Grab your popcorn! Film-focused game studio Brash has inked a deal with the Folklore and Genji devs at Game Republic for a game based on, you guessed it, an upcoming Hollywood movie. The announcement follows Brash's recent critically-panned game adaptation of Jumper, as well as confirmed plans by the company to bring gore-porn series Saw to consoles in '09.

Having Game Republic on board does give us a modicum of hope that things will turn out at least playable, with 20-year industry vet Yoshiki Okamoto of Street Fighter II and Resident Evil fame throwing his weight behind the project. Neither studio has let slip exactly which movie will be the victim recipient of the adaptation, however, stating only that it will be based on a "popular" film based in "an incredible fantasy world," and will be released sometime in 2010.

Savior of stingy spenders and bane of box art, the budget lineup, is set to incorporate several PlayStation 3 titles in Japan next month. IGN reports that the official "PlayStation 3 the Best" branding will highlight familiar titles at friendlier prices, with Resistance: Fall of Man, FolksSoul (aka Folklore), Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gundam: Target in Sight, and Ridge Racer 7 pinching the first pennies -- or, uh, yanking the first yen. The "Best" games will sell for ¥3,800 ($36), which represents a saving of roughly ¥2,200 ($21) for Sony-published games and ¥3,200 ($30) for third-party titles.

On the other side of the ocean, Sony told GamesIndustry.biz that a similar "Platinum" range of budget games would likely arrive in Europe. "We have introduced a Platinum range of best-selling titles for all of our platforms to date, and it is likely that we will do so in the future for PS3," said a spokesman, noting that the timing and lineup had yet to be finalized.

We'll let you know what Sony America has to say about a budget lineup as soon as they accept our collect call.

Read -- "PlayStation 3 the Best" for Japan
Read -- "Platinum" for Europe

It's pretty safe to say at this point the team behind Folklore is quite happy to keep adding extra content and value to their game through downloadable content. This week the PlayStation Store gets another serving of Folklore content with the "Nightmares" and "Visions of the Tower" packs. Of course, the Rock Band DLC is available as per usual, and if you're looking for something cheeky, there is a free PixelJunk Monsters theme to download. Even though the Folklore team says this is its final add-on for the game, why not keep reaping the rewards of absent competition in the space?

Check out the complete list of content after the break and wander over to PS3 Fanboy for the European update details.

This week PSN Thursday brings us a demo (and update) for frenetic shooter Super Stardust HD, along with the Folklore expansion packs and the demo to the game that if you're a games reviewer might just cause you to lose your job. For those who need to get a little nostalgic with PlayStation's original mascot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is available for $6 and, as normal, there's always this week's Rock Band offerings.

Those on the continent of fine wine, cheese, and sausages can scope the Euro PSN update over at PS3 Fanboy. All the details of the PSN update on the continent of two buck chuck, Kraft singles, and Hillshire Farm are posted after the break.

The developers of Folklore are really going carpe diem with the downloadable content, which keeps the sleeper title in our faces and compels us to keep writing about it. The game that can be described simply as "Pokémon for adults" is getting two new add-on packs in the near future on the PlayStation Network called The Alchemist Pack and The Origin of Belgae; the packs are priced at $4 each or bundled for $6.

Folklore's The Alchemist Pack follows protagonist Ellen as she goes to the Undersea City to find her mother, while The Origin of Belgae sees her traveling to the Netherworld during the time of the original adventure. If nothing else, these constant add-ons for Folklore help build a cult following and certainly keep us talking about a title that would have otherwise been long-forgotten by now.

This week's batch of PlayStation Network content is pretty massive - "our biggest ever," according to the official US PlayStation blog. There's a catch, of course, in that PSN will not be updated next Thursday (also known as Christmas Eve). Enough pouting, let's open our presents a week early!

Warhawk fans have the most gifts under the tree this week, with the already-opened Omega Dawn expansion, a free theme, a game video of the expansion and (gasp!) the original Warhawk PS One title downloadable as a classic for play on either the PS3 or PSP. Rhythm fans also get a tasty sampler of the usual Rock Band DLC and a free Guitar Hero III song, the holiday-themed "We Three Kings" (strangely absent from the list: the premium GH3 songs for this week).

Downloadable games include Toy Home, Snakeball and two PS Eye games: Trials of Topoq and Mesmerize: Distort. A demo for Blacksite: Area 51 is also out, and those looking for more festive updates can check out the free Folklore DLC and PAIN wallpaper. Full update list after the break; check out our sister site PS3 Fanboy for European PSN update info.

Update: So apparently we have two fewer days to shop for Christmas gifts than we thought. Hmph.

This Thursday's PSN update brings a new holiday-themed Folklore add-on pack at the festive price of free. The PlayStation Blog says that both protagonists Ellen and Keats will receive holiday outfits, with Ellen getting a snow-bunny outfit and Keats a white trenchcoat with reindeer sweater.

