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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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.

themaster20000 · Feb 26, 2013

Looks like a good time to pick up Journey.

CaptainJoel · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']If you got the first two episodes of The Walking Dead for free with PS+, see what happens when you try to add the full season to your cart from the website:

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...pass/cid=UP2026-NPUB30741_00-WD1CSN0000000000

If it blocks you from doing that, then you can't get the full season.[/QUOTE]
You can do it from the console though. I just bought it and got them all downloading despite owning the first two eps from PS+.

Slade · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='johnnypark']Well this is weird. When I got my Vita in October, I bought Retro City Rampage and downloaded with the Super Stardust Delta demo. PSN is telling me purchased/own SSD, but I checked my transaction email and I definitely wasn't charged for it. Apparently I've had access to the full game this whole time because of some glitch and didn't know it?[/QUOTE]

I just noticed this today too when I went to pick up the game while it's on the Vita sale.

I remember playing the demo for a bit but I don't remember it being fully locked. Perhaps I should redownload it and see if it is indeed the full version.

Zonic505 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='TimesTicking']It seems that Persona 2 Eternal Punishment won't transfer to the Vita.[/QUOTE]Yeah, not seeing it on the Vita's PS Store. Hopefully that'll be fixed soon.

forthenguyen · Feb 26, 2013

Already have The Walking Dead on PC and will probably get CS:GO on there too. Is Journey worth getting? I would rather wait for Journey CE to go on sale again for $15.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='CaptainJoel']You can do it from the console though. I just bought it and got them all downloading despite owning the first two eps from PS+.[/QUOTE]
I wasn't saying you couldn't. People here were asking whether they'd be able to grab the season if they had the first two episodes from PS+, so I posted a link so they could check since I didn't know and nobody here had a response about it.

That's good to hear though.

rpghope18 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']If you got the first two episodes of The Walking Dead for free with PS+, see what happens when you try to add the full season to your cart from the website:

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...pass/cid=UP2026-NPUB30741_00-WD1CSN0000000000

If it blocks you from doing that, then you can't get the full season.[/QUOTE]

I was wondering that since I was looking to pick it up this week from the sale. It looks like it got asked already on the blog and was answered. They will have both the first two episodes removed from your PSN+. So you won't run into a problem if you stop using PSN+ and want to go back to play it. So for anyone worrying about that you are safe to purchase it.

+ Kristine Steimer on February 26th, 2013 at 3:41 pm said:
Sorry, just the Season Pass for now, but the good news is that it’s super cheap for Plus members — under $10 for all of them! Also, just FYI if you do purchase the Season Pass, you will own all the episodes, 1 & 2 will no longer be tied to your Plus subscription.

rbanez · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='PrinnyJ']I'm disappointed that Journey won 2 categories, which effectively makes us lose 1 sale. I'm also a little sad that the wizardry clone psp game won, as I would have preferred either of the other two. D'oh. Some good sales for those that want them, though.[/QUOTE]

You're tellin me lol. Gravity rush won too which is pretty useless to me since I along with lots of folks have got that game for free thru plus. Not to mention its "Sale" price is still expensive.

I'll be getting GTA: SA, I've been waiting for it to go that cheap.

aus_nacht · Feb 26, 2013

Huzzah! I've been waiting for Journey to go on sale since I had the audacity to leave my PS3 at home when I left town at Christmas.

johnnypark · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='Slade']I just noticed this today too when I went to pick up the game while it's on the Vita sale.

I remember playing the demo for a bit but I don't remember it being fully locked. Perhaps I should redownload it and see if it is indeed the full version.[/QUOTE]

Weird. It wouldn't be the first time a Vita demo accidentally gave you a full game for free.

[quote name='rpghope18']I was wondering that since I was looking to pick it up this week from the sale. It looks like it got asked already on the blog and was answered. They will have both the first two episodes removed from your PSN+. So you won't run into a problem if you stop using PSN+ and want to go back to play it. So for anyone worrying about that you are safe to purchase it.

+ Kristine Steimer on February 26th, 2013 at 3:41 pm said:
Sorry, just the Season Pass for now, but the good news is that it’s super cheap for Plus members — under $10 for all of them! Also, just FYI if you do purchase the Season Pass, you will own all the episodes, 1 & 2 will no longer be tied to your Plus subscription.[/QUOTE]

I think they may have fixed this ahead of time for the sale, because I had the episodes from the PS+ promotion and just purchased the season pass on sale without a problem.

