This summer we’re throwing down the gauntlet for PlayStation Mobile development and are removing any existing barriers to get your brainchild of a game on this new PlayStation platform. As you saw with our recent Indie Arcade event at GDC, we’re always looking to support new developer talent, so we’ve decided to waive the $99 publisher license fee for PlayStation Mobile, which means you can bring your games to PlayStation Vita or any PlayStation-certified device free of cost.

Those of you who want to throw your hat into the ring of PlayStation Mobile development now have the perfect opportunity to place your game alongside popular titles like Haunt the House: Terrortown and Beats Slider.

If you’ve been sitting on a gem of a mobile title, or found yourself with some extra time this summer, now’s the time to jump in! Starting on Tuesday, May 7th the Publisher License Fee for PlayStation Mobile will be waived. Check out the PlayStation Mobile Dev Portal for more information.

PS Vita owners will be able to download the games mentioned in this post from the PlayStation Mobile section of PlayStation Store; Owners of PlayStation-certified devices can obtain them through the PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions.

Also, be sure to check out our newly redesigned PlayStation Mobile website, which has now has a games section, a direct link to the Dev Portal, and a link to download the Mobile store to your PlayStation-certified device.

We’ve seen some really cool games already come to PlayStation Mobile and can’t wait to check out what you can come up with next!

A year ago, I started making a game about a space station. I wanted to make a game that had all the fun parts of an RTS but none of the fiddly, stressful bits. The more I removed, the better the game became and that’s how Rymdkapsel came into being.

Rymdkapsel is a game about building your station; imagine a real time strategy game where you don’t have to worry about ever leaving the cozy comforts of your home base.

It’s not all smooth sailing though, when your base grows bigger as does your need for space and resources. All this expansion will surely attract the attention of the dreaded enemy. This leaves you with the task of balancing your quest for expansion with the safety of a small, tight, structure.

The philosophy of less is more goes on right through the entire game. This idea of removing-to-make-better isn’t a new one for sure, it’s something I’ve been exploring in many prototypes for years. I’ve made a one button dungeon crawler (glorg), an implementation of Tetris that only requires one dimensional touch input and a crazy tower defense that lets you skip around in time to get to the fun bits faster.

You control the game by dragging rooms from the upper part of the screen down and attaching them to your station. All rooms need to attach to a corridor, which form the backbone of your construction. The lower part of the screen has the task list, here you can drag minions between different tasks such as construction, engineering or food service. Once the enemies come around, you’d better have a weapons room and make sure it’s manned too.

The soundtrack and all sounds are made by Niklas Ström. The game features a single track, but it’s a whopping 15 minutes. Inspired by the lush forests of Sweden, but somehow transposed into dark, lonely space. Niklas whipped this up in a few days almost a year ago and I’ve listened to it thousands of times since then and I still love it!

The entire game is made by me, Martin Jonasson, sometimes known as grapefrukt games. I’m a longtime flash developer and game maker, but this will be my first game for sale directly to players. For more information on grapefrukt games, please visit our website.

Oh, and if you’re feeling up to the challenge; the record among my testers is lasting 54 waves. Best of luck!

PS Vita owners will be able to download Rymdkapsel from the PlayStation Mobile section of PlayStation Store later today for $4.99; Owners of PlayStation-certified devices (see the full list here) can obtain it through the PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions.

Newcomers to the PlayStation lists include Terraria, an endearing, yet challenging side-scroller where you craft, dig and explore, the highly anticipated BioShock Infinite, and the bad-ass PS Vita title Nun Attack. Speaking of Vita games, fans of the JRPG series Atelier will be excited to learn that recently released Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland battled all the way to the top of its list.

God of War: Ghost of Spartarose again to appear on the top 5 PSP games, and finally the PS2 classic vehicular combat title Twisted Metal: Black bumped Grand Theft Auto 3 off the charts.

