VidZone Hands-On
May 31st, 2009
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Looking forward to the VidZone service from Sony? GameSpot had the chance to try out the new service before general release (see below). In short, the service will only support SD content and will only allow you to stream content (you won’t be able to save any videos to the hard drive). The service will be free and will be supported through advertising. You will find various advertising banners throughout the application. You will be able to launch the VidZone service directly from the XMB under the [Music] menu.
Final Fantasy fans will be happy to know that Final Fantasy VII is heading to the PlayStation Network. According to the 
Here are this week’s new releases and top downloads for the PlayStation Video Store are in! A new channel has launched this week: DC Comics, where you can catch your favorite DC Comics super heroes. Download the epic adventures of Batman, Superman and many more action-packed good-battling-evil episodes today under TV Shows –> Networks –> DC Comics! As for this week’s top movie downloads, Outlander is in first place followed by The Uninvited and Paul Blart: Mall Cop in second and third place, respectively. Check out whats new below.
The last PlayStation Store update for May 2009 is now live. Europe has received a massive update with two new downloadable games and two new demos. As for the US, there is one new demo and a PSOne classic available for download. Both stores have received a lot of new game add-on content, including LittleBigPlanet costumes, another MotorStorm Pacific Rift Livery Pack, Saints Row 2 game pack and new tracks for Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Check out the complete list below.
Very soon, Sony is launching a brand new space in PlayStation Home called Buzz! HQ, where you can chat and meet up with other quiz fans in a new lobby area or take part in a multiplayer Buzz! quiz game extravaganza. The game space will feature a huge game stand with four coloured answer buttons are laid out on the floor. When asked a question, you must be standing on the right answer when the time runs out.
A patch for Crash Commando is now available to download. The patch makes a lot of game play and UI improvements to the game (details below). In addition, a demo of the game will be available to download from the PlayStation Store after today’s update. The demo will let you try a level in the single player offline mode. Olof Gustafsson, CEO at EPOS Game Studios, has also announced that downloadable content is on the way.
