Hope you all enjoyed the E3 trailers we put on the store yesterday, there were definitely some great titles shown off. Now though, it’s back to normal proceedings with our weekly Thursday publish.
For those of you who’ve been asking about the release of Final Fantasy VII, I can confirm that we now have the English and Spanish language versions live on the Store today. Although, I have to apologise to those who are waiting for the French and German language versions as we’ve had to delay those versions until tomorrow afternoon.
Alongside the release of FFVII we’ve got a nicely varied selection of content for you this week: there is the great puzzler Trash Panic; for the fight-fans out there we have the demo of Fight Night Round 4; GTI Club gets some additional cars for you to race in; and those Resistance 2 Grim and Malikov skins are now available too. It’s also a pleasure for us to feature the first batch of downloadable tracks for Rock Band Unplugged for our PSP users.
It doesn’t stop there though; see the full list below for more.
It’s only the beginning of June, but I think we’ve got off to a good start. And, there’s a great deal more brilliant content coming this month (and beyond) so be sure to join me every Thursday to check it out.
Downloadable Games
Trash Panic (£3.99/€4.99)
This game is all about the trash. Take classic block-dropping gameplay, transform it into something totally new and then sprinkle liberally with trash. There’s a ton of it coming your way and you’ll need speedy reactions and strategic flair to get it all in the bin.
PEGI 3+
PSone Classics (PS3 & PSP compatible)
Final Fantasy VII (£7.99/€9.99)
The long awaited RPG classic FFVII is now available on the store. Rekindle your memories from the first time you played, or if you missed this game the first time, experience for yourself why it’s such a well regarded classic
PEGI 16+
Game Demos
Fight Night Round 4 Demo (free)
With an improved physics based gameplay engine, Fight Night now allows you to experience true to life punches that are faster than ever before. Master the new Total Punch Control mechanics and train with the Fight Tutorial before entering the ring with boxers Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton.
PEGI 16+
Add-On Game Content
GTI Club+ Car Pack 1 (£2.39/€2.99)
This pack contains four new cars that suit the narrow, winding streets of the Cote D’Azure perfectly; download now to be able to race in the Abarth 500, the BMW Mini Cooper, the Peugeot 207 GT and the VW Polo GTI.
PEGI 3+
Resistance 2 – Grim Skin(free); Malikov Skin (free)
Fight as a Chimeran Grim, or as Russian scientist Malikov, in the competitive multiplayer game mode by downloading these free packs.
PEGI 18+
High Velocity Bowling – Don Carlos Caliente Pack (£0.79/€0.99); Milan Travallage Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
You can now add these two individual character packs to your copy of High Velocity Bowling; firstly there is wrestler Don Carlos Caliente with his own personal alley, Casa de Caliente, and ball, the Mask. You can also add wannabe socialite Milan Travallage with her own alley Celebutante’s Row and her personal bowling ball is known as Stinkerbell.
PEGI 3+
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – VooDoo 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+
Rock Band
Another week and another selection of Rock Band content to download:
PEGI 12+
- A Favor House Atlantic by Coheed and Cambria (£0.99/€1.49)
- Shimmer & Shine by Ben Harper (£0.99/€1.49)
- Steady at the Wheel by Shooter Jennings (£0.99/€1.49)
- The Running Free by Coheed and Cambria (£0.99/€1.49)
- Wilson (Live) by Phish (£0.99/€1.49)
- Wolf Like Me by TV on the Radio (£0.99/€1.49)
- Bonnaroo Pack 01 (this combines all the above tracks in one pack) (£4.99/€7.99)
Videos (free)
We’ll start the ball rolling with a few more E3 2009 trailers for you:
- Gran Turismo 5 Trailer
- White Knight Chronicles Trailer
- Pain Museum Trailer
- The Agency Trailer
- DC Universe Trailer
- Final Fantasy XIV Trailer
- Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island Trailer
- Split Second Gameplay Trailer
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadows
- Assassin’s Creed 2 Cinematic Trailer
- Assassin’s Creed 2 Commented Gameplay Trailer
- Tekken 6 PSN Trailer
Topped off by some regular video additions:
- Trash Panic Tutorial Trailer
- inFamous Behind The Scenes Story Trailer
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time™ Teaser Trailer
- Terminator Salvation Launch Trailer
Themes and Wallpapers (free)
infamous – Red Wallpaper
PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Manager
Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)
Tokobot (£11.99/€14.99)
Play as Bolt, a quick-thinking 16 year old agent, and round up the Tokobots, the lovable little robots that will cooperatively help you on your journey to find treasure by using their unique and creative team formations.
