PSN Weekly Deals - 3/26: Huge Square Enix Game/DLC, THQ, PixelJunk, and Worms Sales!

FriskyTanuki · Mar 13, 2012

Welcome to the best thread for all of the deals on games, add-ons, and other stuff in the PlayStation Store both on and off of PSN.

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Bundles
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Current Deals (Full Update Here) - Store Updates Every Tuesday, Usually Between 4-8 EST

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Key: * - New This Week, * - Expires With Next Update, * - Permanent Price Drop, * - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3), * - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Storewide Promo - For every $50 ($49.99 works) that you spend in any part of the PS Store that uses the PSN wallet for purchases from February 26 at 12:01 AM PST to March 31 at 11:59 PM PST, you'll get $10 back for every $50 spent around April 12, 2013 via your PSN inbox and your email. Meaning if you spend $100, you'll get $20 back and so on above that.

Bundles
BioShock Infinite & Season Pass Bundle - $79.99 **
Patapon Bundle - PSP/Vita - $14.99 -

Includes Patapon, Patapon 2, and Patapon 3

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Sega Fight Pack - $9.99 -

Includes Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, and Virtua Fighter 2

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Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl - $6.99 -

Includes ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

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Tales of Graces f: Knight Edition - $54.99 -

Full Game + 13 DLC items

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Pre-Orders
Defiance - $59.99 - Ends 4/2

PS3
Amy - $1.99 *
Costume Quest - $7.49 ***
Darksiders II - $34.99 **
de Blob 2 - $7.49 ***
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - $9.99 **
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 - Move Compatible ***
Game of Thrones - $24.99 *
Jeopardy! - $14.99 **
Just Cause 2 - $9.99 **
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - $7.49 **
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - $9.99 **
Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light - $7.49 ***
MX vs. ATV: Alive - $14.99 ***
Page Chronica - $6.99 **
PixelJunk 4am - $4.99 - Move Required *
PixelJunk Eden - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Monsters - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap - $3.49 *
PixelJunk Shooter - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Shooter 2 - $4.99 **
PixelJunk SideScroller - $4.99 **
Red Faction: Armageddon - $9.99 ***
Red Faction: Battlegrounds - $4.99 ***
Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 ***
Red Johnson's Chronicles - $3.99 ***
Sleeping Dogs - $24.99 -

Includes Retro Triad Pack, Red Envelope Pack, and Street Racer Pack

Includes Swimsuit DLC

- Ends 4/16
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $29.99 *
escapeVektor - $4.99 *
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 ***
Persona 4 Golden - $29.99 *
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - $19.99 **
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz - $14.99 **
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - $14.99 *

Free Vita Games
Cliff Diving - Free
Ecolibrium - Free
Fireworks - Free
Frobisher Says! - Free
Jetpack Joyride - Free
PlayStation Home Arcade - Free -

Includes Ice Breaker, Wipeout 2D, and Scribble Shooter Demo

Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
The House of the Dead 4 - Dynamic
I Am Alive - Dynamic
Infamous Festival of Blood - Dynamic
Jet Set Radio - Dynamic
Leap Year - Dynamic
Mesh - Dynamic
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Stripe Shift Part 2 - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic

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I'll be filling this thread out a bit more as we go and I'll answer questions whenever I can. Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.

therealdanhill · Feb 19, 2013

Should add Maverick Hunter X and maybe the voting link to the OP

Brother Daz · Feb 19, 2013

@ Tyler Yes, they were $10 (for the bundle)during the Xbox sale.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Brother Daz']@ Tyler Yes, they were $10 (all episodes)during the Xbox sale.[/QUOTE]My bad. All I remember was that the 1st episode was free, then the rest was 1/2 off. Still, $10 is a good deal.

MrNinjaSquirrel · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']Holy crap, $10 for all 5 episodes of The Walking Dead would be an amazing deal. & I got them on Xbox Live for about $20 when they were on sale a few months back....really need to finish that one of these days (in the middle of replaying Ep. 2).[/QUOTE]

I got them on XBL for $10, back in the countdown to 2013 sale. AWESOME GAME :applause:

, and would be awesome for those that haven't played it to get it for so cheap. I think ep 2 stuck with me the most, though I don't think I've the nerve to play it again...

