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PlayStation Home patch 1.04 out now

The new PlayStation Home patch is now available to download, but it’s not what we expected. The patch is primarily to solve connection issues some gamers are experiencing when trying to connect to the PlayStation Home servers. As a result, voice chat has been disabled to take some load of the servers. Until the service is enabled again, you will have to use text chat or "phone friend" to communicate. Abigail Murphy, PR Manager for PlayStation Network, recommends using the Wireless Keypad for PLAYSTATION 3 or any USB or Bluetooth-enabled keyboard.

Once the chat service is back online, the PlayStation.Blog will be updated with the latest information. Until then, why not download the new patch and try connecting to the servers to see if you can get online.

PlayStation Store update for Dec 18th 2008

This weeks PlayStation Store update is in and it’s not a big one for Europe, but the US sure have plenty of new content to enjoy over the holiday period. There are two new downloadable games available to purchase from both stores, including Crash Commando. There is new add-on content for LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Everybody’s Golf and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm on both stores. The US also has the Metal Gear Solid 4 Online Demo, while the European Store has some new videos, wallpaper and themes for you to enjoy. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

Downloadable Games
- Crash Commando (£7.99)
  Soldner-X Himmelssturmer (£7.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet
  - "Festive Goodies" level kit (£2.39)
    "Santa Hat and Beard" costume
- Rock Band
  - Brad Paisley – "Mud on the Tires" (£0.99)
  - Brooks & Dunn – "Hillbilly Deluxe" (£0.99)
  - Dierks Bentley – "Free & Easy (Down the Road I Go)" (£0.99)
  - Dixie Chicks – "Sin Wagon" (£0.99)
  - Miranda Lambert – "Gunpowder & Lead" (£0.99)
- Guitar Hero: World Tour
  - Eagles Track Pack (£4.39)
    - Frail Grasp On The Big Picture (£1.59)
    - Life In The Fast Lane (£1.59)
    - One Of These Nights (£1.59)
- Everybody’s Golf: World Tour "Pirate Plus Four" costume pack (£3.19)
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm "Storm Pack 3"
Videos
- Prince of Persia Developer Diary 4
- Shoot! episode 5 – "8.3 minutes"
Themes and Wallpapers
- Savage Moon theme
- 6x Loco Roco 2 wallpapers
- 2x Soldner-X wallpapers
- Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway wallpaper

US Additions:

Playable Demos
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Online Network Demo
Downloadable Games
- Crash Commando ($9.99)
- Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rainslick Precipice Of Darkness: Episode 2 ($14.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet
  - Santa Hat & Beard
  - Festive Pack ($2.99)
- High Velocity Bowling
  - Darryl ($0.99)
  - Gage ($0.99)
  - Beatrice Holiday Costume
  - Carl Holiday Costume
- Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Costume Pack #3 ($2.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - Frail Grasp on the Big Picture by The Eagles ($1.99)
  - Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles ($1.99)
  - One of These Nights by The Eagles ($1.99)
  - The Eagles Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring Life In the Fast Lane , One of these Nights and Frail Grasp on the Big Picture by The Eagles.
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
  - Holiday ($1.49)
  - I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing ($1.49)
  - Lips of an Angel ($1.49)
  - Stand by Me ($1.49)
  - What is Love? ($1.49)
- NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 5
- Rock Band
  - Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) – Dierks Bentley ($1.99)
  - Gunpowder & Lead – Miranda Lambert ($1.99)
  - Hillbilly Deluxe – Brooks & Dunn ($1.99)
  - Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley ($1.99)
  - Sin Wagon – Dixie Chicks ($1.99)
  - Going Country Pack 01 ($8.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Going Country Pack 01. This pack includes: Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) by Dierks Bentley, Gunpowder & Lead by Miranda Lambert, Hillbilly Deluxe by Brooks & Dunn, Mud on the Tires by Brad Paisley, and Sin Wagon by Dixie Chicks.
- Rock Revolution
  - My Only Shining Star ($1.49)
  - Death Real ($1.49)
  - Chimera ($1.49)
  - Progressive Baby ($1.49)
  - Model DD 8? ($1.49)
  - No Pain, No Gain ($1.49)
  - She’s the Bug ($1.49)
  - Bemani Pack Track Pack ($5.49)

PlayStation Home getting patched today

It looks like Tueday’s PlayStation Network downtime was to solve the PlayStation Home connection issues some users have been experiencing since the Open Beta launched last week. SCEE Home Community Manager “TedTheDog” has announced that a patch for the problem will be released on Thursday. The connection error (also known C-931 error) will hopefully be resolved with this patch.

