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SingStar Song Packs Coming to PSN Today
Posted by Jenny Barbour in PSN on August 23rd, 2011
I’m happy to tell you that starting today you’ll be able to expand your SingStar track library by purchasing a great selection of downloadable SingStar Song Packs that were previously only available on the SingStore via the PlayStation Store as well in the U.S. and Canada.
To start, you’ll be able to choose from 49 packs including party-starting essentials like the Britney Spears, Bon Jovi: Rock, The Jackson 5 and Alternative 80s Song Packs. Each pack has five songs and will be available for download via PSN for $6.99. Additional SingStore Song Packs will be coming to PSN soon; but for now, check out the full list of packs that will be available today!
| 80′s | Essentials: Country | Motor City Soul |
| 80s Part 2 | Essentials: For Boys | Natalia |
| a-ha | Essentials: For Girls | No Doubt |
| Alternative 80s | Essentials: Party Starters | Oklahoma! |
| Billy Joel | Essentials: Pop Classics | Paul McCartney |
| Blondie | Essentials: Pop Stars | Pop Ballads |
| Bon Jovi: Ballads | Essentials: Rock Anthems | Roxette Ballads |
| Bon Jovi: Rock | Festive Fun | Snow Patrol |
| Britney Spears | Festive Fun 2 | Snow Patrol 2 |
| Classical | Il Divo | Soft Rock Ballads |
| Coldplay | Island Records | Songs From Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Coldplay 2 | Kings Of Leon | Take That 2 |
| Crowded House | Krezip | The Jackson 5 |
| Dizzee Rascal | Lady Gaga | The Saturdays |
| Duran Duran | Lionel Richie and the Commodores | US5 |
| Eddy Grant | Lostprophets | Vagrant Records |
| Westlife |
Once you’ve purchased your Song Packs on the PlayStation Store, just pop in your favorite SingStar disc and you’ll be given the option to start downloading your songs. Then your SingStar carousel will be instantly updated to include your new tunes and you’ll be ready to start hitting the high notes alongside your favorite artists and music videos.
So head over to the PlayStation Store or the SingStore to stock up on SingStar Song Packs. The choice is yours!
BUZZ!: Quiz Player Delivers Free Fun Today with Facebook Integration, DualShock support
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, PlayStation Games, PS3, PSN on December 21st, 2010
Today we’ll be launching the new BUZZ!: Quiz Player, a free BUZZ! experience that will be available to download on PSN. BUZZ!: Quiz Player lets you play through a variety of classic BUZZ! rounds like Point Builder, Fastest Finger, Point Stealer and Final Countdown while challenging your trivia knowledge with 90 sample questions. To access even more questions, you can use BUZZ!: Quiz Player’s in-game PSN Store launching feature to download a wide selection of question expansion packs including Comedy, Rock Legends, Space, U.S. Sports and more.
The best part about BUZZ!: Quiz Player is that for the first time ever, anyone can get in on the quiz action by using either BUZZ! Buzzers or DualShock 3 wireless controllers to answer questions. Just download BUZZ!: Quiz Player from PSN and you’ll have everything that you need to challenge your quiz skills in the single player mode or square off against up to four of your friends in local multiplayer BUZZ! showdowns. For added fun, you can even use BUZZ!: Quiz Player’s Facebook integration feature to publish the details of your games online for all of your friends to see.
PlayStation Network continues to be the premiere entertainment hub for the entire family and with new content added every week, there’s never been a better time to login and discover the latest and greatest in games, movies, TV shows and sports programming. While you’re exploring PSN’s growing library, be sure to check out the BUZZ!: Quiz Player and enjoy a few free rounds of trivia with your friends and family when you’re celebrating this holiday season!
No Heroes Allowed! Hits PSN Tomorrow for PSP with Dungeon-A-Day, Multiplayer
Posted by Jenny Barbour in nis, no heroes allowed, PlayStation Games, PSN, psp on November 1st, 2010
Hello Gods of Destruction! “No Heroes Allowed!” is all ready for its PSN release tomorrow, Tuesday, November 2nd. Who better than the game’s director, Haruyuki Ohashi, to let you know all about the game’s cool features as well as thoughts that went into its creation?
Haruyuki Ohashi, director, No Heroes Allowed!
