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

FriskyTanuki · Mar 13, 2012

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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

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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.

Bumslie · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='Wompdevil']In regards to the $10 voucher, I don't know if it had anything to do with it but I did sign up for their RSVP link that was emailed to me a couple of days ago about the press conference announcing the PS4. Maybe they sent them out to people who did that? No idea[/QUOTE]

I never signed up for that so I don't think that matters. Sucks a lot of people that deserved the codes didn't get one. People that deserve the code to me are people who buy from the PSN on a regular basis. I don't think there are any requirements to get the credit. Its just the luck of getting the message.

io · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='Wompdevil']In regards to the $10 voucher, I don't know if it had anything to do with it but I did sign up for their RSVP link that was emailed to me a couple of days ago about the press conference announcing the PS4. Maybe they sent them out to people who did that? No idea[/QUOTE]

No. I have no idea what you are talking about and I got the $10

. We have 4 or 5 accounts on our system (some for my kids plus a random one my son made to play online games). Only my main PS+ account got the credit. It seems at a minimum it was PS+ members at least, right? Though if not all PS+ members got it that really sucks (especially if some non-PS+ people got it).

I just like to think of it as a rebate for buying Unfinished Swan at full price only to have that $3.75 sale for PS+ recently. It is Sony hooking me up for that

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PancakesAreLove · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='io']No. I have no idea what you are talking about and I got the $10

. We have 4 or 5 accounts on our system (some for my kids plus a random one my son made to play online games). Only my main PS+ account got the credit. It seems at a minimum it was PS+ members at least, right? Though if not all PS+ members got it that really sucks (especially if some non-PS+ people got it).

I just like to think of it as a rebate for buying Unfinished Swan at full price only to have that $3.75 sale for PS+ recently. It is Sony hooking me up for that

.[/QUOTE]

No people who did not have plus and never had it got the code.

Wompdevil · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='io']No. I have no idea what you are talking about and I got the $10

. We have 4 or 5 accounts on our system (some for my kids plus a random one my son made to play online games). Only my main PS+ account got the credit. It seems at a minimum it was PS+ members at least, right? Though if not all PS+ members got it that really sucks (especially if some non-PS+ people got it).

I just like to think of it as a rebate for buying Unfinished Swan at full price only to have that $3.75 sale for PS+ recently. It is Sony hooking me up for that

.[/QUOTE]

Well then I guess it was just random. For the amount of PSN titles I have bought I am glad I got one but it does suck that it was random versus based off of purchase history, being plus, or something like that. Still a nice gesture all in all regardless

io · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='PancakesAreLove']No people who did not have plus and never had it got the code.[/QUOTE]

Well, now, that sucks. But they must have at least bought stuff on PSN, right?

PancakesAreLove · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='io']Well, now, that sucks. But they must have at least bought stuff on PSN, right?[/QUOTE]

I didn't ask them but I'd expect so. I mean it wouldn't really make sense for someone with no PS+ and doesn't spend money on PSN to get a "loyal customer reward".

TooPoor · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='io']Well, now, that sucks. But they must have at least bought stuff on PSN, right?[/QUOTE]
Some reported they spent $5 over the last year got the code. I have been + all this time until next time, spent $45 last month, and no code

affa · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Unless you figured out the pattern of who they sent them out to, I'm not sure why you assume that you should've gotten one.[/QUOTE]

I didn't assume. I was curious what they'd say, so I asked them directly.

[quote name='gentlyporking']Entitlement issues.[/QUOTE]

no, i don't 'expect' one. i was curious as to what they say. would i have taken $10 of digital cash? sure. but i was more curious how they'd treat an established customer that spends a lot of money and was motivated enough to call them.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='affa']no, i don't 'expect' one. i was curious as to what they say. would i have taken $10 of digital cash? sure. but i was more curious how they'd treat an established customer that spends a lot of money and was motivated enough to call them.[/QUOTE]
You wanted to guilt them into giving you free money? You said you got pissed because they didn't give you money, so it sounds like you expected it rather than it only being about curiosity.

io · Feb 21, 2013

Firsky, is it true you didn't get one? If anyone is entitled, it should be you - what with all the work you do which can only benefit Sony and PSN in particular via this thread (and others). Sheesh...

Kazaganthi · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/21/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn/

http://entry.ffxiv.com/beta/na

Square is taking beta applications for FFXIV, which mentions having a code that came with FFXIII giving you priority access. What is this code that it's talking about?[/QUOTE]

It's talking about the Square Enix members code.

