Hey, everyone. It’s time again for the weekly PlayStation Store update.

Fighting fans, be sure to check out this week’s free MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 Demo, exclusive to PSN!

Add-on Game Content

Killzone 2 Steel & Titanium Pack ($5.99)
Killzone 2 expands the multiplayer experience with the release of it’s first DLC: “Steel and Titanium pack.” The pack contains two brand new multiplayer maps with new gameplay elements and strategic twists, sure to test even the most skilled players.
File size: 144 MB

LittleBigPlanet Egyptian Mini Pack ($2.99)
Walk like an egyptian in LittleBigPlanet with these new costumes and stickers.
File size: 1.04 MB

Burnout Paradise Cops and Robbers ($9.99)
Introducing Cops and Robbers, an incredible online team game that pits Cops vs Robbers. Buy it now!
File size: 100 KB

Disgaea 3: Action Prinny ($1.99)
This package file adds a new custom character called action Prinny from Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero?
File size: 1.22 MB

Disgaea 3: Mid-Boss ($1.99)
This package file adds a new custom character called Mid-Boss from Disgaea.
File size: 1.22 MB

Disgaea 3: Dragon ($0.99)
This package file adds a new custom character called Dragon from Disgaea.
File size:1.22 MB

Disgaea 3: Fake Heroes Set ($3.99)
This package file adds new custom characters Mid-Boss, Action Prinny, and Dragon.
File size:1.23 MB

Disgaea 3: Item World Survival Attack ($3.99)
Compete against other players in Survival Mode. See how long you can last as you plunge into a limitless Item World. If you have a great score you might win a new character or item.
File size: 1.23 MB

Need for Speed Undercover: Boss Car Bundle ($4.99)
Blow away your competition with this explosive car pack, featuring eight unique boss cars available for use in any online race or offline career event. Race your way to the top of the leaderboards with each of these cars: Carmen’s Shelby GT500, Chase’s BMW M6, Chau Wu’s Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG, G-Mac’s Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 , Hector’s Nissan 370Z (Z34), Nickel’s Dodge Viper SRT10, Rose’s Porsche 911 GT2 and Zack’s Volkswagen Scirocco.
File size: 2.75 MB

Need for Speed Undercover: Challenge Series Expansion (free)
Think you’ve mastered the world of Undercover? Think again. This huge upgrade offers 60 new events, including two new game modes (highway wars and highway checkpoint) where you’ll have the ability to earn up to three new cars as you race your way through hair-raising traffic. Best of all, this content is absolutely free!
File size: 80 MB

Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

• “Sappy” by Nirvana ($1.99)
• “Stay Away” by Nirvana ($1.99)
• “Very Ape” by Nirvana ($1.99)
• Nirvana Track Pack 02 ($5.49) - Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring “Very Ape”, “Sappy” and “Stay Away” by Nirvana. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as a part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.

File sizes: 21 MB - 37 MB (singles), 92 MB (track pack)

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

• “Had a Dad”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Idiots Rule”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Jane Says”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Ocean Size”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Pig’s in Zen”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Standing in the Shower… Thinking”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Summertime Rolls”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Ted, Just Admit It…”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Thank You Boys”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Up the Beach”— Jane’s Addiction ($1.99)
• “Nothing’s Shocking (Album)” — Jane’s Addiction ($15.99) - Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this game album: “Nothing’s Shocking (Album)”— Jane’s Addiction. This includes 10 tracks: all of the songs from Jane’s Addiction ’s album Nothing’s Shocking, except “Mountain Song,” found on the Rock Band 2 Disc.

File sizes: 5.78 MB - 55 MB (singles), 310 MB (track pack)

Game Demos (free)

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 Demo
Fans asked, and Capcom listened! One of the most popular fighting games of all time returns! MvC2 brings legendary characters from throughout Marvel and Capcom history to duke it out in an insane tag-team fighting experience. Featuring an unprecedented 56-character roster and now with HD support and online play, one of the best fighting games ever just got better! Download the exclusive PSN demo today!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 198 MB

Game Videos (free)

Battlefield 1943 Annoucement Trailer
File size: 68 MB (HD)

Virtual Tennis 2009 Gameplay Versus Real Trailer
File size: 36 MB (HD)

Call of Juarez: BiB Debut Trailer
File sizes: 53 MB (HD)

