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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.

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Index
Current Deals
Alternate Deals
Upcoming Deals (Post #2)
February 2012 PlayStation Plus Offerings (Post #2)
Persistent PlayStation Plus Deals (Post #2)
Frequently Asked Questions (Post #2)

Current Deals (Full Update Here)

Bundles


PS3
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood - $20.99 - Ends 3/13
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance - $8.99 - Ends 3/13
Fancy Pants Adventures - $4.99
God of War: Origins Collection - $27.99 - Ends 3/13
Hydrophobia: Prophecy - $2.99 - Temporary Sale
Infamous Festival of Blood - $6.99 - Ends 3/13
Jurassic Park: The Game - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Just Cause 2 - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Limbo - $10.49 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil 4 - $13.99 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil Code Veronica X - $9.99
Space Ace - $4.99
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $10.49 - Ends 3/13

PSP
Cabela’s African Safari - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts Ultimate Challenge - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Cabela’s North American Adventures - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Of The Titans - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Tag Team Racing - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy - $20.99 - Ends 3/13
DJMax Portable 3 - $19.99
Gun: Showdown - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Monster Jam: Path Of Destruction - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Rapala Trophies - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Super Monkey Ball Adventure - $9.99
Swat: Target Liberty - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop

PS1 Classics
Chrono Trigger - $6.99 - Ends 3/13

Minis
Angry Birds - $2.79 - Ends 3/13

Vita
MLB 12: The Show - $34.99 - 2.8 GB
MotorStorm RC Presented By Scion - Free - 646 MB
Unit 13 - $35.99 - 1.2 GB

PlayStation Plus

Deals
Angry Birds - PSP/PS3 - $1.95 - Ends 3/13
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood - $14.69 - Ends 3/13
Chrono Trigger - PSP/PS3 - $4.89 - Ends 3/13
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy - PSP - $14.69 - Ends 3/13
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance - $6.29 - Ends 3/13
God of War: Origins Collection - $19.59 - Ends 3/13
Infamous Festival of Blood - $4.89 - Ends 3/13
Killzone 3 Multiplayer - $7.50
Limbo - $7.34 - Ends 3/13
MotorStorm RC - $7.49 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil 4 - $9.79 - Ends 3/13
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $7.34 - Ends 3/13
Touchdown Fever - PSP/PS3 - $2.39
Worms: Ultimate Mayhem - $11.99

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)
Battle Fantasia
Bermuda Triangle - PSP/PS3
Fatal Inertia
Hamsterball
Inferno Pool
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom
Orbit - PSP/PS3
Sackboys' Prehistoric Moves
Sega Genesis Bundle - Includes the Six Games Below
Altered Beast
Comix Zone
Golden Axe
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus - 5.2 GB
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Streets of Rage 2
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars
Um Jammer Lammy - PSP/PS3

Qore
Qore Episode 46 - March 2012

Add-ons
Dungeon Defenders - PlayStation Plus Exclusive DLC - Free

Themes
Leap Year - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
Start The Party 2 - Dynamic

Avatars
Asura's Wrath Bundle - $0.99
The House of the Dead III (3)
Jak and Daxter Collection (2)
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bundle 4 - $0.99
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bundle 3 - $0.99

Alternate Deals (Deals not available in the PS Store)

PlayStation Network Cards
$20 code - GameStop.com - $19.99
$20 code - BestBuy.com - $20.00
$50 code - GameStop.com - $49.99
$50 code - BestBuy.com - $50.00


PS3
Age of Booty - GameStop.com - $4.99
Digger HD - GameStop.com - $4.99
Fat Princess - BestBuy.com - $7.99
Superstars V8 Racing - GameStop.com - $7.49

Minis
Awesome Summer Minis Bundle (A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks, Young Thor, Zombie Tycoon, and Widget Odyssey 1 & 2) - GameStop.com - $4.99

PS1
Crash Bandicoot - GameStop.com - $2.99 - 50% off
Jet Moto - GameStop.com - $2.99 - 50% off

PSP
Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos - GameStop.com - $5.99 - 25% off
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light - GameStop.com - $5.99 - 25% off
CLADUN: This is an RPG! - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 50% off
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 33% off
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days - GameStop.com - $14.99 - 25% off
Disgaea Infinite - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 47% off
Dragoneer's Aria - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Mana Khemia: Student Alliance - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 50% off
Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 66% off
Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman - GameStop.com - $19.99 - 33% off

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.
 
