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.

elessar123 · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Velo214']I love how CheapyD has changed his view of computer games since he got a bigrig computer

now anytime anyone mentions a game he says how it is only worth playing on the pc cuz 360/ps3 are inferior

i know i would probly be the same if i got a sweet system also tho.[/QUOTE]

When I transitioned at the beginning of this console generation, PS3 and 360 were pretty decent compared to PCs, and my PC at the time could barely keep up. Threading has gotten much more mature since then, and now I'm heading back to PCs. So I can see Cheapy's POV. I just hope there's not a video game crash coming up, because of the perceived lull.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Kazaganthi']Maybe if they used that dev time & resources on fleshing out single player it could have been a better game, with Metacritic score of 93-95 instead.[/QUOTE]
Multiplayer was made by a completely different studio, which was Digital Extremes, makers of Dark Sector and The Darkness II.

rieper · Dec 12, 2012

When is the next PSN sale around what time frame? Also has SNK Classics ever gone on sale before? Debating whether to just go ahead n get it for $20 or wait for next sale.

perfectsil · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='elessar123']When I transitioned at the beginning of this console generation, PS3 and 360 were pretty decent compared to PCs, and my PC at the time could barely keep up. Threading has gotten much more mature since then, and now I'm heading back to PCs. So I can see Cheapy's POV. I just hope there's not a video game crash coming up, because of the perceived lull.[/QUOTE]

same for me, I was primarily a console gamer (PS3 & 360) around 2006-2009, then the gap between PC games and consoles just get bigger and bigger. Why would you play Far Cry 3 (for example) on consoles if you have a gaming PC? the difference is huge.

jmbreci · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Velo214']I love how CheapyD has changed his view of computer games since he got a bigrig computer

now anytime anyone mentions a game he says how it is only worth playing on the pc cuz 360/ps3 are inferior

i know i would probly be the same if i got a sweet system also tho.[/QUOTE]

That comment goes with every iteration of systems. Towards the end of the cycle PC games are the better looking games. With GPU's updating every 12-18 months this is inevitable. Maybe Valve will change that, but there is only so much you can squeeze out of a 6 year old GPU. Of course the computer graphics will look better. Happened with all of the Playstation cycles.

The consoles have the advantage for a while about 12-18 months after they are out and it is usually that way for another 12-36 months. Depends on how much power is there and how much they can optimize. Way easier to optimize on a set platform (CPU & GPU) than to have to worry about the whole gambit. That's why PC gamers will always get the shaft. You always have some group of "me too" people who want to run Crysis 2 with their GT8800 at 1920x1200 with 16x AA. Don't have to worry about that on the consoles.

/my 2 cents...maybe more like a dime.

Slashlen · Dec 12, 2012

Too many games that I want that are console-only to really invest in a nice gaming rig.

gettinmoney662 · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Kazaganthi']Maybe if they used that dev time & resources on fleshing out single player it could have been a better game, with Metacritic score of 93-95 instead.[/QUOTE]

Unlikely.

Kazaganthi · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Multiplayer was made by a completely different studio, which was Digital Extremes, makers of Dark Sector and The Darkness II.[/QUOTE]

I did say resources and money is resources. I doubt Digital Extremes did it all for free. That money could have been invested differently than a tack-on multiplayer.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Kazaganthi']I did say resources and money is resources. I doubt Digital Extremes did it all for free. That money could have been invested differently than a tack-on multiplayer.[/QUOTE]
Go on. How should that money have been invested that would've improved the Metacritic score? They already had a few studios working on the single-player, so there's not much that you could add there.

popular penguin · Dec 12, 2012

Slightly off topic:
I purchased Persona 3 PSP from the previous sale. From the main menu, there is an option to do a data download thing on the memory card (I'm using a Vita). Since the full game is already downloaded, does this do anything besides waste memory?

Zonic505 · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='popular penguin']Slightly off topic:
I purchased Persona 3 PSP from the previous sale. From the main menu, there is an option to do a data download thing on the memory card (I'm using a Vita). Since the full game is already downloaded, does this do anything besides waste memory?[/QUOTE]Usually, when games offer that (I've seen it in other games like Dissidia), it installs data onto the memory card so the game can load faster. I'd say install it & see if you notice any difference. If you don't, go ahead & remove it. I assume since you already downloaded the game, it'll already have faster load times since it's not reading it off an UMD.

