Starting the week off with the third episode of Timed Trials. Since we've been playing a bit of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, I saw that LEGO Lord of the Rings was available as a timed trial on PlayStation Plus and thought to give it a try.
Click here to see the full video of us playing the timed trial.
Now that we survived the waves of games that came out in November, we enter December, another month that will most likely burn another hole in our wallets. But just in case you need to save up at the same time need to have another game to stack up your ever-growing backlog of games, Xbox Live and PS+ just announced the free games coming to subscribers of both services next month.
Gears of War
Shoot Many Robots
Borderlands 2
Grid 2
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS Vita)
Urban Trial Freestyle (PS Vita)
Quite a handful of free games for those subscribed. We are still recovering from all the games released a few weeks ago, not to mention the release of the PS4 and Xbox One hitting stores. Now, we all know how great the free games are in the PS+ service, and getting Borderlands 2 for free along two free Vita games and Grid 2 makes the December Games with Gold worth laughing about. But you have to remember these services have a gap of more than a year. PS+ was not appealing in the first few months as well since they were also releasing weak titles to push anybody to subscribe. With Xbox Live members case, we get the service to play online, and Games with Gold comes as a bonus, free games are still free.
Microsoft did announce they will continue this service in 2014 so it will definitely get better as we move forward. But if they continue to give us tower defense games in the coming months, it's going to be a different story. My only gripe with the service is their region lock policy. Why provide the same titles to each country when its region-locked to the US only? So yes, pray that Gears of War will be downloadable if you are in the other side of the globe.
Games with Gold source: EuroGamer
PlayStation Plus source: PlayStation BlogUS
It's a new month, which means a new set of freebies and discounts for PS Plus members. The Instant Game Collection gets updated once more with the addition of Hitman Absolution and four more games for the month of August.
Along with Hitman Absolution, here are the rest of the games you get on August:
Just like last month, the release of the free title is in no particular order. So check out the PlayStation Store every once in awhile to see if your free games for this month is available for download.
PlayStation Store is also holding a discount on the Rayman franchise, with of course PS Plus members getting a bigger price cut.
If you haven't given PS Plus a chance, I highly suggest you do because you will save a good chunk of your money since you'll be busy taking in everything you get out of the service. Their monthly release of free games and crazy discounts make this service difficult to ignore.
[Source: PS Plus Blog US]
It may be the rainy season over at the Philippines, but in the US and other parts of the world, the scorching heat of summer has just begun. If you have an US PSN account, Sony just announced PSN's Summer Blast Sale, and it will run for two weeks from July 2 up to July 16. See the full list below if anything from the sale catches your eye.
Summer Blast line-up:
July 2nd - 9th
Call Of Duty Black Ops II (PS3) – Regular Price: $59.99 Sale Price: $41.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $37.79 The Amazing Spider-Man (PS3) – Regular Price: $49.99 Sale Price: $29.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $20.99 Batman Arkham Asylum (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest (PS Vita/PSP) – Regular Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $4.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $2.50 Mortal Kombat (PS Vita) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 Mortal Kombat – (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $7.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $4.00 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: the Game (PS3) – Regular Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $3.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $2.00 Shadow of the Colossus (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 Ratchet & Clank Collection (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $14.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $7.50
July 9th - 16th
Fast & Furious Showdown (PS3) – Regular Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $31.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $23.99 Star Trek (PS3) – Regular Price: $54.99 Sale Price: $43.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $32.99 Men In Black: Alien Crisis (PS3) – Regular Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $29.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $20.99 The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3) – Regular Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $6.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $4.89 X-Men (PS3) – Regular Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $6.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $4.89 Hitman Trilogy HD – (PS3) – Regular Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $19.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $15.99 Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 Silent Hill: Book of Memories (PS Vita) – Regular Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $14.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $7.50 LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS3) – Regular Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $14.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $7.50 LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS Vita) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 The Adventures of TinTin: The Game (PS3) – Regular Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $19.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $10.00 Star Wars The Force Unleashed II (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $5.00 Just Cause 2 (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $9.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $7.99 Prince of Persia Classics Trilogy (PS3) – Regular Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $15.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $8.00 Tron Evolution (PS Vita) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $7.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $4.00 Alice: Madness Returns (PS3) – Regular Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $7.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $4.00 Fight Night Champion – Full Game (PS3) – Regular Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $11.99 PlayStation Plus Price: $6.00
[Source: PSN Blog US]
PlayStation Plus
The instant game collection gets bigger each month, and for this month you will be seeing these games available for PS Plus members for free.
Battlefield 3 will be the first game out the door and should be available later today after the weekly PSN update, along with the Summer Blast sale shown above. For the rest of the free games for July, Sony says to check every monday for an update, so play some Battlefield 3 MP while you wait.
Sony announced during Tokyo Game Show that PlayStation Plus would be coming to the PS Vita. This will happen on November 19, 2012 in North America.
This is huge for any PS Vita owners and even for future PS Vita owners because aside from getting free games on your PS3, there will also be a set of free games for the PS Vita. Aside from the games, Vita owners will also get 1GB of cloud storage for your saved games.
Here is the list of games for PS+ on the Vita: Uncharted: Golden Abyss Gravity Rush Wipeout 2048 Jet Set Radio Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!!!
Free games aside, the v2.00 Vita update will also allow you to access your Gmail and Yahoo! Mail accounts, enhanced web browsing features, Wi-Fi connectivity from your Vita to your PC, and custom touchscreen and rear touchpanel settings for your Vita. If you haven't subscribed to PlayStation Plus and own PS3 and/or PSVita, now is the perfect time to do so.
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