On with the show…

Top 20 PS3 & PSN Games

1. MLB 13 The Show
2. Journey
3. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
4. Terraria
5. Tomb Raider
6. BioShock Infinite
7. Darkstalkers Resurrection
8. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels Plus
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
10. I Am Alive
11. Grand Theft Auto IV
12. DYNASTY WARRIORS 7 Empires
13. Mass Effect
14. Just Cause 2
15. NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
16. Sonic Adventure 2
17. NBA 2K13
18. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
19. Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel
20. Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

Top 10 PS Vita Games

1. Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland with Bonus DLC
2. Nun Attack
3. Urban Trial Freestyle PS Vita
4. Sine Mora PS Vita
5. Persona4 Golden
6. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
7. MLB 13 The Show PS Vita
8. Dokuro
9. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PS Vita
10. Dead or Alive 5 Plus

Top 10 PS3 Downloadable Content

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Revolution
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Season Pass
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – TES V: Skyrim Dawnguard
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – TES V: Skyrim Hearthfire
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – TES V: Skyrim Dragonborn
6. Mass Effect 3: Citadel
7. MLB 13 The Show Road to the Show Training Points (1000)
8. Dead Space 3 Awakened
9. PS All-Stars PS3 Isaac Clarke, Zeus and Graveyard Pack
10. DmC Devil May Cry – Vergil’s Downfall

Top 5 PlayStation Mobile

1. Beats Trellis
2. Castle Invasion
3. Chimpact
4. Life of Pixel
5. Gun Commando

Click here for more information on how to get PlayStation Mobile games for your PS VITA or PlayStation certified device.

Top 5 PS2 Classics

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
3. Bully
4. Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Remix
5. Twisted Metal: Black

Top 5 PS1 Classics

1. FINAL FANTASY VII (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)
2. FINAL FANTASY IX (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)
3. Crash Bandicoot (PS3/PSP)
4. LEGEND OF DRAGOON (PS3/PSP)
5. FINAL FANTASY VIII (PS3/PSP/PS Vita)

Top 5 PSP Games

1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
3. Star Wars: Battlefront II
4. NBA 2K13 PSP
5. God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Top 5 PS minis

1. Monopoly
2. The Impossible Game
3. Jetpack Joyride
4. Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter
5. Zombie Racers

If you’re not on your PS3 or PS VITA, check out these games and more via PlayStation Store on the web.

How will spring come to a close? I’ll see you next month with all the details.

We captured our very first GameJam on film and want to share that experience with you. Twelve amazing indie teams competed at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York working with the theme, “Evolution.” All teams who participated in the event produced remarkable games and it was tough to pick the four semi-finalists. This video gives you a deeper look into the event and everything PlayStation Mobile. And for those of you who are interested to know more about the finalist’s games, we have all the details below.

GameJam Winner:

Hermit Crab in Space

Developed by: Golden Ruby Games

Hermit Crab in Space pits one lost crab against a hostile galaxy, forcing the player to fight their way home in an ever changing, improvised ship scavenged from the refuse around them. Using the salvaged parts of his enemies’ spacecrafts, the player slowly builds his ship for protection. Reinforce your ship with shields, cannons, power tiles, ramming tiles, and more–and discover new powers and strategies by combining them in different ways. You’ll have to think on your feet, though: any part of your own ship can be blown off too, leaving you to pilot a fraction of your once mighty ship until you can rebuild your ship like a space phoenix rising from the ashes. Hermit Crab in Space brings together the dogfights of Star Fox with the creativity, construction and infinite possibility of Minecraft.

GameJam Semi-Finalists:

Crystallon

Developed by: Team Dozen Eyes

Crystallon is a touch-controlled match-3 game where players are challenged to create isometric cubes out of floating pieces. Pieces have different qualities: Color, pattern, animation, and sound. In order to successfully create a group, the three pieces must be all the same or all different for each quality. Pieces also have a fixed orientation: Left, Right and Top. You can only use one of each orientation per matched set. When pieces are successfully combined, they create cubes. Cubes may also be combined together into sets of three for extra points. You can advance to the next level only when there are no remaining possible sets in the current level.

Crumble

Developed by: Team Snakesss

Crumble is a highly conceptual puzzle adventure inspired by classic arcade games like Helicopter and Doodle Jump. Players guide an avatar, a block-like cell, which changes shape as it brushes against walls and obstacles. In one gameplay mode, the end goal is to match the block’s shape to a receiving pad at the end, which requires simultaneous attention to moving through the level and awareness of shape. In a second gameplay mode, users navigate through adventure levels, using the block’s falling rubble to grow shooting flowers in order to break through walls and hopefully, beat the level. If the player’s core touches an obstacle, the player loses control of their core for a few seconds, and the game restarts from the title screen.

