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Wow — you wanted demos, you got demos! First we had the successful re-introduction of in-game XMB and Trophies and the sound of trophies and SSHD being played is dinging around the world.
On the add-on front we have a FREE (I know) add-on for Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and the requisite Rock Band tracks. The demo section is HUGE this week with demos for Monster Madness: Grave Danger, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Wall-E and the creepy Siren: Blood Curse which was a nice surprise!
Tons of game videos as usual looking at SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Elefunk, Siren: Blood Curse, Super Stardust HD, AST Dew Tour, Civilization Revolution, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway and Dead Space. We also have a movie trailer for Quarantine.
Not listed is the Cagney update for Burnout Paradise adding graphic tweaks for non-HD and 1080i support, freeburn modes and much, much more. Makes me want the game REAL bad. For the first time in…well maybe ever? We have no wallpapers or themes…shocking! Deets are below.
Add-on Game Content
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 – Gift Pack DLC (free)
As a thank you gift to our community, the team behind Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 brings you brand new Multiplayer content. This free map pack contains three maps to enhance your multiplayer experience: Calypso Casino, Murdertown – Dark and CQB Training – Dark. Experience your favorite game modes in a whole new way.
File size: 348 MB
Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
* “Working Man (Vault Edition)” – Rush ($1.99)
* “Closer to the Heart” – Rush ($1.99)
* “Snow (Hey Oh)” – Red Hot Chili Peppers ($1.99)
* “Tell Me Baby” – Red Hot Chili Peppers ($1.99)
File sizes: 16.2 MB – 45.2 MB
Game Demos (free)
Siren: Blood Curse Demo
Enter the world of Siren: Blood Curse with this exciting demo. An American TV crew has arrived in Japan to film an expose on the legend of the “vanished village,” only to find themselves caught in a deadly series of events. Controlling seven different playable characters, the player must uncover the mystery behind the curse that grips the eerie village of Hanuda.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 547 MB
Monster Madness: Grave Danger Demo
Monster Madness: Grave Danger is a next-gen four player, top down shooter, with tongue and cheek horror game fun. FULL Online co-op play, 100 NEW items and weapon upgrades, 25 NEW Challenge Mode mini-games, 18 Adventure Mode campaign levels with co-op play, and 9 Multiplayer Maps with Free For All Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag support for up to 12 players.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 707 MB
WALL-E Demo
Make Space for infinite action, astronomical fun and a mission that’s out of this world in Disney Pixar’s WALL-E the video game.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.02 GB
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Demo
The characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to life in this newest installment of The Chronicles of Narnia series.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 564 MB
Game Videos (free)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation – Assault Trailer
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation deploys you online into intense and unpredictable 32-player battles where it’s better to fight as a team than it is to be a hero. Battle teams across the world, earn your Community stripes and become the ultimate Spec Ops squad. Prepare yourself, the legendary squad-based online shooter is coming exclusively to the PLAYSTATION 3 system.
File size: 54 MB (HD)
Elefunk Official Trailer
Use your construction skills to save elephants from a dangerous fall! In the new puzzle game Elefunk, your elephants must traverse 20 levels of ravines, rivers, fire pits and swamps – and they’ll only get across if you strengthen the structures correctly with metal, wood and rope. It’s real construction with realistic physics and three different game modes: Time Attack, Puzzle, and Deconstruction. Download the trailer and learn more!
File size: 64 MB (HD)
Siren: Blood Curse Story Trailer
Enter the world of Siren: Blood Curse. An American TV crew has arrived in Japan to film an expose on the legend of the “vanished village,” only to find themselves caught in a deadly series of events. Controlling seven different playable characters, the player must uncover the mystery behind the curse that grips the eerie village of Hanuda. Download the latest trailer today and learn more about the gripping story.
File size: 50 MB (HD)
Super Stardust HD Add-on Intro
Super Stardust HD for the PLAYSTATION 3 system is a fully updated version of the classic game Stardust. Your mission is simple: destroy everything in sight! With five highly detailed 3D planets to save, hordes of enemies and asteroids to destroy, and various game play modes, Super Stardust HD presents super intense action. Learn about the exciting new gampelay modes featured in the Solo and Team add-ons in this exciting new trailer!
File size: 52 MB (HD)
AST Dew Tour – PlayStation Pro Moments
A Compilation of the best tricks that were thrown down in the finals of BMX Vert, BMX Dirt, Skateboard Park, Skateboard Vert, FMX and BMX Park.
File size: 50 MB (HD)
AST Dew Tour – Behind the Scenes with Spinner
BMX Park competitor Mike Spinner takes us Behind the Scenes in Baltimore, Maryland at the Panasonic Open.
File size: 92 MB (HD)
AST Dew Tour – Bilko’s Road to Finals
After crashing in the finals last year in Baltimore, Top FMX Competitor Blake “Bilko” Williams had to make it through the Open Qualifiers and Prelims at the first stop of the AST Dew Tour.
File size: 94 MB (HD)
AST Dew Tour – Burnquist Talks
Skateboard Vert Veteran Bob Burnquist is excited about competing at the first stop of the AST Dew Tour in Baltimore.
File size: 94 MB (HD)
Civilization Revolution Launch Trailer
When the world is in your hands, how will you rule? Download the launch trailer to Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution.
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Destructible Cover Gameplay Video
Download destructible cover video now to see how your weapons can damage, dent, scorch and destroy the world around you. Choose your cover wisely.
File size: 9 MB (SD), 32 MB (HD), 45 MB (1080)
Dead Space Dev Diary #1: Greenlight
This is the first video that goes behind the scenes and introduces the audience to the development team responsible for creating Dead Space.
File size: 314 MB (HD)
Movie and Blu-ray Trailers (free)
Quarantine
Television reporter Angela Vidal and her cameraman are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units.
File size: 20 MB (SD), 81 MB (HD), 95 MB (1080)
