Another Thursday, another PSN Store update for us to savor. As usual, there is a fresh batch of special offers for outdated games that Sony need to shift (a lot of which are curiously from SEGA this week), along with a playable demo for Green Corp and a host of DLC for the likes of Alien vs. Predator and Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The LittleBigPlanet costume downloads have also made a triumphant return with no less than 4 new Sonic themed costumes and a level kit, and MAG even received a free DLC pack.

For a full listing of this week’s offerings, hit that jump.

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To date, I’ve beaten Dragon Age: Origins four times. Yep, that’s four entire work weeks devoted to slaying Dragons, Mages, and evil Darkspawn.  There was something special about the way Bioware handled morality in Dragon Age that kept me hooked: it wasn’t just a simple matter of black and white. That concept inspired me to create as many characters as possible, and each time, the game played out in a completely different way.

Awakening seeks to capture the essence of Origins in the form of a $40 expansion pack. Read on to find out if Bioware’s newest offering is a simple rehash, or an entirely new game. Read more… »

As an avid Ocean’s Eleven and Mass Effect 2 fan, I can safely say that I’m pretty excited for Mass Effect 2′s first premium add-on, “Kasumi: Stolen Memory”. Priced at $7 (560 MSP), this pack will net you an extra character, and a mission that’ll last around an hour.

Obviously you can get why ME2 fans would be stoked, but why would this DLC make Danny Ocean salivate? Kasumi, an inter-stellar thief, is looking for a pretty rare item, hidden in an eccentric trinket collector’s mansion. Your mission is to pose as a guest, locate the vault, and steal the contents. Interested? Hit the jump for a random video featuring some of Kasumi’s dialogue, straight off her sweet sweet Queen Amadala lips. Read more… »

It’s Store time once again, although this week’s update is somewhat lacking in standout content. Wakeboarding HD is the latest downloadable PSN title which looks fun but hardly enticing for the asking price (Smash Cars anyone?), but there is a steady supply of downloadable content to be had with an expansion pack for Dragon Age: Origins and the Exotic Racing series pack for Need For Speed: Shift.

As per usual, you can find a full listing of this week’s update after the break.

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Another nourishing update has made its way onto the PSN Store for the many hungry PS3 users. This week sees the release of the much touted Megaman 10, a mini delight in the form of Rocket Racers and the usual wealth of never ending special offers and downloadable content for everyone’s favourite music titles.

Hit the jump for a full run-through of this week’s update.

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Following on from the previous Ferrari DLC, Need For Speed: Shift is gearing up for another garage expansion with the release of the Exotic Racing Series Pack. Available on March 18th for 800 points on XBL and $10 on the PSN, the pack will include an additional track known as Riveria, 50 new themed events and the following exotic supercars:

• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
• BMW M1 Procar
• GUMPERT apollo
• Honda NSX
• McLaren MP4-12C
• Maserati GranTurismo S
• Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss

This salivating selection of cars are all showcased in the newly released trailer posted above. Unfortunately, the narrator with the monotone voice seemingly won’t go away.

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The steady stream of DLC flowing from Gearbox HQ to support Borderlands since last October has been noteworthy, and it appears their strategy is working so far. Nearly 6 months after release, the IP is still relevant and getting face time in many a disk tray. With their third installment, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, they’re hoping to ensure that the game which Pachter claimed was “sent to die” becomes the game that can’t be killed.

Resident Evil 5′s newest DLC seeks to flesh out the untold story of just how Jill Valentine escaped the Tricell facility. Of course, she had a little help from her friend, Josh Stone (not to be confused with Joss Stone!).

While Lost in Nightmares served up some old-school survival horror action, Desperate Escape clings to the same intensity of Resident Evil 5, much to the chagrin of slow moving zombie fans. Does Desperate Escape transcend the moniker of “just another typical RE5 mission”? Read on to find out. Read more… »

What comes as no surprise, today BioWare announced that the Cerberus Network for Mass Effect 2 will receive another iteration of free downloadable content at the end of March. Entitled “Firewalker,” the new DLC will put you at the helm of the all new Hammerhead heavy assault vehicle for some brand new missions.

All that matters at this point is one thing: it sure as hell better not play anything like the M35 Mako. Read more… »

For the minuscule number of PS3 owners who aren’t ficcated with Heavy Rain, the latest PSN Store update has been bestowed upon you: this week’s update includes an extended playable demo of Darksiders, a new strategy title under the name of Greed Corp, a dollop of DLC for the likes of Borderlands, MX vs ATV: Reflex and Ferrari Challenge and a PSP demo for another gimmicky card game.

If that load isn’t enough to entice you, you can go back to playing Heavy Rain now. Otherwise, you can find a full roundup of this week’s Store update after the break.

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Seeing as how I’m getting ready to spend another $10 on the newest Borderlands‘ DLC pack (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx), I feel more than safe in saying that Gearbox has figured out how to use extra content to their benefit and ours.

Not only does this new DLC push the level cap from fifty to sixty-one, but it introduces new missions, areas, weapons, enemies, vehicles, and class mods to the already robust Borderlands experience. To top it all off, they’ve tweaked the enemy AI so we won’t just be fighting more of the same, and the new areas are supposed to add up to more than twice the size of the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. All things considered, it sounds like Gearbox has struck gold with General Knoxx.

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Resident Evil 5 caused sort of a schism between survival horror and action fans. Although Resident Evil 4already made the fully fledged transition from horror to adventure, a handful of the series’ fans were not happy with the new testosterone-filled, steroid-induced Chris Redfield.

Capcom took some of those criticisms to heart with the new DLC pack Lost in Nightmares. Featuring the mansion from the original game, and more claustrophobic, relaxed gameplay, this new mission will no doubt please a handful of gamers who were disappointed with Resident Evil 5. Read more… »