March 3, 2011March 4, 2011

Coming to PlayStation Plus: Exclusive Mortal Kombat Demo, PSN Gamers’ Choice Award Winners, and Prince of Persia Full Game Trial

Hi everyone,

March is chock-full of exclusives for PlayStation Plus subscribers. We’re excited to share that over the next two weeks, our subscribers will be receiving two full game trials, an exclusive demo for Mortal Kombat, and discounts on the PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards winners. So let’s get to the meat of this thing and jump straight into our two upcoming PlayStation Plus publishes.

Brush up on your “finishing moves” because on Tuesday, March 8, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the Mortal Kombat demo.

That’s one week before it’s available to everyone via PlayStation Store.

Battle your way through this fighting adventure and experience the joy of the once-controversial, uber-gorey fatalities. The Mortal Kombat demo will also be offered as an Auto Download, so PlayStation Plus subscribers should have their automatic download feature turned on.

The demo includes four playable characters: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage and Mileena, along with their Fatalities and X-Ray Attacks; two environments: The Pit and The Living Forest; single player and one-on-one versus modes; and stereoscopic 3D support.

Tell us: which Kombatant will you be fighting as first?

In addition to Mortal Kombat, we are offering a 50% discount on the PSone import Mega Man 3, and 50% discounts on the PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards winners. You voted, and we’re happy to be offering exclusive access and a 50% discount on the Best PSP Game, Best PSN Exclusive Game and Best mini. We’re also offering the Qore March Single Episode to all PlayStation Plus subscribers for free!

On March 15 in our regular publish we will be offering two full game trials: Prince of Persia (Ubisoft) and MAG (SCEA). In Prince of Persia you’ll combat various enemies as they attempt to take over and cleanse ancient Persia of corruption. In MAG (Massive Action Game) you’ll travel to the year 2025 and put your weapons to full use as you lead a private military company through “The Shadow War.”

As always be sure to check the full list of new items as well as items that are being taken down from the PlayStation Plus storefronts below:

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 3/8:

Featured Games

Mortal Kombat Demo (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
PSN Gamers’ Choice Award winner: Best PS3 Game (TBD) (50% discount)
PSN Gamers’ Choice Award winner: Best PSN Exclusive Game (TBD) (50% discount)
PSN Gamers’ Choice Award winner: Best PSP Game (TBD) (50% discount)
PSN Gamers’ Choice Award winner: Best Mini (TBD) (50% discount)

Featured Qore Episode

Qore March Episode 34 – Single Episode (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2.99)

Discounted Games & DLC

Mega Man 3 (PSOne) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 3/15:

Full Game Trial

Prince of Persia
MAG

Discounted Games & DLC

Boom Beats PlayStation minis (PlayStation Plus price $1.50, regular price $2.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Okami Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $0.49)
Pocket Fighter – Sprite Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99)
Street Fighter Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99)
Dragon Girl Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Virtual Fireplace (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming down on March 8:

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

PlayStation Move Heroes Demo

Discounted Games/DLC

Sky Fighter (PlayStation Plus price $2.50, regular price $4.99)
Stacking (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $14.99)
Qore February Episode 33 – Single Episode (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2.99)
POCKET FIGHTER – SPRITE – FELICIA AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)
POCKET FIGHTER – SPRITE – KEN’S THUMBS-DOWN AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)
POCKET FIGHTER – SPRITE – MORRIGAN AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)
POCKET FIGHTER – SPRITE – RYU AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)
POCKET FIGHTER – SPRITE – SAKURA AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)
POCKET FIGHTER SPRITE – AKUMA AVATAR (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.49)

Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming down on March 15:

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Mortal Kombat Demo
Femme Abstraction Theme
Snowman Dynamic Theme
Chinese New Year of the Rabbit Dynamic Theme
MAG Demo

Discounted Games/DLC

Let’s Golf PlayStation minis (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $0.99)
R.U.S.E – Pack of the Sun (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99)
Gravity Crash (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Crash Bandicoot (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
MAG Starter Kit (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)

Update: the MAG full game trial has been moved from 3/15 to 3/29, and the MAG demo will remain up until 3/29.

