14 DAY TRIAL // This week's PlayStation Store update finally delivers the Mass Effect 2 role-playing game to PS3 users, who have been eagerly awaiting for it for quite some time now.
Besides BioWare's big title, there are also quite a few new downloadable games, as well as lots of add-ons and price cuts.
First off, PlayStation 3 owners are in for three new titles, as well as two PSone classics and a couple of demos.
Games & Demos for PlayStation 3 Mass Effect 2 ($59.99) Spare Parts ($9.99) Modern Combat: Domination ($7.99) PSone Classics - Metal Slug X ($5.99) PSone Classics Imports - Mega Man ($5.99) Spare Parts demo Modern Combat: Domination demo
PSP owners also have quite a lot of new content, including King of Fighters or Alpha Mission II, as opposed to last week's pretty weak update.
Games & Demos for PSP Alpha Mission II ($6.99) Art Of Fighting ($6.99) Baseball Stars Professional ($6.99) League Bowling ($6.99) Magician Lord ($6.99) Super Sidekicks ($6.99) The King Of Fighters '94 ($6.99) Jikandia: The Timeless Land demo PSP minis - Pipe Madness ($3.99) PSP minis - 5 in 1 Solitaire ($2.99) PSP minis - Karimogi ($2.99) PSP minis - Shift Extended ($3.99)
Quite a few add-ons were also released this week, some for the new Mass Effect 2, while others for established titles like ModNation Racers or Dance Dance Revolution.
Add-ons & Expansions LittleBigPlanet 2 – Rare LBP2 T-shirt ($4.99) ModNation Racers – Unlock All Key ($2.99) ModNation Racers – Super Fan Mod ($0.99) ModNation Racers – "Are we there yet?" Kart ($0.99) ModNation Racers – Super Fan Mod AND Kart ($1.75) Assassin's Creed Brotherhood – Animus Project Update 2.0 (free) R.U.S.E. – The Chimera Pack ($9.99) DJ Hero 2 – Trance Anthems Mix Pack ($7.99) Tron: Evolution – Multiplayer Map Pack ($4.99) EA Sports Active 2 – Nike Low Impact Starter Pack ($4.99) Mass Effect 2 – Cerberus Pack ($14.99) Mass Effect 2 – N7 Complete Arsenal Bundle ($7.99) Mass Effect 2 – Aegis Pack ($1.99) Mass Effect 2 – Appearance Pack ($1.99) Mass Effect 2 – Equalizer Pack ($1.99) Mass Effect 2 – Firepower Pack ($1.99) Mass Effect 2 – Recon Operations Pack ($1.99) Mass Effect 2 – Terminus Pack (free) DanceDanceRevolution – Greatest Hits ($4.49) DanceDanceRevolution – Premium Pack (free) DanceDanceRevolution – DDR SuperNOVA Greatest Hits 1 ($4.49) DanceDanceRevolution – DDR SuperNOVA Greatest Hits 2 ($4.49) DanceDanceRevolution – DDR SuperNOVA2 Greatest Hits ($4.49) DanceDanceRevolution – DDRMAX2 Greatest Hits ($4.49) DanceDanceRevolution – KONAMIX Greatest Hits ($4.49)
Music games were also taken care of, as new tracks were released for Def Jam Rapstar, Rock Band 3 and well as on the Rock Band Network.
Def Jam Rapstar tracks
"Luv U Better" by LL Cool J ($1.99) "Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley" by Lloyd Banks ($1.99) "Papa Can You Hear Me" by N-Dubz ($1.99) "Plies" by Shawty ($1.99) "Robbin Cru" by Nitti Beatz ($1.99)
Rock Band 3 tracks
"Made Of Scars" by Stone Sour ($1.99) "Say You'll Haunt Me" by Stone Sour ($1.99) "Through Glass" by Stone Sour ($1.99) Stone Sour Pack 01 ($5.49) – "Made Of Scars", "Say You'll Haunt Me", and "Through Glass" by Stone Sour
Rock Band Network tracks
"Arcaedion" by Children of Nova ($1.99) "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine ($1.99) "Nosophoros" by Evile ($1.99) "Song About An Angel" by Sunny Day Real Estate ($1.99) "Thank You, Pain" by The Agonist ($1.99)
Discounts were made to attractive titles like Battlefield: 1943, or classic ones like the Metal Gear Solid bundle or Resident Evil Director's Cut.
Sales, Price Drops & Bundles TV Show King – Sale (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $4.99) Metal Gear Solid: PSP Bundle – Permanent Price Drop (PSP) (now $24.99, original price $29.99) Record Of Agarest War – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $29.99, original price $44.99) Battlefield: 1943 – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99) Resident Evil Director's Cut (PS3/PSP) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Last but not least, PlayStation Plus subscribers are in for some interesting content, including a full game trial of Mass Effect 2.
PlayStation Plus
Mass Effect 2 full game trial Hero of Sparta (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $4.99) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99) Modern Combat (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, regular price $7.99) Juiced 2 (PSP) (PlayStation Plus price $10.00, regular price $19.99) R.U.S.E. – The Chimera Pack (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99) Mega Man 10 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99) Argyle Girls Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers) Hockey Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers) Sonic 4 Dynamic Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers).