PlayStation Store update

Today along with the Little Big Planet sale and the free God of War for Plus users also comes free multiplayer for everyone in Uncharted 3, an excellent game and now great for all to try it and see if they like it before maybe buying the disc version.

The following list is of the store update along with prices and availability in regions around the EU territories.

PlayStation 3 discount

Far Cry 3 – Was €69.99/£59.99; now €49.99/£39.99
Additional 10% discount for Plus members
PS3 games


Demolition Inc. (trial available)
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All



Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
Price: £34.99/€44.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All



Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires (w/ bonus content)
Price: £36.99/€44.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All



LittleBigPlanet 2 Extras Edition (available from 1st March in UK/IRE)
Price: £19.99/€24.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: All



Uncharted 3 Multiplayer
Price: Free
PEGI: 16
Availability: All (Note: In Germany, this is only available to PS Plus members)




PS3 demos

God of War: Ascension
PEGI: 18
Availability: All (PS Plus-only in Germany)

Knytt Underground
PEGI: 16
Availability: All

Page Chronica
PEGI: 7
Availability: All
PS Vita demos

Knytt Underground
PEGI: 16
Availability: All
PS2 games

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All

Finding Nemo
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: All

G1 Jockey 4
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 7
Availability: Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, UAE, UK

The Incredibles
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 3
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal

Warriors Orochi
Price: £7.99/€9.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: Not available in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
PS3 DLC

Bioshock Infinite
Bioshock Infinite Season Pass

Prices: £15.99/€19.99
Availability: All

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Available 28th February)
Revolution

Prices: £11.59/€14.49
Availability: All

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Kenshiro Original Red Costume (£2.39/€2.99)
New Mission Pack 1 (£3.19/€3.99)
Scenario 1 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 2 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 3 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 4 (£0.79/€0.99)
Scenario 5 (£0.79/€0.99)

Availability: Not available in New Zealand

Guardians of Middle-Earth
Guardians Of Middle-Earth – Barrow-Wight Lord (£1.59/€1.99)
Guardians Of Middle-Earth – Survival Game Mode (£2.39/€2.99)

Availability: All

Just Dance 4
Professor Pumplestickle – Nick Phoenix & Thomas Bergersen

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Mafia 2
Essentials Pack

Prices: £15.99/€19.99
Availability: All

Need for Speed Most Wanted
Complete DLC Bundle (£23.99/€29.99)
Premium Bundle (£19.99/€24.99)
Premium Timesavers (£7.99/€9.99)
Modsavers 1 (£2.39/€2.99)
Modsavers 2 (£2.39/€2.99)
Modsavers 3 (£2.39/€2.99)
Movie Legends Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Multiplayer Booster Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Heroes Pack (£7.99/€9.99)
Need For Speed: Most Wanted – Terminal Velocity Pack (£11.99/€14.99)

Availability: All

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy)
Friendly But Deadly Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Warriors Pack (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All

Rock Band 3
Cross Over Attack (£1.19/€1.49)
Familiar (£1.19/€1.49)
Got You (£1.19/€1.49)
Heart Of A Child (£0.59/€0.75)
It’s Been Awhile (£1.19/€1.49)
Jasmin W Knows How To Mosh (£1.19/€1.49)
Rock The Halls (£0.59/€0.75)
Silent Lucidity (£1.19/€1.49)
So Far Away (Staind) (£1.19/€1.49)

Availability: Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE

Rocksmith
Incubus – Anna Molly
Incubus – Love Hurts
Incubus – Wish You Were Here

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: All

Sleeping Dogs
Transportation Terror

Prices: £2.39/€2.99
Availability: Not available in Germany

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (English) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Now available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (French) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (German) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (Italian) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire (Spanish) (€2.49 one week only then €4.99)

Availability: Spain Only
Dragonborn DLC – (English) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Now available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC – French (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC – German (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Dragonborn DLC – Italian (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
Dragonborn DLC – Spanish (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Spain Only
Dawnguard DLC (English) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Not Available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Israel, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE
Dawnguard DLC (French) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC (German) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Only Available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Dawnguard DLC (Italian) (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Italy and Switzerland Only
Dawnguard DLC – Spanish (€7.99 one week only then €16.99)

Availability: Spain Only

Uncharted 3: Multiplayer Free-To-Play
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception Single Player (£19.99/€24.99)
Co-Op Adventure Playlist (£7.29/€8.99)
Co-Op Arena Playlist (£6.49/€7.99)
Competitive Multiplayer No Level Limit (£11.99/€14.99)
Multiplayer Level 25 Limit (£3.19/€3.99)
Multiplayer Split-Screen (£1.19/€1.49)
Multiplayer Map Packs (£15.99/€19.99)

