Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

** Note for other regions **

European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.

North American Update

PlayStation Plus Content

PSN Games

• Alex Kidd Miracle World ($4.99)
• Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock ($19.99)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (+Trial) ($14.99)
• Monster World IV ($4.99)
• Super Hang-On ($4.99)
• The Revenge Of Shinobi ($4.99)
• Wonder Boy In Monster Land ($4.99)
• Wonder Boy In Monster World ($4.99)

PS3 Games

• Sorcery Full Game ($39.99)
• Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ($29.99)

PS Vita Games

• Table Top Tanks Full Game ($1.99)

Game Demos (free)

• Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale: Trial
• Journey Demo

PS3 Add-ons

• Dragon’s Dogma add ons (x3) ($0.99 – $1.99)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 – Skill Pack (free)
• MotorStorm RC add ons (x3) (free – $0.49)
• Saints Row: The Third – Penthouse Pack ($2.99)
• Blur 2 Song Pack ($6.99)
• Soul Calibur V add ons (x5) ($0.99 – $1.99)
• Warriors Orochi 3 – Stage Pack 2 ($2.99)

Rock Band 3

• “FLIGHT OF ICARUS” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• “INFINITE DREAMS” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• “RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• “SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• “THE PRISONER” – Iron Maiden ($1.99)
• Artist pack ($9.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: MAIDEN EPICS. This pack includes “Flight of Icarus”, “Infinite Dreams”, “Phantom of the Opera” and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. By Iron Maiden.

Rock Band Network v2.0

• “AMAZING HORSE” – Weebl’s Stuff ($0.99)
• “KITTY FIGHT SONG” – Dance for the Dying ($0.99)
• “NO HOLY MAN” – Eden’s Curse ft. James LaBrie ($0.99)
• “THUG LOVE” – Dance for the Dying ($0.99)
• “VALLEYS” – Close Your Eyes ($1.99)

PS Vita Add-Ons

• MotorStorm RC (x3) (free – $0.49)
• Reality Fighters Ghostbusters Pack ($2.99)

Updates

• flOw (Sale) (PS3) (now $5.59, original price $7.99)
• flOw Bundle (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.29, original price $8.99)
• flOw Expansion Pack (Sale) (PS3) (now $2.09, original price $2.99)
• flOw PSP (Sale) (PSP) (now $5.59, original price $7.99)
• Flower (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Flower Soundtrack and Dynamic Theme Bundle (Sale) (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
• Flower Dynamic Theme (Sale) (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
• Flower Avatar Bundle 1 (Sale) (PS3) (now $0.75, original price $1.49)
• Flower Avatar Bundle 2 (Sale) (PS3) (now $0.75, original price $1.49)
• Sky Fighters (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Young Thor – Minis (Sale) (PS3/PSP) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
• Zombie Tycoon – Minis (Sale) (PS3/PSP) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
  

Avatars

• Dragon’s Dogma Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Ghost Recon Future Soldier Ghost Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Avatars (x8) ($0.49 Singles, $1.99 Bundle)

Game Videos (free)

• Batman Arkham City – Game Of The Year Announce Trailer
• PULSE 5/22 Edition
• Resistance: Burning Skies Multiplayer Trailer
• Rocksmith Offspring Preview Video (Trailer)
• Rocksmith The Police Preview Video (Trailer)
• Spec Ops: The Line – Narrative Trailer
• The Walking Dead – Launch Trailer

PS Vita Videos

• PULSE 5/22 Edition
• Resistance: Burning Skies Multiplayer Trailer

PS3 Themes

• Batman Arkham City – Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Dragon Age – Theme (free)
• Ghost Recon Future Soldier Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Hitman Absolution – Big City Vista Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

PSone Classics

• Alone In The Dark The New Nightmare ($5.99)

PS2 Classics

• Need for Speed Most Wanted ($9.99)
• Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain ($9.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Game Videos (free)

• PULSE 5/22 Edition

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Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

** Note for other regions **

European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.

North American Update

PlayStation Plus Content

Free PSN Game

• Rock of Ages

Discounts

• 50% off Goldeneye Reloaded
• 40% Off Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Complete

PSN Games

• PixelJunk 4am Full Game ($9.99)

PS3 Full Games

• Rock Of Ages ($9.99)
• Jam Live Music Arcade ($9.99)
• Goldeneye 007 Reloaded ($59.99)
• Prototype 2 With Radnet Access Pack ($59.99)
• Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II ($14.99)

Game Demos (free)

• Batman Arkham City
• PixelJunk 4am
• Rock Of Ages
• Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II

