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Siren: Blood Curse gets price drop, Home Space this week

by Andrew Yoon { May 6th 2009 at 11:41AM }

PlayStation Home is getting its biggest update yet. In addition to the previously revealed StageSet add-on for Home, a brand new Space for Siren: Blood Curse will be available for American audiences. There are a few minigames for users to partake in, like the five-player cooperative "Ward of Despair" that tasks players with completing objectives without a Shibito grabbing any of them. Success will grant each five-man team some Home rewards.

Those of you who don't have the game yet will want to jump on Home next week, on May 12th at 4PM, to participate in the "HorrorBowl" bowling tournament. Everyone that shows up will be given a chance to win a free voucher for the first four episodes of the PSN-exclusive horror game.

Finally, those of who've been waiting for a price drop will be glad to know that Siren: Blood Curse is now available for $29.99. (Four episode packs are available for $10.99 each.)

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Import Deal: Siren on Blu-ray for $25

by Andrew Yoon { Jan 6th 2009 at 8:45PM }

Have you tried Siren: Blood Curse? The survival horror game is a PlayStation Network title here in the States, but over in Asia, it can be found on Blu-ray. You can download the series for $40 here, or you can buy an import copy of the Blu-ray for only $25 (plus shipping). Now, you may be saying "I don't speak Japanese!" No worries. The Asian version of the game includes English voice acting and subtitles. Intrigued?

[Via CAG]

Gallery: Siren Blood Curse

Siren: Blood Curse 'Halloween offer' scares up $10 in savings

by Christopher Grant { Oct 31st 2008 at 9:35AM }

It's Halloween! Besides being the one day of the year that your Red Power Ranger costume doesn't upset the neighbors, it's also a day where benevolent video game companies drop delicious discounts into your eager pillowcase. Take Old Man Sony for example, who's slashed prices on his digitally distributed survival-horror update, Siren: Blood Curse, from now through November 6th.

Want to buy the whole game? That'll cost you just $30, down from the usual $40 asking price. Already have one or two of the three available episode bundles? The rest will only cost $11 each, down from $15. Not interested? That's fine, but it's still better than the pamphlets on teen abstinence being handed out down the block.

Sony asks for feedback on Siren delivery

by Justin McElroy { Oct 28th 2008 at 4:56PM }

Here at Joystiq HQ, we've already accepted that we're headed towards a disc-less future. We know that, one day, our shelves will be completely free of game Amarays, leaving plenty of room for our plastic faux guitars, tubas and glockenspiels.

After embracing that forward-thinking approach with Siren Blood Curse, SCEE has been asking fans if they'd like to see another game in the series and, if so, how'd they'd like to see it delivered. Between you and us, Sony, if you really want to stay ahead of the curve? Telepathy. Just think about it.

... Get it? Think about it?

Siren: Blood Curse has no NA Blu-ray plans

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 13th 2008 at 1:10PM }

Sony has reiterated that there are no plans to bring Siren: Blood Curse to Blu-ray in North America. MTV Multiplayer was told by a company rep that "at this time" the intent is to have disc-based versions of the game available only in Europe and Asia. Considering there's no region lock on PS3 games, there's always the option of importing.

As with all "at this time" statements, we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Considering the full game of Siren is a 9 gigglebyte download on the PSN, patience will have to be practiced whatever way North American consumers want to purchase the title.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

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No US Siren: Blood Curse Blu-ray release 'at this time'

by Alan Tsang { Aug 13th 2008 at 8:00AM }

Holding out on downloading Siren: Blood Curse in hopes of a Blu-ray release? If you are in the US, don't bother. Sony has spoken to MTV Multiplayer, reiterating that there are no plans for a North American release on of Siren in disc form "at this time." The Sony representative reminds us that "you are able to delete and then re-download episodes since the purchase is linked to your PSN account. The developers kept this functionality in mind knowing that the episodes were fairly beefy."

MTV speculates that Sony may simply be testing the waters in terms of Siren's sales before releasing a retail version. Either way, if you really want the game on Blu-ray, you can always just import it from Europe.

Design your very own Shibito for the next chapter of Siren

by Alan Tsang { Aug 4th 2008 at 12:45PM }

If you are enjoying SIREN: Blood Curse, maybe the artist in you is thinking of designing your own Shibito. Fortunately, you'll get a chance to do so with the Siren "Shibito" Design Competition Sony is having to celebrate the launch of the game. You can submit a depiction of your Shibito in JPG format plus a profile less than 500 words. Unfortunately, the contest is in Hong Kong and Singapore only.

What really caught our attention is the following: a producer of SIREN: New Translation (the title's name in Asia) will hand-select the winners, and the "masterpiece design may have the chance to become one of the major Shibito characters in the next title of SIREN!" Does this mean more SIREN is on the way soon?

The winners also get a producer signed copy of the game plus a cash prize ranging from about $13-$64 USD, so this contest certainly won't make you rich beyond your dreams. The deadline for submission is August 24th. Check out the contest here.

[Via Siliconera]

Siren Blood Curse goes Blu this Autumn in Europe

by Jem Alexander { Aug 1st 2008 at 12:20PM }

Did you buy Siren Blood Curse from the PlayStation Store? If so, you might have noticed the game takes up a ludicrous 9 gigabytes of space and comes in the form of 12 separate files to download and install. What a hassle. Thankfully, SCEE has announced today that it will be bringing the game to the European region on Blu-ray this Autumn. It doesn't look like there'll be any extra features, unless you count saving hours of your life not having to download and install 9GB of data.

Siren Blood Curse is a decent survival horror game, though it's not without its issues. We'll have a review for you sometime soon. Thankfully, a Blu-ray release solves our biggest qualm with the game. If you haven't grabbed it already, it's worth waiting for the Autumn re-release.