Brother Daz · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']My bad. All I remember was that the 1st episode was free, then the rest was 1/2 off. Still, $10 is a good deal.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, great deal. I re bought them all during they sale.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='therealdanhill']Should add Maverick Hunter X and maybe the voting link to the OP[/QUOTE]
It'll be added when the store is updated. There's no voting page on the store yet, so there's nothing to link to.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

https://twitter.com/monkeypawgames/status/303973042684563456

Monkey Paw Games is working out the business side of the equation to get Tomba 2 on PSN.

guardian_owl · Feb 19, 2013

Hoping for better than 30/50 on some considering unfinished swan was just 75% off.

rbanez · Feb 19, 2013

Not trying to derail the thread, but is tomorrow really gonna be a PS4 announcement? What if it isn't? I don't want to go home early just for some vita/ps3 stuff lol. Thanksin advance.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

I hope not..hard to reserve a console when I don't even know what state ill be living in by the end of the year

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='rbanez']Not trying to derail the thread, but is tomorrow really gonna be a PS4 announcement? What if it isn't? I don't want to go home early just for some vita/ps3 stuff lol. Thanksin advance.[/QUOTE]It either could be that or something relating to "Playstation Cloud" that had a domain registered not long ago. Can't help but wonder if it's like a PS3, but only for streaming/digital games, similar to the PSP Go being digital only.

prayformojo · Feb 19, 2013

Kinda crappy we did not get a one-year anniversary sale for the Vita this week, I figured we would after Europe had one, but no dice.

affa · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='rbanez']Not trying to derail the thread, but is tomorrow really gonna be a PS4 announcement? What if it isn't? I don't want to go home early just for some vita/ps3 stuff lol. Thanksin advance.[/QUOTE]

nobody truly knows (outside those announcing) but if it isn't, we're going to see a freakout to end all freakouts. so yes, it's almost certainly going to be a ps4 announcement. sony would be stupid to have not put that rumor out immediately -- instead, they've fanned the flames by putting out retrospective videos... so yes, it's going to be ps4. almost certainly.

Best PSN Exclusive
Journey - $10.49 PSN - $7.35 PS+
voting for it here, since i don't have it. and the other two i do.

Best PSN Game
The Walking Dead Season 1 - $13.99 PSN - $9.79 PS+
YES PLEASE

Best Indie Game
Rainbow Moon - $10.49 PSN - $7.35 PS+
because journey in other category, and i have sound shapes

Best PS3 Full Game
Borderlands 2 - $41.99 PSN - $29.39 PS+
because it actually was. and i have and/or don't care about the other 2.

Best PS Vita Game
Super Stardust Delta - $6.99 PSN - $4.89 PS+
YES PLEASE

Best PSP Game
Growlanser Wayfarer of Time - PSP - $20.99 PSN - $14.69 PS+
Unchained Blades - PSP - $20.99 PSN - $14.69 PS+
Ragnarok Tactics - PSP - $17.49 PSN - $12.25 PS+
OPINONS? i'm thinking Rag tactics.

Best Classic Game
Legend of Dragoon - PS3/PSP - $4.19 PSN - $2.94 PS+

Best minis Game
Velocity - PS3/PSP - $3.49 PSN - $2.45 PS+

Best PlayStation Move Enabled Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - $10.49 PSN - $7.35 PS+
great game and don't care about the other 2.

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - $10.49 PSN - $7.35 PS+
don't care about the other 2.

kill3r7 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']https://twitter.com/monkeypawgames/status/303973042684563456

Monkey Paw Games is working out the business side of the equation to get Tomba 2 on PSN.[/QUOTE]

Fantastic news. I remember having a ton of fun playing Tomba 2 ages ago.

AkariK · Feb 19, 2013

Seconding a larger % sale for the winners. Seems pointless to put things on sale for the same % as before (or less in cases of games like Unfinished Swan).

Umair56 · Feb 19, 2013

I'd love a second chance to grab Journey. Didn't have the $$$ last time around.

rbanez · Feb 19, 2013

Thank you for the responses. I'm hoping now it won't be a ps4 announcement just to see the meltdowns that will take place after the event. Get yo popcorns ready!

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

I just hope people don't vote for stuff that was already on sale.

BigPoeticCanine · Feb 19, 2013

The only game I really want from that PSN Awards sale is Legends of Dragoon. Barring that, I'll go with the majority on the rest of the votes.

