I played Eden for a little bit last night and it's not nearly as intuitive as Monsters. Looks and sounds great though.

Eden reminds me a lot of Wik: Fable of Souls, which is a great XBLA game. MS needs to run sales more often(like Sony) so titles like that get some attention.

wtf - in post ads now? This is lame The "word" TV triggers a popup ad.

That's what I was going to ask, if it was somewhat like Wik.

I wasn't too impressed with the bowling. I only played a couple of games thus far and enjoy Wii bowling more.

I couldn't get Pain to load. I get to the menu screen and all the options have a lock icon over top of them. Almost like it let me download without paying for it.

That's how PAIN is.... You have to play/pass the entire tutorial/demo whatever on it in order to unlock the actual gameplay. It can take a bit of time, but overall, is a fun time waster... There is just something about slingshotting an idiot into a building that is stress-relieving.

can someone explain the game sharing thing to me?

I have a game you want. You have a game I want. I really really trust you and you me. I put your name and password on my PS3 and download your game from your account (since you can download on up to five systems.) You put my name and password on your PS3 and download the game you want. And for most games, the name and password have to stay on the ps3 for the game to continue working.

And then you promise to never never use funds from my wallet.

(I think there's a safer way to do it with sub-accounts, but the above is the gist of it.)

To elaborate a bit (I've never done it, but I've read a bit): You need to add a user to your PS3, because you can't sign on to multiple PSN accounts under one user. So, say Person A adds ROCK BAND RULES as a user. Then, he wants a game from person B. Person B first changes his or her password to something he feels comfortable telling Person A. Person A then adds the PSN account with that new password to the ROCK BAND RULES user on Person A's PS3. Person A then goes on PSN Store and downloads the game from download history in Person B's account. Person B is then told by A that the process is completed. B changes his password back. A keeps the username ROCK BAND RULES on A's PS3, and enjoys game.

I hope that's right. As I said, I've never done it myself.

Just bear in mind that you're limited to 5 systems, ever. That means that if you share it with 4 other people, you will use up your 5 slots, and you'll have to buy the content again if you want it on another PS3 (replacement for a broken one, new model such as a slim version, or a second system for another room). I think the reason they have this "sharing" in the first place is to allow for replacements and additional systems in the same household. Also, it's tied to the system, not the hard drive, so you are free to replace the drive in a system without using another slot.

At least, that's how it works for the PSN games. I'm not sure if Rock Band content is different for some reason.

Interesting.... thanks guys!

Are you certain of this? I've shared a game with my brother and 3 other friends already. I've been contemplating upgrading the hard drive, but was afraid I wouldn't be able to redownload my game because its already been downloaded 5 times total.

It definitely works on downloadable games like MK2 and Calling All Cars, and definitely works with Guitar Hero 3 DLC. I think I read on CAG that somebody tried to share GT5 Prologue, but wasn't able to. Or maybe it was Warhawk. Either way, I remember reading that games also available on disc cannot be shared.

Warhawk and GT5P can now be done with sub-accounts, but there is a 24-hour system lock. So you can use it on one system but you can't use it on another system for 24 hours.

With regards to PSN games, I think that you still have to have the person's password on your system. I feel like I remember reading that for Super Stardust HD, if the original name and password aren't there then after 5 uses it returns back to the demo version. I may be wrong though.

It's not the password (that can be changed back after the download), but the USER has to stay on your system. You never have to log in with that name again, but if you delete that user from your system, your game is gone as well.

Sounds like I should take my password of my girlfriend's brother's system. Thanks for the new info!

re: Pixel Junk Eden

is the advantage of getting to play so long actually a disadvantage?
Once I collected 5 spectra I can't start over or do anything in this game anymore except swing around the main menu screen

so if I wanted to play again before the full version is released does that mean I have to delete the demo and download it again??!!

confused

EDIT: nevemind, I think you just have to delete your saved data file for the game

Yeah, I collected 4 spectra in Garden 1 and 1 spectra in Garden 2 so it locked me out at 5 as well. I wonder if the full game will see your save so you don't have to collect those same spectra again. It wouldn't be a big deal but would be a neat feature.

I might delete the save and just play mostly Garden 2.

Pain is worth the 5 bucks, but it does get old pretty fast. Its fun for a while but wears out is welcome in a few hours.

I been buying a few PS1 classics, really like the ability to do this, Hopefully they will start releasing more titles. The price is the best compared to Wii, considering a ps1 game is cheaper then a sega Genesis or SNES game.

I see there's a section to download psp games. Are you able to play them on your ps3 or do you need a psp?

Siren: Blood Curse so far:

I played the first 2 parts of Siren, and so far I like it. The story is broken down into 12 parts with chapter's in-between. You play 7 different characters in the game as you make your way through the Shibito undead. There are about 50 different weapons you will come across, all I found so far were a shovel, sickle, beer bottle, and brass pipe. There is more to the game then just avoiding undead, certain characters have a special power called sight jacking. They are able to see through the eyes of the undead, which can come in pretty handy. You can also set traps for the undead, last night I had to set-up a hunting trap to ensnare one of them so I could escape. There is also a section in the menus called archive where you can check out the weapons you have found, and find out a little more about the characters you are playing with. As you go along in the story little pieces of information are unlocked in the archives in the form of videos, cell phone messages, and text information. One thing about the game is it's really dark you may have to tweak your TV or the game settings before you play. You can also pick from easy or normal before you start the game. Beware it is about 9 gigs and takes a while to download. They break up the downloads into 12 parts so you don't have to download it all at once. So far I am enjoying it and playing a little every night before I go to bed, for $40 bucks I think it was a good buy.

The psp games can only be played on your psp, unless there marked for psp and ps3. Most of games that can be played on both are ps1 games.

The old PS1 games can be played on either system. The PSP games are PSP only. A few games like the sale games of Poker and PixlJunk Monsters are PS3 games that can be played on the PSP via remote play over the internet. In addition, there are a few games like Echochrome and flOw that are available for both systems but are seperate games and seperate purchases.

Any questions?

I assumed it wouldn't count, but now I can't find a straight answer on whether a replaced hard drive counts as another system. I'd really like to know myself. Some say it will work, and some say it won't. The backup utility may work, so you could try that instead of re-downloading everything.

I would BACK UP before swapping the HDD out. That would be the ideal situation. I believe if you do that, you are fine.

Also, I think you will be fine either way.

Really? I must have that blocked on Firefox.

I'm getting down the bowling and I see now that it is a gentle swing and not a hard throw like Wii bowling.

I'm still digging PAIN. I'm sure it does get old, but so far I keep finding different ways to combo him off of things and I like all the stickers and stuff you get for doing different things. I guess they will convert these to trophies at some point.

My biggest addiction may be the Poker game though. There is some really tough competition online playing Texas Hold Em and I may stay up late some nights with that one. Not a lot of people online playing the other 9 poker games though I did get into a decent game of 5 card draw. It also rewards you with points for playing you can use to unlock clothes and stuff for your avatar so that is kind of nice since the money really doesn't matter online.

BTW, boo on Sony for not giving you the latest version when you buy the game. On all three I downloaded the game to only have to download an update before playing. PAIN was a never ending process of updates since it also updates the Billboards in the game before you start.