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Playstation Home gets Tekken/Soul Calibur Lounge (News)

Dec 17, 2008

Playstation Home and software maker's collaboration officially starts on Dec. 18, 2008 in Japan.

Bandai Namco will provide a Tekken, Soul Calibur and Ridge Racer Lounge and a bigger Namco Museum Arcade Lounge starting the 18th.

Nippon Ichi Software will start to sell items, cloths and furniture in the Home Marketplace.
Bandai Namco will also provide cloths and items in the market place.
There will also be Christmas related items and cloths from Sony Entertainment.

Right now there are already Siren Lounge and Everybody's Golf Lounge available in the Japanese Home.

Pics are added in the Story Images, or follow the link to Famitsu to see them.

Siren: Blood Curse Halloween Offer (News)

Oct 31, 2008

Just in time to give you some horror-filled gaming this Halloween, Sony is offering up a special deal on its downloadable episodic game, Siren: Blood Curse. From October 30, 2008 to November 6, 2008, you can get all 12 episodes of Siren: Blood Curse for $29.99 (down $10 from the $39.99 tag). Episode bundles are also on sale for $10.99 each, down for $14.99.

The Scariest Games this fall - Part 2 (Feature)

Oct 29, 2008

A few months back we featured the most bloodcurdling games to be unleashed this fall. We then graded each fright fest depending on what we assumed would be the scariest. The big surprise though is that half of the games featured - including FEAR 2 - either won’t be released by year’s end or - like in GhostBusters and Fatal Frame’s case - don’t even have release dates. ...

SCEE survey wants to know how to release future Siren games (News)

Oct 28, 2008

PS3Fanboy writes: A survey sent out by SCEE today indicates that they are weighing up peoples' interest in the Siren franchise. The survey asks questions about Siren Blood Curse and asks people to rate various aspects out of 10. It also asks you whether you'd be willing to buy more games in the franchise in the future and how you'd like to receive them (either in one bunch, like Blood Curse or episodically.)

Did you receive this survey? Even if you didn't, what are your thoughts on the game? Would you like to see more?

Sony planning more Siren games for the PSN (News)

Oct 28, 2008

"Sony have sent out a questionnaire today to some of their PlayStation Network customers that specifically asks questions on their enjoyment of Siren: Blood Curse.

The questionnaire goes into detail about how customers liked the game and all the different elements, such as gameplay, controls, ease of use and graphics.

But there are more important questions later in the survey…"

Excerpt from PS3 Attitude

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of October 26th (News)

Oct 26, 2008

PS3 Fanboy writes: "Big smiles on both sides of the Atlantic this week. America gets three big games in the form of LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm PR and Fallout 3. Europe may not be getting their hands on LittleBigPlanet until next week, but at least they've got Fallout 3, Quantum of Solace and Valkyria Chronicles to tide them over which, from what we've seen, look to all be excellent titles." Here's the full release list:

US Games

* LittleBigPlanet
* SingStar Vol. 2
* MotorStorm Pacific Rift
* Fallout 3 (Collector's Edition)
* Moto GP 08
* Baja 1000: Score International
* Guitar Hero World Tour

EU Games

* Fallout 3 (Collector's Edition)
* James Bond: Quantum of Solace
* Siren: Blood Curse
* Valkyria Chronicles
* To End All Wars
* Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition
* Hail To The Chimp

Asian Games

* Fallout 3
* Fracture
* Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec III
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* LittleBigPlanet
* SOCOM: Confrontation
* Yamasa Digi World SP: Bounty Killer

PS Blog: SIREN: Blood Curse Tips Straight From the Producer (News)

Sep 16, 2008

Playstation.Blog writes: "Hey PlayStation bloggers! I hope you are enjoying the authentic Japanese horror of SIREN: Blood Curse. It is the first survival horror game available on the PS3, and is available exclusively on PLAYSTATION Network.