PEGI 7+
PSone Classics (PS3 & PSP compatible)
Final Fantasy VII (£7.99/€9.99)
The long awaited RPG classic FFVII is now available on the store. Rekindle your memories from the first time you played, or if you missed this game the first time, experience for yourself why it’s such a well regarded classic
PEGI 16+
Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)
Rock Band Unplugged
Now available on the PlayStation Network we are pleased to offer the very first batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band Unplugged:
PEGI 12+
- Crushcrushcrush by Paramore (£0.99/€1.49)
- Feed The Tree by Belly (£0.99/€1.49)
- Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (£0.99/€1.49)
- Hysteria by Muse (£0.99/€1.49)
- Inside The Fire by Disturbed (£0.99/€1.49)
- Just A Girl by No Doubt (£0.99/€1.49)
- The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars (£0.99/€1.49)
- Typical by Mute Math (£0.99/€1.49)
- Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers (£0.99/€1.49)
- Wonderwall by Oasis (£0.99/€1.49)
(Average: 4.59 out of 5)
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286 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 4:33 pm by Fox-One-1
Thank you! FFVII made my day… hrmhm… Now if it just would download.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 4:36 pm by Grind_Axis
Thanks for staying in touch with us, Mr. Kebby. I, for one, really appreciate the feedback.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 4:53 pm by Alicomb
Sony is just lazy, Microsoft can sell cards, Nintendo can, Most MMORPGS in Europe sell game cards so why can’t Sony.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 4:54 pm by KarmaDim
Soooo disappointed ! One more week to wait for FF 7 whereas everybody has it on the Store ? And you find a bug at the last moment when releasing ? You should fire the QA guy responsable of this. Another reason why i never post here, never play online with my PS3, your content is cheap, your game online is cheap, and all the inferior versions…Wake up Mr Sony !
Nothing personal Mike, it has to be said
Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:11 pm by Mike Kebby
I can certainly appreciate your frustration KarmaDim – the reason the bug was only found so late was because the whole team were literally working to the very last minute before yesterday’s publish, I won’t go into details, but we had do a lot of work very late on to meet the release date for the 4th of June. It’s unfortunate, but we did our very best to try and meet everybody’s expectations this week.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:14 pm by Gambe1984
@Alicomb – the reason Sony have problems selling cards is because they sell everything in the currencies for that particular country, yes its lazy! Buts its far more complicated than your trying to make it out to be.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:25 pm by Ishar
ok we will wait (as always) but I really hope it will not take the same way as Crash bandicoot 2, coolboarders 2, silent hill,…
we are counting on you…
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:25 pm by KarmaDim
Thanx for your response Mike, I didn’t mean to be rude…But you’re so right, i’m so damned frustated ! The announce of the (re)issue of FF 7 was so…sudden, i admit i’m like a child waiting for Santa Claus now. C’mon guys, go back to work !
Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:36 pm by Mike Kebby
I know you didn’t, don’t worry about that
We have to ensure that we’re always striving to please our store users, and it’s a challenge of course, but one we relish!
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:28 pm by Dark_Echizen
I have a question, normaly FVVI is coming next thursday sure?
For the bug,is a minor or a big bug? I say that for know if it’s the same when people make eboot for his own cd.
Sorry for my bad english but i don’t speak english on the net.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:35 pm by FBZ1501
@Mike Kebby….