I did it from the web browser, though, so I don't know if doing it directly on the PS3 will work the same.

argyle · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='rpg']Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires with Bonus

$50

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...onus/cid=UP4108-NPUB30846_00-DW7E000000000000[/QUOTE]

I would have jumped at $40, esp. with the $10 off $50. But at $50, I don't know. Did Orochi 3 ever go on sale? If so, for how much? I'm trying to determine what the odds are of this going on sale for less than the $40 it would wind up being if I bit now.

diishen · Feb 26, 2013

renewing PS+ with 3 bonus months and now $10 back sounds like a sweeeet deal to me!

admiralvic · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='argyle']I would have jumped at $40, esp. with the $10 off $50. But at $50, I don't know. Did Orochi 3 ever go on sale? If so, for how much? I'm trying to determine what the odds are of this going on sale for less than the $40 it would wind up being if I bit now.[/QUOTE]

To my knowledge no, but Kaizoku Musou did several times and was 40% off at one point.

dgwillia006 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='argyle']I would have jumped at $40, esp. with the $10 off $50. But at $50, I don't know. Did Orochi 3 ever go on sale? If so, for how much? I'm trying to determine what the odds are of this going on sale for less than the $40 it would wind up being if I bit now.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it took me a bit to convince myself to buy too, but with the free DLC and the 10$ back, it'll just end up coming out to 40$ anyway.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='johnnypark']Well this is weird. When I got my Vita in October, I bought Retro City Rampage and downloaded with the Super Stardust Delta demo. PSN is telling me purchased/own SSD, but I checked my transaction email and I definitely wasn't charged for it. Apparently I've had access to the full game this whole time because of some glitch and didn't know it?[/QUOTE]
Where does it say that at? Download list, Vita PS Store, PS3 PS Store, Web Store, etc?

I know that Vita demos show up like it was the full game on the download list when they're unlock code games.

Kazaganthi · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='rpghope18']I was wondering that since I was looking to pick it up this week from the sale. It looks like it got asked already on the blog and was answered. They will have both the first two episodes removed from your PSN+. So you won't run into a problem if you stop using PSN+ and want to go back to play it. So for anyone worrying about that you are safe to purchase it.

+ Kristine Steimer on February 26th, 2013 at 3:41 pm said:
Sorry, just the Season Pass for now, but the good news is that it’s super cheap for Plus members — under $10 for all of them! Also, just FYI if you do purchase the Season Pass, you will own all the episodes, 1 & 2 will no longer be tied to your Plus subscription.[/QUOTE]

That's odd, because someone from this very thread had that problem. They had PS+, got Episodes 1+2. They then bought the Season Pass for $20 or so. Later they let their PS+ expire and were unable to play the game. No matter of deleting/reinstalling would start the game, even though the $20 was on their purchase history, Sony refunded them the money.

Perhaps that is all fixed now?

You can add me to the Legend of Dragoon crybabies.

Soma_Cruz · Feb 26, 2013

I was hoping Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires would be 40 and not 50 but since I'll get a 10 dollar credit in a month for buying it, it's not much of a difference.

guardian_owl · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='Brash_Attack']Downloaded Journey. I wish Unfinished Swan would have won one of those Journey categories. I wanted that too.[/QUOTE]
It was 75% off like 3 weeks ago...

darn, wish I would of waited on picking up Dark Souls DLC to count toward the total, it's too bad it's not 5 back for 25, I could see getting $25 in purchases in a month but $50 will be pushing it as I imagine this will be the last of the decent sales, I guess I could pick up a few of the $10 psp games like VC2 for the GO I just bought.

BigPoeticCanine · Feb 26, 2013

Any thoughts on Class of Heroes? On the fence on whether to pick it up or not..

FriskyTanuki · Feb 26, 2013

This is what the Vita Anniversary banner says:

tylerh1701 · Feb 26, 2013

^Interesting. And it looks like you're missing a bracket so the image isn't loading.

smokeyjoey8 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']This is what the Vita Anniversary banner says:

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Oh shit. That makes me happy. The games offered this week didn't really do much for me.

Luxuria · Feb 26, 2013

I believe Oddworld is going to be on sale next week, so there's that.

MrNinjaSquirrel · Feb 26, 2013

Just so everyone knows (I didn't think it was clear in the OP, or maybe I'm just stupid), Sound Shapes is on sale for PS3 as well as the Vita version.

