In other words, it’s the PAL market, sans Australasia (which would contribute another 700,000 or so).

To go with the statement, Microsoft provided some statistics, some old (20 million Xbox Live users), some boring (60 per cent of Xbox 360s are used in the living room!) and some actually interesting (35 per cent of Xbox 360 customers are apparently women).

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have confirmed that the European PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service will commence on November 18, which is next Wednesday.

To begin with, it’ll be available only for customers in the UK, Germany, France and Spain, with the service slated to roll out into other territories throughout 2010.

Some of the movies available on day 1 include: Angels and Demons; Bruno; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Crank 2; The Dark Knight; Dead Space: Downfall; Gran Torino; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; National Treasure; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Public Enemies; Star Trek; Terminator Salvation; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen; Valkyrie; and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Not interested in the lineup? Remember: a crummy lineup is better than no lineup at all.

While genuinely new content is thin on the ground, there are plenty of sales to make up for it, like substantial savings on Siren: Blood Curse and a range of PSP and PS1 games.

The new stuff that did make the update this week includes a demo for NBA2K10 and DLC for LittleBigPlanet and Brutal Legend.

PS3 STORE

Special Offers

* Siren Blood Curse (Was – £19.99/€29.99 Now – £14.99/€19.99)
* Siren Blood Curse Chapter One: The Siren’s Call (Was – £6.99/€9.99 Now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Siren Blood Curse Chapter Two: No Refuge (Was – £6.99/€9.99 Now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Siren Blood Curse Chapter Three: Nest of Devils (Was – £6.99/€9.99 Now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Siren Blood Curse Chapter Four: The End is the Beginning (Was – £6.99/€9.99 Now – £4.79/€5.99)
* 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
* Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars
* Echochrome Micro
* Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
* Command & Conquer
* Command & Conquer: Red Alert
* Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation

PSone Classic
Party Time with Winnie the Pooh

Demos
NBA 2K10 Demo

Add-On Game Content
Brütal Legend – Hextadon Map Pack
LittleBigPlanet
o Anniversary Cake Costume
o Spacesuit Costume

EyePet
o Hospital Styling Pack
o Lucky Dip Styling Pack 3

Rock Band
o Best of You by Foo Fighters
o The Pretender by Foo Fighters
o Wheels by Foo Fighters
o Word Forward by Foo Fighters
o Foo Fighters Pack 03
o About a Girl by Nirvana
o Blew by Nirvana
o School by Nirvana
o Nirvana Pack 02
o Fake Friends by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Videos
Assassin’s Creed 2 Lineage Trailer
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Battlefield Moments Episode 1
DC Universe Austin Studio Tour Video
DC Universe Jens Anderson Video
Front Mission Evolved Trailer
Star Ocean: The Last Hope Trailer
Nier Trailer

PSP STORE

Special Offers
Echochrome Micro
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation

Downloadable Games
Ghostbusters
Dragoneer’s Aria
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

minis
Spot the Differences!

PSone Classic
Party Time with Winnie the Pooh

Add-On Game Content
Rock Band Unplugged
o Toxicity by System of a Down
o Waking The Demon by Bullet For My Valentine

Videos
Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker Trailer
Thexder Neo Trailer

There’s a Lost Planet 2 demo, a Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 demo, Pearl Jam’s new album on Rock Band, new Batman DLC and even, finally, the Broken Steel pack for Fallout 3.

Strangely, there’s little in the way of TGS trailers. Guess that’ll go up next week.

PS3 STORE

Downloadable Games
Heavy Weapon (£6.99/€7.99)

Demos
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Lost Planet 2
The Punisher: No Mercy

Add-On Game Content
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Prey In The Darkness Pack (free)
UFC Unleashed 2009 – Additional Fighters (£2.99/€3.99)
Madden NFL 10 – AFL Legacy Pack (£5.25/€6.59)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Sheshan Course (£4.79/€5.99)
Guitar Hero 5
* Dull Life by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (£1.59/€1.99)
* Geeks Were Right by The Faint (£1.59/€1.99)
* Munich by Editors (£1.59/€1.99)
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs/The Faint/Editors Track Pack (contains the three tracks listed above) (£4.39/€5.49)

Rock Band
* Amongst The Waves by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Force of Nature by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Gonna See My Friend by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Got Some by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Johnny Guitar by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Just Breathe by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Speed of Sound by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Supersonic by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* The End by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* The Fixer by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Unthought Known by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)

Videos
MAG Leadership Trailer
Dragon Age: Origins Warden’s Calling Trailer
Fallout 3 Trailers
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Trailer

Wallpapers
Heroes Over Europe Heroes Wallpaper

PSP STORE

Downloadable Games
Colin McRae DiRT 2 (£23.99/€29.99)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (£23.99/€29.99)

Add-On Game Content
Prinny Can I Really Be The Hero? – Li’l Asagi Comes Home (£2.99/€3.99)
Rock Band Unplugged

* Flathead by The Fratellis (£0.99/€1.49)
* Wake Up Dead by Megadeth (£0.99/€1.49)

Like Trine. The long-awaited PSN version of the PC platformer—which we like very much—is now available on the PAL PlayStation Store, giving Europeans and Australasians a rare one-up on their North American counterparts, who sadly this week missed out.

