According to the Sony Europe PSN release schedule, on the 19th March William Shatner is set to follow in the hallowed footsteps of David Hasselhof by appearing in Sony PSN title, PAIN.
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31 Dec 2008

New PAIN downloaders experiencing not-so-amusing glitch

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - New PAIN downloaders experiencing not-so-amusing glitch

There are many people that are new to PAIN and its various expansion packs. The "Abusement Park" add-on is corrupted for anyone that downloads it right now. Many are blaming the recent 2.53 patch, which adds a free character and YouTube support to the game. "If you did not have the Abusement park addon downloaded from PSN prior to the update the level is destroyed and unusable, Items fall through the landscape the background image is blank white and the level is unusable."
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19 Dec 2008

PAIN is the most downloaded game on PSN in 2008

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - PAIN is the most downloaded game on PSN in 2008

ps3fanboy.com writes:"The latest episode of Pulse reveals the top PSN game downloads of 2008. At the top of the list is Idol Minds' PAIN"
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16 Dec 2008

PAIN YouTube Replay Editor and 2 New Characters Available Before Christmas

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - PAIN YouTube Replay Editor and 2 New Characters Available Before Christmas

You've heard this kind of thing before from the PAIN team at Sony and Idol Minds. But this time, everyone wants to believe that they have ironed out some of the delay issues and this will be released as scheduled.

Travis Williams, SCEA Producer of PAIN, commented on the game's blog yesterday:

The YouTube editor is in Format right now along with Ed and Kutso they will be available before Christmas.

That means you should see the new patch and new characters (including a free one) released either this week or next, as PAIN tends to update on Thursdays to advertise new content on the PlayStation Store. It is also worth noting that the game is being updated daily with new PAINLabs content every day until Christmas.
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13 Nov 2008

Pain: Movie Studio Today

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - Pain: Movie Studio Today

The Hoff has confirmed the release of the Pain Movie Studio for later today...
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12 Nov 2008

PAIN expansion coming this Thursday ... really

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - PAIN expansion coming this Thursday ... really

Looks like the cause of the PAIN expansion pack delay has been resolved. If you looked carefully, you would've seen that there was a PSN Trophy involving a Street Fighter character. (Street Rider - Use any Street Fighter® character to travel 2 miles while grabbing a vehicle) Looks like licensing took longer than expected, and that feature has been removed from the upcoming Hollywood Studio expansion.
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23 Oct 2008

First Look: David Hasselhoff in New Video Game

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - First Look: David Hasselhoff in New Video Game

People.com writes:

"Attention America's Got Talent castoffs and former Knight Rider bad guys: here is your chance to finally get revenge on The Hoff.

PEOPLE.com has an exclusive first look of PAIN Movie Lot, a new PlayStation 3 video game being released Nov. 6 in which players get to smash, bash and trash characters including David Hasselhoff – with the former Baywatch star in on the joke. "
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23 Oct 2008

David Hasselhoff coming to Pain

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - David Hasselhoff coming to Pain

David Hasselhoff writes:
Hello everyone, it's your friendly neighborhood David Hasselhoff here. I know you're probably wondering "What in the KITT am I doing on the PS Blog?" right? Well…settle down…settle down! I'm here to let you know straight from the Hoff's mouth – I'm coming to PAIN! And it hurts so good! Don't believe me, PEOPLE Magazine just broke the story and I'm talking about it on my blog.
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17 Oct 2008

PAIN: Da-Wood & Da-Mockracy

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - PAIN: Da-Wood & Da-Mockracy

PlayStation Blog: "I remember telling some employees before that game development isn't a democracy. I said at best development should be a benevolent dictatorship. I held that opinion because oftentimes when you get too many cooks in a kitchen, it does spoil the soup. Oddly enough I haven't felt that way with PAIN for quite a few reasons. This message board has had a lot to do with how we design PAIN.

PAIN design is liberating. We don't have to worry about context, story, logic, or even reality. In a lot of ways, PAIN development is about as chaotic and creative as you can be. So before I dig into what's next, let me thank all of you for buying PAIN because it really has granted us freedom to try new concepts."
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11 Sep 2008

PAIN Amusement Park Open!

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PS3 - PAIN - PS3 Network - PAIN Amusement Park Open!

Playstation.blog writes:

"The Amusement Park is OPEN FOR BUSINESS! I'm really happy to announce the release of PAIN Amusement Park today. If you have been on the "PAIN Train" since the beginning you know this has been a long time coming. If you have never played PAIN before, it's about time you found out why we have so much fun hurting ourselves and others."
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