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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!
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!
Videogames Quiz Pack Available for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP Today
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, PlayStation Games, psp on January 7th, 2010
Happy New Year, BUZZ! fans! We’re coming up on the first PlayStation Store Update in 2010 and it’s time to start looking forward to a fantastic new year of downloadable content for BUZZ! Quiz World.
I’m happy to announce that the first DLC available for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP will be the Videogames Quiz Pack, launching today on PSN. Previously only available for PS3, the popular Videogames quiz pack has been optimized for use on your PSP. Now you can test just how well you know your favorite videogames from anywhere on the go!
And soon you’ll be able to boost your question banks with the bevy of additional DLC that’s coming up. We’re hard at work converting other great downloadable quiz packs like Comedy, Sci-Fi and National Geographic: Safari for use on PSP.
If you didn’t have a chance to pick up BUZZ! Quiz World PSP before the holidays and you’re not sure how to spend that PSN card that came in your stocking, you may want to use it to get your hands on the game now. With the great line-up of DLC that’s in the works, there’s never been a better time to pick up BUZZ! Quiz World PSP.
Thanks for checking in and stay tuned to the PlayStation.Blog for the latest information on upcoming DLC for BUZZ! Quiz World!
BUZZ! Quiz World Launches Today on PSP!
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, PlayStation Games, psp on December 17th, 2009
Happy Holidays BUZZ! fans! There’s a little more to celebrate this season, because now you can take the BUZZ! Quiz World trivia experience with you wherever you go starting today with the release of BUZZ! Quiz World PSP.
Whether you’re traveling over the holidays or you’ve just been kicked off of the TV by visiting relatives, there’s no better way to keep yourself entertained then to kick back with a little BUZZ! trivia action on PSP.
For the first time ever on PSP, you’ll be able to download new quiz content from PSN as well as MyBUZZ! user-generated quizzes. Your question bank is virtually limitless! Be sure to go online to MyBUZZQuiz.com and check out all of the fun holiday quizzes that the BUZZ! community have been creating to get yourself in the festive spirit, or make your own quizzes to share with your friends and family.
Using the new online infrastructure mode, you can connect with up to three of your friends and family members for a multiplayer quiz challenge.
The best part is that you’ll be able to get your hands on BUZZ! Quiz World for PSP with all of these great new features for only $19.99! BUZZ! Quiz World PSP is available for download only via PlayStation Network.
Thanks for stopping by the PlayStation.Blog and be sure to keep checking in for the latest BUZZ! news.
BUZZ! Quiz World Hits PSP December 17 + New Content for BUZZ! on PS3
Posted by Jenny Barbour in buzz quiz, PlayStation Games, PS3, psp on December 3rd, 2009
Great news, BUZZ! fans! I hope that you’re ready to rock, because the new Rock Idols Quiz Pack for BUZZ! PS3 titles hits PSN today! Boost your BUZZ! Quiz TV and BUZZ! Quiz World (PS3) trivia banks with over 500 new questions on the songs, lyrics, and lives of the world’s greatest rock idols. Check out these sample questions to see if your music trivia knowledge is up to snuff:
IN 2000, WHICH OF THESE ROCK LEGENDS MADE IT INTO THE TOP TEN OF VH1′S 100 GREATEST HARD ROCK ARTISTS?
- JIMI HENDRIX
- AEROSMITH
- NIRVANA
- KISS
WHICH ILL-FATED BAND PERFORMED THE EPIC SONG ‘FREE BIRD’?
- LED ZEPPELIN
- LYNYRD SKYNYRD
- THE ROLLING STONES
- THE WHO
IN THE EARLY 90′S, NIRVANA’S EX-DRUMMER SAID, ‘I’LL STICK AROUND’ AND FORMED WHICH BAND?
- RADIOHEAD
- BUSH
- SILVERCHAIR
- FOO FIGHTERS
DESPITE REFUTING SUCH CLAIMS, WHO DID THE PUBLIC CONSIDER TO BE THE GRATEFUL DEAD’S FRONT MAN?
- CHUCK NORRIS
- JERRY LEWIS
- JERRY GARCIA
- JERRY SEINFELD
WHICH ‘FREE FALLIN’ SINGER-SONGWRITER HEADED UP THE HEARTBREAKERS?
- TOM PENNY
- TOM PETTY
- TOM CRUISE
- TOM GREEN
The good news doesn’t end there. I’m happy to announce that BUZZ! Quiz World will be coming to PSP on December 17! Available for download only on PSP, BUZZ! Quiz World will put the full quiz show experience in the palm of your hand. Not only will you get to test your trivia talent with over 3,000 new questions in an updated single player mode, you’ll be able to connect with up to three other players for a multiplayer showdown in the new online infrastructure mode. You’ll also be able to access MyBUZZ user generated content as well as downloadable Quiz Packs for the first time ever on PSP with BUZZ! Quiz World.
Thanks for checking in, BUZZ! fans! Stay tuned to the PlayStation.Blog for the latest BUZZ! news and be sure to check out BUZZ! Quiz World when it launches on PSP later this month!