Thanks for passing on our questions about Blast Factor and the Last Guy patches.
Also cheers for a week of great updates!
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 5:55 pm by Coyote18
Ding Dong
FF7 is now in the german/austrian store.
thx,thx!
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 7:07 pm by Ysum
Will EU ever get a movie service like the US ?
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 7:28 pm by Arion87
Good Update! When can we expect the Sony E3 press conference to be released on the store? The US has it already. Thanks
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 7:28 pm by Elim_Garak
Hello! I think we Italian users would like to know why FFVII has been localized in all major European languages but ours. When the game was originally released (1997?) it was in English and Spanish only, so these translations are new. Is there any chance to have a patch someday or been able to download the best game ever in our language? I don’t see Italians paying for it less than Germans and French, so why should we be treated differently (I’d dare to say “worse”) than them? Hope I’ll get answer, thank you so much.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 7:30 pm by Arion87
Can I ask why the South African Store doesnt have Guitar Hero DLC on? We are usually exactly the same as the UK store, except when they get Guitar Hero DLC, it doesnt come onto our store. Id really appreciate it if you can find out the reason behind it and hopefully sort it out. Thanks!
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 8:16 pm by Wiwo
I finally bought it yesterday at 23:58 pm
I was testing it on PS3 for some minutes only (I had to work today) and this afternoon I’ve gone to buy a 4GB Memory Stick for my PSP (I had a 1GB Memory Stick, and Final Fantasy VII is bigger). The game looks great on the PSP.
It’s been one of the best contents in the Store until now since the opening of the service.
Now… the problems I’ve found:
- The PAL version is the same as the one in CDs (as expected), so it goes at 50Hz (instead of the 60Hz of the US version). I thought you would solve this problem for the new TVs.
- The Spanish version has the same translation ans the one in CDs (as expected, again). This translation had A LOT of mistakes. I would have been nice if that was fixed, but I understand Sony and/or Square did nothing about that.
- In the PSP, if you choose “Zoom”, you can see the image without deformation, but you loose 4 or 5 pixels in the top of the image (an option to move the screen up or down would be great), and if you choose full screen, the image is deformed a lot (because of the black screen on the top and bottom of the image in the PAL version.
P.S.: sorry for my English.
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Posted on 5 June, 2009 at 10:49 pm by IkTuX
I quote completely the post 263 of my compatriot Elim_Garak, and I would add that in italy publish FF VII on the store does not have any effect…
instead, translate the game would bring revenue with little effort…
wasted opportunity SCEA/Square!
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 12:47 am by uumai
Nice update. Any word on Street Fighter Alpha 2 coming here?
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 1:30 am by Kiahn
Para cuando Resident Evil: Director’s Cut en Store Europeo????
Para cuando Resident Evil: Director’s Cut en Store Europeo????
Para cuando Resident Evil: Director’s Cut en Store Europeo????
Para cuando Resident Evil: Director’s Cut en Store Europeo????
Para cuando Resident Evil: Director’s Cut en Store Europeo????
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 9:20 am by FascistBullyBoy
Why are your prices still what I’d consider outrageously expensive?
Why can’t we have a ” demos” category on the store?
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 9:28 am by ProphetOfRage
Agree with FBB.
Prices are too high and I would also like to know why we can’t have a demo category.
A lot of people have been asking for one for a long time.
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 11:19 am by lolx
agree with 265.
specially the 3rd point of attention is too bad. i’d like to play ff7 as big as possible, but the ‘moved’ position in the zoom-mode isnt right (losing some game-pixels on the top, and adding some black-pixels on the bottom of the screen). any chance on fixing that somehow?
regards/
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 12:01 pm by tobeny
@Elim_Garak
When the game was originally released, in 1997 on PSone, it was in English, Spanish, German and French ( a really poor translation, as in spanish apparently :\ ). But that’s right, it’s strange there is’nt an italian language version…
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Posted on 6 June, 2009 at 12:26 pm by Psicojacorral
Wiwo!! I’m with you in the screen of PSP!