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The majority of the free games are available for a month until the next month's update hits. There are occasional special offers that differ from that, but most are available to grab for a month.
 
Here are the new deals for this week (Full Update Here):

PS3
Blacklight: Tango Down - $4.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Bloodrayne: Betrayal - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Swarm - $4.99 - Permanent Price Drop

PSP
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - PSP - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Ys: I & II Chronicles - PSP - $14.99 - Permanent Price Drop

PlayStation Plus Update

Qore
Qore Episode 45 - February 2012

Games
Catherine - Full Game Trial
Final Fantasy V - PSP/PS3
Gold Medalist - PSP/PS3
Hungry Giraffe - PSP/PS3
The Simpson Arcade Game

Demos
The House of the Dead III
 
Looks like Vita games are already showing up in the story via search. I'll compile a list of what I can find:

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - $35.99 - 1.15 GB
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - Online Pass - $9.99
ModNation Racers: Road Trip - $26.99 - 1.5 GB
Super Stardust Delta - $9.99 - 208 MB
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - $49.99 - 3.2 GB
Wipeout 2048 - $35.99 - 1.6 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Online Pass - $9.99
 
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[quote name='shiftymcneely']drat, i was hoping the 4.10 update was to enable remote play for a whole bunch of ps3 games for the vita.[/quote]

me too! Damn
 
Legend of Heroes is a must have for any PSP owner with a slight interest in JRPGs, as it is easily one of the best the genre has seen in many a year.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Anywhere between 1 week and 1 month. Don't quote me, but I think Simpsons is for the whole month. And I'm pretty sure FarCry 2 next week is only for 1 week.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']The majority of the free games are available for a month until the next month's update hits. There are occasional special offers that differ from that, but most are available to grab for a month.[/QUOTE]

Thanks guys. I will probably become a PS+ this Friday
 
[quote name='Yanksfan']Legend of Heroes is a must have for any PSP owner with a slight interest in JRPGs, as it is easily one of the best the genre has seen in many a year.[/QUOTE]

agreed.
 
Also, I liked the HotD 3 demo. Despite only getting 2 lives, it felt fun and looked pretty good considering I don't think it's been touched up at all. Pretty much a for-sure buy next week.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Looks like Vita games are already showing up in the story via search. I'll compile a list of what I can find:

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - $35.99 - 1.15 GB
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - Online Pass - $9.99
ModNation Racers: Road Trip - $26.99 - 1.5 GB
Super Stardust Delta - $9.99 - 208 MB
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - $49.99 - 3.2 GB
Wipeout 2048 - $35.99 - 1.6 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Online Pass - $9.99[/QUOTE]

It's good to see that some of the stuff is cheaper than retail, though the price for Uncharted almost confirms that the discount isn't universal. Can't wait to see what else gets found before next week's update.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']What happened to Inferno Pool for free for PS+?

Was kind of looking forward to it. :whistle2:( Maybe it will pop up later in the month.[/QUOTE]

Same here, what the hell? I hope none of the other games they previously announced fail to appear.
 
tiny quick update msuhitman, took maybe 3 minutes. i also just got kicked from psn to sign to sen terms. that was pretty rude.

n yeah maybe inferno pool isn't free after all. didnt they say majong tales was included, but all that was was a sale for psn+ members... why would they have it on sale and then give it away free a week later? idk i hope we still get both. i like the free trophies... well you still gotta earn them and time but no $ is good ;)
 
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[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Looks like Vita games are already showing up in the story via search. I'll compile a list of what I can find:

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - $35.99 - 1.15 GB
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - Online Pass - $9.99
ModNation Racers: Road Trip - $26.99 - 1.5 GB
Super Stardust Delta - $9.99 - 208 MB
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - $49.99 - 3.2 GB
Wipeout 2048 - $35.99 - 1.6 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Online Pass - $9.99[/QUOTE]

Are those Online Passes for if you buy a used physical copy of the game? I assume the physical copy comes with a code the original owner can use and you wouldn't need the Online Pass if you buy the digital version of the game... Is that correct?
 