By now, I'm guessing some of you must have beaten the game already. If you have, that's great! If you haven't beat it yet, you've come to the right place! I have something for those who might be stuck or are having trouble getting through certain parts you might find helpful in getting past those tricky "Shibito" (zombie-like undead people). And if you haven't tried the game yet, there's a great demo of it on PSN as well."

Still No U.S. Plans For Disc-Based 'Siren: Blood Curse' (News)

Aug 12, 2008

"Siren: Blood Curse" may be giving "Silent Hill: Homecoming" a run for its horror money this year, but there's one difference: "Silent Hill" is showing up at retail.

Even though Sony has released "Siren" on a Blu-ray disc in Japan and Asia (with plans for Europe), there are still no plans for a proper retail release in the United States, Sony told MTV.

Siren confirmed for autumn Blu-ray release in Europe (News)

Aug 1, 2008

SCEE just confirmed that SCEJ horror Siren: Blood Curse will release on Blu-ray in Europe this autumn.

Siren Blood Curse: Adding People On MSN? (News)

Jul 25, 2008

It seems if you bought the recent PSN game, Siren: Blood curse, and are using your hotmail account as your PSN email, a Siren bot adds you on MSN not long after purchase, and tells you your dead along with other eery messages, it seems not even blocking works.

The Bots address is siren-thebloodcurse@hotmail.com

Siren: Blood Curse (Review)

Jul 25, 2008

They don’t like outsiders in Hanuda. Buried in the mountains of rural Japan, the once-peaceful village has become home to a religious cult attempting to resurrect an ancient demon, and in the process its residents have become Shibito; shrieking, murderous zombies who bleed from the eyes and skewer trespassers with pitchforks. And guess what? You’re there, you’re lost and it’s raining blood. ...

Siren: Blood Curse - PS3 Network (Screenshots)

Jul 24, 2008

Sony holds a Shibito casting call for the next installment of Siren (News)

Jul 24, 2008

Siliconera reports: A contest is being held in Singapore and Hong Kong to celebrate the launch of Siren: New Translation (aka Siren: Blood Curse) where artists can submit drawings of their ideal Shibito. Three winners get a Blu-ray copy of Siren: New Translation signed by the game's producer and a wallet top-up for their PlayStation Network account.

Siren Scares PS3s (News)

Jul 24, 2008

IGN: "Want a frightening twist to give you some chills for the hot summer nights? Then Sony could just possibly have you covered today, as its survival horror remake hits the PlayStation Store today."

Siren: Blood Curse rises today (News)

Jul 24, 2008

Tsubasa Inaba, of SCEA Santa Monica writes: "The first survival horror game available on the PS3 is coming to the PLAYSTATION Store today! We have worked on this for many a month now, and cannot express enough how anxious we are to hear what you think when you finally get to play this game!

Let me give you just a little bit of background information to get you familiar with the story, in case you haven't seen the trailers or tried the demo yet (there's one embedded below)."
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"And yes… Let's talk about pricing and how the product will be released.

So, how do you pick up Siren: Blood Curse? Very easy. Just head to the PLAYSTATION Store on your PS3 and go to the Siren category page. There should be banners up, and it should also be found in the "new releases" section. Now, the game is split into 12 easily digestible chunks, like episodes of a TV series. You'll be able to purchase the game in three separate packs, consisting of 4 episodes each. These will run at $14.99 per 4-episode bundle. Or, right off the bat, you can purchase the full game for a nice discount at only $39.99. This is all available only through the PS Store. Remember, this is a full-length game, much larger in scale than most of the downloadable games available on the store. It's on par with full-scale Blu-ray disc releases, and is all part of our effort to expand our selection of game content on the store."

