This Week on the PSN (11.13.12)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

Here are this week’s new games for PS3.

• Planets Under Attack ($14.99)
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale ($59.99 - Preorder)
• SingStar Digital ($0.00)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ($49.99)
• Wicked Monster Blast! HD ($9.99)

Vita Games

And here's a new game for your Vita.

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified ($49.99)

PlayStation Plus

Here are this week’s new PlayStation Plus perks. Remember that some of the perks from previous weeks are also still available.

• Quantic Conundrum (PSN, Free)
• Machinarium (PSN, Discount)
• Choplifter HD (PSN, Discount)
• Super Stacker Party (PSN, Discount)

PSone Classics

There aren’t any new PSone Classics this week.

PS2 Classics

No PS2 Classics this time.

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN...

• 007 Legends - Various (Free)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Season Pass ($49.99)
• Darksiders 2 - Maker Armor ($2.99)
• Dead or Alive 5 Swimwear Packs ($4.99 - $12.99)
• F1 Race Stars Accessory Packs ($0.99 - $4.99)
• Just Dance 4 - Sorcerer ($2.99)
• Mugen Souls Equipment Packs (Free - $2.99)
• Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise Pennybear Costume ($0.99)
• Pure Chess Easter Island Chess Set ($2.49)
• Rock Band 3 – Various Tracks ($0.99 - $17.99)
• RockSmith – Various Tracks ($2.99 - $11.99)
• Sleeping Dogs – Various Mission Packs ($2.99 - $7.99)
• Sniper Elite V2 -- Multiplayer Expansion (Free)
• Street Fighter X Tekken -- Shared Assist Gem Pack 5 ($2.99)
• Zen Pinball 2 -- Fantastic Four ($2.99)

Now, Vita DLC…

• New Little King’s Story – Various Weapons and Clothes ($0.99-$1.99)
• Pure Chess -- Easter Island Chess Set ($2.49)
• Street Fighter X Tekken – Palettes and Gem Packs (Free - $2.99)
• Zen Pinball 2 -- Fantastic Four ($2.99)

Demos

A couple of PS3 demos for you…

• Need For Speed Most Wanted
• F1 Race Stars
• Planets Under Attack
• Zen Pinball 2

And how about a Vita demo?

• Ragnarok Odyssey

Discounts

Finally, some fresh discounts and sales.

• Choplifter HD (PSN)
• Super Stacker Party (PSN)
• Dragon’s Lair (PSN)
• Family Feud (PSN)
• Family Feud Decades (PSN)
• Hollywood Squares (PSN)
• Press Your Luck (PSN)
• The Price is Right (PSN)
• The Price is Right Decades (PSN)
• Who Wants to Be A Millionaire (PSN)
• Game Show Party Bundle (PSN)

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This Week on the PSN (09.25.12)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

There are a slew of new games this week for you to download. You can also pre-order four upcoming retail titles that will be available digitally on the PSN day one: Dishonored, DOOM 3 BFG Edition, NBA 2K13 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. PlayStation Plus members get discounts by doing so.

• Dead or Alive 5 ($59.99)
• FIFA Soccer 13 ($59.99)
• Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit ($14.99)
• Infamous Collection ($39.99)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins ($14.99)
• Mirror’s Edge ($19.99)
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors ($49.99)
• Ratchet & Clank Collection ($29.99)
• Realms of Ancient War ($14.99)
• Starhawk (Full Game) ($39.99)
• Starhawk (Multiplayer) ($19.99)
• Tokyo Jungle ($14.99)

Vita Games

Surprisingly, there are three new Vita games this week.

• FIFA Soccer 13 ($39.99)
• LittleBigPlanet PS Vita ($35.99)
• Table Ice Hockey ($1.99)

PSP Games

Stranger yet, there are two new PSP games.

• FIFA Soccer 13 ($39.99)
• Final Fantasy III ($19.99)

PlayStation Minis

There aren’t any new Minis this week.

PlayStation Plus

Here are this week’s new PlayStation Plus perks. Remember that some of the perks from previous weeks are also still available.

• Dishonored (Retail, Pre-Order/Discount)
• DOOM 3 BFG Edition (Retail, Pre-Order/Discount)
• Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (PSN, Discount)
• Mirror’s Edge (Retail, Full Game Trial)
• NBA 2K13 (Retail, Pre-Order/Discount)
• Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Retail, Pre-Order/Discount)
• Starhawk (DLC, Free)
• Starhawk (Single Player) (Retail, Free)
• Tokyo Jungle (DLC, Free)
• Tokyo Jungle (PSN, Discount)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (DLC, Discount)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Retail, Discount)

PSone Classics

Here’s a new PSone Classic.

• Turnabout ($5.99)

PS2 Classics

And here’s a new PS2 Classic, one you’ve been patiently waiting for.

