PlayStation Store Update: Everything’s Zen

sooo can people in the uk download Rag doll on the us store and get it working on their UK profile?

@Curse_Lily: Well if it helps any I LOVE Year of the Dragon :O one of the best Spyros.

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Do you own a PS3 ? There's free crap all the time. Granted, it's crap, but it certainly is free.

bangbangblah

What is Texas Cheat'em? I've always enjoyed poker, and that seems oddly intriguing.

bangbangblah

@Superlocke: Beggars can't be choosers, man. This is like freakin' Christmas.

bangbangblah

@pukellunkett: It'd be nice to see a final four themes of the playoffs up. Or at least the two teams that make it to the finals. This is an amazing final four teams considering the history between the four, and I'd love to see it somewhat celebrated.

bangbangblah

@bakagaijin: There is a big difference between complaining and pointing how it would have made more sense business wise.

@reality.exe -console: I know! I'm going to buy all 3 Spyro games now. Man Spyro 3 was my favorite. Those games made me a fan of Insomniac.

The title of this article got an obvious song stuck in my head. Then I wondered why the article didn't mention that the RB/GH DLC tracks this week.

Then I saw a free game, that trumped everything else!

Eviltim

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: That's because PSN doesn't get outages often.

I had already DLed it for free off of a friend's account a few days ago but its awesome they did that cuz now I can have it on my account. I hope they do more free games like this. Sprint is cool.

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Wow. Dude. Uhh... Theres lots of free stuff on PSN. The whole PSN is free. Then a bunch of stuff on the PS Store is free. I don't hear anything about free full games on XBLM.

@Bialia: I'm not sure what board is available on the demo, but in the full game shaman and el dourado are my favorites.

Don't forget RagDoll!

I love the psn, sony is doing a good job for being new to an online network.

xxAlucarDraculax

@bakagaijin: Just got home from work- downloading it now. :)

Bialia

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Don't be pissed because you wrote a stupid post. He's right. The only thing you'll ever find free on Live are ads.

And not to throw more salt on those wounds, but yes, there are tons of free content on PSN.

@TT:

I also heard a rumor a while back about FFVII coming to the PSN for something like $15? I was pretty stoked about that. Hopefully one of my friends get it :P I'm a total mooch when it comes to the PSN. I buy things if I have to, but usually I wait till I can get them free. I blame it on me not having a job.

on the other hand, when I get some money, it goes almost straight to video games. And almost all of my games are Sony exclusives. The only non-exclusive PS3 games I have are GTAIV, and Fallout 3, which was a Christmas present.

:) Thank you Sony. You really are ramping up the attention getters for E3!

@Andrew Wimpy: For one week. It reduced because Bionic Commando(the new one) is coming out on the day the sale expires.

Hell Yea KOF 99.

@spannu: More like snikt!

@excel_excel: Pretty much by design, it's certainly an interesting thing.

@Revenge_of_Nekojin:
And your free PS Themes.
And free LBP/Pacific Rift/Naruto/probs ton other DLC.
Free fits together quiet well with PSN.

@Fieldy: Isn't it awsome? :)

I think we're gonna start seeing more PS1 games released. PSN has been a steady stream of awsome for months now, but today was extremely surprising with RagDoll for free. It made my day!

Awesome update! Even better than last week! I just downloaded the X-Men Origins: Wolverine demo yesterday, played it today, and was pleasantly surprised! Now, I've got the awesome Zen Pinball demo, and I'm downloading Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic for free! And Spyro 3 is on there, should I decide to download it (Actually, my uncle has the entire series, as well as a bunch of other great PSX games, so I may borrow those)! I don't know how it can get much better than this next week! (Crap, I may have just jinxed them...)

One last thing: how long is the reduced BC:R price supposed to last?

Andrew Wimpy

@GPman: "But hey, not complaining, I got a free game. :) "

Are you kidding me? Your whole post was one big complaint.

Pathetic. McWhertor was right. you can't please everybody, can you.

@wazzzup16: :O *goes straight to the PS3*

@wazzzup16:
It's a pretty entertaining game. And it's even better since it is free.

@TT:
When I bought it, all I got was a ~2MB "Unlock Key".

If you downloaded the demo or even queued up the demo to download, you gotta download that and I guess use the key.

