playstation 3
PlayStation Store Update: Motorin' Monkees
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 1:35 PM on January 18, 2008
There's no shortage of content in this week's update to the North American PlayStation Store. New add-ons for Rock Band and MotorStorm debut as does the ability to purchase PSP games through the PlayStation 3 version of the store. Yes, you can enjoy Beats through the purchasing power of your PS3. A pair of new demos in the form of Turok and FIFA Street 3, plus a pair of new EyeToy games round out the playable goods.
Plenty of other freebies await you, so check the full list of goodies after the break.
Games
Blast Factor Bundle ($US 12.99) - The game and its two expansions for one low price.
Mesmerize: Trace ($US 1.99) - This PlayStation Eye title features a number of packed-in tech demos that respond to body movements and sound.
Tori-Emaki ($US 1.99) - Another PlayStation Eye game, this one an "interactive art experience."
FIFA Street 3 Demo (free - 310 MB)
Turok Demo (free - 1.13 GB)
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops for PSP ($US 9.99)
Beats for PSP ($US 4.99)
Wipeout Pure for PSP ($US 14.99)
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo for PSP ($US 14.99)
Gangs of London for PSP ($US 19.99)
Ape Quest for PSP ($US 19.99)
Ape Quest Starter Pack for PSP (free)
Expansions and Add-Ons
MotorStorm Tracks ($US 2.99) - Adds "Diamondback Speedway" and "Eagle's Nest" tracks
Rock Band ($US 1.99 each) - "Action" as made famous by Sweet, "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 and "Last Train To Clarksville" as made famous by the Monkees.
Game Videos
PixelJunk Monsters trailer
Lost Planet trailer
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops trailer
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway trailer
Borderlands "Debut" trailer
Dynasty Warriors 6 trailer
Wallpapers and Themes
Call of Duty 4 theme
PAIN: Ice Tea theme
Tori-Emaki theme

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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jayntampa
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
ooooh I've been waiting for Tori-Emaki!!! Going shopping now :D
jayntampa
Reilaos, Putting the Fun in Dysfunction!
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Why would someone want to pay money to play a track during Motorstorm?
Reilaos, Putting the Fun in Dysfunction!
citykids
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
I'm glad I saw this - I'll check out Beats tonite!
citykids
2NinjasTapedTogether
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
What's Blast Factor? I COULD load up my PS3 and jump into the Store, but... I want everyone else to do my work for me.
2NinjasTapedTogether
KillerAJD
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Am I the only one who saw BEATS and numerous other PSP games on the PSN LAST week? Seems wierd, but I distinctly remember going downstairs to see if I could buy BEATS with my dad's credit card (damn PSN cards!!!).
KillerAJD
kingclip
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Greatly looking forward to Pixel Junk Monsters next week, this week is a little blah for me. I'll probalby nab Tori-Emaki because it's just so damn pretty looking.
kingclip
JesseLacey
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
I wish they could get something right with the FIFA Street franchise, and I dont mean turn it in to a horrible FIFA Tour game.
JesseLacey
Bleentastic
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
PAIN theme's annoy me for some reason especially the cookie one
Bleentastic
daizyujin
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
@ssjmichael: Yeah but as good as they are some of the best ones are fan made ones. Check out [www.psu.com] as they have a fantastic selection. The first Okami one is beautiful.
daizyujin
lxmcc
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
I'm not sure why everyone hates the Turok demo so much. I found it enjoyable. Fairly basic shooter but I think it does more right than wrong.
lxmcc
daizyujin
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
I just want Dark Myst. Hopefully we will get it here soon.
daizyujin
Brain_Dance
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Anyone know when everyday shooter or pain are going to drop on the AU store?
I'm kinda interested in both of them, and have not seen hide nor hair of them.
Brain_Dance
Kirbytheslayer: The Movie
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Aww.
I usually buy something, or at least get a demo, but none of that stuff is worth it.