• Grand Theft Auto III ($9.99)

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN...

• Armored Core V – Various DLC (Free-$9.99)
• Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII – Various DLC ($3.99 each)
• Darksiders II – Various DLC ($6.99 each)
• Gran Turismo 5 – Various DLC ($0.99 each)
• Pinball Arcade – Table Pack 4 ($4.99)
• Rock Band 3 – Various Tracks ($0.99-$8.49)
• Starhawk – Various DLC ($0.99-$4.99)
• The Amazing Spider-Man – Various DLC ($2.99-$9.99)
• Tokyo Jungle – Various DLC (Free-$0.99)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – Massive Fury Pack ($9.99)

There’s also new DLC for Vita.

• LittleBigPlanet PS Vita – Various DLC ($4.99-$9.99)
• Pinball Arcade – Table Pack 4 ($4.99)

Demos

There are five new demos this week.

• Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins
• NBA 2K13
• Realms of Ancient War
• Starhawk (Single Player)

Discounts

And finally, some fresh discounts and sales.

• Breakquest (Mini)
• Crazy Taxi (PSN)
• Normal Tanks (Mini)
• Spec Ops: The Line (Retail)
• Wakeboarding HD (PSN)

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.

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This Week on the PSN (09.04.12)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

Here are this week’s new games. Most notable in the bunch is Zen Pinball 2, which is completely free for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

• BioShock ($19.99)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ($59.99)
• The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut ($19.99)
• Zen Pinball 2 (Free)

Vita Games

There’s a lone new Vita game available for download.

• Zen Pinball 2 (Free)

PSP Games

Surprisingly, there are two new PSP games this week.

• Growlanser: Wayfare of Time ($29.99)
• Gurumin ($14.99)

PlayStation Minis

There’s a lone new Mini this week, too.

• I Kill Zombies ($2.99)

PlayStation Plus

Here are this week’s new PlayStation Plus perks. Remember that some of the perks from previous weeks are also still available.

• Borderlands (DLC, Free)
• Borderlands (Retail, Free)
• Daytona USA (PSN, Discount)
• Greed Corp (PSN, Discount)

PSone Classics

There are no PSone Classics this week.

PS2 Classics

But there is a new PS2 Classic.

• Suzuki TT Superbikes Real Road Racing Championship ($9.99)

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN…

• Battlefield 3 – Armored Kill (Free [Premium])
• JAM Live Music Arcade – Various DLC ($0.99-$1.99)
• Pinball Arcade – Table Pack 3 ($4.99)
• Rock Band 3 – Various Tracks ($0.99-$1.99)
• Rocksmith – Various Tracks ($2.99 each)
• Street Fighter x Tekken – Various DLC (Free-$0.99)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Various DLC ($0.49-$2.99)
• Zen Pinball 2 – New Tables ($2.49-$9.99)

There’s no new Vita DLC.

Demos

Here’s this week’s lone new demo.

• Rainbow Moon (PSN)

Discounts

And finally, some new discounts.

• 5-in-1 Arcade Hits (Mini)
• Canabalt (Mini)
• Daytona USA (PSN)
• DJ Hero 2 (DLC)
• Guitar Hero III (DLC)
• Guitar Hero 5 (DLC)
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (DLC)
• Guitar Hero: World Tour (DLC)
• Minisquadron (Mini)
• One Epic Game (Mini)
• Order Up!! (PSN)
• Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (PSN)
• Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (PSN)
• The Impossible Game (Mini)

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.

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This Week on the PSN (08.21.12)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

There are a lot of games available this week. Some of them are retail-to-digital releases, and others yet are all-new offerings. So let’s jump in.

• Counterstrike: Global Offensive ($14.99)
• Crazy Strike Bowling ($14.99)
• Deep Black ($14.99)
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure HD ($19.99)
• Legasista ($29.99)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD ($14.99)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD ($14.99)
• Michael Jackson: The Experience ($19.99)
• Retro/Grade ($9.99)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron ($59.99)
• Way of the Samurai ($39.99)

Vita Games

The two new Vita games this week are technically already available… but now, they’re split up for purchase individually as opposed to only in a package.

• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD ($14.99)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD ($14.99)

PSP Games

There aren’t any new PSP games.

PlayStation Minis

But there are a trio of new PlayStation Minis.

• Chopper I ($2.99)
• The Next Space ($2.99)
• Top Trumps NBA All-Stars ($2.99)

PlayStation Plus

There are new PlayStation Plus perks this week, including the Dust 514 beta. Remember that some of the perks from previous weeks are also still available.

