3000 and below, if anything just as far as games go. One ‘new’ game does not warrant a ‘weekly’ update when so many large blockbusters have yet to go released on the network. I really do love supporting Sony, you’re just making it harder each week while I wait.
PSN updates going to be Tuesdays? That is a great move, get the update out closer to 360’s weekly.
A move in the right direction…
Now only a few things left that are even MORE important.
#1: Support the PspNo, offer digital versions of ALL previously released UMD titles.
#2: Force developers producing new games for PSP to have a digital version aswell (and under no circumstances charge more for the digital than the UMD…EVER)
#3: Kick whoever is in charge of the so-called PS1 “classics” until they understand that OLD does not mean CLASSIC.
#4: Start forcing developers to include Avatars and Dynamic themes with their games, because its apparent you guys cant take the pressure of putting out avatars and dynamic themes via psn download in a reasonable timeframe.
#5: Bring the video store to Canada, I really do not like giving my money to Microsoft for the 360 videos, but they offer something that Sony is not….fix it.
okay update, the only things of interest are Sam & Max, the Magic Orb & Zen pinball add-ons
really would be nice if some more avatars were released
Why no replies?
Thank you for the Sam and Max demo. Now I know for certain that the game is not for me.
Well, every week can’t be a winner. I really liked Freekscape though.
I bought Monster Hunter last week so I think I will be okay on games for a few weeks.
I really wish we could get a price drop on Dissidia, Persona, and Resistance: Retribution. What do you say, Sony? Can we get a discount on these?
Persona at Amazon – $16.41.
Persona at PSN – $39.99.
Please explain how this makes any sense at all.
I bought a psp go on the day it came out and have been waiting patiently for something worth buying ….im about ready to put the thing up for sale …what a disapointment
@171
It makes perfect sence, you see today is friday and you have a PS3, french fries are yummy and “miley” Cyrus won the Tester.
Normaly its uncommon for 2+2 to = 4, even more so when Gamestop has a sale.
Also because JPN, EURO and NA all have different psn’s the toppings on your ice cream might not include
chocolate sprinkles.
You see…perfect sence. Understanding of Sonys logic is as simple as a drunken monkey doing taxes.
Psikorps-
you should not insult drunken monkeys in such ways….
hey Playstation people, so, can You make game for Need for Speed 3 and Need for speed high Strike and Test drive off road 3, That I want you do it Please we pay you :)
why would I buy something from a company that removes features from MY system? sony, you lost your good name to more than half of your fans!!! hail to the new SEGA!!!
pretty nice update last night. hope to see more great titles past present and future. keep up the good work.
There is some good deals comin’!
It’s pretty funny how Racing Week features one racing game.
If anyone doesn’t have WipeoutHD….. I HIGHLY recommend it, also get the FURY add-on if you can, its well worth it.
Now, does anyone know if the MONOPOLY MINI will play on my PS3??
FINAL FIGHT……FTW!!!!
final fight double impact and another mega man 10 dynamic theme!!! gonna get ’em all!!
Great update Sony. Keep up the great work. I think that PSN corp formation thing at last years E3 was a great move, and it’s paying off now in a big way.
Store updates are almost weekly now, they always have something that some people want, and the content in them is enough for at least those who might try something to look at it now instead of it mostly being 50 plus vids about the games of 2 months ago like in 2008.
BUZZ! Quiz World National Geographic DLC seems to freeze my Buzz Game whenever I want to play it ! What is making that ?
@49 I don’t get it man I hear it all the time but What the hell was so great about the Dreamcast? I had one and had alot of games too some I actually bought. Don’t get me wrong I liked the Dreamcast it had some good games. I’m so tired of hearing Dreamcast was my favorite system but I don’t remember seeing anyone supporting the damn thing when you know it was actually being made. It sure wasn’t the price it was only 199 at launch so it wasn’t price. If the dream cast was so good the PS2 wouldn’t have mopped the damn floor with the thing. Dreamcast is the most retro overrated thing Ive ever seen. I know I bought mine on 9/9/99 and by november of the next year I was buying a PS2.
Anyway this weeks spring special is WEAK. 1 game? I’ll pass. Why is it that not every UMD is made for download past and present. Until then the PSPgo will be a Failure. Not even all the AAA titles are available? The 100th PSone classic is what again? thats turabile.