If you haven’t been able to get on to PlayStation Home yet, the wait is almost over. Boot up PlayStation Home and you will be prompted to download the update once it is available.

PlayStation Network down for maintenance

Parts of the PlayStation Network were down today for some regular scheduled maintence work. Sony did not mention which areas would be down and no advanced notice of the work was given to gamers. Sony also did not mention what would change during the period of downtime so don’t be surprised if nothing has changed. You can find any updates about the maintenance over at the PlayStation.Blog.

Users are specualting the update has something to do with the PlayStation Home problems, though Sony has failed to comment. If an update for PlayStation Home is in the works, you can expect a update message the next time you boot up Home. We will post any further news here – keep an eye out.

PlayStation Store update for Dec 11th 2008

We know everyone is probably busy playing PlayStation Home right about now, but if you have some free time check out this week’s PlayStation Store update. There three new games available to purchase in Europe and one new game in the US. There is also a huge number of game add-on content available for download including new Sackboy costumes, new tracks for Rock Band and Guitar Hero and a whole load more. In this week’s update, you will also find a selection of new game videos, wallpapers and themes. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

Full Games
- Jet Rider 2 (£3.99/?4.99)
- Puzzle Quest : Challenge of the Warlords (£15.99/?19.99)
- Astro Tripper (£3.19/?3.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet
  - Santa Boots & Coat
  - Street Fighter costumes (£4.79/?5.99)
  - Ryu costume (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Chun Li costume (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Zangief Costume (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Guille character (£1.59/?1.99)
- Tom Clancy?s End War Escalation Expansion Pack (£7.99/?9.99)
- Rock Band
  - Bathwater (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Don’t Speak (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Ex-Girlfriend (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Excuse Me Mr (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Hella Good (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Hey Baby (£0.99/?1.49)
  - It’s My Life (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Just a Girl (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Running (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Simple Kind of Life (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Spiderwebs (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Sunday Morning (£0.99/?1.49)
  - Underneath It All (£0.99/?1.49)
  - The Singles 1992-2003 (Album) (£9.99/?14.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - Nirvana
    - Negative Creep (£1.59/?1.99)
    - Sliver (£1.59/?1.99)
    - You Know Your Right (£1.59/?1.99)
    - Track Pack (£4.39/?5.49)
  - European Track Pack (£4.39/?5.49)
  - Dis Moi (BBBrunes) (£1.59/?1.99)
  - Mama Mae (Negrita) (£1.59/?1.99)
  - ‘ 54 ’74 ’90 2010 (Sportfreunde Stiller) (£1.59/?1.99)
Trailers
- Crash Commando trailer
- Prince of Persia
  - Developer’s Diary #1
  - TGS Trailer
  - Theatrical Trailer
- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Trailer
Wallpapers
- GTI Club+
- EndWar
  - American Wallpaper
  - European Wallpaper
  - Russian Wallpaper

US Additions:

