playstation 3
PlayStation Store Update: Demo Man
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 12:51 PM on February 22, 2008
Yyyyeah. Outside of the PixelJunk Monsters demo, PlayStation 3 owners may have some difficulty mustering up too much excitement about this week's PlayStation Store additions. There's only one other playable, an original PlayStation title, but maybe you'll find this week's light dusting of gameplay trailers enough to keep you busy between F5ing the site. There is that Bionic Commando: Rearmed trailer available, the kind of thing you may want to watch and rewatch and rewatch. And rewatch.
Continue for the full list of new goodies coming your way courtesy of the PlayStation Network.
Games and Demos
PixelJunk Monsters demo (free)
Jet Moto 3 for PSone ($US 5.99)
Add-ons and Expansions
Rock Band tracks ($US 1.99 each) - "El Scorcho" by Weezer, "Why Do You Love Me" by Garbage, and "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots
Game Videos
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Trailer
Conflict: Denied Ops Developer Diary 4
MLB 08 The Show Stolen Base Video
MLB 08 The Show Replay Vault Tutorial
MLB 08 The Show Pitcher/Batter Analysis Tutorial
Movie and Television Trailers
We Own The Night (Blu-ray)
Kung Fu Panda
Wallpapers and Themes
Lair "Asylian" theme

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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Barf#1
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@diepilot: New Maps?
Barf#1
fuchikoma
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
I didn't really care about the new BC but when I saw the trailer for Rearmed that changed entirely. Somehow I missed the original as a kid, but this one looks very cool.
I don't know when they added it, but there's one or two playable demos for Ryu ga Gotoku: Kenzan on the Japanese store now. I played the first demo and it was pretty fun.
fuchikoma
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
We (U.S.) get the crappiest PS1 games on PSN. Even the UK gets better PS1 games like G-Police.
PSN ID: Kadaj24
dh4645
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@Rabidsquirrel:
i played the god of war psp demo like a month ago.
dh4645
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
The PJM demo is actually pretty damn fun. I might end up buying this.
Enough with the damn Jet Moto games!!!! Bring some good, new PS1 games to PSN damnit!!
PSN ID: Kadaj24
phalanges
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Can't wait to try out PJM demo.
phalanges
joelface
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
wow, what a fucking lameeeeeeeee update!
...although if the GOW demo is up there, its actually SAVED from my wrath, because i've been pining for that demo since the day it was announced!
joelface
Jabjabs
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@LX:
The major frame rate drops happen when it is loading off the memory stick, this hopefully shouldn't be an issue on the UMD.
Jabjabs
JackTretton
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Jet moto still has the best commercial out of every commercial ever.
JackTretton
Deviation59
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@jiSh: There's a pretty big rumor going around that Factor 5 is finally releasing a patch for the game with analog controls. This could lead to another promotional push for the game.
Deviation59
jiSh
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Agreed, Pixeljunk Monsters rocks. Why, though, are they still releasing Lair related content? Ugh!
jiSh
Deviation59
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
PixelJunk Monsters is AWESOME. That definitely got a buy out of me.
Deviation59
Furious_Liver
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
THAT DEMOS A BLOODY SPY!
Furious_Liver
Frank
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
All the PC store got was Jet Moto 3. Damn.
Frank
Tyber_Zann
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Wha? Kotaku has a new layout AGAIN?
I actually like it!
Anyway, this update is about a 7/10 on my personal FAIL-o-Meter. Could be worse, but the GoW PSP demo and Bionic Commando Rearmed trailer are about the only good things this time around.
I was already savvy enough to get the PixelJunk Monsters demo from the Japan store a while back. At least it finally came out in the States so that all you people on the fence could realize what you were missing.
What I'm really pissed about though is the supposed PAIN update.
Travis Williams (senior producer of PAIN) posted in his most recent blog on the PAIN site about an update today, which was to include the following:
- Leaderboards reset (this was actually going to get me playing again)
- 'Fun with Explosives' single player mode
- 'Hung Lo' character (ninja)
He promised the update today, but...wait for it...
Nothing! Woohoo!
Idiot Minds, I mean, Idol Minds, really needs to get their shit together.
Tyber_Zann
scotty
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
I really want to try out that GOW psp demo. :(
Any guess as to when it'll show up in the PC based playstation store?
scotty
Irenicus-the one and only
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
I'm interested in seeing those MLB 08 trailers actually.
Irenicus-the one and only
LX
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
the god of war demo is very impressive although it has some odd frame drops that seem to happen consistently in the same spots. I assume stuff like that has been cleared up in the time since this demo was made (the umd demo came out a while back)
LX
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@Xaltmas:
Have you ever played God of War on the PS2? The PSP version plays very much like that one. I thought the demo was pretty great. Visually speaking it's one of the best PSP games I've seen, and I love action games like that.
LittleBigPlaneteer
nopposan
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
this may be old infomration already, but i just found out I can play the pixel junk demo on psp via remote play.
nopposan
Xaltmas
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Got the God of War demo. Great fun, but not THAT great in my opinion. I think I'll put off getting it for a while. I'm more looking forward to Crisis Core and Smash Bros. right now anyway.
Xaltmas
scotty
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
The demo isn't up for us PC store using freaks. :(
scotty
dadeisvenm
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
If you didn't have the chance to get the UMD version, the demo for "God of War: Chains of Olympus" for the PSP is available on PSN Store also.
dadeisvenm
ErinIsADrunk
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
finally a demo for PixelJunk Monsters. I've had had several people despite my best efforts to convince them to buy it, refuse on the basis of not being able to try it out first.
ErinIsADrunk
Belain
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Weeks for the PS3 are either feast or famine. Thank god you can easily get access to all 3 or 4 stores from any location.
Belain
diepilot
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
you forgot the pain updates!
diepilot
mind in rewind
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Ooooh, a Lair theme!
mind in rewind
RickyTV
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Needs more Home. Oh well, at least we get a PJM demo!
RickyTV
Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
@Rabidsquirrel: The demo is up?! Gotta check it out!
Saint Anima: Kotaku's Poetic Massacre
glitched
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
I was really expecting sony to make a big announcement today and drop something big on the store the same day... so much for that :(
glitched
Rabidsquirrel
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
Also note. The PSP Demo section has the God of War demo up. Worth a DL :-D.
@Lancehead: I want that now! :-p
Rabidsquirrel
Lancehead
Posted 1:35 PM 23/2/08
The BC: Rearmed trailer looked AWESOME in HD. I can't wait!
Lancehead