Hello all. After our experiment to go out early last week, we’ve decided to revert back to providing the store updates on the blog on a Thursday, to ensure you have the most accurate information possible. However, we will make sure that the content updates are provided nice and early on a Thursday morning so that you still have quite a bit of warning as to what will be available later in the day. I think this is a good middle ground between the test from last week, and when we used to publish the content updates after the store was updated, so I hope you’ll still feel this is an improvement on how we used to do it.
I apologise that the Wednesday test was so short-lived, but it turns out that it was more difficult than I’d first anticipated for our teams to confirm completely accurate content that much in advance.
Okay, so onto the content this week, we have another mixed bag available for you, from the quiz game TV Show King, to the demo version of Batman: Arkham Asylum, via a trial for Rag Doll Kung-Fu to the third map pack for the ever popular Call of Duty: World at War.
The Waldgeist expansion pack for Savage Moon has also arrived, as well as additional content for LittleBigPlanet, and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. That’s not all though, for a complete list scroll down for more!
Enjoy, and you know the drill by now – see you in the comments section 
** Unfortunately some of the content has had to be removed, please see blockquotes below for more details **
Downloadable Games
TV Show King (£7.99/€9.99)
Confront friends and family in this TV quiz game show, with various subjects to test your knowledge on and unique multiplayer modes – you can also take the challenge online and battle against other players across the globe.
PEGI 3+
Trial (and Unlock key)
Rag Doll Kung-Fu: Fists of Plastic (Trial free, Unlock Key £7.99/€9.99)
Now you can try the chaotic action of Rag Doll Kung Fu, where martial arts combine with crazy action figures, for plenty of madcap fighting. You can also upgrade to the full game by purchasing the unlock key.
PEGI 12+
PSone Classics (PS3 & PSP compatible)
**This content has had to be postponed **
Extreme Pinball (£3.99/€4.99) This content has had to be postponed
Four challenging, gadget filled tables are available, to test those pinball skills. Each table has different requirements in order to rack up the points.
PEGI 3+
Demo (free)
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Join Batman as he scours the intimidating Arkham Asylum, made even more unnerving now that the Joker has taken charge and unleashed his goons!
PEGI 16+
Add-On Game Content
Call of Duty: World at War – Map Pack 3 (£7.99/€9.99)
The World at War experience grows ever more, with the addition of this new map pack, featuring three new multiplayer maps (and one further zombie map). There are also 10 additional trophies to be claimed.
PEGI 16+
Savage Moon – Waldgeist Pack (£3.19/€3.99)
The bugs are back, and this time they’ve evolved. Fight for you life in six new levels, featuring new creatures to fend off. There are however, two new tower types to help your defence. Also these new enemies and towers can also be used in the existing levels from the full game.
PEGI 16+
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Old West Map Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Now you can experience even more legendary Wild West shootouts through these four new multiplayer maps.
PEGI 12+
LittleBigPlanet – inFamous Cole Costume (£1.59/€1.99)
Dress up as Cole and take the inFamous experience into the world of LittleBigPlanet.
PEGI 3+
**This pack will now release later this month**
Fight Night Round 4 – Downloadable Content 1 (free) This pack will now release later this month
This pack adds the following available for use in-game: sponsored tournaments, a new training gym, new gameplay sliders and a few extra bits of kit.
PEGI 16+
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Cog Hill (£3.19/€3.99)
Test your golf skills at Cog Hill, home of the PGA’s Western Open, and play on the Dubsdread #4 course with its rolling fairways and greens.
Special introductory price until 12th August
PEGI 3+
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires – Additional Music Set 3 (free)
Another music set which allows you to choose new tracks from the BGM menu option.
PEGI 16+
Rock Band
Further your Rock Band experience with this selection of content to download:
PEGI 12+
- Spinal Tap’s Tap Ten (this combines the below eleven tracks in one pack) (£9.19/€11.25)
- (Funky) Sex Farm (£0.99/€1.49)
- (Listen To The) Flower People (Reggae Style) (£0.99/€1.49)
- America (£0.99/€1.49)
- Big Bottom (£0.99/€1.49)
- Cups and Cakes (£0.99/€1.49)
- Gimme Some Money (£0.99/€1.49)
- Heavy Duty (£0.99/€1.49)
- Hell Hole (£0.99/€1.49)
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Creation (£0.99/€1.49)
- Stonehenge (£0.99/€1.49)
- Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight (£0.99/€1.49
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Further your track collection with this additional content for download:
PEGI 12+
- Camel’s Night Out by Eric Johnson (£1.59/€1.99)
Videos (free)
- Battlefield 1943 – Launch Trailer
- Gran Turismo PSP – Trailer
Wallpapers (free)
Topatoi x3 Wallpapers
PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go
Downloadable Games
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men’s Chest (£15.99/€19.99)
Defeat swarms of enemies as you search for the fabled Dead Men’s Chest; you can also battle in epic multiplayer battles on the high seas.
