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BioShock, Hell's Highway demoed on PSN

Sony's weekly Thursday update brings new samplers as well as add-on content for NBA Live 09, <i>Blood Sugar Sex Magik</i> Rock Band album, PixelJunk Eden soundtrack, more.

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Last week's PlayStation Network update was hard to beat, as it came packed with four full PlayStation 3 games, two PSP games, and a host of game add-on packs and demos. While new full games are by and large absent this week, Sony still has a plentiful offering of bonus packs as well as demos for a few of the PS3's most anticipated games.

The PS3 edition of BioShock went gold earlier this week in advance of the game's October 21 release. And as promised, a demo for Take-Two's dystopian underwater shooter has been added to the PS Store today. The free trial clocks in at a beefy 1.39GB, and will give PS3 gamers a look at some of the tweaks that went into Take-Two's expanded edition of the Xbox 360/PC original.

A number of other free trials join Take-Two's sampler on the PSN this week. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Ubisoft and Gearbox's long-in-development World War II shooter, arrived to warm critical reception last week, and gamers can now check out the first mission of the game involving Sgt. Matt Baker and the 101st Airborne Division. Those looking for a more placid demo experience can check out Namco Bandai's Chopin-tribute role-playing game Eternal Sonata. Two sports demos round out the PSN's samplers this week: one for Sega's critically maligned Beijing 2008 and the other for Take-Two's upcoming NBA 2K9.

With EA's NBA Live 09 demoed last week, the publisher today added one free and one pricey downloadable game pack to the PSN today. The Oklahoma City Pack is a free download, and includes up-to-date uniforms, logos, arenas, and cheerleaders for the new Oklahoma Thunder NBA franchise. For $19.99, gamers can also enhance their NBA Live experience with the NBA Live 365 pack, which provides daily updates on real world happenings in the league.

EA has also bolstered its Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 with the Firestone Country Club add-on pack. The $7.49 download gives virtual golfers pro club access to the famous course, which hosts the World Series of Gold as well as the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational.

And, as has been the case every week since Rock Band's November 20, 2007, debut, MTV Games and Harmonix have released new songs for its popular rhythm game. The Red Hot Chili Peppers headline this week's stage, with the band's 1991 rock funk album Blood Sugar Sex Magik now available for purchase. The 16-track playable album can be had in totality for $19.99, or broken into individual tracks for $1.99 a piece.

Rounding out this week's list of premium offerings, Namco Bandai has released more DLC for its fighter Soulcalibur IV. Both packs cost $3.99, and give gamers instant access to a variety of weapons that otherwise would have been unlocked through play. Audiophiles may also be interested in the PixelJunk Eden soundtrack, which compiles all of the tunes from Q-Games psychedelic platformer for $2.99.

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bioshock's demo rocked! i plaed it like 6 times!

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"Both packs cost $3.99, and give gamers instant access to a variety of weapons that otherwise would have been unlocked through play." Grrrr....

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It was a good thursday. Plus, aside from the LBP stuff we got three Socom videos including tours of the new maps Sweet!!!

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Today was the best new demo in PSN for months, lots of good title, but 2 of them has been to 360 like a year a go.. anyway compare to 360 live market, only got pes 09, but i like the game, every demo out this week was quite good for both console.

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I havent played BioS, and I really want the full game. and at this time there are so many great games coming out. and it's gonna be really hard on my wallet. and it's even harder for me to choose which to buy first.

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i have the 360 version got 100% in just 2 weeks ill be renting this one, but an awesome game indeed

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Bioshock should be nice!

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yes bio is nice ill try 2 download it

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BioShock looks nice

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BTW, where was the qore episode?

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The nba 2k9 demo was fantastic but very short (i was killing with my boy kobe). I played the bioshock demo and it was cool. I was surprised of how long it was, i'm gonna buy it after i buy socom, 2k9, lil big, resistance, and fallout, killzone, re5, and hopefully the price will drop by then. I wish i had money for everygame i want.

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we have three weeks before it came out.

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Im been waiting for this game

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From just playing the demo of Bioshock on the PS3 I found: - Better atmospher with dense air and subtle particle effects. - Better lightning and blurr effects. - Rock solid frame rate. - Some ugly textures here and there. - S*#t antialiasing, it's really noticeable this problem particulary in the underwater journey on the chamber... just sad... But at the end I don't give a f*ing f*@%! I will buy this game.

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can't wait until three weeks

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Wow EA, You wont have to pay if you buy new, Another way to make sure they get your $$ because if you buy used they don't see a penny. EA on top of the DLC. Just another reminder why I havnt bought an EA published game in 2 years and counting.

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Sweet, going to get the BiA demo tomorrow morning. Just curious, is the Bioshock demo basically same as the PC/360, as far as the part it shows?

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The add-on for Live 09 is only if you don't buy the game new. The new copies are shipped with an activation code to enter in the game, says it in the Demo intro video and the add-on description. GameSpot should have explained that...

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Just so you guys know, and it says this when you look at the add-on, the NBA Live 365 add-on is only if you don't get the game new. All new copies are shipped with an activation code to enter in-game, it also says this in the intro video for the NBA Live Demo.

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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Playstation Store is terrific. I think that if they really push their PS Classics line up they can outdo Xbox Marketplace 10 Fold since Sony has that extra generation under their belt.

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I cant wait for bioshock

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I am renting the PS3 bioshock right now, and its good

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i dont know where to start downloading so many great things came today.

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@skywalker333, correct. like in gtaIV, if you played it at any friends house that has a 360, you would see the clear difference in what seems to be the lighting. im not sure if i like or dislike it, i just know its definitely different. it also could be attributed to the extensive amount of reprogramming that has to be done in order to convert a game over to another console.

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Generic_Dude, this happens in all PS3 games. its the type of the engine that its different and so all multiplatforms look brighter when played on PS3.

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@lozvil Get a new hard drive or replace the one you have now, it just take sa nromal laptop drive and does not break warranty.

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Go get'em SONY 8)

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i hate my ps3 man, it always says: not enough space on the hard disk... aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....!!!

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after this debate im gonna get that bioshock demo

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@bleigh316: No, when you buy the full game, you get an unlock key to buy the Live 365 DNA thing, or whatever it's called. If you don't have the game, then you can buy it for $19.99 and it functions as a kind of "Fantasy Football" type thing, but for Basketball.

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Oh Snap. I'm going to go get that Bioshock demo right now................

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Bioshock is awesome I am defintly going to buy it.

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played the demo once and it is sick!!! ill be buying this game fo sho!

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i just played bioshock and its still awesome!! can't wait to grab it

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GREAT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP NOW!!!

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I just beat BIA tonight..fantastic game..bioshock..been there done that..fantastic game

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im gona try Eternal Sonata first and then BioShock :)

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Bioshock demo plays great on PS3... but is it just me or does it look a bit different? It's almost as if it was made brighter, which I'd find to be a pretty odd choice.

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So despite the fact that in the Live 09 demo they were hyping Live 365 to update your game daily, it costs $19.99 on top of the $60 to get the game?!? Without playing the 2K9 demo, I'd rather get NBA 2K9.

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Whoopdee doo

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Alot going on this week, you can tell 4th quarter is here.

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YES

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