I was confused, too. But, eh, it works. for $5 its a steal.

Zach Man

@Sammo21: I'll see your $2.02 and raise you $0.07: Mine & 007 James Bond's balance (JK, he probably has millions)! Awesome I can get a free game with such a low balance, even if the game stinks! Pain doesn't count since I got it for free with my MGS4 bundle. Also, I'm glad Daxter is in Pain now! Right now, I'm failing to update it (as usual), so I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Andrew Wimpy

@Bialia: lol. the game is great! did you try it yet?

Personally I find it a big mistake to let them give RD Kung fu for free so soon.

I was curious about RDKF but wanted a demo first. Now I don't need one and see that I would have bought it anyway.

I was planning on buying pinball but now that I see this happen I am going to wait a month or two incase it shows up for free. So there is another lost sales and if others wait it will hurt those who made zen.

It would make more sense to have given away Bionic Commando because they just lowered the price to $5 and it has been out for a while with a demo.

Personally, Warhawk should be the one given away for free. It has been out for ages and since it has dlc to buy it would make sense to do that to suck in new players and get money with the dlc.

But hey, not complaining, I got a free game. :)

I'm waiting for a price drop for lumines and the eventual Marevel vs capcom...maybe in christman time?

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Don't forget to pick up the free PS Home apartment while you're struggling over the free and PSN concept.

Pizookie

@AznMetalHead: Who the fuck mentioned anything about Xbox Live?

@Bialia: I love that demo, & I've only spent maybe 10-20 minutes with it! Too bad it's only 1 level & single-player only.

Weird, that trophy message hasn't popped up for me yet. I may just get this game! My birthday is coming up in 9 days. I'm wishing for a PSN card!

Andrew Wimpy

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Xbox Live doesn't fit free

AznMetalHead

PSOne Classics two weeks in a row is pretty fucking awesome!

I'll have to start grabbing the Spyro series as I've never tried any game in it before and I love every other Insomniac games.

I seriously hope they keep the steady PSOne releases.

Its now been 5 hours since I downloaded Rag Doll, and I still can't figure out the catch.

Rag Doll is surprisingly pretty fun, the shaking the controller like a dead baby is fidgety when trying to do those flying special attacks though. Still a cool game that reminds me of Smash Bros.

@Solertia: This. OMFG I can't believe it still, KOF 99 a PSOne Classic. Am I alive? can't wait...runs off to blockbuster to by a $20 PSN prepaid card.

why in the hell dose Canada get screwed out of this free game?!

Joshua Meeks

@Curse_Lily: Yeah, I know, but it is not in the "Demo" list. It is not under "B" in the everything category either. It only showed up in my download history. Good thing I downloaded it a while ago.

@oldbucsfan: I found the demo in my download history. It does not show up anywhere else that I can find.

KOF 99 OMFG...SOLD

@pukellunkett: thank you!

it is in the online download list but not on the download manager or anywhere on the machine itself. have to check it later on.

TT

@oldbucsfan: Download the demo as well.

@JoBo: Yeah wow, I guess I missed all the FREE GAMES AND STUFF.

@Tofuonophd: Brutal. I can almost see that being an effective sales tactic!

Bialia

@Sammo21: I'm on the same boat. I have $2.02 in my PSN wallet and have been itching to spend it.

@JoBo: WOW someone needs his coffee right about now.

@Superlocke:
There were 3 last week. Just give it time, they probably forgot how to add them altogether!

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Maybe not that awesome, but any reference to them is welcome in my book.

spannu

@Bialia: I think the game is awesome. Funny story though, I was playing the demo, and BAM i get a pop up that says "Congratulations, you just earned a trophy! But since its a demo, get stuffed and buy the full version!" Ok, it didnt say EXACTLY that, but along those lines.

I just bought bionic commando, but all it did was download a unlock key. That doesn't do much for me if I don't have the game already installed. WHERE IS THE GAME?

@hodayathink: Stoya's personal Android developer: That sucks, but I appreciate them giving it straight to us with a final answer, and the guy seems really sincere.

@excel_excel: It has nothing to do with Sony Europe or Sony America for that matter. Sprint sponsored the deal and paid Sony for it to be free. So we can all thank Sprint. So just hope there is a company in Europe willing to do the same thing some time.