Guess I'll just add to my "The Definitive PsN Wallpaper and Theme Collection"
Kirbytheslayer: The Movie
ssjmichael
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
@Rob:
I'm actually surprised by the amount of themes that are released. It seemed like one of those things that Sony would only put out rarely, but there's a truckload of them now.
ssjmichael
dynendal
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Woo, Turok demo!
dynendal
Akmed
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
wow, everybody get the Motorstorm add-on. trust me, you won't regreat it. Diamondback speedway is AWESOME online! of course you're kinda forced to do online anyways...
Akmed
Irenicus-the one and only
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway trailer, is that a new one? :)
Irenicus-the one and only
Rob
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Finally some new themes. I can't get enough of theme, and I want less covers for Rock Band please!
Rob
superbeast1370
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Turok!
superbeast1370
Troyd
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
demos usually suck ._.;
Troyd
DranzerKire
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
oo BiA trailer, gotta check that out. I am also downloading the Turok demo right now, might give it a try.
DranzerKire
VincentPrice
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Omg worst than the timeshift demo!! Really dissapointing!
VincentPrice
baked ham
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
I'll just be downloading the cheapy little PS Eye things this week.
I still don't have a PSP, but I've got my fingers crossed for PSP emulation on PS3, now that we've got the ability to download the games on the PSN.
I can dream, can't I?
baked ham
MoeB
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
The Turok demo was so bad. Worse than the TimeShift demo. And I hated the TimeShift demo.
MoeB
sascha23
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
@NOKS415: Seriously? I was hoping the Turok demo would be a good waste of time, but now I'm unsure. Will check it out and see.
sascha23
VishusBurn
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Thats a pretty good update. Can't wait to get home.
VishusBurn
suya123
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Wow, that's a whole lot of stuff this time.
suya123
NOKS415
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
just finished the turok demo. It is amazingly good.
Did I say good? I meant bad.
NOKS415
Masterpain22
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
The Turok Demo is already out? isn't this the one that wouldn't come out yet in North America? sweeet
Masterpain22
MoeB
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Yay, Beats on PSN. Sweet.
MoeB
ConfuciusMax
Posted 2:38 PM 18/1/08
Wasn't there some ridiculous controversy over a crappy Turok demo earlier this week?
ConfuciusMax
Sollus
Posted 10:06 PM 17/1/08
@TriFF51:
I bet it's not as bad as this FIFA Street demo. Wow this game is ugly and shitty just like NFL Tour.
Sollus
TriFF51
Posted 9:58 PM 17/1/08
Turok doesn't seem THAT bad....and its def better than the timeshift demo
TriFF51
dadeisvenm
Posted 8:49 PM 17/1/08
Im pretty sure the PSP stuff was available last week.
dadeisvenm
gunstarhero
Posted 8:42 PM 17/1/08
@baked ham: So you can purchase PSP games on the PS3 but you can't play them on the PS3? And yes I realize the resolution/graphics would not be desirable.
gunstarhero
liquid-skin
Posted 5:37 PM 18/1/08
The Tori-Emaki theme looks great! It made me wish for a second that I had a PS3 eye to play the game in :(
liquid-skin
RaiDei
Posted 5:37 PM 18/1/08
@lxmcc: I agree. I quite enoyed it. Not great, but certainly not bad.
RaiDei
def PD
Posted 5:37 PM 18/1/08
@jayntampa: Let me/us know how it is. I'm curious to purchase it but would rather spend the $1.99 on a RB song. =)
def PD
MrSatan
Posted 6:37 PM 18/1/08
I liked the Turok demo, I don't see what everyone was hating on. The AI seemed interesting. I had fun getting the dinos to chomp the bud guys. The controls were solid enough as well.
I would complain about the framerate hiccup, but it wasn't too bad. Also the checkpoints were not good, way too far apart for a console game. But I think the core gameplay was fun.
If you are gonna call a demo "fucking shitty" at least say why it is.
MrSatan
mrghost
Posted 7:38 PM 18/1/08
I saw the PSP stuff last week too.
mrghost
joelface
Posted 8:38 PM 18/1/08
Can you play the Beats game for psp on your ps3 if you download it from the ps3 store with your ps3?
joelface
Candlejack
Posted 3:11 AM 18/1/08
WHY IS THERE NO TUROK DEMO ON THE EUROPEAN STORE?
Sorry. I need to calm down. And just go over, login with my American account. Everything's fine!
