PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. It’s time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.
Downloadable Games

WipEout HD ($19.99)

It was there back at the beginning and now it’s taking the franchise into the future: WipEout HD is set to deliver 1080p High Definition visuals running at a breathtaking 60-frames-per-second. WipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the franchise, meticulously crafted and fully reworked to showcase the processing power of PS3. Available exclusively on PSN.File size: 997 MB

Burnout Paradise PSN ($29.99)

Welcome to Paradise City, the ultimate driving playground. Burnout Paradise is set in a vast open-world, filled with events and challenges that will push your driving and riding skills to the limit. So grab your first set of wheels and head on out into the city; what happens next is completely up to you.File size: 3.24 GB

GEON Emotions ($9.99)

Geon is a fast moving arcade game where players race to collect pellets and deposit them in the opponent’s goal to “score”. Experience the intense rush of playing against friends and family in multiplayer split screen or play online against opponents or team up and play a 4 player game of Team Geon or compete in a frantic match of last man standing. Unlock and master over 40 unique game grids and 8 exciting mini games.File size: 54.2 MB

Mega Man 9 (free demo, $9.99 to buy)

Mega Man fans, your wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back with the ninth installment in the classic series. It’s a new adventure for Mega Man all done in an 8-bit style — graphics, music, and gameplay are all like you remember them!File size: 62.9 MB

Add-on Game Content

BUZZ! QuizTV Question Pack, National Geographic: Safari ($7.99)

From the world famous National Geographic archives comes the ultimate African wildlife quiz. This BUZZ! Quiz TV quiz pack features over 500 new questions about African wildlife to play in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz TV game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge your friends and family with new questions and “Show ‘em Your Trivia!”File size: 135 MB

BUZZ! QuizTV Question Pack, Videogames ($5.99)

It’s never “game over” with these tricky teasers on the last 15 years of videogames from Ratchet & Clank to MotorStorm. This BUZZ! Quiz TV quiz pack features over 500 new questions about videogames to play in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz TV game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge your friends and family with new questions and “Show ‘em Your Trivia!”File size: 118 MB

BUZZ! QuizTV Question Pack, Sci-Fi ($5.99)

Sci-Fi movie questions to stump your competition into outer space — but will you need to phone home to find out the answers? This BUZZ! Quiz TV quiz pack features over 500 new questions about science fiction movies to play in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz TV game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge your friends and family with new questions and “Show ‘em Your Trivia!”File size: 194 MB

Soul Calibur IV Customization Equipment 2 ($1.99)

Trick or treat with the Halloween equipment set. Frighten your opponent away by turning your characters into a scary character by combining items from this set with the numerous equipments which can be acquired in game. This equipment can be used for both female and male characters.File size: 3.09 MB

Rock Band

Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

“Limelight (Original Version)” – Rush ($1.99)
“Tom Sawyer (Original Version)” – Rush ($1.99)
“Red Barchetta” – Rush ($1.99)
“The Camera Eye” – Rush ($1.99)
“Vital Signs” – Rush ($1.99)
“Witch Hunt” – Rush ($1.99)
“YYZ” – Rush ($1.99)
“Moving Pictures (Album)” – Rush ($10.99) This pack includes “Tom Sawyer (Original Version),” “Red Barchetta,” “YYZ,” “Limelight (Original Version),” “The Camera Eye,” “Witch Hunt,” and “Vital Signs” by Rush.
“Bandage” – Hot Hot Heat ($1.99)
“Love Spreads” – Stone Roses ($1.99)
“She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult ($1.99)
“Shoot the Runner – Kasabian ($1.99)
“Sorrow” – Bad Religion ($1.99)
“You’re No Rock n’ Roll Fun” – Sleater Kinney ($1.99)
File sizes: 3 MB - 50 MB (singles), 205 MB (track packs)

Game Demos (free)

NBA 09 The Inside Demo NBA 09

The Inside delivers the NBA experience like no other; In Full HD 1080p. But don’t take our word for it, get your own hands-on experience with this jam-packed demo. Once you’ve seen for yourself, you can pre-order today through GameStop and get an officially licensed NBA cap. Specially marked boxes will also get you one year FREE subscription to Vibe Magazine. NBA 09 The Inside: Nothing Gets You Closer.ESRB Rated EFile size: 964 MB