One slight catch, though: it’s £17/€20, which is steep.

Downloadable Games & Demos
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Commander’s Challenge (£7.99/€9.99)
Trine (£16.99/€19.99)
Bomberman Ultra (£7.99/€9.99)
Need For Speed: SHIFT (£29.99/€39.99)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
NBA Live 10

Game Add-ons
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Insane Night Map Pack (free)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Gary Player Pack (£3.19/€3.99) (This reduced price will be valid for one week only)
Red Faction Guerilla – Multiplayer Pack 02 (£5.49/€6.99)
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce – Additional Quests 5 (free)
Midnight Club LA: South Central – Ultimate Content Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Guitar Hero 5

* AFI Track Pack (contains the three AFI tracks listed below) (£4.39/€5.49)
* Beautiful Thieves by AFI (£1.59/€1.99)
* Girls Not Grey by AFI (£1.59/€1.99)
* The Missing Frame by AFI (£1.59/€1.99)
* Somewhere in the World it’s Midnight by Street Sweeper Social Club (£1.59/€1.99)

Rock Band

* Anvil Pack 01 (this pack contains the three Anvil tracks listed below) (£2.49/€3.99)
* 666 by Anvil (£0.99/€1.49)
* Metal On Metal by Anvil (£0.99/€1.49)
* This is Thirteen by Anvil (£0.99/€1.49)
* Hand Me Down World by The Guess Who (£0.99/€1.49)
* No Time by The Guess Who (£0.99/€1.49)
* Pick Me Up by Dinosaur Jr. (£0.99/€1.49)
* Rock Your Socks by Tenacious D (£0.99/€1.49)
* The Wagon by Dinosaur Jr. (£0.99/€1.49)
* Tribute by Tenacious D (£0.99/€1.49)

Rock Band Unplugged

* Back From The Dead by Spinal Tap (£0.99/€1.49)
* Bring Me To Life by Evanescence (£0.99/€1.49)

Game Videos
Uncharted 2 Fortune Favours The Bold Trailer
Dante’s Inferno Gluttony Developer Diary
Dante’s Inferno Lust Developer Diary
FIFA 10 Gamescom Trailer
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Space Combat Trailer
Heroes Over Europe Trailer
WET Video Short 1

Themes & Wallpapers
Dark Fantasy (£1.19/€1.49)
Digital Techno (£1.19/€1.49)
European Highlands (£1.19/€1.49)
Evil Clowns (£1.19/€1.49)
Ink & Saints (£1.19/€1.49)
Seaside Sunsets (£1.19/€1.49)
Tigers (£1.19/€1.49)
Union Jack (£1.19/€1.49)
FIFA 10 Wallpaper
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge Wallpapers x3
Heroes Over Europe Wallpapers x4

Not only are there four playable demos, but they’re all great: FIFA 10, Katamari Forever, Fat Princess and LittleBigPlanet. Not to mention there’s a full-game download – for Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos—along with the late arrival of Fate/Unlimited Codes on PSP.

Well done, SCEE.

PS3 STORE

Downloadable Games
Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos (£7.99/€9.99)

Demos
FIFA 10
Fat Princess
LittleBigPlanet
Katamari Forever

Add-On Game Content
Pain
* George Takei Character Pack (£1.19/€1.49)

High Velocity Bowling
* Back To School Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
* Graphic Pattern Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
* Heather Haughtfer Pack (£0.79/€0.99)

Guitar Hero 5
* GHWT Disc Import Pack (£2.99/€3.99)
* GHWT DLC Update (free)
* 100 Little Curses by Street Sweeper Social Club (£1.59/€1.99)
* Fight! Smash! Win! by Street Sweeper Social Club (£1.59/€1.99)
* Street Sweeper Social Club Track Pack (contains 100 Little Curses, Fight! Smash! Win! and Somewhere In The
* World It’s Midnight) (£4.39/€5.49)
* Prodigal Son (Live) by The Rolling Stones (£1.59/€1.99)
* You Gotta Move (Live) by The Rolling Stones (£1.59/€1.99)

Rock Band
* Freezepop Pack 01 (this pack contains the three Freezepop tracks listed below) (£1.69/€2.29)
* Get Ready 2 Rokk by Freezepop (£0.59/€0.99)
* Less Talk More Rokk by Freezepop (£0.59/€0.09)
* Science Genius Girl by Freezepop (£0.59/€0.99)
* The PAX 2009 Collection (this pack contains the three tracks listed below) (£1.69/€2.29)
* Opening Band by Paul and Storm (£0.59/€0.99)
* Origin of Species by MC Frontalot (£0.59/€0.99)
* Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton (£0.59/€0.99)
* ABC by The Jackson 5 (£0.99/€1.49)
* Gasoline by Audioslave (£0.99/€1.49)
* Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down (£0.99/€1.49)
* Miss Murder by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)

