Apparently it’s out now in EU and coming July 27th to the US store.

But what others have found is that there is a new patch for the European version too! Joel from Frozenbyte didn’t even know this had gone up until someone posted about it on the Community Forums. Here is the list of fixes in this new version, note that the US version should have these as well:

* adds failsafe for unlocking Very Hard difficulty
* fixes a respawn bug in Iron Forge (co-op) near the first gate
* fixes a rare crash when the player touches a falling rock as it breaks (Crystal Caverns)
* fixes a rare crash when a water splash effect is played while the player exits to menus
* fixes a rare bug that occurred when the player switched characters and died simultaneously
* fixes final boss animations sometimes not working properly (Tower of Sarek)
* fixes a co-op respawn bug with the last checkpoint (Tower of Sarek)
* fixes a collision issue in the Iron Forge level (caused the Thief to take damage from lava)
* fixes several oxygen gauge bugs
* fixes autoaim bugs in Tower of Sarek
* fixes the Boots item to work properly (reduces spike/goo damage)
* fixes random failure of overwriting save slots in the New Game menu
* fixes Credits section names

Beware though, as there may be a save file issue with this latest patch.

[Source: Twitter]

* General improvements to game stability
* In-game Voice Chat
* In-game Video Chat
* Game Launching from PlayStation Home
* More stats for the loading screens
* The sound effect for the chalk has been turned down
* Chalk can now be used by pressing the R3 button as well as shaking your SIXAXIS
* Free Play mode
* Blue chalk only online rooms
* Online: Opponents are now allowed to change view while watching the player at the table
* Online: The player that breaks is now randomly chosen
* A new, “minimal” aim line
* Dampening effect on the pockets, to stop accurate high powered shots from always bouncing out of the pockets
* Small adjustments to the fine tune aiming to make it easier to use

I am most thrilled about the player who breaks is randomly chosen. People were gaming the system online so that they would always break first, and then possibly run the table. They are also planning to add a game-unlock item on the PSN store for those that want everything in the game, but don’t have time to unlock all of it.

You want more tables? How about CRAZY tables? Cool idea and they will be free, so I can’t hate on that.

So are you going to get your hustle on now that this update is coming?

[via US PlayStation Blog]

Shatter PC will feature new PC-exclusive game modes including Endless Mode, Endless Co-op Multiplayer, Time Attack, and Time Attack Co-op Multiplayer.

While Endless and Time Attack sound great, it is the multiplayer that really has me excited. Luckily for us PSN owners Sidhe is showing us some love too. Managing Director Mario Wynands posted the following on the popular video game forum NeoGAF.

Just about to jump on a plane, but I mentioned in the Steam thread that if PSN owners are looking to double dip please note we will be bringing the new modes back to the PSN version (no timeframe on that yet though).

If you can’t wait for the PSN update, the Steam version will be out some time in March.

Update: After talking with Mario they are going to bring the modes to PSN, “but haven’t worked out the exact nature or timing of that yet.”

ADDITIONS!
- XMB Audio support
- language select available for all!
- Hey losers! You get a little XP even if you lose in multiplayer

TWEAKS!
- Player feedback regarding DIFFICULT LEVELS has been taken to heart. Tough levels got a little less insane!
- Coop networking tweaks to decrease pesky lag
- Multiplayer “Disconnects” are now awarded more accurately
- Catching a jewel while feeding glorious vomit to your son will no longer interrupt you
- Your rank will now be retrieved more reliably when playing Adventure

NASTY BUG FIXES
- No more annoying audio glitch
- No more Wins/Losses upload issues when the server is in ‘maintenance’ mode**
- Player score for Challenge levels now correctly handled in ALL cases
- “Barf Success” icon now shows up correctly in ALL cases
- “King of the Jungle” Trophy now successfully unlocks correctly even with a score of 0

Sounds good to me. Hopefully all the new folks that bought the game last week due to the sale will enjoy these tweaks

New Map

• A brand new awesome city map has been added called New Pork…and it’s free!

Game System Tweaks

• The host’s ability to kick and ban players has been removed.
• The ability for players to switch teams post-game is now restricted so that sides cannot be unbalanced by more than 2 players.
• A new switching team system has been implemented during matches:

• If there is a deficit of 2 players between teams, the weaker team will drop a team colored ball on the death of a player.

• Picking up the colored ball switches a player’s team and rewards them with a 300 point bonus.
• The 10 game average ranking system has been removed.
• A new ranking system has been implemented, which adds rank points for every game based on the player’s score.
• Awarded ranking titles will now never go down once earned.
• Online leaderboards have been increased to display all players not just the top 1000.
• All online leaderboards are to be reset shortly after patch 1.03 is released, but all unlocked customizations and trophies will remain unlocked.

Main Bug Fixes

• The Princess disappearing bug has been fixed.
• The issue with statistics and trophies not saving correctly has been fixed.

Character Balancing

• The Dark Priest’s lock-on range has been reduced.
• The Dark Priest’s drain ability has been slightly reduced.
• The Ranger now has larger movement penalty when locked on and charging attacks.
• The Adv. Ranger has a smaller shot dispersion and increased damage per shot.
• The Warrior’s attack damage has been increased slightly.
• The Warrior’s movement speed has been increased slightly when locked on and charging attacks.
• The Warrior’s 360 degree protect when his shield is raised has been increased from 20% to 40%
• Warrior’s Lock on range increased to match Ranger to stop class being hit from behind when retreating
• Warriors weapon collision box increased in size to aid with hit detection
• Adv Warrior speed increased slightly when locked on and charging to match his normal movement speed
• Adv Warrior damage increased
• Adv Worker’s bomb knockback force removed
• Princess calorie burn decreased slightly in weight state 3 and 4

Control Tweaks

• Two new control schemes have been implemented to allow players to use the R1 button to attack and to free the player’s right hand for target switching.

Scoring Updates

• New switching team bonus added of 300 points.
• Princess rescue score increased to 300 points.
• Princess rescue assistance bonus increased to 150 points.
• Princess escort bonus increased to 75 points.
• Win game scoring reduced to 150 points.
• Match completion bonus added of 75 points.
• Average Rank bonus award removed for games won under 3 minutes.
• Bonus score for winning games in under 3 minutes removed.

Additional Tweaks

• Candy confetti added as a special effect when blood is turned off. Check this out – it is really cool.
• All loading screens now in color.
• Loading screens now allow players to scroll to next and previous tips during the load.

Looks like a lot of work went into this patch. Look for it and the demo soon.

THE “BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME AT E3″ IS NOW EVEN BETTER

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte and French publisher Nobilis Publishing are proud to announce the release of a patch for Trine on the PlayStation Network.

We received great feedback from the players and we listened. We are now thrilled to be able to offer them an even better experience playing Trine.

Enjoy the new background image, the all new custom graphics Trophies and many more improvements and optimizations to the game (including Finnish localization).

Trine is a fantasy action / platform game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil and the player can at any time freely choose whoever is best suited for the upcoming challenge or puzzle.

DOWNLOAD THE PATCH THIS FRIDAY ON THE EUROPEAN PLAYSTATION NETWORK

Remember the North American release is this coming Thursday. So be sure to check back sometime early next week for a review.