In what's otherwise a pretty lame week for the PSN Store Update, there's a pretty great PS3 Full Game available. De Blob 2 is available for download today and it's a really sweet platformer -- bright, colorful, great for kids. Has 3D and Move support on the PS3. For PS Plus members, there's a one-hour full game trial available and a 50% discount making it $9.99. Well worth it at that price!

I had been holding off on De Blob 2 since it was released. $10 = sold.

I'm not sure if this ends on Saturday or today, but Toys 'R Us is having a sale on PSN cards and XBox live points cards for 20% off this week. Not a bad deal since the PSN cards almost never go on sale. Everybody paranoid about putting your CC# on the PSN can stock up on these.

January Playstation Plus Update, in picture form :



Or in text form, from their Blog:

Starting next Tuesday, there's the annual sale that this year will be "12 for '12". They will have 12 games on sale for one week -- ususally games that have never been on sale before. Someone on CAG listened to the Playstation Blogcast and they listed half the titles:

I really recommend Rochard, which is a clever physics-based puzzle-platformer. I got Payday from the last Fall promotion but haven't played it yet.

I'm a little cautious about buying the rest since it seems as soon as I do, they go free for PSN members. But I'll at least check out the demos of the rest. I seem to recall Okabu being sort of Japanese-weird and cutesy -- not my thing.

I'm a big fan of both Rochard and Okabu. I forget whether those have demos or not. If so...try 'em!

Here's the full "12 For '12" sale list:



PixelJunk SideScroller – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89
PAYDAY: The Heist – Regular $19.99, Sale $13.99, PS Plus $9.79
Dungeon Defenders – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34
Eufloria – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, Plus $4.89
BloodRayne: Betrayal – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken – Regular $11.99, Sale $8.39, PS Plus $5.87
Cubixx HD – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89
Sideway New York – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89
Rochard – Regular $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89
Okabu – Regular $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34

Might have to get sidescroller, Sideways NY and maybe MK trilogy

So should I pull the trigger on PAYDAY: The Heist for $10? I'm looking for a good local multi-player game.

If you've got friends to play with, it's absolutely worth $10. One of the most fun multiplayer games I've got. It's borderline worthless as a single player game though.

Goddamit I wish they would release that Back to the Future game on XBLA. Favorite movie of all time.

You can get it on steam, in fact I think it plays better on pc since it's a point and click

It's free. Why don't you just download it from PSN? I'm assuming you have a PS3, since you're checking this thread.

It's only free if you are an active PSN + subscriber.

Oh, okay. I thought it was for everyone, but now I see that's just the first episode.

Here's the (stupid) reason it's not on XBLA : They don't want to have a subscription type-thing in XBLA where you pay up front and get episodes later. This seems silly given the fact that Mortal Kombat, Gears of War 3, Forza 4 and Call of Duty Elite all offered subscription-type programs for upcoming DLC.
So why don't they offer BTTF for purchase on XBLA now that the series is done? I mean they do sell Sam & Max and Wallace and Grommet from Telltale Games, on XBLA right? Well, the reason is that BTTF came to PSN first and they have a policy at XBLA to never release a game on XBLA that has previously been exclusive on PSN. It's a stupid and almost comical policy (they had to add extra features onto Joe Danger so that it's technically a different game now that it's on XBLA), but they're sticking to their guns. Why it's not available on disc form however is beyond me (it was released as a disc release for PS3).

Wow, just wow. Any shred of respect i had for MS is now gone thanks to them being so petty.

Basically they care more about their rivalry than actually giving their customers the games they want. That is just bad business. I'm glad psn doesn't do this or they may never have gotten to play games like limbo which is a great game.

Love Limbo, but the bonus stage is insane! I don't think I can do the "die less than five times in one setting" trophy, it's way worse than finishing ICO within two hours (no shortcut glitches in the remastered HD collection and to add to the injury, the piston jump is there as well).