Don’t Wake the Bear

Developed by: Back Pedal Games

Don’t Wake the Bear is a multiplayer game reminiscent of “hot potato” that only requires one PlayStation Vita to play. Be the last camper standing by strategically teasing or soothing a sleeping bear, but whatever you do… Don’t Wake the Bear! Players take turns adding items to the cave they are trapped in, some of which soothe the bear, like the tranquilizer dart, while others agitate him, like a death metal station on the radio. One wrong move, the bear can wake up, and that player will be eliminated. Players must also handle the PS Vita carefully during a pass as both players are vulnerable to attack.

In addition to the GameJam semi-finalists that were featured at the Indie Arcade event, we also showed several other fun and addictive PSM games that have released on the platform recently and that will be coming out in tin the next few months. If you own a PS Vita or a PlayStation-certified device I highly encourage you to check out PlayStation Mobile. Here’s a list of the games that we had at our event:

Lemmings

Release Date: December 4, 2012
Developer: d3t Ltd.
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

First released by Psygnosis in 1991, this popular puzzle game is now retrofitted for the PS Mobile platform. After several sequels, remakes and spin-offs of Lemmings, the wacky, adorable rodents are back and they are as puzzled and confused as ever. Players help guide as many of the lovable creatures to safety as possible by guiding them to build, bash, block, float and explode their way through a multitude of puzzling levels. In order to win, players must determine which lemmings to assign eight different skills to, which can help alter the landscape, affect other lemmings’ behavior or clear obstacles in order to create a safe passageway.

Haunt the House Terrortown

Release Date: January 8, 2013
Developer: SFB Games
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

In Haunt the House Terrortown, players float around as a ghost, who hides in an abandoned clock tower by day and haunts the town by night. Possess any and all objects seen and use these objects to frighten any unsuspecting humans nearby. In this side scrolling action puzzle game, the aim is to scare every townsman and townswoman out of town and reclaim what has been lost before sunrise returns.

Life of Pixel

Release Date: January 8, 2013
Developer: Super Icon Ltd.
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

Life of Pixel is an old-fashioned platform game with plenty of modern twists and puzzle elements. Players jump in the role of a little green pixel named Pixel who is tired of being part of the crowd. With luck on his side, a videogame museum is just next door, so under the cover of darkness, Pixel sneaks in to take a look. It is at this time where the magic begins and the world of gaming comes alive.

Dedicated to the brilliance of classic gaming machines, Life of Pixel was designed using the exact palette limitations and pixel resolution of the Commodore 64. The game is comprised of 64 levels spread over eight different game machines— Atari 2600, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, BBC Model B, Nintendo Gameboy and NES. Each machine features eight levels where players must collect a specific amount of gems to open the EXIT door. The aim is to complete each level in the fastest possible time. Make use of moving and destructible platforms, double jumps, and gravity inversion to escape the many enemies attempting to thwart you.

Gun Commando

Release Date: January 22, 2013
Developer: Ripstone Ltd.
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

Gun Commando is a distinctly classic first person shooter that combines 8-bit graphics with visceral game-play. Players jump into the role of Jack Bennett, a weapon-loving bounty hunter of sorts, who must save the world from alien invaders. Reminiscent of old school classics like Wolfenstein and Duke Nukem, Gun Commando features a unique weaponry upgrade system that rewards skill and accuracy. And you’ll need the big guns to take down the ruthless aliens!

Chimpact

Release Date: February 12, 2013
Developer: Yippie! Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

In Chimpact, players help a little monkey bounce around and collect items like bananas and diamonds through a variety of levels (48 in all) to make it home safely. Each level is made up of smaller segments that intertwine with each other making for an interactive and addictive game. Chimpact is a simple, yet challenging new age platforming game reminiscent of similar games from the 16-bit era.

Switch Galaxy

Release Date: March 5, 2013
Developer: Atomicom
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

Switch Galaxy is a futuristic survival racing game based off its parent game, Switch. The game features a level structure, lots of pick-ups, power-ups, new enemies and upgraded graphics and has two modes: original Switch Survival Mode where players have one life to get as far as they can and Mission Mode where players travel from one side of the Galaxy to the other in the fastest time possible. In Mission Mode, players are called on to find Tantallum, a metal that can only be collected at very high speeds. Players must deliver this to Dakur Technology’s secret research base, where they will earn a jump drive to win gold trophies with.

Forevolution

Release Date: March 12, 2013
Developer: Pygmy Studio Co., Ltd.
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

Forevolution is a classic real-time strategy game inspired by the natural cycle of life. The player is the ruler of their own world with the power to influence everything— animals, plants and the natural elements all living things need to thrive. After an inspirational trip to Laos, the game’s creator developed Forevolution where others take control in creating the right balance in a complex eco-system.