Availability: All

Zen Pinball 2
Star Wars Pinball

Prices: £7.99/€9.99
Availability: All
PS Vita DLC

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Cross-Buy)
Friendly But Deadly Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
Warriors Pack (£3.99/€4.99)

Availability: All

Ragnarok Odyssey
Ragnarok Odyssey: Clothing Set
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 4
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 5
Ragnarok Odyssey: Music Set 6

Prices: Free
Availability: All

Zen Pinball 2
Zen Pinball 2: Star Wars Pinball

Prices: £7.99/€9.99
Availability: All
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God of War HD free for Plus

As of today, God of War HD (the first one) will be available free of charge for all plus users to keep for as long as they are a member on Plus.
I will post the next update to the PSN Network store as it is released later on today, there is also a demo available for the next game in the God of War series, Ascension, available today for Plus users.

Little Big Planet sale starts today

On the PlayStation store today there will be a big sale in everything Little Big Planet, from the full games to level kits and costumes, full list below,

Full games:

LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Was €14.99/£10.99; now €9.99/£7.99

LittleBigPlanet 2
Was €19.99/£15.99; now €14.99/£10.99

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
Was €34.99/£29.99; now €24.99/£19.99

LittleBigPlanet PSP
Was €7.99/£6.49; now €3.99£3.19

LittleBigPlanet Karting
Was €49.99/£39.99; now €34.99/£24.99

DLC:
Move Pack

Was €7.99/£6.49; now €5.99/£4.79
Disney Princesses Costume Pack 1
Toy Story Costume Kit
Watchmen Costume Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Costume Kit
Invizimals Costume Kit

Were €5.99/£4.79 each; now €2.99/£2.39 each
The Muppets Premium Level Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Level Kit
Toy Story Level Kit
Metal Gear Solid – Level Kit
Final Fantasy Costume Kit
Gravity Rush Costume Pack
Marvel Costume Kit 2
Marvel Heroes Costume Pack 5
Men In Black Costume Kit
Pirates of the Caribbean Costume Kit
Marvel Costume Kit 3
Marvel Costume Kit 4
Marvel Costume Kit 1
Disney Princesses Costume Pack 2
Marvel Costume Kit 2
Marvel Costume Kit 3
Marvel Costume Kit 1
The Muppets Costume Kit 1

Were €5.99/£4.79 each; now €4.49/£3.69 each
Marvel Level Kit

Was €4.99/£3.99 each; now €3.59/£2.99
Monsters Level Kit
History – Level Kit

Were €3.99/£3.19 each; now €2.99/£2.39 each
Tron: Legacy Mini Pack
Killzone – Costume Kit

Were €2.99/£2.39 each; now €1.99/£1.59 each
- See more at: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/02/27/huge-littlebigplanet-sale-kicks-off-today/#more-115117

PlayStation Plus March content!

With March fast approaching, the next batch of Plus content has just been announced for the EU territories,

In summary
Leaving PS Plus in March:
6th March: Sleeping Dogs
6th March: Vanquish
6th March: LIMBO
13th March: Wipeout 2048
20th March: Lumines Electronic Symphony

Entering PS Plus in March:
6th March: Mass Effect 3
6th March: Dead or Alive 5
6th March: Joe Danger 2
13th March: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
20th March: Puddle

Out of the above games I have only owned Mass Effect 3, so March is a good month for me, the Metal Gear Solid HD collection is for the Vita so I will have something new to play whilst I am on my break at work so I cant wait.

The following are videos of Mass Effect 3 and Dead or Alive 5,

I will do a review for Dead or Alive 5 if I decide to download it as fighters aren't really my genre of games, after dabbling in games such as Mortal Kombat and Soul Callibur I can see that I dont have the knack or skill required and instead just submit to button mashing the control in a hope I pull of a really cool move, and instead just end up doing the same kick or punch over and over until the opponents health gets fully depleted.

My next blog post I will try to detail all that I can find out on the next Sony console, The PlayStation 4.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted review

I got bored after work and decided to buy the newest Need for Speed game, it was developed by Criterion who also made the Burnout serious of games, which I love, and published by EA.

Starting the game you get a slight intro same as you did on Burnout Paradise, in the intro it shows you parts of the city and also tells you the background story of what it is you are aiming for, to be the Most Wanted.

After the intro you get thrown in to your first race and get to test out your skills while aiming to come in first, as with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Autolog makes a return and everything you do from a near miss to a high speed through a speed camera is recorded in your own personal profile that gets instantly uploaded to the online leader boards and pops up on the screen with a local friends scores leader board to compare who is the better at whatever it was you were doing.

Easy drive also makes a return from the Burnout Paradise game, which makes the games menu system that much easier to navigate even whilst driving, just tap the D-pad right button to bring up the menu that then let's you see what races you have available, retry previous races you have completed to get a higher score or place higher if you didn't come in 1st the first time you raced.

