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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

PSN Update -- 'Severed Vagrant' edition

The classic PSOne RPG Vagrant Story makes it's debut this week on the download service- that's one that a lot of folks have been waiting for. We also get the first single player expansion for Dead Space 2- Severed.

It's also a pretty nice week to be a PS Plus subscriber as ModNation Racers is a full game trial and both Sonic the Hedgehog & Spyro the Dragon are freebies. Good stuff-




PlayStation Plus

Full Game Trial
ModNation Racers (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
ModNation Racers is a next generation kart racer that empowers you to personalize your entire game. Shoot, boost & drift your way to the finish line both offline and online, then create your own racing experiences with the same tools used by the development team. Share or access unlimited amounts of player-created content on PSN. There is no end to the karting fun!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 9.62 GB
Featured Games
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
  • Spyro Year of the Dragon (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $5.99)
  • Enigmo (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
  • Pix’n Love Rush (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Featured Demo
  • PlayStation Move Heroes Demo (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Discounted Games & DLC
  • Blast Factor (PS3) (PlayStation Plus price $2.00, regular price $9.99)
Featured Themes & Avatars
  • Fresh Curves Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
  • Liquid Metal Static Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $1.49)
  • Pocket Fighter PSN Avatar Bundle (25 avatars) ($1.99 and Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
  • Viewtiful Joe Avatar Bundle (10 avatars) ($0.99 and Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Updates

Street Fighter Alpha – PSone Classic – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $5.99)
High Stakes: Poker Edition – Connelly Card Club Add-on Gift with Purchase (PS3) ($9.99) ** Limited Time Offer

Downloadable Games

ModNation Racers Full Game ($29.99)
ModNation Racers is a next generation kart racer that empowers you to personalize your entire game. Shoot, boost & drift your way to the finish line both offline and online, then create your own racing experiences with the same tools used by the development team. Share or access unlimited amounts of player-created content on PSN. There is no end to the karting fun!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 9.62 GB
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Full Game ($9.99)
Download PixelJunk Shooter 2 today! Pilot an interplanetary rescue ship to save the workers trapped deep within alien environments. Explore diverse environments or dive into online battle and fight through the league, unlocking new weapons and abilities along the way.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 124 MB

Game Demos (free)

Major League Baseball 2K11 Demo
Begin your quest for perfection on the baseball diamond with the Major League Baseball 2K11 demo, available now for download. Play a three inning game with the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers at AT&T Park and get an early taste of 2K11’s Revamped Fielding System and improved Total Control Pitching & Hitting. Perfect YOUR game with Major League Baseball 2K11, in stores March 8!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 886 MB
Top Spin 4 Demo
Feel the excitement and energy of the US Open as you play in a tie break match to 7 points using some of the world’s top pros complete with 2K’s Signature Style. Featuring new TV broadcast style presentation and innovative controls that allow gamers of any skill level to dominate the court, Top Spin 4 puts you front and center of the professional tennis experience.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.04 GB
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Single Player Demo
Call of Duty: Black Ops Single-Player Demo is an epic experience that takes place deep behind enemy lines as an elite Black Ops soldier engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts. Highlights of the mission include reconnaissance in a SR-71 Spy Plane, mountain top rappelling and base-jumping, and fighting enemies in stealth mode as well as full firefight mode.
ESRB Rated M
File size: 1.25 GB
Alien Breed 3: Descent Demo
A purpose-designed, action-packed free sample section of Alien Breed 3: Descent, called ’The Prologue’, which can be played in either single-player or two-player local co-operative mode. This free introduction to the game also features a time-limited Survivor mode map, which can again be played in either single-player or even two-player local co-operative mode.
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.65 GB
Premier Manager Demo
The definitive pick up and play experience! Highlighting playability and ease of use, Premier Manager is the ideal game for both hardcore and casual game players who share a common interest or passion for the Beautiful Game. Can you handle the high pressure, high stakes world of top-flight scoccer management? Download the Premier Manager demo now.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 152 MB
Marvel Pinball Demo
Marvel Pinball combines the greatest Super Heroes of all time with the definitive videogame pinball experience of all time. Featuring stunning visuals, immersive gameplay and social connectivity, and cutting-edge ball physics, Marvel Pinball offers the ultimate pinball experience!
ESRB Rated E
File size: 167 MB