With the third game in the ‘Badman’ trilogy we had two goals. Firstly, we wanted to add new features to make the game more fun. Secondly, we wanted to make the game more accessible to a larger number of players. On the gameplay side, we added water and water-based life forms. We’ve also added a bunch of new pickaxes to choose from, from the Snoozerator to the Snacker Whacker – each with its own weird and wonderful special power. These new features add a new strategic dimension to the game and allow you to come up with your own unique play style.
Something else we’ve worked on is the difficulty level. We had mixed feedback from fans regarding the difficulty of the last two games – some relished the challenge of the fiendish difficulty, while others found it a bit too intense. This time we have three difficulty levels (n00b, Meh and l33t) so there’s a level of challenge for everyone.
Oh, and I nearly forgot the two-player mode! For the first time in the series you can team up and go dungeoneering with a friend using ad-hoc mode. It’s a whole new twist on the gameplay.
Now, it may seem at first glance that the main aim of the game is to defeat the pesky heroes who try to invade your dungeon. But actually, the underlying concept is about creating a “biotope.” To succeed, you need to create a healthy ecosystem by maintaining the right balance of monsters to support the dungeon food chain. Once you’ve done that, you have to make sure the delicate ecological balance isn’t disrupted by those annoying heroes.
In other words, it’s much like the real-life struggle between nature and human advancement – how we as humans are damaging the environment we live in. If everyone who plays our game reflects a little on this, the world will become a better place to live in. Well, that was our hope when we created this game!
So it’s nearly time for Badman to be unleashed on the world yet again. It’s up to you to use your judgment and skill to carve out a dungeon and help Badman and his minions in their goal of world domination. Consider it your duty!
As Badman would say, “May the world know no peace!!!!”.
With all the cool new features mentioned by Haruyuki as well as Dungeon-A-Day Mode, Story Mode, Badman’s Chamber, and the ever-charming Badman himself, this is an awesome game for $9.99. So pull out your PSP and be sure to grab “No Heroes Allowed!” tomorrow on PSN and beat back those pesky do-gooder heroes!!
Also be sure to check out the sweet No Heroes Allowed!” Theme and Wallpapers for your PSP available on the PSN on Tuesday, November 2nd.
No Heroes Allowed! Announced for PlayStation Portable
Posted by Jenny Barbour in nis, no heroes allowed, PlayStation Games, psp on September 2nd, 2010
No Heroes Allowed! is the latest in the Badman franchise. A series of Dungeon Strategy games where you play the God of Destruction, summoned by the Evil Overlord Badman to dig a dungeon full of monsters to destroy the invading heroes, and help Badman conquer the known world! MWHAAHAA!
If you have played What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? and What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord 2!? then you are already aware of all the ‘dungeoneering’ fun this game brings, and will truly “dig” the new features such as strategically utilizing water in your dungeons to create pools that spawn new monsters and disrupt the heroes!
And that is just the beginning! No Heroes Allowed! not only has your main story mode where you help Badman conquer a brand new world across 33 stages, but additionally Dungeon-A-Day mode will offer you 100 daily challenges to hone your dungeoneering skills. Also for the first time in the Badman series, players will have the opportunity to experience multiplayer! The new Co-Op mode, Badman & Badmella allows you to join forces with one of your friends to create a dastardly dungeon full of monsters ready to take out those pesky heroes! Who is Badmella? you ask, she is none other than Badman’s daughter and heir to his evil empire.
This is just a taste of all the great dungeon digging, world dominating, and hero thwarting that is to come. Hit us up below for questions, we look forward to bringing you more news soon!
Coming to PSN Today: BUZZ!: The 90’s Quiz Downloadable Quiz Pack for PS3
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, dlc, PlayStation Games, PS3, PSN, psp on July 13th, 2010
Break out your flannel and get ready to challenge your quiz skills with the latest DLC for BUZZ! Quiz TV and BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 — BUZZ!: The 90’s Quiz.
The new BUZZ!: The 90’s Quiz downloadable quiz pack boosts your question bank with over 500 new questions on the movies, music and events that shaped the decade that brought you Pearl Jam, Pulp Fiction and Party of Five. Prove your 90’s trivia chops with cool questions like these:
WHICH OF THESE TV SHOWS STARTED UP IN THE 90′S?
- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
- THE X-FILES
- BEVERLEY HILLS 90210
- THE WIRE
WHO DID BILL CLINTON DEFEAT IN THE 1996 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
- DAN QUAYLE
- GEORGE H. W. BUSH
- WALTER MONDALE
- BOB DOLE
WHO FOUND HIMSELF ‘HOME ALONE’ IN 1990?
