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

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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.

lupe guillotine · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='ritchardf']why doesnt sony just update in the middle of the night and say it updates wednesday? not that sony cares about people asking over and over in this thread, but im sure people go crazy on the sony forums and sony customer service.[/QUOTE]

"What? it's 1am in the morning!! WHere is the update"
"I waited till 2am at night and this is the update?? No wonder you are going out business"
"What a terrible update. I have work in the morning and i waited for this? Terrible service."

I am just making stuff up cuz I am tired at work. I am not sure what I wrote is related to what you typed. I am tired at work.

gettinmoney662 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='lupe guillotine']"What? it's 1am in the morning!! WHere is the update"
"I waited till 2am at night and this is the update?? No wonder you are going out business"
"What a terrible update. I have work in the morning and i waited for this? Terrible service."

I am just making stuff up cuz I am tired at work. I am not sure what I wrote is related to what you typed. I am tired at work.[/QUOTE]

No worries, you're right.

Tsel · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='NeedleInTheHay']uhh the guy i quoted said "we all got it"

what else am I supposed to think? the eyeroll was very unnecessary[/QUOTE]

When we get the same questions week in and week out, I think the eyeroll is very fitting.

breakfuss · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='ritchardf']why doesnt sony just update in the middle of the night and say it updates wednesday? not that sony cares about people asking over and over in this thread, but im sure people go crazy on the sony forums and sony customer service.[/QUOTE]

:applause:

Seriously, I've been saying this since I started frequenting this thread. Lol, whatever their process is -- they need to either move it up a day or simply say the store updates on Wednesday. I know most of us around here have adjusted to "Sony just being...Sony", but it looks incredibly amateurish that they constantly have this waivering window time for an update. A good number of online stores simply make their weekly sales live at 12AM -- every time.

waldo21212 · Mar 5, 2013

Who tries to download shit on Tuesday after the update anyway? Have fun waiting forever for your downloads.

On topic - what's the general consensus on Knytt Underground? After watching some gameplay it looks kinda like a Metriodvania style game with more focus on platforming/puzzle and basically no combat - is that on track?

Soma_Cruz · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Tsel']When we get the same questions week in and week out, I think the eyeroll is very fitting.[/QUOTE]

To be fair the thread does about 20-50 new pages every week depending on what's going on. Answers aren't always easy to find.

wrencrest · Mar 5, 2013

People love to bitch. Cause people are bitches...

Stellar Inertia · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='wrencrest']People love to bitch. Cause people are bitches...[/QUOTE]

:lol: :applause:

gettinmoney662 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Soma_Cruz']To be fair the thread does about 20-50 new pages every week depending on what's going on. Answers aren't always easy to find.[/QUOTE]

Then just read the first page. It never changes place and is always easy to find.

ritchardf · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Soma_Cruz']To be fair the thread does about 20-50 new pages every week depending on what's going on. Answers aren't always easy to find.[/QUOTE]

maybe that could be a new feature on CAG 3.0, the Original post is always the first post on every page, that would probably help because most of the answers are there, at least in this thread they are.

breakfuss · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='wrencrest']People love to bitch. Cause people are bitches...[/QUOTE]

If we were to tally it up, I can almost guarantee there would be more bitching about the bitching... :roll:

gettinmoney662 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']If we were to tally it up, I can almost guarantee there would be more bitching about the bitching... :roll:

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I can fully guarantee that there wouldn't be and never is.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

Reading back on this morning's/afternoon's posts makes me wonder why the digital vs. physical discussion happens when we all know the pros and cons of each. Everybody has preferences, but it shouldn't affect you if somebody else thinks one's better than the other for their needs.
[quote name='Jaysonguy']There's a new Walking Dead coming out soon, depending on how that's selling they could do a sale to spark interest.[/QUOTE]
The new game is from a different publisher/developer, so there's not much connecting the two games besides the license. I don't see Telltale doing a sale on their game if Activision's game tanks or whatever.
[quote name='waldo21212']Who tries to download shit on Tuesday after the update anyway? Have fun waiting forever for your downloads.[/QUOTE]
They'll finish earlier than those waiting later to start downloads. I'm not sure what the point of the question is.

tylerh1701 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']On topic - what's the general consensus on Knytt Underground? After watching some gameplay it looks kinda like a Metriodvania style game with more focus on platforming/puzzle and basically no combat - is that on track?[/QUOTE]

Ya that's pretty much right on from what I've played so far.

