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PSN EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag PS Store Update: adhocParty and Peggle 7 The cure for a problematic blank screen, a messy desk, and the urge to answer a phone while it’s ringing is Peggle. I’ve been using it for years to avoid doing what I’m supposed... Halfbrick: Sony's impressing everyone with PS3 and PSP 11 Halbrick isn't just working on Raskulls for Xbox Live Arcade. The Australian developer has also set its sights on the PSP and its new PSP Minis initiative. Despite what you and I may think of the... PSN plans premium subscriptions, online play remains free 67 Earlier today, we reported on news that Sony was planning to generate revenue from a new subscription model on the PlayStation Network. The bad news is, it looks like the PSN is indeed going the ... Paid subscription coming to PlayStation Network [Update] 95 According to Sony, the PS3 will soon generate review from "paid subscriptions" on the PlayStation Network. This news comes courtesy of a recent Media/Investor conference, where a subscription se... PS3 Facebook firmware update drops today 40 The next big PS3 firmware update -- v3.10 -- is today’s big firmware update.In a recent interview with 1UP, SCEA’s Eric Lempel apparently revealed that the teased 3.10 update launches... 24 hour contest time GO: Military Madness (XBLA/PSN) 453 Military Madness: Nectaris is a 3D turn-based game from Hudson Entertainment. It's been out for Xbox Live Arcade since September and it finally came over to the PlayStation Network last week. Th... Polar Panic skips the 80s, gets announced for XBLA, PSN 8 Valcon Games has a new downloadable title called Polar Panic that's due out later next month on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, it unveiled to us today. It's sort of reminiscent of Bom... Ode to Joy: Peggle making it to PS3 this week 17 PopCap's plan to bring the utterly delightful Peggle to every conceivable platform is coming to fruition. This week, the PlayStation 3 version comes out of hiding. On Thursday, PlayStation Networ... Future PS3 firmware update to add Facebook support 38 In the most recent official PlayStation blog post, SCEA teased future additions that build on what Microsoft plans to unleash upon its Xbox LIVE masses tomorrow.The next big PS3 firmware update -... AdhocParty releasing, PSP multi making more sense 12 It's a fact. The PSP is nowhere near as popular or widespread in the west as it is in Japan. As such, some of the PSP's best titles such as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and various fighting games... Agarest War goes multiplatform, sexy eating fans rejoice 22 It's been a good season of late for western Xbox 360 owners who love weird Japanese games. Obscure titles like Way of the Samurai 3 and Final Fantasy XIII have all gone multiplatform, and some po... Ten Minute Taste: Military Madness: Nectaris (PSN) 11 Military Madness: Nectaris is 3D turn-based downloadable strategy game. Similar to SEGA’s Shining Force, except with shell-spewing tanks instead of steel-coated armadillos and dragons, I&r... Madden NFL Arcade hitting November 24th and 25th 7 EA plans to release Madden NFL Arcade during Thanksgiving week.The downloadable casual Madden experience hits the PS Store November 24th and then Xbox LIVE Arcade on the 25th. But the price of no... Demon's Souls dynamic theme as lonely as the game 32 Demon's Souls is a lonely game. Even though its multiplayer features are geared towards letting players know that their suffering is shared, a Demon's Souls player is alone in Boletaria. From Sof... PS Store Update: Braid and Star Trek D-A-C 11 We’ve been neglectful, PS Store. We should have continued posting what was new on you over the last few months, but things happened. People changed, man. But no more! We shall resume showin... White Knight Chronicles makes Home fun for another hour 6 Say what you will about PlayStation Home, but I think it's alright. It's not quite worth spending much time in, but stuff does happen in there. Popping in every so often to see new gamespaces and... Attention, PS3 fans: Braid hitting PSN today 26 Jonathan Blow's beautiful puzzle-platformer Braid has been an Xbox 360 exclusive for a very long time, but PS3 fans with a penchant for time-travel and artsty fartsy metaphors will finally get a ... PS3 allegedly can't handle Modern Warfare 2 (update) 88 PS3 users may have been experiencing some bad luck when trying to get Modern Warfare 2 to work on their Black Box o' Blu-ray. A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophie... Ten Minute Taste: Call of Duty: Classic 30 Infinity Ward’s downloadable version of the original Call of Duty, dubbed Call of Duty: Classic, is now available over Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. Do try to keep from wetting your p... Vagrant Story coming soon to a PSP and PS3 near you! 40 Did you know that Vagrant Story is coming to the Western PlayStation Network soon? Now you do! Square Enix's classic PlayStation game is regarded as one of the finest RPGs of its generation, and ... On XBLA this week: NBA Unrivaled plus two more 14 I'm no Samit Sarkar, but I can still recognize the serious lack of a downloadable, high-def NBA Jam. Hell, I'd be happy if they simply added online play and called it a day. By now, most of you ... Madness spreads to Playstation Network, Military style 7 One of the not so well known retro secrets is that the TurboGrafix-16 was once home to some of the best console strategy games of its time.  