Per its usual tradition, developer Harmonix today revealed the downloadable Rock Band songs that will debut next week for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners:

The Killers 3 Pack / 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)
• Mr. Brightside / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• Smile Like You Mean It / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• Spaceman / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
Yngwie Malmsteen 3 Pack / 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)
• Caprici Di Diablo / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• Damnation Game / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• Red Devil / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
Singles
• "Jesus Christ Pose" - Soundgarden / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• "Pretty Noose" - Soundgarden / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)
• "Laid To Rest" - Lamb of God / 160 Microsoft Points ($2)

As always, the songs are fully compatible with both Rock Band and Rock Band 2.

Unlike normal, the tracks will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same day: Tuesday, November 25. The PS3 release usually follows on a Thursday, but the PlayStation Store is updating early next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

A downloadable "Fortune's Pack" will add new weapons, vehicles and maps to the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of Far Cry 2 next week, publisher Ubisoft has announced.

Pricing was not disclosed, nor was the possibility of a PC release for the content. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the open-world shooter was released in late October, and has since sold over one million units.

The Fortune's Pack DLC will contain the following:

Single-Player Mode
• Three brand-new weapons
  • Silenced shotgun
  • Sawed-off shotgun... Read more

It's a special Thursday for the PlayStation Store, as Sony's digital distribution center for all things PlayStation has gotten its last Thursday update for the month.

Next week's update will arrive early--on Tuesday--in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

In any case, this week brings the exclusive DLC for BioShock from 2K's studios in Boston, Australia, Marin, and external studio Digital Extremes. Also available is a whopping $32 in Dead Space downloadable content consisting almost entirely of new looks for weapons.

The full update, courtesy Sony, follows:

Add-on Game Content

LittleBigPlanet Sack in the Box Costume (free)
A community costume for SackBoy!... Read more

It looks like Guitar Hero World Tour won't be the only multi-instrument music game getting new songs from The Killers as downloadable content next Tuesday.

Harmonix's rival series Rock Band will also receive three downloadable Killers tunes on November 25, publisher and studio owner MTV Games confirmed with Wired.

The Killers Rock Band Track Pack
• "Mr. Brightside"
• "Smile Like You Mean It"
• "Spaceman"

Per usual, those tracks will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on Tuesday, November 25, followed by a PlayStation Store release the following Thursday, November 27.

MTV did not disclose a price, but the tracks are expected to sport the usual pricing: 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50) for the entire pack, 160 Microsoft Points ($2) for individual tunes--the same pricing Activsion employs with Guitar Hero World Tour DLC.

It's a particularly loud week for downloadable Rock Band tracks as punk rockers The Dead Kennedys and Mission of Burma join the metallic ladies of Lacuna Coil and In This Moment for a trio of three-packs.

Courtesy developer Harmonix, this week's full list is as follows.

Dead Kennedys 3 Pack - 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)
• "California Uber Alles" - 160 Points ($2)
• "Holiday In Cambodia" - 160 Points ($2)
• "Police Truck" - 160 Points ($2)
Mission Of Burma 3 Pack - 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)
• "Mica" - 160 Points ($2)
• "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" - 160 Points ($2)
• "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" - 160 Points ($2)
Century Media Girls of Metal 3 Pack - 440 Microsoft Points ($5.50)
• In This Moment - "Forever" - 160 Points ($2)
• Lacuna Coil - "Closer" - 160 Points ($2)
• Lacuna Coil - "Swamped" - 160 Points ($2)
Individual Tracks
• Crooked X - "Gone" - 80 Points ($1)

All tracks are masters, and as always the songs will hit Xbox Live Marketplace next Tuesday, November 18, while they arrive on the PlayStation Store on Thursday, November 20.

It's that time again. The PlayStation Store has received its weekly Thursday update, bringing with it a slew of downloadable content in the form of games, expansions, demos and digital trinkets all available for electronic purchase.

This week brings the PlayStation 3 release of Certain Affinity's Age of Booty (PS3, 360, PC) and costumes for so many games you'd think Sony was making up for a dud Halloween. LittleBigPlanet, Hot Shots Golf, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and Need for Speed: Undercover all receive ways to dress up, whether players control Jedi, Sackpeople, golfers, or cars.

As always, the full update directly from Sony follows... Read more

Popular Japanese publisher Capcom is set to get a little more attention from PlayStation Store shoppers, as the company is the first to get its own full-time storefront on Sony's digital marketplace.

Capcom's storefront, left, is modeled after promotional ones like Siren: Blood Curse, right

"As you may know, Capcom has been a huge supporter of PlayStation Network, so we collaborated on a special storefront to coincide with the release of Age of Booty," wrote Sony's Ro Hernandez on the official PlayStation Blog.