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164 Comments

Bladesofgold
March 3, 2011 at 8:09 am PST

Nice thanks Psn Team !!!
marlyt
March 3, 2011 at 8:12 am PST

Again reiterating the benefits of Plus membership. This is great, any news on Motorstorm demo?
RedGiant17
March 3, 2011 at 8:12 am PST

Didn’t we already get the MAG full game trial?
- Kristi Fernandez
  March 3, 2011 at 4:32 pm PST
  
  This is the Full Game Trial, not the demo which was offered previously. You’re getting the full game to play up to an hour, and you’re not capped at Level 8.
BlindsideDork
March 3, 2011 at 8:12 am PST

MAG was already offered…granted you listed PoP as well but why MAG again?
WrekGar
March 3, 2011 at 8:12 am PST

That is 1 of the SWEETEST deals I’ve read in a while. Keep than coming! KEEP THEM COMING!!

Ray “The PS Blog Stalker”
codo27
March 3, 2011 at 8:14 am PST

thanks for the MK demo, easily the best thing plus has done so far!
ArcaneAltair
March 3, 2011 at 8:14 am PST

Not bad. Keep it up guys.
jorge15931
March 3, 2011 at 8:14 am PST

“We’re also offering the Qore March Single Episode to all PlayStation Plus subscribers for free!” i disagree with that cause i’m a play station plus member but in a Mexican account and we almost all the months can’t get the same thing the US play station plus members can including all the Qore episodes and much more stuffs BUT we pay the same amount of money for the account.
beastbarbour
March 3, 2011 at 8:14 am PST

great update except for the prince of persia one bought the game when it came out and it was buggy always froze at title screen so had to call Sony and get a refund so heres a warning for everyone who wants to buy it just check to see if it has been updated, but other than that great update now what about some new features for us.
colstripcapn
March 3, 2011 at 8:14 am PST

Still waiting for something I actually want before buying into PS+.
BrianMcGuinness
March 3, 2011 at 8:16 am PST

Can’t wait for Mortal Kombat. Thanks!
KingKong80
March 3, 2011 at 8:16 am PST

I may consider ps plus down the road, I feel like I’m getting shafted for not having it. Out of my 13 friends only one of them currently have ps plus. I was considering buying MK but without being able to try it I guess I’ll add it to the rent pile.
Magic13
March 3, 2011 at 8:17 am PST

Exclusive access to the Mortal Kombat demo is the best thing I’ve experienced thus far from Plus. If I wasn’t already a member, this would have sold it for me. Thanks!!
Kirkpad
March 3, 2011 at 8:17 am PST

Okami avatars?! Yes please.
NeoHumpty
March 3, 2011 at 8:18 am PST

No free mini’s this month? No new game trials? Eh, thanks for the MK demo, I guess.
- Kristi Fernandez
  March 3, 2011 at 4:36 pm PST
  
  Hi NeoHumpty –
  
  Pix n Love Rush and Engimo are the free minis this month, and there exclusive to Plus!
Myke-Myke
March 3, 2011 at 8:19 am PST

Mortal Kombat demo?…

YAY!!!

Is there anyway we can get some MK avatars???

Pretty please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Korbei83
March 3, 2011 at 8:19 am PST

Sweet. I’ve been looking forward to an MK demo.

Though you continue your trend of putting games I already own up as Full Game Trials. Unfortunately for me, but understandable. I own good games. :)
Tank_Baked
March 3, 2011 at 8:19 am PST

Wait so Sonic the Hedgehog from the sega collection really is our free psn game this month ? A game from almost 20 years ago and that will cost $4.99 is our free psn game this month?

Seriously ??

And this is the trend for the next six months? I don’t think I will be resubscribing till the Sega collection blows over .
markburleson85
March 3, 2011 at 8:20 am PST

I thought we had full, unlimited time access to MAG, such that we couldn’t progress past user level 10 in the game? That is much better than a 1 hour trial.
SvZero5
March 3, 2011 at 8:21 am PST

Mortal Kombat Demo Awesome
Butters360
March 3, 2011 at 8:22 am PST

Mortal Kombat! Awesomesauce! Thanks.
Xer0Signal
March 3, 2011 at 8:23 am PST

Mortal Kombat avatars would be sick. so hype for that demo.

quick question, just to clarify:

when you say Prince of Persia, you mean “PoP: The Forgotten Sands”, correct? because there is also the PoP remake on the PSN store.

just wanted to double check.
- Kristi Fernandez
  March 3, 2011 at 4:43 pm PST
  
  Thanks for the question Xer0Signal. It’s Prince of Persia (2008) released by Ubisoft.
Odium_Generis
March 3, 2011 at 8:23 am PST

Man, PS Plus is no joke. I wanna say they “came a long way” or something like that, but honestly it didn’t take that long.
Sub-Zero
March 3, 2011 at 8:25 am PST

Ah crap…you guys are really trying to get me with this PS+ thing lol.

