Digger HD and Smash Cars developer Creat Studios has revealed that Mushoom Wars--the company's seventh PlayStation Network release this year--will arrive in the PlayStation Store tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, at the asking price of $9.99.

The downloadable PlayStation 3 title is billed as "an all-ages, fast-paced, real time strategy (RTS) game that brings arcade skirmish gameplay to the forefront" and is said to sport "simple, straight-forward controls." Alongside the 18 levels of... Read more

Capy's action-puzzle game Critter Crunch marks the only downloadable addition to the PlayStation Network this week. But it's definitely a good week for Fallout 3 fans, with the Mothership Zeta and Point Lookout DLC seeing release on the platform.

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Amazon.com today launched a new PlayStation Network store, allowing users to purchase downloadable PlayStation 3 and PSP content through the online retailer.

Offerings include full games and add-on content. However, not all of the items sold through the online PlayStation Store are available here, such as Rock Band tracks.

As with the section dedicated to downloadable Xbox 360 games, buyers will receive a download code via e-mail that can then be redeemed in the console's marketplace. That code is also stored on Amazon.com "so [customers] can retrieve it at any time."

Scarily determined to live up to the PlayStation 3's new "It Only Does Everything" slogan, Sony is touting the ability to order Papa John's pizza direct from the console, complete with a dedicated Papa John's button on the system's internet browser homepage.

"Hungry? Need something to eat?" asks a mass mailing to members of the PlayStation Network, explaining that at long last "you can jump over to your PlayStation 3 browser between epic battles and high-speed races to get a hot delicious pizza delivered to your door... all this while never having to leave the comfort of your PS3 system."

Sony's MMORPG EverQuest 2 infamously added the command /pizza to launch a browser window for Pizza Hut's online ordering. Allegiances have apparently shifted.

This addition might shake up the results of recent studies which found that gamers are not fat, but sad, and that casual gaming can help beat snack cravings.

Only one downloadable game graces the PlayStation Network store this week: TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, the 3D remake of the fourth TMNT title. Demos for Katamari Forever and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes round out the rest of the significant offerings. George Takei's celebrity appearance in PAIN is the clear highlight of the DLC section.

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The PS3 and PSP's online PlayStation Store download platform will be temporarily unavailable today due to scheduled maintenance, owner Sony has said.

The company also revealed that online multiplayer for PlayStation 3 games could be affected, as users "may encounter some difficulty while signing in to PSN."

The PlayStation Network maintenance was slated to kick off at 8am PDT / 11am EDT and "could last for several hours," Sony's Patrick Seybold wrote on the PlayStation.Blog.

Update: "The PlayStation Network is fully back online," Sony's official PlayStation Twitter account has declared. "Thank you for your patience!"

The latest racer from Project Gotham Racer and Geometry Wars developer Bizarre Creations is due on North American store shelves November 3--a date that retailers have been listing for some time--publisher and studio owner Activision today. Said to make "racing 'fun' again," Blur sports 20-person online and four-player offline races on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, with users able to customize the game to provide anything from a power-up fueled Mario Kart-style bout to a more realistic experience.

The "biggest names in the comics world" will be downloadable through the PSP in December, Sony Computer Entertainment's Andrew House revealed today.

Comics powerhouse Marvel (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men) is among the publishers on board, with hundreds of comics said to be available at launch, with further word on the various other publishers "to be announced soon."

"Content from other partners such as IDW Publishing, iVerse Media and others, as well as graphic novels for bite-sized entertainment on demand and on the go will be available," added Sony, with "more than 50 new [comic releases] every month" promised.

The company further teased that the Digital Reader functionality will eventually extend beyond comics. Nothing else was said, but digital books seem rather obvious.

It looks as if Brutal Legend may no longer win "most metal game of 2009" by default, as publisher Konami has announced that a downloadable game inspired by the antics of Metalocalypse's fictional metal band Dethklok is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Titled Metalocalypse: Dethgame, the downloadable Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network release is due out this fall and will see players control roadie Klokateer as he is "unleashed on a heinous rampage against rabid mutant fans in brutal combat."

Frozen Codebase (Screwjumper, Zombie Wranglers) is developing the title, with show co-creator Brandon Small aiding in the production. "An optimal gaming... Read more

Retro/Grade, a rhythm-based shooter played in reverse, is to be released on the PlayStation Network, developer 24 Caret Games has announced on PlayStation.Blog.

Nominated for excellence in both audio and design at the 2009 Independent Games Festival, Retro/Grade sees an ace fighter pilot forced to re-enact his epic side-scrolling space battle in reverse to save the space/time continuum, all in time with retro beats.

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Neither a price nor release date has been revealed. A PC demo created for the IGF is available on FileShack, though a full PC release might not materialise. "Playstation 3 is the only platform we have decided on so far," 24 Caret co-founder Matt Gilgenbach has told us. "We are considering other platforms, but haven't made any decisions yet."

Citing "surprisingly strong support" of the downloadable demo for Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This, publisher NIS today announced that the PSP action-strategy game will only be released as a PlayStation Store download.

Priced at $19.99 and slated to release July 17, the Acquire-developed title has players crafting a dungeon and an accompanying self-sustaining ecosystem of monsters that can fend off the pesky human heroes trying to capture the Overlord and restore peace.

