North American PSN Update: 3/4/10

The North American update this week isn’t too shabby, but it’s missing a huge demo that should have been included. In case you can’t figure it out, I’m talking about MLB 10: The Show. While we’re aiming to have our review done once the roster fix hits the game on March 8th, it would’ve been good to give a lot of potential buyers the opportunity to check the game out. Other great features on this week’s update include The Tester Ep. 3, MLB 10: The Show for PSP, Just Cause 2 demo, MLB 2K10 Demo, and a slew of Dante’s Inferno packs.

Full update below.

Price Updates

  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo Sale (now $4.99, original price $9.99)

Downloadable Games

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 1 and 2 (Bundle) ($14.99)
Episode 1 and 2 Bundle is the first two installments in the RPG-adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 545 MB

The Tester

The Tester Episode 3 “No Cry in Team”
Eight contenders remain and in Episode 3, “No Cry in Team,” and they face one of the most demanding challenges in the series. This week, it’s all about teamwork. Wielding a giant slingshot and the “TesterNet”, these contenders must prove they can work together when the pressure is on.
File size: 313 MB (SD) 859 MB (HD)

Game Demos (free)

Just Cause 2 Demo
Prepare yourself for extreme chaos creation in this non-stop adrenalin-fuelled demo of Just Cause 2.Whether freefalling from thousands of feet, hijacking enemy fighters in mid-air or blasting through military compounds, as agent Rico Rodriguez you’re guaranteed to leave your destructive mark on the tropical island of Panau. With 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles, Just Cause 2 completely defies gravity and belief!
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.41 GB

Major League Baseball 2K10 Demo
Major League Baseball 2K10 brings baseball’s most exciting match-up to life: Pitchers vs. Hitters. Get ready to battle!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 874 MB

MotoGP 09/10 Demo
The new MotoGP 09/10 demo lets you test ride all three bike classes AND experience the challenge of three different game modes, including; ‘Championship’, ‘Time trial’ and ‘Arcade’. MotoGP 09/10 is simply the best racing action on two wheels.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.74 GB

Add-on Game Content

MLB 10: The Show – 6 Classic Stadiums ($9.99)
Unlock all Classic Stadiums for use in MLB 10: The Show!
File size: N/A

MLB 10: The Show – Franchise Funds Increase ($0.99)
Increase your Franchise funds by 20 million.
File size: N/A

MLB 10: The Show – Road to the Show Training Points ($0.99)
Increase your Road to the Show training points by 1000.
File size: N/A

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Quest Pack #1 (free)
Quest Pack #1 – Enhance your Strikeforce experience with these new missions and challenges. The following quests will be added to the city’s “Noticeboard”. To learn more about this pack and about Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce go to www.tecmokoeiamerica.com/strikeforce.

  • Battle of Tong Gate
  • Defense of Nan Zhong
  • Martial Contest 1

File size: 101 KB

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Ultimate Warriors Pack 1 (free)
“Dragon Ball: Raging Blast” Character Pack #8 is now available! The eighth release is the “Ultimate Warriors Pack 1!” This pack contains the fighters with ultimate abilities: Goku, Teen Gohan, Piccolo, Bardock and Super Gogeta! These fighters are already strong, but they now go beyond your imagination! See their true powers for yourself!
File size: 116 KB

Dante’s Inferno Dark Forest Pack ($4.99)
The Dark Forest pack includes the Disco Inferno costume, Stone of Wrath relic, and a prequel level featuring new enemies, puzzles, and storyline!
File size: 307 MB

Dante’s Inferno Relics Triple Pack ($2.99)
This pack contains three relics: ‘Paolo’s Heart’ for turning souls into mana, ‘Wing of Furie’ to increase the hit counter on your scythe, and ‘Brain of Ruggieri’ to allow you to dodge-roll from any special combo.
File size: 222 MB