- COREY FELDMAN
- MACAULAY CULKIN
- RIVER PHOENIX
- ED FURLONG
WHICH GUNS N’ ROSES TRACK, AT 8 MINUTES, 57 SECONDS, BECAME THE LONGEST TRACK TO ENTER THE U.S. TOP 10 IN 1992?
- PARADISE CITY
- WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
- NOVEMBER RAIN
- SWEET CHILD O’ MINE
WHICH FILM BECAME THE FIRST TO GROSS $1 BILLION AFTER ITS RELEASE IN 1997?
- TITANIC
- LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING
- STAR WARS EPISODE ONE
- JURASSIC PARK
Once you’ve gotten your 90’s trivia fix, be sure to catch up on recent BUZZ! DLC including the Celebrities downloadable quiz pack for BUZZ! PS3 and the PSP-optimized National Geographic: Prehistoric and BUZZ!: The 00’s Quiz question expansion packs, now available to download on the PlayStation Store. See if you’re a true trivia champ by answering fun questions like these:
Celebrities Quiz Pack for BUZZ! Quiz TV and BUZZ! Quiz World PS3
NICOLAS CAGE CHANGED HIS REAL SURNAME TO BREAK AWAY FROM BEING LINKED TO WHICH FILM-MAKING UNCLE?
- CLINT EASTWOOD
- MARTIN SCORSESE
- FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
- QUENTIN TARANTINO
National Geographic: Prehistoric PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHICH ANIMAL, RELATED TO ELEPHANTS, BECAME EXTINCT TOWARDS THE END OF THE LAST ICE AGE?
- MASTODONS
- SABER-TOOTHED CAT
- MAMMOTHS
- THREE-TOED SLOTH
BUZZ!: The 00’s Quiz PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHICH OF THESE FILMS WERE RELEASED DURING THE 00′S?
- SPIDER-MAN 2
- AMERICAN BEAUTY
- BRAVEHEART
- SHREK
Keep checking in with us at the PlayStation.Blog to stay up-to-date with the latest BUZZ! DLC!
BUZZ! PS3 Scores New World Soccer Quiz DLC Today
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, dlc, PlayStation Games, PS3, PSN, psp on May 25th, 2010
Hi there, BUZZ! fans!
Next month, the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa, and we’ve got you covered with the perfect way to get ready for the tournament and brush up on your soccer trivia: the BUZZ!: World Soccer Quiz question expansion pack, available for BUZZ!: Quiz World PS3 and BUZZ! Quiz TV today on PSN.
Delivering over 500 new questions, the BUZZ!: World Soccer Quiz downloadable quiz pack covers everything from the sport’s most legendary players to their history-making games. Amp up for the world’s biggest soccer event by challenging your friends to a trivia showdown featuring fun questions like these:
WHO FINISHED HIS CAREER WITH AN INFAMOUS HEADBUTT IN THE 2006 WORLD CUP FINAL?
- ZINEDINE ZIDANE
- RONALDO
- DIEGO MARADONA
- PAUL GASCOIGNE
WHICH ENGLISHMAN WAS FAMOUSLY SHOWN A RED CARD FOR KICKING OUT AT DIEGO SIMEONE AT FRANCE ‘98?
- DAVID BECKHAM
- TREVOR FRANCIS
- SOL CAMPBELL
- PAUL SCHOLES
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IS ZAKUMI, THE OFFICIAL WORLD CUP MASCOT?
- GIRAFFE
- LEOPARD
- LION
- SPRINGBOK
WHICH CONTINENT WILL PROVIDE THE MOST TEAMS FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP?
- AFRICA
- ASIA
- SOUTH AMERICA
- EUROPE
WHICH MANUFACTURER WON THE CONTRACT TO MAKE THE OFFICIAL WORLD CUP BALL?
- PUMA
- UMBRO
- NIKE
- ADIDAS
BUZZ! Quiz World PSP also scores this month, adding the National Geographic: Undersea PSP-optimized downloadable quiz pack to PSN. Today you’ll be able to test your trivia talents on-the-go with cool questions like this:
WHICH ANIMAL IS UNAFFECTED BY THE STING OF JELLYFISH AND REGULARLY EATS THEM?