In the future, other publishers will follow suit, though it's unknown exactly which publishers have their own storefronts in the works.

Capcom's digital specialty shop will open with this Thursday's iteration of the weekly PlayStation Store update, which indeed brings with it the PS3 release of Certain Affinity's pirate-y strategy game Age of Booty.

Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the horror action game Dead Space will receive "premium upgrade packs", publisher Electronic Arts announced today.

Available November 13 on the Xbox Live Marketplace and November 20 in the PlayStation Store, the packs will offer a variety of player suits, weapons and weapons skins. In addition to the ten packs available for both platforms, there will be two platform-exclusive downloads too.

A complete list follows

• Astronaut Pack: Download the Astronaut Suit and Weapon Skin Pack, featuring an amazing Astronaut Suit and new skins for the Plasma Cutter, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper! - $3.00 / 240 MS points
• Big Gun Pack: Download the Steam Punk Force Gun, the ultimate in Necromorph-killing destruction. - $1.00 / 80 MS points
• Heavy Damage Pack: Download the Heavy Damage Weapon pack featuring a cool new look and massive firepower for the Plasma Cutter, Contact Beam, Pulse Rifle, and Ripper.... Read more

Okay, so it's not exactly the same as Marty McFly's time-traveling DeLorean, but the Jansen 88 Special that's coming to Burnout Paradise next year is pretty close, right down to those burning flame trails and, yes, a hover mode.

It's one of the four Legendary Cars that, as developer Criterion revealed today on its site, are coming to the open-world racer at some point in 2009. The other three? The Cavalry Bootlegger, Manhattan Spirit and the GT Nighthawk.

The cars will be among the game's premium downloadable content, available in both individual and discounted bundle form, though exact pricing was not disclosed. Burnout Paradise is currently available on PS3 and 360, with the PC version due in February.

It's the highest-profile update to Sony's online marketplace since last week: Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid 4, which is no doubt a PlayStation 3 exclusive, has emerged in demo form. Players who haven't taken a shot at Hideo Kojima's cinematic stealth-action magnum opus are highly encouraged to do so.

Also appearing is Episode 6 of Qore, Sony's digitally-downloaded video magazine. In this issue is a look at Tokyo and a look at the Home beta you'll have access to--if you bought an annual subscription before the end of October.

Per Thursday tradition, here's the full update list from Sony:

Qore

Qore Episode 06: November, 2008 ($2.99 for episode / $24.99 for Annual Subscription)
Episode 06 of Qore: Presented by the PlayStation Network travels to Tokyo to take an up-close look at the gaming culture, but still keeps things close to... Read more

After a brief delay, Harmonix has released the 20 free downloadable songs for registered Rock Band 2 owners on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Those that registered their unique code on the game's official site should receive an e-mail with the download code and instructions shortly, if it hasn't arrived already. The offer will be extended to the Wii version of Rock Band 2 when it hits in December.

The free songs are as follows:

• The 88 - "Sons and Daughters"
• Authority Zero - "No Regrets"
• Between the Buried and Me - "Prequel To The Sequel"
• The Cab - "Bounce"
• The Chevelles - "Get It On"... Read more

Foo Fighters fans, your time has come. The band led by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl already has its classic "Everlong" as a part of Rock Band 2, but now players of Harmonix's rhythm-music series can get their hands on the entirety of the Foo's breakout album The Colour and the Shape, using master recordings, starting next week. The tracklist is as follows:

• Doll
• Monkey Wrench
• Hey, Johnny Park!
• My Poor Brain
• Wind Up
• Up in Arms
• My Hero
• See You
• Enough Space
• February Stars
• Walking After You
• New Way Home

The whole album comes at the price of 1600 Microsoft Points ($20), or tracks can be purchased individually for 160 Points ($2). Per digital marketplace tradition, the album drops on Xbox Live on Tuesday, November 11 and on the PlayStation Store on Thursday, November 15.

Update: Harmonix has hit an "unexpected delay with getting the content online with Microsoft" and "have suspended sending out the token codes until the content becomes available," going by a new post from the developer.

"We hope to have this resolved in the next 24 hours and apologize profusely for the delay," wrote community manager Sean Baptiste. "Again, we apologize for the delay and are working our butts off to get the content out to you."

Original Story: If you've bought Rock Band 2 and registered for the 20 free downloadable songs that were slated to arrive yesterday, Harmonix hasn't forgotten.

On its official forum, the studio noted that download codes for Xbox 360 owners began going out last night, but that "due to the volume of emails being sent, these will roll out over a 24 hour period." Harmonix also stressed its appreciation... Read more

Mirroring Microsoft's efforts to bring original video programming to Xbox Live, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced Shoot!, a new PlayStation Network initiative that sees Hollywood filmmakers teamed with "emerging talent."

