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.

Havok83 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='TortillaSoup']is there some kind of hint out there that it's a shooter?[/QUOTE]
Im guessing Crysis or Crysis 2

aaf · Mar 4, 2013

anybody has an idea when will the 3 months PS+ codes with amazon AC Vita get expired ?

patsrule316 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']No, he's not. Unless they changed things with the new store, credit card amounts go to your wallet first and then it all comes out of the wallet.[/QUOTE]

Yup, I bought the PSN+ subscription through my vita. I didn't have any money in my Wallet. It automatically added the funds to my wallet first then spent the money in the wallet to give me the subscription. And I was able to check on my subscription, and it doesn't expire until June of 2014. So I did get the extra 3 months.

kill3r7 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Havok83']Im guessing Crysis or Crysis 2[/QUOTE]

My guess is COD4

io · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Sophrosync']Unless the current promo is totally different than all the preceding ones, the +3 months only kicks in if you spend 49.99 directly out of your PSN wallet. Redeeming prepaid 1-yr cards (like the ones from that glorious Target error) shouldn't entitle you to anything additional, so no need to feel down Affa.

EDIT: Huh, well I'll be. Checked the PS Blog and HTZ was right; pre-paid cards do work for this promo. I believe that's the first time they've opened it up that way. Sorry for extending false peace of mind Affa![/QUOTE]

[quote name='htz']Redeeming the PS+ pre-paid cards like the ones from Target, do give you the extra 3 months.[/QUOTE]

Indeed - when I redeemed my last card it showed the new expiration date immediately and it was 15 months after my old one. It might have even shown it when I was redeeming (before I hit submit).

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As for the freebie this week, I have no plans for buying Bioshock Infinite so I wouldn't mind the first one free on PS+ since it would go along with the second one we got earlier. But I see why they wouldn't want to do that. But I haven't played any of them yet and having it on PS+ would probably prompt me to start the series (and then maybe get the new one). I'm pretty sure I have the first one on disc laying around somewhere anyway (from some long ago Blockbuster sale

).

If it is a CoD game, then, well, meh - not interested.

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

For those with a JPN account, there'll be a demo of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 hitting March 7th which includes 2-player co-op. Even cooler, if you grab it between March 7th & 20th, you get a free XMB theme.

Considering the US is getting the game as well, I wonder if they'll do this for the US.

mebegod · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Dranakin']Purchased another year of PS+ and Vagrant Story. With that free $10 PSN code they gave me recently and the 3 months bonus, this turned out awesome.[/QUOTE]

good man for picking up vagrant story.....hmm now I want to replay it

the_ENEMY_ · Mar 4, 2013

so far only the season pass for blops2 for me. backlog too huge to just start grabbing games like journey and whatnot.

FerDK · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='gettinmoney662']No, he's not. Unless they changed things with the new store, credit card amounts go to your wallet first and then it all comes out of the wallet.[/QUOTE]

That is correct.

[quote name='Havok83']Im guessing Crysis or Crysis 2[/QUOTE]

I really hope not, I have beaten already both and I was not really that impressed with the story mode. IMHO they can't hold a candle to the Bioshock or Call of Duty series story mode.

LazyTriangle · Mar 4, 2013

so the sale on the PS Vita anniversary games and the Gamers Choice winners end with tomorrow's psn update correct? I want to buy GTA San Andreas and a couple of other games but the store is under maintenance right now and it won't let me sign in.

WNYX585AM · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']March 12 most likely.[/QUOTE]

Why do you think the MLB12 Vita sale may end on March 12? If they are doing "new deals each week" wouldn't it end on 3/5 when the next set of deals come out? I guess we may know more details later today, but if someone is on the fence, they may want to decide soon just in case...

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='LazyTriangle']so the sale on the PS Vita anniversary games and the Gamers Choice winners end with tomorrow's psn update correct? I want to buy GTA San Andreas and a couple of other games but the store is under maintenance right now and it won't let me sign in.[/QUOTE]Yes to both. There'll be a different set of Vita games on sale starting tomorrow when the store updates.

therealdanhill · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='LazyTriangle']so the sale on the PS Vita anniversary games and the Gamers Choice winners end with tomorrow's psn update correct? I want to buy GTA San Andreas and a couple of other games but the store is under maintenance right now and it won't let me sign in.[/QUOTE]

If the ad banner is to be believed we will have a new set of vita deals this week.