Resident Evil 5 Costume Pack 2 ($1.99)
This costume pack is compatible with the original game. Play with Chris’ completely new take on tactical field armor with Heavy Metal, and give Sheva the sleek elegance of a power suit with Business. These costumes can also be used in The Mercenaries Reunion in addition to the main story.
File size: 116 MB

Resident Evil 5 Desparate Escape ($4.99)
This is the second installment of new content for RESIDENT EVIL 5. Learn the untold story of Jill’s escape during RESIDENT EVIL 5, and play as Rebecca Chambers and Josh Stone in The Mercenaries Reunion.
File size: 539 MB

topatoi: Pillar Of The Skies ($7.99)
topatoi for PlayStation 3 brings your screen to life with classic platforming gameplay over a variety of dynamic levels. Continue your journey through the brand new world of Sky Pillar with this exciting new add-on. New environments, a new gameplay experience, new bonus levels playable alone or in co-op mode, are all waiting for you in this, the second episode of topatoi saga!
File size: 116 MB

Guitar Hero 5
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

  • “Adam’s Song” by Blink-182 ($1.99)
  • “All The Small Things” by Blink-182 ($1.99)
  • “First Date” by Blink-182 ($1.99)
  • Blink-182 Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack featuring “First Date”, “All The Small Things”, and “Adam’s Song” by blink-182, Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading.

File sizes: 30 MB – 41 MB (singles), 100 MB (track pack)

The Beatles: Rock Band
Build your library for The Beatles: Rock Band by purchasing these song game tracks. For music credits, visit thebeatlesrockband.com.

  • “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles ($1.99)

File size: 20 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visitRockBand.com.

  • “Downfall”— Trust Company ($1.99)
  • “Panic Switch”— Silversun Pickups ($1.99)
  • “Sort Of”— Silversun Pickup ($1.99)
  • “White Falcon Fuzz”— The Mother Hips ($0.99)
  • “Third Floor Story”— The Mother Hips ($0.99)
  • “The Game”— Disturbed ($1.99)
  • “Meaning of Life”— Disturbed ($1.99)
  • “Voices”— Disturbed ($1.99)
  • Disturbed Pack 2 ($5.49)- Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Disturbed Pack 02. This pack includes “Meaning of Life,” “The Game,” and “Voices” by Disturbed

File sizes: 24 MB – 56 MB (singles), 90 MB (track pack)

Game Videos (free)

Pulse 3/4 Edition
Join host Christina Lee for PULSE presented by the PlayStation Network. This edition features the next installment in the smash hit role playing series, FINAL FANTASY XIII, the bar-raising MLB 10: The Show, and an add-on that expands the world of UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves. New video features include 2012, Pirate Radio and Where the Wild Things Are.
File size: 255 MB (HD) 431 MB (1080)

make.believe Global Lifestyle Brand
File size: 133 MB (1080)

God of War 3 Vengeance Trailer
File size: 65 MB (HD) 109 MB (1080)

UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Trailer
File size: 53 MB (HD)

UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves – UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack Trailer
File size: 45 MB (HD)

Dante’s Inferno Developer Diary – Treachery
File size: 150 MB (HD)

Dante’s Inferno Developer Diary – The Big Game
File size: 22 MB (HD)

Fallout: New Vegas Teaser Trailer
File size: 92 MB (HD)

BioShock 2 Launch Network Trailer
File size: 144 MB (HD)

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Launch Trailer
File size: 49 MB (HD)

PS3 Themes

MLB 10: The Show Themes (x11) (White Sox, Indians, Tigers, Royals, Twins, Cubs, Reds, Astros, Brewers, Pirates and Cardinals) (free)
File sizes: 2.46 MB – 2.66 MB

2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Dynamic Theme ($3.99)
File size: 11 MB

make.believe Theme (free)
File size: 932 KB

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Theme (free)
File size: 6.12 MB

Clover Fractals Theme ($1.49)
File size: 5.4 MB

Nightmare Before Christmas Theme ($1.49)
File size: 3.36 MB

Vintage Comic Mickey Theme ($1.49)
File size: 4.84 MB

Abstract Premium Theme ($1.99)
File size: 6.93 MB

PlayStation Store for PSP

Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)