[Via Press Release]

Siren: Blood Curse on Blu-ray in Europe this autumn

by Alexander Sliwinski { Aug 1st 2008 at 12:05PM }

If sitting through the horrifically silly 9 gigglebyte download of Siren: Blood Curse isn't your cup of blood-flavored tea, the good news is the game is getting a Blu-ray printing this fall -- at least in Europe. We've sent an email to Sony America asking what the plan is on this side of the pond.

Although Sony Europe hasn't announced the price for Siren's episodic fright fest all on one disc, if the cost isn't excessively more than the PSN (£19.99/€29.99), we'd recommend folks in the region just wait for the Blu-ray release.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

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Japanese ad for Siren is shocking

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 25th 2008 at 12:59PM }

Just wait for it ... wait for it.

The Japanese ad for SIREN: Blood Curse (now available) is rather shocking. We don't want to ruin the surprise for you, so please just watch. Would an ad like this work in the States? We say: yes.

PSN Thursday: Fall victim to Siren: Blood Curse; select PSN titles on sale for $5

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jul 24th 2008 at 7:15PM }

It's a big week for the PSN update, with a nice sale going on, Parappa the Rapper available as a downloadable PS1 Classic and the addition of a PSN original, Siren: Blood Curse. Let's start with the PS3's first survival horror game, Siren: Blood Curse, which has one of the most unique cost models we've ever seen. The television show game comes in 12 episodes that players can download in four-episode packs at $15, or just buy in its entirety for $40. We've yet to actually play the game, so we can't make a recommendation, but there's also a demo available, which is certainly worth trying first. The full game fills up a whopping 9 gigglebytes on the PS3's hard drive.

Select PSN games are available for $5 this week only, including: PixelJunk Monsters, PAIN and Rocketmen. Don't forget to download the PixelJunk Eden demo! There's plenty of other stuff too, check it all out after the break.

The European PSN update can be found over at PS3 Fanboy. Tragically, our European writer has been watching the Big Brother house non-stop, so he can't give us a report on Siren either.

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European PSN updates for July 24th

by Jem Alexander { Jul 24th 2008 at 8:37AM }

Siren Blood Curse makes its worldwide debut this week, with a Blu-ray release in Japan and PSN releases in both the US and Europe. We maintain that it's incredibly silly to release "episodic" content all at once like this, but at least they've fixed the weird pricing. Taking the plunge on the full game will actually save you £5 or €10. Here's the full release list:

Playable Content

Siren Blood Curse full game (£19.99/€29.99)
Gangs of London full PSP game (£14.99/€19.99)
Echochrome demo (free)
Siren Blood Curse Chapters 1-4 (£6.99/€9.99 each)

Add-on Content

Guitar Hero III "Guitar Virtuoso" track pack (£3.99/€5.99)

Videos

E3 PlayStation Family Compilation trailer
E3 Compilation trailer
E3 PSN Compilation trailer
PixelJunk Eden trailer
Linger In Shadows trailer
Movement Episode 2 "Munich" part 2 (8 videos)
Siren Blood Curse "characters" trailer
Siren Blood Curse "Hanuda" trailer

Wallpapers and Themes

PixelJunk Eden "red" wallpaper
PixelJunk Eden "black" wallpaper

Don't forget to keep your eyes out for the American PSN update later today, where a PixelJunk Eden demo will be made available. In the meantime, give Echochrome a go or watch a few trailers. There's plenty of stuff to sink your teeth into, this week.

Siren: Blood Curse to terrorize PSN for $40, $15 each episode pack

by Andrew Yoon { Jul 21st 2008 at 9:45AM }

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Looking forward to Siren: Blood Curse? Good, because it's going to have a budget release on PSN later this week. The survival horror game will be downloadable for a discount price of only $40 for the entire game ... or $15 for each episode pack. Each episode pack will contain four episodes, with each episode averaging about an hour or two of gameplay each. That's 4-8 hours of gameplay for $15 each. Buy all three episode packs and save $5.

We love seeing this rather innovative pricing scheme for consoles. Will you try Siren piece by piece, or will you take the plunge and buy it all at once? (New trailer, after the cut.)

Gallery: Siren Blood Curse

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PSN first-party E3 screenshot roundup

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jul 17th 2008 at 4:10PM }

Since we don't want you to be overwhelmed by the deluge of media emerging from E3, we've picked a bouquet of the best screenshots from Sony first-party PSN lineup, including luscious images from ex-seed expectations experience, Flower. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, PixelJunk Eden, Fat Princess, Siren: Blood Curse ... Which of these are you dying to download?

Gallery: Flower

Gallery: Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty
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Siren: Blood Curse priced, dated for Europe -��19.99, July 24th

by Christopher Grant { Jul 4th 2008 at 1:58PM }

If there's one thing that we want to know about Siren: Blood Curse it's what's it going to cost us to play. You see, while Sony is releasing the game in Japan in both downloadable and Blu-ray formats, it's straight up "episodic" on PlayStation Network for both the European and North American markets. While we don't have the price for North American gamers just yet, ThreeSpeech says the European version will be £4.99 (about $10) for a "chapter" containg three episodes, or £19.99 (about $40) for all four chapters. (Sorry, no prices in Euros).

If there's two things that we want to know about Siren: Blood Curse, it's the cost (see above) and when we're going to be able to play it. ThreeSpeech says all four chapters will be released on July 24th in Europe, meaning you could just buy the whole thing on day one or, alternatively, buy each chapter as you get to it. Don't like the first chapter? Don't buy any more. Don't have time to finish the game right now? Buy the rest when you're ready; it's the same price either way. A novel concept, but we can't help but want a Blu-ray release alongside it, what with our PS3s filling up and all.