playstation 3
US PlayStation Store Update: Dead!
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 10:48 AM on March 7, 2008
The Grateful Dead, that is. PlayStation 3 Rock Band owners get their dose of Dead today, alongside a noticeably more aggro pack for its competition, Guitar Hero III, courtesy of the PlayStation Store. On the playable side, Rocketmen appears, as expected, as does the PSP version of flOw. This week's wallpapers and themes are on me. The full list of new additions to the North American PlayStation Store is after this.
Games and Demos
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil ($US 9.99)
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil demo (free)
flOw for PSP ($US 7.99)
Add-ons and Expansions
Rock Band tracks ($US 1.99 each) - "Casey Jones", "China Cat Sunflower", "Franklin's Tower", "I Need A Miracle", "Sugar Magnolia" and "Truckin'" by The Grateful Dead
Rock Band The Grateful Dead Track Pack ($US 9.99)
Guitar Hero III Modern Metal Track Pack ($US 6.25) - "Almost Easy" by Avenged Sevenfold, "The Arsonist" by Thrice and "Hole In The Earth" by Deftones
Game Videos
NBA Ballers: Chosen One trailer
Movie and Television Trailers
21 trailer
Hancock trailer
Wallpapers and Themes
Condemned 2: Bloodshot wallpapers
Lost Planet theme

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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fawrh
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@nxp3: the Wii crack was uncalled for.
Yet I have to agree that rocketmen was pretty poorly done, it was more like a bad SNES title. On an up note Home should be hitting sooner or later, so its worth the wait, besides there is still plenty to play on the PSN that is worth the time. Oh and to those of you in Europe, the flow expantion is well worth the cost.
fawrh
nxp3
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I download and played rocketmen last night. That is the worse piece of crap on a PSN I've ever seen. Graphics is probably wii quality. That kind of game don't need to be on there making the psn look bad.
nxp3
phicaluk
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I wasted 10 minutes of my life playing that Rocketmen Demo. Dire doesn't even begin to describe it.
phicaluk
fecalchaos
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@StocDred: Jesus, I know. I didn't even make it to the leaderboards. Granted, DLC isn't going to have that "next gen sheen," but this...this is just an atrocity. Amateur PS1 quality with leftover RE voice acting.
fecalchaos
Viet0ne
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I dont see why people really expect major updates on PSN when they already announced that in April they will be launching the redesigned PSN store.
many of you people are hypocrites. You demand sony make a better PSN and have better stuff yet you dont want to give them the time to do so.
It took 4 years for XBL to get to where it is. For PSN to be able to get this far in less then 1.5 years without the massive software experience that Microsoft has impressive to say the least.
Viet0ne
StocDred
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Oh my god, Rocketmen Demo was so so so so bad. Slow, repetitive, bland, ugly. Completely without merit. Those names on the high score leaderboards have got to be the dev team.
StocDred
PlayerX
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Spoony Bard: "Coming next for Rock Band: The Celine Dion collection!"
They're gonna wait awhile for this one to come out with a glove peripheral so you can do all your favourite Celine Dion power hand gestures for bonus points.
PlayerX
Frank
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@gnudna: Scorpions. Oh yeah.
Frank
Frank
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Candlejack: Or you could've just downloaded it from PSP Demo Center. They had the link at PSP Fanboy yesterday.
Frank
TheNocturnalSun
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
no echocrhome?
TheNocturnalSun
Unplugged68
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@mescalineeyes: Strike that, reverse it. Jerry Garcia kicks that drivel out of the water.
Unplugged68
kylenalepa
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@def PD: Awesome, thanks. :)
kylenalepa
crashlanding
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Candlejack: I'm going to set up a Hong Kong region account. It gets about the same stuff as Japan, and has lots of things in English (from what I've heard). Even if I have to muddle through an unknown language I've gotta get me some Echochromeses!
crashlanding
PissedPS3Fan
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
The PS3 store has been pretty craptastic for me this year...
PissedPS3Fan
gnudna
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Rockband needs some music from the big hair bands of the 80's Some motley crue.. maybe some poison.. Hell anything that would be fun in a party atmosphere. Although 2 weeks and counting waiting for my drum set to arrive defective out of the box. Canada always has freaking delays.