Wen't ahead and got it and Journey. Sweet Indie goodness for me^,^

zerotl · Feb 26, 2013

K, so I wanna buy Hustle kings for the VIta, does anyone know if it's a cross buy game? Only the vita edition is showing up on sale for $4.99. The non vita edition is $9.99. Curious if anyone has ever bought that game.

Thanks

PancakesAreLove · Feb 26, 2013

I know it is a vita sale but I hope some of the PSP jrpgs go on sale sometime during the buy $50 get $10 back promo.

FriskyTanuki · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='zerotl']K, so I wanna buy Hustle kings for the VIta, does anyone know if it's a cross buy game? Only the vita edition is showing up on sale for $4.99. The non vita edition is $9.99. Curious if anyone has ever bought that game.

Thanks[/QUOTE]
Anything listed in the OP with a * is a Cross Buy game and will get you both versions of the game. Hustle Kings is one of those games.

The only way that it doesn't work both ways is with retail PS3 games, as it doesn't make sense to give both away with the cheaper version.

captaintek3304 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='Luxuria']I believe Oddworld is going to be on sale next week, so there's that.[/QUOTE]

I really really hope it is.

waldo21212 · Feb 26, 2013

Went a head and got Sound Shapes, GTA SA, Retro/Grade, and Super Star Dust Delta.

Probably gonna get Escape Plan and Motor Storm RC too.

chuckie88 · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Each version has issues, but the PS3 version is the only one that I haven't heard with save issues. Every scene transition features stuttering so that the audio starts playing before the video shows up, though that's the only major issue that I had.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Telltale released a patch to fix the save problem a few months back I believe. (Pre-patch if you tried to use the third save file slot after using the other two, the data on all three slots was be erased completely). Unfortunately this came out after the damage had been done for me and my wife, I lost both of my games and she lost hers. Although I went back to the well and finished up the game, she never did and neither one of us has seen more than the one version of choices I made on what was my third play through.

Aside from that that, I think the glitch also still exists

where you kind of fall through the train and the sky and ground flip when you try to walk from one car to the next

. Players may or may not consider having to quit the game and restart it a major issue but all would probably consider it a major annoyance at best. Though I enjoyed playing the game and don't regret my purchase, I do hope that the sequel is a more polished effort.

wilflare · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='waldo21212']Went a head and got Sound Shapes, GTA SA, Retro/Grade, and Super Star Dust Delta.

Probably gonna get Escape Plan and Motor Storm RC too.[/QUOTE]

thinking of something like this too. but it would break my heart if any of them went to PS+ soon after. lol

Josh1billion · Feb 26, 2013

Man, I wish I would have procrastinated on renewing my PS+ subscription for a couple of weeks.

johnnypark · Feb 26, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Where does it say that at? Download list, Vita PS Store, PS3 PS Store, Web Store, etc?

I know that Vita demos show up like it was the full game on the download list when they're unlock code games.[/QUOTE]

I initially tried to purchase it on the web store, but it said I already owned it and wouldn't allow me to buy it. Checked my download history (also on the web store) and it didn't list the demo as a purchase, just the game.

Turn on my Vita to find it in the store and try to re-download from the store entry page, and it has the 'Buy Now' button. I had planned on buying it anyway so I decided to see what would happen. I got charged normally and it downloaded.

I think the web store might not always list demos, so if you've downloaded the demo and it's really the full game minus an unlock key, maybe the web store can't tell the difference?

KemperJones · Feb 26, 2013

Sweet, since Sony gave me a free $10 last week, I finally picked up the nicely discounted Journey.

Guillermo_IGN · Feb 26, 2013

just the vita version of PS-all stars is on sale???

Kova_refer · Feb 27, 2013

Does anyone know if there's anything that's going to be removed from the PS Store soon/already has been removed recently? I thought I read somewhere mentioning a Vita/PSP title (maybe an RPG? Not sure) going away so they dropped the price. On a related note, is there anywhere I can look that keeps track of things removed from the store? Thanks.

jacknicklson · Feb 27, 2013

It's a vita birthday sale

HenDoggy · Feb 27, 2013

do you have to spend $50 at once to get $10 back or can you buy seperate items?

Noblesse Oblige · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='HenDoggy']do you have to spend $50 at once to get $10 back or can you buy seperate items?[/QUOTE]

You can buy separate items, you just have to buy $50 worth or multiple amounts of $50 in the time frame of the deal (Feb 26-March 31) and after it's done it'll be added up.

