Greetings one and all and welcome to another PlayStation Store ‘Heads Up’.
Mike is up against it this week and has kindly let me out of my cage long enough to bring news of the latest Store update – I’m only too happy to oblige.
So what’s on the cards this week?
Well, quite apart from the new set of amazing Special Offers, (Critter Crunch for €2.99/£2.39 is just one of the deals too good to pass up) if you ever owned a MegaDrive or SNES then the chances are you might remember ‘Rocket Knight Adventures’ or its sequel ‘Sparkster’. If you do, or even if you don’t you’re in for a treat because this week Konami brings us ‘Rocket Knight‘ – the sequel to these two 16-Bit gems. Armed with a whacking great sword and his trademark rocket pack, you’ll take to the skies to defend the world of Elhorn from all comers. Best of all, if you’re still on the fence you can try it out before you grab the full game.
We’ve also been blessed with ‘Catan’- a digital version of the German board game, ‘The Settlers of Catan’ for you all to enjoy. It’ll take a mixture of strategy, luck and negotiation to come out on top and it’s addictive enough that I’ve been playing it all week. So get out there and establish those colonies! Establish them!
You’re spoiled for DLC this month as awesome titles become even more awesome. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 gets its first premium DLC in the form of the SpecAct packs – camouflaged weapons and outfits for every class to give you the edge on the battlefield. Ignore them at your peril, because when you’re out setting charges on the M-Com stations, I’ll be the invisible one in the long grass ready to attach C4 to the back of your head when you’re not looking.
BioShock 2 expands further with three new multiplayer packs to draw you back into the underwater world of Rapture, LittleBigPlanet gets zoological with the ‘More Animals!’ costumes and we’ve got a whole new chapter with unlockable loot for Square-Enix’s action-RPG, Nier.
Admittedly it’s a quiet week for PSP, but to tide you over until ModNation Racers next week there’s never been a better time to pick up Buzz! Quiz World or LittleBigPlanet as we release even more downloadable content for these two brilliant titles.
I’d love to tell you more about the three new Skate 3 packs, the new Shoryuken costumes for Super Street Fighter IV, the Domination Pack for DJ Hero and all the rest, but you’ll have to go check the list for yourself. I just haven’t got the time… I’ve got colonies that need establishing!
Later guys, I’ll be around to reply to comments in a little while.
PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)
Special Offers
(Available until the 26th of May)
- TV Show King (was – £5.49/€6.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
- Critter Crunch (was – £4.49/€5.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- Hyperballoid HD (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- Mushroom Wars (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
- Magic Orbz (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
- Thexder Neo (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Obscure: The Aftermath (PSP) (was – £23.99/€29.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
- Monsters Inc: Scare Island (PSOne) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land (PSOne) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Zombie Tycoon (mini) (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)
Permanent Price Reductions
- Red Faction: Guerilla Multiplayer Pack (was – £5.49/€6.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
- Saints Row 2 Corporate Warfare Pack (was – £4.79/€5.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
Downloadable Games (PS3)
- Catan (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Rocket Knight (Trial and Unlock Key) (Trial free, Unlock Key £9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
Add-On Game Content (PS3)
- BioShock 2
- Kill ‘em Kindly Game Pack (free)
- Rapture Metro Map Pack (£6.29/€7.99)
- BioShock 2 Bonus Multiplayer Characters (£1.19/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All locales
Bonus Multiplayer Characters not available in New Zealand
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- SpecAct Kit Upgrade Bundle (contains the following kits which are also sold separately) (£3.99/€4.99)
- SpecAct Assault Kit Upgrade Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
- SpecAct Engineer Kit Upgrade Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
- SpecAct Medic Kit Upgrade Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
- SpecAct Recon Kit Upgrade Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: All locales
- LittleBigPlanet
- More Animals! Costume Pack (contains the following costumes which are also sold separately) (£2.39/€2.99)
- Fly Costume (£0.79/€0.99)
- Hippo Costume (£0.79/€0.99)
- Peacock Costume (£0.79/€0.99)
- Turtle Costume (£0.79/€0.99)
Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
- Nier – The World of Recycled Vessel (£5.49/€6.99) Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All locales
- Way of the Samurai 3 – Head and Outfit Set (free) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in New Zealand
