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PlayStation Store Update: Jeopardy, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo*

Sep 11, 2008 4:28pm CST tags: JEOPARDY!, Qore, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, PlayStation Network, PAIN
In honor of its weekly tradition, Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with another week's worth of content. Of note this week are the downloadable answer-in-the-form-of-a-question game show Jeopardy! and a demo for Motorstorm: Pacific Rift--assuming you've purchased the latest episode of Sony's digital video magazine Qore.

Courtesy the PlayStation Blog, this week brings the following:

Downloadable Games

JEOPARDY! ($14.99)
Test your knowledge on America's Favorite Quiz Show! Available for the first time on the PLAYSTATION Network, players can experience the fast-paced fun of JEOPARDY! Featuring a photorealistic 3D set and clues from the producers of the T.V. show, players can compete in solo mode or challenge a friend to a battle of the brains... Read more

PlayStation Store Update: Qore Episode 3, Resistance 2 and PS3 Home Beta Access, DLC

Aug 07, 2008 5:30pm CST tags: PlayStation Store, DLC, Qore, Resistance 2, PlayStation Home, Beta
The latest update to the PlayStation 3's digital storefront sees the debut of the August edition of Sony's digital magazine Qore, along with new details concerning paid access to the upcoming beta program for Insomniac Games' shooter sequel Resistance 2.

Those gamers who buy an annual subscription to the digital magazine will be offered early access to the beta, scheduled to kick off in the near future. Single episode purchasers, meanwhile, will be guaranteed access at an undisclosed later date. Qore is priced at $2.99 per issue, or $24.99 for an annual subscription.

Also on offer is the PlayStation Home theme, which acts as an application into the latest round of beta testing for Sony Studio London's online social networking software when downloaded. As revealed earlier today, the theme is available free of charge.

The entirety of today's PlayStation Store update is viewable below... Read more

Get Resistance 2 Beta Access via Pre-order or Qore; Online Co-op Campaign Uses Multiplayer Maps

Jul 24, 2008 1:16pm CST tags: Resistance 2, Beta, Qore

Update: Insomniac Games has informed Shacknews that Qore represents "only one way into the public [Resistance 2] beta," which is planned for worldwide availability.

"There will be many ways in, including a pre-order program we'll announce soon that will grant the earliest access to the public beta," noted Insomniac's James Stevenson.

Original Story: The August issue of Sony and Future Publishing's downloadable PlayStation 3 video magazine Qore, priced at $2.99, will contain an exclusive invitation to the online beta for Insomniac's upcoming first person shooter Resistance 2 (PS3).

Resistance 2 is slated to include 60-person online class-based competitive multiplayer and 8-person online cooperative play in addition to the expected ... Read more

PlayStation Store Update: Paid Beta Access, Civ Rev and Battlefield Demos, Two New Games, More

Jun 05, 2008 6:44pm CST tags: PlayStation Store, DLC, Novastrike, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, Screenshots, Qore
Update 2: After a brief delay, the promised content is now available.

Update: As of 12:42 AM CST, Sony has yet to update the PS Store with the promised content. "We know you're waiting for today's PlayStation Store weekly update, but it's not quite ready," the company wrote on the PlayStation.Blog yesterday.

Original Story: As if in apology for last week's meager offerings, this week's update to the PS3's online store offers a hefty load of content including a pair of anticipated demos, two games and the debut of Qore, a premium video magazine that includes exclusive beta access.

Playable demos of Firaxis Games' Civilization Revolution and EA DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company will be made available alongside tonight's PlayStation Store update. Bad Company is expected to hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 23, while Civilization Revolution arrives on PS3, 360 and Nintendo DS on July 8.

This week's update will also see the release of indie developer Tiki Games' top-down shooter Novastrike and the arcade action title Wolf of the Battlefield... Read more

Sony Unveils PS3 Online Video Magazine Qore, Entices Buyers with Exclusive Demos, Betas

Jun 03, 2008 9:30am CST tags: Qore, PlayStation Store, SOCOM: Confrontation
Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced Qore, a monthly video magazine starring Veronica Belmont (pictured left) that can be purchased and downloaded from the PS3's PlayStation Store.

The first issue, due June 5 and priced at $2.99, contains a SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3) beta invitation, "never-before released content" of upcoming games, and "a few other surprises."

Subscriptions for thirteen Qore releases will be available at $24.99, with subscribers netting "special access to game demos, betas, add-ons and other downloadable and game-related content." For a limited time, subscribers will also receive Incognito's top-down criminal chasing title Calling All Cars! for free.

Each episode of Qore is said to let players use multiple windows... Read more