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

Maybe the shooter is Deux Ex? I mean, it's not really a classical "shooter" but just a guess. Anyway, we should know in a few hours.

As for the Vita sales, I bought the games I wanted (Super Stardust and Hustle Kings) last night, just in case they do disappear tomorrow.

FerDK · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Maybe the shooter is Deux Ex? I mean, it's not really a classical "shooter" but just a guess. Anyway, we should know in a few hours.[/QUOTE]

I hope so!

GT · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Maybe the shooter is Deux Ex? I mean, it's not really a classical "shooter" but just a guess. Anyway, we should know in a few hours.[/QUOTE]

Fits the pattern of old EU+ rehashes, but I doubt it. In that vein, if they wanted to blow us away, maybe Dishonored, but that's too big a stretch, I'm sure. Looking forward to either the standard weekly disappointment or the rare wow.

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 4, 2013

Excited for ps+ drop all at once! Preventse from accidentally buying something only to have it go free a week later

Nohbdy · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Maybe the shooter is Deux Ex?[/QUOTE]
Hope not. FPSs control like complete ass with a controller.

rpg · Mar 4, 2013

More PS Vita Anniversary Deals This Week, Including New Free Games

The promotion starts tomorrow and runs through March 11th.

Here are the free games we’re giving away for PS Vita:

Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)

Here are the PS Vita games that are on sale for a 30% discount. If you’re a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll get 50% off:

Army Corps of Hell
Big Sky: Infinity
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Dokuro
DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT
Knytt Underground
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes French
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Lord of the Rings
Orgarhythm
Pure Chess
Retro City Rampage
Sine Mora (with Trial)
Spy Hunter
Street Fighter X Tekken
Sumioni: Demon Arts
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

We also added a few more games to the sale, with the following discounts as noted:

FIFA Soccer 13 (30% off)
Madden NFL 13 (30% off)
Oddworld Strangers Wrath (25% off) (New patch details here)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...ary-deals-this-week-including-new-free-games/

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

So it sounds like the Vita sales will be ending with the update tomorrow, and we are getting a new batch.

MrNinjaSquirrel · Mar 4, 2013

So can anyone confirm this? Sony is giving away 4 free PSP/PSone games, but I don't have a vita. Can I redeem these still (whether through my PS3 or the web store)? I'd really like to try Wild Arms

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

^Way sweet that we're getting free games. Lame that I'm gonna eat $1.50 on Knytt Underground, which I just bought a couple weeks ago at 40% off.

Also note that they mention the current Vita sales do end tomorrow.

There is still one more day to pick up the first batch of sales titles, so don’t miss your chance to grab award-winning games like Escape Plan, Sound Shapes, and PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale at a big discount.

FlyingMonkey9 · Mar 4, 2013

In for Dokuro and Sine Mora. God damn I need to upgrade from my 8GB vita card though

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

Damn, aside from Piyotama, I already have the free games. Might get Sumioni & Sine Mora depending on their prices.

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

Here's some of the approx. prices, after PS+ 50% discount.

Army Corps of Hell - $20
Big Sky Infinity - $5
Blazblue - $12.50
Dokuro - $10
Dynasty Warriors Next - $17.50
Knytt Underground - $7.50
Lego Batman 2 - $20
Lego Harry Potter 5-7 - $10
Lego LotR - $20
Orgarhythym - $10
Pure Chess - $4
Retro City Rampage - $7.50
Sine Mora - $5
Spy Hunter - $18
Sumioni - $7.50
Street Fighter X Tekken - $20
UMVC - $20

Orgarhythm, Sumioni, Sine Mora, and Pure Chess are all within my price range. I think Sumioni is probably a for-sure buy.

thefurrypanda · Mar 4, 2013

Already have wild arms but good job sony. I might have never bought ogrerythym or sumoni, but now with the get money back at 50...how can i not

Luxuria · Mar 4, 2013

Cool, four games for the Vita. ^_^ I'm down with that, especially Wild Arms. That with whatever else we will get for PS+ makes this an awesome month.