Bumslie · Feb 27, 2013

Just wanted to chime in and mention the Star Wars Pinball tables are excellent. I personally like playing Zen Pinball 2 on the Vita but getting both platforms is a great deal. The 3 tables are really fun and a must if your a fan. Thanks Sony for adding more tables in my Zen Pinball collection. That free $10 couldn't have come at a better time.

J7. · Feb 27, 2013

If you buy a PS+ year for $49.99 will you qualify for the $10 when it includes the tax or is tax not included?

Brother Daz · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='J7.']If you buy a PS+ year for $49.99 will you qualify for the $10 when it includes the tax or is tax not included?[/QUOTE]

I don't know if the tax makes a different but it was confirmed that the $49.99 towards + would be enough to qualify for $10 promo

Abeja · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='Bumslie']Just wanted to chime in and mention the Star Wars Pinball tables are excellent. I personally like playing Zen Pinball 2 on the Vita but getting both platforms is a great deal. The 3 tables are really fun and a must if your a fan. Thanks Sony for adding more tables in my Zen Pinball collection. That free $10 couldn't have come at a better time.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Love the Zen Pinball 2 on my Vita now and the cross buy is just bonus. I double dipped on Street Fighter and Marvel tables that I had on Xbox but its worth it. Love the PvZ table too

I too grabbed the Star Wars tables and loved them so far. If I need some filler for the $50 then its definitely going towards some pinball tables. I may just get more Marvel tables, Ninja Gaiden, or start getting some of the other ones.

AvidWriter · Feb 27, 2013

Damn you Sony, I'm slowly getting more and more tempted to buy a Vita even though my PSP sits gathering dust for about a year now....

thefurrypanda · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='Abeja']Agreed. Love the Zen Pinball 2 on my Vita now and the cross buy is just bonus. I double dipped on Street Fighter and Marvel tables that I had on Xbox but its worth it. Love the PvZ table too

I too grabbed the Star Wars tables and loved them so far. If I need some filler for the $50 then its definitely going towards some pinball tables. I may just get more Marvel tables, Ninja Gaiden, or start getting some of the other ones.[/QUOTE]

Ninja gaiden table is great by the way

Velo214 · Feb 27, 2013

yeah. Blops 2 season pass effectively $40 with this deal. for those that wanna get all the dlc on ps3, 1st drop is this thursday.

AkariK · Feb 27, 2013

I just imported the UK version of DW7E because it has a disc, it was 37.07 shipped. No point in going for a digital only version on PSN...

Walking Dead for 9.79, I think I'll rebuy it. I also convinced my friend to buy it at 13.99 since he's not ps+, it's definitely worth that. Journey is still too expensive though...

Abeja · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='AkariK']I just imported the UK version of DW7E because it has a disc, it was 37.07 shipped. No point in going for a digital only version on PSN...

Walking Dead for 9.79, I think I'll rebuy it. I also convinced my friend to buy it at 13.99 since he's not ps+, it's definitely worth that. Journey is still too expensive though...[/QUOTE]

Can you get the discounts from 30-day trials?

[quote name='thefurrypanda']Ninja gaiden table is great by the way[/QUOTE]

I just bought it. Thanks.

PancakesAreLove · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='Abeja']Can you get the discounts from 30-day trials?[/QUOTE]

Yes.

affa · Feb 27, 2013

[quote name='AvidWriter']Damn you Sony, I'm slowly getting more and more tempted to buy a Vita even though my PSP sits gathering dust for about a year now....[/QUOTE]

my psp gathered dust despite having a solid library for it... but my vita gets heavy use, even at home.
for me, it's the bigger screen and better controls (dual stick).

i found with the psp i gravitated towards rpgs because of the control scheme. which is fine when i'm in the mood for that, but otherwise i'd set it down and forget about it. with the vita, i've still got all the rpgs... but i've also got pick up and play gems like pinball arcade and (now) super stardust that are top notch arcade games. and games like uncharted, gravity rush, and sly cooper feel like full console experiences on a handheld.

i was really worried i wasn't going to play the vita much. i was wrong. this thing is just incredible. ps+s IGC sold me (too many games i wanted) and i'm glad it did. i mean, i spent my gaming hours tonight on a vita instead of my ps3. i only ever played psp while traveling. and this isn't the first time.

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