The rapid growth of the downloadable games arena is perhaps what this generation of consoles will be remembered for and this week on the blog serves as a reminder of how vast and varied this space has become. We’ve read about Mercury Hg, Burnout Crash, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, had the chance to win a code for From Dust and, while it hasn’t appeared on the blog, I had a chance to play upcoming PSN title Amy when the developer visited our London HQ. It’s looking fantastic and let me just say that a quote I read somewhere describing it as “ICO meets survival horror” is not too wide of the mark. It’s a game that blurs the lines between what we expect from download and disc. What have you made of the rise of downloadable games this gen, and where do you see it going in the future?
Here’s your recap:
- The Studio Update - The Studio brings to PlayStation a collection of Static and Dynamic Themes for PS3 and PSP from some of the world’s greatest artists.
- The SingStore Update (21 September) And ‘Back To The 80s’ Full Tracklist! - SingStar offers up a whole new list of songs.
- Select AC: Revelations Discs Include The Original AC - Get the full version of the original Assassin’s Creed for free if you’re one of the first to buy Assassin’s Creed Revelations!
- VooFoo Studios Give Us The Latest On Hustle Kings - Hustle Kings coming for the PSVita and DLC for the PS3.
- Might And Magic: Clash Of Heroes DLC Launching Today - I Am the Boss update now available for Might and Magic Clash of Heroes.
- ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 21st September 2011 - PS Store brings you Resident Evil 4, Clash of Heroes, Prince of Persia and more!
- Launch Of The Access TV Show On The PlayStation Store In The UK - Each 10-minute episode is packed with up-to-the-minute HD previews, interviews, features and more!
- Burnout Crash! – Check out this spinoff from the much loved Burnout series.
- Sack It To Me: …Still Moving To The New Move Pack! - Loads of information about LBP2, Move, user generated videos and more!
- PlayStation Home: Get Fit with PlayStation Home - Get fit at Home! Check Retro Fitness and Ocean Floor Treasure hunt.
- PlayStation Home Reboot Coming Soon… - If you haven’t been in Home for awhile then watch out, big changes are coming!
- Battlefield 3 Beta Dates And PS3 DLC Exclusivity - DICE announces the open beta dates for Battlefield 3 and an exclusive DLC just for PlayStation 3, one week before everyone else!
- VidZone Update: Discover Rock Video Nirvana With… Nirvana & Other Rock Gods! - You want rock? We’ve got it!
- Mercury Hg Coming To PSN Next Week - Check out the latest version of this PSP classic.
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Luminopolis Trailer - Just how did Dr. Nefarious join up with Ratchet, Clank and President Qwark? Take a look!
- Ruin for PS Vita: Lairs, Relics, and the Social Web - Idol Minds explains more about Ruin, its addictive RPG game play and expansive social features.
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Brings Jet-Pack Poultry To PSN - Read more about the creative energy behind the new PSN game, Rocketbirds.
- The Weekend Debate: Where’s My Hoverboard? - Which fictional scientific or technological discoveries in games do you think will become reality?
- Shameless Self Promotion - Here’s your chance to get your LBP masterpieces out to the masses.
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD Hits PSN Wednesday, 50% Off for Plus Members - Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Resident Evil with Resident Evil: Code Veronica, 50% off for Plus Members!
- Weekend Essentials 93 - Your guide to everything on PlayStation this weekend.
- 10 of the Best: PlayStation pack designs - Check out some of the most memorable examples of PlayStation cover art.
- Sony’s HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer - Hands on with the future of immersive gaming.
- Fancy a piece of Resistance: Burning Skies? - Download a free and exclusive Resistance: Burning Skies theme to your PS3 or PSP when you sign up to Inside PS Vita.
- God of War: The story so far - Read all about Kratos’s adventures on PlayStation to date.















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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 12:52 pm by Weasel-Dave
Hello James, any idea if or when we will get the Edo Period Themed Lounge from Granzella? The Bath-house looks great fun!!
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 2:02 pm by Pesico
Highlight of the week for me was the story about Ruin. Want to hear more about that game.