Every Square Enix game comes with a members code, to register the game online. If you do register them online it's like Nintendo Club with rewards. The FFXIII code in particular gave you an in-game FFXIV item (faster running boots) if you registered FFXIII + linked a FFXIV account, though that offer is probably dead with 1.0 dead.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 21, 2013

I'm pretty sure that their user database has no information on what any of their users do beyond purchase stuff on Sony's services. I don't really care about it anyway. I've got better things to do than worry about a $10 credit that was sent out to random people.

TooPoor · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='alwayscheaper']Why is the $10 code still up for speculation? It's:
Hey analyst get me a spreadsheet of all PSN users, assign a random number, sort, now select this number for promo codes. Done.[/QUOTE]
Sorting is unnecessary. Use random number to index the existing array, label visited, repeat.
Sorting millions of entries is very expensive.

affa · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']You wanted to guilt them into giving you free money? You said you got pissed because they didn't give you money, so it sounds like you expected it rather than it only being about curiosity.[/QUOTE]

um. no, i didn't want to 'guilt' them. you can't guilt a billion dollar company over $10 anyway. i asked two questions -- are the emails still being sent out? No. And a followup was a very kindly worded 'How do you define loyal, then?' asked in a non-confrontational way (more of a 'what was required to get one?'). At no point did I ask for $10, because frankly, I don't need $10.

If they never worded it as being for 'loyal' customers i'd never have called in the first place. I don't care if they randomly give out $100 psn cards or free PS4s. But if that $10 credit goes to enough people that it makes all the blogs, and they label it as being for 'loyal' customers, it's silly not to expect backlash from loyal customers who didn't get it. If it was to random people, say that. "You've been selected to receive..." gets the same point across.

I wasn't even trying to create a debate about it. I called them to find out if the emails were still going out, reported back to the people here that might be still waiting, mentioned the guy was jerky, and now am being called 'entitled'. Screw that, they're the ones who offended customers, I just asked about it.

theflicker · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='affa']I didn't assume. I was curious what they'd say, so I asked them directly.

no, i don't 'expect' one. i was curious as to what they say. would i have taken $10 of digital cash? sure. but i was more curious how they'd treat an established customer that spends a lot of money and was motivated enough to call them.[/QUOTE]

Motivated to call? You're right, they should've given you $100!

PancakesAreLove · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='alwayscheaper']Why is the $10 code still up for speculation? It's:
Hey analyst get me a spreadsheet of all PSN users, assign a random number, sort, now select this number for promo codes. Done.[/QUOTE]

Other than your inefficient method, I agree that we should just let it go now.

admiralvic · Feb 21, 2013

[quote name='alwayscheaper']Why is the $10 code still up for speculation? It's:
Hey analyst get me a spreadsheet of all PSN users, assign a random number, sort, now select this number for promo codes. Done.[/QUOTE]

Because people want to know how Sony defines loyalty...

It could be something simple, like having an account since 2009.
It could be owning PlayStation Plus.
It could be buying a Vita.
It could be spending $500 dollars on the PSN.
It could be buying PlayStation Move Heroes and still buy games.

Who knows, but if I thought I was loyal to Sony and didn't get one, I would sure wonder why. Obviously we could all be more loyal (even people like Hakoom), but it's just good to know how they view loyalty.

realit3y · Feb 21, 2013

Well one thing that isn't random and affected people with purchases was the games appearing free for PS+ users and shit.

Anyway they will get the refund plus Morgan Haro said on twitter that they will keep the games, so free SWAG.

One lesson you should retain from this, should you see free games on US to download for free while the store is updating and you have moneyz in your cart, grab the games you will be recompensated, stayin with the gamez and the moneyz.

On another note Chad Warden is back.

johnnypark · Feb 21, 2013

Just checked PSN - I got the $10 credit on my main account, and a $5 credit on the gameshare account I share with my best friend. Whoohoo!

FinderKeeper · Feb 22, 2013

Urban Trial PS+ Sale? I don't see it on the list of items for 2/19 :whistle2:

?

TortillaSoup · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='Fire2box']Yeah how dare people get even slightly upset when they don't get a free 10 dollar credit. All while the real loyal fans who just bought a PS3 last black friday get 10 dollars in credit.[/QUOTE]

aaf · Feb 22, 2013

EU PS+ March update :

Entering PS Plus in March:

6th March: Mass Effect 3
6th March: Dead or Alive 5
6th March: Joe Danger 2
13th March: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
20th March: Puddle

diishen · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='aaf']EU PS+ March update :

Entering PS Plus in March:

6th March: Mass Effect 3
6th March: Dead or Alive 5
6th March: Joe Danger 2
13th March: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
20th March: Puddle

[/QUOTE]

whitereflection · Feb 22, 2013

Holy crap. That is incredible. I love PS+.