Price Update
- Resistance: Fall of Man Map Packs
Downloadable Games
- PowerUp Forever ($9.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet
  - Santa Coat and Trousers
  - Zangief of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
  - Guile of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
  - Chun-Li of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
  - Ryu of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
  - Street Fighter II costume kit ($5.99)
- High Velocity Bowling
  - Tiff’s Big Zero Trick Shot Pack
  - Gearhead Ball Pack ($0.99)
- Tom Clancy’s EndWar Escalation Expansion Pack ($9.99)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  - Apprentice Mission Pack ($9.99)
  - Character Pack 2 ($4.99)
- Age of Booty
  - Map Pack 4
  - Map Pack 5
- Guitar Hero World Tour
  - "You Know You’re Right" by Nirvana ($1.99)
  - "Sliver" by Nirvana ($1.99)
  - "Negative Creep" by Nirvana ($1.99)
  - Nirvana Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "You Know You’re Right", "Negative Creep", and "Sliver" by Nirvana.
  - "Mama Mae" by Negrita ($1.99)
  - "Dis-Moi" by BB Brunes ($1.99)
  - "’54, ’74, ’90, 2010" by Sportfreunde Stiller ($1.99)
  - European Track Pack 01 ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "Mama Mae" by Negrita, "?54, ?74, ?90, 2010? by Sportfreunde Stiller, and "Dis-Moi" by BB Brunes.
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
  - Over The Rainbow ($1.49)
  - How To Save A Life ($1.49)
  - Waiting For Tonight ($1.49)
  - Heart of Glass ($1.49)
- Rock Band
  - "Bathwater" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Don’t Speak" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Excuse Me Mr." – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Ex-Girlfriend" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Hella Good" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Hey Baby" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "It’s My Life" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Just a Girl" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Running" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Simple Kind of Life" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Spiderwebs" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Underneath it All" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "Sunday Morning" – No Doubt ($1.99)
  - "The Singles 1992?2003? (Album) – No Doubt ($19.99) – This track pack includes 13 tracks: all of the songs from The Singles 1992?2003 (Album), except "New," and "Trapped in a Box."
- Mercenaries 2 Blow It Up Again Content Pack
Game Videos
- Resistance 2 Accolades Trailer
- Xam’d: Lost Memories Release Announcement Video
- Xam’d: Lost Memories Exclusive Interviews
- LOTR: Conquest Good to be Bad Trailer
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
- Batman Tech Video
- Not Easily Broken
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop Trailer
- Step Brothers Blu-ray Trailer
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Blu-ray Trailer
PS3 Themes
- Resistance 2 Americana Theme
- Resistance 2 Man vs. Chimera Theme
- Resistance 2 SRPA Team Theme
- Xam’d Lost Memories Theme
PS3 Wallpaper
- Mountain Dew Wallpaper

PlayStation Home comes out tomorrow

In a press release today, SCEE has announced that PlayStation Home will be available to download on December 11th 2008. A new icon will appear in the Network menu (if you don’t already have Home installed), allowing you to download it in much the same way as PlayStation Life. On it’s opening day, PlayStation Home will feature some of the world’s most respected lifestyle brands including Diesel, Ligne Roset, Red Bull, and Paramount Pictures.

Video

As the very first consumer brand space, Red Bull has created the Red Bull Island where visitors to the Island can interact and take part in many of Red Bull?s unique events. Initially there will be the opportunity to get inside the cockpit of a Red Bull Air Race plane and compete against the PlayStation community.

For users accessing PlayStation Home in the SCEE regions, themed virtual environments will be available to explore. Starting with a themed Far Cry 2 space, PlayStation Home will offer game inspired environments that allow people to discuss the specific games, plan strategies and access content and clues that will enhance the gaming experience. The number of gaming environments such as this will regularly increase, with spaces for Uncharted: Drake?s Fortune, Warhawk, Motorstorm and SOCOM following very soon.

PlayStation Network introduces PULSE

If you like staying informed about everything PlayStation, from games, demos, movies and TV, you will be happy to know that the PlayStation Network has introduced a original bi-monthly program called PULSE. The program features new Blu-ray disc and PlayStation Network releases from the PlayStation Store, including games, demos, movies and television series available for your PS3 and PSP. The show can be found at PlayStation.com. The how is hosted by Asian babe Christina Lee.

PlayStation Video Store update for Dec 5th 2008

This month’s first video store update adds 14 new TV programs and 12 new movies to the US PlayStation Video Store. New TV programs include Fringe, Bones, Chuck and Smallville. As for movies, you can now rent or buy X-Files: I Want to Believe, Step Brothers, Superman: The Movie and many more. In this week’s top 20 movie downloads, Hancock is in first place followed by Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in second and Fred Claus in third place. Check out the list of new content below.

TV:

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends – Season 2
Fringe – Season 1
Nip/Tuck – Season 1
Pushing Daisies – Season 2
Watchmen – Season 1
American Dad – Season 4
Bones – Season 4
Chuck – Season 2
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Season 4
Prison Break – Season 4
Smallville – Season 8
Sons of Anarchy – Season 1
The Unit – Season 4
Xam’d: Lost Memories – Season 2

Movies:

X-Files: I Want to Believe
Step Brothers (rate & unrated)
Bam Margera Presents: Where the %^#% is Santa?
The Prince and Me: A Royal Honeymoon
The Notebook
The Grudge 2
Superman: The Movie (Special Edition)
Shelter Me
Picture This
Oh God
Mailbu’s Most Wanted
Dot The I