[quote name='forweg']Same here, what the hell? I hope none of the other games they previously announced fail to appear.[/QUOTE]

True. I'm hoping Inferno Pool pops up with the bunch of other free games we're supposed to get next week. And I really don't want Battle Fantasia or Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars to magically disappear either.

[quote name='Velo214']n yeah maybe inferno pool isn't free after all. didnt they say majong tales was included, but all that was was a sale for psn+ members... why would they have it on sale and then give it away free a week later? idk i hope we still get both. i like the free trophies... well you still gotta earn them and time but no $ is good ;)[/QUOTE]

Majhong Tales is (supposedly) free starting next week. Don't ask my why they put it on sale 2 weeks before giving it for free (trying to understand some of the decisions behind the scenes of PSN and XBLA is absolutely mindboggling). It's also one of those TikGames games that have persistent PS+ discounts, so who the hell knows what's going on with it.

But if it's free, I'll take it. Like you, I very much enjoy free trophies. And Majhong tiles games are okay in small doses.

[quote name='o0achilles0o']Are those Online Passes for if you buy a used physical copy of the game? I assume the physical copy comes with a code the original owner can use and you wouldn't need the Online Pass if you buy the digital version of the game... Is that correct?[/QUOTE]

I would think so (and sure hope so), but sorry I can't confirm.
 
[quote name='Velo214']was i playing mahjong when i played yakuza 4 mini games? idk[/QUOTE]

I have no idea, but basically Majhong Tales is a bunch of mahjong tiles piled up and you need to match 2 to get them to disappear, and the goal is to get rid of the whole pile. It's not actually the game of Mahjong, but it is played with Mahjong tiles.

IGN gave it a 5.2 using their hilarious old scoring scale. I bet the reviewer lost sleep trying to decide if he should give it a 5.1 or 5.2.
 
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If there are fellow night owl CAGs who want to do some co-op on Simpsons any night we catch each other on feel free to drop me a friend request. I have a nicely populated XBL list full of CAGs but very few for PSN. Just let me know that you're from CAG in the message. :)
 
I d/l'ed the HOTD3 demo today and you die after 2 hits. What the hell? Game looks nice though, and at $7 it's a "no brainer"
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']I have no idea, but basically its a bunch of mahjong tiles piled up and you need to match 2 to get them to disappear, and the goal is to get rid of the whole pile.

IGN gave it a 5.2 using their hilarious old scoring scale. I bet the reviewer lost sleep trying to decide if he should give it a 5.1 or 5.2.[/QUOTE]

That's Shanghai, not Mahjong. It's commonly referred to as Mahjong, though, which is endlessly annoying.

Actual Mahjong is more like playing a card game (like poker), and looks like this:

mahjong-god-14-1.jpg
 
I always found it strange that people call Shanghai, Mahjong too! I guess Shanghai was more commonly confused for something else, maybe the food/place/cooking style.

I got this "Mahjong" title because the last time I had a good Shanghai game was on the Sega Genesis. I think it was called Shanghai 2: Dragon's Eye or something like that.
 
[quote name='Vegan']That's Shanghai, not Mahjong. It's commonly referred to as Mahjong, though, which is endlessly annoying.

Actual Mahjong is more like playing a card game (like poker), and looks like this:[/QUOTE]

Ya, I've played actual Mahjong before, I suck at it. The game we're supposed to get for free, Mahjong Tales, is actually the tile removal game. So I guess it should be called Shanghai Tales.

I've edited my previous post so it doesn't sound like I'm describing Mahjong, but rather am describing Mahjong Tales. Thanks.
 
