Hi everyone. My name is Pete and I’m the designer on the Digital Comics team. I thought I’d give you the low down on what we are doing.



We’ve partnered with some of the biggest names in comics, and some very creative independents, to bring you comics straight to your PSP. You’re maybe thinking “How’s that going to work on the PSP’s beautiful, yet compact, screen?” Well we think we’ve solved that with AutoFlow! With AutoFlow all you have to do is hit one button and the camera will float over the page to the next panel, panning and zooming automatically. We also let you move around manually if you want to get up close and personal with your comic. To really appreciate how this works you need to see it in action – more on this below.

So which publishers should you expect to see on the service? Here’s an A-Z rundown of the ones we can talk about so far and some of their highlights:

2000AD – Featuring Judge Dredd, Durham Red…
Disney – Follow the adventures of Mickey Mouse, Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck….
IDW – Astro Boy, Transformers, Star Trek, Wormwood…
Insomnia – Burke & Hare, Cages, Cancer Town… Insomnia and Geek Syndicate are also running a competition
iVerse – Who bring us content from Ape Entertainment, Archie Comics, Dabel Brothers, Image & Red 5.
Marvel – Astonishing X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Amazing Spider-Man
Titan – Wallace & Gromit
We’ll announce some more great publishers soon.

You can be prepared for the Comic Store launch in mid December by updating your PSP with the latest firmware and downloading the free Digital Comics reader via the link on the XMB or via the website if you don’t have WiFi.

Once you’ve done that redeem these codes for some free sample comics from IDW via your PSP, instructions are here

Star Trek: Enterprise Experiment #1 (ages 9+)
Astro Boy Movie Adaptation #1 (ages 3+)

UK: MH75 – L3BF – HA95 & FG9D – NFBB – GQ33
Ireland: CET2 – GQBA – LGDB & 2EAJ – PTBH – TLE5
Australia: BC8L – E9B8 – G975 & H3BL – JPB8 – 6T8Q
New Zealand: EK6C – KHBQ – RAKT & JQR4 – 97B7 – BHFG
South Africa: F9GA – MFB9 – 9L57 & JLQ5 – C4BT – GFCF
All codes are valid until 16th December and the usual T&Cs apply

It’s been reported that some people are having trouble with codes, if you get an 8010A12E error then we apologise and point you to this fix

I hope that whets your comic appetite! We should have more than 500 comics on the store when we launch in mid December in UK, Ireland, US, South Africa, New Zealand & Australia. After that we will be updating the store on a weekly basis. If you want to keep up to date visit our website at www.playstationcomics.com where, come mid December, you will be able to browse the entire catalogue and become a part of the PlayStation Digital Comics community. We will even have a blog that’s dedicated to all things comics, plus you can also follow us on Twitter @psncomics

Last, but not least, how much will these comics cost. Well it depends on the publisher as they get to choose how much each comic costs. But we think you’ll be pleased. We’ll also have a few more free ones for you to try.

Let me know in the comments who else you’d like to see on the service and how you’ve found the reader so far.

Cheers
Pete

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Hello, hello.

I’ve left writing this update to the very, very, very last minute this week, so for fear of getting my hands slapped by Jem, I’m going to keep this brief.

We have content on the store this week, you may love it, you may not – I will always love you all though, no matter how much you abuse me, that’s commitment right there

I’ll try and monitor comments as best I can this week, but forgive me if there is a delay in my responses.

Have a good week all!


PlayStation Store via PS3
Downloadable Game
Madden NFL Arcade (£9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 3+
Availability: All locales

PSone (emulated for PS3 and PSP)
Lilo and Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3+
Availability: Not available in Russia

Demo (free)
Comet Crash Demo, Rating: PEGI 3+
Availability: All locales

Mushroom Wars Demo Rating: PEGI 7+
Availability: All locales

Add-On Game Content
Fallout 3
Broken Steel (€7.99)
Operation Anchorage (€7.99)
The Pitt (€7.99)
Point Lookout (€7.99)
Mothership Zeta (€7.99)
Rating: PEGI 16+
Availability: Additional release for Italy

Borderlands – Zombie Island (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 18+
Availability: All locales

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Character and Mission Pack (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 16+
Availability: All except Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – Costume Pack (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 16+
Availability: All locales

Dragon Ball Raging Blast – Warriors on Earth Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12+
Availability: All locales

EyePet – Lucky Dip Styling Pack 6 (free) Rating: PEGI 3+
Availability: All locales

LittleBigPlanet – Limited Edition LBP for PSP T-Shirt (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 7+
Availability: All locales

Rock Band
Beautiful Thieves by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)
End Transmission by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)
Love Like Winter by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)
Medicated by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)
The Leaving Song. Pt 2 by AFI (£0.99/€1.49)
Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles (£0.99/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12+

Availability: All except Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

Guitar Hero 5 – Neversoft Thanks the Fans Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12+
Availability: All except Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Videos (free)
Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 1 (Motion Comic) (free)
Uncharted 2 Eye of Indra Part 2 (Motion Comic) (£0.79/€0.99)
The Last Guardian Trailer
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta Anouncement
Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 1
Assassin’s Creed II Gameplay Vignette 2
Assassin’s Creed II Gamescom Trailer
Assassin’s Creed II TGS Trailer
Gravity Crash Crash Creator’s Tutorial
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Replay Trailer
DC Universe San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Vlog
Polar Panic Story Trailer
Premium Themes
(Static themes)

Chinese Fighting Dragons Theme (£1.19/€1.49)
Deep Space Theme (£1.19/€1.49)
Hell’s Head Theme (£1.19/€1.49)
Mans Best Friend Theme (£1.19/€1.49)
Availability: All locales

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go
Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)
Breath of Fire 3 (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 7+
Availability: All except Russia and Portugal

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 7+
Availability: All locales except Russia

Obscure the Aftermath (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 16+
Availability: All locales

Power Stone Collection (£13.99/€17.99) Rating: PEGI 12+
Availability: All except Russia and Portugal

Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12+
Availability: All locales except Russia

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (£31.99/€39.99) Rating: PEGI 12+
Availability: All locales except Russia, Saudi Arabia, So

This just in…Naughty Dog will be releasing the first taste of DLC for Uncharted 2’s multiplayer mode this Friday, November 27th, giving you EVERY REASON to avoid the crazy shopping and stay home with your PS3 (unless you just love that sort of thing).

Known as “The Fort”, the new content comes your way via a title update and will deliver a brand new multiplayer map which is “a long rectangular map with wide open spaces and excellent flank routes.” Nice.

Sound good? It gets better. The map is totally FREE and once it goes live at 1pm EST, Naughty Dog is initiating a Double Cash weekend where teams will get beefed up as Doughnut Drake and Doughnut Lazarevic for the Heroes and Villains respectively. Sounds like you won’t be the only one feeling the effects of tomorrow’s excessive eating.

So, who’s Thankful for some Uncharted 2 right about now?!?!?!

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