PS3 Add-ons

• Asura’s Wrath – Lost Episode 2 ($1.99)
• Dungeon Defenders: Quest For The Lost Eternia Shards Part III ($3.99)
• Final Fantasy XIII add ons (x5) ($2.99 – $4.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 add ons (x5) ($1.99 – $5.99)
• Max Payne 3 – Gorilla Warfare Loadout Pack (free)
• MotorStorm RC add ons (x3) (free – $0.49 each)
• Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City – Echo Six Expansion Pack 2 ($9.99)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 add ons (x4) (free)
• Two Worlds II: Defense ($2.99)
• UFC Undisputed 3 – Contenders Pack ($2.99)
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem: Multi-Player Pack ($4.99)
• Yakuza: Dead Souls add ons (x2) (free)
• Rocksmith – Come Out And Play By The Offspring ($2.99)
• Rocksmith – Gone Away By The Offspring ($2.99)
• Rocksmith – Self Esteem By The Offspring ($2.99)
• Rocksmith – The Offspring Song Pack ($7.99)

Rock Band 3

• “BRICK BY BORING BRICK” – Paramore ($1.99)
• “IGNORANCE” – Paramore ($1.99)
• “THE ONLY EXCEPTION” – Paramore ($1.99)
• “THE ONLY EXCEPTION (PRO GUITAR)” – Paramore ($0.99)
• Artist pack ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: PARAMORE PACK 01. This pack includes “Brick By Boring Brick”, “Ignorance” and “The Only Exception”. By Paramore

Rock Band Network v2.0

• “BEER, METAL, TROLLS AND VOMIT!” – Nordheim ($1.99)
• “OCEAN FLOOR” – The Bunny the Bear ($1.99)
• “SONG FOR THE BROKEN” – Close Your Eyes ($1.99)
• “TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR (BACH)” – Johann Sebastian Bach ($0.99)
• “YOUNGER LUNGS” – Less Than Jake ($1.99)

PS Vita Add-Ons

• MotorStorm RC add ons (x3) (free – $0.49 each)
• Reality Fighters Soccer Fight Pack ($2.99)
• Ridge Racer add ons (x4) ($1.49 – $2.49)

Updates

• 5-In-1 Arcade Hits – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Assassin’s Creed (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Assassin’s Creed II – Sequence 13 + Secret Locations (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.89, original price $6.99)
• Assassin’s Creed II: Sequence 12: Battle Of Forli (Sale) (PS3) (now $2.79, original price $3.99)
• Assassin’s Creed II Deluxe Edition Digital (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Sale) (PS3) (now $20.99, original price $29.99)
• Beyond Good And Evil Hd (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Blimp: The Flying Adventures – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Old West Map Pack (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Far Cry 2 (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack (Sale) (now $3.49, original price $9.99)
• From Dust (Sale) (PS3) (now $10.49, original price $14.99)
• Might And Magic Clash Of Heroes (Sale) (PS3) (now $10.49, original price $14.99)
• Minisquadron – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• One Epic Game – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Prince Of Persia (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Prince Of Persia Classic (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Prince Of Persia Classic Trilogy Hd (Bundle) (Sale) (PS3) (now $27.99, original price $39.99)
• Prince Of Persia: Epilogue Dlc (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time (Sale) (PS3) (now $10.49, original price $14.99)
• Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Sale) (PS3) (now $13.99, original price $19.99)
• Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones (Sale) (PS3) (now $10.49, original price $14.99)
• Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within (Sale) (PS3) (now $10.49, original price $14.99)
• Ricochet Hd (Sale) (PS3) (now $2.74, original price $4.99)
• Scott Pilgrim (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• The Impossible Game – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Magic 2012 Gold Deck Bundle (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Magic: The Gathering – Dules of the Planeswalkers 2012 Gold Bundle (Sale) (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Outland (Sale) (PS3) (now $6.99, original price $9.99)
• Scott Pilgrim – Knives Chau Add-On Pack (Sale) (PS3) (now $1.39, original price $1.99)
• Final Fight: Double Impact (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)

Game Videos (free)

• Assassin’s Creed III Announcement Trailer
• Darksiders 2: Death Strikes: Part I Trailer
• Darksiders 2: Behind The Mask: Death Rises Trailer
• Darksiders 2: Behind The Mask: Deaths World Trailer
• Darksiders 2: Death Eternal Trailer
• Far Cry 3 Dr. Earnhardt Gameplay Trailer
• Game Of Thrones – The Wall Trailer
• Game Of Thrones – This Is War Trailer
• Game Of Thrones- Winter Trailer
• Medal Of Honor Warfighter Announce Trailer
• Medal Of Honor Warfighter Gameplay 1 Trailer
• Sleeping Dogs Driving Trailer
• Sleeping Dogs Undercover: Hong Kong Trailer
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier: Ghost Recon Alpha

PS3 Themes

• Dynamic Beautiful Girl 3 ($2.99)
• Max Payne 3 Premium Theme ($1.99)

PSone Classics

• Myst ($5.99)

PS2 Classics

• Red Faction 2 ($5.99)

Bundles

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Complete Edition ($24.99)
• Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Complete Edition ($19.99)
• Far Cry 2 Complete Edition ($19.99)
• Prince Of Persia Complete Edition ($19.99)
• Scott Pilgrim Complete Edition ($7.99)

Music

• Sorcery Soundtrack ($4.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP minis

• Velocity- Minis ($4.99)

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Sony has released a list of PSP games and minis that will available to download for Vita on the PlayStation Store today. They’ve also released a list of PSP games and minis for Vita that will be coming to the PlayStation Store sometime in the future.

