American PSN updates for December 20th

by Jem Alexander { Dec 20th 2007 at 7:32PM }

'Tis indeed the season to be jolly. You'll be forgiven for wondering what was taking SCEA so long to update the store and they, in turn, will be forgiven when you cast your eyes over the mighty treasure trove of goodies that have been placed at our feet. You want PS Eye games? You got it. Add-on packs? Yep, even free ones. There's definitely something here for everyone. Here's the full release list:

Games:
Toy Home full game ($9.99)
Trials of Topoq PS Eye game ($4.99)
Mesmerize Distort PS Eye "game" ($1.99)
Warhawk PS1 game ($5.99)
Snakeball full game ($9.99) - To download, you must get the free demo and purchase the full game from within the demo.

Demos:
Snakeball demo (free)
Blacksite: Area 51 demo (free)

Themes:
Warhawk (free)
PAIN (free) - Warning: These are the worst things ever.

Add-ons:
Warhawk: Operation Omega Dawn expansion ($7.99)
Folklore "Holiday" add-on (free)
Motorstorm "Holiday skin" add-on (free)
Guitar Hero III "We Three Kings" song (free)
High Stakes add-on pack 1 (free)
High Stakes add-on pack 2 (free)
Rock Band songs

The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket ($1.99)
Weezer - Buddy Holly ($1.99)
Radiohead - My Iron Lung ($1.99)

Game Videos
GT 5 Prologue "Sizzle" trailer (free)
Devil May Cry 4 final trailer (free)
Warhawk "Omega Dawn" trailer (free)
PS3 "Only On" TV Spot (free)
PS3 "Universe" TV Spot (free)
Tony Hawk's Proving Grounds "Mike V's Skater Story" video (free)
Turok "Dino Mauling" video (free)
PSP "Feature" video (free)
Uncharted "Animation" behind the scenes video (free)

Movie Trailers
Strange Wilderness movie trailer (free)
Oral Fixation Tour Blu-Ray trailer (free)

We honestly didn't expect to see Toy Home releasing today, but we're sure glad it did - on both sides of the pond. Releasing the PS1 version of Warhawk for download is certainly very cute of Sony. Now stop reading and start downloading - there's a lot to get through!

Tags: releases

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

KosmoCrisis @ Dec 20th 2007 7:38PM

After downloading the Snakeball demo, you are able to buy it too.

The Snakeball full game is available too. With Online play and all!

Flame @ Dec 20th 2007 8:27PM

Woohoo Snakeball - this one looks fun. How are you liking it?

Tim Parsons @ Dec 20th 2007 7:39PM

Anyone notice that they added a PLaystationEYE section on the Playstation Store but Operation Creature Feature has been taken off the Store,. wonder why,. sucks to be anyone who wanted it but was waiting for whatever reason

Solace @ Dec 20th 2007 7:44PM

It's still there.
If you buy something, it goes from the Store to your Download list.

upz @ Dec 21st 2007 10:43AM

That is going to give away a lot of people in the future.

"Hey, they took down the video on HD herpes at-home treatment. Sucks for anyone who wanted to buy it."

KosmoCrisis @ Dec 20th 2007 7:47PM

I don't see the Warhawk Theme on this list either. There was a lot of stuff that came out today, that's probably why it took so long today for it all to become available.

Solace @ Dec 20th 2007 7:49PM

Go to the themes category. They should be there.
Two PAIN themes should be there too (I think they said on the blog)...

Tim Parsons @ Dec 20th 2007 8:13PM

@3 Solace

If that's the case why is PAIN still showing up, i purchased that one and it's still on the store

Solace @ Dec 21st 2007 1:11PM

The game doesn't show up except under its main title header category thingie.
The tag which says "GAME" doesn't appear any more in the main section after you buy something.
If you're seeing it, you're smoking troll crack...

NACHO @ Dec 20th 2007 8:34PM

damn that's one of the best updates ever (specially for ppl with an eye)

still, i can't help but question the setup of the PSS after the update. Now that there's actually things worth getting on the store, i personally think it's time for a makeover. I can't find half the things on that list ^^

Tim Parsons @ Dec 20th 2007 8:40PM

can't find it? are you serious how much more prefectly categorized could the Playstation Store be

though it would be nice to have a Recent Updates section that would hold all the updates (in addition to their default categories) and only show the items that are new for the week accessed

Popfrogs @ Dec 20th 2007 10:34PM

@Tim: That's what I was afraid of. When the store gets tiny updates they all fit on the front page. If Sony ever learns how to synchronize the lame RSS update on the PS3, they can tell us about releases _the day they release_.

Jason @ Dec 21st 2007 10:38AM

There is a recently added list at the top right of the home page.

Popfrogs @ Dec 21st 2007 11:30AM

@Jason: I know, but like I said, when there's a big update that list is over full and you don't see the entire list. Like yesterday.

RatBoy @ Dec 20th 2007 8:50PM

So... is the original Warhawk worth downloading? I ask this as someone who never played it, so nostalgia won't get me very far. I have been very much enjoying the new Warhawk though.

Kspraydad @ Dec 20th 2007 9:39PM

GamePro PlayStation Jan, 1996 4.5 out of 5 90
IGN PlayStation Nov 26, 1996 8.7 out of 10 87

It has that awful code system once you beat a level instead of a proper save...if you can live with that its a good game. Like all the PS1 games though it is having it on the PSP that is cool to me.

Dehshizknight @ Dec 21st 2007 2:17AM

@Kspraydad

Yeah, that's why I don't see any point to the Wii's Virtual Console. Well, the DS doesn't have expandable memory (on the first generation) so I can understand. I just don't like paying full price for a game that I played years ago. Games for $5-7 would be much more worth-while.

Jason @ Dec 21st 2007 10:28AM

If these updates continue with their current trend (later and later every Thursday) we'll be getting them on Saturday. I liked when they hit early enough for me to start downloading and installing them with remote play at work, then they'd be ready when I got home. Now they don't even go up till I'm home.

Solace @ Dec 21st 2007 1:13PM

in case you haven't noticed, there's a trend:
late updates = big updates
early updates = "meh" updates
it's a trade off.

Jason @ Dec 21st 2007 1:22PM

Hardly, the biggest update I remember was when the Uncharted demo hit and it went up at like 3 or 4 CST.

Solace @ Dec 21st 2007 2:33PM

i'm not talking "biggest titles", i'm talking amount of content.
they even mention it on their blog post that this is their biggest publish ever.
yes, there may have been updates with higher profiles, but this is their biggest update evah! ...er...ever...

True_Darknight @ Dec 21st 2007 2:16PM

Ok so it's all nice that they have the Original Warhawk to download for hmmm 5.99. Thing is this. All PS3 play PS games. (yes you 40GBers you too). Why would you pay to download it if you can get it for like 2-3 dollars at bargain bins or even have them already. And now with the new update you can remote play them thru a PSP??? Why oh why do they keep getting money from certain people?? huh?

Anyways... Happy Holidays!!!

Solace @ Dec 21st 2007 2:35PM

for those of us who didn't have a PSone when some of these games came out, we have two choices:
1. take your chances on some dinged up used game in some cluttered pile
or
2. pay a few dollars more for a game that'll work on your PS3 AND PSP whereever you go without the lag from remote play or requiring internet connection.

Xoonaka @ Dec 27th 2007 5:59PM

Sometimes it's really hard to find certain games too, especially from the earlier eras. It's only going to get harder to find it as time goes on. $3 or so extra dollars is worth not going through the trouble...to me, anyway.