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Buzz! Quiz TV getting 'Prehistoric Thumb' pack, Buzz PSN game coming tomorrow

by David Hinkle { Mar 11th 2009 at 12:30PM }

Quiz show fans get some downloadable goodness tomorrow, as PSN will feature two specific items pertaining to Buzz!. First up, Buzz! Quiz TV is getting some DLC in the 'Prehistoric Thumb' pack, which will add 500 new questions that test your knowledge on things such as the formation of the Earth and the fossils of its early inhabitants.

Also arriving on PSN tomorrow is Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party, a title made up of 5 fast-paced mini-games. Available for $4.99, Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party is a title geared towards the younger crowd and allows you to use your Buzz! controller to play through the variety of local multiplayer modes on offer.

Little Caesars, Pepsi team up for PlayStation promos

by Majed Athab { Feb 23rd 2009 at 7:30PM }

Would you like to win a new PS3, PS2 or PSP along with a bunch of Buzz! games? Sure you do. Who doesn't like to win free stuff? Little Caesars pizza chain and Pepsi have teamed up with SCEA to give away up to 450 "PlayStation Trivia Packs" from today up until April 27. 50 packs will be given out each week. Those who participate could win one of the following:

PS3 with Buzz! Quiz TV
PS2 with Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz, Buzz! The Mega Quiz and Buzz! Jr. RoboJam
PSP with Buzz! Master Quiz

But what's the catch, you ask? To enter, participants will need to grab a "Buzz in to Win" scratch-off card from any US Little Caesars restaurant after purchasing a "Hot-N-Ready" pizza with "any Pepsi beverage." Participants will then need to take the scratch-off code to this website, enter their code and see if they've won. If you enter and win, wonderful; if you don't win, you'll still get a $5 coupon (redeemable only at GameStop) for any Buzz! game.

Celebrate Obama's inauguration with a new Buzz! Quiz TV pack

by Jem Alexander { Jan 20th 2009 at 4:15PM }

Now that Barack Obama's officially the President of the United States some things are going to change. First up? A new Buzz! Quiz TV pack that focuses on American Culture will be released on the American PlayStation Store this Thursday. See? Big, life altering changes.

The question pack will contain 500 questions "covering everything from national history to U.S. icons." For some examples of the sort of questions that will be included make sure you check out the PlayStation Blog post. In other Buzz! news, a pack of five Buzz! Jr.: Jungle Party mini games are being released in February and more Buzz! Jr. titles are planned for the coming year.

Buzz! 'Underwater Life' question pack arrives tomorrow

by Jem Alexander { Dec 22nd 2008 at 8:08PM }

Okay, we got it wrong. We knew there was some amazing downloadable content arriving tomorrow, but we mistakenly thought it was that (now mediocre seeming) Metal Gear Solid LittleBigPlanet stuff. It's only now we realize that the true megaton of tomorrow's pre-Christmas PSN update is the new Buzz! Quiz TV question pack. The National Geographic: Undersea pack adds 500 questions based solely on underwater wildlife and the oceans of the world. At the moment it's only confirmed for release on the US store.

Perfect for the holidays, right? What's more festive than fish?

PS3 Fanboy review: Buzz! Quiz TV

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 29th 2008 at 9:45AM }

It's amazing to see how far Buzz! has come. The popular PS2 quiz game makes an incredible leap onto the PS3, with great success, in Buzz! Quiz TV. Quiz enthusiasts and newcomers alike will find a lot to appreciate about Buzz's first outing on the PS3. The intelligent organization of topics, new online functionality, quickened pace and very easy-to-use wireless buzzers all make Buzz! feel like a new game in the "next gen."

In preparation for the PS3 game, we familiarized ourselves with the earlier PS2 versions of the game. While they were fun party games, we hated the frustrating process of detangling all the wires from our PS2 buzzers. Thankfully, we're able to get rid of those tacky peripherals with this new package. Simply open the Buzz! box, insert the wireless dongle into the system and put AA batteries (not included) into your buzzers. What we really appreciated was how quick the installation process was. The buzzers are already synced to the system, making it quite possible to start a game within just a minute or two of opening the box. When you want to jump into a party game, that kind of speed is quite important.