Psybuster · Dec 12, 2012

The install will likely do nothing using digital versions; the option is just there because the games are pretty much direct copies of the UMD version.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='popular penguin']Slightly off topic:
I purchased Persona 3 PSP from the previous sale. From the main menu, there is an option to do a data download thing on the memory card (I'm using a Vita). Since the full game is already downloaded, does this do anything besides waste memory?[/QUOTE]
That's just a remnant of the UMD version, which used it to offer near-instantaneous load times. Since you have the digital version, that's not really necessary anymore, but you can still try it if you want and delete it if it doesn't improve anything.

Rollobobo · Dec 12, 2012

Wasn't the Gundemonium Collection supposed to be on sale this week?!

Barry Burton · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='biledriver']People like me will never play games on PC. I do not like it, I do not care about graphics and nor do I care if the games are cheaper. A better question is why PC gamers are so adamant about changing our minds over what we simply prefer.[/QUOTE]

i'm no pc gamer, but why do you not care about graphics or cheaper prices?

PancakesAreLove · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Rollobobo']Wasn't the Gundemonium Collection supposed to be on sale this week?![/QUOTE]

I guess not...

Romeo · Dec 12, 2012

Please tell me Sony is firing everyone involved in the latest PS store overhaul. It is absolutely THE worst pos I've EVER seen. I mean holy hell it doesn't work at all.

Halo05 · Dec 12, 2012

[quote name='Romeo']Please tell me Sony is firing everyone involved in the latest PS store overhaul. It is absolutely THE worst pos I've EVER seen. I mean holy hell it doesn't work at all.[/QUOTE]

It is absolutely horrible and a shining example of trying to fix something that isn't broken.

Come on Sega, put the Model 2 fighting games on sale. I'll buy all three of them at $3 or less.

Romis · Dec 12, 2012

Nice to see I am not alone at my feelings they totally messed up the Store with there so called "improvements"

It was so easy to see what was actually new or on sale

JCrichton · Dec 13, 2012

I like the new store except that it's too damn slow.

TommyLove · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='JCrichton']I like the new store except that it's too damn slow.[/QUOTE]
agreed, especially when you try to redeem those PSN cards

J7. · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='jonlubbe']Well, those games are the ones I have personal experience with, and some work, and others don't. it depends on how the game devs decided to do it

I should have been clearer I suppose.[/QUOTE]

No problem.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Ratchet & Clank All 4 One and Burnout Paradise aren't able to use disc saves because their digital versions are basically a unique version that saves to a new folder instead of being the same as what was released on disc.

Infamous does work with disc saves, as I wouldn't have finished the game if that weren't the case. Infamous 2, Just Cause 2, LBP, LBP2, Warhawk, and AC Brotherhood are others that I've gotten that worked with my disc saves.

The "easy" way to check if you don't see any information about it in a Google search is to grab the Full Game Trial, which will tell you instantly if your disc save works when you start it up.[/QUOTE]

Ok thanks Frisky.

wilflare · Dec 13, 2012

hope the Persona games come back. gah

dgwillia006 · Dec 13, 2012

Trying to find old DLC on the store is quite possibly the most rage inducing thing ever. Unless you know the exact name, or the actual game is being sold, your shit outta luck.

Took me like 5 minutes to find some Street Fighter 4 DLC I could have found in 10 seconds on the old store.

diplo · Dec 13, 2012

Did you guys notice this yet?

In the Xmb whats new section, under the ps plus for vita pic, it says you get these 4 games, and one of them is Unit 13, maybe its the new vita game later this month? the other 3 games are already available

handsomepete · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='diplo']Did you guys notice this yet?

In the Xmb whats new section, under the ps plus for vita pic, it says you get these 4 games, and one of them is Unit 13, maybe its the new vita game later this month? the other 3 games are already available[/QUOTE]

That's actually for the IGC Vita bundle (seen here). Includes a download voucher for Unit 13 as well as a one year PS+ membership.

diplo · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='handsomepete']That's actually for the IGC Vita bundle (seen here). Includes a download voucher for Unit 13 as well as a one year PS+ membership.[/QUOTE]

Aw damn, I wouldve liked Unit 13, disregard that than

We'll prob get Mortal Kombat instead

renique46 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Go on. How should that money have been invested that would've improved the Metacritic score? They already had a few studios working on the single-player, so there's not much that you could add there.[/QUOTE]

Don't bother. He's just talking out of his ass at this point.

JCrichton · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='dgwillia006']Trying to find old DLC on the store is quite possibly the most rage inducing thing ever. Unless you know the exact name, or the actual game is being sold, your shit outta luck.