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 2:03 pm by Immortal-Wolf-
a question to James Gallagher
I wanna know why haven’t playstation network considered the playstation 2 gamers i mean like playstation 2 games turning HD to playstation 3 but i don’t understand why us people who already spent like £40 on each playstation 2 game and we can’t get them free on playstation 3 seems totally unfair unjustified to we playstation 2 gamers who paid hell of alot on playstation 2 games in fact playstation network should give me Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD free on playstation store because i already paid £99 for limited edition Resident Evil 4 on playstation 2 with the Resident Evil 4 chain saw controler plus i paid £60 for Resident Evil Code Veronica X hard case edition for playstation 2 so James Gallagher can you answer why?
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 3:34 pm by Vitkir
Hope to hear more about Amy – it looks great, but not much out there so far about how it will play.
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 9:59 am by James Gallagher
I met Lexis Numerique and started planning a schedule of regular posts with them. We’ll be hearing a lot more, don’t worry.
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 3:42 pm by taurus82
PS3 Music Visualisation,
PS3 Music Visualisation,
PS3 Music Visualisation,
PS3 Music Visualisation,
PS3 Music Visualisation.
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 5:10 pm by Weasel-Dave
Forget the music visuals, we need an up-to-date browser first and foremost!! Even some aspects of the playstation forum are too much for the ps3 os!
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Posted on 24 September, 2011 at 6:42 pm by manutreble
Hi James how come some of us could not get on th Play station network on wednesday & could we have some FIFA avatars with our Teams
.? for the FIFA release nxt week if possible
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 10:00 am by James Gallagher
We have mentioned to EA that Premier League avatars would be very successful for them but, as you can imagine, the legals around image rights and such are quite complex.
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 8:59 am by S-Cript
Videostore promissed in 2009 for 2010
Videostore promiss in 2010 for release 2011
With only 3 months remaining is going to be a promiss or yet again pro-missed
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 11:02 am by DAVIE222
JAMES READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM BACK MAN! I GOT HACKED 3 WEEKS AGO BY polynski BUT I FINALLY GOT MY ACCOUNT BACK AND CAN FINALLY TRY WIN THE WEEKEND DABATE!!!!
ALSO JAMES PLEASE ADD ME BACK, YOU GOT TO MANY FRIENDS SO PLEASE DELETE SOMEONE AND ADD ME BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE HAVING YOU AS A FRIEND, PLEASE SEND ME A FRIEND REQUEST! THANKS!!!!!!
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 11:16 am by Weasel-Dave
DAVIE222, give up now! The From Dust download is mine, all mine! BWA-HA-HA!! *ahem* Sorry, all this talk of technological advancement and future gadgets on the weekend debate has brought out the mad scientist in me! now, where did I put that dna extractor?
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 11:27 am by DAVIE222
Catkiller1
hey man, good to speak to ynu again…..
no, he fully hacked me and sony will be banding his ps3 i.p
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 11:28 am by DAVIE222
Weasel-Dav
by all means take it
im not gonna bother with this weeks debate, hope you win mait
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 5:31 pm by ZCHUCK1
hi james just to let u know it’s great u guys put resi evil 4 on to ps store. i bought it straight away thanks guys……..
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 10:01 am by James Gallagher
Enjoy! It’s my favourite game ever.
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 6:44 pm by Carl-G
Really enjoyed PlayStation ‘Access’ video show this week & looking forward to it next week + the best bit is IT’S FREE! ! !
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Posted on 25 September, 2011 at 10:48 pm by polynski
i have a digital little big planet but that was my choice of freebie for welcome back
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 8:48 am by Catkiller1
@ polynski
I do an amazing thing called “WORK”, you should try it sometime
If you noticed when I added you, i’m not on my PS3 all the time, just occasional nights. For a treat I top up my account with £20 every month & back in April/May I received £100 worth, due to the big sale as it was also my birthday! I shouldn’t have to justify myself to a teenager, but there you go
If my account was that rubbish, then why did you keep pestering me to game share??
I’m not teaming up on you at all, DAVIE222 made a statement that he was hacked & it’s easy to do if you gameshare, so that’s why I asked.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 8:55 am by hastings69
anyone know if the red johnson chronicles that appeared as ‘new’ on the 7 september update is the same as the one i bought off psn back in april? if so ive just wasted ages dl’ing it!
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 8:58 am by Catkiller1
@ polynski
I never stated anything negative against you within my original post, against your character or you as a person. I merley stated why I deleted you, as you kept pestering me to game share.
I thought to myself if you were on DAVIE222 friends list & he accepted to gameshare then that effectively was his account hacked.
I stated factual comments & no hate was intended towards you, as a gamer I think you have valid & interesting posts within this blog etc.