On the PS Blog, Sony has announced a few additional PSP games and minis that will be available for purchase on the PS Store for PlayStation Vita effective today. They are:

PSP Titles:

• Cho Aniki Zero (Aksys Games Localization, Inc.)
• Strikers 1945 Plus (PM Studios, Inc.)
• Tom Clancy’S Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (UbiSoft, Inc.)
• Tom Clancy’S Rainbow Six: Vegas (UbiSoft, Inc.)
• Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (XSEED JKS, Inc.)
• Ys: I & II Chronicles Digital (XSEED JKS, Inc.)

PSP minis:

• Aero Racer (Halfbrick Studios)
• Age Of Zombies (Halfbrick Studios)
• Blast Off (Halfbrick Studios)
• Dynogems (StormBasic)
• Echoes (Halfbrick Studios)
• Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (Cohort Studios)
• Vempire (Impressionware Srl)

Sony has also released a list of PSP games and minis that are “coming soon” to the PS Store for Vita. They are:

PSP Titles

• 3D Twist & Match (Sanuk Games)
• Aedis Eclipse: Generation Of Chaos Legacy (NIS America, Inc.)
• Bejeweled 2 (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• Beta Bloc (D3 Publisher of America)
• Brain Challenge (Gameloft)
• Dead Head Fred (D3 Publisher of America)
• Field Commander (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• Gods Eater Burst (D3 Publisher of America)
• Groovin’ Blocks (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• King Of Pool (Nordcurrent UAB)
• Luxor: Pharaoh’S Challenge Umd Legacy (Mumbo Jumbo)
• Major League Baseball 2K10 (2KGames)
• Mercury Meltdown (Ignition Entertainment)
• Mx Vs Atv Untamed (THQ, Inc.)
• Peggle (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• Prehistoric Isle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (D3 Publisher of America)
• Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors Legacy (Natsume, Inc.)
• Split Second (Disney Interactive Studios)
• Super Pocket Tennis (D3 Publisher of America)
• The Red Star (XS Games, LLC)
• Unbound Saga (Vogster Entertainment, LLC)
• Undead Knights Digital (Tecmo Koei America Corporation)
• Uno (Gameloft)
• Untold Legends: Brotherhood Of The Blade (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• Untold Legends: The Warrior’S Code French (Sony Online Entertainment LLC)
• Work Time Fun (D3 Publisher of America)
• WWE All Stars (THQ, Inc.)
• WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 (THQ, Inc.)

PSP minis:

• 5 In 1 Solitaire (Digital Leisure)
• Alien Zombie Death (PomPom Games)
• Arcade Air Hockey & Bowling (Icon Games)
• Babel: The King Of The Blocks (StormBasic)
• Bashi Blocks (Icon Games)
• Bermuda Triangle (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Breakquest (Beatshapers)
• Bubble Trubble (Creat Studios)
• Card Shark (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
• Carnivores: Ice Age (Beatshapers)
• Cohort Chess (Cohort Studios)
• Doodle Fit (Gamelion)
• Doodle Pool (Big Head Games)
• Duael Invaders (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
• Enigmo (Beatshapers)
• Family Games (Icon Games)
• Farm Frenzy (Alawar Entertainment, Inc.)
• Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
• Fly Fu (Invictus Games LTD.)
• Galcon Labs (Beatshapers)
• Gamocracy One : Legend Of Robot (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
• Gold Medalist (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Guerrilla War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Hal 21 (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Hero Of Sparta (Gameloft)
• Hysteria Project 2 (Sanuk Games)
• Ikari Warriors (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Ikari Warriors Ii: Victory Road (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Jelly Pops (PomPom Games)
• Karimogi (StormBasic)
• Labyrinth (Bigben Interactive, S.A.)
• Let’S Golf (Gameloft)
• Marvin’S Maze (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Mecho Wars (Creat Studios)
• Omg-Z! (Laughing Jackal Ltd)
• One Epic Game (Grip Digital)
• Ozma Wars (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Pipe Madness (AYEWARE / Bearded Ladies Consulting)
• Pix N Love Rush (Sanuk Games)
• Psycho Soldier (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Red Bull X-Fighters (Xendex)
• Rumble Trucks (Playerthree Ltd)
• Street Smart (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• The 2D Adventures Of Rotating Octopus Character (Dakko Dakko Ltd.)
• The Impossible Game (Grip Digital)
• The Marbians (Nordisk Film Distribution A/S)
• Twin Blades (Sanuk Games)
• Vanguard Ii (SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION)
• Wackylands Boss (Creat Studios)
• Yetisports (Xendex)
• Zombie Racers (Big Head Games)

What do you think of the new and upcoming PSP games and minis for the PS Store for Vita? Let us know in the comments!

