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

FriskyTanuki · Mar 13, 2012

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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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DesertLeo · Mar 4, 2013

Heads up, the psn wild arms should still have the max-item glitch so take advantage of that!

shivan128 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Woocls']I'm really excited about wild arms. I passed it up back in the day because of limited allowance. Guess I get to add it to my backlog and hope for a great memory card sale so I can add a bunch of these games.[/QUOTE]
It's a great game for it's day and the puzzles were fairly simple. The music (especially in the opening sequence) is terrific and memorable. For free, everyone with an rpg taste should at least give it a try.

fantomena · Mar 4, 2013

This is the "get a bigger backlog" week.

Saix_XIII · Mar 4, 2013

Based on what I can tell here are the prices for the games when the sale hits.

Army Corps of Hell $40 $28 $20
Big Sky: Infinity $10 $7 $5
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend $25 $17.50 $12.50
Dokuro $20 $14 $10
DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT $35 $24.50 $17.50
Knytt Underground $15 $10 $7.50
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes $40 $28 $20
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes French ???
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 $20 $14 $10
LEGO Lord of the Rings $40 $28 $20
Orgarhythm $20 $14 $10
Pure Chess $8 $5.60 $4
Retro City Rampage $15 $10 $7.50
Sine Mora $10 $7 $5
Spy Hunter $36 $25.20 $17.50
Street Fighter X Tekken $40 $28 $20
Sumioni: Demon Arts $15 $10 $7.50
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 $40 $28 $20

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Saix_XIII']Based on what I can tell here are the prices for the games when the sale hits.

Army Corps of Hell $40$28$20
Big Sky: Infinity$10$7$5
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend$25$17.50$12.50
Dokuro$20$14$10
DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT$35$24.50$17.50
Knytt Underground$15$10$7.50
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes$40$28$20
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes French ???
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 $20$14$10
LEGO Lord of the Rings$40$28$20
Orgarhythm$20$14$10
Pure Chess$8$5.60$4
Retro City Rampage$15$10$7.50
Sine Mora$10$7$5
Spy Hunter$36$25.20$17.50
Street Fighter X Tekken$40$28$20
Sumioni: Demon Arts$15$10$7.50
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3$40$28$20[/QUOTE]

Oh god could you have used a Worst color?

Fresh8142 · Mar 4, 2013

Free games are always awesome!

Plus they are all good games too double bonus!

Will grab Pure Chess, UMvC3, and I'm on the fence about a few others

Guess I better go buy that 32gb card that is on sale right now

aheineken · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Havok83']Im guessing Crysis or Crysis 2[/QUOTE]

Crysis 2 seems most likely considering that Crysis 3 just came out. I will be disappointed if it's a Call of Doodie game.

Saix_XIII · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='FlyingMonkey9']Oh god could you have used a Worst color?[/QUOTE]

Probably not, which is why I changed it.

Seraphinianus · Mar 4, 2013

yes! finally get to get rid of my UMVC3 cart. That's a game you gotta have on demand all the time...

I wanna get blazblue also, but damn they release a new one twice a year. Gonna get Stranger's Wrath instead. I like GGXX better anyway

WNYX585AM · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='FlyingMonkey9']Oh god could you have used a Worst color?[/QUOTE]

I think that's his way of telling everyone they should really be a PS Plus member. With Plus, there are hidden benefits like readable font colors.

eldergamer · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='FlyingMonkey9']Oh god could you have used a Worst color?[/QUOTE]

What sausage color would you have preferred?

The correct word is Worse.

mpaullin · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']Hmm, Sine Mora for $7 is tempting, but I can't decide between Vita or PS3. There's no difference between the two (I just know I want it on PSN since it has some exclusive content), but I feel I'd rather have a bigger screen so I can easily all the stuff easier, especially for a shmup.

Sumioni for $10.50 seems decent, but I can't help but feel it'll be on sale again.[/QUOTE]

Wait, is Sine Mora cross buy? I don't have a Vita so I didn't even read the Blog post, but if they are putting stuff on sale that I could also play on PS3, my attention is piqued.

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

No, Sine Mora is NOT cross buy, which is a shame. If I got both Vita & PS3 for $7, I would've jumped on it.

& the shooter that was hinted for PS+ is....Spec Ops: The Line!