Keats will also receive a new mission called "Holy Night Visitor," along with a brand new Pokémon Folk called "Grab Bag," an anthropomorphic present which attacks enemies with holiday cheer. This would be the second time in recent memory Folklore has received additional content, so if you somehow run out of games this holiday and have any interest in RPGs, Folklore is a competent game worth checking out.

This week's PSN Thursday update rolls in with some High Velocity Bowling. The $10 PSN downloadable game is joined by a few Folklore add-ons and the prerequisite Rock Band DLC. Although we shouldn't be that excited, we're a little giddy over the free Ratchet & Clank theme -- and no, it's not a furry thing. (Not that there'd be anything wrong with that if it was.)

For the PSN European update check out sister-site PS3 Fanboy. US folks can hit up the full update list after the break.

Folklore isn't a gigantic, blockbuster title, so its nice to see its fans get a little love in the form on two downloadable content packs coming this month to the PlayStation Network. The first, "The Kidnapped Folk," includes quests to track down some kidnapped Folk, a new look for female lead Ellen and a new Folk called Maximillian, seen at right (think Pac-Man joining the SCA).

The second is called "Bottom of the Sea," and adds new missions set ... well, at the bottom of the sea. There's also a new Folk called Phutcampus. If you're interested in these new facets of the Folklore world it's going to cost you, though. The packs will run you $3.99 a piece or two for $5.99. We'll let you know when we hear a concrete release date.

If you took advantage of the new price drop on the 80 GB PS3, you'll be happy to hear that you can start putting those luxurious gigs to good use with tons of new content on the PlayStation Store. First off, you've got some new demos for Folklore and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights and videos for Uncharted, Turok and Devil May Cry 4. In addition to some movie trailers, there's also a new Eye of Judgement-based theme.

As if that weren't enough, the new update also come equipped with value, as the price of David Jaffe's super fun Calling All Cars has been reduced for one week to $4.99. ... Hey, does this mean it actually is in the garage sale bin now?

See, these are the weeks that picking the top release is easy. The Orange Box looks to be one of the best games of the year, but, more importantly, it looks to be one of the best gaming values. And we're all about the value here on Joystiq. We'd clip coupons, if our hands weren't already horribly misshapen and arthritis-ridden from decades of clipping coupons. Yeah ... we're pretty hardcore. PS3 is getting an interesting release too, with Folklore. Check out all the releases after the break.

Today's additions to the PlayStation Store may not incite frenzy, but with the entire video game world talking about a certain spartan, maybe Sony thought it was to retain their big guns for another week where they could garner more press.

For US PS3 owners, in addition to an assortment of free trailers, we have demos for Clive Barker's Jericho (which also came out today on the Xbox 360 and PC) and NBA 2K8, a new vehicle for Motorstorm dubbed the Castro Capitano ($0.99) and Speed Master feature for Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

European gamers today got some Warhawk and Heavenly Sword wallpaper, a quartet of new Motorstorm vehicles (£1.49 for each pair), the Ninja Gaiden SIgma Speed Master pack a demos for Sega Rally and Folklore (this is a different demo than the one previously released).

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

Nope, still no Everyday Shooter. Instead, this week's PSN update is bloated with video content, including a preview of Metal Gear Solid 4's beastly bosses (RAGE!!) and another installment of the Heavenly Sword anime ad (building hype for a game that one early review seems to suggest is just that, hype). And, if you didn't lift it from the Japanese Store months ago, an expanded localized version of the Folklore demo (still without voice-overs 'cept in FMVs) is also available:

• Folklore "Sneak Preview" demo
  
• Heavenly Sword "Making of" No. 3
  
• Heavenly Sword Anime No. 3
  
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots "Beast Corp" trailer
  
• Haze trailer
• TimeShift trailer
  
• Movie trailers: Things we Lost in the Fire, Vantage Point, National Treasure: Book of Secrets

[Via press release]

PS3 Fanboy's trip to Sony alcove 3Rooms today wasn't all waving of hands and flipping of cards, they also managed to walk away with the news that the EU PlayStation Store would be getting a hearty update on Wednesday. The new content (including several trailers) will arrive in conjunction with Sony's press conference from Leipzig and will be topped off with a new demo for Folklore, the upcoming action-adventure set in a small Irish village.

Sony told the PS3 Fanboy gang that the demo will be coming to the US soon, they're just not sure exactly when. Europeans will want to act fast, though, because the demo will only be available for a limited time before it disappears again into the mist. (If you're wondering, this would, in fact, be a perfect place for a Brigadoon reference. Unfortunately, that's set in Scotland. We know, we were disappointed too.)

If you haven't been exposed to much Folklore, this trailer should give you a nice overview of the game's look and feel, as well as an opportunity to meet the two main protagonists: Ellen, a girl who's searching for her mother and Keats, a journalist who's (wait for it) ... searching for the truth.

After watching the trailer, we're sure you're curious if all writers are like Keats, but, of course, they are not. Here at Joystiq, for instance, our coats are much longer than that and our accents are much thicker ... and sexier. Also, when we transform into a pale man-beast, we have to leave our glasses on, because our astigmatism is much worse.