PlayStation Store updates (July 24): summer discounts and Parappa the Rapper

Ready for this week’s batch of PlayStation Store updates? New for the PS3 is a special half-price discount for select PSN titles and new add-on packs for Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band. The rest of the details for this week’s update are available in the full article.

Clear out some space on your hard drive, as Sony introduces another batch of goodies for their PlayStation Store. The PlayStation 3 store receives a special promo enabling gamers to purchase titles like PixelJunk Monsters for half their regular price.

On a related note, if you currently have a demo of either Rocketmen: Axis of Evil or PixelJunk Monsters, you can opt to upgrade to their full versions via their in-game menus.

The PlayStation Store for PC receives Parappa the Rapper, along with some matching wallpapers and a trailer. There’s also a Killzone 2 wallpaper bundle for PSP owners looking for a little extra Helghast action.

• PlayStation Store PS3
• Summer 08 Game Sale For one week, the following titles will be offered for $4.99 (regularly priced at $9.99):
• PAIN
• PixelJunk Monsters
• High Velocity Bowling
• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition
• Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
• Downloadable Games
• Siren: Blood Curse (3 bundles of 4 episodes at US$ 14.99 each,  full game SKU for US$ 39.99)
• Episodes 1 to 12 (8.91 GB)
• Episodes 1 to 4 (2.95 GB)
• Episodes 5 to 8 (2.79 GB)
• Episodes 9 to12 (3.16 GB)
• 1942: Joint Strike (US$ 9.99; 129 MB)
• Add-on Game Content
• Guitar Hero III: Guitar Virtuoso Pack (US$6.25; 56.1 MB)
• Rock Band Add-ons
• Devour – Shinedown ($1.99)
• Junkies for Fame – Shinedown ($1.99)
• Nine Inch Nails Track Pack 02 (US$ 5.49 includes songs below or songs available individually):
• Last – Nine Inch Nails (US$ 1.99)
• Burn – Nine Inch Nails (US$ 1.99)
• Capital G – Nine Inch Nails (US$ 1.99)
• Game Demos (free)
• PixelJunk Eden Demo
• Game Videos (free)
• PixelJunk Eden Trailer
• Street Fighter IV: E3 2008 Gameplay Trailer
• Street Fighter IV: PS3 Special Trailer
• Bionic Commando Rearmed The Making of Part 1
• PS3 Themes (free)
• Street Fighter IV Summer 08 PS3 Theme
• Siren: Blood Curse PS3 Theme
• Fracture Wallpapers (x4)
• Siren Wallpapers (x5)
• PlayStation Store PC:
• Games
• Parappa the Rapper (US$ 22.99; 312 MB)
• Game Trailers
• Parappa the Rapper Trailer
• Wallpaper
• Killzone 2 Wallpapers (x2 for PSP)
• Parappa the Rapper Wallpapers (x4)