MK demo is only coming to plus? Never on the regular store? Also whats th pricing of PS+
JamesSoprano
March 3, 2011 at 8:26 am PST

PS Plus is a joke IMO. why should i pay money to get access to Beta’s ? really people should apply to them and get picked ( that’s how i think it should work ) Discounts ? so your paying money to get discounts on games which is dumb .. give everyone the same discounts i bet Sony will have more sales.

as for Exclusive Demos. oh boy we have too wait a whole week or two till we get to try it ! oh boy your soo lucky ! and i’m wicked Jealous of the 60 Min Trial for the games ! ( not )

Seriously and the free games yea that’s nice but you don’t keep the game after subs up so at the end of it it’s like a rental then you have to re-buy the games you got for free if you really wanna play them ( at any time )

so tell me. why should i give in to the PS Plus ? you could say it has it’s Perks but they only last for so long…. it’s like a Glorified Coupon Book online, for those who payed for it and think it’s worth it. power to you. i just don’t see anything worth for me jumping into.
Jolkins
March 3, 2011 at 8:27 am PST

MK foreva
Synchrotronator
March 3, 2011 at 8:27 am PST

It’s really disappointing that our only free game this month is Sonic the Hedgehog. I’ve been loving Plus so far, but if all we get for free games for the next 6 months is old Sega games I will not be happy.
Tank_Baked
March 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PST

I’m not really sure why plus members are excited about this. Other than the MK demo this really bites. Discounts on games I already own or don’t want (mega man 3 ?? jap import??) Game trial for a game we already have full access to(with a level 10 cap). Sonic from 1991 as our free psn game of the month ?

I’m sorry but I was really happy with plus until lately.Now I’m ready to jump off the sinking ship .
JamesSoprano
March 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PST

@Xer0Signal

my guess is POP The Forgotten Sands But Then Again A Disc Release of the Trilogy of PoP is out this month .. or is that Splinter Cell ? …. ehhh i forget you know what i think it might actually be Sands Of Time .. yea that’s my guess and a safe bet.
timmy19888
March 3, 2011 at 8:31 am PST

so your telling me the choice awards discounts are only for ps plus members now. i thought it was for everybody as i think ps plus sucks. im done with sony im going to xbox. it seems more better and i dont play online so i dont have to pay anything there. xbox seems more structured.
Spacerac
March 3, 2011 at 8:31 am PST

oh man, and here I thought I was gonna snag God of War GoS on the cheap but the discounts are just for PS+ members. Dang!
CaruthK
March 3, 2011 at 8:33 am PST

I’ve been A Plus Member from the start & it’s going to stay that way. MK Demo oh yeah & a FREE movie also. My DVR just collect dues now. PS3 is my all in one. Thanks again SONY
capitolc
March 3, 2011 at 8:34 am PST

I’m now officially jealous for not being a PSN+ subscriber :(
subbed
March 3, 2011 at 8:37 am PST

The minis why typically pretty short lived entertainment are nice, and I have gotten my money out of this services so thanks. I do hope the demo for MK is just early for PS+ people then goes to everyone. As I hope a lot of people pick it up! First MK in years that I am excited for.
subbed
March 3, 2011 at 8:38 am PST

bah while not why.
FATHASUN
March 3, 2011 at 8:38 am PST

Plus strikes again.
KidCommando
March 3, 2011 at 8:39 am PST

PS+ continues to make me a happy subscriber.

Thanks!
GT-420
March 3, 2011 at 8:39 am PST

@29 What free movie???

Thanks again Sony for more Plus goodies.
shyguyNC
March 3, 2011 at 8:40 am PST

The 50% discount on the winning games applies to ps plus members only. However, non-plus members will still receive 30% off, as has been stated by Sony in several places.
KidCommando
March 3, 2011 at 8:41 am PST

****

The discounts are for everybody.

