European PlayStation Store Update for January 7, 2010

123w ago - SCEE's Mike Kebby of the PlayStation Store Team is back in the new year with this week's European PlayStation Store update.

To quote: So, it's my first post of 2010, bye bye 2009 it was fun. What were your highlights of the year we've just left by the wayside? What are your resolutions for the coming year (apart from playing lots of games of course)?

Personally, I thought 2009 was a pretty good year for gaming, but I think from many aspects a lot of what made 2009 good for me (apart from the games actually released) were the glimpses, and promises, of what's to come this year.

Even though I didn't manage to get there myself, I felt that E3 really cranked up the expectations of what is to come in 2010...I feel it could be a vintage year for the gaming industry (though I reserve the right to renege on this assumption this time next year, if I'm wrong).

As for my resolutions this year, I'll be striving to help continue improving the store and the offering we make available to you all (that actually goes without saying really), I'll try and interact with you all more than I have been thus far, and my final resolution is to get more platinum trophies!

To help us improve, this week could you do me a kindness in the comments section and provide your feedback/thoughts/requests for the store, what you'd like to see etc. I'll be collating as much of this as possible/relevant and will try to address as much as I can in the future.

As for the content this week, the full list is below, I won't keep blathering away, and I'll let you get on with checking the list.
Cheers!

PlayStation Store via PS3

Special Offers

(Until the 21st of January)

• Topatoi (was - £7.99/€9.99 now - £3.19/€3.99)
• Rag Doll Kung Fu (was - £7.99/€9.99 now - £4.79/€5.99)
• Savage Moon (was - £6.29/€7.99 now - £3.99/€4.99)
• Numblast (was - £3.99/€4.99 now - £2.39/€2.99)
• PixelJunk Racers (was - £6.29/€7.99 now - £3.99/€4.99)
• Patapon 2 (PSP) (was - £19.99/€29.99 now - £14.99/€19.99)
• Daxter (PSP) (was - £14.99/€19.99 now - £7.99/€9.99)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PSP) (was - £15.99/€19.99 now - £7.99/€9.99)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (PSP) (was - £23.99/€29.99 now - £11.99/€14.99)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) (was - £23.99/€29.99 now - £16.99/€20.99)

Downloadable Games

Military Madness: Nectaris (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales

Trial and Unlock Games

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond (trial free, unlock key £9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and Russian Federation

Tank Battles (trial free, unlock key £5.49/€6.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

TV Show King (trial free, unlock key £5.49/€6.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

PSone Games (emulated for PS3/PSP)

Guilty Gear (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Extreme Pinball (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Monsters Inc: Scare Island (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and Spain

Demos (free)

Dark Void Demo
Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Germany

minis (emulated for PS3/PSP)

This is Football Management (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Mots croisés (€3.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Only available in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland

Add-On Game Content

Borderlands - Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: Not available in Australia and New Zealand

SOCOM Confrontation - Cold Front Map Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All locales

Madden NFL 10

Bronze Pack (£0.20/€0.25)
Silver Pack (£0.45/€0.49)
Gold Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
Platinum Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

PAIN - Mae Ryder Character (£0.79/€0.99) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: All locales

Zen Pinball - Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Table (£1.59/€1.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales

Magic Orbz - Winter Pack (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Call of Duty: World At War - Map Pack Bundle (£19.99/€24.99) Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All locales

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast - Androids Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Rock Band

• Any Man of Mine by Shania Twain (£0.99/€1.49)
• Cry Lonely by Cross Canadian Ragweed (£0.99/€1.49)
• Good Time by Alan Jackson (£0.99/€1.49)
• I Told You So by Keith Urban (£0.99/€1.49)
• She's Country by Jason Aldean (£0.99/€1.49)
• The Gambler by Kenny Rogers (£0.99/€1.49)
• This One's For the Girls by Martina McBride (£0.99/€1.49)
• Going Country Pack 02 (includes the seven tracks above) (£6.29/€7.99)
• AFI Pack 01 (five track pack) (£4.39/€6.59)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

Guitar Hero 5

• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Live) by The Rolling Stones (£1.59/€1.99)
• I'm Free by (Live) The Rolling Stones (£1.59/€1.99)
Under My thumb (Live) by The Rolling Stones (£1.59/€1.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Videos (free)

R.U.S.E. Strategy 1 Trailer
Digital Comics Autoflow Trailer
High Velocity Bowling Jarvis and Ginger Trailer

Themes (free)

PixelJunk Shooter Theme

Wallpapers (free)

PixelJunk Shooter Wallpaper

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go

Special Offers (also available via the PS3 store)

(Until the 21st of January)

• Patapon 2 (PSP) (was - £19.99/€29.99 now - £14.99/€19.99)
• Daxter (PSP) (was - £14.99/€19.99 now - £7.99/€9.99)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PSP) (was - £15.99/€19.99 now - £7.99/€9.99)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (PSP) (was - £23.99/€29.99 now - £11.99/€14.99)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) (was - £23.99/€29.99 now - £16.99/€20.99)

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

The Sims 2 Castaway (£16.99/€26.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Russia

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Russia

Star Wars: Battlefront Renegade Squadron (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia

Dynasty Warriors Volume 2 (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Asphalt: Urban GT 2 (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

Beta Bloc (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Astonishia Story (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in New Zealand

Petz: My Puppy Family (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Petz: My Baby Hamster (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Warriors Orochi 2 (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Additional release for Germany

PSone Games (emulated for PS3/PSP) (also available via the PS3 store)

Guilty Gear (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Extreme Pinball (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Monsters Inc: Scare Island (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and Spain

minis (also available via the PS3 store)

This is Football Management (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Mots croisés (€3.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: Only available in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland

Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

LittleBigPlanet - The Sack That Time Forgot Level Pack (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales

Buzz! Quiz World - Video Games Quiz (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales

Videos (free)

Digital Comics Trailer

Themes (free)

Savage Moon Theme Alien
Savage Moon Theme Grey