- Super Street Fighter IV – Super Shoryuken Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
- Skate 3
- Skate Share Pack (£7.19/€8.99)
- Time is Money Pack (£5.19/€6.49)
- Filmer Pack (£7.19/€8.99)
Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: All locales
- High Stakes on the Vegas Strip – High Stakes: Connelly Card Club (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
- DJ Hero – Domination Pack (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates
- Rock Band
- ‘Breaking The Law (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Grinder (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Living After Midnight (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Metal Gods (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Rapid Fire (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Steeler (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘The Rage (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘United (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise (LIVE)’ by Judas Priest (£0.99/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE
- Rock Band Network
- ‘Remedy’ by Seether (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Mordecai’ by Between the Buried and Me (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Business Time’ by Flight of the Conchords (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Lady In A Blue Dress’ by Senses Fail (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Tongue Twister Typo’ by Blackmarket (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘Push Push (Lady Lightning)’ by Bang Camaro (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘I’m Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?’ by A Day to Remember (£0.99/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE
- Guitar Hero 5
- Alternative Pop 1 Track Pack (contains the following tracks which are also sold separately) (£4.39/€5.49)
- ‘Face Down’ by Alpha Rev (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘Low Day’ By Capra (£1.59/€1.99)
- ‘You’re All I Have’ By Snow Patrol (£1.59/€1.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates
- Karaoke Revolution
- ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ (£0.79/€0.99)
- ‘My Immortal’ (£0.79/€0.99)
- ‘Start Me Up’ (£0.79/€0.99)
- ‘Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down’ (£0.79/€0.99)
- ‘The Joker And The Thief’ (£0.79/€0.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
Add-On Game Content (PSP)
- LittleBigPlanet
- Jungle Sackfari Explorers – Level Kit (£2.39/€2.99)
- Jungle Sackfari Explorers – Costume Kit (free)
Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
- Buzz! Quiz World – 00’s Quiz (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece and Russian Federation
FirstPlay (PS3)
- Episode 006 (£0.99)
Availability: UK Only
Trailers (PS3)
- Crysis 2 ‘The Wall’ Trailer
- After Burner Climax Launch Trailer
- Mafia 2 Boom Boom Trailer
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Debut Trailer
- Red Dead Redemption Gentlemen and Vagabonds Trailer
- LittleBigPlanet PSP Turbo! Premium Level Kit Trailer
Trailers (PSP)
- LittleBigPlanet PSP Turbo! Premium Level Kit Trailer
Premium Themes (PS3)
- Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing Premium Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
Additional Territory Releases
- Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness – Episodes One & Two Bundle (PS3)
Now also available in Russian Federation
- Alien Zombie Death (mini)
Now also available in Australia and New Zealand
- Forest Puzzle (mini)
Now also available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland
- Hammer Wars (mini)
Now also available in France, Italy and Spain
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232 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:32 pm by rabiuddin
great! but still no penny arcade 3 or 4 sad
…
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:39 pm by Ross McGrath
Sorry rabiuddin, but Gabe and Tycho have said that they’re not going to make them – they’ve apparently moved on to other projects. Sad face indeed.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:32 pm by DarkStyler
No Sam and Max Season 3 episode 2 yet ?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:32 pm by s0602277
Fantastic update, now where’s Dgnfly?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:33 pm by steven_dutch
Catan
Awesome, been waiting a long time for this. Thanks.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:33 pm by da-wolfdude
No demos this week?
Hmm…
Atleast some LBP stuff^^
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:45 pm by Ross McGrath
Well, Capcom have re-released the demos for Dark Void and MotoGP 09/10, so those are back up. You won’t find them in Latest but they’re back in their relevant sections for the time being.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:34 pm by Suzzopher
CATAN
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:35 pm by V_Ben
whoa. i kinda wasn’t expecting rocket knight for today! awesome news, much love ross
Obligatory Ranty Bit: Monkey Island Special Edition? Coming Soon? Please?
