Twisted Metal, Syndicate, Gotham City demos hit EU PlayStation Store

By Tom Phillips Published 1 February, 2012

But where is Trine 2?

Demo versions of Twisted Metal, Syndicate and Pixeljunk Sidescroller launch today on the EU PlayStation Store.

Gotham City Impostors' online beta is now also available to all.

Syndicate's taster allows four players to team up and try out Syndicate's Western Europe campaign map. Both it and the Gotham City Impostors beta also launched on Xbox Live this week.

The delayed release of Trine 2 is still nowhere to be seen, however. The arty action-puzzle game launched on Xbox Live Arcade and the US PlayStation Store in December, but failed to materialise for European PS3 players.

Developer Frozenbyte told Eurogamer last month that Trine 2 was still going through Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's QA board.

"We are anxiously awaiting the European release ourselves!" Frozenbyte vice president Joel Kinnunen said. "We had both SCEA and SCEE versions ready at the same time. But it's out of our hands."

That was four weeks ago. Sony told Eurogamer it had no new information on Trine 2's launch date when we asked this morning.

Also this week: both Kane & Lynch games arrive for digital download, plus there's a new DLC campaign for Dead Island and a medley of SoulCalibur 5 song packs.

PS3 Games

  • Mini Ninjas (£14.99/€19.99)
  • Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (£14.99/€19.99)
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (£17.49/€21.99)
  • Under Siege (£7.99/€9.99)

PS3 Demos

  • Gotham City Impostors Beta
  • Pixeljunk Sidescroller Demo
  • Twisted Metal Beta
  • Syndicate Demo

Twisted Metal.

PS3 Add-Ons

  • Dead Island - Ryder White (£4.99/€9.99)
  • The King of Fighters - Unlock All Icons (£1.99/€2.49)
  • LittleBigPlanet - Groundhog Day Costume (Free)
  • Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Animal Pack (£3.19/€3.99) - Released Friday 27th January.
  • Need For Speed The Run - Italian Car Pack (£5.49/€6.99)
  • SoulCalibur 5 - Downloadable Music Pack 1 (£1.59/€199), (Includes the following content, also available separately), Bravely Folk Song (£0.79/€0.99), Horangi Arirang (£0.79/€0.99), Soul and Sword (£0.79/€0.99), The Wind and Clouds (£0.79/€0.99), World Atlas Collapsed (£0.79/€0.99), Downloadable Music Pack 2 (£1.59/€199), (Includes the following content, also available separately), Chasing Downstream (£0.79/€0.99), Duelists (£0.79/€0.99), The Cursed Image (£0.79/€0.99), Unblessed Soul (£0.79/€0.99), Wing of Faith (£0.79/€0.99), Female Customization Equipment (£1.59/€1.99)
  • UFC Undisputed 3 - UFC Undisputed Online Pass (£6.49/€7.99), Ultimate Fights Pack 2, Ultimate Fights Pack 3 (Price TBA)
  • WWE 12 - Macho Man' Randy Savage (£0.59/€0.75), Batista (£0.59/€0.75) , Mick Foley (£0.59/€0.75), Brodus Clay (Free), WWE 12 - Kane, New Attire (Free)

Rock Band

  • Rock Band 3 - Falling Away From Me - KoRn (£0.99/€1.49), Fat Lip -Sum 41 (£0.99/€1.49), Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group (£0.99/€1.49), Freak On A Leash - KoRn (£0.99/€1.49), Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group (£0.99/€1.49), Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears (£0.99/€1.49), Still Waiting - Sum 41 (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Rock Band Network - Strangers - Free Spirit (£0.99/€1.49), Torture - Rival Sons (£0.99/€1.49), Turn Around - Bumblefoot (£0.59/€0.79), Without Morals - Nevermore (£0.99/€1.49), Africa (Rb3 Version) - Quartered (£0.99/€1.49), Against The Wall - Ill Niño (£0.99/€1.49), Any Other Heart - Go Radio (£0.99/€1.49), California - Winds of Plague (£0.99/€1.49), El Monstro - Dance for the Dying (£0.59/€0.79), Stranger - Vangough (£0.59/€0.79), Now Or Never - Stagehands (£0.59/€0.79), Pirats 'Til We Die - Halfbrick Studios (£0.59/€0.79), Hysteria - Aiden (£0.99/€1.49), Last Chance - Tetrafusion (£0.99/€1.49)
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Comments (20) Latest comment 4 months ago

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  • Cjail #1 4 months ago

    Ia m still waiting for my Starhawk beta code (unlocked trough Uncharted 3 online pass) to arrive.
    Is anyone here also in the same situation?
    Edited by Cjail at 01/02/12 @ 13:07

  • dadrester #2 4 months ago

    LittleBigPlanet - Groundhog Day Costume (Free)

    ...I'm sure I've seen that one before...

