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
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Bundles
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Alternate Deals
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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.

AvidWriter · Dec 22, 2012

Ooooh. I wanted to get Odin Sphere for the PS2 but it's rare and expensive. Is it worth getting on the PS3?

Thrinn · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='AvidWriter']Ooooh. I wanted to get Odin Sphere for the PS2 but it's rare and expensive. Is it worth getting on the PS3?[/QUOTE]

Some have mentioned that the version on PSN is based on the European release of the game, which has less slowdown than the U.S. version.

Zonic505 · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Thrinn']Some have mentioned that the version on PSN is based on the European release of the game, which has less slowdown than the U.S. version.[/QUOTE]Pretty much this. & for a game that's considered rare & expensive, $5 for a digital version that's based on the better version that fixes technical issues is a great deal.

roundhouse · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='theblizzman']WOW is it horrible. Insanely slow and convoluted. If you go to the playstation blog and look in the Playstation Network forums there are tons of topics about people complaining how bad the store sucks ass. I posted in the Blogcast forums asking them to talk about the feedback. They must have had no focus group testing at all. The fact that when I go to the vita new content and have to sift thorough about 100 pieces of LBP add-ons is INSANE.

I hope someone over there wakes up and makes some changes.[/QUOTE]

Take solace in the fact that their new store is probably losing them tons of money. Whoever designed that piece of crap needs to be fired. I used to go to the store all the time and buy stuff and just look around, but now I avoid it as much as possible. It's impossible to actually find anything in there because it's designed so poorly.

AvidWriter · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Thrinn']Some have mentioned that the version on PSN is based on the European release of the game, which has less slowdown than the U.S. version.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Zonic505']Pretty much this. & for a game that's considered rare & expensive, $5 for a digital version that's based on the better version that fixes technical issues is a great deal.[/QUOTE]

Yea I actually made up my mind shortly after posting that, haha. Thanks guys.

roundhouse · Dec 22, 2012

Picked up Two Worlds II GotY for $5. It's a steal at that price. If you can get past the jankiness of well, everything, it's actually a pretty decent and charming game. I'm enjoying it way more than the overrated snoozefest known as Skyrim.

ddp72984 · Dec 22, 2012

hey, I don't know if anyone noticed, but on the official Sega blog (as well as joystiq), it says that the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Collection for PSP is supposed to be $5 (or 3.50 for plus users)

I already wrote on the Sega blog, but is there any other source we should contact? Might be hard being the holidays and all...

hellhunde · Dec 22, 2012

Does R&C: Quest for Booty ever go on sale?

Thrinn · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='hellhunde']Does R&C: Quest for Booty ever go on sale?[/QUOTE]

It went on sale for $7.50 about 2-3 years ago.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/02/11/close-out-the-winter-with-psns-spring-fever/

MSUHitman · Dec 22, 2012

FYI for those thinking about getting TW 2 on 360 since the disk is so cheap, the MSRP of the expansion is $30 so that makes this PS3 collection an even better buy.

ChunLiBarbie · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Thrinn']It went on sale for $7.50 about 2-3 years ago.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/02/11/close-out-the-winter-with-psns-spring-fever/[/QUOTE]

Lmao! Thank goodness Target price matched Best Buy's R&C All 4 One deal of the day for me when it was $10! Target's copy had/has Quest For Booty included as a download. I have R&C on PS+ but got it to travel with and for that download.

Flowstance · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Zonic505']Pretty much this. & for a game that's considered rare & expensive, $5 for a digital version that's based on the better version that fixes technical issues is a great deal.[/QUOTE]

ITT: a game with a greatest hits release and hundreds of thousands of copies in the wild is "considered rare and expensive".

tylerh1701 · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Outlaw1986']I have a 32gb vita card with 18gb left and I guess if I fill that one up I will buy another 32gb card. So my account is on my vita and if I switch that card out I would only loose the games on the card and not have to transfer my account every time? Also does anybody know if I could get an external hard drive on my ps3 and not have to worry about transferring everything over?[/QUOTE]

You don't have to transfer your account every time. I'm currently operating with three 4GB cards so I swap them out all the time, it's pretty simple, though it does kinda screw up where you position your downloadable game bubbles. Also, I think you need to make sure to sync all your trophies before you swap memory cards or you'll lose them.

