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.

Index
Current Deals
Upcoming Deals & PlayStation Plus Schedule
Bundles
Persistent PlayStation Plus Deals
Alternate Deals
Frequently Asked Questions
History of Free PlayStation Plus Games

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

Visit The New Web PS Store Here

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.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

New Skyrim DLC I guess, along with Vanquish

PancakesAreLove · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='dgwillia006']New Skyrim DLC I guess, along with Vanquish[/QUOTE]

Meagaman X for the PSP too.

Man I wish the PS1 versions of Megaman X came to the store.

Scholarly_Sam · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='The_cheapest_Daddy']8:39 (EST) & still no update. WTH Sony?[/QUOTE]

Good news for me, was able to snag Critter Crunch for $1.40 before the update.

ChunLiBarbie · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Scholarly_Sam']Good news for me, was able to snag Critter Crunch for $1.40 before the update.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the reminder!

Soma_Cruz · Feb 19, 2013

Weird to get on this late and see no update. Was something said about it being put off? Even the sales expiring this week are still in effect.

tylerh1701 · Feb 19, 2013

^No. It's just late. It happens. EDIT: Possibly late due to the fact that yesterday was a holiday.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='whoknows']Is there something awesome going up today that we're all waiting for?[/QUOTE]Pretty much Vanquish, plus I might as well get the hub for Capcom Arcade Cabinet (most likely just gonna wait for the bundle to come out & get discounted) to get some free trophies and play some Black Tiger.

Velo214 · Feb 19, 2013

i'm always down for free trophies, but what games does the capcom arcade cabinet come with? those get trophies also? thanks i thought it was just a platform like zen 2 and no intrinsic games. idk

edit - oh, ok. i see the trophy list. so just black tiger?
i would be down for 1943 and ghosts n goblins i used to play alot, but 3.99 is actually expensive isn't it... i think i got jaded when they were giving those cheap $1 sega games and lots of ps+ freebies, i just expect it now.

edit again - nevermind i just found this, so we don't get black tiger free, but unlimited continues on demo, but i doubt we get trophies from demo?! idk, lol "And while we're on small gripes, for strange and unclear technical reasons, the PSN version of Black Tiger will give players unlimited continues in the initial download of Arcade Cabinet, but XBLA players only get one continue, though they can restart as many times as they'd like. That's less on Capcom and more on the platform demo release rules, though.

bgame2 · Feb 19, 2013

Thinking tomorrows press conference may delay the update a day.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

You have 3 options when it comes to Capcom Arcade Cabinet (Capcom has listed all the features, including the list of games & release dates here):

1.) Buy each game individually for $4 when they're released. This'll cost you about about $56, and you have to wait 2 weeks after the pack containing said games were released to get them individually. Ex. You have to wait until March 5th to get Avenger or 1943 separately.

2.) Buy them in packs of 3, $5 for the addition of Avenger & 1943 out today (since Black Tiger is given out for free to get a taste of the hub), with the others being $10. Destructoid has a review up with a listing of when these'll come out. This'll cost you about $45 total.

3.) Wait until May 21st and get all 15 games (owning all 15 games unlocks 2 bonus games

1943 Kai & Vulgus

) in a single pack for $30.

Stereo · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='whoknows']Is there something awesome going up today that we're all waiting for?[/QUOTE]

Free Vanquish.

rpg · Feb 19, 2013

on playstation mobile i see OMG-Zombies! free

diplo · Feb 19, 2013

10pm and no update yet.....they have to get things like this right next gen.

dgwillia006 · Feb 19, 2013

I love how the updates I look forward to are the super delayed ones.