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We knew this day was coming. With the recent arrival of the PlayStation Vita, retailers are finally beginning to lay the PlayStation Portable to rest. As such, video game mega-retailer GameStop has announced that they will be pulling PSP games from a quarter of their stores.

This news comes from a GameStop representative who told Kotaku that PSP support will be removed from the smaller retail stores in order to make room for additional content.

The consolidation is occurring to maximize the merchandising space in the smallest 25% of stores. It will also provide a greater assortment in those stores that will continue to carry the category.

Don’t worry, the remaining 75% that comprise the chain’s larger stores as well as GameStop’s online store will still include software for the platform. Keep in mind though that this is likely a sign of things to come, so don’t expect to see PSP games supported for very much longer. I suggest you get the games you want now, while you still can.

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Sony’s Consumer Products and Services division suffered an operating loss of ¥229.8 billion ($2.8bn) for the fiscal year ending March 2012, compared to a small profit of ¥10.8 billion ($429 million) in 2011.

The division, which covers the PlayStation business, PCs, digital cameras and the costly LCD TV sector, was troubled by poor sales that dropped 18.5% to ¥3.13 trillion ($38.2 billion) as well as reduced profitability. Sony singled out low PS2 sales and the PS3′s price cut for reasons why they games business had a worse year than the previous one.

PS3 sales dropped from 14.3 million to 13.9 million, while PSP sales were down from 8 million to 6.8 million and PlayStation 2 sales dropped from 6.4 million to 4.1 million.

However, there was a slight spot of good news as software sales for the PlayStation 3 managed to increase from 147.9 million to 156.6 million, although PSP software sales dropped from 46.6 million to 32.2 million and PlayStation 2 software sales fell from 16.4 million to 7.9 million units.

Sony doesn’t expect this year to be that much better either, with combined sales of PlayStation 3s and PS2s predicted to reach 16 million units compared to the 18 million sold in the closing financial year. Packaged software sales are forecast to remain around the same number, at 196.7 million units.

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Earlier this morning in an earnings call, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced that sales numbers for the PlayStation Vita have reached 1.8 million worldwide as of March 2012.

According to Eurogamer, Hirai shared the news by saying, “About Vita, the last year, [we sold] 1.8 million units for US, Japan, Asia and Europe.” He went on to share an optimistic take on these results, by adding that “as a starting phase, I think it was a good start.”

While current sales numbers of the Vita probably don’t have Hirai jumping up and down in jubilation, 1.8 million units is nothing to scoff at either. Compared to the 3DS, it is trailing considerably, but Nintendo’s handheld has had a decent head start to gain traction and build out its game library.

Sony expects there to be 16 million PSP and Vita sales this financial year (April 2012 – March 2013), with an analyst suggesting that 6 million of the sales would go to the PSP (leaving 10 million for Vita), a figure Hirai agreed with.

There’s no denying that Sony needs to continue to expand the Vita’s lineup of games, as quality software is the key to the platform’s success – even Nintendo’s Miyamoto said as much. Luckily, it is fair to reason that Sony’s E3 press conference will be loaded with PlayStation Vita content, so buckle up gamers, June is bound to be one heck of a ride.

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First up, the hardware charts:

3DS – 91,868
PS3 – 23,478
PSP – 20,033
Wii – 15,789
PSV – 10,583
DS – 1,911
PS2 – 1,611
360 – 1,420

This is Vita’s first Golden Week on the market, and it only sold one-third of what the 3DS did in its first Golden Week (last year), which is most interesting because at that time, Japan was fresh off a devastating tsunami, the system had far fewer titles available, and the price drop had not yet happened.

The software top 20 looks like this:

1. (WII) Mario Party 9
2. (PS3) Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
3. (3DS) Fire Emblem: Awakening
4. (3DS) Super Mario Land 3D
5. (3DS) Mario Kart 7
6. (3DS) Kid Icarus: Uprising
7. (3DS) Monster Hunter 3 G
8. (3DS) Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
9. (PSP) Conception: Please Have My Children!
10. (WII) Wii Sports Resort
11. (PSP) Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
12. (3DS) Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
13. (NDS) Pokemon + Nobunaga no Yabou
14. (3DS) Shin Sangoku Musou VS
15. (WII) Wii Party
16. (PS3) Pro Baseball Spirits 2012
17. (WII) Mario Kart Wii
18. (PSP) Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Saisei-hen
19. (3DS) Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
20. (WII) Go Vacation

You’ll notice there’s not a single PS Vita game on there, and there are only five games not for a Nintendo system. As a gamer, I’m glad to see Nintendo seemingly doing well, but by that same token, Sony’s gotta find a way to get the Vita hardware and software off the shelves and into peoples’ hands. But I’m not saying anything new, there.