[quote name='Soma_Cruz']To be fair the thread does about 20-50 new pages every week depending on what's going on. Answers aren't always easy to find.[/QUOTE]

It's in the OP in red letters that the PS Store updates Tuesday afternoon.

[quote name='breakfuss'] :applause:

Seriously, I've been saying this since I started frequenting this thread. Lol, whatever their process is -- they need to either move it up a day or simply say the store updates on Wednesday. I know most of us around here have adjusted to "Sony just being...Sony", but it looks incredibly amateurish that they constantly have this waivering window time for an update. A good number of online stores simply make their weekly sales live at 12AM -- every time.[/QUOTE]

Not sure about any of the PC stuff, but MS isn't any better at getting their stuff online at a precise time. Like someone said earlier, if it really bothers anyone that much, then just don't check for the update until Wednesday morning.

captaintek3304 · Mar 5, 2013

I searched the thread, but I don't see answers to a couple questions I have:

1. When does the store update?

2. Can anyone tell me if any good Final Fantasy games are on sale?

3. How much do I have to spend to get the $50 back? It's just $10 from what I can see?

Saix_XIII · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='captaintek3304']I searched the thread, but I don't see answers to a couple questions I have:

1. When does the store update?

2. Can anyone tell me if any good Final Fantasy games are on sale?

3. How much do I have to spend to get the $50 back? It's just $10 from what I can see?[/QUOTE]

1. It is updated half past purple

2. The best FF game on sale is Black Ops 2.

3. Actually no, you need to spend 4000 MSP to get back $800

icehouse · Mar 5, 2013

Well played

breakfuss · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']

Not sure about any of the PC stuff, but MS isn't any better at getting their stuff online at a precise time. Like someone said earlier, if it really bothers anyone that much, then just don't check for the update until Wednesday morning.[/QUOTE]

Well, I stopped buying from XBLA a while ago, but I don't recall there ever being a holdup with store updates. Whenever I'd check the store on Wednesdays, it was updated. Anyway, I was really referring to Steam, Amazon and Itunes. Even Spotify updates its catalog early.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']

They'll finish earlier than those waiting later to start downloads. I'm not sure what the point of the question is.[/QUOTE]

I think he's referring to the bottleneck that occurs immediately after an update.

Joker13z · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='captaintek3304']I searched the thread, but I don't see answers to a couple questions I have:

1. When does the store update?

2. Can anyone tell me if any good Final Fantasy games are on sale?

3. How much do I have to spend to get the $50 back? It's just $10 from what I can see?[/QUOTE]

Wow just...wow. No words. I think I'm done for the day here :drool:

Flowstance · Mar 5, 2013

Didn't it used to update Thursday, and it was still like 6pm?

I honestly can't believe people still bitch. Kinda pathetic. I'm just happy all games, PSN or retail come out the same day.

Saix_XIII · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Joker13z']Wow just...wow. No words. I think I'm done for the day here :drool:

[/QUOTE]

Sarcasm is a hard art to recognize me thinks.

guardian_owl · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='captaintek3304']I searched the thread, but I don't see answers to a couple questions I have:

1. When does the store update?

2. Can anyone tell me if any good Final Fantasy games are on sale?

3. How much do I have to spend to get the $50 back? It's just $10 from what I can see?[/QUOTE]
Also 4.)Do you know of a place where sailors hang out around here?

tylerh1701 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']Well, I stopped buying from XBLA a while ago, but I don't recall there ever being a holdup with store updates. Whenever I'd check the store on Wednesdays, it was updated. Anyway, I was really referring to Steam, Amazon and Itunes. Even Spotify updates its catalog early.