Took me like 5 minutes to find some Street Fighter 4 DLC I could have found in 10 seconds on the old store.[/QUOTE]

It is different for sure but I've found that the DLC is all now in the game section itself. Just find the game, go down on the little left-hand side to the DLC section and scroll alphabetically through the choices.

Zonic505 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='Rollobobo']Wasn't the Gundemonium Collection supposed to be on sale this week?![/QUOTE]It was listed for a few minutes under last week's deals with a bunch of other games, but it seems it was a mistake & might've been put up too early. Hopefully, it'll be on sale soon enough with the prices mentioned, as I've been waiting for quite some time for that collection to be on sale.

htz · Dec 13, 2012

Excited to hear Sony bringing a Wii U experience on PS3/Vita next week with LBP2! Now I don't feel so bad returning the Wii U for the Vita if Sony keeps adding more games with this Cross Controller feature.

http://www.gamefly.com/news/article...dlc-adds-vita-gameplay-out-next/#.UMoSKLbMIy4

handsomepete · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='htz']Excited to hear Sony bringing a Wii U experience on PS3/Vita next week with LBP2! Now I don't feel so bad returning the Wii U for the Vita if Sony keeps adding more games with this Cross Controller feature.

http://www.gamefly.com/news/article...dlc-adds-vita-gameplay-out-next/#.UMoSKLbMIy4[/QUOTE]

booo on them though for charging $5 for it instead of using it as a free marketing tool for the Vita second screen experience. I'm sure they're sick to death of giving stuff away, but if everyone thinks the next gen fight will be partially based on the second screen better to start now than too late.

tylerh1701 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='htz']Excited to hear Sony bringing a Wii U experience on PS3/Vita next week with LBP2! Now I don't feel so bad returning the Wii U for the Vita if Sony keeps adding more games with this Cross Controller feature.

http://www.gamefly.com/news/article...dlc-adds-vita-gameplay-out-next/#.UMoSKLbMIy4[/QUOTE]

I'm interested to see if any other games actually try to utilize this. It does seem like a good, fun idea if it can be well implemented into the game. However, I don't think we'll see a whole lot of this.

All that being said, I think you definitely made the right call exchanging the Wii U for the Vita. I've only had mine for about a month but I've really enjoyed it. And those who say the Vita has no games are crazy.

htz · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='handsomepete']booo on them though for charging $5 for it instead of using it as a free marketing tool for the Vita second screen experience. I'm sure they're sick to death of giving stuff away, but if everyone thinks the next gen fight will be partially based on the second screen better to start now than too late.[/QUOTE]
$5 isn't much to gain access to all the free user created vita LBP levels(which are bound to happen) in addition to the media molecule levels.
[quote name='tylerh1701']I'm interested to see if any other games actually try to utilize this. It does seem like a good, fun idea if it can be well implemented into the game. However, I don't think we'll see a whole lot of this.

All that being said, I think you definitely made the right call exchanging the Wii U for the Vita. I've only had mine for about a month but I've really enjoyed it. And those who say the Vita has no games are crazy.[/QUOTE]
PS+ and Amazon's BF deal pushed me over to buy it. The Cross Controller feature could benefit Nintendo also by giving more incentive to third party developers to make 2 screen featured games more available.

shivan128 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='Halo05']It is absolutely horrible and a shining example of trying to fix something that isn't broken.

Come on Sega, put the Model 2 fighting games on sale. I'll buy all three of them at $3 or less.[/QUOTE]
I demand retribution... I want free games like infamous and wipeout... :roll:

jwk94 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='tylerh1701']I'm interested to see if any other games actually try to utilize this. It does seem like a good, fun idea if it can be well implemented into the game. However, I don't think we'll see a whole lot of this.

All that being said, I think you definitely made the right call exchanging the Wii U for the Vita. I've only had mine for about a month but I've really enjoyed it. And those who say the Vita has no games are crazy.[/QUOTE]

Vita's had this feature for a few months now...

tylerh1701 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='jwk94']Vita's had this feature for a few months now...[/QUOTE]

Which games? The PS Blog says LBP2 is the first game to utilize this feature.

htz · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='jwk94']Vita's had this feature for a few months now...[/QUOTE]
Cross Play = Play against PS3 gamers on the Vita or vice versa.
Cross Buy = Get a digital copy of the Vita version with PS3 version purchase.
Cross Controller = 2 screen gameplay similar to Wii U gamepad.

I think your getting it mixed up with Cross Play. Cross Controller was just recently announced.

Edit: I also forgot Cross Save which allows you use the same save file on both systems stored in the cloud.