Rumored PlayStation Store New Content (US) for July 24, 2008 (News)

Jul 24, 2008

In regular weekly feature, PlayStation LifeStyle takes a look at what we should be getting this week:
- 1942: Joint Strike ($9.99)
- Guitar Hero III DLC: Virtuoso Track Pack ($6.49)
- PixelJunk Eden demo
- Rock Band DLC: NIN and Shinedown ($5.49 and $3.98)
- Siren: Blood Curse ($14.99 packs, $39.99 for all 12)

Additional Content:
- Blu-ray Disc theme (PS3)*

NOTE: This list is not all-inclusive (videos, wallpapers, etc.) and content is always subject to change.

*Items marked with an asterisk denote rumored content, while the other content is confirmed.

Siren: Blood Curse released in Europe at higher price than previously announced (News)

Jul 24, 2008

VG247: SCEE's released Siren: Blood Curse in Europe. It's on the PSN now in 12 episodes.

Each pack of three episodes costs £6.99, not £4.99 as we were originally told.

E3 08: Siren: Blood Curse - trailer (Video)

Jul 17, 2008

Siren: Blood Curse Priced and Dated (News)

Jul 9, 2008

Sony Europe is announcing that Siren: Blood Curse has received a release date and a price. The episodic content game represents the reinvention of a successful PlayStation 2 survival horror title for the PlayStation 3.

Because of the episodic nature of the game, it will be split up into four chapters, each consisting of three distinct episodes. The first will be available for download from the PlayStation Store on July 24 and will cost 9.99 dollars. Each of the other three chapters will be similarly priced while the full game can be yours for 39.99 dollars.

In the previous games in the series players had to confront a being known as the Datatsushi which entered the physical realm and turned the residents of a village into zombie-like creatures. The aim of the Datasushi was to get them to build a physical body that would allow it to control the world, although the game ended with the non-corporeal being banished from the physical realm. Now the village will again witness a confrontation between good and evil.

Siren: Blood Curse Dated For July 24 (News)

Jul 4, 2008

Sony Europe has announced that Siren: Blood Curse will be released through the Playstation Store on the 24th of July 2008.

Broken into 4 chapters which are downloadable individually, Siren is an episodic reinterpretation of the PS2 horror title.

Episodes will be available individually or you can download the entire game from this July. With vastly improved voice acting, atmosphere, audio and sumptuous visuals Siren: Blood Curse should well be worth a look.

Siren: Blood Curse Blu Ray to support English language (News)

Jun 27, 2008

In a rather bizarre move, Sony has included English language support in the Asian release of Siren: Blood Curse, leaving the game open to import to Europe and the US.

SCEE stonewalls Siren Euro Blu-ray release talk (News)

Jun 18, 2008

VG247: SCEE's blanked a rumour from the latest issue of Edge that says Sony Japan horror Siren: Blood Curse will be released on Blu-ray in Europe.

More twisted Siren screens (News)

Jun 16, 2008

If you like your horrors dark and gory, Siren looks like it'll be the game for you.

See what we mean?

While Resident Evil 5 has action-orientated scenes of Chris Redfield exploding buses and spraying machine gun fire into swarms of zombie-beasts (or whatever they are), Siren looks like it simply wants to mess with your head and turn your stomach inside-out.

"The horror-survival title is set in the Japanese village ...

Release Schedule for Siren Blood Curse in Europe (News)

Jun 4, 2008

The Swedish PlayStation 3 blog PS3bloggen.se reports the release schedule for Siren Blood Curse.

The game will be released on PlayStation Network in Europe in 4 segments of 3 chapters a week, for a total of 12 episodes. The chapters will be released:

* 17 July
* 24 July
* 31 July
* 7 August

See the enclosed Press Release in English on the site.

New Details on Sony's PS3 Horror Game Siren: New Translation (Blood Curse) (News)

May 19, 2008

New game system and character descriptions translated directly from the 5/19 Famitsu.com article:

-Those that weaved the nightmare:
The "Siren" series has always been based on various Japanese cultures and folklores. The base concept for this new game is "looking in from a different cultural perspective", with new characters giving the first game of the series a new translation. This is a introduction to two of those new characters that will appear in the game.