Gallery: Buzz! Quiz TV

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Deal of the Day: Get $5 off Buzz! Quiz TV at Best Buy

by Joystiq Staff { Sep 25th 2008 at 12:30PM }

Don't be fooled by the image. Despite what it may look like, you can actually take advantage of that $5 coupon sent out in a recent PlayStation Underground newsletter and use it for Buzz! Quiz TV. Just follow this link to grab the coupon.

The offer is only good at Best Buy retail stores and will last from now until October 25. The offer does sound enticing if you've been slightly on the fence for awhile. Anyway, there's no need to rush. You've still got an entire month to think it over before the deal expires.

Buzz! Special Edition coming to Europe in November

by Jem Alexander { Sep 24th 2008 at 1:00PM }

A lot of you have probably grabbed yourself a copy of Buzz! Quiz TV already (particularly the trophy whores among you), but those who haven't will have another opportunity to pick up a "better" version of the game when the Special Edition is released. This second release of the game will be available in early November in Europe and will contain 1000 bonus questions, trophy support, ten extra buzzer noises and four extra characters, plus a few other features, all on the disc.

So basically this is geared at families who may not have their PS3s hooked up to the PlayStation Network, as all of this content is downloadable via the PlayStation Store or via free automatic patches. The 1000 bonus questions are made up of two downloadable quiz packs: a National Geographic safari pack and a videogame pack, each containing 500 questions each. The videogames pack is not yet available on the PSN Store, but should hopefully be available by the time the Special Edition of Buzz! Quiz TV ships to retailers.

[Via press release]

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of September 21st

by Jem Alexander { Sep 21st 2008 at 5:25PM }

It's almost like magic. The first day of Autumn hits tomorrow and the game industry intends to start the season as it means to go on. In short, by throwing game after game directly at your face until your wallet sits empty and your hands are blistered from constant gaming. Ouch. Here's the full release list:

US Games

EU Games

Asian Games

Release dates are constantly subject to change, so contact your local retailer if you're uncertain. Feel free to go on an import spree if you feel like it, but keep in mind that DLC for any game generally has to be bought from the PSN store of the same region.

Sony launches MyBUZZ in U.S., includes prizes for best quizmaster

by Griffin McElroy { Sep 14th 2008 at 8:30PM }

Though the next installment of Sony's trivia-tastic Buzz franchise, Buzz! Quiz TV is still a few weeks from release, the company recently launched a web component for the game for would-be American quiz crafters. Titled MyBuzz, the site allows users to create quizzes which can either be taken online, or in-game when Quiz TV hits U.S. store shelves Sept. 23. Users can also rate quizzes submitted by other community members -- Sony is offering a PSP-3000 and a copy of Buzz! Master Quiz for the user with the "Top Quiz", and a PS3/Quiz TV bundle for the "All Time Top Author". One caveat -- hiring a local bridge troll to write your noggin-scratchers for you will result in immediate disqualification.

Trophies: Buzz! Quiz TV

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 6th 2008 at 9:15AM }

Buzz! fans disappointed in PS3 outing

by Jem Alexander { Jul 8th 2008 at 7:00AM }

Ignore the already disheartening news that Buzz! Quiz TV will need a patch in order to activate trophies within the game, despite press releases announcing firmware 2.40 failing to mention it. Buzz! fans are now also up in arms about the evolution (or rather devolution) of one of their favorite franchises. Despite the official trailer showing off "Sofa-vs-Sofa" gameplay, allowing two people on one PS3 to play against another two people online, this feature is not actually available within the game. Playing online is restricted to one-person per console.

Not only that, but online play is considered very short and many game modes and customization features are now missing, having been removed since earlier Buzz! titles on the PS3. Also, despite MyBuzzQuiz.com being a potentially awesome method of creating and playing free user-generated DLC, questions from the service are not playable in the main-game and must be used separately. The forums are abuzz (pardon the pun) with criticisms and people are very much looking forward to a response from Relentless.