The cars in the game are fully liscenced cars ranging from Ford Focus to Pegani Zonda, with many different classes and levels of cars available, to get the cars you must find them at Jackspots dotted around the city which then unlock specific races for that car to unlock mods for that car.

Whilst racing the AI can get aggressive towards you if you insist on trading paint with them, so much so to the point that they will try and take you down no matter what, I also noticed in the 1v1 most wanted races that the "Rubber Band" effect is in place with cars who have recently crashed manage to speed up tremendously to catch up with you within seconds however flip it and you crash, it takes a lot longer for you to catch up, this in itself makes the races against the AI not as exciting shall I say since if they mess up they are right back there behind you and if you mess up you have quite a bit of catching up to do.

On the multiplayer though is where things do get exciting again as its every man for himself, unless you play team racing, if your opponents crash online there is no instant catch up and they will pay for their mistakes, as will you if you slip up. Online has the Easy Drive menu also and the lobby is the city itself, fully open for you to explore with your friends while waiting for the host to set up a race.

Overall this game is exactly like Burnout Paradise just with different modes and fully liscenced cars, and I LOVE Burnout Paradise, only downside is the rubber and effect on single player otherwise the game is flawless 9 out of 10 from me! EA as usual as well have done a great job on the soundtrack to the game as with most other EA titles that have excellent soundtracks.

PlayStation store sale

Also this week there is a new sale on the PlayStation store with many great titles including Darksiders, which I have bought, and also the newly released Dishonoured.

The following list is copied and pasted from the official PlayStation EU Blog,

Batman: Arkham Asylum (ends 27/02/13)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Batman: Arkham City (ends 27/02/13)

Was €29.99/£19.99/AU$39.95; now €11.99/£9.69/AU$17.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Darksiders (permanent drop)

Was €14.99/£10.99/AU$17.95; now €3.99/£3.19/AU$5.85

Darksiders 2 (permanent drop)

Was €39.99/£29.99/AU$49.95; now €9.99/£9.99/AU$14.95

de Blob 2 (permanent drop)

Was €24.99/£19.99/AU$36.95; now €6.19/£4.99/AU$9.15

Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar

Dishonored (ends 27/02/13)

Was €59.99/£49.99/AU$89.95; now €23.99/£19.69/AU$38.45

Not available in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Red Faction (permanent drop)

Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.5; now €2.49/£1.99/AU$3.65

Red Faction Armageddon (permanent drop)

Was €24.99/£19.99/AU$29.95; now €6.19/£4.99/AU$9.15

Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Red Faction: Guerrilla (permanent drop)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €4.99/£3.99/AU$7.35

Not available in Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Qatar, Russia, Ukraine

The Sly Trilogy (ends 27/02/13)

Was €19.99/£15.99/AU$24.95; now €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Twisted Metal (ends 27/02/13)

Was €29.99/£23.99/AU$43.95; now €14.99/£11.99/AU$21.95

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (ends 27/02/13)

Was €16.99/£12.99/AU$24.95; now €7.99/£6.49/AU$11.75

Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine

Additional 10% Discount for Plus Subscribers

Stuntman Ignition (permanent drop)

Was €9.99/£7.99/AU$14.45; now €2.49/£1.99/AU$3.65

A few as you can see from the list are permenant price drops so you don't have to rush out to buy some PSN Credit to purchase them before they go back up to full price.

Skyrim DLC finally arrives on the PS3

This week sees the first instalment of 3 DLC that is coming for Skyrim, for 1 week only the Dragonborn DLC is also 50% off at £6.49, I have just purchased it along with Darksiders 2 that is also available on offer in the new sales to hit the PS Store this week, more on that sale in the following blog post.

In this DLC you get to,

• Explore beyond Skyrim – Leave the province of Skyrim and travel to the coastal island of Solstheim. Encounter the Dark Elven settlers of Raven Rock and the native Skaal, as you unravel the mystery of a Dragonborn’s return.
• Become the ultimate Dragonborn – Harness the power of the Voice as you face off against the 
• first Dragonborn. Wield new shouts and spells including Dragon Aspect – allowing you to summon the inner power of a dragon to deliver colossal blows and strengthen other shouts.
• New powers – Discover dark powers as you journey into a new Daedric realm. Collect books of forbidden knowledge and choose new paths for your skills and abilities.
• New dungeons, creatures, weapons and more – Suit up in Bonemold and Chitin armors and wield Stalhrim weapons as you navigate through a myriad of dungeons. Battle formidable foes like Ash Spawn, Rieklings, and more.

Next week sees the release of Hearthfire in which players will be able to build their own homes and adopt children if they wish to, more info on that in the blog post next week.