Coming later this month is Disgaea 3 on Vita, The Cave, Joe Danger 2: The Movie, and Tekken 6 on PSP.

rpg · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='mpaullin']Wait, is Sine Mora cross buy?[/QUOTE]
No

Leaving PS Plus In March

March 5th – Guardians of Middle Earth
March 12th – Quantum Conundrum
March 19th – Dungeon Defenders
March 19th – Foosball 2012 PS Vita
March 26th – Plants Vs Zombies

Entering PS Plus in March (in no particular order)

Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie (PS3)
Tekken 6 (PSP; Supported on PS Vita)
The Cave (PS3)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...ch-update-spec-ops-the-line-free-for-members/

Tsel · Mar 4, 2013

So it is Spec Ops, eh? I'm indifferent since I've already beat it, but great game nonetheless. Pretty excited about Disgaea, Joe Danger 2, and The Cave though.

jonathanp · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='rpg']No
Entering PS Plus in March (in no particular order)

Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie (PS3)
Tekken 6 (PSP; Supported on PS Vita)
The Cave (PS3)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...ch-update-spec-ops-the-line-free-for-members/
[/QUOTE]

Some good choices we have there. I was really interested in picking up Spec Ops, but free is great.

PancakesAreLove · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']^Way sweet that we're getting free games. Lame that I'm gonna eat $1.50 on Knytt Underground, which I just bought a couple weeks ago at 40% off.

Also note that they mention the current Vita sales do end tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

Everything was what I wanted/expected except for Tekken6 and for it being on the Vita.

affa · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='admiralvic']While it could quite literally be any shooter out there (As I've already mentioned, needing to state it wasn't inversion after saying critically acclaimed doesn't inspire confidence.), I doubt it's Crysis. [/QUOTE]

To be fair, the quote was something like "turned the genre on its head" which is why they ended up needing to be clear it wasn't Inversion.

But Spec Ops is confirmed, so we're all good.

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

I got Joe Danger 2: The Movie free on XBLA from Raptr and it's quite fun, though be prepared for a LOOOOOOOOT of trial & error.

Not sure if I'll try The Cave or not. A shame I can't get Disgaea 3 due to my situation. Been meaning to try the series for sometime outside of the Prinny PSP games. Spec Ops: The Line, I'll probably try just due to the fact it's done in a way it's very different from other shooters, which I don't tend to be a big fan of.

Luxuria · Mar 4, 2013

Glad I decided to trade in my copy of Disgaea in yesterday. Nice selection, especially Spec Ops.

Interesting choice for the fighting game.

TooPoor · Mar 4, 2013

yes, was searching forever for a free copy of spec ops, now I don't have to

The cave is a nice coop title IIRC, again, fuck

yes.

ShockandAww · Mar 4, 2013

Good to see the US is getting good games this month. Mostly I just want to play Spec Ops.

Clown069 · Mar 4, 2013

I may buy UMVC3 since I have been wanting it and possibly Stranger's Wrath( wish it was cross buy though). kind of disappointed that the fighting game is Tekken 6...was hoping for Mortal Kombat.Can't wait to play Disgaea 3 though.

waldo21212 · Mar 4, 2013

Very happy about Spec Ops - finally a full retail game I want and don't already have!

thefurrypanda · Mar 4, 2013

Spec ops? Sweeet.

breakfuss · Mar 4, 2013

Whoa, that's a generous discount on dokuro. Cheaper than any of us assumed. Wonder why they did it that way. Now, I'll most likely pick it up.

chicagocubsfan · Mar 4, 2013

Disgaea 3, hell yeah

AoA · Mar 4, 2013

Ugh, I think I have all those free games and I don't think I'm interested in any of the sales.
I'll have to research whatever games people are raving about to see if they're interesting to me.

edit

isagea 3, yeah, I'll try that I guess

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 4, 2013

Great selections- only one I already have is spec ops but its a great if short game

WNYX585AM · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='rpg']

Leaving PS Plus In March

March 5th – Guardians of Middle Earth
March 12th – Quantum Conundrum
March 19th – Dungeon Defenders
March 19th – Foosball 2012 PS Vita
March 26th – Plants Vs Zombies

Entering PS Plus in March (in no particular order)

Spec Ops: The Line (PS3)
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie (PS3)
Tekken 6 (PSP; Supported on PS Vita)
The Cave (PS3)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...ch-update-spec-ops-the-line-free-for-members/
[/QUOTE]

I really like this full month all at once listing. Now we will only see a day or two of complaints about EU vs. US PS Plus.

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

I think I liked this format for announcing PS+ games: Telling us what we'll get for the month, but not telling us the specific days so we're left to guess which days will get which games, leaving room for speculation.

ShockandAww · Mar 4, 2013

Some good games are leaving EU+ very soon (Sleeping Dogs, Vanquish, and Limbo) so if anyone is getting EU+ do it today.

If you can manage to get them to send you a code somehow, game.co.uk has the 1 year subs on sale for 30 Euro (about $39).

cancerman1120 · Mar 4, 2013

Well I will play Spec Ops again since I already did on 360. Same with Joe Danger 2. Nice to see the Cave. PS+ is starting to make me not want to buy anything. I should play through as much of PS+ first before I start anything else.