Also love how Sony just lets us sit around waiting instead of releasing a simple "Hey, update will be delayed tonight" message.

gettinmoney662 · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='diplo']10pm and no update yet.....they have to get things like this right next gen.[/QUOTE]

And why is that? What are they losing out on by not "getting this right?"

physlics66 · Feb 19, 2013

Updating. Sales expired and was able to pick up Vanquish and Arcade Cabinet.

rpg · Feb 19, 2013

web store is updating dunno what u talking about

affa · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']
They'll vote for whatever dumb thing they want. Chrono Trigger won best PS1 Classic last year over something more deserving like Xenogears.[/QUOTE]

chrono trigger > xenogears.

by far.

and while that may be a value judgement, even if you want to give it to xeno it's certainly not a good example of a case of stupid people voting for 'whatever dumb thing'. chrono trigger is highly revered, a masterpiece.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

I see Vanquish is now listed as free for PS+ members. Just a reminder, it's a whopping 11.6GB.

biledriver · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='affa']chrono trigger > xenogears.

by far.

[/QUOTE]
It's an opinion thing but "by far"? Hardly.

affa · 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]

from everything i've read/heard, there's no chance of that. worst case, they'd convert our time to another program (which is no different than renaming a program, really). i've got mine out to 2016 as well (ty target) and am not concerned in the least.

handsomepete · Feb 19, 2013

picked up megaman, think I'll take it for a spin before bed

guardian_owl · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='affa']chrono trigger > xenogears.

by far.

and while that may be a value judgement, even if you want to give it to xeno it's certainly not a good example of a case of stupid people voting for 'whatever dumb thing'. chrono trigger is highly revered, a masterpiece.[/QUOTE]
I think that more has to do with Chrono Trigger having been on sale 1 or more times and Xenogears having never been on sale.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='affa']chrono trigger > xenogears.

by far.

and while that may be a value judgement, even if you want to give it to xeno it's certainly not a good example of a case of stupid people voting for 'whatever dumb thing'. chrono trigger is highly revered, a masterpiece.[/QUOTE]
No part of that statement was referring to the quality of the games. I'm talking about a game that was ported to the PS1 and is also available on a few other platforms versus one that was originally made for the PS1 and is only available on that platform, so Xenogears was the more desirable winner for that reason.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

While I liked Chrono Trigger & I hope Xenogears goes on sale one of these days, I consider Chrono Trigger a SNES Classic, not a PS1 Classic.

Edit: Yeah, what Frisky said. It's the fact a game that wasn't even originally a PS1 game that won a "Best PSOne Classic" when it was more remembered on the console it was originally on.

Not Eric · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']And why is that? What are they losing out on by not "getting this right?"[/QUOTE]

While it really doesn't matter much this week, this could have an effect on future digital pre-order habits.

It also reflects poorly on them that they don't have these updates ready for release ahead of time.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

Wow. The store has been flooded with LBP Karting and Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi DLC. Like ~200 pieces at least.

PancakesAreLove · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Wow. The store has been flooded with LBP Karting and Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi DLC. Like ~200 pieces at least.[/QUOTE]

Hakuoki is just 2 pages. Karting on the other hand is 12 fuck

ing pages

lupe guillotine · Feb 19, 2013

Yes, using the online web store made things much easier.

gettinmoney662 · Feb 19, 2013

Isn't the LBP Karting DLC just all the LBP/LBP2 DLC?

affa · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']No part of that statement was referring to the quality of the games. I'm talking about a game that was ported to the PS1 and is also available on a few other platforms versus one that was originally made for the PS1 and is only available on that platform, so Xenogears was the more desirable winner for that reason.[/QUOTE]

oh, in that case, completely understandable. chrono trigger is one of the few games i'm defensive about, lol.

though i too consider it a snes game, and haven't even played the ps1 version. but still defensive. lol.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='PancakesAreLove']Hakuoki is just 2 pages. Karting on the other hand is 12 fuck

ing pages

[/QUOTE]
Hakuoki is a PSP game with 51 pieces of DLC, which is very notable. LBP Karting is just re-releasing all of the previous DLC for LBP as Cross Buy support, which is a ton at this point.

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

Pretty much. They just made all the costumes from LBP 1 & 2 compatible with Karting.

rpg · Feb 19, 2013

Last Chance (Leaving on 2/26)

IGC – Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus

Zonic505 · Feb 19, 2013

& the PS Store Update blog is finally up.