NBA Live 09 Demo

Get your first chance to check out NBA Live 09 as you recreate the matchup from the 2008 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Play with their current rosters or step back in time to play two different games based on the players performance in two of their classic matchups with the all new NBA Rewind.ESRB Rated EFile size: 766 MB

Mega Man 9 Trial

Mega Man fans, your wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back with the ninth installment in the classic series. It’s a new adventure for Mega Man all done in an 8-bit style — graphics, music, and gameplay are all like you remember them!ESRB Rated EFile size: 62.9 MB

Game Videos (free)

PAIN Amusement Park-New Characters Video

Meet PAIN’s newest downloadable launchees–Kenneth, Yeony, and Tati. Stunt double Kenneth’s superpowers allow him to withstand the PAIN. Gamer girl Yeony will frag you with a smile on her face. Watch out for Tati; she has spice and brings a whole lotta nice to PAIN. Shown here in the PAIN Amusement Park add-on environment, Kenneth, Yeony, and Tati are compatible in all PAIN environments!File size: 58 MB (HD)

Resistance 2 Shattered History Trailer

Witness the history of the fall of man in this exciting new video revealing the altered history of Resistance 2!File sizes: 97 MB (HD), 160 MB (1080)

Brothers in Arms: Hell’ Highway Eyes Only Network Trailer

Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the secrets in Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway. Listen carefully and don’t blink or you’ll miss out.File sizes: 214 MB (HD), 291 MB (1080)

Burnout Paradise Bikes Network Trailer

Burnout Paradise takes another leap forward by introducing motorcycles for the first time ever with Burnout Bikes.File size: 56 MB (HD)

Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #5 Network Trailer

Dead Space Animated Comic Issue #5File size: 195 MB (HD)

Tomb Raider: Underworld Gameplay Network Trailer

Go behind the scenes with the development team at Crystal Dynamics and learn about the background for the story of Tomb Raider: Underworld, the first Tomb Raider game for the PlayStation 3.File sizes: 96 MB (HD), 129 MB (1080)

88 Minutes Blu-ray Trailer

Al Pacino stars in this riveting thriller about a forensic psychologist who receives a phone call threatening that he has only 88 minutes to live. As the clock ticks away, tension mounts, suspicions rise and blood flows. With a serial killer he helped convict awaiting execution and a copycat killer on the loose, Jack Gramm has 88 minutes to solve the biggest murder of his career: his own.File sizes: 107 MB (HD), 144 MB (1080)

Made of Honor Blu-ray Trailer

Tom loves his life, until he realizes he also loves his best friend Hannah. But when Hannah gets engaged to a dashing Scotsman and asks Tom to be her maid of honor, Tom faces hostile bridesmaids, bridal showers, and bad hair days, all in an effort to pull off the perfect wedding and steal the bride. He’s a maid of honor with a plan.File sizes: 81 MB (HD), 103 MB (1080)

PS3 Wallpaper (free)

Soul Calibur IV #5 Tira Witch

Customize the background of your PS3 system with this new Soul Calibur IV Tira Witch Wallpaper.File size: 262 KB - 999 KB

Soul Calibur IV #6 Voldo Jack-O-Lantern

Customize the background of your PS3 system with this new Soul Calibur IV Jack-O-Lantern Wallpaper.File sizes: 296 KB - 1.06 MB

PS3 Themes (free)

Buzz! Quiz TV

Customize your PS3 system with a cool Buzz! Quiz TV Theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!File size: 5.43 MB

Wipeout HD Theme - All Teams #1

Customize your PS3 system with a cool Wipeout HD - All Teams #1 Theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!File size: 7.67 MB

PLAYSTATION Store for PC

Here is this week’s content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There, you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, please click here.

PSP Games

* Untold Legends Brotherhood of the Blade ($14.99)

With fast-paced, hack ‘n’ slash action, randomly generated environments, monsters and items, beautiful 3D graphics and wireless cooperative multiplayer gameplay. Untold Legends Brotherhood of the Blade offers a compelling gameplay experience on a handheld gaming device.File size: 157 MB

* Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ($14.99)

Building upon the addictive and easyto- learn gameplay of a puzzle game by integrating story and character progression elements found in RPGs, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords delivers a brand new type of game that pushes the puzzle genre to a previously unseen level.File size: 65 MB

Game Demos (Free)