Leaving are Sleeping Dogs, Vanquish, Limbo, Wipeout 2048, and Lumines Electronic Symphony. Sleeping Dogs was only up for a month, and Mass Effect 3 will likewise only be up for a month.

PancakesAreLove · Feb 22, 2013

This can't be true!

xenozfan2 · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='aaf']EU PS+ March update :

Entering PS Plus in March:

6th March: Mass Effect 3
6th March: Dead or Alive 5
6th March: Joe Danger 2
13th March: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
20th March: Puddle

[/QUOTE]

Holy fuck

!

PancakesAreLove · Feb 22, 2013

I'm definitely buying a year of EU plus or at least 3 months. This is also bad as the whining of US plus not getting good games is going to be even louder.

xenozfan2 · Feb 22, 2013

Quick question, if my ps + runs out while i'm playing a game will it stop the game or let me play it until I quit the game.

Zonic505 · Feb 22, 2013

With DoA5+ coming out, seems weird they'd offer the original for free. That'd be like if SSF4 was coming out, so they decided to release the original SF4 on PS+.

Thought MGS HD & Joe Danger 2 (got the XBLA one from Raptr, so fun) is pretty cool.

tylerh1701 · Feb 22, 2013

Hmm...that's not too bad, but I won't be using my last EU 30 day trial on it. I mean, ME3 has already been $5 and DOA5 is a fighting game, which most people seem to hate. And keep in mind that the MGS HD Collection is almost certainly the Vita one, not the PS3 one.

aaf · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Wow that's not too bad. I mean, ME3 has already been $5 and DOA5 is a fighting game, which most people seem to hate. And keep in mind that the MGS HD Collection is almost certainly the Vita one, not the PS3 one.[/QUOTE]

yes , you are right regarding MGS

but where did u see ME3 for $5 ?

BWOzar · Feb 22, 2013

I love my US PS Plus (and understand the simple reality of how international licensing agreements work), but this is the first month where the EU PS Plus stuff has made me jealous. Both Mass Effect 3 and DoA5 are excellent (and only 5 months old in the latter's case) and the MGS HD Collection is a really well executed re-release.

therealdanhill · Feb 22, 2013

in a man, mgs vita would be great. I bet here in the states we get like that pool game or modnation racers or some crap.

breakfuss · Feb 22, 2013

Hate to jump on what seems to be a monthly wagon, but this is depressing. Can we just agree to stop acknowledging EU PS+'s existence?

@the person inquiring about ME3, it was $10 at BBY with Gamer Magazine Coupon. Perhaps with reward points he got it even lower for $5.

tylerh1701 · Feb 22, 2013

^Sorry, thought it was $5.

Troutyogurt · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']Hate to jump on what seems to be a monthly wagon, but this is depressing. Can we just agree to stop acknowledging EU PS+'s existence?

@the person inquiring about ME3, it was $10 at BBY with Gamer Magazine Coupon. Perhaps with reward points he got it even lower for $5.[/QUOTE]
I agree, those games are all just awesome. So jealous right now

Datajack · Feb 22, 2013

Certainly decent enough to consider trying to setup a EU profile on a US console and grab PS+ for a year. Maybe get some nice double plat stacking too.

whitereflection · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']With DoA5+ coming out, seems weird they'd offer the original for free. That'd be like if SSF4 was coming out, so they decided to release the original SF4 on PS+.

Thought MGS HD & Joe Danger 2 (got the XBLA one from Raptr, so fun) is pretty cool.[/QUOTE]

DOA5+ is a Vita game. The DLC for both versions are cross-buy, so if they give the original game for free, that could encourage users to buy some DLC, which coincidentally works with the new version you should buy.

[quote name='tylerh1701']Hmm...that's not too bad, but I won't be using my last EU 30 day trial on it. I mean, ME3 has already been $5 and DOA5 is a fighting game, which most people seem to hate. And keep in mind that the MGS HD Collection is almost certainly the Vita one, not the PS3 one.[/QUOTE]

Unless there was another recent EU 30-day trial, doesn't it expire on March 1st? The one that was for France.

