The big news from Sony this week (apart from another optional PS3 firmware patch that provides stability improvements for unspecified games) is the news that the PlayStation Vita will be released Feb. 22 in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America.
That's a long wait, so here's what's new this week at the PlayStation Store:
- Beat Hazard Ultra ($10)
- Dead Space ($20)
- Dungeon Defenders ($15)
- Okabu ($15)
- Payday: The Heist ($20)
- Real Steel ($10)
- Ridge Racer 7 3D ($20)
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken ($12)
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time And Space Full Season ($20 for 5 episodes)
- PS1 for PS3/PSP: Street Fighter Alpha 3 ($6)
- Minis for PS3/PSP: 1000 Tiny Claws ($3.50), Speedball 2 Evolution ($7), Street Smart ($3) and The Treasures Of Montezuma ($4)
- Batman: Arkham City Catwoman Bundle ($10; only needed with secondhand copies)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution The Missing Link ($10), Explosive Mission Pack ($3.50) and Tactical Enhancement Pack ($14.50)
- Rocksmith Tone Designer Time Saver Pack ($5)
- SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Demolition Pack ($10)
- Yoostar 2 scenes ($2 each) from American Graffiti, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Rocky Balboa and Some Like It Hot plus video background ($1) Fast Ride Through A Tunnel
- Rock Band 3 Coldplay Collection 01 ($10 or $2-3 each) with "Clocks," "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," "Fix You," "The Scientist," "Viva la Vida" and "Yellow" plus Rock Band Network tracks ($1-3 each) "The Cheval Glass" by Emery, "Shadow Of A Man" by Free Spirit, "Nugget Man" by Paul and Storm, "Namaste" by Veil of Maya and "Piano Sonata No. 14 – Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)" by Thomas Walker
- Demos: Beat Hazard Ultra, Dungeon Defenders, Everybody Dance, Need For Speed: The Run, Okabu, Payday: The Heist, Real Steel, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and Sam & Max: Beyond Time And Space Episode 1 – Ice Station Santa
- Game Videos: Absolute Supercars, The Darkness II, Dragon Age II Mark Of The Assassin, Dungeon Defenders, Metro: Last Light, Need For Speed: The Run, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, Payday: The Heist, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and Rochard plus Pulse magazine (contents not specified) and Qore Episode 41 ($3) featuring Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Tim Schafer and Move titles including Everybody Dance
- Themes ($1.50-$3 each unless marked): 3D Circuits, 3D City, Bacon, Blue Lasers, Colored Ink, Demon Zombie, Fast Five, Halloween Haunting and Purple Lightning
- Wallpaper: 4 Elements HD, Okabu and Payday: The Heist
- Avatars (usually $0.50 each): None
- PSP: Valkyria Chronicles II PSP Bundle Pack ($22.50)
- PSP Game Videos: Pulse magazine (contents not specified)
- PSP Themes ($1-$2 each unless marked): None
- PSP Wallpaper: None
- PlayStation Home Items (usually priced $0.50-7.50 each): Savage Cosmos, Uncharted 3: Fortune Hunter, Baby Dog Companions, Diamond Clothing and Furniture, Granzella Beachwear and Halloween
- PlayStation Plus ($50/year, $18/3 months):
- Freebies (games playable with active subscription): Age of Zombies, Alien Zombie Death, Burn Zombie Burn, Dead Nation plus Dungeon Defenders PlayStation Plus Exclusive DLC, Halloween avatars and full game trials for Dead Space and Ridge Racer 7 3D
- Discounts: Alien Zombie Megadeath, Burnout Crash!, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Okabu, Rocketbirds, Under Siege, Valkyria Chronicles II PSP Bundle Pack and Zombie Apocalypse plus add-ons Borderlands Zombie Island and Costume Quest Grubbins on Ice
- Exclusives: Street Fighter Alpha 3 Avatar Bundle ($3)
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