Sony PlayStation Store PS3 and PSN Updates for August 21, 2012

39w ago - Sony PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen is here with this weeks PS3, PS Vita and PSN updates today, as follows:

PS3 Full Games

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron ($59.99)

Experience the epic battles and the darkest hours of the war between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS as they fight for control of their dying home world, ultimately culminating in their legendary exodus from Cybertron. Created by the acclaimed High Moon Studios, TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON provides unprecedented gameplay variety and epic action with the most complete cast of TRANSFORMERS characters ever assembled.
ESRB: T - Teen // File Size: 8.45 GB

Michael Jackson: The Experience ($19.99)

Michael Jackson the Experience is the ultimate dance game. Featuring an immersive and interactive experience that enables players to step into the shoes of Michael Jackson himself and re-live his most iconic moments through their own performance. Includes MJ's biggest hits including Billie Jean, Beat It, Smooth Criminal and many more. PlayStation Move motion controller and PlayStation Eye (sold separately) required to use this product.
ESRB: E10+ - Everyone 10+ // File Size: 15 GB

PSN Games

Counter Strike: Global Offensive ($14.99)

The latest installment of the world's # 1 online tactical action game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive expands on the classic team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it first launched.

Featuring massive arsenal weapons, maps, game modes, new visuals, and more, CS:GO is a must-have tactical shooter. Playable with Controller, PlayStation Move motion controller, Mouse & Keyboard. Come join your friends online and GO, GO, GO!
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 2.3 GB

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty HD ($14.99)

From acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, comes Metal Gear Solid 2: Solid Snake HD Edition. The HD Edition combines the epic gameplay of the MGS franchise with all-new features including game-save/trophy sharing with the PlayStation Vita.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 8.4 GB

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD ($14.99)

From acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, comes Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition. The HD Edition combines the epic gameplay of the MGS franchise with all-new features including game-save/trophy sharing with the PlayStation Vita.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 9.4 GB

Way of the Samurai 4 ($39.99)

Forge your own destiny as a samurai in this highly customizable adventure. Set in Edo-era Japan, embark upon quests from three competing alliances to decide the future of Amihama, a focal point of race relations as foreigners finally enter Japan. Multiple endings, branching storylines, a unique online feature where other players' characters roam the land as a computer-controlled assassin and the series' trademark brand of insanity await.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 4.8 GB

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD ($19.99)

The legendary JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is now in HD with network support! This is the kind of quality JoJo fans have been raving about!
ESRB: T - Teen // File Size: 650 MB

Deep Black ($14.99)

Deep Black lets players experience for the first time the thrills of a third person action shooter in a unique underwater setting where combat, navigation and other tactical gameplay elements take place in three sub-aqua dimensions.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 4.75 GB

Retro/Grade ($9.99)

Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse! Navigate deadly enemy waves and un-fire attacks in Retro/Grade, a mind-bending rhythm game by 24 Caret Games. Pick up a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller or a PlayStation 3 guitar controller and help Rick Rocket restore the continuity of space-time, before a temporal anomaly rips the universe a new time-hole!
ESRB: E - Everyone // File Size: 303 MB

Crazy Strike Bowling ($14.99)

Join Aiden, Mr. Jenkins and a host of other cute, fun-filled characters in Crazy Strike Bowling, a wacky bowling game fit for the whole family! Using the PlayStation Move motion controller, battle your friends in exhibition or battle mode or dodge obstacles in challenge mode! With level-ups, exotic lands, FaceBook integration and so much more, Crazy Strike Bowling is a strike for all ages!
ESRB: E10+ - Everyone 10+ // File Size: 840 MB

Legasista ($29.99)

When science and technology have fallen into an age of mythology, one stalwart young man must venture into the mysterious Ivy Tower to save his sister. Create and recruit allies, battle monsters, avoid traps, and loot dungeons in this Survival Action RPG, powered by bean sprouts!
ESRB: T - Teen // File Size: 1.56 GB

PS Vita

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD ($19.99)

From acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, comes Metal Gear Solid 2: Solid Snake HD Edition for the PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system. The HD Edition combines the epic gameplay of the MGS franchise with all-new features including intuitive PS Vita system controls and game-save/trophy sharing with the PlayStation 3.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 1.6 GB

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD ($19.99)

From acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, comes Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD Edition for the PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system. The HD Edition combines the epic gameplay of the MGS franchise with all-new features including intuitive PS Vita system controls and game-save/trophy sharing with the PlayStation 3.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 1.8 GB

PS2 Classics

GUNGRAVE OVERDOSE ($9.99)

"Beyond the Grave" is summoned once again. This time, the gunslinger takes on a mafia group aided by a mysterious entity.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 3.65 GB

PS Minis

Chopper I ($2.99)

Infiltrate the enemy territory and take down enemy choppers, tanks and boats in this vertically scrolling helicopter shooting game released by SNK in 1988.

