European PSN update for March 20th

by Jem Alexander { Mar 20th 2008 at 1:30PM }

Happy PAIN day! Those of you who have been anticipating PAIN all these ~~weeks~~ months will no doubt be overjoyed to finally see it hit the PSN Store -- and with so many add-on packs too! Those of you who don't care for PAIN might be a bit disappointed because that's pretty much all their is. Just keep watching that HD Motorstorm 2 trailer over and over. Here's the full release list:

PAIN full game (£4.99)
PAIN "Muffy" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Cookie" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Hung-Lo" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Santa" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Scurv Dogg" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Ginger" add-on (£0.69)
PAIN "Fun with Explosives" add-on (free)
Stranglehold map pack (£9.99)
MotorStorm 2 trailer (free)

This certainly matches up to the "roadmap" that was leaked, but we'll reserve judgment further until a couple more weeks have gone by. It's nice to see that Europe is now up to date with PAIN content -- hopefully SCEE can keep us in sync from now on so that we don't have to suffer from any more ridiculous delays. If you're wondering why we haven't mentioned the Stranglehold pack, it's because it's ridiculously expensive and not worth our time. We're ignoring it and suggest you should too.

Tags: euroreleases, motorstorm-2, pain

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dan Davis @ Mar 20th 2008 1:38PM

They should've given you guys the additional characters for free for making you wait so damn long.

Jay @ Mar 20th 2008 1:46PM

Glad to see PAIN costs exactly the same as it does in the US (with the current £1:$2 exchange rate). Still want High Velocity Bowling over this any day, however. Just looks like a one-weekend game to me.

russell @ Mar 20th 2008 2:08PM

europe sure does get some shitty updates... at least you're not in australia. hahahaha

Wayne @ Mar 20th 2008 4:46PM

wtf? Australia gets the Europe updates with some Full HD music videos thrown in for good measure.

russell @ Mar 20th 2008 5:48PM

wtf. australia isn't in europe.

Dan @ Mar 20th 2008 6:48PM

That's a bit fail. Australia is under SCEE territory, both New Zealand (where I'm from) and Australia get the exact same updates as the European store (and as Wayne said some music videos). Why do you think we don't get updates until roughly midnight Friday (roughly 10pm Thursday for you)?

chris.westermann @ Mar 20th 2008 2:34PM

Yeah, now Europe can revel in the mediocrity that is PAIN. Let me give you another pointer, High Velocity Bowling is unplayable using its ridiculous sixaxis control scheme, move on if your hoping for that game to be released soon without a patch to allow you to play it using the analog sticks.

matthew_neitzer @ Mar 20th 2008 3:35PM

Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but I have to say I disagree. HVB is extremely fun, and I would have to say the the control scheme works extremely well. Did you follow the instructions on how to hold it? That is just my opinion though.

Ash @ Mar 20th 2008 3:41PM

I agree with Matthew. Bowling is really fun, specially when you play with a lot of people. I have no problems with the control. This is one of those rare games where playing with sixaxis makes the game intuitive and more importantly FUN!!

Jevanzz @ Mar 20th 2008 4:08PM

Just as I thought... no free Dropkick Murphys GH3 downloadable content for us... DAMN!

ClarkyCat @ Mar 20th 2008 4:19PM

It is indeed quite funny how America is allowed celebrate St. Patrick's Day when IRELAND isn't, don't you think?
Also, this update is worthless. They make us wait... how long for PAIN? And they give us what in return. One free character? No, no. That'd be asking too much. How greedy of me.
Seeing as a lot of developers play the old "It wasn't ready for time of release" card when they cite DLC, well this was ready a long time. Thanks once again to this blog for letting me know I don't have to waste my time with a visit to the Store for another week at least.

Jay @ Mar 20th 2008 7:11PM

@ClarkyCat,

Perhaps it might help if every major Irish politician and public figure didn't disappear from their beloved Emerald Isle to suck up to the President of the United States and every other American Plastic Paddy every St Patrick's Day?

Just teasing. ;o)

I know what you mean. I haven't visited the PS Store since December.

wilboss @ Mar 20th 2008 8:25PM

Yeah that sucks, I was expecting it this week as we've got the last couple of GH DLCs a week after the US store. According to Neversoft the free Dropkick Murphys DLC is "coming soon to PSN Europe", I don't understand why there's always a delay on these things!