This week on the European PlayStation Store - some good DLCs coming your way. Street Fighter IV gets alternate costumes, and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift gets the Lunar Tec Signature Livery Pack. Bejeweled 2 and Zen Pinball are also now available for download, among others. Plus if you wanna see some behind the scenes for Resistance: Retribution and the making of Killzone 2, they've got vids for that as well. Complete list after the jump.

Still up for more Bejeweled-cloned fun with Eskema's Puzzle Magic? The PSP homebrew developer might call his very own game a torture, but that's where the novelty comes in, right? And what better fun torture can you get out of this game if you could play it forever?

Download: Puzzle Magic v1.2
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

The Bejeweled clone is back. Eskema just released v1.1 of Puzzle Magic, which fixes a few minor glitches from the first version. Enjoy.

Download: Puzzle Magic v1.1
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

We'll let PSP homebrew developer Eskema do the talking here: "Hello people, once again im here to torture you with one of the worst homebrew i've ever made. Its a simple clone of bejeweled, you know, joint 3 pieces of the same color, and make points bla bla bla. Anyway heres a pic to show u this creepy game XD." Creepy pic in question in the full article.

Download: Puzzle Magic
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

If you loved Bejeweled, then you'll love Diamond v1.1 beta. Download it in a minute and spend the next few hours playing it. Just follow the download link in the full article.

Download: Diamond v1.1 beta
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum

Homebrew developer illusioni520 has released a new homebrew game on the QJ.NET PSP Development forum: diamond v1.0 beta.


Download: diamond v1.0 beta
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Forget it. Play a round of Bejeweled instead. According to a new study, casual games are proven to be beneficial for your health. Details in the full article.

 The video game industry is undoubtedly dominated by males, but we do know that gaming is not just a big frat house. Female gamers do exist, and like the opposite gender, they come in different shapes, sizes and forms. If you do your homework, you'll also notice that girl gamers have distinct traits which allow us to divide them into several types (just like guys). In this QuickList, we'll give you a rundown on what these types are. Hit that jump!

 

Here's an interesting homebrew game created by DickyDick1969, in his quest of learning more about GUI-programming the PlayStation Portable. Introducing PHORV, the Puzzle with Horizontal and Vertical lines for Sony's PSP.

Basically, the goal of the game is to clear the field by selecting two equal-coloured tiles at a time to remove them. So obviously, the challenge is for you to clear the field in order for you to get to the next level. There are several categories for you to complete, and every time you finish one of them, you are rewarded with an unlocked new category that's sure to have more difficult levels.

Here are DickyDick1969's instructions on how to make a move:

• To make a move, you need to perform three actions.
• First you need to select a column by selecting one of the buttons in the horizontal button row.
• You also need to select a row by picking a spot in the vertical button row.
• Finally, after you have selected horizontal and vertical column, you can submit your move.
• If the move is valid the two selected tiles will be removed from the field, and you can make your next move. When all tiles are removed from the field, you have completed the level.

Anyhow, the game looks fun, and is actually reminiscent of Bejeweled and the likes of them other colorful puzzle games. To know more about the game, go check out the Read me. Enjoy!

Download: PHORV

  

Remember N64Francois' Pokemon-themed Zoo Keeper (or Bejeweled, whichever came first)-inspired homebrew Pokemon Keeper? Well, N64Francois is back to celebrate the holidays with the Santa-themed Xmas Keeper mod of Pokemon Keeper.

Of course, this holiday season, the phrase "Gotta catch them all!" refers perfectly to the mad scramble for the PS3... okay back to topic. Just like Pokemon Keeper, and Zoo Keeper (or Bejeweled, whichever came first), the objective remains the same: line up three n a row, take 'em off the board. Here's the log for the Xmas skin, via weblator:

15/11/2006

• Addition of 3 musics for Skin Xmas Keeper
• Operational Management of time (when you lose, your re-initialized score and you return on the 1st level)
• Light modification of scoring and the gameplay
• Put on line of one 4th demonstration which integrates the skin “Xmas” and all last updates

12/11/2006

• Addition of new a skin for the festivals of Christmas: Xmas Keeper
• Possibility of putting the play pauses about it while supporting on “Start”
• Normal Mode: management of the levels and the quotas
• Light modifications/improvements made to the gameplay

Download: [Xmas Keeper (a Pokemon Keeper skin mod)]