PSone Classics

VAGRANT STORY ($5.99)
Ashley Riot is accused of murdering a Duke, but did he really do it? Find out as you play as Ashley and live out his life the week leading to the murder. Download this PS one Classic today!
ESRB Rated T
File size: 97 MB

Add-on Game Content

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3: Fate Of Two Worlds – Costume Pack ($4.99)
Get alternate costumes for Ryu, Dante, Chris Redfield, Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor! Show your opponents you can beat them in style with these new outfits for your favorite characters!
File size: 100 KB
MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3: Fate Of Two Worlds – Shadow Battle 01(Free)
The 1st installment of Shadow Battle allows you to fight special and unique AI opponents, and win new titles to boot! Do you have what it takes to take on these one-of-a-kind fighters in a match of MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3!?
File size: 248 KB
Dead Space 2: Severed ($6.99)
Gabe Weller tries desperately to reach his wife as his security patrol in the Titan Mines falls apart.
File size: 1.64 GB
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Untamed Pack ($6.99)
The Lamborghini Untamed Pack includes three of the most recognisable cars that Lamborghini have ever built – the Countach LP5000QV, Diablo SV and Sesto Elemento. It also includes ten new events to drive them in that will test your Racer and Cop abilities to the limit.
File size: 103 KB
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Countach LP5000QV ($2.99)
This is your chance to drive the most iconic Supercar of the 80’s. This 5.2 litre V12 Countach has the power and the looks, do you have the skill? This is the car of choice to run rings around Cops or Racers.
File size: 103 KB
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Diablo SV ($2.99)
The Diablo SV offers you an aggressive 90’s driving experience to rival that of the modern Exotics. With all that power from the immense V12 driving the rear-wheels this Diablo SV is a beast waiting to be tamed.
File size: 103 KB
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Sesto Elemento ($2.99)
Drive the Sesto Elemento, revealed at the 2010 Paris motor show, and experience a defining moment in the future of super-light-weight Exotics. Weighing less than 1,000 kg this car can hit 100 kph in 2.5 seconds, leaving all other Exotics in the past.
File size: 103 KB
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit – Lamborghini Untamed Pack ($6.99)
The Lamborghini Untamed Pack includes three of the most recognisable cars that Lamborghini have ever built – the Countach LP5000QV, Diablo SV and Sesto Elemento. It also includes ten new events to drive them in that will test your Racer and Cop abilities to the limit.
File size: 103 KB
My Aquarium: Deep-Sea Fish Set ($0.99)
The Deep-sea Fish Set includes the Barreleye, the Latimeria, and the Tribute Spiderfish. Add these fish to your aquarium to create a mysterious and fantastic atmosphere.
File size: 4.52 MB
Hyperdimension Neptunia: Gust Battle Ticket ($1.99)
A ticket to use Gust in battle.
File size: 73 MB
Hyperdimension Neptunia: Nisa Battle Ticket ($1.99)
A ticket to use Nisa in battle.
File size: 78 MB
ModNation Racers – Progressive Props Pack (Free)
Download this new free Props Pack courtesy of our friends at Progressive Insurance, packed with cool items for new track creations! Scene Props: Office Building, House, Billboard, Semi Truck, Jump-Through Hoop, Inflatable Overpass, Ramp 1, Balloon 1, Balloon 2, Hot Air Balloon 1, Hot Air Balloon 2, Blimp 1, Blimp 2. Dynamic Props: Ramp 2. Track Props: Ad Board, Box 1, Box 2, Box 3.
File size: 100 KB
EyePet Medieval Pack ($2.99)
Have you or your EyePet ever dreamed of becoming a dashing knight in shining armor, a beautiful princess, or a scary dragon? With the Medieval Pack you can go back to medieval times! You’ve never seen a virtual pet quite like this – EyePet! Download the new pack today!
File size: 100 KB
Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
  • “Head Like A Hole” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)
  • “Sanctified” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)
  • “Terrible Lie” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)
  • “The Only Time” – Nine Inch Nails ($1.99)
  • Nine Inch Nails ($6.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Pretty Hate Pack 01. This pack includes “Head Like A Hole”, “Sanctified”, “Terrible Lie” and “The Only Time”. By Nince Inch Nails
  • File size: 35 – 48 MB (singles), 167 MB (track pack)
Rock Band Network
  • “All I Want” – A Day to Remember ($1.99)
  • “Hey Baby, Here’s That Song You Wanted – Blessthefall ($1.99)
  • “It’s Complicated” – A Day to Remember ($1.99)
  • “Relentless Chaos” – Miss May I ($1.99)
  • “The Serpentine Offering” – Dimmu Borgir ($1.99)
File size: 16 – 43 MB (singles),