PS3 Themes

Patapon 2 Battlefield Theme (free)
File sizes: 1.17 MB

PixelJunk Eden Encore Theme B (free)
File size: 662 KB

Disgaea 3 - Pleinair Theme ($0.99)
File size: 1.04 MB

University of Louisville Theme ($1.99)
File size: 5.09 MB

Ole Miss Theme ($1.99)
File size: 5.22 MB

PS3 Wallpapers (free)

PixelJunk Eden Encore Wallpaper B
File size: 256 KB (SD) 744 KB (1080)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Game Demos (free)

PATAPON 2 Demo (also available from PS3 storefront)
The adventures of the brave Patapon tribe continue in PATAPON 2, a sequel packed with double the content of the original and exciting new features! Continue their search for the mysterious Earthend in this exciting demo complete with the new multiplayer mode!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 100 MB

Add-on Game Content

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Li’l Asagi Comes Home ($3.99) (also available from PS3 storefront)
This package file adds a new stage and a boss character called Asagi.
File size: 1.82 MB

PSP Themes

Patapon 2 Battlefield Theme (free) (also available from PS3 storefront)
File sizes: 134 KB

Hi folks, In May, we will be releasing the Sore Spots add-on for PAIN. Check out a preview:

Not only does Sore Spots continue the rich tradition of the silly fun that is PAIN, Sore Spots also includes a new multiplayer Mode that I’d like to introduce. It’s called “PAINalympics”, and it’s where two to four players can compete in the following events:

Horseshoes – There are four giant horseshoes floating in front of the launcher, and your task is to snatch them and try for a ringer. You have four launches.Whatcha gon’ do?

Bull Ride – Imagine a large group of mechanical bulls, each atop a large column. Launch, grab, and hold on to as many bulls as you can. Ready to ride, cowboys and cowgirls?

Rope Kick – Test your Ooching skills by launching and grabbing a rope that you have to hold onto and swing on, knocking down as many of the characters in the area as you can in 30 seconds.

Balloony Bin – You have 45 seconds to push, pull, drag, or otherwise force balloons into trash bins. Extra points for the red ones!

Stack Whacker – All you have to do here is knock down a wall of boxes in as few launches as possible. If you’re good, you can probably use some exploding objects to help do the job more quickly.

Anvil Toss – Snatch an anvil out of the air and chuck it as far as you can. Watch out for the cherry bombs and exploding chemicals on the floor, though!

Relay Race – Keep your Pimp Slap Hand strong and smack, smack, smack your way to the finish line in the best time…and don’t forget the baby powder!

Punt Ball – Knocking a ball through a goal is sometimes a lot harder than it seems. Extra points if you hit the characters who are dancing between the goal posts.

Swing N’ Dunk – Grab the ring, swing, release…wait for it…wait for it…Oooch your character through the basketball hoop. Harder rings grant a higher reward.

Sore Spots is headed your way on Thursday, May 14th, and we’ll be releasing Ded Baron, a new launchable character, the following week. At the same time as Sore Spots, though, comes a little bonus – You’ll also be able to get a free download of another beloved PlayStation personality, which you may have just read about. He’s a little shy, but here’s a screenshot that will give you an idea of who we’re talking about.

See you in Sore Spots!

Coke

You may have read impressions of White Knight Chronicles garnered during our LA Media event in the last day or two, but I know you’ve got lots of questions. Today, we’re happy to bring you answers. In this video interview with US Producer Tsubasa Inaba, find out how the game works, how it might change for North American release, and the status voice chat.

Look for more on WKC at E3 and beyond.

This is Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on the online multiplayer, first-person-shooter title, Battlefield 1943. This downloadable title for the PSN will take you back to the WWII Pacific Theater in a way never before seen, this June on the PLAYSTATION 3 for only $15! You’ll enjoy three amazing locations with Iwo Jima, Wake Island, and Guadalcanal letting you pilot and drive a variety of airplanes, tanks, and transport vehicles to help you win the battle.

Today is a really exciting day, first it’s Walpurgis Night here in Sweden celebrating the start of summer’s approach with bonfires, yes I said bonfires, and this is done all over the country. It is quite the sight to see from atop the DICE studio. Another really exciting thing for me today is the release of the Battlefield 1943 trailer for the first time on PSN (later today) and seeing it in full glory on my PS3.