PEGI 16+
PSone Classics (PS3 & PSP compatible)
**This content has had to be postponed **
Extreme Pinball (£3.99/€4.99) This content has had to be postponed
Four challenging, gadget filled tables are available, to test those pinball skills. Each table has different requirements in order to rack up the points.
PEGI 3+
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:
- Had a Dad by Jane’s Addiction (£0.99/€1.49)
- Renegade by Styx (£0.99/€1.49)
PEGI 12+
Themes (free)
Dissidia Final Fantasy Theme 6
Videos (free)
Gran Turismo PSP Trailer
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291 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:10 pm by D_Killa_Kat_96_
@198
What do you mean? LOL
Please use proper English on this site.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:10 pm by GhostViper
Ooo, Batman Demo. There goes the weekend. And how can you have the patience with all the angry people here. (I don’t have so much patience myself
)
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:13 pm by Skookie30
@ 196 yes it should be good because square-enix made it they make great games or they had a helpin hand to make it.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:13 pm by toddhunter
@194 I don’t mind things being cheaper or more expensive. There are good reasons and I expect them.
But when two games are released for $14.99 on the US store and end up completely different prices on the EU store, on the same day, I think we deserve to know why.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:16 pm by toddhunter
^^ Sorry “I expect them” = I respect them.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:16 pm by seren77
Thanks, also would love to know the file sizes, small aussie quota, and some trine love! oh well been looking forward to the batman demo, hope it’s not to big a download
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:18 pm by loonytoon1982
Downloading the Batman demo right now
1.46GB
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:24 pm by dalts85
same here, massive file! 45% complete.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:24 pm by D_Killa_Kat_96_
Type Batman into search and you can get demo.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:28 pm by almighty-slayer
This is goign to take all night to download
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:33 pm by GekooktEi
Question: now how do we know when the update is coming out, since the post doesn’t say it, or does it?
Because every thursday afternoon I check the PS3 ten times or something, but can’t you guys find out when the update is coming out?
Last week it took this long as well, and I wanted Fat Princess so bad, and now I want the Batman demo so bad…
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:35 pm by Mike Kebby
Because when the store has fully updated I update in the comments. This pre-launch updating on the blog has only happened these last two weeks, previously once the blog was updated with the store list it was live, now these updates are a ‘heads-up’.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:34 pm by Skz59
Why my post have been deleted ? That’s no need to be moderate it’s just the truth !!
Still not Bomberman ULTRA for EU PSN !!! è_é
18/06/09 : Bomberman Ultra available for US PSN.
25/06/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
02/07/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
09/07/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
16/07/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
23/07/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
30/07/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
06/08/09 : Bomberman Ultra in “coming soon” status for EU PSN…
How long we will still have to wait before he finally came out on European PSN ?
May be you can make a presure to SCEE for accelerate ?
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:38 pm by almighty-slayer
@211 no need to wait, it’s up. Just search it
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:42 pm by Mike Kebby
Store’s have been published, so your consoles should show the refreshed store very soon.
There were two pieces of content that didn’t make it this week, Extreme Pinball, and the Fight Night Pack has now been pushed back to the end of August I’m afraid. Apologies.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:42 pm by mdavidsonfarley
DOWNLOADING CALL OD DUTY MAP PACK 3 NOW!!!1 50MINS LEFT!
CAN NOT WAIT!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:43 pm by alc_the_talc
has the psn updated?
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:44 pm by D_Killa_Kat_96_
Search for Map Pack 3 with the search button thing and you can get it now!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:45 pm by mdavidsonfarley
@216 Yes just Click Latest Its All There Just The Home Screen Hasnt Yet!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:51 pm by alc_the_talc
LIAR, it hasn’t in my neck of the woods
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:56 pm by GekooktEi
@ Mike, okay, thanks for the reaction.
