As the PlayStation Network is available in many countries with different currencies, it’s natural that the prices of games and other content varies on the PlayStation Store. The games in North America are slightly cheaper than those in Europe and the UK, though this depends on the currency fluctuations. Earlier today, we came across a big discrepancy in Sony’s pricing which has nothing to do with currency fluctuation.
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has officially gone gold in North America, which means development on the game is complete. That means only 32 days until it hits store shelves. If you can’t wait for the game to come out, pre-order the game and get exclusive access to the multiplayer beta which is scheduled to start later this month.
This week on the US PlayStation Video Store you will find the First Season Summer Sale, offering your favorite episodes for just 99 cents. The sale ends September 17th, so head to the Video Store soon to revisit how your favorite shows began. Also, this week SCEA are offering the new comedy series Community on the video store one week prior to its network TV premiere.
Track down the evil and destructive fugitive Dr. Chaos, as you hunt down clues in the exciting seek and find game Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos. As an elite agent for Interpol, it is your mission to eradicate his trail of corruption as it takes you around the world from one international city to the next. Use your investigative skills to quickly gather the evidence needed to bring him to justice.
The Turtles have come up against some tough stuff in the past, but there’s no comparison to what they’re about to encounter. While sitting around the sewer watching television, Raphael, Donatello, and the crew witness a giant android ripping the Statue of Liberty from the ground, terrifying hundreds of tourists. Use pizza power-ups and huge body slams to make your way backwards and forwards through history in an attempt to restore peace to the Big Apple.
This week on the PlayStation Store, four new demos are available to download on the European PlayStation Store including FIFA 10, Fat Princess and LittleBigPlanet. A free dynamic theme is also available to download in Europe and you can also purchase the LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm dynamic themes. The US has received four new demos too, including TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled and the full game. Check out what’s new below.
If you have been playing Batman: Arkham Asylum recently, you may have noticed the news ticker that runs along the bottom of the main menu. The current headline mention free downloadable content coming for the title later this month. However, details on what the downloadable pack will contain have not been revealed. In additions, it isn’t clear if the DLC will also be exclusive to the PlayStation 3, like the Joker DLC pack.
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The SingStar Rooms for PlayStation Home, originally announced at GamesCom, will be launching in Europe later this month, according to Elliott Linger, Product Manager for PlayStation Europe. When you strut into The SingStar Rooms the dancefloor will react to the shapes you throw and the type of music will change based on what style the majority of avatars are dancing to. Therefore, if you all do the ‘Rock’ dance, the music will take a rockier edge.
In addition to the exclusive Editors video this week, VidZone has been updated again. This week’s Artist of the Week for UK, Germany, France and Australia is Shakira and her latest single “She Wolf”. For Ireland, Italy and Spain, the Artist of the Week is Sean Kingston and his latest tune “Fire Burning.” Lots of new playlists have been added to VidZone too, including Music from Adverts and Remember These Hits?.
