This week's European Playstation Store update is now available. Leading the pack is the World War 2 first-person shooting game Battlefield 1943. Not to be left behind, the much awaited Ghostbusters demo will also be available this week along with the demo of Fuel. Also included in the update is the second expansion pack for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, extra contents for Skate 2, High Velocity Bowling, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires and some new games for the PSP.

Electronic Arts have announced that the critically acclaimed first-person shooter multiplayer game Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8 on Xbox Live marketplace for 1200 MS points and on July 9 on the Playstation Network for US$ 15.00.

Zombies are everywhere these days. It seems there's a zombie-themed game in development right now for every single gaming console. Heck, they've even crossed over into the Call of Duty franchise via World at War's new bonus four-player co-op mission.

Bad news for Ninja Gaiden fans: Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 will be the last game in the series. Said series creator Tomonobu Itagaki, he currently has no plans of making another Ninja Gaiden game. More in the full article.

There's something about cute gals with big guns that has a strange appeal all its own. Fortunately, that's exactly what you'll be getting with Moemoe Nijitaisen (Ryaku) Deluxe. SystemSoft Alpha will be porting this classic mecha shoujo PC game over to the Sony PSP and PS2.
For more kawaii details, visit the full article after the jump.

In any FPS game, it's important that you know your weapons, but it's no less important to know what your enemy will be using against you. Join Craig Allen and Dean Martinetti of Spark Unlimited as they talk about the various weapons available to both you and your enemies in this Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) trailer.

Watch the video after the jump!

A month ago, we showed you an Island gameplay video from the third installment in the Call of Duty series. Here's another one, running 1:04 minutes. Featuring all the action that you can expect in Call of Duty 3, the latest gameplay vid will show players how Treyarch was able to incorporate the realistic rendition of events that happened during Battle of Normandy in Saint-Lo Normandy, France - the harrowing offensive that liberated Paris and changed the fate of the world. Even the sounds of the explosions almost sound too real. If you want to immerse yourself in the events during World War 2, then Call of Duty 3 is definitely a must-have.

Call of Duty 3 will be available for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii later this year so better keep your eyes peeled. For the meantime, watch the breathtaking video available for download below.

Download: [Call of Duty 3 Island Gameplay Video]

The long running Medal of Honor series would be rejuvenated come 2007 as the newest installment in the franchise is set to be unleashed. Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor: Airborne for the Xbox 360 and the PS3 promises to bring the same gritty gaming experience that its predecessors successfully brought to the table. With a World War 2 storyline, the game is definitely bound to be one gripping title.

The game is still far from hitting store shelves as its release date was pushed from Christmas 2006 to first quarter of 2007. So to appease those who are eagerly waiting for its arrival, EA recently released a desktop image pack featuring shots and original artwork from the E3 Medal of Honor Airborne Trailer, for your own viewing pleasure. Here's hoping that this would somehow compensate for the still far-away release date.

Download: [Medal of Honor: Airborne - Wallpaper Pack]

Insomniac Games' Resistance: Fall of Man, is the kind of game that toyed around with the "what-if" concept of World War 2 not taking place. Set in 1951 Great Britain, the atrocious World War 2 was non-existent, but for some reason, the world was being overrun by a species of dubious origin named the Chimera, who have annihilated most of the world's population and were former humans themselves. The plot revolves around the last ditch effort of the US and Britain to fight the Chimera across a war-ravaged British landscape.

Now, you will be in the shoes of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale, a man who was given the heavy task of leading whats left of humanity and defend the world from the Chimera. As we always say when we report about this game, this will be one of the PlayStation3 launch titles, so expect its release on November of this year. For now, here are more of the game's screens for your own viewing pleasure.

   

What once cost moolah is now free?

Xboxic is reporting that the Collateral Damage Map Pack for The Outfit is now available for free. Originally, it cost 500 Microsoft Points for this 52.80 MB download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. So why is it free now? Well, could it be related to the latest update of The Outfit?

The three maps included in this Map Pack - The Bleak Mile, Eagle's Nest and The Luftwaffe Finale - have been available for download since May.

The important thing to think about here is that Xbox Live content that once cost money is now free. Will this be a trend in the near future? It took awhile, but we've seen this happen before with Halo 2 map packs; however, it was announced from the get go that the Halo 2 map packs would become free at a later date.

Will more content become cheaper or free in the future? Could less popular or overly expensive downloads go this route? We can all hope so.