[Thanks Zed]

European PSN releases for July 3rd

by Jem Alexander { Jul 3rd 2008 at 8:00AM }

This week's PSN Store update is truly Euro-centric. Not only do we have the first episode of the Europe-exclusive "PSN TV Show" Movement, but there's also four packs of Buzz! Quiz TV content available to purchase. Movement's first episode is split into eight videos, including four live performances from the two featured Parisian bands. If you actually want to play something today, however, there's always Wolf of the Battlefield Commando 3. Here's the full release list:

Playable content

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 Full Game (£6.99/€9.99)
Space Invaders Extreme demo for PSP (free)

Add-on content

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 "Gift Pack" map pack (free)
Buzz! Quiz TV "UK Culture" quiz pack (£3.49/€4.99)
Buzz! Quiz TV "Australian Culture" quiz pack (£3.49/€4.99)
Buzz! Quiz TV "Sci Fi" quiz pack (£3.49/€4.99)
Buzz! Quiz TV "Rock Legends" quiz pack (£3.49/€4.99)
Guitar Hero III "July 4th Holiday single" (free)

Videos

8 Movement "Paris" videos
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Ubidays trailer
Haze launch trailer

Themes and wallpapers

Metal Gear Solid 4 theme
Elefunk theme
Echochrome theme
Top Spin 3 wallpaper
Elefunk "Forest" wallpaper
Elefunk "Circus" wallpaper

On closer inspection, there appear to be more Buzz! Quiz TV quiz packs than we thought. Each country should have a "Culture" pack corresponding to their particular region.

Deal: Buzz! Quiz TV for �32.98

by Jem Alexander { Jul 2nd 2008 at 9:00AM }

Buzz! Quiz TV is almost out in Europe and, thanks to the 2.40 firmware update, you now have even more incentive to pick it up. The game supports trophies out of the box, according to the various 2.40 press releases, though we've checked our review copy and there don't seem to be any attached right now. No doubt this will be solved with a patch by the time the game is available this Friday. We've contacted Sony to try and confirm this.

If you're after Buzz! Quiz TV and don't quite feel like spending the price of a full game for it, Amazon UK have a pre-order price of £32.98. With the wireless buzzers themselves selling for 30 quid, you'll be picking up the game for less than 3 pounds. Not bad at all. Also, if you're an Amazon Prime member (or if you sign up for their one-month free trial) you can get it delivered to your door on Friday morning for no extra dosh. Bargain!

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of June 29th

by Jem Alexander { Jun 29th 2008 at 10:00AM }

We hope you're happy with this week's releases, because they're all you're going to get until the end of July. The summer drought starts here and it starts not with a bang, but with a whimper. The biggest release this week? Buzz! Quiz TV. We were aiming to get a review out for you before the game's launch, but Sony has yet to provide us with any buzzers. So don't hold your breath. Here's the full release list:

US Games

EU Games

Buzz! Quiz TV (also available with buzzers)
Ferrari Challenge
Wall-E

Asian Games

Initial D Extreme Stage

Feel free to import any of the above titles (Initial D Extreme Stage even has an English-language manual version available), though we're not too sure what the situation is with Buzz! Quiz TV's DLC. You should be fine for free stuff (and there appears to be lots of it), but paid-for content will be a little trickier. Release dates are constantly subject to change, so make sure you check with your local retailer if you're worried.

MyBuzzQuiz.com lets you create DLC for a game that isn't even out yet

by Jem Alexander { Jun 27th 2008 at 5:30PM }

We know you're all super excited for Buzz! Quiz TV, right? Right. So no doubt you'll be even more excited about being able to create and view DLC for the game right now. MyBuzzQuiz.com is now open and lets you do just that. These quizzes can then be rated and played on-site, in preparation for Buzz! Quiz TV's European release next week (Americans can expect to get the game sometime this September) when you'll be able to download all this user-created content within the game properly.

We love to see new ways for user-created DLC to be incorporated into games and this is one of coolest implementations so far. There are already plenty of quizzes to check out on the site, so go have a look and maybe even have a go at making your own.