[the chris]

Also starting tomorrow, Stranger's Wrath HD will have 30% off for 2 weeks for PS+ subscribers. Nice!

Awesome, glad I waited for some sort of discount on it.

[Roto13]

Might get Side Scroller if I can convince myself to spend more money on games. :P

[Tizoc]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...ith-an-accent/
So it took them what more than 3 months to fix up their screw-up?

[V_Ben]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...ith-an-accent/ So it took them what more than 3 months to fix up their screw-up?

...yep. Getting clearance for the english version, testing the english version and scheduling the english version. Bafflingly slow process.

[Gintoki]

Will definitely get Sidescroller.

[sixteen-bit]

nothing from the sale is really grabbing me :/

[Benedict]

Full 12 for 12 list is live! http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...ps3-game-sale/ • PixelJunk SideScroller – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89 • PAYDAY: The Heist – Regular $19.99, Sale $13.99, PS Plus $9.79 • Dungeon Defenders – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34 • Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89 • Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34 • Eufloria – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, Plus $4.89 • BloodRayne: Betrayal – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34 • Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken – Regular $11.99, Sale $8.39, PS Plus $5.87 • Cubixx HD – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89 • Sideway New York – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89 • Rochard – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89 • Okabu – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34

Already own PJ Sidescroller and CUbixx HD on PSN and Dungeon Defenders and Eufloria on Steam.
Will get Rochard and maybe Sideway.
Not sure about Bloddrayne, Rocketbirds and MKAK.
Tried the demo of Okabu and did not like it.
Thinking about SFIII but have SSTFIV and barely played that.

[Roto13]

Turns out the Amy delay was kind of a good thing, since I probably would have bought it and it turns out it's awful. Metacritic score of 22. :P

[Seraphis Cain]

Might get Street Fighter III, but otherwise...meh.

[Suzzopher]

Shinobi has been rated by Pegi. I wonder if this is the PS2 or Mega Drive version?

[Takao]

PlayStation Store Update:
|January 24|

|PS3 BD Games|
Duke Nukem Forever - $19.99 (Still too much)
Mortal Kombat - $49.99 (PS+ trial available)

|PS3 PSN Games|
Scary Girl - $14.99 (demo available)

|Demos & DLC|
The Darkness II Demo
UFC Undisputed 3 Demo
Pixel Junk Sidescroller Demo

Assassin's Creed Revelations DLC - $9.99 (Mediterranean Maps + PS+ Trial)

|Minis|
StickMan Rescue - $3.99
Gold Medalist - $2.99
Bermuda Triangle - $2.99

|PSP|
Patapon/Loco Roco - $14.99
MotorStorm: Arctic Edge/Twisted Metal Head On - $14.99

La Puccelle Tactics has been rated by a Korean rating board. Seems it's a new PS2 Classic.

[Roto13]

PlayStation Store Update: |January 24| |PS3 BD Games| Duke Nukem Forever - $19.99 (Still too much) Mortal Kombat - $49.99 (PS+ trial available) |PS3 PSN Games| Scary Girl - $14.99 (demo available) |Demos & DLC| The Darkness II Demo UFC Undisputed 3 Demo Pixel Junk Sidescroller Demo Assassin's Creed Revelations DLC - $9.99 (Mediterranean Maps + PS+ Trial) |Minis| StickMan Rescue - $3.99 Gold Medalist - $2.99 Bermuda Triangle - $2.99 |PSP| Patapon/Loco Roco - $14.99 MotorStorm: Arctic Edge/Twisted Metal Head On - $14.99 La Puccelle Tactics has been rated by a Korean rating board. Seems it's a new PS2 Classic.

Isn't the "Komplete" edition of Mortal Kombat coming out next month for like $40? :P So dumb.

[sixteen-bit]

Isn't the "Komplete" edition of Mortal Kombat coming out next month for like $40? :P So dumb.

Perhaps WB thinks some people wouldn't mind paying a premium to run the game off the hard drive whenever they want.

[V_Ben]

Drop is live :)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-new-releases/

If I'm honest, I have no idea what Daytona USA is doing there.

[Takao]

PlayStation Store Holiday Update:
Puddle - $9.99 (Demo available)

PS3 BD games (PS+ trials available):
Madden NFL 12
Kane & Lynch
Kane & Lynch 2
Mini-Ninjas

Demos:
Twisted Metal Multi-player Demo
Syndicate Demo

DLC & Other Junk:
Dead Island DLC (Rider Right) - $9.99
Pixel Junk Shooter, Assassin's Creed, Jak & Daxter, KOF XIII, The Darkness II Avatars
The Darkness II Theme

[V_Ben]

Hey look, Square Enix is getting the hang of this. Just hope the prices are ok.