@Michael McWhertor's well-being right now.

spannu

And were in heck is LllusionX he need to show his love for Spyro 3 NOW!

@excel_excel: It seems the whole thing was made possible by Sprint paying for it, so yeah, bad luck for the rest of the world.

spannu

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: This is a very stupid post. PSN is free, I usually associate PSn with free...because it is.

JoBo

@Archaotic: I was honestly hoping that they would release KOF '99 yesterday - it's fucking eerie.

I already have the game, but I want others to play it. Get people ready for KOFXII so that we have some good fights in a couple of months from now.

@Archaotic: I have complaints. 2 PS1 games per week isn't gonna cut it, especially with the lack of updates in that category up until this point!

Superlocke

@gn2007: im soooo mad i want my money back!

aghh at least i can play at my friends houses now

@Joshua Bell: Glycerine?

Good week for PSN. Rag Doll is pretty fun, especially for free. I am seriously thinking of picking up Zen Pinball though.

Two weeks of PS1 games in a row. I have no complaints. Especially since KoF '99 is awesome.

@TT: It's not in the download manager? Just taking a wild stab at it.

When I saw the title I immediately thought of the Bush song.

Joshua Bell

@LegendofMyth: yes, cant wait for PS2 titles I missed last gen!

TT

Bought Bionic Commando at the nice price just now and downloaded it. But, it isnt in my game section of the XMB. Anyone else have this problem? First time I have seen it.

TT

YES!!!! The King of Fighters '99!!!! Thank you, Sony, you've not only brought me a PSOne Classic but a great one at that!!!

I haven't looked yet, but is that a Detroit Lions theme? Shouldn't Mr. Ford be paying us to have the Lions logo on our PS3s? I gotta check to see if it's the new logo or the old one.

Also, why don't they have a Red Wings theme??? I would buy that in a heart beat considering they're the best franchise in all of North American sports (Can't speak for the rest of the world as I don't keep up on soccer, cricket, and uh...whatever else there is). Oh, and the Wings just beat the Ducks in one of the most thrilling series I've seen in quite a while.

@Bialia: If by "horrible" you mean "awe-inspiring"...

Well, no. You were right with "horrible". :D

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: *snort*

wow...Sony is actually doing good with their PSN store updates recently...PS1 titles are ALWAYS a welcoming addition!

@Bialia: Oops- that was a response to ShaggE's horrible horrible pun!

Bialia

Oh god.

Bialia

Everything's zen?

I don't think so.

*snrkt*

@gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack: Yes, that is my understanding as well.
and I also am enjoying the killzone 2 map pack!

Superlocke

@DigiMish: Unfortunately, not happening:

[blog.us.playstation.com]

@wazzzup16: The fightins extremely fiddly, even the tutorial is fiddly, but still its free. FREE.

Awesome - hat off to the free Rag Doll Kung Fu!

Now for that Bionic Commando Rearmed trophy patch...

I'm a bit over being mad for paying for Rag Doll Kung Fu. At least I supported the game developers and a great game! Lets get some dlc on the way though!

Sadly, Rag Doll Kung Fu is US only. Canada doesn't get it....

But! A US account and all is fixed! :D

And yay for Spyro 3, been hoping for that after Spyro 2 last week. Hurrah for PS1 games in general. THANK you, SCEA. FINALLY.

@DigiMish:

Nope its a promotion and sprint paid Sony to give away the game for free so they could advertise at least thats how i understand the situation.

gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack

ZEN Pinball demo here I come! Thanks for making me consider something I would otherwise totally ignore, bakagaijin.

Bialia

@wazzzup16:

o man my brother was so pissed when he found out it was free cause he bought it for 10 bucks last month hahah :D

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Except for the whole, uh, free aspect of the PSN in general? ;)

Bialia

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: oh yes its free. FREEEE!! PSN and sense don't fit together either!

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic... free? Is that a mistake?

Signed up for a US account just for FREE Rag doll kung fu, couldn't believe how much better the store was! I've known Sony Europe for long enough to know they won't be doing the same deal with Rag doll

What. Free? Free and PSN don't seem to fit together.