Too bad “our” Store (the Dutch one) gets updated last, I envy the people from every other country :’(
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:58 pm by alc_the_talc
My store hasn’t and i live in the uk
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:58 pm by GekooktEi
EDIT: Sorry, it was there already but the Dutch Store doesn’t have a real Latest, only Spotlight and it wasn’t there so I assumed it wasn’t anywhere “^^ But it was under PS3 Games A-Z -> A-C
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:58 pm by spacebrain
@ mike: any news about trine (release date)? im really looking forward to this title.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 3:59 pm by GekooktEi
Oh noes sorry for my triple post, but why doesn’t the Dutch or whole EU Store (I don’t know what the other EU stores look like) have a Demo-section. It’d be welcome…
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:02 pm by Galvanise_
I’ll echo what a lot of EU Playstation fans feel. We know SCEE are trying to update their services and the such, but its not happening fast enough. I know you are PR and won’t admit that we are getting mugged off, but we are. As a rather large and longtime Playstation fan, I’m starting to get sick of the lack of improvement. Its all very well having an EU blog, but we aren’t seeing the improvements required. Andrew House needs to sort things out, and fast.
1. Demand better PSone games from Publishers. You know, the actual good games.
2. Get the Movie and Music stores out this year.
3. Add more clothes and accessories to Home.
4. Get Cross-Game voice chat as a REQUIREMENT in every game this year.
Three out of the four, we have been pleading for, for at least a couple of years. If we don’t see some progress on these issues by the end of the year (preferably solutions at the Cologne GDC) then you might end up losing a lot of your fans.
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:10 pm by Mike Kebby
Let me say again this week that I do not work in PR! I am part of the store team, and yes a new part of my role is to write on here and communicate with you all, but I do not see that as PR (as most people think of it), it’s more a community service provided by someone who works very closely with the PS Store content
All four of your points are very valid concerns, and I hope we start to see a real improvement in those areas too!!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:03 pm by mdavidsonfarley
@221
I Live In The UK And Mine Has! I Downloading It Now! When I Clicked In Lastest It Was All There But I Done Mine Throu Search And Got It Just The Home Screen Hasnt Because Its The Same One. But Content Has Been Updated!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:04 pm by Skookie30
hehe im downloadin square-enix batman 1st then MP3 is in a Q then midnight tonight the wii shopping channel updates i be busy today
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:08 pm by CMP-X-
Batman Arkham Asylum. Finally. I can’t wait to get my hands on the demo later tonight. I hope it really is as great as it looks in the past gameplay videos.
also great to post the content of the store update before it actually goes online, so we know whats coming at us. you should keep it that way.
This update also shows me that somehow i think i have to take a look into the offical guitar hero boards. these guys are really unable to release any useful dlc content for their game. im so jealous of the rockband updates every week.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:20 pm by marky2910
look out zombies , , thank you psn , next time i will book the day after the psn store update off work silly me thinks the day starts with AM not PM .
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:22 pm by alc_the_talc
i cant buy map pack 3, it comes up with an error code :’(
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:25 pm by Harlequiine
Thanks for the fine update this week Mike, I’m downloading the Batman: AA update as we speak. Ever since InFamous I’ve really been interested in comic books, which made me go out and buy the Nolan Batman movies on blu-ray, I loved them. Obviously a lot more realistic than the originals & the comics, but still great. I can’t wait until AA, I’ve preordered it and when the demo finishes downloading (35 minutes) we’ll find out if I keep my preorder of the Collector’s Edition
Other than that, still a good update of DLC.
I’m almost tempted to stop reading these comments every week, I get so annoyed at people whinging about not have a new game every week. But when we get one (or three one week!) they still whinge. I’m sure you of all people know that you guys just can’t win sadly.
Oh and Mike: more exclusive interviews with developers! More Uncharted, more MAG, LOTS more Heavy Rain, and more PSN game news – I can’t think of any PSN games I’m looking forward to other than the upcoming Pool game. Get an announcement out of David Jaffe for Eat Sleep Play’s new game too
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:28 pm by SingleShot10
No offence to all the other people in the UK or any other place that isint the U.S. i already have MGS1 RESIDENT EVIL DERICTORS CUT AND OTHER THINGS AND SORRY YUO DONT GET THE SAME CONTENT.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:37 pm by Chinol-_-l
is there ever going to be a MAG demo or anything like that before the game comes out ^-^
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:37 pm by Mazyx
Why is there no Call of Juarez DLC on the German store?