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Posted on 8 June, 2009 at 12:03 pm by stvw74
ok .. is there any reason why the Prince of Persia Epilogue expansion pack is still £8? is anyone buying it? don’t get me wrong i loved the game to Platinum trophy but come on!! seriously tho .. drop the price to £3.99 or less & u’ll get more sales .. same goes for PoP Classic .. i think ur overall pricing on dlc & PSN games is a joke compared with the rest of the world .. c’mon, give us a break
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Posted on 9 June, 2009 at 12:01 pm by Polypinoon
There are some problems with cuboid for the downloading and uploading of custom levels. It doesn’t work! :s
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Posted on 9 June, 2009 at 12:34 pm by Guerrier
Amazing. I didn’t have time to post and thank Sony for including finally Final Fantasy VII in the store. I just love this game. I have a few original games but I downloaded as well. Now, I’m replaying it on my PSP. Sweet!!
I hope Sony includes more classic psone games in the future.
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Posted on 10 June, 2009 at 7:26 am by FBZ1501
There is a thread on the PS3 Network EU forums thats about 13 pages long, full of loyal Sony customers all asking where the Blast Factor trophy patch is and whats with the delay?????
I understand these comments have been passed onto the appropriate person but you must have some info by know??????
Please any news is better than no news!
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Posted on 10 June, 2009 at 4:18 pm by br_steph
When FFVII in french ? :’(
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Posted on 10 June, 2009 at 8:26 pm by FrankMMaastricht
I have one question to Mike Debby:
When does the Settlers of Catan come to the PSN? I heard it was released for the Japanese PSN already in January this year.I ask this because my girlfriend ask me this same question everyday.
I know also that if it is released in Holland it will be a great hit because everybody plays settlers of catan here.
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Posted on 11 June, 2009 at 2:25 pm by SnoopDop
I can’t beleive that such a big and experienced video games company commits this horrible FF VII mistake. No serious games company does debugging just 3-4 days before release. There is no excuse for this. All you had to do is to announce a reasonable release date and everybody would have been happy to wait, SCEE customers are already acustomed to waiting weeks after US release.
This also illustrates a big communication flaw, and the “…I won’t go into details” in the last comment of Mike Kebby shows just that.
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Posted on 13 June, 2009 at 9:20 am by NeGwo
Hi every one, waiting is so frustrating… especially without knowing the FFVII release date on the french store…
please just tell us if a date was defined?!?
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Posted on 15 June, 2009 at 12:29 pm by ElYoM
I completely agree with what said SnoopDop and NeGwo.
It is really pity…
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Posted on 15 June, 2009 at 6:46 pm by NeGwo
Hi all,
still no answer?!? Thought it was an official Playstation blog… The delay is more understandable than no communication. Hey guys, no answer since ten days?!?
Sounds like Sony doesn’t care about its french customer, does it?
I do not want to be unpleasant, but our “anger” is justified.
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Posted on 17 June, 2009 at 12:25 am by ElYoM
+100000000 NeGwo
It sounds like a very bad joke sometimes… Like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix which was released a very long time after other countries…
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Posted on 20 June, 2009 at 4:10 pm by Gibson_UK
Will FF VIII be released on the playstation store?
Its my favourite game ever and i wants it
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Posted on 23 June, 2009 at 11:11 pm by NeGwo
frenchies are the FFVII forgotten…
for summurize quickly:
FFVII: not released on FR store (no knew release date)
tales of vesperia: xb360 => released, PS3 => no knew release date
star ocean: xb360 => released, PS3 => no knew release date
dragon quest: PS3 ??? even no rumour…
White Knight Story: 2009, but when exactly?
FFXIII: no more a Sony exclusivity
a silent official playstation blog for almost twenty days…
so if you don’t want to tell us, the RPG fan, the FFVII release date, then tell us why should we keep the console “I sold a kidney to buy it”?
PS:I do not wait for answer, not on this blog
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