The Next Space ($2.99)

Pilot a spaceship, collect various speed and weapon items to take down a multitude of enemies, and restore peace to the galaxy in this vertical scrolling shooter released by SNK in 1989.

Top Trumps NBA All Stars ($2.99)

Top Trumps NBA All Stars is a turn based strategy game based upon the popular Top Trumps card games franchise, using real life player statistics, defeat rival teams with a combination of strategy and careful use of power ups.

Bundles

Plants vs. Zombies/High Stakes Poker Bundle (PS3) ($17.49)

It's time to go all in on the Vegas Strip or prepare for the zombie invasion. Receive the High Stakes Poker & Plants vs. Zombies bundle in this limited time offer.
ESRB: E10+ / T

Retro/Grade + Soundtrack (PS3) ($14.99)

Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse! Navigate deadly enemy waves and un-fire attacks in Retro/Grade, a mind-bending rhythm game by 24 Caret Games. Pick up a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller or a PlayStation 3 guitar controller and help Rick Rocket restore the continuity of space-time, before a temporal anomaly rips the universe a new time-hole! This bundle includes both the game and the soundtrack cheaper than they are available separately.
ESRB: E - Everyone

Apps

EA Sports Central ($0.00)

Download EA SPORTS Central today and access features such as EA SPORTS Season Ticket. Subscribe to EA SPORTS Season Ticket and take advantage of all the benefits it has to offer such as access to bonus PDLC (Paid Downloadable Content) offerings, 3 day early access and 20% off PDLC across all participating titles. Play Early. Play More. Play Better.
ESRB: NA // File Size: 17 MB

PlayStation Store Highlights

This week is jam-packed with games of all shapes and sizes, so you're bound to find something you like. If you're a Transformers fan you'll be happy to see that the latest retail offering, Fall of Cybertron, is available the day it launches - in other words, right now. If you're wavering on whether or not to get it, the fact that you can make your own Transformer might help you decide. Seriously.

Let's just say for argument's sake that you hate robots (you monster), but love team-based shooters. You're in luck. Counter Strike: Global Offensive is the newest iteration of the classic franchise, so regardless if you're a retired pro or a beginner, now's a good time to get involved in the community.

It's the last title in the PSN PLAY promotion, which also means that this is the last week to purchase games and earn PlayStation Store credit back. Read more about the event by clicking here.

Counter Strike isn't the only classic to get revived this week - Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 HD are now available for individual purchase. These games are available for download on both PS3 and the PS Vita stores.

Now, if you've had trouble finding Seasons Passes for downloadable content in the past, you should no longer have that issue. The store has a new section just for Seasons Passes located under "Add-Ons," so now you can find them more easily than before.

PlayStation Plus members are receiving exclusive access to the DUST 514 beta this week and can purchase downloadable content for the title at half price. There are discounts galore this week, including: Counter Strike: Global Offensive, a plethora of Natsume PSP titles, and an interesting bundle with Plants vs. Zombies and High Stakes Poker.

There's a ton of stuff hitting the PS Store today, so make sure you sound off in the comments and tell us what you think. We'll see you next week!

PlayStation Plus

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Exclusive Beta Access
DUST 514

Full Game Trial
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
Michael Jackson The Experience

Discounts
Plants vs. Zombies/High Stakes Poker Bundle (50% Off) - PS Plus Price: $8.75
Counter Strike: Global Offensive Release (20% off) - PS Plus Price $11.99
DUST 514: Mercenary Pack (50% off) - PS Plus Price $10.00
Adventures To Go! (50% off) - PS Plus Price $7.50
Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl (50% off) - PS Plus Price $7.50
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (50% off) - PS Plus Price $7.50
Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors (50% off) - PS Plus Price $7.50
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (75% off) - PS Plus Price $7.50

Last Chance (Leaving on 8/28)
Counter Strike: Global Offensive Release (20% off) - PS Plus Price $11.99
Foosball 2012 - PS3 Game w/ Vita copy (25% off) - PS Plus Price $7.99
Foosball 2012 - PS Vita Game w/ PS3 copy (25% off) - PS Plus Price $7.99
Dynasty Warriors 7 - Diaochan Avatar (100% off) - PS Plus Price $0.00
Dynasty Warriors 7 - Diaochan Avatar (100% off) - PS Plus Price $0.00
Malicious (20% off) - PS Plus Price $7.99
RESIDENT EVIL CHRONICLES: HD COLLECTION BUNDLE (10% off) - PS Plus Price $24.29

Game Demos (Free)

Dragon's Dogma (PS3)
Dragon's Dogma Adventure Demo. Journey from Cassardis to the Encampment and customize your own characters who can be imported into the full game!
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 3.44 GB

Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant and sprawling metropolis. As undercover cop Wei Shen, you are tasked with taking down a Triad empire from within.