Now before you watch the video, imagine with me flying your Corsair airplane over the tropical Wake Island engaged in a dogfight with a Japanese Zero, you take him down and notice your squad mate’s tank about to be flanked by the enemy in another tank. You quickly bank to the left, swoop down, and drop two bombs perfectly on the enemy, saving your friend and helping him capture a critical control point.

After watching the video, I’m sure you will have a lot of questions about the game so instead of guessing, fire away! I’ll be around for as long as I can to answer them in the comment section. Thanks for taking the time to read this, now write your questions or just give a shout out! :-)

I can beat up Ashton, follow me on Twitter.

Big news, fighting fans. As you may have heard via GameSpot yesterday, Soulcalibur is officially coming to the PSP this summer. Called Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, this marks the series’ first foray into handheld consoles…and of course, what better place to debut than the PSP.

Yesterday, Namco Bandai invited us to San Francisco for the unveiling, where a demo of Broken Destiny proved that it is already looking graphically impressive on the PSP. While Namco is remaining relatively tight-lipped on specifics for the time being, I fired off a few questions to Director Noriyuki Hiyama (Unfortunately we were shooting in a loud room speaking through a translator, but I think you’ll get the point) about new characters, multiplayer and the possibility of secret content. Check out the vid for his responses. And drop us a note with your burning questions, as we’ll most likely be getting more time with the game/team at E3 in June!

Phew… it’s a busy week… after teasing everyone about the new you-name-it PixelJunk game, it’s also time to release specific information about the new version of PixelJunk Monsters that we have prepared meticulously for the PSP. When I came up with the idea of having this on the PSP, there was some debate about whether or not people will be as receptive. So I’ll need your help to prove me right, please!

We pulled out all the stops and decided to make this the ultimate version of PJ Monsters, so we didn’t just add a new island, we’ve gone through and added new monsters, new towers, and a whole new island. On top of that we’ve added loads of goodies, concept art, and a bunch of new tunes and even some art videos from Otograph. We’ve basically gone and packed it with everything we could possibly think of, so we are calling the game PixelJunk Monsters DELUXE!

The original islands are also in there but they have been “remixed” to include the newer types of monsters and get you to use the newer towers. I’ll write another blog entry in a short while where I’ll go through the new towers and their abilities, but they are a lot of fun to use and add a whole new layer of strategy to the game.

Oh… on a final note, we’ll be supporting WiFi multiplayer, so you can play with other people on their PSPs. There are some cool ideas in this and a fun little icon language to let you talk to each other while playing but just this alone requires an entire blog entry so I’ll come back later with more details and pictures of how it will all work.

Thanks to all the PixelJunk fans for their support, it keeps us motivated!

Starting today, you’re going to start seeing a lot of stories on many of the games we showed off in LA and Seattle last week (such as MAG, Uncharted 2, White Knight Chronicles, the new PixelJunk, and of course, inFAMOUS). Over the course of the next week, we’ll be sharing news and videos of these games, and answering many of the questions you asked about them.

But first, now that we can actually share it, I wanted you to see this new inFAMOUS video, entitled “Power Trip.” I was pretty much floored by it when we first showed it to media members last week, and thought you might enjoy it as well:

Like I said, we didn’t forget to get your questions answered, look for those videos to come in the next few days. Oh, and because I’m pretty sure some of you will ask - that kick ass music track was created especially for inFAMOUS, by WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY.

Big big news today! We are releasing the first screenshots and video of the next PixelJunk game! For those of you who have been following my page on Facebook which has been slowly teasing you since last week, this is the day you’ve all been waiting for!

And… to top it all we are also launching a naming competition! Yes, you heard it right, instead of choosing the name ourselves for PixelJunk 1-4 we would like YOU to name the game for us. This is for those real PixelJunk fans out there, because your name will go into the credits of the game and be immortalized for all eternity (or for a few years at least).

Anyway, first things first, go to the site and look at the concept art, watch the work-in-progress video, and think up a name: http://pixeljunk.jp/namingcontest

It’s looking pretty nice so far we think. We’ve implemented a fluid simulation sandbox with lots of different fluids and interactions and it’s simply a lot of fun to play just by itself, but on top of that we have a really cool “thrust” based game where you can shoot at monsters and carry stuff around to solve the puzzles in each area. The goal is to save the survivors, but what are they survivors of? As you delve deeper into the caverns you’ll learn more about what their predicament is - yes, this time there will be a bit of a story; which is a first in the PixelJunk series so far.

