Pursuit Force

With PSN finally clambering back to its feet (slightly shakily, but it's getting there), Sony has announced the contents of its 'Welcome Back' package. Understanding how put out gamers have been with 24 days without access to PlayStation Store or online gaming, free games and more are being lavished upon each and every existing PlayStation Network user. Hooray! The content is slightly different to the US package, so let's see what us European gamers can expect when the Store is back online.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed a new range of videogame titles launching at retailers across Europe next month for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The summer promotion, known as PSP Essentials, features a number of classic PSP titles at a new, lower price.

WorthPlaying contacted SCEA to find out if it planned to match the PSPgo Rewards program announced by SCEE this morning and was told that Sony had no plans at this time to match the European offer. There hasn't been any announcement yet that there will be an equivalent rewards program for North America...

As you'd expect, Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice is bigger and better. You now get to toy with a wider range of vehicles, such as a helicopter, a hovercraft, jet-skis, and a bike and sidecar combo, while those you're able to jump between now include trains, tanks, and aeroplanes. Second time round, the Pursuit Force team has grown to accommodate another four recruits: Ash (special ops), Gage (high-speed support), Preach (heavy assault) and the less exotically named Sarah (air support). (No screens yet ¿ pic is from original game)

Sony's slammed down the pedal with a new trailer of the car-hopping PSP shooter/racer Pursuit Force, and we got our mitts on it first. Featuring close-up looks at the game's gangs and a big chunk of gameplay footage, the video shows off snippets of everything Pursuit Force has to offer, from its trademark high-speed leapshooting to blowing up cars from a helicopter. The over-the-top police-chase game doesn't arrive in stores until next Tuesday, but for now you can rev your engines with