50% for Plus members
20% for everyone else

The Mortal Kombat demo will also be available to everyone else on the 15th.
WaddleSqualo
March 3, 2011 at 8:42 am PST

It’s not fair that there are “exclusive” demos for play station plus members, they PAY FOR A DEMO, I know that there are other cool stuff, but demos should be free for all users.
NESGamepro
March 3, 2011 at 8:45 am PST

Compared to the awesomeness that was the last couple months, this is pretty weak. No new free games, the game trials add trophies to your account so I won’t play them and the week early demos I often don’t get around to until it’s released to all of PSN anyway. Discounts are nice at least.
Goofyman
March 3, 2011 at 8:45 am PST

Not a fan of this PLUS stuff. Just another money grab from Sony for what would otherwise have been free to everybody before. Demo’s like the MK Demo should be made available to all, not just the rich.
Berae
March 3, 2011 at 8:45 am PST

Mortal Kombat demo! hmm I think I really have to suscribe to PS Plus
DeathGazer
March 3, 2011 at 8:45 am PST

Good stuff. <3 Plus so much!

And I hope Scott Pilgrim won. $5 for that would be nice!
PunchoThaBoss
March 3, 2011 at 8:49 am PST

[DELETED] this is what i like to see!Sony being aggressive getting Mortal Kombat demo exclusive.Loving all the free content forPS Plus also.Great job team playstation.
b00kthree
March 3, 2011 at 8:51 am PST

As a plus member I’ve been impressed with the last couple offerings (stacking, especially), but now I’m disappointed again.

The 1-hour trials add no value for me. I have yet to download one. It’s like paying for the privilege of watching commercials. I’d rather just have a normal free, limited demo (which often has more than 1 hr of gameplay anyway) and go buy these old games cheaper used, and I don’t need plus for that. You’re not fooling me by calling this a “plus feature.”

I don’t care about the MK demo. We don’t play M games.

I was pretty happy about getting Sonic free until I realized it was the only offering I’d like for the next month. If the genesis collection is all we’re getting for free for the next several months, I’m in for some long-term disappointment.

The 50% off could be good depending on what wins, but then again, weren’t all the spring fever sales last year 50% off for *everybody*, not just PSN? And for more than 4 games? Not that great.

meh. One good month, one lousy month. Maybe it will even out. Still worth $3/month, I guess.
Solid-Javier
March 3, 2011 at 8:56 am PST

También estará disponible para los que tenemos PS Plus en México?
Badmamajamma
March 3, 2011 at 8:56 am PST

@27 Go buy an xbox, but remember it will cost you when you do wanna try to play online. MK Demo is early access for PS+ the following week is for all, holy crap don’t some of you read the whole article? I love my PS+ it’s an excellent way for TRUE and LOYAL Sony fans to have ealry access to games. To those who say about sonic being rip-off, get outta here did u for get about wipeout(29.99), sam and max(14.99), stacking(14.99), all the minis, all the themes, the early access, the discounts, and the awesome + symbol buy our names to represent our Sony passion. We fans of sony are the hardest of the hardcores and we back our brand up, so suck it up.
I will be bustin head with my main man Scorpion on the MK demo.
Looking forward to see what games won the GCA’s.
Thanks Sony, you ROCK!!!!!!!
rjejr
March 3, 2011 at 8:58 am PST

I know Grace never responds to anything she posts on the blog since she is a “senior manager” but maybe 1 of the “not-so-senior” managers can answer this:

Are the upcoming Sega games – starting with Sonic – going to be the equivalent of the PSN games Plus subscribers are supposed to get every month? (1 mini, 1 PS1, 1 PSN)

I defended Plus a few weeks ago saying nobody at Sony could possibly confuse a PSN game with a 20 year old Genesis game and what was likely to happen was the Sega games would replace the PS1 games which I’ld say are near-enough equivalents. This month we’re currently getting Sonic and Spyro and 2 minis and zero PSN games. I still think Sony won’t renege on the PSN game, and as March is a long month with 5 Tuesdays we are still due a PS+ update on March 29th based on the every 2 week cycle.

Still, that’s just my optimistic/realistic thinking. Can somebody from Sony please clearly state their intentions towards the Sega games of the next few months?