Rymdkapsel

Release Date: April 2013
Developer: Webfarbror
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

In Rymdkapsel, players take command of a space station and its minions. Carefully plan your expansion and manage your resources to explore the galaxy.

Ten by Eight

Release Date: April 2013
Developer: Action Button Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

In Ten By Eight, players match groups of tiles by chaining up multiple groups with wildcard stars and attempt to find the longest paths possible. This is a puzzle game strong enough for a brain surgeon, yet PH-balanced for a rocket scientist.

Magic Planet Snack Deluxe

Release Date: April 2013
Developer: Wolfgame
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

In Magic Planet Snack Deluxe, Players take on the role of a wizard who has cast an unfortunate spell upon himself, turning into a giant space worm. Travel through the cosmos to devour wizards in other worlds for points and gather orbs to power up your hyper gauge. Be sure to avoid things like trolls, lava and satellites and look to make some key allies along the way!

Sully: A Very Serious RPG

Release Date: Summer 2013
Developer: BreadBrothers Games
Platforms: PlayStation Mobile

Sully: A Very Serious RPG is a JRPG-style game made by some plucky Americans trying to bring back the “lighthearted romp” to an increasingly serious genre. Join Crystal and Darin as they deal with their last summer together before going to different colleges, and the adventures they have trying to make sense of growing up in a JRPG world.

PS Vita owners will be able to download these games from the PS Mobile section of PlayStation Store; owners of PlayStation-certified devices (see full list here) can obtain it through the PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions.

Today, all of us at Unity Technologies are thrilled to announce a partnership with PlayStation that will see Unity tools developed for PlayStation platforms! We’ll be making games built on Unity deployable to PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PSM, and SCE’s future cloud services.

So what is Unity? Well, it’s only the most widely used game creation toolset and engine in the world. It’s so popular because it’s based on the idea of democratizing game development. That means making as many awesome and powerful tools available to as many developers as possible, regardless of how big or small their company or team. Unity is elegant, efficient, approachable, extensible, and affordable. Unity makes it easy to iterate and Unity does the heavy lifting when porting games to other platforms. Code is automatically converted, and just polish and optimization for that specific platform needs to be added. But all the other stuff — the art, the game logic, artificial intelligence, sound — everything else, remains the same.

Plenty of huge publishers like EA, Ubisoft, Kabam, Square Enix, and Nexon are using Unity for a variety of projects, but even more exciting is the massive number of independent developers enjoying incredible success in their creative and business endeavors. Its incredible that we’re now able to work with PlayStation to help many of these studios find success across its powerful platforms.

In fact, we have supported PS3 for a while now with several great titles already shipped, though the rest of the PlayStation deployment tools are not yet ready for public consumption (although Funbits did do some great work themselves to bring the beautiful and clever Escape Plan to PS Vita).

For just a fraction of the hundreds of games currently being developed by the Unity community, visit our gallery. There’s a great cross section of games to give you an idea of the incredible breadth of talent developing games with Unity.

SCE and Unity will have more info to share in the coming months, so keep an eye out!

Forevolution is a real-time strategy game from Pygmy Studios in Osaka, Japan. In Forevolution, you are the ruler of your own world with the power to influence animals, plants — even the elements themselves! You will truly feel empowered while controlling and creating life from this unique perspective.

During a trip to Laos, the creator of this game gained the following, simple insight: “Cows eat the weeds on the ground. Cows [fertilize] the land to grow crops. Humans eat cows. Humans die and return to the land.”

This life cycle is the inspiration behind Forevolution, available today on the PlayStation Mobile marketplace. At $5.49, this uniquely styled, addictive RTS is a must have for PS Mobile fans.

If you’ve never downloaded a game from the Mobile store, now’s the time to check it out. PS Vita owners can download Forevolution on the PlayStation Mobile section of PlayStation Store. Owners of PlayStation-certified devices (see full list here) can obtain it through the PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions.

Although I have been developing games for a lot of years, our PS Mobile-exclusive title Life of Pixel was the first time I have had the opportunity to do a big update to one of the games I have worked on after release.

It has been fantastic to get the opportunity to revisit the game to fix a few issues that were present in the initial release, and to listen to feedback from those who downloaded Pixel v1. Twitter has been invaluable to keep in touch with those players and discuss issues and ideas for the update. In fact, I had such a great time working on the update I ended up adding in a lot more stuff than I originally planned!

