PlayStation Plus: Machinarium (PS Vita) Free for Members

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PlayStation Plus: Machinarium (PS Vita) Free for Members

Machinarium returns to PlayStation Plus, this time with the PS Vita version available for those who didn’t have a chance to play it on PlayStation 3! The much-anticipated Spelunky is also releasing this week as part of PS Vita Summer Select. Grab this new release on PS Vita and PS3 as a Cross-Buy purchase with an exclusive PS Plus discount to boot. Lastly, the PAX 2013 sale rings in one of the best community gaming events on the planet: PAX Prime.

You’ll find these PS Plus benefits active after the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 8/27.

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August 27th PlayStation Plus Update

Machinarium (PS Vita)

Regular Price: $6.99, Free for PS Plus members

Machinarium
An award-winning adventure game by Amanita Design, now available free for PS Vita!
Spelunky (PS Vita and PS3, Cross-Buy) – Part of PS Vita Summer Select

Regular Price: $14.99; PS Plus Price: $11.99

Spelunky
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure. Go solo or bring up to three friends to join you in cooperative play or frantic deathmatch!
Draw Slasher (PS Vita)

Regular Price: $5.99; PS Plus Price: $3.00

Draw Slasher
Meet Hanzo. He’s a ninja. While he was training ‘out there’ the Pirate Monkey Zombies™ – stupid, ugly, smelly, rotten and disgusting creatures – kidnapped his family. Take control of his awesome blade and aid him in the quest to free them.
PAX 2013 Sale

Various Discounts

PAX Prime Sale
In the spirit of one of the biggest community game shows in the world, we’re putting a handful of great games on sale. Check em’ out!

Discounts

Game Title Normal Price Sale Price Plus Price
Penny-Arcade Adventures On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Ep 1 & 2 $14.99 $7.49 $3.75
Closure $14.99 $7.49 $3.75
Retro City Rampage (PS3 and PS Vita Cross-Buy) $14.99 $4.99 $3.74
Dragon Fantasy Book I (PS3 and PS Vita Cross-Buy) $9.99 $4.99 $2.50
Limbo (PS3 and PS Vita Cross Buy) $14.99 $7.49 $5.99
Tokyo Jungle $14.99 $7.49 $3.75
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov’s Revenge (PS3 and PS Vita Cross-Buy) $9.99 $4.99 $2.50
Journey $14.99 $7.49 $3.75
Skullgirls $14.99 $7.49 $3.75
Retro/Grade $9.99 $4.99 $2.50
Dyad $14.99 $7.49 $3.75

Last Chance (Leaving on 9/3)

Instant Game Collection
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION SPECIAL EDITION

Discounts
SPELUNKY
Penny-Arcade Adventures On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Ep 1 & 2
Closure
Retro City Rampage
Dragon Fantasy Book I
Limbo
Tokyo Jungle
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov’s Revenge
Journey
Skullgirls
Retro/Grade
Dyad
MS. GERMINATOR
Muramasa Rebirth
GRID 2

You’ll find all the content detailed above with their Plus benefits active when the PlayStation Store updates on 8/27. We’ll be back next week with more details on the game arriving to the Instant Game Collection as well as any other benefits we can share.

If you’ve got feedback or thoughts on today’s Plus update, leave them below, or, if you’re looking to engage with more of the PS community, make sure you head over to the PlayStation Community to discuss this week’s news, find other topics to contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself.

And finally, with next week’s September PS Plus month outlook, my good buddy Kristine Steimer on our PlayStation Community Management team will be taking over these PlayStation Plus update posts. Please welcome her when you see her next week, but you’ll also notice that I, along with Kristine and our other community managers will all be joining in the comments to answer your questions on PS Plus, PlayStation Store updates, and other PS Blog posts when we can. So as ever, see you in the comments!

PlayStation Plus Update 8/27/2013

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  • Still nothing worth getting a job for.
    Still no Rayman: Legends, NFS:MW.

    I still don’t get how EU Plus is getting way better updates. Please kindly explain?

  • nice update

  • Please stop putting another pinball and another psp game again! If september still worst than July or August then Im done subscribing here in NA… goodluck with your POOR SERVICE towards vita owners!

  • I’ve purchase many games already here in PS PLUS US but still they’re not putting descent AAA titles in monthly ps plus. Is this what we get for our loyalty? Putting junky psp fighting and indie pinball every month? We purchase every PS VITA AAA games here in NA region but EU are getting it for free in ps plus subscription.

  • Didn’t we already get Machinarium a few months ago…? Meanwhile Europe get’s Assassins Creed III.

    Some things never change.

  • gets*

  • only thing for me this week is project diva and skull girls dpnt really like Machinarium

  • It’s 8:45 AM EST on 8/27 but Journey and Retro City Rampage are still showing full price for me. When can I expect to see the sale prices reflect on the store??