Candlejack
rockmanjoey
Posted 3:02 AM 18/1/08
@gunstarhero: Interesting ain't it? Well that article relating to SCEI jobs for software engineering for emualation could speculate PSP playback on PS3 which would be awesome! Even a reverse Remote Play with the PSP playback on PS3 would be an awesome addition! It would kinda make up for the lost PS2 playback on the system and it would be a lovely addition to the PS3's features.
I kinda liked FIFA Street, I play Winning Eleven on PS3 and I am not a fan of FIFA but I enjoyed FIFA Street because of that five-a-side feel to it. However, I am not a fan of the character design on the game, the bodies on the game look unrealistic and most of the players have the same body lol.
I downloaded the Motorstorm tracks as I have the U.S Version of the game despite living in the UK but value for money for two tracks! I want Evolution Studios to release a patch for worldwide servers just like Resistance eventually did.
Will be picking up PixelJunk Monsters next week! After that, I need my PSN fix of Super Street Fighter II HD Remix and Echochrome!
rockmanjoey
VishusBurn (PSN)
Posted 12:38 AM 19/1/08
@MrSatan:
Its only about half as good as I expected, but I was listening to the hype and getting all exited.
I liked the weapons system, but the rest was less that satisfactory.
My biggest grip is that most of the time was really hard to see what were I was going.
It was too damn dark in the cave, which is understandable as it is a cave and all, but listening to the constant banter of the A.I.; I heard him comment "its dark in here" or some shit like that just as we were walking by some flashlights on the fucking ground.
Come on. Pick the fucking god damn thing up dipshit. With the super easy selection system; the flashlight seems only natural.
Mr. Freeman gets a flash light. Why not Turok.
They it dawned on me. Maybe They don't want me to see the level because it looks like shit and they're trina break me in to it all slow like.
Fought the dinos(meh); got outside and remembered "oh yeah, it said Unreal engine, didn't it.".
Now I'm not hating on the unreal engine. There are some games it works for. This isn't one of those games.
They needed to develop from the ground up for a game like this. The game just doesn't fit the engine. Better visuals are required.
I not Saying this game was unplayable, but I wouldn't buy it unless it was like $30.
VishusBurn (PSN)
Candlejack
Posted 2:38 AM 19/1/08
After playing the Turok demo, I can say that I like the game. Not as much as I had thought I would though. The knife kills aren't as cool to pull off as in the video and a bit dodgy as well.
I like the controls, they are easy and intuitive on the other hand. Especially the weapon selection is well done and how you can dual wield easily with it.
The bow is just awesome by the way.
I like the graphics and the scenery, especially the grass that gets pushed down when you sneak through it - quite cool. I also appreciate that you can see your legs and the rest of your body from the first person view when looking down.
What I don't like about the game is simply the storyline. It sucks. And it is lame. So are the characters.
I'll pick it up, definitely not for the retail price though.
Candlejack
Piblo
Posted 3:39 AM 19/1/08
Hasn't Mesmerize been out for a few weeks? or is this an add-on? Anyway dont buy it im sure it sucks as much as the first one.
Anyone else get the new eye toy game? Is it any fun?
Piblo
DILLONRADIO
Posted 3:39 AM 19/1/08
Tori-Emaki is cool but Mesmerize is utter rubbish. Mesmerize would have been a good FREE media player visualizer but thats about it.
The MotorStorm tracks do totally rock tho! It's just a shame that not more people have bought them so there's not many people playing them online yet....
DILLONRADIO
Candlejack
Posted 10:18 AM 18/1/08
@Piblo: I would if I had the...wait is it called PSCam? Well you know the PS3 EyeToy. Ah PS3 Eye isn't it? Anyways. I'd buy it if it was wireless. But I'd like to hear your impressions of it, I'm not certain if I could put it to any use.
Candlejack
crashlanding
Posted 12:15 PM 18/1/08
I just bought a PSP (I won my office football pool so it was basically free) and the first game I bought was Beats from PSN. Probably the best 5 dollar game out there, and the DL was pretty fast and painless.
If they keep those PSP games coming on PSN then I might be in seroius debt!
crashlanding