Life of Pixel is an old-fashioned platform game with plenty of modern twists and puzzle elements. The star of the game is Pixel, a little green pixel who is tired of being part of the crowd. Luckily, he happens to live right next door to a videogame museum, so under the cover of darkness he sneaks in to take a look…

Players were not happy with the audio experience in the original game, so we now have a unique music track for each machine — plus brand new sound FX, created either with that hardware or via emulation. This has really helped to enhance the identity of each machine (eight in total, for 64 levels in the game) and we have plenty of catchy tunes now guaranteed to stick in your head.

We had a few errors with color palettes in the first release – for example we were using a couple of extra greys in the Amstrad CPC levels, which while giving some nice metal bits were completely wrong! For this update, I made sure every machine was only using accurate color palettes, and while I was at it I redid some of the tiles and backgrounds that I wasn’t completely satisfied with the first time around.

Life of Pixel can be hard – particularly the later levels – and we didn’t want to change this. But it could also be unfair at times – a prime example being ‘Leap of Faith’ jumps which ended with you landing on top of a beastie and dying. You had no idea where said beastie was, so these leaps relied on luck rather than skill.

I went through every level, playing them over and over and tweaking the layout as needed. I am confident I have eliminated every unfair ‘luck’ based potential death. So while I didn’t try to make the levels particularly easier – they are now a fair test of skill, not chance.

We also managed to fix a few bugs and slowdown issues that were present in Pixel v1. Performance is now nice and solid, and we fixed a few other niggles. Oh – and we added a Restart level button!

I really enjoyed this bit – we added a new machine into the game; the Sega Master System. It’s unlocked after you collect all 64 special gems.

I had great fun creating the graphics for the Master System levels – I didn’t realise until I started that the SMS allowed a fair few more colors in sprites and tiles than the NES. Look out for nods to classic Master System titles like Shinobi, Wonder Boy, Sonic, Penguin Land, Bubble Bobble and more.

All in all, it’s a big update with plenty to offer existing and new players. As a developer/publisher it was a fantastic experience and a great opportunity that PSM allowed us to re-visit and improve our game. We are really pleased with the update and hope you will enjoy it.

Need more information on PlayStation Mobile? Want to know more about supported tablets and phones? Head here.

It seems people can’t get enough of the undead. Laughing Jackal’s OMG Zombies — the last of our six free PS Mobile games — casts you as the sole survivor of a police team that has been attacked by (you guessed it) zombies. Your mission: tear through hordes of zombies across a maze of levels, and escape the city.

Your progress in this game depends on the amount of chained combos you get from killing zombies. This game is an upgraded version of the OMG-Z game that was released by Laughing Jackal as a PS mini back in 2011.

There are weapon upgrades, branching levels, rewards, and various zombie types to encounter. This game is the easiest — and safest — way to take out zombies.

PS Vita owners will be able to download OMG Zombies for free on the PlayStation Mobile section of PlayStation Store. Owners of PlayStation-certified devices (see full list here) can obtain it through the PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions.

We hope you enjoyed our six weeks of free PlayStation Mobile games. Keep checking PlayStation.Blog for news of upcoming games, and interviews with their developers.

Need more information on PlayStation Mobile? Want to know more about supported tablets and phones? Head here.

PS3 Games

Crysis 3 ($59.99)

Crysis 3 puts players in the role of Prophet, on a lone mission to save mankind. Wield the unique power of the Nanosuit and your signature Predator Bow to fight through human forces and devastating alien invaders. Master the unique sandbox environments of rainforest New York City. Featuring an extensive campaign and exciting multiplayer action.
ESRB: M // File Size: 5.5 GB

PSN Games

Urban Trial Freestyle ($14.99)

Don’t miss the ultimate urban trial freestyle game for PlayStation Network! The city is your playground! Take to the streets on your freestyle trials bike, while dodging the police and using the urban landscape to pull spectacular tricks – backflips, 360s, wallrides, ollies, and more.
ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 474.6 MB

CAPCOM Arcade Cabinet (Free)

Capcom’s pedigree arcade games are back! Take on players from around the world in ‘score attack’ and even play together with online co-op! (Only for titles that support this feature.) Check out these classic games, now loaded with a ‘casual mode’ geared towards newcomers and other new features. Play the full game of ‘Black Dragon’ and try out ’1943′ and ‘ Avengers’ in this free trial!
ESRB: Teen // File Size: 1.4 GB