I got Rag Doll Kung Fu free :D

This game is pretty awesome so far.

wazzzup16

@Fieldy: First Spyro is awesome. I heartily endorse it.

@excel_excel: And, thanks to Sony Europe, we're back to the nineties: SFIV complete characters costumes can be yours for 12,99€, while in the US it costs 12,49$.
$>€, yay!!

@Curse_Lily: ZOMG!!SPYRO 3!!!!I AM NEED TO BUY IT!!!I DUN BOT SPYRO 1 N' 2 AND I NEED MOAR INSOMNIAC IN MAH LIEF!!! whew.... Was that pretty good?

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Tofuonophd: I'd also like one in Canada to do so but...

Rhonlore

@oldbucsfan: durr learning is hard

@Joshua Bell: Yeah me too. Probably a sneaky reference :)

@LegendofMyth: hmmm it's as if u have been ignoring the slew of psn titles that have become the best downloadable games of this gen. That is if you think this is only just starting to get good

Great game for offline multiplayer, and quite challenging solo. Second best $10 I've ever payed for a download.

@Silentkiller2774: Even better? For your wallet maybe. The game's still the same.

JTF

@spannu: I always that it was "Snickity Snickity Snickity Snit!"

@karamashi:
same here got the game on it's release date which isn't long ago and now they give it away for free... well i am speechless :/

@Zach Man: thanks Zach Man, yeah, I actually dont have the demo, I erased it a while ago. And I cannot find it on the PSN store anymore.

oh, I got it by going into my download history. that is not very good user design. It probably detected I had downloaded the demo so only gave me a key but didnt check to see if I had the demo on my hard drive anymore. And then it is taken down from the regular demos section so I was totally confused.

but yeah, nice price. thanks!

TT

@togovero: I believe that's probably more Capcom's fault. Bastards.

Nice job SONY!

RedundantInsomniac

@bakagaijin: Much Agreed

@wazzzup16: Let's not forget it's sponsored by Sprint. If we want to get a free game like this again, we have to support the corporate giants who make this happen.

Woz

@LegendofMyth: give me silent hill 1 I have it on disc but I want it fully portable (like I had it when i had custom firmware) so basically what i'm saying is I will buy the game i've bought now at least 2 times times, yet again...

@Archaotic: Agree. If it wasn´t because i already own 99 in physical form, i´d be downloading it right now.

But, you know Sony, i´d love to see KOF98 and Capcom vs Snk as new PSOne downloads ;D

Daniel Pizarro Sánchez

@lenandude: I don't need a bunch of free advertising on my console.

@nOObert: I was just looking to see if anyone had this problem. Kinda' glad I blew my cash on RB DLC last week instead of buying it. It'd be neat to see those people who DID buy it get something out of the deal. Maybe free DLC or something. But at that point, I'm staring at the proverbial equine in its masticating apparatus.

@LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death): Couldn't have been better.

@Archaotic: Thinking about picking up 99. Maybe not the best port, but it's the first KoF-game I played.
Also the only NESTS-game I'm missing a copy off (also technically missing 2002 but I've played it several times and dreammatches interest me so-so

@the7k: but why play a bad port of KOF 99 when you could be playing KOF98UM?

belthegor

@Solertia: oh yes, a bad port of one of the weaker entries in the KOF series. hooray. :\ *goes back to playing KOF98UM*

belthegor

@belthegor: Even if it is a bad port, I had plenty of fun with it. Played the ever loving hell out of it back in the day.

Plus, it's $6. That's less than the price of a meal at Hardee's/Carl's Jr.

@Woz: Go Sprint!

turbofreak

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: No matter I have Sprint already anyways, great service!

turbofreak

@wazzzup16: Not free in Canada :(

@reality.exe -console: I hadn't checked out the store until tonight, but I just noticed that it still costs money for us.

I suppose it'll be worth the hassle to create a US account for a free game.

@belthegor: That, sir, was an unneccesary rant of yours.

@belthegor:
yeah it really isn't one of the better ones xD
i've had my psx copy for years...
it's alright.. but.. lacking..

evilralphwiggum

@Albator356: lol k

belthegor

@CRRRUNK ... ಠ_ಠ: Seriously, it wasn't there. They have updated the store and it is there now. They must have taken it down the night I bought it.