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Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

** Note for other regions **

European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.

This Week’s Highlights:

North American Update

PlayStation Plus Content

PSN Games

• Datura Full Game ($9.99)

PS3 Full Games

• Need for Speed The Run ($39.99)
• Saints Row: The Third ($59.99)

Game Demos (free)

• Spec Ops: The Line

PS3 Add-ons

• ASURA’S WRATH Lost Episode 1 ($1.99)
• Disgaea 4 add ons (x5) ($0.99 – $12.99)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 add ons (x4) ($0.99 – $2.99)
• MotorStorm RC add ons (x3) (Free – $0.49)
• Prototype 2 Colossal Mayhem Pack ($4.99)
• Scarygirl – Enemy Within ($1.99)
• SingStar Song Pack ($6.99)
• Soul Calibur V add ons (x5) (free – $1.99)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (x7) (free – $1.99)
• UFC Undisputed 3 – Ultimate Fights: Knockout Pack ($4.99)

Rock Band 3

• “Bombtrack” – Rage Against the Machine ($1.99)
• “Killing in the Name” – Rage Against the Machine ($1.99)
• “Sleep Now in the Fire” – Rage Against the Machine ($1.99)
• Artist pack ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE PACK 01. This pack includes “Bombtrack,” “Killing in the Name,” and “Sleep Now in the Fire” by Rage Against the Machine.

Rock Band Network v2.0

• “A Bullet in the Head” – Anarchy Club ($1.99)
• “Back Through Time” – Alestorm ($1.99)
• “Force Feedback” – Machinae Supremacy ($1.99)
• “Nemeses” – Jonathan Coulton ft. John Roderick ($1.99)
• “The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle” – A Day to Remember ($1.99)

PS Vita Add-Ons

• Dynasty Warriors Next add ons (x12) ($0.99 – $4.99)
• MotorStorm RC add ons (x3) (Free – $0.49)
• Reality Fighters Weapons Pack (free)

Updates

• Caterpillar – Minis (Sale) (PSP) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
• Cuboid (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Magic Orbz (Sale) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Panda Craze (Sale) (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
• PixelJunk 3-in-1 Pack PS3 Bundle Sale (PS3) (now $2.00, original price $19.99)
• PixelJunk Eden PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $1.00, original price $9.99)
• PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe PSP Sale (PSP) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• PixelJunk Monsters PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $1.00, original price $9.99)
• PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $1.00, original price $6.99)
• PixelJunk Shooter 2 PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• PixelJunk Shooter PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $1.00, original price $9.99)
• PixelJunk Side Scroller PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack (Price Change) (PS3) (now FREE, original price $2.99)
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Golden Gun Pack (Price Change) (PS3) (now FREE, original price $0.99)
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack (Price Change) (PS3) (now FREE, original price $2.49)
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Sidekicks Skin Pack (Price Change) (PS3) (now FREE, original price $1.49)
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Siege Expansion Pack (Price Change) (PS3) (now FREE, original price $2.99)
  

Game Videos (free)

• Awesomenauts Release Trailer
• Awesomenauts: Meet The Awesomenauts Trailer
• Datura Trailer
• Dust 514: Eve Fanfest 2012 Cinematic Trailer
• FIFA Soccer 12 Uefa Euro 2012 Announcement Trailer
• God of War Ascension Multiplayer Announce Event
• GT Academy 2012 Announce Video
• Hell Yeah! Wrath Of The Dead Rabbit Announcement Trailer
• PULSE 5/8 Edition

PS Vita Videos (free)

• PULSE 5/8 Edition

PS3 Themes

• Amphenge Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Heart Rate Monitor Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Marines – The Few The Proud Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP minis

• Knight Fortix 2 ($4.99)

Game Videos (free)

• PULSE 5/8 Edition

PSP Themes

• Amphenge PSP Theme ($1.49)

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If you haven’t been keeping up on the all the great PSN releases by Q-Games, now is the time to catch up. On Tuesday, May 8th, the PSN will be celebrating Q-Games 10th anniversary by selling 4 PixelJunk games for only a dollar! On top of that, 3 other PixelJunk releases will be 50% off, so make sure you complete your collection before this sale ends.