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We haven't heard much of Zen Studio's PS3 downloadable shooter The Punisher: No Mercy since its head-exploding trailer, but we now know it's coming July 2 for $9.99.

Based upon Marvel Comics' vigilante, The Punisher boasts a singleplayer campaign with a whole host of Punisher characters and comic strip cut scenes by artist Mike Deodato, with multiplayer offerings of 8-player team and solo deathmatch modes.

Titan Studios' blood-letting, cake-scoffing downloadable PlayStation 3 game Fat Princess has been delayed until later in the summer, a Sony representative has said.

Fat Princess was due to arrive this month, leaving only next Thursday's weekly PlayStation Store update as a possible release date. "Fat Princess will have a global release date," wrote PlayStation Store Team member Mike Kebby on the European PlayStation.Blog "but I can confirm for you it will not be next week I'm afraid."

"The game is coming at some point this summer, but there is no confirmed release date at the moment," said Kebby. Until then, would-be feeders and fighters can get their fix with the charming Legend of the Fat Princess trailer and our impressions.

Now on Xbox Live Marketplace for Gold subscribers are demos of Blue Castles Games' arcade baseball game The Bigs 2 and EA Tiburon's more-serious NCAA Football 10.

The demo for The Bigs 2 offers 3 All Star innings and a taste of Home Run Derby Pinball while NCAA Football 10's demo recreates 2009's Gators vs. Sooners final.

PlayStation 3 sports fans should be able to enjoy the NCAA Football 10 demo later today, while The Bigs 2's demo is due to arrive on the PlayStation Network shortly.

The Bigs 2 is released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2 and PSP on July 7, then NCAA Football 10 arrives a week later on July 14 for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and PSP.

The last of the promised downloadable content packs for Volition's Saints Row 2 arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 today, with the Xbox 360 download already available. Whereas the first two packs--"Ultor Exposed" and "Corporate Warfare"--delivered new missions and multiplayer maps at a premium price, today's "Unkut Pack" is a free offering that brings more clothing and tattoo options to in-game gangsters.

While the PlayStation 3 edition will be free to all, the Xbox 360 download is currently restricted to those that have a premium Xbox Live Gold membership. A list of the colorful new customization choices, courtesy the game's blog, follows below... Read more

The bulk of the second "SEGA Vintage Collection" arrived in the Xbox Live Arcade today, offering six classic SEGA games--Gunstar Heroes, Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone, Phantasy Star 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3--at 400 Microsoft Points ($5) a pop.

Each has been updated with support for high definition displays and leaderboards, with Gunstar Heroes, Altered Beast and Sonic 3 also getting online multiplayer.

Excluding Gunstar Heroes, the remaining five games can also be found on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 retail compilation Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, though the versions found in that bundle don't pack online multiplayer.

While most of the downloads are exclusive to Xbox 360, with Ultimate Genesis Collection reject Sonic & Knuckles due later in the summer, Gunstar Heroes will also be making its way to the PlayStation 3 through tomorrow's PlayStation Store update.

Continuing its spree of Metal Gear Solid news, Konami has announced that the original PSone title Metal Gear Solid is set to come to the PlayStation Network this month.

Arriving on June 17, the classic stealth game will be priced at $9.99 for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Konami also noted that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be available under the PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits label from June 16 for $30.

The downloadable Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network release of id's classic first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D will arrive next week, Activision has just revealed.

Containing both the original Wolfenstein 3D and "Nocturnal Missions" expansion--making for a total of 60 levels across six episodes--the shooter will hit Xbox 360 on Wednesday June 3, followed by the PlayStation 3 release on Thursday June 4.

No word yet on a price, though Activision noted that those taking the challenge to defeat the twisted Nazi regime" in Wolf 3D will gain additional accolades and gold for use in Raven's upcoming revamp Wolfenstein (PC, PS3, 360)--due in stores on August 4.

Six of the seven downloadable and enhanced classic old-school titles Sega is bringing to the Xbox 360 will arrive on June 10, the company announced today, with the PlayStation 3 re-release of Gunstar Heroes due out the next day, on June 11.

Arriving under the "SEGA Vintage Collection 2" banner, each game will be sold separately at an as-yet-unknown price point, and has been updated to support high definition visuals, online leaderboards, and, if applicable, online play.

While Gunstar Heroes will hit both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it appears as if the rest of the titles--Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone, Phantasy Star 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3--are currently exclusive to the Xbox Live Arcade, with the final... Read more

Two more downloadable expansions for Fallout 3 will arrive over the summer, developer Bethesda announced today, along with word that, beginning in late June, the PlayStation 3 will start to receive all of the Fallout 3 downloadable DLC announced thus far.

"Operation: Anchorage will be released for PS3 in late June, followed by the release of The Pitt and Broken Steel 4-6 weeks apart," said Bethesda. "Release dates will be forthcoming." Previously, that DLC was exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360.

As for the two new downloadable episodes, here's what we know:

• Point Lookout (Late June for PC and Xbox 360 - 800 MS Points / $10)
  Explore a massive new swampland area filled with new quests and content.
• Mothership Zeta (Late July for PC and Xbox 360 - 800 MS Points... Read more