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:42 pm by Ross McGrath
Fans of Guybrush have much to look forward to in the coming weeks…
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:35 pm by da-wolfdude
@2
They gave up on them a cupple of months ago…
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:35 pm by s0602277
Going to get Mushroom Wars, Hyperballoid and possibly Magic Ball.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Lantianer21
Hey again Ross,
finally BFBC2 DLC and Catan!
Nice update today
Thx for this
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by Jacko_the_lad
There’s no one playing the RFG MP DLC anymore, so nobody buy that! D:
I might buy the SPECACT kit for BFBC2, so I can look hot.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by Suzzopher
My poor PSP GO
Not even SCEE will support the system
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by Ross McGrath
I do know how you feel, it’s been a quiet few weeks but things are looking up for next week.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by rabiuddin
@10 not in my region
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by Roxas598
hey ross nice to see you back
Quick question dood i asked mike to see if he could dig any info about “Tales of Eternia” coming to the store i don’t suppose anythings come up?
tis the only game i want currently on my PSP go
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:54 pm by Ross McGrath
Howdy Roxas – I know Mike has spoken to the Namco account manager about ToE, I’ll see if I can chase up any info.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by FrankieADZ
Hmmmm Ok. not much for me again
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:36 pm by skele25
Would be nice to be “blessed” with monkey island and PS1 Classics like USA store…
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:48 pm by Ross McGrath
Wouldn’t it though?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:37 pm by mrfodder
@2
There are no more planned Penny Arcade games unfortunately.
And still no Monkey Island???????? Any hints on when it’s due?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:37 pm by Emiel
Someone copied some css underline into the post…
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:37 pm by Jaaay2k
Hi Ross.
Do you know when we’re getting castlevania: symphony of the night or any castlevania for that matter.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:37 pm by KAP
Anyones that claims this is a “great” update are clearly lying.
US got modnation racing demo on the PSP which im playing at the mo.. good fun.
The only thing worth getting in the BFBC2 stuff.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by Dave-The-Rave
Not too good this week “Jecht” just Firstplay for me as usual.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by AshKorsair
for the dude asking for penny arcade 3 and 4, i have bad news…. they arent being made anymore.
sad i know as i 100% ed 1 and 2 and i wanted them bad.
catan is a must download for me
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by MilkyJoe84
And still we wait for Monkey Island…
*sigh*
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by AllytheBruce
A very good selection indeed, hmm the choices
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by Darkscorpius
Nice update. I’ll be checking out Rocket Knight and probably buying the Bioshock DLC.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:38 pm by Opt1mus76
Not much for me this week but thats probly a good thing after MW2 Maps and Feeding Frenzy last week and Red Dead Redemption and Modnation Racers next week
Just BBFC2 dlc and maybe Rocket Knight
Any word on Joe Danger release date? Seen it listed on ESRB website so can`t be too far off
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 3:13 pm by Ross McGrath
Hehe. I can’t say about Joe Danger I’m afaid but like you said, if it’s listed on ESRB it can’t be far off, eh?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:39 pm by s0602277
@ KAP
If someone is claiming that this is a great update, thats because there is something they want. Just because you don’t think it is, doesn’t mean no one else does.
GREAT UPDATE.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:39 pm by V_Ben
Also, if you don’t buy critter crunch at THAT price, you officially have no soul. Buy it, its one of the best puzzle games of last year!
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:40 pm by SpiderMike_X
” but still no penny arcade 3 or 4″
yeah that would be because they have been cancelled.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:40 pm by s0602277
@ dgnfly,
Its a digital service, there can’t be anything ‘valuable’.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by Adielr
Why is all the text on the bottom half the page underlined?
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 3:01 pm by Ross McGrath
It’s being sorted at the moment – sorry if it’s messing with your eyes!
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by djax-djax
Worst update ever, no new games for PSP :-/. Who is responsible man for this? US store has EVERY week new games for PSP.