ShockandAww · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='cancerman1120']Well I will play Spec Ops again since I already did on 360. Same with Joe Danger 2. Nice to see the Cave. PS+ is starting to make me not want to buy anything. I should play through as much of PS+ first before I start anything else.[/QUOTE]

Yep, PS+ games plus any titles I can't wait to play (Hello Tomb Raider!) is all I need anymore. It's still more than enough with the limited time I have for gaming.

Velo214 · Mar 4, 2013

fantastic update, ps+ offerings and freebies and vita sale. crazy how they stop the big sky and knytt sale last week and then have it even more on sale this week. pays to be patient always i guess. glad i didnt pickup the cave and disgaea 3 lately.

i still have wild arms alter code f in my backlog. lol

gldoorii · Mar 4, 2013

Does anyone know if the PS+ subscription counts towards the $50/$10 deal? I'm already a subscriber, but it was ending soon and I re-subscribed yesterday.

admiralvic · Mar 4, 2013

Only thing I lack is Spec Ops (surprised this was indeed the game), anyone think it's actually worth downloading?

Also for those trophy hunters out there that aren't sure about The Cave, be warned it takes 6 cycles to 100% and a LOT of doing the exact same thing. You will also need a guide if you want to make sure to 100% it within 6 cycles.

justme99z · Mar 4, 2013

I just sold off my copy of Disgaea 3 last weekend under the umbrella of "I'll buy it digitally when its cheap to keep going with the million characters"

So, I guess I have great timing!

xenozfan2 · Mar 4, 2013

I just beat spec ops yesterday and traded it in. Guess now I just have to play it again on fubar when we get it since I have over 80% of the trophies.

Only thing I lack is Spec Ops (surprised this was indeed the game), anyone think it's actually worth downloading?

If you like military shooters it's one of the best in my opinion.

mpaullin · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']Very happy about Spec Ops - finally a full retail game I want and don't already have![/QUOTE]

Was just about to post something like this. I've had plus from the beginning and this is the first full game that fits those parameters for me (don't already have it, am actually interested in trying it). Stoked for Tuesday (though I will probably be too wrapped up in Tomb Raider to play right away).

ShockandAww · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='gldoorii']Does anyone know if the PS+ subscription counts towards the $50/$10 deal? I'm already a subscriber, but it was ending soon and I re-subscribed yesterday.[/QUOTE]

Yes it does count. If you bought a year of PS+ that should be all you need to get the $10 back in April.

TheLongshot · Mar 4, 2013

Bought Spec Ops on PC for $2.50 in Jan, so it doesn't do much for me. Kinda wish they'd also have the PS3 version of Disgaea 3, since I don't have a Vita. Otherwise, pretty good. Never got around to getting the original Joe Danger, but I liked the demo. Also looking forward to The Cave despite lackluster reviews.

rbanez · Mar 4, 2013

Whew I was so close of buying Spec ops for $13 from GF last night. Then I just told myself to just wait a bit more so I can get it for $10.. Getting it for free is even better. Great month for +, I like all the free games.

Velo214 · Mar 4, 2013

Spec Ops is def worth downloading! are you crazy? lol
but seriously yeah, it has great shooting mechanics, great plot and characters, i loved the trippy scenario and the heart of darkness vibe. i thnk you would enjoy it, it's pretty gorgeous too. It also tries to get emo on ya, which isn't my thing, but still awesome for a shooter to try to get in your head.

My fav part tho is Nolan North yelling obscenities towards the end of the game. Capt Walker just starts yelling after every other headshot and isn't the happy lets kill the badguys war hero call of duty expects us to play as.

Tsel · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='admiralvic']Only thing I lack is Spec Ops (surprised this was indeed the game), anyone think it's actually worth downloading?
[/QUOTE]

Absolutely. It's not all that long, but that makes it an even better argument for you to play it. It's a ton of fun with a great narrative behind it.

mpaullin · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='gldoorii']Does anyone know if the PS+ subscription counts towards the $50/$10 deal? I'm already a subscriber, but it was ending soon and I re-subscribed yesterday.[/QUOTE]

Yup, it counts.

Edit: Beat to it..

Ionotropic · Mar 4, 2013

This March update for Plus is awesome. Glad I installed a 1 TB HDD in my PS3.

Soma_Cruz · Mar 4, 2013

I already have Spec Ops but am glad many more will play it now.

Definitely happy to be getting Disgaea, Joe Danger, and The Cave for myself.

thefurrypanda · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Soma_Cruz']I already have Spec Ops but am glad many more will play it now.

Definitely happy to be getting Disgaea, Joe Danger, and The Cave for myself.

[/QUOTE]

Glad i didnt bite on the cave. Seemed right up my ally but i waited and was rewarded

RabbitSuit · Mar 4, 2013

Great month for Vita owners. You'll never have to buy a game with the PS+ sub.

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