[Toki767]

Hey look, Square Enix is getting the hang of this. Just hope the prices are ok.

When have Square-Enix prices ever been ok?

I bet they could have sold a ton of digital copies of Madden 12 if it was available on PSN on launch.

[GeoramA]

Full PS3 games up the ass ever since they cut game-sharing down to 2.

Too bad they're giant rip-offs, even with PS+ discounts here and there.

[V_Ben]

Full PS3 games up the ass ever since they cut game-sharing down to 2. Too bad they're giant rip-offs, even with PS+ discounts here and there.

Heh... good point. Happy Publishers! :P

[ULTROS!]

Hoping to see SE put up FFXIII up in PSN. Good luck with the 38GB download. :p

[Massa]

Hoping to see SE put up FFXIII up in PSN. Good luck with the 38GB download. :p

The real pain comes after the download finishes.

[Roto13]

PlayStation Store Holiday Update: Puddle - $9.99 (Demo available) PS3 BD games (PS+ trials available): Madden NFL 12 Kane & Lynch Kane & Lynch 2 Mini-Ninjas Demos: Twisted Metal Multi-player Demo Syndicate Demo DLC & Other Junk: Dead Island DLC (Rider Right) - $9.99 Pixel Junk Shooter, Assassin's Creed, Jak & Daxter, KOF XIII, The Darkness II Avatars The Darkness II Theme

Do the Kane & Lynch games have online co-op?

[Killthee]

Drop is live :) http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-new-releases/ If I'm honest, I have no idea what Daytona USA is doing there.

Guess they removed it from the post, but could it have something to do with the secret sale they have going on right now? I'm not sure why, but I got a PSN message from Sega sent to me on Tuesday notifying me I could purchase Daytona USA for $5 by clicking the link attached to the message. Is this the first time they've done a 3rd party sale via PSN messages or has this occurred before?

[V_Ben]

Heeeey! The drop!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-new-releases/

Twisted Metal demo is the main thing here I suppose :)

Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH.

http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

[Volcynika]

Sweet, didn't know about this game!

Final Fantasy XIII-3 – Cocoon, a utopia in the sky. Its inhabitants believed their world a paradise. Under the Sanctum’s rule, Cocoon had long known peace and prosperity. Mankind was blessed by its protectors, the benevolent fal’Cie, and believed that tranquil days would continue forever. Their tranquillity was shattered with the discovery of one hostile fal’Cie. The moment that fal’Cie from Pulse – the feared and detested lowerworld – awoke from its slumber, peace on Cocoon came to an end. Fal’Cie curse humans, turning them into magic-wielding servants. They become l’Cie – chosen of the fal’Cie. Those branded with the mark of a l’Cie carry the burden of either fulfilling their Focus or facing a fate harsher than death itself. A prayer for redemption. A wish to protect the world. A promise to challenge destiny. After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins… Set several years after Lightning and the others saved Cocoon, some survivors have decided to start over by rebuilding on Gran Pulse. Lightning, however, is nowhere to be found and thought dead by many, but Serah believes otherwise. When her town is suddenly overrun by monsters, a mysterious man named Noel appears to save her. Together, the two set off to find Lightning…

[sixteen-bit]

Exclusive scoop?

[V_Ben]

And today's Drop mistake of the week has emerged :P

[ULTROS!]

What's sad is that he listed XIII-3 twice too.

[dallow_bg]

Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH. http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

lol

[I3rand0]

:lol at the Drop mistake

I guess Sony is adding more retail full game titles to the PSN Store to make up for the lack of other content.

[GeoramA]

Another bad update, jesus christ.

Hope the PS+ content is good next week.

[AranhaHunter]

Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH. http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

Not saying the price is not steep (it is), but the main problem here is that if I have a PS3 and plan to buy a Vita and want to play the game on both machines I have to buy essentially the same game twice.

[V_Ben]

Not saying the price is not steep (it is), but the main problem here is that if I have a PS3 and plan to buy a Vita and want to play the game on both machines I have to buy essentially the same game twice.