Well, at least that's how I remember it. Regardle... Ten Minute Taste: Numblast 3 Numblast is a game we’ve explored before when it was announced a few nights evenings ago. Developed by Japan Studios, it’s an odd puzzle game with a focus on numbers. The core goal i... Hudson's bringing back the Bonk 18 Most gamers can remember the so-called console wars of the 16-bit generation. At the time, each of the console competitors used every advantage they could to show how their system was the right s... Final Fantasy VII still the most popular PSN game 39 Despite having a whole wad of brand new and original games all the time, such as Gran Turismo PSP or Critter Crunch, the PlayStation Network proves that nostalgia overcomes all, with Final Fantas... Auditorium headed to XBLA, PSN, and PSP Minis 11 Cipher Prime's Auditorium is a relatively simple, very self-explanatory game that's presented brilliantly. Rather than listen to me elaborate further, you can hear Samit discuss it or even try a ... Final Fantasy: Dissidia is available on PSN now 12 It was not too long ago that I was bitching about Dissidia not being available on the PlayStation Network. It was up on the Japanese PSN, but no dice for North America. PSPgo owners want to play,... PSP game sale on PSN has $4.99 games 11 Poking around on the PlayStation Network this morning, I noticed an icon titled "PSP game sale." To me, sale makes me think of a large selection of discounted items. Here? There's only five items... Braid bringing rewind potions to PS3 next week 43 Braid is a pretty terrific game as far as platformers go, and anyone gaming primarily on a PlayStation 3 will soon have the chance to see what all the fuss is about; cause for celebration if I've... Japan Studios' Numblast heading to PSN this Thursday 9 Numblast. It’s a downloadable puzzle title with wicked bright colors and tons of rotation -- two things that spell "brain hurt" for me. Still, the game appears to be a solid puzzle title. ... Toro gets evicted, new app to replace Mainichi Issho 29 [As originally seen on Japanator] This is the worst news I have ever had to report. For three years, SCEJ's Mainichi Issho has been a free app for the PS3, and as far as I'm concerned, one of the... Scamco strikes again: Ludicrous Vesperia DLC hits PSN 29 Oh Namco Bandai, is there any type of DLC that you won't be ashamed to sell us? Tales of Vesperia is rocking the PS3 in Japan, and that means it's time for Namco to do what Namco does best -- try... Winners of the Critter Crunch barf contest! 18 Last week, we held a contest where we were giving away Critter Crunch for the PSN, Critter Crunch T-shirts and this signed print art by Nick "Qiqo" Stephan. After the contest went up, Capybara an... Trine on PSN, a second look 7 Revisiting the PSN version of Trine has been on my mind since Saturday evening, after being told that USB devices or even the PS3’s Media Center could interfere with the framerate. This nu... Ten Minute Taste: Inferno Pool 4 It takes a couple of shots of fine liquor before I feel loose enough to play pool. I blow at the game, and I realize that. It’s comical how my suckiness translates to pool videogames, as y... Reminder: Barf to win Critter Crunch codes, shirts & art! 97 Critter Crunch is a puzzle game on the PlayStation Network where you have to solve puzzles and vomit into your children's mouths in order to feed them. Yup. Best game concept ever. Capybara Game... Ten Minute Taste: Trine (PSN) 14 At long last, Trine is available as a PSN download. But is it a quality port?Released in July for the PC, Frozenbyte Interactive planned to launch the PSN version of the game later that month. A... MvC2 patch goes live today, Cable stops his nonsense 19 Capcom is releasing a patch today for both the XBLA and PSN versions of Marvel Vs Capcom 2. It includes several console-specific fixes to improve stability, as well as a few universal changes. Pe... Burn Zombie Burn! merchandise coming to PS Home 2 The crew at doublesix are looking to capitalize on the holiday festivities nearest to their latest PSN downloadable videogame’s undead heart. Starting now, people still dancing the night a... Capcom PSN love: Darkstalkers, Maverick Hunter X added 23 Thanks, Capcom, for taking care of us on the PlayStation Network with downloadable PSP games. Some companies, like yourself, are putting out the effort, and that's appreciated. Capcom has two new... Mustache alert: Fret Nice slated for early 2010 1 It's been months since it happened, but I still can't believe Tecmo picked up Fret Nice. The Pieces Interactive-developed sidescroller, which tasks players with using an actual plastic guitar