Avatars

Pocket Fighter – Akuma 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Chun-Li 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Dan 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Felicia 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Hsien-Ko 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Ibuki 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Ken 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Morrigan 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Ryu 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Sakura 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter – Zangief 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Pocket Fighter Tessa 2 Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Space Ace Avatar Bundle ($1.49)
File size: 539 KB
Space Ace: Ace Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 104 KB
Space Ace: Borf Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Space Ace: Dexter Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 117 KB
Space Ace: Kimberly Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 113 KB
Space Ace: Robot Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 105 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Avatar Bundle ($2.99)
File size: 1.01 MB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Black Knight Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Carmilla Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Chupacabra Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 102 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Claudia Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Cornell Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 107 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Gabriel Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow God Mask Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Laura Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Pan Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 120 KB
Castlevania Lords Of Shadow Zobek Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Deadliest Warrior: The Game: Rajput Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 116 KB
Deadliest Warrior: The Game: Shaolin Monk Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Deadliest Warrior: The Game: Zande Warrior Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Wrestler Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Strong Man Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Gentlemen Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Kid Avatar ($0.49) (x2)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Paint Avatar ($0.49) (x3)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Numbers Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Skeleton Avatar ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB
Beat Sketcher Avatar Bundle ($0.49) (x2)
File size: 1 MB

Game Videos (free)

Rock Of Ages Teaser Trailer
File size: 72 MB
Crysis 2 – “Be Strong” Trailer
File size: 85 MB
L.A. Noire – Official Trailer 2
File size: 50 MB
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Adam Jensen Profile Trailer
File size: 78 MB
PlayStation Move Heroes Story Trailer
File size: 89 MB
PlayStation Move Heroes Video
File size: 126 MB

PS3 Themes

Space Ace Premium Theme ($1.99)
File size: 2.6 MB
Animal Friends: Dogs Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
File size: 35 MB
DP Leprechaun Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
File size: 3.99 MB
Beautiful Honeys Theme ($0.99)
File size: 3.49 MB
Energy Theme ($0.99)
File size: 5.23 MB
Design Theme ($0.99)
File size: 4.23 MB

PS3 Wallpapers (free)

Big Daddy Wallpaper
File size: 159 KB (SD), 405 KB (1080)
Da Vinci Code Wallpaper
File size: 126 KB (SD), 298 KB (1080)
Ghost Rider Wallpaper
File size: 100 KB (SD), 213 KB (1080)
Stranger Than Fiction Wallpaper
File size: 103 KB (SD), 340 KB (1080)
Tales From Space: About A Blob – Wallpaper #3
File size: File size: 121 KB (SD), 265 KB (1080)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Lord Of Arcana DLC Pack 2 (Free)
New quests come to LORD OF ARCANA! This pack contains the missions “Dark Labyrinth,” “Within the Fog…,” “Dream Shore,” and “Thunder’s Halo.” Help a mercenary complete his job, defeat a black knight standing in the way of a seed merchant, save a foolishly bold grandfather, and defeat a new ultimate monster in these all-new missions! More quests will be available soon—check back on the PlayStation Store!
File size: 0.99 MB