Damn it. Im just pissed that a brand new box comes with defective drum pad and a guitar that looses sync if not used for 3 minutes. I haven't even tested the mic im worried the whole box is a lemon. as a side not i will get over it soon if anybody cares....
gnudna
zeropoint.0
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
i was hoping for a call of duty 4 update at least!
zeropoint.0
GrimaceXL
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@mescalineeyes: I feel the same way, Almost easy by A7x, DOES WANT.
GrimaceXL
Candlejack
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Ooooh Echochrome demo on the Japanese store? *logout* *login* *guessing-game @ the store* *download* :D
Candlejack
Father-Time
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Kotaku you scared me with that headline.
Father-Time
futurebiblehero
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I took a look at the Japanese PS1 selection for the first time the other day and ended up being depressed. The Japanese get an amazing, diverse selection of games while us westerners are happy to get table scraps. Every week I get closer to listening to Fallout Boy and killing myself.
Hell, considering that all we get is Guitar Hero and Rockband Add-Ons, maybe they could even help me out with the first part of that.
futurebiblehero
def PD
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@kylenalepa: Hold R1 to speed up rotate speed. Triangle thinks/pauses; X speeds up your little dude, hold down L1 to use SIXAXIS to rotate.
I can't wait to d/l this game. =)
def PD
baked ham
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Definitely going to try out the Rocketman demo.
baked ham
Candlejack
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
We've got a "Graffiti"-Theme on the European store. And yes, that's the best out of the update I can remember here.
Oh wait, we've also got an expansion pack for flOw, retailing at I think £1.99. It said something about new...whatever those creatures are called, plus a photo of your evolution is somehow involved. No friggin' idea to be honest. But I know it's sitting there.
Candlejack
CaptLtrl
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
The grateful dead pack is amazing. If you have rock band, I would at least youtube videos of the charts before writing them off because you don't like "hippies".
CaptLtrl
kw4k
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
when, oh when will the 2.4 firmware update be released?! :\
kw4k
Balmut
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
wooo!, i mean, oh great £1.99 for an expantion to flow....that'll be worth it ;'(
Balmut
kylenalepa
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Agnostic: Only the demo, though. Unless the full version is supposed to be free and only have three levels.
I played Rocketmen on the Xbox 360, and it sucked. Hard. echochrome, however, was fantastic. Only complaint was that the rotation speed was really slow, but I expect that this will be fixed. Can't wait for the full version.
kylenalepa
Akmed
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
eh.... Rocketmen demo sucked. hope Home comes out by April like some say.. Warhawk Broken Mirror would be nice right now.
guess i'll just keep killin those dropships :)
Akmed
dadeisvenm
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Agnostic: For those who appreciate the info, thank you. Some people miss the point. I was going to post the same information.
dadeisvenm
libregkd
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
by God, The Greatful Dead pack is awesome to play.
libregkd
Therin
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Europe only got a lousy wallpaper. Incredible! I would be happier if the store didn't exist, it's depressing.
Therin
Zerozaki Ishiki
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I'd never actually listen to the Grateful Dead, but damn, are they a blast to play.
Zerozaki Ishiki
diablodevil2
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Rocketmen: The 'special' Diablo.
Bleh, just...lost interest after the fist level. Well, during it, really, but...figured I'd give it a shot.
diablodevil2
JeffPaine
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
@Agnostic: Except 1. there was a separate news post about that and 2. the weekly PS Store updates are for the US store only
JeffPaine
Spoony Bard
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Coming next for Rock Band: The Celine Dion collection!
Spoony Bard
Agnostic
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Echochrome is available on a Japanese account.
Agnostic
LittlestLamshi
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
oh my...
LittlestLamshi
mescalineeyes
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Thrice... and Deftones... on Guitar Hero...
and all Rock Band gets is the Grateful dead?
I knew I got the wrong one. :(
mescalineeyes
Eddy666
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I can't believe I wasted 9.99 on the Grateful dead -_-;
Eddy666
Adam
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
Hmmm, $7.99 for a game I can play on the net for free... oh why not.
Adam
Milihpen
Posted 10:27 PM 19/3/08
I have been overly less than impressed with almost all of the store updates. :/
Milihpen