Prologue:
August 3, 2007. An American television crew has suddenly lost contact while covering their story in the deep mountains of Japan. The well-beings of the missing crew are still unknown. Up until the crew completely lost their contact, they were reporting on "found traces of human sacrifice" in the remains of a village which supposedly was wiped out by a land-slide in 1976. The name of that village was Hanyuda...

A bull-headed cultural anthropologist Sam Monroe:
A cultural anthropologist who works at an easy job at a third rate university. His stubborn personality always gets him into trouble by being perverse on his own believes and understanding of things. Having both family and financial troubles, Sam joined the TV crew out of desperation in exchange for a particular unknown condition. This caused Sam to be involved in the strange incident that happened in Hanyuda Village.

Cable TV Reporter Melissa Gale:
An American cable TV reporter. Divorced with Sam Monroe a few years ago. Melissa is troubled by the dilemma of her passion for work and the love for her daughter who lives apart from her. While reporting from the remains of Hanyuda Village, she is also one of the witnesses to the strange incident.

-Staying alive by using two modes of the "New Sight-Jack":
Changes made in the "New Translation" are not just the main characters' looks and stories. The serie...

Siren: Blood Curse - Trailer (Video)

May 16, 2008

Siren: Blood Curse (Preview)

May 16, 2008

We've had some rough nights - isn't that what freshman year of college is for? But we've never woken up in the middle of the night to find ourselves in a remote Japanese village where it just happens to be raining blood. Yet, that's what an American named Sam finds himself doing in the beginning of Siren: Blood Curse, the latest in Sony's quietly demented survival horror series.

Sam is just one of seven playable characters, most of ...

Siren: Blood Curse is a PSN-game? (News)

May 9, 2008

It seems the recently announced Siren: Blood Curse will be a downloadable PlayStation Network-game. The game featured in the PSN Showcase trailer, made available yesterday for downloading trough the European PlayStation Store.

Siren: Blood Curse is shown amongst other download-only games like Elephunk and pain, but also amongst games which are also available on BD-disc, like GT5: Prologue and Warhawk. it is unclear wether Siren: Blood Curse will be download-only or if the game will also be released on BD-disc

Siren goes episodic (News)

May 7, 2008

Siren: Blood Curse is coming to PlayStation Network in twelve "TV-style, suspense-packed downloadable episodes this summer," Sony has confirmed. Pricing, or a specific start date, has yet to be made available.

The official line on the story is: "The horror-survival title is set in the Japanese village of Hanuda, where a TV crew from America arrive to research the legend of the Vanished Village where human sacrifice is said to have ...

Episodic Siren Blood Curse Hits PS3 this Summer (News)

May 6, 2008

Siren Blood Curse is coming to the Playstation Network in twelve "TV-style, suspense-packed" downloadable episodes this summer, SCEE announced today.

Siren PS3 gets bloody new name (News)

May 6, 2008

Siren: Blood Curse is the new official name for the latest in Sony's horror series, coming to PS3 later this year. ...

Siren New Translation - Demo Gameplay (Video)

Apr 25, 2008

37 Siren shots (News)

Apr 25, 2008

Thirty-seven new shots from PS3 title Siren: New Translation bring new meaning to the term "scared shitless."

The images, posted on Japanese gaming website Game Watch, appear to confirm that the game will feature an American television crew, a LOT of zombies and nurses. Zombie nurses.

Siren: New Translation is the third title in the franchise, succeeding Siren and Forbidden Siren 2. It's not ...

Siren: Blood Curse Guide (FAQ)

Jan 5, 2009

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Lock Shiboti Spider In A Room (Hint)

Jan 5, 2009

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Unlock Minigames (Unlockable)

Sep 9, 2008

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Siren: Blood Curse Walkthrough (FAQ)

Aug 8, 2008

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Siren: Blood Curse Walkthrough (Spanish) (FAQ)

Aug 8, 2008

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