And Williams Pinball still not on PSN
.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by DutchGameGod21
Ross comes kickass also to the Netherlands (Dutch) store
and also do you know when konami’s assualt heroes comes to the eu store
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 3:03 pm by Ross McGrath
I’m pretty sure Kick-Ass will eventualy be in all locales, they’re having a few localisation issues but the plan is to get it everywhere in the end.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by AcidCrashX
awesomes! I’ve been looking forward to Rocket Knight
Cheers Ross, any ideas when the update will go live?
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 3:05 pm by Ross McGrath
They’ve just pressed the big red button in the last 5 minutes, so you should see the new stuff start to filter in shortly.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by s0602277
NEED MORE PINBALL GAMES!
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:41 pm by markymillertime5
“Admittedly it’s a quiet week for PSP”…………………i must’ve missed the loud weeks then!!!
All Sony have done moving the “update” to Wednesday is bring the disappointment forward.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:42 pm by djax-djax
US store has Modnation Racers PSP Demo, why not EU store? Grrrrr…
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:42 pm by DiscoMcDisco
Whoa… whats with all the underlining… it’s making my eye’s hurt
Also, i’ve got a lot to catch up on store-wise… this is a nice extra bit of icing to the rest of what I plan on getting… Cheers Ross… send my regards to Mike… Maybe you should treat him to a Spa break or something…
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:42 pm by Rhysyboi
I will be getting the Bioshock 2 DLC.
.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:42 pm by BOBMCNOO
Man, where on earth is Monkey Island 1 Special Edition? The USA has had it for AGES! C’mon, please?!
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:43 pm by Anbuc
Still no Monkey Island :’(
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:43 pm by dgnfly
any news on release off raystorm HD and castle crashers for EU cause USA is probably getting them very soon and are we even getting the DLC from record of agrest war cause they damn game been out like half a year over here but no DLC and the game came out 2 weeks ago on US store and they getting a load off content
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:44 pm by Ikkarus
Is it just my browser but does after ‘Alternative Pop 1 Track Pack’ everything is underlined including the comments section?
Might be a HTML tag needed looking at maybe?
I’m on Firefox BTW.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:44 pm by wardragon989
Woah why is everything underlined O.o
Good list but nothing there for me
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:44 pm by fords30
Maybe it’s just my browser but I think you’re missing a closed bracket or whatever), e.g. somewhere in the code for this page. :/
Just after ‘Guitar Hero 5′ by the looks of it..Open tag.
Regardless, not a bad update at all.
Nice deal on Critter Crunch there..I’ll be sure to download Ep.6 of FirstPlay later.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:45 pm by HazelAM
i’ll ask, yet again, where’s the british game car jack streets?
it’s a sad state of affairs when a british developer can’t get their game released on the eu store.
with a recently deceased, less than 24hours ago, ps3, most of that is useless to me for the foreseeable future.
i was hoping scee would finally get their act together and release CJS this week.
i really should know better by now.
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:45 pm by dgnfly
with valuable i meant full games not add-on stuff that is overpriced
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:45 pm by thedarkjoker432
@ dgnfly,
do you actually own that agrest game? or are you moaning for the sake of moaning?
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:45 pm by rakwarrior
Hey Ross!
How come PSN users in the Middle East don’t get MW2 DLC while both steam and XBOX live users in the M.E. do.
Why is it always Sony??
Its hard being a loyal fanboy when you’re in the UAE.
Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 3:12 pm by Ross McGrath
Heya rakwarrior – we asked Activision last week about why they didn’t choose to release the pack in the UAE, but we’re still waiting on a response.
As soon as we know, we will do what we can to get the packs up if they give us the go ahead.
I’m afraid when it come to third-party content we can’t force the publishers to release everything everywhere if they choose not to and normally they have a good reason. If it were up to me and Mike, everyone would get everything all the time (and this is something we are constantly pushing for).
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Posted on 12 May, 2010 at 2:46 pm by imajinetion
Looks like someone made a poopie with HTML
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