No need to get offended & if you never game shared with DAVIE222, I find it very hard to think that you hacked his account.
Remember I never accused you of anything I was making a statement!
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 10:24 am by GREGGY-BOY-
James
Do you know what time the Battlefield 3 Beta will be on the store tomorrow for those that bought Medal of Honour: Limited Edition?
Any Information much appreciated
Thanks
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 10:52 am by James Gallagher
We have the breakdown of when you will be able to access the BF3 beta in this blog post: http://bit.ly/oCKI2z
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 11:01 am by obrienlfc
Hi james i would just like to say i am loving the day one discounts ps+ are getting and the job the ps+ team are doing. Hope theres a few more coming over the next few months, NBA Jam on fire edition and The new 3D worms game coming out would be great.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 11:14 am by GREGGY-BOY-
On that Battlefield 3 Blog post it says we will recieve a personal e-mail invitation to gain access to the beta.
But on the Battlefield 3 website it says this:
http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/beta
FOR PLAYSTATION 3, THE EARLY ACCESS OPEN BETA WILL AUTOMATICALLY APPEAR FOR YOU IN THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK STORE.
Can you clarify?
Thanks again
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 11:33 am by Hell-Raiser-85
Hi James Can we get a QA about Vita? Got to play Uncharted golden abyss at EG Expo and that sold me. Would like to no if the trophys will add to what we have on PS3 or does Vita have its own.
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 2:45 pm by James Gallagher
Funny you should mention it – on Friday I was discussing this idea of a PS Vita FAQ covering everything you need to know. It’s going to take a little while to put together but it is coming.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 11:44 am by cipur1
hi James , when game is coming out you have plenty of advertisement here but nothing for feedback , i bought RENEGADE OPS – very good game ALMOST ! if you playing online there is always somebody whose PS3 freeze and i reached max level and ALL my upgrades are gone but level is max so i can’t even start from begining so now i can play with that character but others are to week to finish coop hardcore , RENEGADE OPS its a very good game ALMOST !!!
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 12:33 pm by chrisredfield_97
hey james can you tell me about the re4 avatars you promised us with the game?
Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 2:46 pm by James Gallagher
I’ve been looking into this and it turns out that the post was mistakenly posted on the blog and the avatar offer doesn’t apply to Europe. However, as it seems that people really want them, I’m speaking with the Store team to see if we can provide them. Bear with me.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 12:59 pm by DAVIE222
James
i sent you a friend request, please add me, cheers.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 3:12 pm by Hell-Raiser-85
Thanks James
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 3:32 pm by Catkiller1
@ James
Please can we have a 50% discount for Crysis next week?
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 3:55 pm by windsorblue01
who do i have to shoot to get Arkedo Series: 02 – SWAP! trophies to sync
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 4:01 pm by Catkiller1
Please can we have the original Crash Bandicoot & Spyro titles remade with the Crysis Engine, as the following video displays http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hITNR8N7Vq0
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 4:38 pm by polynski
lol i win a debate where i already own the prize i already owned all the welcome back games with the exception of wipeout hd..ima jus stop buying stuff
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 4:52 pm by DAVIE222
polynski
ask your self….do i deserve it?
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 4:57 pm by judgehusler
lol james your davie222 next victim, better add him quick or he’ll hound you down.
davie222 if you give out your personal details for your system, which you did then you deserve to get hacked for robbing developers out of their money. its people like yourself that help put prices up for others because of low sales in the industry
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 5:10 pm by judgehusler
so yet another mistake on the blog!! hundreds of people bought rez4 because of the avatars hence why so many complaints, i think those people who purchased game should get code for avatars.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 5:34 pm by DAVIE222
judgehusler
your assuming i gameshared? tell me mait where is your proof that i gave my persinal details to him? you dont have any! dont accuse people of gamesharing untill you have proof, he hacked me and yes im angry because i havnt been able to go on the blog and comment in 3 weeks! seriously GET EVIDENCE BEFORE SHOOTING.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 5:39 pm by judgehusler
@davie222 you gave him details to him to fix your avatar problem then wrote on blog bragging about it to mh24185669 about a month ago. i think thats evidence enough lol
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 6:02 pm by DAVIE222
judgehusler
actuly about 6 weeks ago, also of course i changed my email AND password
Please stop licking polyskyis ass.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 6:26 pm by judgehusler
@davie222 how rude, nothing new there! im just saying that i know for a fact from other people that are on your friends list and from my old account that they are involved in game sharing. im not saying you are but alot of others are, i was mearly commenting on the fact that you gave your details out so more fool you. you’ve got account back now so be a little more careful in future
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 6:40 pm by DAVIE222
judgehusle
once again you’ve accused me. I didnt gameshare END OF.
now im not going to respond to you again as you constantly accusing me.