Dylan Cuthbert announced the sale on the PSBlog:

The PixelJunk series has been a huge success for us, so to celebrate Q’s 10th anniversary (and also PixelJunk’s fifth), for a limited time we are slashing the prices of Racers, Monsters, Eden, and Shooter to just ONE DOLLAR. Yes, you heard correctly! On top of this, we are also slashing the prices for PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP), PixelJunk Shooter 2 and PixelJunk SideScroller by HALF! You have no choice but to snap them all up the very moment the sale goes live tomorrow afternoon with the PlayStation Store update! Spread the word and let’s go PixelJunk crazy for a week! Actually, make that TWO weeks because after the sale, PixelJunk 4am will be launched (May 15th) and it is simply an incredibly unique experience.

Also, to anyone 21 and up and located in the San Francisco area, Sony will be having a hands on event for PixelJunk 4am. The event will be held on Thursday, May 10th from 6pm to 9pm at the Harlot Hotel. Sony will be giving away a free voucher for PixelJunk 4am to the first 75 attendees, which will be redeemable when the game goes live on May 15th.

If you plan on going to the event, make sure you get their early. Also, don’t forget to check out our reviews for PixelJunk Eden, Shooter, Shooter 2, and Side Scroller if you are unsure about picking up any of these fabulous games.

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Entitled New Class of Heroes: Toki Academy, the new game will bring something of a facelift to the series. Its first three outings have featured first-person dungeon crawling similar to that of series such as Wizardry, Elminage, or Etrian Odyssey, but this next game will more closely emulate the systems and play style of a stereotypical JRPG. Here are 15 images and the debut trailer, in that order:

Here’s the video:

Click here to view the embedded video.

New Class of Heroes: Toki Academy will be released July 19th in Japan, and stateside, probably never. You never know, though, and with this being a more marketable genre than previous CoH titles, perhaps this one could make the trip.

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It’s time for yet another PSLS competition, and this time we’re starting a whole new feature – Community Posts! Want to have your voice heard, and compete to win something? Read on!

We want to hear from you and let you share your opinion. Plus we want to give one of you $20 on PSN.

Excited that COD:BLOPS2 is going near-future? Angered at how it’s becoming harder and harder to be a used-game gamer? Have some fan-fiction? Disagree with a PSLS editorial or webcomic? Write about whatever you want as long as it’s about gaming.

Send us your community post to community@playstationlifestyle.net and we’ll publish the best right here on PSLS for everyone to see, and award the very best with $20 on PSN!

Some rules:

• Don’t include inappropriate content – sexism, racism, crudely explicit language (minor swearing is allowed)
• Only send stuff you made, or have permission of the content owner
• Copy the content into the body of the email, rather than as an attached file
• Tell us the name, PSN ID or PSLS username you want to be published under
• A maximum of two entries per person, further entries may be published, but not counted for the competition.

Keep the posts between 300-800 words long and please use correct grammar and spelling. Posts will be edited to fix any errors, but the tone of the post will not be changed.

Competition ends next Wednesday, 5pm EST. Best of luck!

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask them below or email me at sebastian.moss@playstationlifestyle.net.

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With Vita game Dragon’s Crown also suffering localization issues (leading to a publisher change in recent days), one has to wonder just what the problems are with these Vanillaware titles making it outside of Japan. Whatever news comes forward regarding this title, we’ll keep you posted.

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Monkey Paw has reached out to us to let us know that it still plans to release the game digitally, and that the Kickstarter was simply for a physical deluxe edition. This was an oversight on my part and for it, I the author take full responsibility. Expect further information in the “next couple weeks with more concrete details on the digital release of Class of Heroes 2 for PSN.”

Original Story:

GaijinWorks, a localization studio headed by Vic Ireland of Working Designs fame, teamed up with Monkey Paw Games to launch a Kickstarter project, hoping to crowdfund the localization of Japanese dungeon-crawling RPG Class of Heroes 2 for PSP. The 30-day time limit came and passed without even reaching 20 per cent of its funding goal.

The project certainly didn’t fail due to any lack of trying. As can still be seen on the project’s page, updates were made several times offering more reward tiers, showing screenshots of the game, and putting together a gameplay video. Said reward tiers were already offering quite generous kickbacks, with donations of $59 netting one a delux boxed set of the game, a commemorative pin, and a limited edition poster. That’s basically getting all your money back in swag. Monkey Paw and Gaijinworks obviously weren’t skimping on the rewards.

Alas, it has now become apparent why Atlus USA (stateside publisher of the first PSP entry) passed up this second game in the Class of Heroes series. The first CoH game made it stateside only to be met with less-than-satisfactory sales, and this project’s death proves that the series truly can’t get the same amount of support in North America that it can in Japan.

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Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

** Note for other regions **

European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.