AoA · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='roundhouse']Take solace in the fact that their new store is probably losing them tons of money. Whoever designed that piece of crap needs to be fired. I used to go to the store all the time and buy stuff and just look around, but now I avoid it as much as possible. It's impossible to actually find anything in there because it's designed so poorly.[/QUOTE]

I agree with this fully. I only search this thread right here to figure out what's on sale or even available. Which is bad for Sony. I never suddenly see a title on the PSN and think "That looks interesting. I think I'll give it a shot". I used to look around though all the time before they set up this menagerie.

dgwillia006 · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='AoA']I agree with this fully. I only search this thread right here to figure out what's on sale or even available. Which is bad for Sony. I never suddenly see a title on the PSN and think "That looks interesting. I think I'll give it a shot". I used to look around though all the time before they set up this menagerie.[/QUOTE]

Seriously. Was redeeming some of that free Dragon Age DLC and when I started the download it took me back to the old store format for like 2 pages. Brought a tear to my eyes.

LordVila · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='AvidWriter']Ooooh. I wanted to get Odin Sphere for the PS2 but it's rare and expensive. Is it worth getting on the PS3?[/QUOTE]

It's not that rare. You can get a copy for less then $20 on Amazon Marketplace. The $5 digital price of course is a lot better but the price for a physical copy isn't outrageous.

Komentra · Dec 22, 2012

In the minority here but I enjoy the new store design a lot. Especially the stream lined search.

Zonic505 · Dec 22, 2012

I'd still suggest getting the PSN version for the fact it gets rid of the AWFUL slowdown when lots of enemies are on the screen at once, especially during some boss fights.

taylort3 · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Komentra']In the minority here but I enjoy the new store design a lot. Especially the stream lined search.[/QUOTE]
that is the only good thing in the new store. everything else is trash.

kozi · Dec 22, 2012

Hi, does Bestbuy.com deliver PSN card codes by email? Thanks.

LawLessChaoz · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='kozi']Hi, does Bestbuy.com deliver PSN card codes by email? Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Not sure, but I know Amazon does.

Genocidal · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='kozi']Hi, does Bestbuy.com deliver PSN card codes by email? Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Yes, but it usually takes 30-60 minutes to go through.

Solori · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Genocidal']Yes, but it usually takes 30-60 minutes to go through.[/QUOTE]

The first time I ordered from bestbuy I got it almost instantly. The second time I waited 2 days and then cancelled my order. And that was my last time orderimg from there.

My theory is that the second one got delayed because I ordered it late at night on a weekend, but who knows.

Seraphinianus · Dec 22, 2012

i've tried getting codes from bestbuy, never worked for some reason. I always waited a day or so, then canceled.

TimesTicking · Dec 22, 2012

I bought an PSN code from Amazon yesterday and I received it instantly.

Velo214 · Dec 22, 2012

my god that slowdown was horrible on the first boss fight. when you are the blue valk chic fighting the undead huge boss. i remember i was like omg super slow mo! #OdinSphereSlowDown2007

also i got tons of psn codes when that super deal was going on over summer. got them all instantly usually, but it may have changed since then.

Namerson · Dec 22, 2012

EU ONLY! - Sony Playstation is giving away Breakquest, Canabalt, Velocity, and Wizorb for free on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/SonyPlaystation/app_538718762805824

Genocidal · Dec 22, 2012

Oh for

's sake. SCEE is making SCEA look worse by the day.

J7. · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='taylort3']that is the only good thing in the new store. everything else is trash.[/QUOTE]

The store definitely has improvements over the old store. One plus on the new store is that when you go to a game's page you can access it's screenshots, trailers, add-ons, etc all from that 1 page.

tylerh1701 · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Genocidal']Oh for fuck

's sake. SCEE is making SCEA look worse by the day.[/QUOTE]

I won't be losing any sleep over 4 Minis, 2 of which I already have through PS+.

Genocidal · Dec 22, 2012

For me, it's more the principle of it than the actual titles in this case.

JiveT · Dec 22, 2012

I can't get the search to work right it shows a bunch of weird stuff that doesn't even have the same starting letters I don't know what's up with it maybe it's using some sort of advanced predictive model that shows what I "really" want to see

Clown069 · Dec 22, 2012

how are the Sonic Rivals games?

FriskyTanuki · Dec 22, 2012

[quote name='Genocidal']Oh for fuck

's sake. SCEE is making SCEA look worse by the day.[/QUOTE]
Really? There's nothing stopping you from doing it and redeeming the codes on your EU account.

Nohbdy · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Really? There's nothing stopping you from doing it and redeeming the codes on your EU account.[/QUOTE]

Wanna run that by everybody who owns a Vita?

rpg · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='Nohbdy']Wanna run that by everybody who owns a Vita?[/QUOTE]
U can do it for the vita but its to much work.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 23, 2012

If you only own a Vita, then I can see the issue, but it'll work just fine on PS3.