PlayStation Store update for Dec 4th 2008

The first PlayStation Store update for December is now out. There is plenty of new content on both the US and European PlayStation Stores including lots of new game add-on content for games including LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Star Wars: Force Unleashed. You will also find a selection of new game videos, wallpapers and themes. The US store has also got a handfull of new premium XMB themes (the Lingerie Girls theme caught our eyes!). Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

Playable Demos
- Lego Batman: The Videogame demo
Downloadable Games
- Jet Rider (£3.99/?4.99)
- GTI CLUB (£9.99/?12.99)
- C&C – Red Alert Retaliation (£3.99/?4.99)
- Brain Challenge (£3.99/?4.99)
Game Add-on Content
- Race Driver GRID 8-Ball Pack (£4.99/?6.28)
- Star Wars Costume Pack 2 (£3.99/?4.99)
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed Jedi Temple Mission pack (£7.99/?9.99)
- Soul Calibur – Customization Equipment (£0.79/?0.99)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm – Storm Pack 2
- LittleBigPlanet Kabuki Actor costume
- Rock Band Tracks
- Guitar Hero World Tour Tracks
Game Videos

Shoot! Hands : A Short Film
Shoot! Hands : The Pitch
Shoot! Hands : Behind the Scenes
Shoot! Hands An Interview With Xavi Jos
Resistance 2 Action Trailer
Resistance 2 TV Ad
Skate 2 – GVR SKATE PARK TRAILER
Skate 2 – ROSTER TRAILER

PS3 Themes
- R&C Q4B
- GTI CLUB
PS3 Wallpapers

Endwar Apocalypse Wallpaper (x3)
SoulCalibur Wallpaper (x2)
NFS undercover
Far Cry 2 (x4)

US Additions:

Qore Episode 7: December, 2008
Downloadable Games
- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer ($9.99)
Game Add-on Content
- LittleBigPlanet Kabuki Actor
- Age of Booty Map Packs (x3)
- Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack ($9.99)
- GRID 8-Ball Additional Content ($9.99)
- Guitar Hero World Tour Tracks
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 Tracks
- NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 4
- Rock Band Tracks
- SOULCALIBUR IV Customization Equipment 3 ($1.99)
Game Videos
- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Trailer
- Prince of Persia Dev Diary 2
- Prince of Persia Dev Diary 3
- Mercenaries 2 Blow It Up Again Trailer
- Facebreaker Audition Video #4
- Facebreaker Audition Video #5
- BAJA: Edge of Control – Launch Trailer
- Savage Moon Trailer
- Resistance 2 – Last Hours
- Life in LittleBigPlanet: Ep 4
- LittleBigPlanet WELCOME TO MY WORLD Video
PS3 Themes
- Lingerie Girls Theme ($1.49)
- University of Florida Theme ($1.99)
- European Highlands Theme ($1.49)
- Bloodwork Theme ($1.49)
- Atomic Acid Theme ($1.49)
- Metal Battalion Maidens Theme ($0.99)
PS3 Wallpaper
- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Wallpaper 1
- Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Wallpaper 2
- SOULCALIBUR IV Holiday Hilde Wallpaper
- SOULCALIBUR IV Holiday Ivy Wallpaper

Qore Episode 7 out tomorrow

The December 2008 issue of Qore is out tomorrow, after the weekly PlayStation Store update. The best part of the new Episode is that it can be downloaded for free. Why? It’s Sony’s way of saying "Happy Holidays". Episode 07 begins with an inside look at EA’s "Skate 2," the sequel to the game that redefined what it means to ride a virtual board. Then, Audrey Cleo rolls over to Skatefest ?08 in San Diego for a spin around the boarding scene. Annual Subscribers to Qore will find their Download Centers filled with a Qore-exclusive "Flock" demo.

Veronica Belmont makes her way to Capcom to check out two of their latest projects – "Bionic Commando", the re-imagining of the classic 8-bit franchise, and "Flock", a really cool PlayStation Network game that definitely does not follow the herd.

Episode 7 also introduces you to the "Steam Punk" sub-culture as they take a look at Codemasters? "Damnation" – a post-modern third person-shooter served with a Jules Verne twist. Episode 7 will also include a exclusive downloadable Killzone 2 theme.

Preview:

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