per... Braiiiiiiins: Zombie Tycoon hits PSN on October 29 13 Sick of zombies? Good for you. I'm not. If you're with me, carry on reading the rest of this story and watching the trailer for Zombie Tycoon after the jump. Developed by the small Canada-ba... Frogger is totally returning to PSN, WiiWare this fall 11 Finally, the years of handwritten letters and dozens of signatures to your online petition have paid off! Konami has announced that it'll be releasing Frogger Returns, an update to the arcade cla... Rez HD, Meteos Wars, EEE on PSN 'if the demand is there' 24 Heads up, PlayStation 3 owners. Would ports of Rez HD, Every Extend Extra Extreme, and Meteos Wars to PlayStation Network be relevant to your interests?If "yes" is your answer -- and wh... Banned PSN troll tries to sue Sony again ... twice 51 Erik Estavillo, the troll who got banned PSN for abusing Resistance players, tried to sue, then failed miserably, is at it again. Not content with getting his ludicrous case thrown out of court, ... Brutal Legend DLC incoming: 'Tears of Hextadon' announced 17 More is coming to Brutal Legend in Rock-November. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Double Fine have just announced a downloadable map pack dubbed “Tears of the Hextadon.” The p... A sliver of Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond footage 20 In theory, Eat Led: The Return of Matt Hazard was my kind of game. I love good self-referential humor and inside jokes in my videogames, but only if the gameplay is executed well. Half-Minute He... Dragon Age: Origins arrived in a box of straw 53 Seriously, a box of straw. I'm not sure if this is the best or worst marketing idea I've seen so far, but considering my carpet now has dirt and grit all over it after opening this package unawar... Fat Princess getting a new map, demo, and patch soon 25 Fat Princess. Now there's a name I haven't heard in a while. Are you folks still playing it these days? Titan Studios over on the PlayStation.Blog wants to remind us that it will soon be time to ... Frozenbyte expains Trine's US PlayStation Network delays 8 The story of Frozenbyte getting Trine onto PlayStation 3 -- specifically the US PlayStation Network version -- is pretty depressing. Thankfully, this story has a happy ending, but for a while the... Beautiful Critter Crunch concepts, courtesy of Capybara 13 Nick found Capybara Games' PlayStation Network debut Critter Crunch, a colorful food-chaining puzzler, to be "one of the best values in puzzle gaming you'll find this year," but, so far... Borderlands PSN issue identified and fixed 21 Rumblings on Gearbox Software’s official message board recently indicated that there was a significant problem with the PS3 version of the game. Friends weren’t able to join other fri... Ten Minute Taste: LocoRoco Midnight Carnival 13 LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for PlayStation Portable/PSPgo hits PlayStation Network next week, but Sony was nice enough to pass the goods to us a little early. While we have to wait until October ... Rocket Knight screenshots are all up in your business 10 Following yesterday's surprise announcement for a game we totally weren't told about weeks ago, Konami has finally seen fit to share with us some fresh screenshots from Rocket Knight. The retro r... 'Bout time: Trine due out on PSN this Thursday 19 Nobilis product manager Olivier Vermeille brings good news: Trine is finally coming to the PlayStation Network. The PC version has been available for months, and hell, even Trine for PlayStation ... Konami announces Rocket Knight ... again 8 Seriously, Konami? You've just gotten around to doing this?Despite having already revealed Rocket Knight to 1UP weeks ago, Konami has seen fit to announce Rocket Knight yet again, having finally ... Oddworld invades PSN this Thursday! 34 What? YES! The gorgeous Oddworld: Abe's Oddysey and Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus are finally coming to the PlayStation Store's PSOne Classics section where they belong, and they're hitting the PSN thi... Kill Yourself: Calling All Cars servers to shut down 25 That's it. I will end my life now. I can't play Calling All Cars online anymore. What's the point of living?I'm kidding. I played the demo like three times. It was fun, but I never played it agai... LocoRoco Midnight Carnival landing on Oct. 29 7 LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is coming out in time for Halloween. This means you can start dressing up your bouncy, rolly, friends in all new get ups while playing through 16 brand new stages. You ... Help NIS bring Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! to UMD! 13 Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! is already out on the PlayStation Network, but NIS America needs your help in getting the game out onto UMD. They need you to go to RosenQueen and place a pre-or... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 24 hour contest time GO: For the Glory (PC) Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review New Super Mario Bros. 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