Yes i got my account back but i got over 3 weeks of built up anger.
GoodBye judgehusle yet another guy who has failed to take me down.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 6:46 pm by chrisredfield_97
james can you add the avatars for wendnesday in the store update please see my comment
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 6:48 pm by judgehusler
i havent accused your real friends on ps have told me you game share, ether that or they are all lying. and dont deny it, like i said my old account had you on it along with other hacking scum friends of yours. i suppose 3 weeks of cabin fever is alot so got to shout out at someone! lol dont worry its all over you have your life back now
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:03 pm by CMJE96
@judgehusler
@DAVIE222
You don’t need to attack eachother on the blog, your posts are not relavent. I don’t really think its a big deal, everyone is accusing DAVIE222 of gamesharing as they think that it is why he got hacked. Does it really matter? Just let SONY deal with this and put a stop to this arguing. Let this be a friendly blog not an aggresive blog. If whoever you are accusing of hacking your account is guilty, don’t go on about it, SONY will ban him he has done wrong. You will end up getting yourself in trouble.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:19 pm by chrisredfield_97
can you add the re4 avatars in the store update for wednesday james please dude put them and let me know see my comment i want the avatars so much
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:21 pm by judgehusler
@CMJE96 he wasnt hacked, i was just saying that due to the fact he gives out personal details that was more than likely a reason but in actual fact he had been reported for his past behaviour on this blog site which he insulted many for no reason and i (using old account) was one of them. that event then resulted in 3 week ban. he just went off on one and pointed the finger at the last person he gave details to, which is wrong as he has no proof of that individual doing so! but yes we would all love to keep this friendly site but with some children it is impossible to achieve
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:31 pm by CMJE96
@judgehusler
I don’t know the whole story but surely he would have known if it was a ban? Look, all I know is that DAVIE222 has claimed he was hacked by someone on this blog and everyone has said it was his fault. If it was hacked, them how did he get it back, unless the hacker was stupid enough to not change the email address on the account. But then why would it take 3 weeks? I don’t want to offend anyone but it does seem odd. I think the only thing to do is wait and forget about this until James or SONY sorts this out.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:34 pm by DAVIE222
judgehusler
ah so your stating i give my persinal details to my friends? well i dont so you are lying……if you keep responding to me then im sure sony will band us both, lol.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:43 pm by DAVIE222
CMJE96
it clearly said “the sighn-in email adress or password is incorrect”
how did i get it back? by phoning sony
why did it take 3 weeks? because there was alot of stages and sony was bieng slow.
the reason im angry is because evryone is accusing me of “gamesharing” wich i have NEVER DONE! surly you can see why im angry? ive got hacked, not bieng online for 3 weeks, and now people accusing me, its so stupid.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:48 pm by judgehusler
@CMJE96 yea thats pretty much the point he wouldnt of got it back, it was a standard 3 week ban. and its not the first, i think its number 6 ban this year. as you can see he cant let things go!!
on topic bf3 beta tomorrow for me, hell yea. still after playing the alpha iv been rubbing my hands in anticipation for so long dont think ill have anything left to play game when it comes out!
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:51 pm by CMJE96
@DAVIE222
Ok, I think it is best to just end this now, I have not accused you of gamesharing. I wouldn’t care if you did or not it is none of my buisness and it should be no one elses either but you should know, putting things like this on the blog, people will respond. Especially as you are an active member on this, I know you enjoy the blog, you always are active and always respond to people when the admins don’t. Just forget about what has been said and just move on. The blog will be much better without constant arguements.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 7:55 pm by CMJE96
@judgehusler
Good to see a on topic post, as I said just forget about this.
On topic, I don’t know if I will get BF3, the beta will decide it for me.
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Posted on 26 September, 2011 at 8:02 pm by S-Cript
James can you tell the Majority of the Paying customers in the EU
(on which one is the founder of the EU) when
the Videostore is being released this year as we got promissed
week 52 2010.
Your honest answer is being appreciated
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