Seems I might end up buying a few games from this sale after all. Damn you, PSN.

whitereflection · Mar 4, 2013

Do you get DLC when you buy Vita games on PSN if the retail copy includes them? I'm looking at Street Fighter x Tekken; retail copies come with DLC vouchers for extra costumes (and maybe characters) that are cross-buy with PS3. I don't have a Vita and would mainly want it for my PS3 copy. Would I be getting the DLC if I buy the game on PSN?

breakfuss · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Here's some of the approx. prices, after PS+ 50% discount.
[/QUOTE]

haha, thanks! terrible at math (even in its simplest form). I JUST tried the Sine Mora demo the other day, and was surprisngly and thoroughly impressed. Looks good, plays well, and adds an interesting mechanic. Definitely worth that price. Thanks to @pancakesarelove for the recommendation, even if I do still hate suda51.

thefurrypanda · Mar 4, 2013

Probably have to get mora as well for 5 bucks...

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

Hmm, Sine Mora for $7 is tempting, but I can't decide between Vita or PS3. There's no difference between the two (I just know I want it on PSN since it has some exclusive content), but I feel I'd rather have a bigger screen so I can easily all the stuff easier, especially for a shmup.

Sumioni for $10.50 seems decent, but I can't help but feel it'll be on sale again.

flybrione · Mar 4, 2013

This is awesome. I really enjoyed the Patchwork Heroes demo on PSP but never bought it.
Really happy to be getting all these great games for free.

I also will probably pick up Orgarhythm and Sumioni Demon Arts.

Crossing my fingers for a sale on Zen Pinball and/or Pinball Arcade Tables.

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='breakfuss']haha, thanks! terrible at math (even in its simplest form). I JUST tried the Sine Mora demo the other day, and was surprisngly and thoroughly impressed. Looks good, plays well, and adds an interesting mechanic. Definitely worth that price. Thanks to @pancakesarelove for the recommendation, even if I do still hate suda51.[/QUOTE]

No problem. I thought it was really weird that they didn't post the prices in the PS Blog post. I had no idea what regular prices were for most of the games. I'm shocked that Army Corp of Hell is still listed at $40. If it had been price cut to $20 and on sale for $10, I would have been all over it. I would have grabbed Lego Batman and Lego LotR for $10 as well.

[quote name='Zonic505']Hmm, Sine Mora for $7 is tempting, but I can't decide between Vita or PS3. There's no difference between the two (I just know I want it on PSN since it has some exclusive content), but I feel I'd rather have a bigger screen so I can easily all the stuff easier, especially for a shmup.

Sumioni for $10.50 seems decent, but I can't help but feel it'll be on sale again.[/QUOTE]

I'm surprised you're not PS+.

TheLongshot · Mar 4, 2013

So, will the PSP games work on PSP as well, or is it only going to be on Vita? Given previous history, I'd say yes.

handsomepete · Mar 4, 2013

Swell sale, looking forward to emptying my psn wallet tomorrow. With the spend $50 get $10 back promo I'll be tempted to get umvc3, blazblue and sfxt digitally just for pick up and play convenience (what would that average them out to - like $14 each after $10 back?).

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']I'm surprised you're not PS+.[/QUOTE]I am, but not on Vita. Long story short, made a sub account when I was younger, used it on PSP & Vita, wasn't aware of the restrictions with sub/master accounts when I got a PS3 with PS+ years after I got a PSP. I can get PS+ stuff on my PS3 via master, but not on Vita since it uses the sub account, which is the one I normally use. Wish Sony would allow the ability for subs to be separate from their master account like what Microsoft does with Windows/Xbox Live accounts.

PimpLimp · Mar 4, 2013

Very excited for the free games. Not really interested in much of the games going on sale though.

I did however notice that at the very bottom they also mentioned Oddworld Strangers Wrath being 25% off. I might bite on that.