I think he's referring to the bottleneck that occurs immediately after an update.[/QUOTE]

I don't buy anything from any of those outlets, so I wouldn't know. In the last 2 days MS was super late on one of their daily sales, and had to end up extending it 24 hours, and then today their "Sales & Specials" app is close to 12 hours late in updating.

Not trying to make it sound like a big deal (I'm a patient person when it comes to stuff like this) just demonstrating that Sony's biggest competitor is just as "awful" as getting everything done timely. (awful in quotes because I don't think either of them are doing an awful job).

Don't even get me started on MS' handling of Windows Phone games though...

Graff^ · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']
On topic - what's the general consensus on Knytt Underground? After watching some gameplay it looks kinda like a Metriodvania style game with more focus on platforming/puzzle and basically no combat - is that on track?[/QUOTE]

I picked it up last sale and only recently got into it. It is definitely in that genre, though it's got a very heavy emphasis on exploration and aimless wandering. You don't always have a clear objective and you almost never have a concrete idea of your destination. That's not really a pro or a con in my mind, just something that's worth knowing going in.

ohram · Mar 5, 2013

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/03/05/tomb-raider-out-today-the-long-and-winding-road/

Tomb Raider is coming to PSN today. Huzzah.

Sporkis · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Joker13z']Ahhh...the good ol ps plus and digital content fight. Back in my day we were just worried about blowing dust out of our game cartridges! All this new fangled subscription and digital stuff is too much fer this ol geezer. *sits in a rocking chair on the porch and makes sure kids don't play in his lawn*[/QUOTE]

Great, thanks! Now I want to break out my NES. :joystick:

#-o

waldo21212 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']

They'll finish earlier than those waiting later to start downloads. I'm not sure what the point of the question is.[/QUOTE]

While that's true - I only have a limited number of devices (1 PS3 and 1 Vita) so unless I'm getting stuff for both, I'd rather wait until downloads speeds are decent later in the week and instead spend my time playing a game (since I have limited gaming time too).

On a related topic - I recently tried to download games on both my Vita and PS3 at the same time (using the same PSN account) and apparently it paused the Vita download (it even said paused on the status) until the PS3 downloads were done first.

Is this a rule that I was not aware of - that you can only download 1 thing at a time per PSN account (possibly per IP address)?

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']I think he's referring to the bottleneck that occurs immediately after an update.[/QUOTE]
Still, starting a download when the store updates will get done faster than waiting until the next day to start it.

tuffguycore · Mar 5, 2013

If I buy the one year right now, will it still give me the extra 3 months?

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']On topic - what's the general consensus on Knytt Underground? After watching some gameplay it looks kinda like a Metriodvania style game with more focus on platforming/puzzle and basically no combat - is that on track?[/QUOTE]
It's a weird game in the vein of a Metroid game. I didn't see any combat in the 30 minutes that I played, but there are still plenty of ways to die.

The demo should give you an idea of what it's like. I also archived the stream where I played a bit of it from the beginning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8DDa5hG39k

ShockandAww · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='ohram']http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/03/05/tomb-raider-out-today-the-long-and-winding-road/

Tomb Raider is coming to PSN today. Huzzah.[/QUOTE]
Awesome news. Best game I've played in a long long time.

By that I mean I've played the first 2 hours of it. But damn has it been a good two hours. I should be a reviewer.

[quote name='tuffguycore']If I buy the one year right now, will it still give me the extra 3 months?[/QUOTE]
If the store hasn't updated yet then yes it will, if the store has updated then no it won't.

ShockandAww · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='tuffguycore']If I buy the one year right now, will it still give me the extra 3 months?[/QUOTE]
If the store hasn't updated yet then yes it will, if the store has updated then no it won't.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='tuffguycore']If I buy the one year right now, will it still give me the extra 3 months?[/QUOTE]
It should until the store starts updating, which could happen any minute now. You're basically in the timeframe where you've waited until the last possible moments, so you may miss the deal because of that.

tuffguycore · Mar 5, 2013

How do I find out if it applied?

tuffguycore · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It should until the store starts updating, which could happen any minute now. You're basically in the timeframe where you've waited until the last possible moments, so you may miss the deal because of that.[/QUOTE]

I thought it lasted until today, it's my own fault, so I took the chance.