Not Eric · Feb 19, 2013

As an aside of sorts, I actually like a couple of those digital clock dynamic themes that got added this week. Not that I'm about to spend $3 on them, mind you.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

Here are the web store links to vote in the 2013 PSN Gamer's Choice Awards:

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
Best Indie Game
Best Mini Game
Best PlayStation Classic
Best PlayStation Move Enabled Game
Best PS3 Full Game
Best PSN Exclusive Game
Best PSN Game
Best PSP Game
Best PS Vita Game

Also, if you bought costumes for LBP 1/2 and have either LBP on Vita or Karting, make sure to go through the Add-on lists for each game to purchase the free costumes to make use of the Cross Buy costumes that you're owed.

Seraphinianus · Feb 19, 2013

:lol: @ the comments section. these people's lives depend on PSN updating on time.

theflicker · Feb 19, 2013

Hmm, another missed opportunity for an Okami sale.

zeldaking · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Seraphinianus']:lol: @ the comments section. these people's lives depend on PSN updating on time.[/QUOTE]

fuck

yeah it does ... seriously though people need to go play games or watch TV instead of refreshing the blog every 10 seconds

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

I like that the web store lists awards at the bottom of the sidebar.

tylerh1701 · Feb 19, 2013

Nothing for me this week besides the free stuff. And I'll finally be able to buy Knytt Underground since this the last week of the sale. Maybe I'm weird, but I was holding out for it to be announced as a "Last Chance" on the off chance that it was a semi-permanent PS+ discount, similar to the Hot Shots Bundle.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Here are the web store links to vote in the 2013 PSN Gamer's Choice Awards:

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
Best Indie Game
Best Mini Game
Best PlayStation Classic
Best PlayStation Move Enabled Game
Best PS3 Full Game
Best PSN Exclusive Game
Best PSN Game
Best PSP Game
Best PS Vita Game

Also, if you bought costumes for LBP 1/2 and have either LBP on Vita or Karting, make sure to go through the Add-on lists for each game to purchase the free costumes to make use of the Cross Buy costumes that you're owed.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I'm extremely lazy and voting from my computer is way easier than through the PSN store.

Had to Google all the PSP games since I didn't really know what any of them were. Love the variety here, Wikipedia describes them as a "Dungeon Crawler RPG", "Tactical RPG", and "Tactical RPG", respectively.

[quote name='Seraphinianus']:lol: @ the comments section. these people's lives depend on PSN updating on time.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's just awful. I think my absolute favorite commentors are the ones who seem to know how to run an multi-million dollar international company better than Sony does.

(Not that Sony is doing an amazing job, but I don't think these commentors are the wunderkinds they believe themselves to be.)

Matt Young · Feb 19, 2013

The store still hasn't updated for me.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Matt Young']The store still hasn't updated for me.[/QUOTE]
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com

gettinmoney662 · Feb 19, 2013

Did they stop bothering to move PS1 games to the Vita?

TheHelix · Feb 19, 2013

Vote for Walking Dead fools!

Pasicho · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Did they stop bothering to move PS1 games to the Vita?[/QUOTE]

I thought Final Fantasy V was the only ps1 game that didn't work.

The_cheapest_Daddy · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']I see Vanquish is now listed as free for PS+ members. Just a reminder, it's a whopping 11.6GB.[/QUOTE]

not enough space

Graff^ · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='Pasicho']I thought Final Fantasy V was the only ps1 game that didn't work.[/QUOTE]

It's the only Final Fantasy game that's incompatible, but not the only game; there are a dozen or so that won't work, and quite a few more that have to be sideloaded from a PS3.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316058

PublikDefender · Feb 19, 2013

[quote name='The_cheapest_Daddy']not enough space

[/QUOTE]
Wow, Vanquish is 11GiB. Makes me wish I didn't trade in my blu-ray copy to Gamestop yesterday for $6.

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