Tsel · Mar 4, 2013

I'll gladly take Wild Arms for free. I loved that game when I was younger, but I don't think I was able to fully appreciate it since I was just a kid. That and I never beat it, so I'm excited to get a chance to play it again.

handsomepete · Mar 4, 2013

they just added Oddworld Stranger's Wrath @ 25% off and Fifa/Madden 13 @ 30% off to tomorrow's sale.

RedvsBlue · Mar 4, 2013

4 free games? Got that 32gb card just in time!

Zonic505 · Mar 4, 2013

Here's the file sizes for the free games:

Patapon: 183MB
Wild Arms: 299MB
Patchwork Heroes: 229MB
Piyotama: 32.8MB

Joker13z · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Zonic505']Here's the file sizes for the free games:

Patapon: 183MB
Wild Arms: 299MB
Patchwork Heroes: 229MB
Piyotama: 32.8MB[/QUOTE]

Thanks for that. Was just thinking about how much space was left on my 32gb card! Believe it's going to be full after this month!

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='handsomepete']Swell sale, looking forward to emptying my psn wallet tomorrow. With the spend $50 get $10 back promo I'll be tempted to get umvc3, blazblue and sfxt digitally just for pick up and play convenience (what would that average them out to - like $14 each after $10 back?).[/QUOTE]

Not sure if you're asking rhetorically, but it would end up being about $16.19 each for SfxT and UMVC3, and $10.12 for BlazBlue.

[quote name='Zonic505']I am, but not on Vita. Long story short, made a sub account when I was younger, used it on PSP & Vita, wasn't aware of the restrictions with sub/master accounts when I got a PS3 with PS+ years after I got a PSP. I can get PS+ stuff on my PS3 via master, but not on Vita since it uses the sub account, which is the one I normally use. Wish Sony would allow the ability for subs to be separate from their master account like what Microsoft does with Windows/Xbox Live accounts.[/QUOTE]

Oh ok, I think I remember you mentioning that before. That bites. :whistle2:

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[quote name='PimpLimp']Very excited for the free games. Not really interested in much of the games going on sale though.

I did however notice that at the very bottom they also mentioned Oddworld Strangers Wrath being 25% off. I might bite on that.[/QUOTE]

I would too if I didn't already have it on PS3. It's a great game, when it gets to 50% off or more on Vita I'll double-dip.

anotherpoorgamer · Mar 4, 2013

Have Patapon on UMD and bought Patchwork. I don't mind having a digital copy of Patapon. Never played Wild Arms or Piyotama.

I don't have a Vita yet, hopefully I can get these via the PS3. (Waiting on that supposed HDMI output version. Also, allow Dualshock 3 support for PSP/PS1/Minis and I might just have to bite on a Vita.)

Batcave Dweller · Mar 4, 2013

Nice roundup for tomorrow. Looking forward to trying out Wild Arms for free since it's one of a few PS1 RPGs I never played back then. Piyotam looks fun as well.

BWOzar · Mar 4, 2013

4 free games (I've been meaning to try Patapon for years), Dokuro, BlazBlue and Oddworld for me I think... And MLB 13. And Tomb Raider. This is a backlog engorging week...

argyle · Mar 4, 2013

Hrm, I'm interested in Dynasty Warriors Next but I'm thinking $15 is my ceiling on that one. I don't need to spend any more money on games right now anyway, so it's just as well.

handsomepete · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='tylerh1701']Not sure if you're asking rhetorically, but it would end up being about $16.19 each for SfxT and UMVC3, and $10.12 for BlazBlue.
.[/QUOTE]

funny, my post originally said 'tyler do the math for me' but I removed it in case it came off dickish instead of jokish. thanks!

Woocls · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='Batcave Dweller']Nice roundup for tomorrow. Looking forward to trying out Wild Arms for free since it's one of a few PS1 RPGs I never played back then. Piyotam looks fun as well.[/QUOTE]
I'm really excited about wild arms. I passed it up back in the day because of limited allowance. Guess I get to add it to my backlog and hope for a great memory card sale so I can add a bunch of these games.

tylerh1701 · Mar 4, 2013

[quote name='handsomepete']funny, my post originally said 'tyler do the math for me' but I removed it in case it came off dickish instead of jokish. thanks![/QUOTE]

Haha that is funny. I've always enjoyed math so I'm glad to help.

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