* Pipe Mania Demo for PSP

The puzzle classic is back and better than ever! Pipe Mania is a frenetic, addictive and infectious puzzle game that now lives on your PlayStation®2 and PSP. Requiring quick thinking, hand-eye coordination and keen spatial awareness, puzzle fans are in for a challenge that is easy to pick up but not easy to master. With all new floozes and challenges, Pipe Mania is the puzzle game you won’t be able to put down.File size: 39 MB

PSP Themes (Free)

* Buzz! Master Quiz (also available from PS3 Store)

Customize your PSP with a cool Buzz! Master Quiz Theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!File sizes: 458 KB

Burnout Paradise Trophy List

A patch for Burnout Paradise is coming that will add trophies, and is rumored to hit this Thursday. The Bikes Pack brought a lot of cool new features, and Criterion is yet again delivering even more - free of charge. Check out the trophy list after the break.
Bronze Trophies
* Repair your car - Awarded for driving through any Auto Repair* Set a Time Road Rule on any road - Awarded for beating any of the original Time Road Rule scores* Set a Showtime Road Rule on any road - Awarded for beating any of the original Showtime Road Rule scores* Win a race - Awarded for winning any Offline Race* Smash 3 Burnout Billboards - Awarded when you smash through your 3rd pristine Burnout Billboard* Smash 30 Burnout Billboards - Awarded when you smash through your 30th pristine Burnout Billboard* Drive through 10 sets of Yellow Smash Gates - Awarded when you drive through your 10th set of Yellow Smash Gates* Drive through 50 sets of Yellow Smash Gates - Awarded when you drive through your 50th set of Yellow Smash Gates* Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7 - Awarded when you Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7* Score a x3 Multiplier in Showtime - Awarded for reaching a x3 Multiplier in Showtime* Perform 3 Takedowns - Awarded for performing your third Takedown
* Drive through a Repair shop during a Road Rage - Awarded for driving through an Auto Repair during any Offline Road Rage* Perform a 180 degree Flatspin - Awarded for performing a Flatspin of at least 180 degrees* Successfully land your first Super Jump - Awarded when you successfully land your 1st Super Jump* Score a Boost Chain of x2 - Awarded for achieving your first Boost Chain of x2* Survive a Marked Man - Awarded for winning any Offline Marked Man* Beat the target score in Stunt Run - Awarded for winning any Offline Stunt Run* Power Park your car - Awarded for successfully Power Parking your car between two other vehicles* Set 10 Showtime Road Rules - Awarded when you set your 10th Showtime Road Rule* Set 10 Time Road Rules - Awarded when you set your 10th Time Road Rule* Complete 5 Burning Routes - Awarded when you complete your 5th Burning Route* Drive on the wrong side of the road for 547 yards - Awarded for driving a distance of 547 yards in Oncoming Traffic in one go* Shutdown the Carson Inferno Van - Awarded when you Shutdown the Carson Inferno Van* Successfully land 10 Super Jumps - Awarded when you successfully land your 10th Super Jump* Land a Barrel Roll jump - Awarded for successfully landing a Barrel Roll jump* Find all the events around Paradise City - Awarded when you have discovered every event in Paradise City* Visit all the Car Parks in Paradise City - Awarded when you discover every Car Park in Paradise City* Invite a friend to join you in Paradise City - Awarded for sending an online game invite to another player* Complete a Freeburn Challenge - Awarded when you complete your 1st Freeburn Challenge* Visit a Gas Station during a Race - Awarded for driving through a Gas Station during any Offline Race* Visit a Paint Shop to change your vehicle color - Awarded for driving through any Paint Shop to change your vehicle colour* Enter a Road Rage in the Carson Inferno Van - Awarded for entering any Offline Road Rage in the Carson Inferno Van* Visit the Airfield - Awarded for visiting the Airfield in Silver Lake* Visit the Quarry - Awarded for visiting the Quarry in White Mountain* Jump Dead Man’s Edge - Awarded when you first jump over Dead Man’s Edge in White Mountain* Jump over another player’s car - Awarded for jumping over another player’s car in an online game* 8 Players meet in the Wildcats’ Baseball Stadium - Awarded for meeting up with 7 other players inside the Wildcats’ Baseball Stadium in an online game* Send a Mugshot or Smugshot - Awarded for sending a Mugshot or Smughot to another player during an online game (requires a USB camera to be connected)* Take part in an Online Stunt Run - Awarded for taking part in an Online Stunt Run* Take part in an Online Marked Man - Awarded for taking part in an Online Marked Man* Be on the Blue team for Online Road Rage - Awarded for taking part in an Online Road Rage as a Runner on the Blue Team* Be on the Red team for Online Road Rage - Awarded for taking part in an Online Road Rage as a Chaser on the Red Team* Ride 50 Miles Offline on a bike - Awarded when you reach a total bike distance ridden of 50 miles* Complete any Bike Day Road Rule - Awarded when you set your 1st Bike Day Road RuleCompl* Complete any Bike Night Road Rule - Awarded when you set your 1st bike Night Road Rule* Ride 10 miles on a bike in any 8 player lobby - Awarded for riding 10 miles on a bike in an 8 player online game* Complete 5 Bike Challenges - Awarded when you complete your 5th Freeburn Challenge on a bike
Silver Trophies
* Drive through 200 sets of Yellow Smash Gates - Awarded when you drive through your 200th set of Yellow Smash Gates* Earn your ‘D’ class license - Awarded when you receive your ‘D’ Class License* Earn your ‘C’ class license - Awarded when you receive your ‘C’ Class License* Earn your ‘B’ class license - Awarded when you receive your ‘B’ Class License* Earn your ‘A’ class license - Awarded when you receive your ‘A’ Class License* Score a x5 Multiplier in Showtime - Awarded for reaching a x5 Multiplier in Showtime* Score a Boost Chain of x4 - Awarded for achieving your first Boost Chain of x4* Score over 50,000 in a stunt run - Awarded for scoring over 50,000 in any Offline Stunt Run* Drive 750 miles - Awarded when you reach a total car distance driven of 750 miles* Complete 10 Freeburn Challenges - Awarded when you complete your 10th Freeburn Challenge* Complete your first Timed Challenge - Awarded when you complete your 1st Timed Challenge* 24 hours in Paradise on a bike - Awarded for spending a full 24 hour day and night cycle riding a bike
Gold Trophies
* Smash 60 Burnout Billboards - Awarded when you smash through your 60th pristine Burnout Billboard* Earn your ‘Burnout’ Driving License - Awarded when you receive your ‘Burnout’ Driving License* Complete 10 Timed Challenges - Awarded when you complete your 10th Timed Challenge* Earn 100% on your Bike License - Awarded when you reach 100% complete on your Bike License
Platinum Trophy
* Awarded for successfully collecting all trophies from Burnout Paradise (excluding Additional Content trop