MLB 10: The Show ($39.99)
Get the full major league experience, anytime and anywhere.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 846 MB

Major League Baseball 2K10 ($29.99)
Major League Baseball 2K10 brings baseball’s most exciting match-up to life: Pitchers vs. Hitters. Get ready to battle.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.31 GB

Dante’s Inferno (English and French versions) ($39.99)
You are Dante, a veteran of the Crusades who must chase his beloved Beatrice and try to free her soul from Lucifer’s grasp. As your pursuit takes you deeper into the pits of Hell, you must battle ever more fierce and hideous monsters—while also facing your own sins, a dark family past, and your unforgivable war crimes. Go to Hell.
ESRB Rated M
File sizes: 1.41 GB

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony ($29.99)
A classic is reborn! The beloved RPG classic, Lunar: The Silver Star, with its timeless tale of love, betrayal and redemption, is reborn exclusively on the PSP system as Lunar: Silver Star Harmony with all new graphics, added gameplay features, and a re-mastered soundtrack so that a whole new generation of fans can experience this legendary first entry of the Lunar universe, while added story elements will be sure to please returning fans.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 827 MB

PSP minis (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Digi-Tiles ($2.99)
File size: 4.88 MB

Vector TD ($3.99)
File size: 13 MB

Earthshield ($2.99)
File size: 6.01 MB

Legend of Kunoichi ($2.99)
File size: 7.41 MB

Smashbreak ($2.99)
File size: 5.06 MB

Game Demos (also available from PS3 Storefront) (free)

Patchwork Heroes Demo
The fate of a city is in your hands! Act quickly in 30 levels to save cities from giant looming warships in this fun action game. Become a hero by controlling a powerful destructive vehicle that can cut enemy ships apart into patches of different sizes that crash to the ground. Dodge enemies, rescue trapped comrades, and use special attacks to beat each ship before time runs out!
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 27 MB

Add-On Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)

LittleBigPlanet PSP Canyons Costumes (free)
PLAY, CREATE, SHARE…Everywhere. LittleBigPlanet’s critically acclaimed “PLAY, CREATE, SHARE” experience, makes its way to the PSP system with a completely new Sackboy adventure. Get two free costumes from the Canyons level of the PS3 version of the game. NOTE: Manual Update required
File size: 2.5 MB

LittleBigPlanet PSP Canyons Theme Pack ($2.99)
PLAY, CREATE, SHARE…Everywhere. Download a new set of costumes and CREATE materials to create your own Canyons levels! The Canyons Theme Pack includes 2 costumes, 19 materials, 15 stickers, 1 music kit, and 1 background. NOTE: Manual Update required
File size: 2.65 MB

BUZZ! Quiz World Sci-Fi Movies Pack ($2.99)
Sci-Fi movie questions to stump your competition into outer space — but will you need to phone home to find out the answers? This BUZZ! Quiz World PSP quiz pack features hundreds of questions about science fiction movies to play in any of your favorite BUZZ! Quiz World PSP game modes. Download this quiz pack today and turn your party into the ultimate trivia showdown. Challenge friends and family and “Show ‘em Your Trivia!”
File size: 64 MB

Game Videos (free)

The Tester Episode 3
File size: 138 MB

Pulse 3/4 Edition
File size: 47 MB

God of War 3 Vengeance PSP Trailer
File size: 65 MB

echoshift Trailer
File size: 12 MB

Dante’s Inferno Developer Diary – Treachery
File size: 36 MB

Dante’s Inferno The Big Game
File size: 5.43 MB

PSP Themes (also available from PS3 Storefront)

MLB 10: The Show Themes (x11) (White Sox, Indians, Tigers, Royals, Twins, Cubs, Reds, Astros, Brewers, Pirates and Cardinals) (free)
File sizes: 2.46 KB – 2.66 KB

2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit PSP Theme ($1.49)
File sizes: 509 KB

Bad Business 2 – Delinquent Lincoln PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 688 KB

Bad Business 2 – Roast Master Cleveland PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 630 KB

Clover Fractals PSP Theme ($1.49)
File size: 460 KB

Readers Comments (20)

  1. Lots of good stuff here- the Just Cause 2 demo, great price on the two Penny Arcade games (which I loved), and, most importantly, Cubs themes for my PS3 and PSP! Love that baseball’s back.

