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Why We Don’t Get The Same PlayStation Store Games As The US

More often than not games are released on the PlayStation Store in the US but completely by-pass the Australian store. It often leaves people scratching their heads — how hard can it be to release a digital game in more than one country? Sony explains why.


Japanese And US PSone Classics Confirmed For Australia

The PlayStation blog has confirmed that Australians will soon have access to US and Japanese PSone emulations on the PlayStation Store – meaning gamers will have access to PSone classics previously unavailable here in Aus.


Rest In Peace, Digital Comics For PSP

Enjoy today’s update to the Digital Comics store for the PSP. It will be the last, Sony says, putting an end to the 18-month-old service that offered downloadable comics from Marvel, DC Comics, Devil’s Due, IDW Publishing and more.


Is The PSN Getting A Makeover?

The current PlayStation Store (above) is nice and all, but some might find it a bit text heavy. Some being me! It’s also not the most vibrant place. If The Register is to be believed, that could change.


PlayStation Portable Dual Packs Brings $US15 Two-Game Bundles To Stores

New PSP Dual Pack bundles featuring two bundled games grabbed from the “Greatest Hits” and “Favorites” collections hits both retail and the PlayStation Network store this week.


SOCOM 4 Pro Assault Pack Gives You More Guns, More Places To Shoot

Zipper Interactive has released a new DLC pack for SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals. The “Pro Assault Pack” includes three new maps and two new guns and is absolutely free, for registered SOCOM Pro members. [SOCOM Blog]


No Harm, No Foul In PSN Outage, Says EA Sports

EA Sports president Peter Moore brushed off the suggestion that the PlayStation Network outage did particular damage to his label, which has in the past two years seen significant revenue growth through its downloadable content, especially in its popular Ultimate Team offerings.


The PlayStation Store Will Not Be Open For Business Today

Contrary to previous reports, the PlayStation Store will not open its digital doors today in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America reps confirm that we’ll have to wait a little longer while the PlayStation Network deals with scheduled maintenance.


Mortal Kombat’s Multiplayer Is Free To All While PlayStation Store Remains Offline

Until PlayStation Store returns, Warner Bros. has suspended the “Kombat Pass,” the one-use code (included free in retail copies) that enables online play for Mortal Kombat. That means anyone with a copy of the game, used or new, can play online for free. However, when PlayStation Store comes online, “users will be able to enter the Kombat Pass code included with Mortal Kombat or purchase a Kombat Pass for $US9.99.” As the service is expected to return on Tuesday, this means anyone who buys a used copy of the game now gets a free weekend of online play, more or less. Yippee.


Report: PlayStation Store Reopens May 24, Quickly Flooded With New Content

Sony’s PlayStation Store has been offline for almost a month following an attack on the company’s PlayStation Network, leaving PlayStation developers without a digital storefront to sell their wares. That should changes next week, according to new memo from Sony.


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