Hell yes, Simpsons Arcade HD debuts free on PSN for PS plus on Feb 7th.
Also they're giving away their second full PS3 game in Far Cry 2 later in the month. PS Plus is a great value.

edit : Here's the full details in the Monthly Ad:



Excited to get FF V for "free". Those SEGA games are all repeats, but a nice bonus for those who didn't get them before.

Gonna need to schedule a thread name change soon: http://www.destructoid.com/psn-will-...y-221140.phtml

PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards 2012 Nominees: You Decide Tomorrow

+ Posted by Pierre Gravereau // Manager, Digital Distribution

It’s time to make your voice heard! Today, we’re excited to announce a great lineup of nominees in ten different categories for the 2012 PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards. Just like last year, the Gamers’ Choice Awards put you in the driver’s seat, allowing you to decide which titles will be named the best downloadable games on PSN. We’ve got six new voting categories this year, bringing the total to 10, featuring the games released in 2011 that you gave high user ratings.


GCA: Gamer's Choice Awards 2012

Starting tomorrow, head into the PlayStation Store to cast your vote for your favorite games in nine of the 10 categories and receive a free Gamers’ Choice Awards XMB theme for each vote cast. New this year, you can also cast your vote online in one special community category, Best PSN Indie, and you’ll receive a voucher code to be redeemed in the PlayStation Store for a free exclusive XMB theme. Your votes exclusively pick the winners in every category, and your award winners go on sale.

Don’t go too far because the winning games in each category will be announced right here on the PlayStation Blog in just one week–on March 6, 2012–and that same day, the winning game in each category will be discounted 30% in the PlayStation Store for one week, with a special 50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Drum roll, please! The 2012 nominees for PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards are:

Best PSN Exclusive:

inFAMOUS Festival of Blood (PS3)
PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)
TETRIS (PS3)

Best PSN Game:

inFAMOUS Festival of Blood (PS3)
Plants vs. Zombies (PS3)
Resident Evil 4 (PS3)

Best PSN Game Playable Online:

Hard Corps: Uprising (PS3)
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition (PS3)
TETRIS (PS3)

Best PS3 Full Game:

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (PS3)
Assassin’s Creed II: Deluxe Edition (PS3)
Midnight Club LA Complete Edition (PS3)

Best PlayStation Move Game:

4Elements HD (PS3)
Dungeon Defenders (PS3)
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance (PS3)

Best 3D Game:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)
God of War: Origins Collection (PS3)
The Sly Collection (PS3)

Best PSone Classic:

Chrono Trigger (PS3/PSP)
Parasite Eve (PS3/PSP)
Xenogears (PS3/PSP)

Best Mini Game:

Angry Birds (PS3/PSP)
The Impossible Game (PS3/PSP)
PAC-MAN Championship Edition (PS3/PSP)

Best PSP Game:

DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY (PSP)
DISSIDIA 012 Prologus FINAL FANTASY (PSP)
TACTICS OGRE: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

PlayStation Community Award – Best Indie:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)
LIMBO (PS3)
PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)

Don’t forget to head into the PlayStation Store tomorrow to cast your vote. You decide the best of PSN, so make your voice heard!

I disagree with classifying the latest version of Tetris as a "PS3 exclusive." Yes, it may have exclusive modes, but it just seems wrong to me.

Are those really the best choices for Best 3D Game? I see that games like Arkham City, the Team Ico collection, Uncharted 3, and other high profile titles support it. Do they not use 3D effectively or something?

Arkham City and Uncharted 3 aren't available on PSN and therefor couldn't be put on sale if they won.

Here is a 30 day free membership code for PS+. I would have used it but don't want to give them my credit card (I don't give Xbox Live my credit card either so I am not playing favorites).

Please post if you use it but again remember, you must have a credit card with them if you don't already have a PS+ account.

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So wouldn't I vote for the stuff I don't have yet, so that I can get a discount, which means I haven't really played it and it's not really the best game?

I realize not everyone thinks like me...