FerDK · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='gospelman']I think the code expires then. Once you've redeemed the code, I think you keep the balance in your wallet.[/QUOTE]

Could someone please confirm this. I may redeem the code and keep my $10 for later but I don't want to lose it if it really expires on 3/5.
Frisky any idea how this expiration thing works on the PSN?

mm3n · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Hmm...that's not too bad, but I won't be using my last EU 30 day trial on it. I mean, ME3 has already been $5 and DOA5 is a fighting game, which most people seem to hate. And keep in mind that the MGS HD Collection is almost certainly the Vita one, not the PS3 one.[/QUOTE]

Quick question for you - if you got multiple EU 30-day trial codes, can you apply them after your current PS+ subscription ends? As I understand you can't use the 30-day codes if you are currently a subscriber, but can I theoretically use one code each month after my subscription ends?

rpg · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='mm3n']Quick question for you - if you got multiple EU 30-day trial codes, can you apply them after your current PS+ subscription ends? As I understand you can't use the 30-day codes if you are currently a subscriber, but can I theoretically use one code each month after my subscription ends?[/QUOTE]
dont they expire march 1 ?

[quote name='FerDK']Could someone please confirm this. I may redeem the code and keep my $10 for later but I don't want to lose it if it really expires on 3/5.
Frisky any idea how this expiration thing works on the PSN?[/QUOTE]redeem code and u are good

WNYX585AM · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='Datajack']Certainly decent enough to consider trying to setup a EU profile on a US console and grab PS+ for a year. Maybe get some nice double plat stacking too.[/QUOTE]

How would you get stacking platinums? Don't you have to use different accounts to have both EU and US PS Plus at the same time? If not, I am intrigued. Also, even if you can use the same account, I don't see how you could get a second platinum just because you got it EU instead of US. Maybe I am reading too much into your comment and you are just saying you could have a platinum for each user ID.

rpg · Feb 22, 2013

Some games stack and u can use your main account.

list of games
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/games/60888-multiple-region-games-stacking-trophies.html

MSUHitman · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='PancakesAreLove']Well the original was just Decade Duels but this one and the xbox one has Plus at the end. Like Dwilla said, there are more dlc cards and I think more rule changes.

All I can say is that if you are not good at this card game, the beginning is really rough on you. I don't really get the rules but my first opponent summoned like 3 monsters every turn and just destroyed me.[/QUOTE]

I played competitive Yugioh from Jan. 2003-Aug. 2005 but yeah I had to get used to the rules now and try to pause the game when I can to figure out what the AI was doing at times. Can't count how many times I dashboarded to be able to beat the final bosses.

rpg · Feb 22, 2013

Asia plus

2fb7ada9a60d1b4c9ba7dd80f6c2533204e9390e

Bumslie · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='rpg']Asia plus

[/QUOTE]

they get Flying Hamster HD. Asia killing it on PS+. Who going to switch over?

gettinmoney662 · Feb 22, 2013

Wow, Asia PS+ has a lot of Vita games.

tylerh1701 · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='whitereflection']Unless there was another recent EU 30-day trial, doesn't it expire on March 1st? The one that was for France.[/QUOTE]

Yes, that one does expire March 1. I got another code from Facebook that doesn't have an expiration date, so as far as I know it's still good. The France one is the one I used this month to check out Sleeping Dogs (awesome) and F1 Race Stars (awful).

[quote name='mm3n']Quick question for you - if you got multiple EU 30-day trial codes, can you apply them after your current PS+ subscription ends? As I understand you can't use the 30-day codes if you are currently a subscriber, but can I theoretically use one code each month after my subscription ends?[/QUOTE]

My assumption was that you can't use more than 1 trial per account. Maybe someone else knows more on this than me. What I was going to do was just create a new EU account every time I had a working 1 month trial code to use and they have something I want. Kind of a pain in the ass, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. You just have to play the games right away, because you're going to lose access to them in a month.

admiralvic · Feb 22, 2013

Not sure if someone mentioned it, but they also updated Ratchet and Clank FFA in EU. Apparently they're getting both the upcoming Ratchet game (same as US) and a voucher code for Motorstorm RC. Between that and their month of plus... I really hope US brings something good. I normally don't mind this stuff, but it's seriously getting too vast to ignore.

Bumslie · Feb 22, 2013

[quote name='admiralvic']Not sure if someone mentioned it, but they also updated Ratchet and Clank FFA in EU. Apparently they're getting both the upcoming Ratchet game (same as US) and a voucher code for Motorstorm RC. Between that and their month of plus... I really hope US brings something good. I normally don't mind this stuff, but it's seriously getting too vast to ignore.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Admiralvic for reminding me about this. I need to play FFA so I can get the offer for the US.

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