TheHelix · Feb 19, 2013

Man I am so voting for Walking Dead now

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='rbanez']Not trying to derail the thread, but is tomorrow really gonna be a PS4 announcement? What if it isn't? I don't want to go home early just for some vita/ps3 stuff lol. Thanksin advance.[/QUOTE]
If it isn't, they've been marketing the event in the most misleading way possible. They've been releasing videos since last week about the evolution of the PlayStation brand as they've released each new console/handheld and all sorts of special wording about the event that clearly says that it's about their new console.
[quote name='dgwillia006']I just hope people don't vote for stuff that was already on sale.[/QUOTE]
They'll vote for whatever dumb thing they want. Chrono Trigger won best PS1 Classic last year over something more deserving like Xenogears.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

Good point. Luckily I'm only interested in the PSP games

gettinmoney662 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='rbanez']Not trying to derail the thread, but is tomorrow really gonna be a PS4 announcement? What if it isn't? I don't want to go home early just for some vita/ps3 stuff lol. Thanksin advance.[/QUOTE]

Why would you have to go home early? Finding out the info an hour later isn't the end of the world.

whoknows · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Why would you have to go home early? Finding out the info an hour later isn't the end of the world.[/QUOTE]

Yes it is.

Hard to avoid spoilers for something like that.

gettinmoney662 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='whoknows']Yes it is.

Hard to avoid spoilers for something like that.[/QUOTE]

Spoilers? It's not a movie. Also, it is very tough. You would have to avoid video game website while at work. That does sound pretty intense.

Blabadon · Feb 19, 2013

Oh god.

I would so love to buy a cheap copy of Gravity Rush even though I already beat it when I had PS+, but it's pretty much useless to those who still have it.

Luriden · Feb 19, 2013

So glad to see we're getting Vanquish for free. I bought that for 360, beat the crap out of it, sold it, and immediately regret it. This saves me from buying another copy (and I get to start fresh now and go for trophies instead of achievements). Amazing game.

zeldaking · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']If it isn't, they've been marketing the event in the most misleading way possible. They've been releasing videos since last week about the evolution of the PlayStation brand as they've released each new console/handheld and all sorts of special wording about the event that clearly says that it's about their new console.
[/QUOTE]

+1 The released evolution videos have confirmed this will be a PS4 announcement. Why show them if you are only going to talk about a new 128 GB Vita memory card?

PimpLimp · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Spoilers? It's not a movie. Also, it is very tough. You would have to avoid video game website while at work. That does sound pretty intense.[/QUOTE]To be fair, he'd probably have to avoid all news sites during that time. The WSJ making various reports about the PS4 is proof enough that most if not all media outlets will pick the story up.

Barry Burton · Feb 19, 2013

anybody here planning on picking up urban trial freestyle?

Stereo · Feb 19, 2013

Damn, where it's the update!

mars009 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Nothing at all wrong with it in my opinion. I've enjoyed the most of the recent games and discounts we've got.

Right here:
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...m_term=placement1&utm_campaign=Chihiro_Launch[/QUOTE]

Son of a.... I was looking at a totally different link :drool:

Thanks man ended up turning my PS3 on just to get that and Critter last night. Bookmarking the page so you guys don't have to deal with my late night stupidity.

PublikDefender · Feb 19, 2013

I wonder what's going to happen to our ps+ subscriptions if Sony phases out ps+ in favor of "Playstation World." My ps+ sub ends around 2016 :rofl:

. Hope we don't get screwed. :pray:

whoknows · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Spoilers? It's not a movie. Also, it is very tough. You would have to avoid video game website while at work. That does sound pretty intense.[/QUOTE]

That's all some of us do all day at work, but without sound watching the stream would be pointless.

Life is really hard sometimes. I wish I didn't have to work since people will spoil everything before I get to watch it.

lupe guillotine · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='PublikDefender']I wonder what's going to happen to our ps+ subscriptions if Sony phases out ps+ in favor of "Playstation World." My ps+ sub ends around 2016 :rofl:

. Hope we don't get screwed. :pray:

[/QUOTE]

If people don't understand this, you can read this article here:

http://kotaku.com/5985356/source-th...d-youll-be-able-to-control-it-with-your-phone

It could mean the name could be phased out, but I dunno. Those people that bought those 1 month cards might be mad.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

As long as the thing has backward compatibility, I wont be complaining. Not gonna own a PS3 and a PS4....

tylerh1701 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Barry Burton']anybody here planning on picking up urban trial freestyle?[/QUOTE]

I wasn't going to anyway (I don't like Trials) but this review didn't shine too brightly on it:

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/urban_trial_freestyle/b/ps3/archive/2013/02/19/review.aspx

Not being cross-buy is a -1 to some as well.