PS Vita Games

Urban Trial Freestyle ($9.99)

At last – the ultimate urban trial freestyle game for PS Vita system is here! The city is your playground! Use the urban landscape to pull spectacular tricks – backflips, 360s, wallrides, etc.
ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 164.1 MB

Patapon 3 ($19.99)

Devastate your opponents with attacks as Superhero Patapon in the third iteration of the critically acclaimed rhythm-based action adventure. Customize your tribe with different weapons and abilities in the greatest portable adventure of rhythm and war.
ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 614.9 MB

Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection ($19.99)

Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection features an active-time battle system, in which players can move and position their units in real-time across sweeping battlefields—you’ll need a quick mind and a steady hand to succeed! For anyone who enjoys a sprawling, satisfying story and challenging yet rewarding strategic gameplay, prepare yourself!
ESRB: Teen // File Size: 353.8 MB

PSP Games

Generation of Chaos Pandora’s Reflection ($19.99)

Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection features an active-time battle system, in which players can move and position their units in real-time across sweeping battlefields—you’ll need a quick mind and a steady hand to succeed! For anyone who enjoys a sprawling, satisfying story and challenging yet rewarding strategic gameplay, prepare yourself!
ESRB: Teen // File Size: 353.8 MB

Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi ($24.99)

Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi is an action-adventure game based on the hit visual novel, Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom. Play as one of six legendary Japanese warriors and battle against the masses using deadly combinations, specials and more! Turn into a deadly fury and become unrivaled and unmatched in battle bringing utter destruction to your enemies!
ESRB: M // File Size: 1.1 GB

Free PS Mobile Game

OMG Zombies (Free)

Alert! Alert! OMG-Zombies! The City of Redfield has been hit by an outbreak of exploding zombies! For cool and unimportant reasons these suckers literally explode when shot, showering their zombie brethren with gore and causing chain reactions of showering zombie guts with just a single bullet! For reasons that aren’t important right now, all but one of your team is killed before arriving at the outbreak’s epicenter, leaving YOU to deal with thousands of zombies ALONE.Get this PS Mobile title for free on the PS Vita Store and your PS Mobile certified devices tomorrow, Wednesday Feb. 20th through Feb. 26th. For more information, click here.

Bundles

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Season Pass ($99.99)

This bundle includes Call of Duty: Black Ops II and the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Season Pass. Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare. The Season Pass is the ultimate way to get more of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. 4 Epic DLC Map Packs, 1 Great Price. Nuketown Zombies bonus map available now with Season Pass.
ESRB: M //File Size: 12.8 GB

Smash Cars and Skyfighter ($14.99)

Get two of our favorite games bundled together for one low price. This includes both Smash Cars and SkyFighter. Smash Cars is a tricked-out single or multiplayer online RC toy car racing game. With real-time physics simulation and vehicle customization, players can twist and turn, grind and gear up. Join the elite Sky Fighter airborne squadron and engage the hostile enemy fleet in fast-paced, side-scrolling aerial combat. Learn to pilot all kinds of aircraft, from light, aerobatic, maneuverable fighters to the devastating flying fortress.
ESRB: E10+ //File Size: 504.7 MB

PlayStation Store Highlights

Crysis 3 returns with the biggest and most explosive arsenal in franchise history, and you can grab it now on PlayStation Store. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has combined its digital copy with its Season Pass for a great bundle offering available this week on the store.

If first person shooters aren’t your cup of tea, Urban Trial Freestyle brings physics-based motorbike action to PS3 and PS Vita. There’s also Skyrim DLC, Devil May Cry weapon packs and Assassin’s Creed II add-ons to check out in this update. The PSP also gets some love with Generation of Chaos 3 and Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi.

As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments below. You can also chat about this update in the PlayStation Community Forums.

PlayStation Plus

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PS Vita Demos (Free)

Urban Trial Freestyle

Don’t miss the ultimate urban trial freestyle game for PlayStation Network! The city is your playground! Take to the streets on your freestyle trials bike, while dodging the police and using the urban landscape to pull spectacular tricks – backflips, 360s, wallrides, ollies, and more.
ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 164.1 MB

PS3 Demos (Free)

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Boss battles are back and more epic than ever in NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3. Download the free demo and confront an enraged Nine-Tails in the middle of the Leaf village as a prelude of the long awaited Great Ninja War. Choose your way through the new adventure mode and discover a revamped gameplay and a dramatic experience defining new standards in the series.
ESRB: T // File Size: 1.3 GB

