Downloadable games proved the stars of this week’s Playstation Store update, as the store served up some noteworthy titles that are sure to impress Playstation 3 owners.

Castlevania fans should be especially pleased with this update, as it gives them the opportunity to experience a new style of Castlevania gameplay, courtesy of Konami’s Castlevania Chronicles.

These Chronicles manage to distinguish themselves from the now-familiar Metroid-vania style of play by returning to a strictly linear method of progression. While the game has received mixed reviews, it is definitely recommended for players who are into old-school gaming. It is also extremely cheap, retailing at $5.99.

However, while Castlevania Chronicles is probably the most well-known game on this list, other games and items made their debut in the Playstation Store today, making this another worthwhile update…

The MySpace invasion continues to expand throughout our society. The latest bandwagon hopper is Konami, which has created a special Konami Music Revolution page on MySpace.com. The new site has information on Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 (Wii), Dance Dance Revolution X (PS2), Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 (Xbox 360), Rock Revolution (Xbox 360) and Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore 2 (Wii). It also has a Rock Revolution Rock the Revolution Song Contest and a DanceDanceRevolution webgame embedded into the page.

The Rock Revolution contest is for bands, and involves getting your group’s song included as Rock Revolution downloadable content…

Konami is gearing up for the 2008 holiday season by releasing its list of upcoming games for every major platform.

To Konami’s credit, it has a wide variety of genres to choose from this winter. Most of them are music based titles such as Dance Dance Revolution titles, Karaoke Revolution, and its newest entry into the plastic instrument playing universe, Rock Revolution. Just try to find something in this list that doesn’t interest you. My guess is that would be a difficult task.

Click through for Konami’s complete Fall/Winter 2008 lineup…

If I could use a phrase to describe Konami’s press conference (2:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, July 16, 2008) it would be, ” It started with a bang and ended with a thud.”

Konami already had a solid lineup to unveil to the masses with two new Castlevania games and Silent Hill: Homecoming and were well on their way to being the bright spot when it came to third party pressers for the event. The conference began with news about Metal Gear Online and the new Elebits for the DS.

From that point on we got some great information, gameplay and demos from the Castlevania and Silent Hill franchises and then not so much. Rock Revolution premiered last as Senior Product Manager, Lauren Facadomo, brought her all-girl cover band to play The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Pop. Talk about bad Joey, Dee Dee, and Johnny Ramon are all spinning in their graves right now. It only got worst from there.

Click for the bullet-point recap of the conference…

On the heels of Disney revealing its lineup for E3 this year, Konami has unveiled its lineup for E3 2008. Konami’s lineup has something for everybody including music, dance, and sports titles to go along with the storied franchises of Castlevania and Silent Hill.

Highlighting Konami’s booth will be the hands on time people can spend playing Rock Revolution and the announcement that Castlevania will be making its next gen debut on the Wii.

Not all the games below are family-friendly but are still widely anticipated gamers young and old. Some of the more anticipated titles include, Castlevania: Judgement, Silent Hill: Homecoming and…