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:38 pm by Chinol-_-l
nice update by the way ^-^
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:44 pm by guyvernoid22
im really starting to give up on SCEE, the lack of content is getting tiredsome its same old same old each week, i want to see new games for ps3, yeah its great to have ps1 classics or content for other games, but were always last here in the EU and its a joke.
if u look at the overall of the store it seems we have a total content of 830 you may say wow thats good but think how long the store has been out im sure the US content alone is more then double of ours.
what i dont understand is why games such has metal gear solid which has already been translated need to be retranslated in order to be put on the store makes no sense if you have a answer to that mike? i would like to hear it
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:58 pm by Mike Kebby
Actually if you add up the amount of content across the PS3 and PSP stores it amounts to over 2500 individual items.
Please understand that just because a game does not release in Europe it does not mean it is down to the languages or translations, this is very rarely the case. Yes we require different language versions, but publishers manage this usually without problems. So many people make this incorrect assumption.
There are many different laws for each region and legal issues that the publisher may need to iron out before they can even begin to think about submitting content (licensing issues, payment rights for voice actors, artists etc, in fact there are a myriad of various reasons why content can be held up because of legal issues). Also, couple this with whatever marketing reasons a publisher may have for releasing content at a later date, and then the longer QA process we have and this all can be attributed to the delays we can see in content releasing in Europe.
This is NOT to say I don’t feel your pain because I do, but sometimes things are just out of our hands, no matter how much we want content onto the store.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:46 pm by nofi
@guyvernoid22 Mike has already said the absence of MGS is down to Konami, not SCEE.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:54 pm by Angelus73
Where is the Fight Night pack? Not showing up in the store.
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 4:59 pm by Mike Kebby
Removed because it’s had a last minute release date change, it will be out at the end of August. I did update in the comments and the main blog update will be amended shortly
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:01 pm by hedges1001
@204 dude i just gave what i believe is a probable reason why eu gets shafted by the games industry in general
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:04 pm by unitedkronos
How did Extreme Pinball not make the update? Was it another legal issue?
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:07 pm by Mike Kebby
Don’t panic, all the funny lines will disappear soon – promise!
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:11 pm by ConvergeJack
I don’t really understand what’s the problem with publishers not being able to get their content up on all stores simultaneously..
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:29 pm by DarknessDK
Quick question about the Savage Moon DLC.
I just bought the DLC and it installed no problem, but now when I boot up the game it shows as a trial version. And the I can’t redownload it from the store (the buy/download button is gone).
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:33 pm by dnadns
Hey Mike
here is another idea from the content armchair theorist (me).
If you don’t go to GamesCom, you’ll get it on the blog, hehe.
I really like how you give us a little bit more insight into the processes involved in releasing stuff on the PSN.
So how about this:
In addition to dev. interviews, give us some more insight about the people behind the scenes at Sony by doing some mini-posts (or better videos) that interview people at Sony.
Maybe follow a standardized format going like this:
What’s your name?
What are you doing at Sony?
Tell us why your job is fun…
Tell us about the typical challenges you got to deal with..
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:34 pm by dnadns
…continued
Not only would that help us understand what’s going on a little bit better, but actually it might be of real value for some of the younger folks (I think I surpassed this line myself now) that want to get involved with the industry. Can’t hurt to bring some more human touch to the big corporation that Sony is and have some recognizable names there.
If you want to aim high also go with the big shots like Kaz Hirai. Even though most of us know what they do, it would be cool to get something like that.
Now with two suggestions for today, I tend to keep some for the next shop update
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:34 pm by l0_t0
Now deleting comments, what a good news, thanks again Mike.
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:38 pm by Mike Kebby
I don’t touch nor delete anybody’s comments! So please don’t accuse me of deleting them.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:36 pm by SwiftRyu
All the European branches of the consoles lag behind the others in terms of content. Look at Xbox updates, or Nintendo updates. Compared with America and definitely Japan (If its Nintendo or Sony), the content is almost always behind. I’m sure there have been reasons for this as stated in these comments and other places. Until the entirety of Europe is ‘united’ like America and Japan are, and the laws are the same across each individual country, we will likely play catch up most of the time.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:39 pm by l0_t0
And where is my older comment?
Explain it please.
Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:44 pm by Mike Kebby
Don’t know, maybe it was flagged by another user via the ‘report abuse’ button and removed by the moderator team, but I don’t remove any comments as I have already explained.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:46 pm by l0_t0
i doubt, i didn´t say anything out of place or someting.
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Posted on 6 August, 2009 at 5:47 pm by guyvernoid22
thanks for the reply mike i dunno how u got 2500 in total for content ive counted what our uk store has and they are no where near 2500
thats not to say i dont believe you because ofcourse your in the office and have the paper work infront of you 
but its not what i counted.
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