Price Change

• Rage: Rage Wastelands Sewer Missions (now: $1.99 original price: $9.99)

Sales

• Rocketbirds PS Vita – For owners of PS3 version of Rocketbirds only (now: $7.99 original price $9.99)
• Sky Fighters + Trial (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)

PS Vita Add-ons

Pinball Arcade

• Add-on Pack 1: Medieval Madness and The Machine: Bride of PinBot (Cross Buy) ($7.99) – This Pro Table Pack includes Medieval Madness and Bride of PinBot along with access to the Pro Menu of Medieval Madness. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!
• Pro Version Upgrade: Medieval Madness (Cross Buy) ($3.99) – This upgrade gives you access to the Pro Menu of Medieval Madness. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!
• Pro Version Upgrade: Tales of the Arabian Nights (Cross Buy) ($1.99) – This upgrade gives you access to the Pro Menu of Tales of the Arabian Nights. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!

LittleBigPlanet 2

• Emergency Services Costume Pack (Cross Buy) ($2.99) – What’s Your Emergency? After a long day of rescuing cats from up trees and pensioners from down potholes, Sackboy is ready to join the emergency services, dressed up in four different uniforms. You can dress your brave Sack hero up as: • Police Officer. • Firefighter. • Paramedic. • Search and Rescue Specialist.
• Firefighter Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Paramedic Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Police Officer Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Search and Rescue Specialist Costume Pack ($0.99)

Ragnarok Odyssey

• Archer’s Apple ($0.99)
• Bunny Hair Band ($0.99)
• Floppy Cat ($0.99)
• Gunslinger Outfit (FREE)
• Majestic Horns ($0.99)
• Music Set 1 (FREE)
• Music Set 2 (FREE)
• Music Set 3 (FREE)
• Ninja Outfit (FREE)
• Taekwon Kid Outit (FREE)

PS3 Add-ons

Assassin’s Creed III

• The Infamy ($9.99, FREE for Season Pass holders) – The Infamy is the 1st episode in the Tyranny of King Washington storyline. Acquire all-new skills to fend off this new threat to freedom. Live history as it never happened and ignite a new revolution!

CAPCOM Arcade Cabinet

• 1987 Pack ($4.99) – Play 1943 and Avengers. ‘Capcom Arcade Cabinet’ is required to play. Please be careful to not make double purchases.

Dead or Alive 5

• Fighter Pack ($4.99) – Get your fight on with these 11 new costumes straight from the ring.

Devil May Cry

• Weapons Bundle ($1.99) – Transform Dante’s shotgun, scythe and axe into 3 different types of weapons: gold, samurai-style or bone crafted. You’ll also receive access to 3 different character perks: the orb harvester, the item finder and upgrade points.
• Bone Weapons Pack ($0.99)
• Gold Weapons Pack ($0.99)
• Samurai Weapons Pack ($0.99)
• Bloody Palace Mode – Take on 101 levels of Demonic spawn and five brutal bosses – destroy wave after wave of enemies and compete for the highest points ranking on the global leader board. Hone your combat skills in the ultimate DmC bonus mode!

DUST 514

• Starter Pack ($9.99) – Get a headstart on your mercenary career with the DUST 514 Starter Pack. Includes an Exile assault rifle, a collection of ‘Neo’ dropsuits, 2,000 AUR, and a Skill Booster. Join the shooter revolution with your own private arsenal.

Skyrim

• Hearthfire DLC ($2.49) – Purchase land and build a home from the ground up – from a simple cottage to a sprawling compound complete with armory, alchemy lab, and more!

Guardians of Middle Earth

• Snaga (Playable Guardian) ($1.99) – Download and play as Snaga.

LittleBigPlanet 2

• Emergency Services Costume Pack (Cross Buy) ($2.99) – What’s Your Emergency? After a long day of rescuing cats from up trees and pensioners from down potholes, Sackboy is ready to join the emergency services, dressed up in four different uniforms. You can dress your brave Sack hero up as: • Police Officer. • Firefighter. • Paramedic. • Search and Rescue Specialist.
• Firefighter Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Paramedic Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Police Officer Costume Pack ($0.99)
• Search and Rescue Specialist Costume Pack ($0.99)