• Adventures to Go! (PSP, Discount)
• Counterstrike: Global Offensive (PSN, Discount)
• Counterstrike: Global Offensive (PSN, Full Game Trial)
• Dust 514 (Beta DLC, Discount)
• Dust 514 (PSN, Beta)
• Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl (PSP, Discount)
• Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (PSP, Discount)
• Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (PSP, Discount)
• Michael Jackson: The Experience (Retail, Full Game Trial)
• Plants vs. Zombies (DLC, Discount)
• Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors (PSP, Discount)

PSone Classics

There are no PSone Classics this week.

PS2 Classics

But there is a new PS2 Classic.

• Gungrave: Overdose ($9.99)

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN…

• Dragon’s Dogma – Notice Board Quests ($2.99-$6.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 – Autumn Seasonal Creator Kit (Free)
• NCAA Football 13 – Various DLC ($2.99-$4.99)
• Rock Band 3 – Various Tracks ($0.99-$5.49)
• Rocksmith – Various Tracks ($2.99 each)
• Saints Row: The Third – Planet Saints Pack ($6.99)
• Sleeping Dogs – Various DLC ($2.99 each)
• Spec Ops: The Line – Co-op Challenge Mode (Free)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – Multiplayer Havoc Pack ($9.99)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Various DLC ($0.49-$0.99)

And Vita DLC…

• Cliff Diving – Additional Cliffs ($0.99)

Demos

Here are this week’s five new demos.

• Dragon’s Dogma (Retail)
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure HD (PSN)
• NHL 13 (Retail)
• Retro/Grade (PSN)
• Sleeping Dogs (Retail)

Discounts

And finally, some new discounts.

• Bulletstorm (Retail)
• Dead Space (DLC)
• Dead Space 2 (DLC)
• Madden NFL 12 (Retail)
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Retail)
• Renegade Ops (PSN/DLC)
• Sonic Adventure (PSN)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (Retail)

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.

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This Week on the PSN (08.07.12)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

There are two new retail-to-digital games on the store this week, but that’s not what’s important. What’s important is that Sound Shapes has finally arrived! Keep in mind that purchasing Sound Shapes gets you both the PS3 and Vita versions for the price of one.

• Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-II ($49.99)
• Sound Shapes ($14.99)
• The King of Fighters XIII ($29.99)

Vita Games

The only new Vita game this week is Sound Shapes… but it was well worth the wait. Remember the note above; purchasing one version gets you both.

• Sound Shapes ($14.99)

PSP Games

There aren’t any new PSP games.

PlayStation Minis

But there is a new Mini.

• Farm Frenzy 3 ($4.99)

PlayStation Plus

There are new PlayStation Plus perks this week, including Episodes 1 and 2 of The Walking Dead free of charge! As a word of warning, Sideway: New York and Choplifter HD will no longer be free as of next week, so get on ‘em while you still can.

• Papo & Yo (PSN, Pre-Order Discount)
• Sound Shapes (PSN/Vita, Discount)
• The Walking Dead, Episode 1: A New Day (PSN, Free)
• The Walking Dead, Episode 2: Starved For Help (PSN, Free)

PSone Classics

There are no PSone Classics this week.

PS2 Classics

There aren’t any PS2 Classics, either.

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN…

• Adidas miCoach – Rugby Pack ($4.99)
• Darksiders II – Season Pass ($19.99)
• Dragon’s Dogma – Various DLC ($2.99-$6.99)
• Inversion – Various Maps ($1.99 each)
• Mass Effect 3 – Firefight Pack ($1.99)
• PayDay: The Heist – Wolfpack ($9.99)
• Persona 4 Arena – Various DLC ($1.99-$5.99)
• Record of Agarest War 2 – Various DLC (Free-$6.99)
• Rock Band 3 – Various Tracks ($1.99 each)
• Rock Band Network – Various Tracks ($0.99-$1.99)
• Street Fighter x Tekken – Various DLC (Free-$0.99)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Tournament Tickets ($4.49-$50.99)

There’s no new Vita DLC.

Demos

There aren’t any new demos this week.

Discounts

But there are some new discounts!

• Normaltanks (Mini)
• PayDay: The Heist (PSN)
• Super Stardust HD (DLC)
• Two Worlds II (Retail)

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.

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The Shining Prequel in the Works

It may be the stuff of nightmares for fans of a horror classic, but rumours are circulating that a prequel to The Shining is on the cards.

According to the LA Times, Warner Bros. is considering a return to the Overlook Hotel, with the prequel plot focussing on “what happened before Jack Torrance, his wife and their psychic son arrived at the haunted retreat.”

Shutter Island scribe Laeta Kalogridis has been brought on-board to produce alongside partners Bradley Fischer and James Vanderbilt.

But the Times’ source was at pains to point out that any Shining prequel “was in a very early stage and not even formally in development” and had no word on whether Stephen King - writer of the original novel - would have any involvement.

So would you like to see this particular prequel get the green-light?

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN and all work and no play makes him a dull boy. His idle chat can be found on both Twitter and MyIGN.

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