  • Bradach #3 4 months ago

    looking forward to trying twisted metal... i've been hearing good things

  • repeater #4 4 months ago

    AND WHERE THE **** ARE MY HARD-BOILED EGGS?!?!

  • dwalker109 #5 4 months ago

    I'm a bit miffed about the Trine 2 delay tbh. I know I could download it from the US store but I don't want to fragment my download history (other than PS2 games and full speed PS1 games, that is), and I could pick it up on XBLA but since I played Trine 1 on PSN, I'd prefer to stick with it. I'm a mug, basically.

  • NotSoSlim #6 4 months ago

    They must of found a serious issue with Trine 2 for this sort of delay

  • Beano #7 4 months ago

    ...I'm sure I've seen that one before...
    Let me guess: about one year ago?

  • GamesConnoisseur #8 4 months ago

    Serious issue that it didn't prevent the game being released on XBLA in Europe OR for PSN in US?

    Can't be localisations as done On XBLA? What's the cause for the oft repeated cases of delays in PSN Europe?!

  • menage #9 4 months ago

    Gonna dl all 3 demo's and have SCV waiting for me. Gamenight!

  • Mister-Wario #10 4 months ago

    Twisted Metal Demo, eh? Yes please. I wouldn't mind that Groundhog Day costume but I get no PSN connection at uni.

  • berelain #11 4 months ago

    anyone know if the Syndicate demo is splitscreen?

  • Cjail #12 4 months ago

    @berelain
    No split-screen.

  • Syrette #13 4 months ago

    Trine 2 is such a simple, straightforward game that I don't understand why it's not been released yet.

    There is one story mode to it, which is complemented by a local co-op version, and an online co-op version. That's it. It's a side-scrolling combat game with a lot of puzzles. Playing it to completion on XBLA, I saw nothing that could be potentially flagged by Sony's cert team.

    Can only assume there's a game stability issue that's failing SCEE's no doubt stringent tests.
    Edited by Syrette at 01/02/12 @ 14:40

  • berelain #14 4 months ago

    @Cjail oh well. I'm not surprised, but its always worth asking.

  • miiiguel #15 4 months ago

    Trine 2 sucks, imo. I wish I hadn't bought it.
    It's basicly a simplistic puzzle game, based on shody physics. And combat, one said ? What combat ? Narrative is but some brit chick which resembles too much the tome of Desperate Housewives saying some bs about, something that happen sometime ago.
    Nice shiny graphics.
    Edited by miiiguel at 01/02/12 @ 15:18

  • Retro_ #16 4 months ago

    Syndicate & Twisted Metal Demo's will be downloading overnight tonight when It doesn't count as part of my download limit! Oooh, I've just spotted the Dead Island DLC :-) , great stuff!

    I was re-playing the PS3's most marmite game last night (Kane & Lynch 2 dog days) and I still find it a damn fine game, fuck me it's gritty.
    Edited by Retro_ at 01/02/12 @ 15:28

  • Syrette #17 4 months ago

    @Retro_

    I really, really don't think that's a marmite game. I think it's universally derided with good reason. You're unique in actually liking it.

    :p

  • Retro_ #18 4 months ago

    @Syrette That's ok, I realise I must be retarded. I mean, I play Resistance online and not COD, I play RF:G online and not BF3... I guess I prefer the underdogs. :)

  • lolercopter #19 4 months ago

    A demo for Under Siege? I thought this was going to be exclusive to America or something. Great news!

  • MrFlukeySalukey #20 4 months ago

    Twisted Metal yes please! Also sonic the hedgehog 1 & 2, streets of rage 2, altered beast and comix zone for free to PS+. Great day for us PS+ subscribers :)