    The lack of a MLB 10 demo sucks, also “ew” at those “buy your way to victory” microtransactions for The Show. I guess people have been buying a lot of those for games like Madden if they decided to do it for this game.

  2. Moocows111111 March 4, 2010 @ 20:43

    Good new on Just Cause 2, Be downloading it maybe tomorrow as I’m swamped with work, also the 3rd episode for the Tester is out, I’m going to be watching that even though I think the Show is pretty lame, Just curious on how everything will play out though.

  3. Dante’s Inferno: English and French Version

    0_o

  4. VofEscaflowne March 4, 2010 @ 21:11

    @Dr. Moogle

    Why are you surprised? Although I don’t understand why they don’t put both languages on a single download, Canada has a lot of French speaking people (myself included). Quebec is very French, many who don’t even speak English. Heck, there’s even some games that don’t get released in Quebec at all if a French version exists somewhere else.

    As for the update, pretty weak overall. The Just Cause 2 demo is entertaining but nothing I’d buy at full price. I was looking for the LittleBigPlanet PSP update for the free Superstar sticker but it seems NA got screwed over again for DLC. What a surprise.

  5. @VofEscaflowne: well if you put it that way….why not spanish?

    @the JC2 demo: well it seems interesting tho…the first one wasnt that good, but ill give this one a chance

  6. Moocows111111 March 4, 2010 @ 21:50

    ” well if you put it that way….why not spanish?”

    @Dr. Moogle

    Canada has two official Languages, English and French therefore you need an English version and a French Version

    In the United States the official language there is only English

    Since we are talking about North America it generally means Us, And Canada

    Since Canada has English and French as native tongue, and USA only has English there is only 2 Languages that needs to be released which is English and French. Sorry If I had to repeat it alot of times but hope you get it.

  7. Ahh i get it…i didnt know French was an official language in Canada, excuse my ignorance

    but im confused…….why isnt HR’s DLC: The Taxidermist, up? i cant redeem my code either 🙁

  8. Moocows111111 March 4, 2010 @ 22:27

    “HR’s DLC: The Taxidermist, up? i cant redeem my code either”

    Go check the Playstation Store now, if its not there try again tomorrow XD

  9. Will be getting Just Cause 2 Demo and The Tester. (I like it)

  10. @Moocows: Technically, the US doesn’t have an official language. It’s just sort of understood that way.

    @Dr. Moogle: The Heavy Rain DLC is up now, I just downloaded it a couple of hours ago.

  11. Nothing New same as the Eu PS store update.

  12. Moocows111111 March 5, 2010 @ 00:18

    “@Moocows: Technically, the US doesn’t have an official language. It’s just sort of understood that way.”

    Just over half of the States have English as their official Language and the rest are either, its not official but the majority of the people speak it, and the other is either Bilingual or Trilingual

    On- Topic I’m getting the DLC from a friend of mine, does anyone know how long it is before I being to download it?

  13. nice im gonna play jsut cause!!!!!

  14. Not much other than – 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Dynamic Theme, this is a MUST buy.

  15. awesome, im DLing the Taxidermist right now!

  16. yes mlb 2k10 but the show would have been better

  17. very rare the eu store gets demo’s before the US. We have had just cause two for a week longer which isnt much really but still. Apart from that not much to get excited about really.

  18. Will be downloading the Tester and the BBC2 theme.

  19. Just Cause, what a hidden gem. I played that game on the 360 way back then,

  20. Just Cause 2 demo is just EPIC WIN.

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