In addition to being produced by such Hollywood talent as Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean, Flashdance) and Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People), the shorts feature a number of well-known actors, such as Colin Salmon (Tomorrow Never Dies, 8.3 Minutes) and John Sessions (In The Name Of The Father, Dylan, Bitter).

According to Sony, the films were "shaped only by one of a number of words that capture the essence of PlayStation: Play, Create, Share, Connect, Discover and Challenge." The downloads will also pack behind the scenes footage.

Beginning November 13, the short films produced under Shoot! will be released as free PlayStation 3 and PSP downloads via Europe's online PlayStation Store, with the flicks then set to air on ShortsTV in January 2009.

SCE America has yet to state when or if these films will be released in North America. Read on for a description of the shorts and their talent... Read more

The PlayStation 3-exclusive downloadable content for the narrative-driven shooter BioShock will arrive on November 20 for $9.99, publisher 2K has announced.

That $9.99 download will contain three challenge rooms, said to feature new trophies along with "new locations, objectives and artwork not seen anywhere else in the game."

• A Shocking Turn of Events - A Little Sister is trapped atop a Ferris wheel in an undisclosed location in Rapture. Using only the tools and environment around them, players must use their wits to create electricity to power the Ferris wheel and bring the Little Sister to safety.
• The I in Team - Using limited resources, and an even more... Read more

Next week's downlodable content for Rock Band is a bit of a doozy.

Along with the 20 free downloadable tracks for Rock Band 2 owners, developer Harmonix will release the Presidents of the United States track pack along with individual tunes from Fallout Boy and Hinder for both Rock Band and Rock Band 2.

Presidents of the United States of America Track Pack - 440 MS Points ($5.50)
• "Dune Buggy" - 160 MS Points ($2)
• "Feather Pluck'n" - 160 MS Points ($2)
• "Ladybug" - 160 MS Points ($2)
Individual Tracks
• Hinder - "Use Me" - 80 MS Points ($1) until 12/4, 160 MS Points ($2) after
• Fallout Boy - "I Don't Care" - 80 MS Points ($1) until 12/4, 160 MS Points ($2) after

Per tradition, Xbox 360 owners will gain access to the tracks on Tuesday, November 4, with PlayStation 3 getting the downloads on the following Thursday, November 6,

Publisher Activision has announced that the theme song from the latest 007 flick Quantum of Solace will be downloadable content for Gutiar Hero World Tour.

Joining the existing DLC lineup, the Jack White and Alicia Keys-performed tune "Another Way to Day" will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 7, priced at 160 Microsoft Points ($2). A Wii release of the track was not mentioned in today's announcement.

In related news, Activision's Quantum of Solace video game--the first James Bond game to launch alongside its respective movie--will hit North American retailers on November 4, with the North American release of the film following November 14.

Both the game and film premiere in Europe today.

The official PlayStation Blog has word that the first downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet will be released November 6. Available until November 19, the free DLC allows you to dress up Sackboy with a Halloween Mask, or in a "Launch" Spacesuit.

Though these initial Sackboy costumes will be free, the blog outlines future costume DLC which will cost money. Other upcoming DLC will include, among other things, additional objects, materials and sounds for the game.

This week's PlayStation Store update brings the promised demo for EA DICE's first-person free-running action game Mirror's Edge, along with a variety of other demos and downloadable add-on content.

In addition, Sony is running a one-week Halloween sale on SCE Japan's downloadable survival horror title Siren: Blood Curse, offering episode bundles for $10.99 instead of $14.99, with the entire game going for $29.99 instead of $39.99.

SIREN: Blood Curse Halloween 1-week sale (from 10/30 - 11/6)
Full downloadable game for $29.99, or chapter bundles for $10.99/each.

Game Demos (free)

Mirror's Edge Demo
THERE'S NO LOOKING BACK. In a city where information is monitored, messengers called Runners are the only way to communicate freely. You are Faith, a skilled Runner who's uncovered corruption at the city's core. And now... Read more

The PSP firmware update released earlier this month allows owners of Sony's handheld to directly access the PlayStation Store for the first time, but for those who enjoyed the old-school way of browsing from a PC, good news: the PlayStation Store for PC is back.

There's bad news, however. The updated PC store now requires stand-alone software in the form of Sony's Media Manager software.

Previous versions of Media Manager have served as an iTunes-like tool for the PSP, allowing users to sync up music, photos and videos with their systems, while they bought content from the PlayStation Store directly from the Web. But the latest version of Media Manager has taken another iTunes-ish step and integrated Sony's store directly into the software.

Media Manager 3.0 is a free download, but it's Windows-only and does not support 64-bit versions of Windows, whether XP or Vista.