Kazuya · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='dgwillia006']As long as the thing has backward compatibility, I wont be complaining. Not gonna own a PS3 and a PS4....[/QUOTE]

Along with common sense, it has been widely reported that it won't, but let's hope that's wrong.

Personally, I think the blurb about being able to watch your friends play games is brilliant.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Kazuya']Along with common sense, it has been widely reported that it won't, but let's hope that's wrong.

Personally, I think the blurb about being able to watch your friends play games is brilliant.[/QUOTE]

Thats what I heard as well, I just really hope its wrong. Also not sure if I want my friends watching me as I play lol....

I see the thing about Gaikai streaming if it detects you have a disc, but not really sure how well that would work out...

PancakesAreLove · Feb 19, 2013

As long as I can play all my purchases in the PSN store, I'll be okay with it.

Also the update is taking a bit longer than usual.

cancerman1120 · Feb 19, 2013

Pretty happy Hotline Miami is coming to PSN. I was going to get it on PC during the STEAM sale but now I will buy it here. I have $10 for Torchlight 2 whenever I get a chance to play it.

Fresh8142 · Feb 19, 2013

I have a feeling the voting is going to be seriously disappointing for me...

If the voting goes my way I'll buy 5 or 6 games

If it goes the way I expect it, I'll be buying nothing

pummy84 · Feb 19, 2013

I really hope Persona 3 FES wins. Want to get that, and having it on sale would be sweet.

Kazuya · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='PancakesAreLove']As long as I can play all my purchases in the PSN store, I'll be okay with it.[/QUOTE]

Unless Sony surprises everyone, you won't be able to play them. All of the non-classic, non-mini games in the store are basically PS3 games, they are just in a different format. Something like the Unfinished Swan is a PS3 game through and through, it's just not on a disc. Unless there is some kind of PS3 emulator that Sony whips out, they won't work. Only thing I can think of is that maybe the devs of each game port them to PS4, but the incentive to do so would probably vary greatly from game to game.

Sony has a pretty reliable PS1 emulator, as we've seen in both the PS2 and PS3. It's almost perfect. One would think they could throw that in. Their PS2 emulator isn't that bad either, as Digital Foundry describes here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-ps2-classics-on-ps3
But the PS2 is a complex beast, so I wouldn't hold my breath on there not being issues with that.

Would be funny if Sony announced that the first runs of PS4s would have PS3, PS2 and PS1 silicon on board for a limited time before being pulled. I'd camp out for that... and I don't do that kind of stuff.

tylerh1701 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='pummy84']I really hope Persona 3 FES wins. Want to get that, and having it on sale would be sweet.[/QUOTE]

I think it was just a month or so ago. Obviously that's no help to you now, but that's one of the ones I hope doesn't win.

therealdanhill · Feb 19, 2013

Would be nice if the store would update

venturin · Feb 19, 2013

right? what the hell??

PancakesAreLove · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Kazuya']Unless Sony surprises everyone, you won't be able to play them. All of the non-classic, non-mini games in the store are basically PS3 games, they are just in a different format. Something like the Unfinished Swan is a PS3 game through and through, it's just not on a disc. Unless there is some kind of PS3 emulator that Sony whips out, they won't work. Only thing I can think of is that maybe the devs of each game port them to PS4, but the incentive to do so would probably vary greatly from game to game.

Sony has a pretty reliable PS1 emulator, as we've seen in both the PS2 and PS3. It's almost perfect. One would think they could throw that in. Their PS2 emulator isn't that bad either, as Digital Foundry describes here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-ps2-classics-on-ps3
But the PS2 is a complex beast, so I wouldn't hold my breath on there not being issues with that.

Would be funny if Sony announced that the first runs of PS4s would have PS3, PS2 and PS1 silicon on board for a limited time before being pulled. I'd camp out for that... and I don't do that kind of stuff.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the detailed response.

I'm not usually a day 1 console purchaser. The only system I bought Day 1 was the PSP. I guess I'll keep my PS3 then and after a while purchase a PS4 when all the kinks seems to be in order.

The_cheapest_Daddy · Feb 19, 2013

8:39 (EST) & still no update. WTH Sony?

whoknows · Feb 19, 2013

Is there something awesome going up today that we're all waiting for?

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