I also asked in the last post but how do I find out how long I'm extended for?

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='tuffguycore']How do I find out if it applied?[/QUOTE]
https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/cam/media/media-list.action

Your PS+ games should be bumped up to the top of your DL list, so check the expiration date for them to see if they're 15 past your previous expiration date.

joeyshadows · Mar 5, 2013

Glad I picked up a 32gb vita card on rls, but now I have to figure out what to do with my 16.

ShockandAww · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='tuffguycore']How do I find out if it applied?[/QUOTE]
You're treading thin ice asking something like that round these here parts. Best to edit and say something overly positive about PS+ and how it's changed your life.

Darknuke · Mar 5, 2013

Arg, does it usually take all day for the new stuff to go live? I'm still not seeing any of the new PS+ updates.

tuffguycore · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/cam/media/media-list.action

Your PS+ games should be bumped up to the top of your DL list, so check the expiration date for them to see if they're 15 past your previous expiration date.[/QUOTE]

Excellent it still seems to have applied, thank you so much, I love what I've done with the service, so I'm pleased that I got the extra time.

Mixer236 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']While that's true - I only have a limited number of devices (1 PS3 and 1 Vita) so unless I'm getting stuff for both, I'd rather wait until downloads speeds are decent later in the week and instead spend my time playing a game (since I have limited gaming time too).[/QUOTE]

But you can let a game download in the background and still do whatever on your console while it downloads. I still don't see your point.

tuffguycore · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='ShockandAww']You're treading thin ice asking something like that round these here parts. Best to edit and say something overly positive about PS+ and how it's changed your life.[/QUOTE]

I didn't say anything poor about the service at all though...

Thongsy · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Mixer236']But you can let a game download in the background and still do whatever on your console while it downloads. I still don't see your point.[/QUOTE]

No you can't. At least for me it's never been that way. PS3 has no background downloading. You can have it in the queue but if you're doing something else, playing a game or watching a movie it'll pause the download till you stop.

waldo21212 · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Mixer236']But you can let a game download in the background and still do whatever on your console while it downloads. I still don't see your point.[/QUOTE]

I must be doing it wrong, because launching a game pauses any download in the back ground for me.

rpg · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Mixer236']But you can let a game download in the background and still do whatever on your console while it downloads. I still don't see your point.[/QUOTE]
ps4 will have that

ritchardf · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']I must be doing it wrong, because launching a game pauses any download in the back ground for me.[/QUOTE]

pretty sure if your game connects to the internet, for multiplayer or anything (looking at you tiger woods 13) it pauses the download

Saix_XIII · Mar 5, 2013

It pauses the download based on the game you play, not every game will pause it, if the game has some kind of online component more than likely it will pause the download. I think more games pause the DL than not, but it isn't every game.

breakfuss · Mar 5, 2013

I feel like it's been a toss up for me. I've played certain games and my downloads continued, while other games have caused my downloads to stop. I know when I watch blu rays it definitely stops.

FriskyTanuki · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='Thongsy']No you can't. At least for me it's never been that way. PS3 has no background downloading. You can have it in the queue but if you're doing something else, playing a game or watching a movie it'll pause the download till you stop.[/QUOTE]
That's not true at all. I downloaded One Piece: Pirate Warriors while I played through Karateka. It only stops on games with online components since it will prioritize the current game over what's downloading in the background.

lilman · Mar 5, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']On topic - what's the general consensus on Knytt Underground? After watching some gameplay it looks kinda like a Metriodvania style game with more focus on platforming/puzzle and basically no combat - is that on track?[/QUOTE]
Besides platforming and puzzle solving, exploration is a major part of the game. The first hour or so is tutorial, then the game opens up a world so huge its overwhelming. You know your ultimate goal but are given no idea how to get there.

There is no health bar or point system (no HUD at all). You will die a lot, but it just restarts you back to your last place in the same room. I'm a big fan of Metroidvania games and am enjoying Knytt Underground so far. I'm 5-6 hours in playing only on my Vita, and have yet to reach one of the six goals. Found some collectibles though.

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