...Yep. Popcap always does this, even on iOS. I have to buy PvZ on iPhone or iPad. The iPhone version will work on my iPad, but it'll look like arse :(

[jvm]

The Drop errors ... it's the new Wrestlers meme.

Meanwhile. What is the error? I didn't see it.

[Grinchy]

Machinarium is awesome. I'm not even really a point-and-click fan and I loved it.

[GeoramA]

The Drop errors ... it's the new Wrestlers meme. Meanwhile. What is the error? I didn't see it.

FFXIII-3

He also spelled February wrong...lol

[Mrbob]

Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH. http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

Yikes. My expectations for Vita digital are dropping greatly.

[V_Ben]

Yikes. My expectations for Vita digital are dropping greatly.

Don't drop your expectations for the whole system's digital offerings, drop them for specific publisher's treatment of digital. Maybe SCE will surprise us with their pricing of Escape Plan and Stardust.

[jvm]

FFXIII-3 He also spelled February wrong...lol

Speechless. :P

[LiquidMetal14]

...Yep. Popcap always does this, even on iOS. I have to buy PvZ on iPhone or iPad. The iPhone version will work on my iPad, but it'll look like arse :(

You're basically paying for a visual upgrade :O

I would buy PvZ Vita for 10. I will hold off. I can't wait to get some good ole PSN/PSP games on my 32GB.

[Takao]

SOE suxxx

[Fuzzy]

Heeeey! The drop! http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-new-releases/ Twisted Metal demo is the main thing here I suppose :) Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH. http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

My cousin has wanted Mini Ninjas for a long time so I think he'll be happy.

[LiquidMetal14]

My cousin has wanted Mini Ninjas for a long time so I think he'll be happy.

I bought it on Steam a few months back. It's a fun little romp.

[Agent X]

Also, Plants Vs Zombies Vita is a launch game :) Bad news? It's 15 bucks. UGH. http://www.psnstores.com/2012/01/pla...ta-launch-day/

That's got to be the most expensive downloadable version of Plants vs. Zombies in existence. If Sony wants to position the PS Vita as a viable alternative to iOS/Android for casual "quick fix" mobile games, then offering the same game as competing platforms for 5 times the price isn't helping.

Who decides the price, SOE or PopCap/EA? (Not that it matters too much, as it's a mistake either way.) If it's SOE, then SCE should really try to keep them on a shorter leash.

[Toki767]

Pretty sure publishers decide pricing. I wonder when the vita will get $5 PSN games. I feel like those would probably be the sweet spot in pricing

[Massa]

That's got to be the most expensive downloadable version of Plants vs. Zombies in existence. If Sony wants to position the PS Vita as a viable alternative to iOS/Android for casual "quick fix" mobile games, then offering the same game as competing platforms for 5 times the price isn't helping. Who decides the price, SOE or PopCap/EA? (Not that it matters too much, as it's a mistake either way.) If it's SOE, then SCE should really try to keep them on a shorter leash.

It's the same price as the PS3/360 version. I remember Jeff Green getting a lot of hateful comments when he announced the $15 price for the PS3 version on the blog...

[Kenshin001]

Not sure if this has been posted but Susan Panico, the senior director of PSN, has just left Sony after 17 years. To be honest I think she has done a shitty job and think Grace Chen should get the boot too. Hope this signals a change in how PSN is run, more indie stuff, a more pro active approach to getting games on the service.

[Lothars]

That's got to be the most expensive downloadable version of Plants vs. Zombies in existence. If Sony wants to position the PS Vita as a viable alternative to iOS/Android for casual "quick fix" mobile games, then offering the same game as competing platforms for 5 times the price isn't helping. Who decides the price, SOE or PopCap/EA? (Not that it matters too much, as it's a mistake either way.) If it's SOE, then SCE should really try to keep them on a shorter leash.

Well the original PC version was 20 dollars but yeah it should be 10 dollars at the most and I think it should be 5 bucks.

[Gen X]

It's a catch 22 really. Would 3x the amount of people buy the game if it was $5? I know there would be more of a chance of me buying it on impu8lse if I was looking for something cheap to play and had money to burn.

[I3rand0]

Not sure if this has been posted but Susan Panico, the senior director of PSN, has just left Sony after 17 years. To be honest I think she has done a shitty job and think Grace Chen should get the boot too. Hope this signals a change in how PSN is run, more indie stuff, a more pro active approach to getting games on the service.

The whole department needs an overhaul. Hope Grace is next to go.