Fuel

David Brickley Calls Burnout a Postage Stamp Compared to Fuel
Producer claims game would fill four Blu-ray discs if developed using traditional methods

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If what Codemasters executive producer David Brickley says is true, the game world in Fuel will be much bigger than almost anything we've seen before. In an interview with Videogamer (via Joystiq), Brickley said the game world in Fuel makes Burnout: Paradise's Paradise City look like a "postage stamp."
According to the developer, Fuel's world map is an insane 5,000 square miles. When asked how many Paradise Cities would fit inside that area, Brickley said, "I did a little Power Point internally to do it and it zoomed them in to each other. It's like a little postage stamp because I think it does like four kilometres or something." Additionally, he claimed that if Fuel were developed using traditional means, the game would fill four Blu-ray discs.
Although Brickley is obviously taking a good-natured jab at Criterion's latest game, he doesn't see the two games directly competing. "They probably compliment each other quite well," said Brickley. Still, once they've opened up the size comparisons, it's hard not to think about them. Does Fuel's crazy amount of ground to cover get you excited, or are you more interested in the smaller, concentrated area of Burnout: Paradise?

Halo 3 Title Update Makes Armor Unlocks Easier

30 new achievements provide more options for earning secret gear.



Halo fans might recall the special sets of armor in Halo 3 that were only unlockable by completing various in-game tasks. According to reports from community-run Halo site Halo.Bungie.org, this week's title update for Halo 3 may have had some unforeseen side effects when it comes to obtaining those elusive pieces of gear.
Specifically, the Security and Katana armor sets were originally triggered by earning a Halo 3 gamerscore of 1000 points -- previously only possible by getting all 49 of the game's achievements. Despite the addition of 30 new achievements this week, that prerequisite remains unchanged -- providing players with tons of fresh options for reaching that goal. Apparently the only other caveat is that you must also have collected at least 49 total achievements.
Whether this was Bungie's intent or just an overlooked glitch, it should be much easier for more casual Halo players to frag in style. Considering the number of ridiculous exploits people have used to score this loot in the past, it's probably for the best if it's even a little easier to come by.