North American Update

PlayStation Plus Content

PSN Games

• Awesomenauts ($9.99)
• Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich Of Time ($7.49)

PS Vita Games

• Mortal Kombat ($39.99)

PS3 Full Games

• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ($19.99)
• Disney Universe ($29.99)

Game Demos (free)

• Awesomenauts
• Dirt Showdown
• GT Academy 2012

PS Vita Demos (Free)

• Sumioni: Demon Arts

PS3 Add-ons

• Dead Space DLC Bundle ($9.99)
• MotorStorm RC Add Ons (x6) (free – $0.49)
• SSX Mt. Eddie Pack ($5.99)
• SSX: Classic Characters Pack ($5.99)
• SSX: Mt. Eddie & Classic Characters Pack ($7.99)
• Saints Row: The Third – Steelport Gangs Pack ($2.99)
• Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Add ons (x5) ($1.99 – $4.99)
• Rocksmith – The Police Song Pack (Bundle) ($7.99)
• Rocksmith – Message In A Bottle By The Police ($2.99)
• Rocksmith – Roxanne By The Police ($2.99)
• Rocksmith – Synchronicity II By The Police ($2.99)

Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• “ONLY ONE” – Yellowcard ($1.99)
• “TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE” – Eddie Money ($1.99)
• “DROPS OF JUPITER (TELL ME)” – Train ($1.99)

Rock Band Network v2.0

• “HOPE & RUIN” – The Trews ($0.99)
• “NEVER… AGAIN” – All Shall Perish (1.99)
• “SAY” – The Asbestos ($0.99)
• “CHEESY POP SONG” – A Talking Fish ($0.99)
• “RISE AND SHINE” – Destruction of a Rose ($0.99)

PS Vita Add-Ons

• MotorStorm RC Add Ons (x6) (free – $0.49)
• Shinobido 2: Revenge Of Zen The Mirror Spirits ($4.99)

Updates

• 101-In-1 Megamix+Fading Shadows Bundle (Price Change) (PSP) (now $10.99, original price $13.99)
• Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich Of Time (Sale) (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $9.99)
• Fading Shadows Digital (Price Change) (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Daxter (Price Change) (PSP) (now $9.99, original price $15.99)
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta Full Game (Price Change) (PSP) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
• King Of Pool (Price Change) (PSP) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Monochrome Racing – Minis (Price Change) (PSP/PS3) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Robin Hood: The Return Of Richard – Minis & Monochrome Racing – Minis Bundle (Price Change) (PSP/PS3) (now $4.99, original price $5.99)
• Robin Hood: The Return Of Richard – Minis (Price Change) (PSP/PS3) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Stardrone Extreme Skip (Price Change) (PS3) (now Free, original price $0.99)
• Trine 2 (Sale) (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
• Urbanix – Minis (Price Change) (PSP/PS3) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
• Zack Zero (Price Change) (PS3) (now $7.99, original price $12.99)
• StarDrone (PS3)(now $3.99, original price $7.99)
  

Game Videos (free)

• Disney’S Epic Mickey 2 Announce Trailer
• Max Payne 3 – Design And Tech Series Video #4
• Spec Ops: The Line – Community Gameplay Trailer
• UFC Undisputed 3 – International Pack Trailer
• The Walking Dead – Playing Dead: Episode 3 (Trailer)
• Max Payne 3 Design and Tech Series Video #1
• Max Payne 3 Design and Tech Series Video #2
• Max Payne 3 Design and Tech Series Video #3
• Max Payne 3 First Trailer
• Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Game Part 1 Trailer
• Max Payne 3 Official Trailer #2

PS3 Themes

• 3D Abstract Sculptures Static Theme ($1.49)
• Collide o Scope by Luke Insect ($2.99)
• Dream Cars Static Theme ($1.49)
• Dynamic M249 SAW Theme ($2.99)
• Headhunter Jungle Girl Static Theme ($1.49)
• Naughty Geisha 2 Static Theme ($1.49)
• Shannon’s Entropy Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• The Outer Woods by Kustaa Saksi ($2.99)

PSone Classics

• Legend of Dragoon ($5.99)

PS2 Classics

• Max Payne ($9.99)
• Rayman 2 Revolution ($9.99)

Bundles

• Call Of Duty: Black Ops With First Strike ($49.99)
• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 With Stimulus Package ($29.99)
• Dead Space Super Bundle ($29.99)

Music

• flOw – Original Soundtrack from the Video Game ($4.99)
• Starhawk Original Soundtrack from the Video Game ($9.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP minis

• Floating Cloud God Saves The Pilgrims ($2.99)

PSP Themes

• Superfeierabend PSP Theme ($1.49)

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Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.

** Note for other regions **

European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.

