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US PlayStation Store Update April 24th 2008

Sev1512 yet again comes through with info before anyone else…

Here is what to expect in this Thursdays PlayStation Store update. Its really an excellent update.

Iron Man Demo (PS3)

Echochromo Demo (PS3)

LocoRoco (PSP) Full game

Kingdom Of Paradise (PSP) Full Game

COD4 Map Pack (PS3)

Eye of Judgement Add-On (PS3)

Resistance 2 Trailer (PS3)

PSOne Classic - R-Type

Also look out for some new wallpapers and themes, along with GH3 tracks, Rock Band tracks, and Karaoke Revolution tracks.

Thank you for visiting the site.

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lodossrage5848d ago (Edited 5848d ago )

Einhander is better than R type

But to be honest, Einhander is a PHENOM of a shooter. There isn't a single shooter even remotely similar. Stealing and grabbing enemy weapons wasn't even heard of in a shooter till Einhander. Not to mention the position of the weapons was switchable

But as for this update, now THIS is what I'm talkin' about. If sony can have more decent updates like this, they'll be good to go

Violater5848d ago

This will have to do, Soldner X should be released on the PSN later this year.

ApocalypseShadow5848d ago

although i agree einhander was great,it was not the first game that allowed you to take the weapons of enemies and use it against them.

gaiares on genesis did this A-LONG-TIME-AGO.

you must not have been born yet?

check youtube.i had this game.it had story characters that reminded me of ROBOTECH and had big bosses.

the store update sounds cool if true.we'll see thursday.

megaton..............

somethingSQUISHY5847d ago

...completely forgot about that one. So I guess my options are:

a) buy map pack, play for one day -> abandon map pack for MGO beta -> abandon MGO beta for GTA IV

b) do not buy map pack

I could say buy map pack later, but it would have to be after I was done with GTA IV... and that could be, well, a while.

Sugaruby335847d ago

somethingSQUISHY you wouldn't want to drop CoD4 to go play MGO because this weekend starting friday is double XP weekend on CoD4

so why not buy the map pack, play the new maps WHILE you get DOUBLE XP then ditch it sunday or mid-saturday for MGO (if they don't have more problems)

RecSpec5847d ago

Apparently you missed the first COD Double XP weekend, finding a decent game was near impossible. The servers couldn't take it.

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njd825848d ago

Pity I'm in the EU, but still....nice.

Darkiewonder5848d ago (Edited 5848d ago )

Making sure to get his blog approved on this site before it's old news.
and not having Pixeljunk Monster Expansion Pack on there is a crime.

Sev5848d ago (Edited 5848d ago )

Doesnt everyone with a site, try to get their news out there before its old? I mean dont fault me for being first. No other sites are reporting this, its not on the PS Blog.
Why am I getting reported? Just because it says .wordpress after my name?

News is news.

EDIT: PixelJunk Monsters Encore isnt coming this week. Sorry.

Daver5848d ago

I agree loll i want the expansion too!! i still need some rainbows tho so i can wait another week :)

monkey6025848d ago

LocoRoco! That's awesome and Echochrome Demo, shall be getting that.

RecSpec5848d ago

I was hoping for an Echochromo (Echochrome's evil twin?) demo though, seeing as the Echochrome demo's been out in Japan for awhile

xionpunk5848d ago (Edited 5848d ago )

Wait echochrome is on PS3? I thought it was psp only. Sweetness, that game looks like it could put you in a zombie trance.

Oh and Iron man demo! I wonder if its possible that it won't be a horrible mess...(hoping!)

ATLRoAcH5848d ago

And both versions are completely unique to each other. Same game but all the levels are different and designed for PS3 and PSP specifically. There will probably be a nice bundle when they release.

Sev5848d ago

Check out my Hands On impressions of Echochrome.

I have the full game in English.

http://sev1512.wordpress.co...

gonzopia5848d ago (Edited 5848d ago )

It's so hard to say with Iron Man... but part of me feels like it could be a very good, entertaining game. The other part of me feels like it could be a waste of time.

Echochrome is an interesting idea, and I kind of dig the Escher inspired theme going on there, but I don't think I could play it for very long. The Japanese demo had me tired out before I even reached the end of it.

...but I'll definitely download the Iron Man demo.

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia4h ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia2h ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

TheColbertinator1h ago

I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 8h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken1d 3h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 19h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 19h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d 7h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken1d 3h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.