  • I used to be happy and defend ps+ but the past few months have been completely abysmal. I downloaded one game in the past 3 months and I had to pay for it. With the ps4 coming out soon, ps+ will be getting worse and will be turning into Xbox subscription. It will be about getting subscribers simply from online play. Forget getting good “free games”. Get ready for more vita games and lame indie games where you play as a rectangle.

  • Question:
    I’m a new ps3 owner and ps+ subscriber, what are the chances that games that already have been on ps+ as a free games will repeat in future months? I’m looking forward kofxiii and other great games that i missed in the past months – years.

  • @132, @133

    Thanks! This really helped! I’m definitely buying Limbo and Retro City Rampage after this tips!

    Many thanks!

  • omar6544 , must wait for the store to update later.

  • Think I’m gonna try at that Machinarium. Love the art style.

  • PS+ has been horrible lately… might just have to pay extra to get some EU cards and get a PS+ sub thats worth something…

  • Also thanks to Sony for making me pay twice for my 1 year sub extension…

  • Are these all retreads? Ugh.

  • It would be great if september’s game would be Metal gear solid HD collection! Just sayin’ ;)

  • I just accidentally clicked on the Playstation Plus EU blog and got really excited about the September update until I realized I was in the wrong region (/cry). ACIII, Jak & Daxter AND New Little Kings!!!!!!
    Then I started looking at their past titles as well and realized that the EU Plus gets games that are a much better match for my interests.

    So Morgan I was wondering is their any way I can switch my remaining plus time from my current US account to a EU account?….I am talking about legitimately I do not want to do anything against the TOS.

    Please help I have been really not been feeling the US Plus since I got it back in April, (yes I know I am a noob :P) and had planned on just letting it expire until I saw the EU updates :D

  • this is going to be an expensive month , pre-ordered killzone mercenary for vita and beyond two souls last week and was already going to pre-order castle of illusions on psn this week and now this ? I’ll be getting limbo , tokyo jungle and dyad at those prices

    anyone who doesn’t already have journey and penny arcade adventures should get those two , journey is great and penny acrade is one of the funniest rpg games I have ever played , too bad they never made part 3 and finished the series but maybe if they sell a ton of copies this week and fans start to ask again it will happen ?

  • Are you ever going to fix the Store on the PS Vita? Every time I want to download something directly onto the Vita I end up having to powerdown the Vita and redownload the game for it to get past the “preparing to download” screen.

    The deals here look good. If you lowered the price on the 32gb memory cards for the Vita, i would have bought more games by now.

  • @losabos1

    There is no region switching. Let it expire. You need to purchase a EU subscription if you want EU PS+ titles.

    @jorgemalgom1981,

    Repeats are extremely rare, and Morgan has said they won’t repeat in the future.

  • Gonna be picking up Dragon Fantasy, Skullgilrs, Tokyo Jungle and JOURNEY! Finally gonna be able to see if this game is as awesome as they say.

    Here is hoping we one day get all the AAA console quality games we were promised when the Vita was shown. Or at least Monster Hunter.

  • I hope the problem when downloading games on the Vita gets fixed soon, is getting very annoying.

  • I’m not sure why, but I saw Retro City Rampage for the Vita as free, without the yellow color indicating only for PS plus subscribers. I downloaded it. I wonder if it means I can keep it after my ps plus expires. I’m also picking up Limbo for $5.99 and Machinarium for free. Thanks Sony!

  • Never mind. It shows free after you downloaded the content already.

  • Weird considering Metal slug, Knytt underground, gravity rush, uncharted, wipeout, darkstalkers all say free in yellow but not these two titles: retro city rampage or limbo.

  • WorkingTavo , journey… as good as people say ? well no, its not. if ur sensitive and love taking bubble bath with flowers in it then you will love this game.

  • in europe , ac 3 , nfs most wanted, mafia 2…… and you? games for baby lol poor u.s

  • Great game! Thank you!

  • Had a playstation plus account since it has been out and I’ve got a vita, but these are some weekly updates. Just give one decent game out once a month, instead of all these cheap dollar games. It’s not like we get to keep them, come one man!

  • Mostly disappointed with all of the content this month, especially when seeing all the stuff the EU store got. Now I’m seeing all this about the Gamescom announcement being EU only and very worried we’re getting the shaft again in Sept :(

  • Man, put Tokyo Jungle on sale more often and a lot more people will buy it, including me.I almost bought it this month but Brutal Legend popped up on Steam for 5 bucks so that was that.

  • darn! i didn’t know that Marvel VS Capcom is just 17$ in PS plus. i wasn’t able to buy it before it expires!! da*n!!

  • Thanks for Machinarium; Skullgirls; Draw Slasher and Journey. I really enjoyed them.

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