Definition of “Classic”: of the first or highest quality, class, or rank.
so anyone saying classic just means old is wrong, and if Sony is indeed using it that way then they fail at English!
I’m disappointed that the Fury pack didn’t drop in price as well. Now if I buy it for $10, I will have only saved 5 bucks as oppose to 10.
Can’t say I regret the purchase though. WipEout is good stuff.
I downloaded Sam & Max(bought the season) & have a question, is the demo the full game or was there anything else I needed to get, because it says the demo & the full game are the same size. when I installed it is said it was installing the Sam & Max demo
When I pre-ordered it, I downloaded a 100k file(that was an unlock key)
how can u call this a bad update??
u cant expect to get something that u alone want, every week. thats impossible… give them a break, theyre doing a tremendous job.
So, for the next several days you can get Wipeout HD and the Fury add on separately for $19.98 or the bundle for $24.99, thus defeating the purpose of it until this sale is over…… Yeah that makes sense…. The logical thing would be to reduce the cost of the bundle to at least match what they would cost individually during this sale period.
Im seriously disappointed. I saw that it was Racing week and since all these Modnation Racers videos, i was hoping there was a demo just for this week only. I mean theres like 15 videos for that game and that equals like filler for the weekly update, thats crap. i can see those videos on Gametrailers if I felt like it. You know it would have made sense for Crash Team Racing for PS1 to come out, no that to hard for Sony. Half of the games on the PS1 classics I never even heard of and probablly for a good reason. I’m glad that Wipeout is on sale for $10, I’m picking that up but wouldn’t it have made sense to drop the Fury add-on to $5. I know plenty of people that would grab Fury if it went down halfway.
And how come you guys did such a great job with the Burnout Paradise DLC, I grabbed the DLC bundle for $20 since I was saving $30 for the rest of the stuff, I only grab the Big Surf Island from the game, It was worth the extra 10 hours of gameplay.
I have Motorstorm Pacific Rift and how come those those expansions arent 2 for $ 10 yet? Really but a Call of Duty map pack has 4 or 5 maps and gets priced 10 bucks, the expansions have 3 new maps apiece and guess what there 10 bucks apiece what the hell, its like your math and logic skills are seriously messed up like a drunk, except always on
Final Fight Double Impact has a glitch. It played ok the first few times but now whenever I go to the menu screen, the screen acts like the controller is holding the up button and uncontrollably cycles through the menu options. I thought it was the controller but when I turned the controller off, it kept doing it. Also I switched controllers with no luck. Next step I rebooted my PS3 and restarted the game, again, no luck. I finally deleted the game and reinstalled it. That took care of the problem for a few minutes then it came back again. The game has a glitch and I hope Capcom releases an update soon. Has anyone else have this problem?
Actually, i think this was one of the best updates in weeks! Mainly because of the Skate 3 Demo AND my all time favorite PS1 game : Oddworld – Abes Odysee, which for some reason wasn’t featured in this Ps Store Recap?
I dont want to sound mean, but why isnt a lot of games coming out????? :( i mean my birthday is in a couple of weeks but my mom dont really know what to get me because no games are coming out. get some more call of dutys, or bring NASCAR BACK (even though it is in grand tourismo 5 but it isnt till nov.) i mean i love ps3 but the same games over & over with same features get boring. if i was yall i would be making more games then workin in ps home or ps store. ps3 are still the best just need some new games.
@ 194
What do you mean no games are coming out? There are a ton of different games coming out. Do you keep up with gaming a lot? How about Red Dead Redemption next month in May? http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-life-red-dead/63988
i get all 3 new avatars ” EyePet ” it’s suck :(
but the 3rd one the collest 1 : )
Next ps store update !? april 22 !?
BE WARNED – To play Final Fight: DI, you HAVE to be logged into the PSN. If you have a spotty-connection (like me) or choose to play without internet connection, you can’t even LAUNCH the game. All you get is an error. This game is perfectly viable as a stand-alone, single player game.
This is absolutely ridiculous. There is no chance that I would have paid ANYTHING for this game had this been public information.
There is no warning of this in the game’s description AT ALL!
no store update this week?!
why wipeout hd still available?!
Add Socom Confrontation at half price for this week,
since you made me deleted my YDL partition on my 2 Fat PS3 console…
its 7:00 over here, cmonnnnnnnnnnnn load up the new update.