- GREAT WHITE SHARK
- SEA TURTLE
- SEA HORSE
- PENGUIN
Thanks for checking in and until next time, happy quizzing!
BUZZ! PS3 Gets New 00’s Quiz DLC Today!
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, dlc, PlayStation Games, PS3 on April 22nd, 2010
Hi there, BUZZ! fans! On April 1, we announced three PSP-optimized BUZZ! DLC packs. And to round out the month, we’ve got new DLC for your favorite BUZZ! PS3 titles as well. If you’re ready to expand your question bank, check out BUZZ!: The 00’s Quiz, an all-new downloadable Quiz Pack for BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 and BUZZ! Quiz TV. The 2000’s were filled with exciting events that gave us a memorable start to the new millennium. See how well you remember the past decade with fun questions like these from the BUZZ!: The 00’s Quiz downloadable Quiz Pack, available today on the PlayStation Store.
WHICH GAME MACHINE WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 2006?
- PLAYSTATION 3
- ATARI ST
- ZX SPECTRUM
- SEGA SATURN
WHO, AFTER 86 YEARS, FINALLY BROKE THE ‘CURSE OF THE BAMBINO’ AND WON THE 2004 WORLD SERIES?
- NEW YORK YANKEES
- BOSTON RED SOX
- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
WHO RELEASED AN ‘INVINCIBLE’ ALBUM IN 2001?
- U2
- MICHAEL JACKSON
- QUEEN
- BEYONCÉ
WHO RETURNED TO THE SILVER SCREEN IN 2008 TO SEARCH FOR A ‘CRYSTAL SKULL’?
- TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
- WASHINGTON IRVING
- DAKOTA FANNING
- INDIANA JONES
WHICH PART OF THE HOLLYWOOD MACHINE WENT ON STRIKE DURING 2007-08?
- PRODUCERS
- DIRECTORS
- WRITERS
- EDITORS
The BUZZ!: The 00’s Quiz downloadable Quiz Pack is the 15th question expansion pack to be offered for BUZZ!. As you can see, we’ve been hard at work generating new questions to help build out your quiz banks; but we’re not the only ones who have been busy. I just wanted to give a special shout-out to all of the BUZZ! fans from across the country who have helped to create over 40,000 new quizzes and counting on MyBUZZQuiz.com. Thanks for your continued support and keep up the good work!
April Updates for BUZZ! Gamers On-the-Go
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, PlayStation Games, psp on April 1st, 2010
Hi there, BUZZ! fans! April is bursting with updates for your favorite BUZZ! PSP games! Get ready to gear up for a month of exciting BUZZ! content to put your trivia knowledge to the test while you’re gaming on-the-go.
To kick things off, the first-ever BUZZ! game on the PSP, BUZZ! Master Quiz, is now the latest UMD title available for digital download. Starting today, you’ll be able to download the formerly UMD-only game from the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation Network. Check out Buzz’s PSP debut and get ready to have him test your trivia skills with over 3,000 unique questions on topics including music, celebrities, TV, sports, science, nature, movies and more!
We’re also continuing to support Buzz’s latest PSP title, BUZZ! Quiz World, with additional quiz packs optimized exclusively for the PSP. On April 8, you’ll be able to prove your sports trivia talent when you download the U.S. Sports Quiz Pack. Then, on April 15, be sure to boost your question banks with fun trivia inspired by the popular National Geographic Kids brand by downloading the National Geographic: Kids Quiz Pack.
For those of you who just can’t wait to get your hands on additional questions, check out the recently released PSP-optimized Space Quiz Pack featuring hundreds of questions covering everything from our solar system to the galaxies beyond, now available on the PlayStation Store.
Put your trivia knowledge to the test this month with cool questions like these for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP:
U.S. Sports PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHAT TEAM WON THE FIRST SUPER BOWL?
- OAKLAND RAIDERS
- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
- NEW YORK JETS
- GREEN BAY PACKERS
National Geographic: Kids PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
THE MOLTEN ROCK THAT FLOWS OUT OF A VOLCANO IS CALLED WHAT?
- HOT STUFF
- LAVA
- MOVEABLE MOUNTAIN
- RED GELATIN
Space PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHICH OF THESE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM DO NOT HAVE MOONS?
- JUPITER
- MERCURY
- VENUS
- SATURN
That’s all for now! Keep checking in with us at the PlayStation.Blog to stay up-to-date on the latest BUZZ! news.