Deleted member 182844 · Dec 23, 2012

Hmm... Gungnir now or wait until it's $7.50.

JCrichton · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='Komentra']In the minority here but I enjoy the new store design a lot. Especially the stream lined search.[/QUOTE]
Same. It's just the slowness that bugs the crap outta me but that's been getting a *little* better.

AkariK · Dec 23, 2012

I got Big Sky Infinity, and I have never been more confused in my life. Sometimes I go slow, sometimes I go fast, sometimes the screen inverts, and then after what I assume is a good run, I randomly die. I have a top score of 2.2 million in classic, but I don't really know what I'm doing. Scratch that, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

TommyLove · Dec 23, 2012

Just picked up:
Hexyz Force
Knights in the Nightmare
Riviera: The Promised Land
Yggdra Union

I will play these in 5 more years.

Kstyle · Dec 23, 2012

SCEA getting anything D: ?
I only have SCEA and SCEI account D:

zillionandnine · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='JCrichton']Same. It's just the slowness that bugs the crap outta me but that's been getting a *little* better.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. The slowness is generally the only thing I don't like about the store. They need to work on that.

Otherwise I think the design is pretty nice. Tbh, I can barely remember what the old store looked like now. I didn't have my ps3 for long before they updated, and I only used it to get my PS+ free games. Still do, haha.

espy605 · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='zillionandnine']Agreed. The slowness is generally the only thing I don't like about the store. They need to work on that.

Otherwise I think the design is pretty nice. Tbh, I can barely remember what the old store looked like now. I didn't have my ps3 for long before they updated, and I only used it to get my PS+ free games. Still do, haha.[/QUOTE]

Same but the older store wasn't lightning fast either. I can't wait for the Web-based shop to open in the U.S.

The old store was list or icon based, it was fine but not flashy. I like the new design, but I prefer speed of finding what I want versus graphical niceties.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 23, 2012

https://twitter.com/RetroCR/status/282916199547944961

Retro City Rampage will be $9.99 tomorrow and it's still Cross Buy.

WNYX585AM · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='Kstyle']SCEA getting anything D: ?
I only have SCEA and SCEI account D:[/QUOTE]

I saw on Joystiq that we are getting Jetpack Joyride tomorrow for free. Not sure how accurate that is.

tylerh1701 · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='WNYX585AM']I saw on Joystiq that we are getting Jetpack Joyride tomorrow for free. Not sure how accurate that is.[/QUOTE]

It's not accurate. The title of that article is misleading, we're (NA) getting it for free on Monday, December 31.

JCrichton · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='zillionandnine']Agreed. The slowness is generally the only thing I don't like about the store. They need to work on that.

Otherwise I think the design is pretty nice. Tbh, I can barely remember what the old store looked like now. I didn't have my ps3 for long before they updated, and I only used it to get my PS+ free games. Still do, haha.[/QUOTE]Been on PSN for a while and I've very much liked the incremental improvements. I don't buy much on XBL (Silver member) but it's still a bit faster than PSN.

[quote name='espy605']Same but the older store wasn't lightning fast either. I can't wait for the Web-based shop to open in the U.S.

The old store was list or icon based, it was fine but not flashy. I like the new design, but I prefer speed of finding what I want versus graphical niceties.[/QUOTE]Couldn't agree more on speed vs utility. And the old store had exactly the same slowness issues when loading info, adding stuff to the cart and such. Gotta be an authentication thing which can be fixed if they really wanted to.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']https://twitter.com/RetroCR/status/282916199547944961

Retro City Rampage will be $9.99 tomorrow and it's still Cross Buy.[/QUOTE]

So. Tempting.

johnnypark · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='tylerh1701']It's not accurate. The title of that article is misleading, we're (NA) getting it for free on Monday, December 31.[/QUOTE]

If you have a European account you can download it from the EU store now, it went up a few days ago and looks pretty nice on the big screen.

espy605 · Dec 23, 2012

[quote name='JCrichton']Couldn't agree more on speed vs utility. And the old store had exactly the same slowness issues when loading info, adding stuff to the cart and such. Gotta be an authentication thing which can be fixed if they really wanted to.
[/QUOTE]

I have no idea what it is but it's slow as hell. You'd think something that can render MGS4 could load a page of text and pictures quickly but nope. If it hasn't been fixed after like 5+ years it never will be.

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