Videos
* Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Story Trailer
* Batman: Arkham Asylum History of Arkham Trailer
* Battle Tanks Trailer
* Shatter Trailer
* WET Video Short 5
* IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Launch Trailer 2
* Mini Ninjas Futo Gameplay
* Mini Ninjas Suzume Gameplay
* Mini Ninjas Launch Trailer

Dynamic Themes
* WipEout HD Dynamic Theme
* MotorStorm Dynamic Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
* LittleBigPlanet ‘Sackboy on the run’ Dynamic Theme (£1.59/€1.99)

Themes
* Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman Theme
* Batman: Arkham Asylum Joker Theme
* Army of Two: The 40th Day Theme

Wallpapers
* Dante’s Inferno Wallpapers x4

PSP STORE

Downloadable Games
Fate/Unlimited Codes (£23.99/€29.99)
BIGS 2 (£11.99/€14.99)

Demos
Holy Invasion Of Privacy Badman!

Add-On Game Content
Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? – Flonne’s Castle (£3.19/€3.99)
Rock Band Unplugged

* I Stand Alone by Godsmack (£0.99/€1.49)
* Love Spreads by Stone Roses (£0.99/€1.49)

Themes
* DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY Theme 15

The 360, PC, DS and Wii versions were supposed to be out in October, but now won’t be out until November 6. No reason was given for the extended delay.

Ghostbusters 360 slips to November [Eurogamer]

Games & Demos
Colin McRae DiRT 2 (demo)
WET (demo)
Mini Ninjas (demo)
IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey (demo)
Wild Arms XF PSP (£13.99/€17.99)
Riviera PSP (£13.99/€17.99)
Warriors Orochi PSP (£13.99/€17.99)
Colin McRae Rally 2005 PSP (£7.99/€9.99)
Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP (Demo)

Expansions & Add-ons
Pain – Andy Dick Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
Zen Pinball – Street Fighter II Tribute Table (£1.59/€1.99)
Guitar Hero: World Tour – Duelling Banjos Track (£1.59/€1.99)
Rock Band

* Foo Fighters Pack 02 (this combines the below three Foo Fighters tracks in one pack) (£2.49/€2.99)
* All My Life by Foo Fighters (£0.99/€1.49)
* I’ll Stick Around by Foo Fighters (£0.99/€1.49)
* Lonely As You by Foo Fighters (£0.99/€1.49)
* I Predict A Riot by Kaiser Chiefs (£0.99/€1.49)
* I’m Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murphys (£0.99/€1.49)
* Inside Out by Eve 6 (£0.99/€1.49)
* No Rain by Blind Melon (£0.99/€1.49)
* There’s No Other Way by Blur (£0.99/€1.49)

Videos
Modnation Racers Trailer
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Gamescom Trailer
Heavy Rain Gamescom Trailer
LittleBigPlanet Water Trailer
Tekken 6 Gamescom Trailer
Trine Trailer
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Comicon Trailer
Front Mission Evolved Trailer
Savage Moon Waldgeist Trailer
Gamescom Sony Press Conference Part 1
Gamescom Sony Press Conference Part 2
Gamescom Sony Press Conference Part 3
Gamescom Sony Press Conference Part 4
PR Sizzler Trailer
Avatar Game Day Trailer
MotorStorm Arctic Edge Trailer (PSP)

Wallpapers & Themes
Katamari Forever and Noby Noby Boy Theme
PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go
Dissidia Final Fantasy Themes 8, 9 and 10 (PSP)

They’ll be available next month, and come in two flavours: 20 euros and 50 euros for Euro-using types, £20 and £50 for Britons, and $30 and $50 for Australians.

UPDATE: The Aussie cards are in Aussie dollars, not US dollars. Sorry for the confusion.

On the topic of delayed games—particularly those on the PSN—Sony’s Angela Madronero says that when it comes to first-party titles, “We know how important this is to you, and I hope that you’ve seen an improvement in synchronised, worldwide releases over the past six months”.

A fair point. But a lot of user rage isn’t directed at first-party titles, it’s focused on third party titles, Super Street Fighter II HD’s agonising delay being a great example. On that topic, Madronero has a refreshingly honest, up-front explanation:

The decision about whether and when to release a game for sale is in the hands of the individual publisher (companies like Capcom, EA, Konami, Ubisoft, etc.).

In the same way that the publisher decides when to launch the disc version of a game, they also decide if and when PlayStation Network content is made available.

There are many reasons why our third party partners may not be able to launch content in one region on a particular time/date; this may be due to technical glitches, digital rights issues, localisation requirements etc. So the issues are a little more complex than may first appear.

We know that there is a lot of frustration when content is released on one store but not another. I can confirm that from a PlayStation Store point of view, we are committed to supporting our third party partners in bringing as much content as possible to the European Store.

In other words, you got a problem with a PSN game delay, you take it up with the publisher. That or the fact there are so many languages in Europe. But, yeah, probably best to start with the publisher.

PlayStation Store – Frequently Asked Questions [PlayStation]