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Quantic Dream president David Cage has confirmed there will be playable demo of Heavy Rain. He indicated that he "wouldn't want to spoil the story" as it will surprise people due to its unusual-for-a-video-game nature. Eurogamer speculates that the demo will therefore most likely focus on the game's mechanics.

Apparently, the video that was released yesterday is a separate episode that is unrelated to the main plot, which prompted the question of whether there will be DLC episodes in the future. Cage agrees its a possibility, but concedes that it is simply too early to talk about. The interface of Heavy Rain is "entirely contextual" and therefore open to the possibility of other stories.

Our very own Jem Alexander just got some hands-on time with Heavy Rain at LGC, so stay tuned for more details about this PS3 exclusive!

 

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Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work.

Filed under: PlayStation Store

Sorry we're late with this update. You see, Jem usually does this for us. But he's not here. He's in Leipzig, far far away from his PS3. Whoops. We'll update with Euro prices once we get ahold of them. Here you guys go:

Playable Content

• Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (£9.99)
• International Track & Field - PS1 (£3.49)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo (Free)

Add-On Content

• Buzz! - National Geographic Safari Quiz (£4.99)
• HAZE Domination Pack (Free)
• Everybody's Golf - Kratos (£0.69)
• Guitar Hero III - DragonForce Track Pack (£3.99)

Continue reading European PSN releases for August 21st

 

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Filed under: Videos and Screenshots, e-Distribution Games

The Last Guy will be fully released in Japan next week. On August 28, the full game will be available on the Japanese store for ¥2,000 ($18.44). For those who purchased the Japan Premium pack (which was the Asakusa-only level), you can get a refund of your ¥500 for purchasing the full game. However, you'll only have until October 31 to get the "discount."

Checking out the newly released trailer (embedded above), the game will include cities such as London, Berlin, Sydney, Yokohama, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and will also include a whole slew of new (and deadly-looking) monsters. Now, all we need to do is wait for dates and prices on a Western release to pop up.

 

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Microsoft has finally launched the 3D wonder Photosynth for consumers. Photosynth, automatically reconstruct a three-dimensional space from a collection of photos of a place or an object.

Filed under: Videos and Screenshots

It's been known for some time now that LittleBigPlanet will be having Trophies, but we haven't actually seen them yet ... well, until now that is. The video above witnesses the reluctant unlocking of four Bronze Trophies and a Silver one during a gameplay demonstration at Leipzig. For all the unduly converted Trophy junkies out there, these Trophies are titled: Forager, Sticky Fingers, Treasure Hunter, 2x Multiplayer, and Booty Master (this is the silver one).

Personally, Booty Master takes the trophy naming prize for us. Is there a Trophy we can give to a Trophy? Anyway, knowing that the game is due out by the end of October, this little bit of info comes as a pleasant early taste of a fresh new accolade hunt that's soon to come.

[Thanks, Farmer_Steve!]

 

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If for some reason you need to have multiple instances of the Registry Editor open how would you do it ?

Filed under: PlayStation Network, Game Patches

Just like Europe, SingStar will be getting an expansion disc here in the States. The disc offers the same SingStar experience as the original, but offers a different track list featuring 30 new songs. For newcomers to the series, this is a different way of getting the full PS3 SingStar experience. However, series regulars will have to swap discs if they want to have all the songs from Volume 1 and Volume 2: there's no way of ripping content from one disc to another, a la Rock Band.

SingStar is meant to be a constantly evolving platform, and we're assuming any new features added to America's Volume 2 disc will be applied via patch across all other SingStar games. For example, the US version of SingStar received a patch that contained all the new features added to the European Volume 2 game. One of the most exciting features for the upcoming expansion is the addition of Trophies -- exactly how that will work in conjunction with the SingStore is anyone's guess.

For this week's SingStore update, and the full track listing for Volume 2, visit IGN.

[Thanks, Kspraydad!]

 

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Bethesda has announced that the release date for their post-apocalyptic RPG title Fallout 3 is October 28th. The European release is three days later on October 31st. All versions of the game will be released this day, including the Collector's Edition and the uber-super Survival Edition. We added a couple of new screenshots in the gallery below, along with some concept art. To some of us, this is one of the biggest third-party titles to come out this year. We can't wait!

[Via press release]

 

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[Thanks, Henry E.!]

 

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