BUZZ! Quiz World Delivers PS3’s First In-Game Facebook Publishing Features
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, facebook, PlayStation Games, PS3, psp on March 22nd, 2010
Hi there, BUZZ! fans! I have excellent news for all of you Facebook fanatics. You’ll be able to experience the PS3’s first true in-game Facebook publishing features by posting cool stats from your BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 games to your Facebook wall!
To get in on the fun, just sync your PSN account to your Facebook account by signing into PSN via the XMB, opening the account management menu, selecting the Facebook option and choosing to share game event information.
Once your accounts have been synced, you’ll be offered the option of posting stats like what place you finished in and what buzzer noises your friends used, once you’ve completed a BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 game. All you have to do is hit the red button on your BUZZ! Buzzer to accept and these fun stats from your game will be added to your Facebook wall. So fire up your PS3, hop into a game of BUZZ! Quiz World and get ready to tout your triumphs to all of your Facebook friends!
If you’re a BUZZ! Quiz World PSP buff, I’ve got great news for you as well. We’ve been busy publishing PSP-optimized versions of your favorite downloadable Quiz Packs. Check out the PSP-optimized Rock Idols, Comedy and Sci-Fi Quiz Packs, now available on the PlayStation Store. Test your trivia skills with fun questions like these:
Rock Idols PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHICH BAND TOOK ITS FANS BY SURPRISE WITH ‘BLACK ICE’ IN 2008?
- BLACK SABBATH
- AC/DC
- MEGADETH
- NINE INCH NAILS
Comedy PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
IN WHICH 2006 CAPER DOES JACK BLACK GET IN THE RING WITH SATAN’S CAVEMEN?
- NACHO LIBRE
- NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
- THE BREAK-UP
- TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY
Sci-Fi PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack
WHAT SPECIES IS THE ‘STAR TREK’ CHARACTER WORF?
- FERENGI
- ROMULAN
- KLINGON
- VULCAN
With the addition of these recently released Quiz Packs, the PlayStation Store now offers well over 1,000 additional questions for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP, so you’ll never run out of questions while you’re on-the-go!
Thanks for checking in! Stay tuned to the PlayStation.Blog for the latest and greatest BUZZ! news.
BUZZ! Gets Hundreds of New National Geographic Questions Tomorrow!
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, dlc, PlayStation Games, PS3, psp on February 17th, 2010
Hey there, BUZZ! fans! Tomorrow’s PlayStation Store Update will deliver a new National Geographic Quiz Pack for PS3 as well as a PSP-optimized version of one of your favorite PS3 Quiz Packs, both offering hundreds of questions to help build out your quiz banks.
First, get ready for fun that the entire family will want to get in on with the all-new National Geographic: Kids Quiz Pack for BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 and BUZZ! Quiz TV. Featuring over 500 questions inspired by the popular National Geographic Kids brand, the DLC pack makes learning fun while covering topics including geography, science, music, history and more! Engage your family in an exciting educational experience while answering questions like these:
WHICH RIVER RUNS THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON?
- THE NILE
- THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
- THE AMAZON RIVER
- THE COLORADO RIVER
THE WORK OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN IS CONSIDERED WHAT KIND OF MUSIC?
- CLASSICAL
- RAGTIME
- REGGAE
- MARCHING BAND MUSIC
PLANTS TAKE CARBON DIOXIDE AND TURN IT INTO WHAT VITAL ELEMENT FOR HUMANS?
- GOLD
- WATER
- OXYGEN
- FOOD
WHAT BODY OF GOVERNMENT MEETS IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.?
- UNITED STATES CONGRESS
- UNITED STATES SENATE
- PARLIAMENT
- THE PRESIDENT’S ADVISORS
WHAT IS THE DEEPEST KNOWN PLACE IN THE OCEAN?
- THE GULF OF MEXICO
- THE MARIANA TRENCH
- THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
- THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Then, put your National Geographic knowledge to the test on-the-go, with the National Geographic: Safari Quiz Pack, available for PSP tomorrow. Previously only available for PS3, the PSP-optimized National Geographic: Safari Quiz Pack will challenge your trivia skills with hundreds of questions about African wildlife.
That’s all for now! Check back in with us at the PlayStation.Blog soon for more information on upcoming BUZZ! DLC!