[quote name='TheHelix']I d/l'ed the HOTD3 demo today and you die after 2 hits. What the hell? Game looks nice though, and at $7 it's a "no brainer"[/QUOTE]

Yeah, not sure what they were thinking, but that's ridiculous. You cannot change any of the settings, but it would've been nice to play through a level instead of some lame 2 hit cap. At that point why even bother producing the demo?
 
[quote name='Vegan']That's Shanghai, not Mahjong. It's commonly referred to as Mahjong, though, which is endlessly annoying.

Actual Mahjong is more like playing a card game (like poker), and looks like this:[/QUOTE]

Sorry to correct you, but Mahjong is much more equivalent to Gin Rummy than to Poker.
 
From the PS Blog comments, from Morgan who works there:

"Glad you like the update! Inferno Pool has changed to next week. As noted on all preview Coming to Plus posts, items listed there are tentatively scheduled and subject to change."

So we should get it next week! Yay!
 
[quote name='Vegan']That's Shanghai, not Mahjong. It's commonly referred to as Mahjong, though, which is endlessly annoying.

Actual Mahjong is more like playing a card game (like poker), and looks like this:
[/QUOTE]
Couldn't agree more. It's a shame that the strategic deep Mahjong has been degraded into a matching tile game.
 
[quote name='TheHelix']I d/l'ed the HOTD3 demo today and you die after 2 hits. What the hell? Game looks nice though, and at $7 it's a "no brainer"[/QUOTE]

Damn. Was gonna try it. Even at the PS+ cost, I'm not sure now. The 2 hit thing might be agitating. Like bad fighting games from back in the day. Hmmm... I will get around to downloading the demo. Thanks for the heads up!
 
Yay, Inferno pool next week. There would have been hell's toupee if they reneged that one, not gonna worry about Fatal Inertia now.

I'm confused about the HOTDIII 2-hit and die issue. Is that a deliberate nerf on the demo or a feature of the full game?
 
My understanding is that the 2-hit limit is the demo's built-in limitation, not something forced upon the paid release. But correct me if I'm wrong.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Almost positive it is how they nerfed the demo for HotD 3, not how the full game will be.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I'm not bashing the game at all. I was bashing the demo limitation. And I'm still more than likely to buy it since PS+ gets a 30% discount.
 
For those playing the HOTD3 demo, do you have to waggle the Move controller if the zombies grab you? I think the arcade version of Time Crisis 4 had you shake the controller for some things, and was missing from the PS3 version.
 
[quote name='dumlaox']It's good to see that some of the stuff is cheaper than retail, though the price for Uncharted almost confirms that the discount isn't universal. Can't wait to see what else gets found before next week's update.[/QUOTE]

When you add in the memory card(s) you'll have to buy to store the games, though, they can end up being more expensive. Uncharted alone would take up most of a $20 4GB card.
 
Ahh.. Ok...about the 2 hit HOTD3 thing.

As for The Simpsons, it's fun! I like how I just jump right in. Thought I'd be running around PS Home adding people.

However, I wish it'd give more lives. Each time I play, I end up entering 20 quarters into my PS3!:hot:
 
[quote name='Lemarfanz']any opinions on Blacklight?[/QUOTE]

I've only played it on the 360, but I imagine it's more or less the same experience on both platforms. I had fun with it at first. Unfortunately as people got better a small difference on one team would lead to the slightly better one pinning the other in their base. That got worse and worse until it only took a couple of minutes before each match ended up that way and a good number of players would just quit. The last time I played, many months ago, I couldn't find a game with more than a few people.

A price drop like this may get a few more people playing, but I don't think the problems have been fixed. The company has a free to play PC Blacklight game coming out so don't expect any future support for this one.
 
Well, picking up two years of PS+ during the Target price mistake paid off with Simpson's Arcade! Can't believe it took this long to finally be on consoles; makes me feel very old ha. Don't think I'll ever get around to playing FFV, but grabbed it anyway.
 
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