Keep your cover intact and navigate between your duty to the badge and the code of honor of the triads. Download the demo now to experience a sneak peek at the brutal martial arts combat, exhilarating free-running, and intense gunfights offered by Sleeping Dogs.
ESRB: M - Mature // File Size: 2.39 GB

NHL 13 (PS3)
Featuring the biggest innovation for the franchise in six years, NHL 13 accurately captures the speed, creativity, and strategy of today's NHL with revolutionary True Performance Skating.
ESRB: E10+ - Everyone 10+ // File Size: 1.43 GB

Retro/Grade (PS3)
Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse! Navigate deadly enemy waves and un-fire attacks in Retro/Grade, a mind-bending rhythm game by 24 Caret Games. Pick up a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller or a PlayStation 3 guitar controller and help Rick Rocket restore the continuity of space-time, before a temporal anomaly rips the universe a new time-hole!
ESRB: E-Everyone // File Size: 303 MB

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD (PS3)
The legendary JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is now in HD with network support! This is the kind of quality JoJo fans have been raving about!
ESRB: T-Teen // File Size: 650 MB

Price Change

Bulletstorm - PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
Dead Space 2 Super Bundle - PS3 Game (now: $39.99 original price: $49.99)
Dead Space Super Bundle - PS3 Game (now: $24.99 original price: $29.99)
Madden NFL 12 - PS3 Game (now: $29.99 original price: $39.99)
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit - PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
Renegade Ops - PSN Game (now: $9.99 original price: $14.99)
Renegade Ops Bundle - PSN Game (now: $14.99 original price: $17.99)
Sonic Adventure - PSN Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12- PS3 Game (now: $29.99 original price: $39.99)

Sales

Galcon Labs - PS Mini (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)

PS Vita Add-ons
Cliff Diving

Additional Cliffs- The Chosen ($0.99) - Download the new Additional Cliffs DLC and get access to new locations, new moves and new modes: - 2 New Cliffs - Lighthouse and Rocket - 12 New Dives - Added difficulty with additional 4th hoop implemented - Variety of new "failed" dive animations.

PS3 Add-ons
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Multiplayer Havoc Pack ($9.99) - Download this pack to get 5 new characters (WHEELJACK, ULTRA MAGNUS, BLAST OFF, PERCEPTOR and ZETA PRIME) and their associated parts for use in Customization for Multiplayer.

Dragon's Dogma

Notice Board Quests - The Chosen ($2.99) - Makes an extra 8 quests available at notice boards everywhere. Complete them to gain exclusive rewards!
Notice Board Quests - Service Pack ($6.99) - All 24 Notice Board quests in one bundle - what a value! Be careful if you already purchased one of the included packs.

Sleeping Dogs

The High Roller Pack ($2.99) - Want a fast track to the in-crowd? To drive a car worth a cool $500k? Wear high end designer gear? The High Roller Pack gives a big boost to your look and a $200k boost to your wallet!

The Red Envelope Pack ($2.99) - Need help buying that fast car, fancy threads or luxury items for your new apartment? For fortune and prosperity download the Red Envelopes Pack. There are 20 envelopes each stuffed with $50k, scattered throughout Hong Kong, find them all and you'll net a cool 1 Million HK dollars to spend on whatever you want.

Top Dog Gold Pack ($2.99) - Want to earn respect fast and be a Top Dog? This pack will upgrade your character with an instant boost to their Triad, Face and Cop levels and reward them with new abilities.

NCAA Football 13

Recent Winners Pack ($4.99) - Season Ticket subscribers get 20% off all downloadable content purchased from within the game. Unlock Tim Tebow, Mark Ingram, and Matt Leinart for use in Heisman Mode.
5 Star Quarterback ($2.99) - Season Ticket subscribers get 20% off all downloadable content purchased from within the game. Your caliber coming out of the High School Playoffs in Road to Glory mode directly affects the attributes of your created player and a 5 star recruit is the best you can be.

You will be able to start your college career as a 5 star Quarterback every time you create a player in Road to Glory mode after purchase.