Oh, and we’ll give out free t-shirts to the winner of the naming contest and also to the five runners up, so definitely submit an idea no matter how silly you think it might be, we might just use it. We will pick the winner from a hat containing the names of all the people who submitted the same idea, so send your ideas in by May 11th, which is the closing date for the competition. We will then choose 5 runner up ideas and do the same thing for each one. We’ll then design a logo for the name and announce the winner a few weeks afterwards.

Good luck!

“SCEA Is Not Responsible For Nor Is A Sponsor Of This Contest.”

Hi all, I’m Chris Heidorn, Software Engineer at Sucker Punch Productions. With inFAMOUS shipping in less than a month, you guys are probably starting to wonder about what types of trophies and stunts (yes, there will be stunts) will be in the game. Well, I’m here today to give you a brief inFAMOUS trophy and stunt lowdown.

So, we know you all love stunts and so do we at Sucker Punch. The testing team here had the super fun job of coming up with some cool ways Cole could take down and kill enemies by doing a combination or sequence of events. To do this, the team relied upon their experiences playing the game everyday and noting where there were enemy setups and likely systemic behavior in the story missions and mini-missions that allowed them to pull off these cool stunts.

They created a list of 40 or more such combos, as we called them. We also enlisted the Sony test team for their list. Between the two teams we had a candidate list that totaled more than 80 stunts. To choose the best stunts for inFAMOUS, I created what I called an experience monitor. The experience monitor basically “listened” for raw attack events, such as an electromagnetic blast attack, and would record these events in a ring buffer. As enemies got damaged, the details of their damage would be associated with the raw attack event. In the end, we ended up with over 20 pretty cool stunts that we can’t wait for you guys to experience.

One of my favorite stunts is the environment kill. This involves making clever use of the environment to take down or kill enemies. If there’s a propane tank or a vehicle near some enemies, shoot at them until they blow up. If the blast takes down the enemy, you score this stunt. What’s fun about this is luring the enemies near the exploding device and using it to your advantage. What fun! You would think the enemies would catch on to this, but they just keep coming back for more! One of the harder stunts to pull off is the melee finisher. With this one, you must take down or kill at least 3 enemies in a row with Cole’s melee attack. You must do this quickly, since you only have ½ second between each kill in order for it to count.

So, for trophies, we have a number of different categories which are:

• Game, story and mini-mission completion
• Collect all dead drops and shards
• Traversal
• Stunts
• Power-Based
• Karmic decisions

The “Get Off My Cloud” trophy is probably one of the easiest trophies to unlock. The idea here is to use one of Cole’s powers to knock an enemy off a high location, such as a rooftop, and deal him damage that kills him when he hits the ground. Perform 100 of these and you unlock the trophy. Another fun trophy is the “Red Baron.” Blast enemies into the air and kill or take them down while they’re in-air. Do 100 of these and you’ve unlocked this trophy.

Anyway, we’ll leave the rest for you to uncover on your journey with Cole through Empire City. Enjoy and stay tuned for more inFAMOUS news!

SCEA and MLG Gamebattles are proud to announce the Killzone 2 Online Championships! Assemble your 4-man teams and compete in the critically-acclaimed shooter from Sony Computer Entertainment to win big!

Up for grabs are some amazing PlayStation items, including the authentic Helghast Suits worn at the end of the trailer below, each valued at more than $8,000. Other prizes include StA52 assault rifle replicas, Helghast collectable busts, downloadable content, and collectible Killzone 2 T-shirts.

Registration begins today, April 28, so be sure to register quickly here to get a jump on the competition! Read below for details, and head over to MLG Gamebattles for more information.

*NOTE: This ladder is open only to U.S. residents 13 years of age and older.

Prizing Structure

• 1st Place team: T-Shirt, authentic KZN Helghast Suits, DLC codes
• 2nd Place team: T-Shirt, StA 52 assault rifle replicas, DLC codes
• 3rd Place teams (x2): T-Shirt, collectable KZN Busts, DLC codes
• 5th Place teams (x4): T-Shirt, DLC codes
• 9th Place teams (x8) T-Shirt

Total Prize Value = $63,824

Rules

Players per Team: 4
Territories: Residence of US Only
Age Restrictions: Must be 13 years or older to enter

Official rules for the Killzone 2 Online Championships can be found here.