PimpLimp · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='tylerh1701']Which games? The PS Blog says LBP2 is the first game to utilize this feature.[/QUOTE]He's wrong, there isn't a single PS3/Vita game currently out that makes use of both screens for gameplay at the same time.

Up until today, there were only two games that I knew of that were going to support cross-controller and they were Guacamelee and the new Sly Cooper. So this LBP2 news is a pleasant surprise.

tylerh1701 · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='PimpLimp']He's wrong, there isn't a single PS3/Vita game currently out that makes use of both screens for gameplay at the same time.

Up until today, there were only two games that I knew of that were going to support cross-controller and they were Guacamelee and the new Sly Cooper. So this LBP2 news is a pleasant surprise.[/QUOTE]

This is actually the first time I've ever heard of cross-controller support, so knowing that there are a few games ready to support it is pretty cool!

CrimsonPaw · Dec 13, 2012

I think he's referring to remote play and games like God of War where you can play the PS3 game via the Vita. Now that I see these options, Sony really does have quite a few irons in the fire with Vita and PS3 cross-compatibility. Let's hope they can convince 3rd parties to utilize it and not make it an afterthought.

Genocidal · Dec 13, 2012

Unfortunately, their track record for doing such is less than stellar. I'm looking at you, PS3D Monitor.

vince_carter · Dec 13, 2012

i really dig the prinny game :applause:

FriskyTanuki · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='handsomepete']booo on them though for charging $5 for it instead of using it as a free marketing tool for the Vita second screen experience. I'm sure they're sick to death of giving stuff away, but if everyone thinks the next gen fight will be partially based on the second screen better to start now than too late.[/QUOTE]
If it's like all of the other big DLC for LBP games, you don't need to pay for the DLC to play the community levels using the new stuff. You do get the Media Molecule-made levels and the tools to make levels with the new features yourself, but it doesn't cost anything to check them out with what the users have made with it. That's how it's worked with all of the other DLC that has added big new things to the way levels are made (paint gun, water, Move controls, and probably Vita support).

That's sort of what this is saying, but it's not worded very well at all.

kouleefoh · Dec 13, 2012

Kinda off topic but didn't Dreamcast have something similar to a 2 screen gameplay? I remember playing some mini game on the memory card. I think it was sky of arcadia.

Thrinn · Dec 13, 2012

[quote name='kouleefoh']Kinda off topic but didn't Dreamcast have something similar to a 2 screen gameplay? I remember playing some mini game on the memory card. I think it was sky of arcadia.[/QUOTE]

It had the VMU.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 13, 2012

I'm currently building a Wiki Thread for the PS3 forum where we can document retail save compatability with PSN versions of those games, which is a lot more involving than I thought at first since there could be more SKUs than just the normal release that could all be different versions as far as saves are concerned. I'll post a link when it's ready, but this will be an interesting list to see how it evolves over time.

Jack_Frost · Dec 13, 2012

Hasnt sony been talking about cross controller since the psp? Lol about time. I remember the mgs4 rumor with psp being a controller.

Velo214 · Dec 13, 2012

vmu. like sonic chaos. i was two hours late.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 13, 2012

The new PS Blogcast is out now, so here are next week's releases:

Deals - Described as "Tons of Sales" and "More Than Could Fit On The Page" and "Maybe Dollar Games This Week or Next" and "Further Discounts for PS+"
Auditorium HD - Permanent Price Drop
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - Permanent Price Drop
Dungeon Hunter Alliance - Vita - Permanent Price Drop
Dyad
LocoRoco - Permanent Price Drop
Lumines Electronic Symphony - Vita - Permanent Price Drop
Magic Orbz
Papo & Yo Bundle - Game + Soundtrack
Sega Holiday Bundles

Games
Batman Arkham Asylum
Dogfight 1942
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan
Karateka
Labyrinth Legends
LEGO Lord of the Rings
Knytt Underground - Cross Buy
Zombie Driver HD

Minis
Hotel Mogul

Demos
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013
Dogfight 1942
Fuel Overdose
Karateka
The Unfinished Swan
When Vikings Attack

Add-ons
Dead or Alive 5
Jeopardy
Medal of Honor Warfighter
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Sleeping Dogs
Wheel of Fortune

Music
Papo & Yo Soundtrack

Vita Games
Burn The Rope
Knytt Underground - Cross Buy
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath - $14.99
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Vita Add-ons
LittleBigPlanet

PlayStation Mobile
Cosmic Cleanup
I Will Be The God of the Forest
Tobibon

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