Classic Players Pack ($4.99) - Unlock Tim Brown, Archie Griffin, and Jim Plunkett for use in Heisman Mode.

Saints Row: The Third

Planet Saints Pack ($6.99) - Includes the "Z Style Pack", the "Witches and Wieners Pack", the "Steelport Gangs Pack", and the "Horror Pack."

Spec Ops: The Line

Co-Op Challenge Mode ($0.00) - The Co-Op Challenge Mode is a title update that adds intense cooperative challenges for up to two players.

LittleBigPlanet 2

Autumn Seasonal Creator Kit ($0.00) - Download the Autumn Seasonal Creator Kit for fun new items to use in your LBP levels. Hurry, this pack is only available for one week!

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Various Multiplayer Items ($0.49-$0.99) - Tired of using the same old Drake in multiplayer? If you're looking for something to differentiate yourself, Naughty Dog has provided a plethora of skins & hats so you can do just that.

Rocksmith

Whipping Post ($2.99) - The Allman Brothers Band
Born on the Bayou ($2.99) - Creedence Clearwater Revival
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ($2.99) - Iron Butterfly

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

The Black Keys Pack 02 ($5.49) - The Black Keys
Lonely Boy ($1.99) - The Black Keys
Howlin' for You ($1.99) - The Black Keys
Tighten Up ($1.99) - The Black Keys
Hurricane ($0.99) - The Cold Goodnight
Don't Ever Change ($1.99) - Jerry Naylor
Circus Black ($1.99) - Amberian Dawn
War in Heaven ($1.99) - Amberian Dawn
Sampo ($1.99) - Amberian Dawn

PS3 Soundtracks

Retro/Grade ($7.99) - The soundtrack to the reverse shoot 'em up.

Game Videos (Free)

Assassin's Creed III Commented Boston Walkthrough
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Accolades Trailer
Borderlands 2 - Wimoweh Trailer
Darksiders II - Death Comes For All Trailer
Disney's Epic Mickey 2 - Opening Cinematic: The Story Begins
Disney's Epic Mickey 2 - The Power of Story Telling
Dust 514: Welcome to New Eden, Part 2 Trailer
Expendables 2 Videogame Game Launch Trailer
Fireburst Launch Trailer
Legasista - Trailer 02
Max Payne 3 - Local Justice Pack Trailer
Max Payne 3 - Multiplayer Trailer Part 2
Rocksmith Rock Hits 2000S Preview Video
Rocksmith Rock Hits 4 Preview Video
WWE '13 - Austin 3:16 Edition Trailer

PS3 Themes

Alt Exclusive Dynamic Theme ($3.99)
Ant Farm Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Argentina By Cherry Static Theme ($1.99)
Beckorama by Studio Output Static Theme ($1.99)
Brazil by Adhemas Batista Static Theme ($1.99)
Burners by Graffiti Kings PSP Theme ($1.49)
Burners by Graffiti Kings Static Theme ($1.99)
Dynamic Comic Superheroes 2 Theme ($2.99)
Finland by Ville Savimaa Static Theme ($1.99)
France by Hellohikimori Static Theme ($1.99)
Germany by Sonbr Static Theme ($1.99)
Holland by Joost Static Theme ($1.99)
Lost in Harajuku by Esther Kim PSP Theme ($1.49)
Lost In Harajuku by Studio Output Static Theme ($1.99)
Orbit by Erwin Kho PSP Theme ($1.49)
Russia by Mago Static Theme ($1.99)
Spain by Serial Cut Static Theme ($1.99)
UK by Graffiti Kings Static Theme ($1.99)
UK by JonBurgerman Static Theme ($1.99)
USA by Cody Hudson Static Theme ($1.99)

Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)

Madden NFL 13

Various Team Bundles and Packs: ($0.40 - $74.99) - Fill out your roster with team packs varying from Off-Season players to Future Stars to Legends.

DC Universe Online

Exobyte Data - General Zod: ($9.99) - Enter the DCUO Legends PvP arena and play as General Zod. Soon, everyone will kneel before Zod! This item is redeemable for every character on the account and it is not tradeable.

Exobyte Data - Superman: ($9.99) - Fly into the DCUO Legends PvP arena as the Man of Steel himself, Superman! Use your Kryptonian powers to fight in the never-ending battle for truth and justice. This item is redeemable once per character and it is not tradeable.

Bellator: MMA Onslaught

Respec: ($1.99) - Re-Specify all your created Fighter's skill points.

Rock Band 3

Tighten Up ($0.99) - Pro Guitar (In Game Only) - The Black Keys