North American Update

PlayStation Plus Content

PSN Games

• Bejeweled 3 ($14.99)
• Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown ($9.99)
• The Walking Dead – Episode 1: A New Day ($4.99)
• The Walking Dead – Season Pass ($19.99)
• Zuma ($9.99)
• Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection ($24.99)

PS3 Full Games

• Battlefield 3 ($59.99)
• Grease Dance ($19.99)
• The Cursed Crusade ($19.99)

Game Demos (free)

• Dragon’s Dogma
• Ninja Gaiden 3
• The Walking Dead

PS3 Add-ons

• LittleBigPlanet 2 Escape Plan Costume ($1.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 Journey Costume ($1.99)
• Asura’s Wrath – Additional Episode Pack: Part IV ($6.99)
• FIFA Soccer 12 Uefa Euro 2012 ($19.99, $15.99 with EA Season Ticket)
• FIFA Soccer 12 Euro 2012 Free Trial (free)
• Armored Core 5 Heavy Assault ($2.99)
• Armored Core 5 Recon Set ($2.99)
• Soulcalibur V Ancient Armor 1 ($1.99)

Soulcalibur V Cepheus Compatibility Pack 2 (free)
You must have the Cepheus Compatibility Pack 2 to purchase and use the following in Creation:

• Ancient Armor 1
• Modern Costumes 1
• Tekken Costumes 1

• Soulcalibur V Modern Costumes 1 ($2.99)
• Soulcalibur V Tekken Costumes 1 ($2.99)
• Elevator Action Hd – Additional Stages -4 ($1.99)
• Ninja Gaiden 3 – Ultimate Ninja Pack (Free)
• Warriors Orochi 3 – Samurai Costume ($0.99)

Warriors Orochi 3 – Stage Pack 1 ($1.99)
New stages:

• “In Vino Veritas” (Weapon available: Bug Catcher)
• “Phantoms of Nanzhong” (Weapon available: Knockout Blow)
• “Ninjas United” (Weapon available: Epiphany)
• “Warriors of Purity” (Weapon available: Lollipop)

• Warriors Orochi 3 – Wallpapers Dlc 1 ($3.99)
• Warriors Orochi 3: BGM Pack 1 ($1.99)
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem: Single-Player Pack

Rock Band 3

• “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)” – Cinderell ($1.99)
• “Nobody’s Fool” – Cinderella ($1.99)
• “Shelter Me” – Cinderella ($1.99)
• Cinderella Pack 01 ($5.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Cinderella Pack 01. This pack includes “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone),” “Nobody’s Fool,” and “Shelter Me” by Cinderella

Rock Band Network v2.0

• “Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun” – Rishloo ($0.99)
• “Firefight” – Blackguard ($1.99)
• “Keyhole in the Sky” – Rishloo ($0.99)
• “Rocket Dragon” – Machinae Supremacy ($1.99)
• “Gordon Freeman Saved My Life” – Miracle Of Sound ($0.99)

PS Vita Add-Ons

• Ridge Racer Car 06 ‘Rc410′ (Free For Silver Pass) ($1.49)
• Ridge Racer Course 04 ‘Oceanfront Cruise Way’ (Free For Silver Pass) ($2.49)

PS Vita Apps

• Skype

Updates

• Rock Band 3 – Bigger Than A Kiss (Rbn 2.0) (Price Change) (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
• Cars 2: The Video Game (PS3 Full Game) – Price Change (now $29.99, original price $39.99)
• Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean (PS3 Full Game) (Price Change) (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
• Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (PSP) (Price Change) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
• DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY (PSP)(Price Change)(now $19.99, original price $29.99)

Qore

• Qore Episode 47

Avatars

• Dynasty Warriors Next Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Phantom Brave Avatars (x4) ($0.49 each)
• The King Of Fighters XIII Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Disgaea 4 Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Dynasty Warriors 7 Avatars (x10) ($0.49 each)
• Warriors Orochi 3 Avatars (x8) ($0.49 each)

Game Videos (free)

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Collection 1 Launch Trailer.
• PULSE 4/24 Edition
• Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitters: Boys Of Silence Trailer
• Bioshock Infinite Heavy Hitters: Siren Trailer
• Resident Evil 6 – 2nd Trailer
• Max Payne 3 – Design And Tech Series Video #3
• Max Payne 3 – Multiplayer Trailer Part 1
• The Walking Dead – Debut Trailer
• The Walking Dead – Playing Dead: Episode 1 (Trailer)
• The Walking Dead – Playing Dead: Episode 2 (Trailer)
• The Walking Dead – Teaser Trailer
• I Am Alive Dev Diary Trailer

PS3 Themes

• Prong Tattoo Model Theme ($1.99)
• A.C. Milan 2011-2012 Team (Eng) Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• A.C. Milan 2011-2012 Team (Itl) Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Poolside Rendevous Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Beachside Encounter Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Dynamic Celtic Theme 1($2.99)
• Dynamic Celtic Theme 2 ($2.99)
• Dynamic Anime Theme 3 ($2.99)
• Dynamic Anime Theme 4 ($2.99)

PS2 Classics

• Red Faction

PSone Classics

• Future Cop L.A.P.D. ($5.99)
• Darkstalkers 3 ($5.99)

Bundles

• The Walking Dead – Season Pass ($19.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP minis

• Golf Mania ($3.99)
• Ikari III: The Rescue ($2.99)

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