LittleBigPlanet Karting

• Emergency Services Costume Pack ($2.99) – What’s Your Emergency? After a long day of rescuing cats from up trees and pensioners from down potholes, Sackboy is ready to join the emergency services, dressed up in four different uniforms. You can dress your brave Sack hero up as: • Police Officer. • Firefighter. • Paramedic. • Search and Rescue Specialist.
• Emergency Services Karts Pack ($2.99) – Race First, Rescue Later Get out of the way everyone; Sackboy is coming through! Craftworld’s saviour is itching to fire up the wailing sirens and buckle up behind the wheels of four emergency services karts.
• Ambulance Kart ($0.99)
• Paramedic Costume ($0.99)
• Fire Engine Kart ($0.99)
• Firefighter Costume ($0.99)
• Police Car Kart ($0.99)
• Police Officer Costume ($0.99)
• Sea Rescue Dinghy Kart ($0.99)
• Search and Rescue Specialist Costume ($0.99)

Pinball Arcade

• Add-on Pack 1: Medieval Madness and The Machine: Bride of PinBot (Cross Buy) ($7.99) – This Pro Table Pack includes Medieval Madness and Bride of PinBot along with access to the Pro Menu of Medieval Madness. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!
• Pro Version Upgrade: Medieval Madness (Cross Buy) ($3.99) – This upgrade gives you access to the Pro Menu of Medieval Madness. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!
• Pro Version Upgrade: Tales of the Arabian Nights (Cross Buy) ($1.99) – This upgrade gives you access to the Pro Menu of Tales of the Arabian Nights. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 system and PS Vita system versions!

Metal Gear Rising

• Custom Body: MGS4 Raiden ($1.99) – Custom Body of “Raiden” for “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.’ The MGS4 Raiden Custom Body design is based on the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots version of Raiden.

Resident Evil 6

• Onslaught Game Mode ($3.99) – Adds the Onslaught game mode to the Extra Content menu in Resident Evil 6! In this one-on-one version of The Mercenaries, rack up combo points to send hordes of creatures your opponent’s way!
• Predator Game Mode ($3.99) – Adds the Predator game mode to the Extra Content menu of Resident Evil 6! Become the tracker Ustanak as you hunt down agents. This battle of agents versus Ustanak can be waged with up to 6 players!
• Survivors Game Mode ($3.99) – Adds the Survivors game mode to the Extra Content menu of Resident Evil 6! It’s a battle between agents, and only the last man standing can be the victor. This mode supports up to 6-players in individual deathmatch, or team battles!

Rock Band 3

• A Little Less Sixteen Candles A Little More ‘Touch Me’ ($1.99)
• Black Rose ($0.99)
• Dozing Green ($1.99)
• One Week ($1.99)
• Political Bum ($1.99)
• Reaching Down ($0.99)
• Shine ($1.99)
• The Fractal Reason ($1.99)

Rocksmith

• Black Betty by Ram Jam ($2.99)
• Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas ($2.99)
• You Got Another Thing Comin’ by Judas Priest ($2.99)

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels Plus

• Card Pack 11 ($1.99)
• Card Pack 12 ($1.99)
• Structure Deck 01 ($2.99)
• Super Pack 01 ($3.99)

Zombie Driver HD

• Apocalypse Pack ($2.99) – Experience two apocalyptic, insane vehicles along with a new Slaughter mode arena that will test your driving skills to the maximum. The pack includes a monster truck – Chaos 126p, plus an armored truck – Auroch, drivable in all game modes. The Military Base arena is a bonus addition to the Slaughter mode map arsenal.

PSP Add-ons

Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi (All $0.99)

• Ten pieces of AMBER
• Ten pieces of AMETHYST
• Ten pieces of AZURITE
• Ten pieces of BAMBOO LOG
• Ten pieces of BEATEN GOLD
• Ten pieces of BELLFLOWER
• Ten pieces of BLOODSTONE
• Ten pieces of BROCADE
• Ten pieces of CAMELLIA
• Ten pieces of COPPER
• Ten pieces of COTTON
• Ten pieces of COWHIDE
• Ten pieces of CYPRESS LOG
• Ten pieces of EBONY
• Ten pieces of FALSE HOLLY
• Ten pieces of FLUORITE
• Ten pieces of GOLD
• Ten pieces of HEMP
• Ten pieces of IRON ORE
• Ten pieces of IVORY
• Ten pieces of JADE
• Ten pieces of JAPANESE PAPER
• Ten pieces of JASPER
• Ten pieces of LACQUER
• Ten pieces of LAPIS LAZULI
• Ten pieces of LEATHER
• Ten pieces of LINGZHI MUSHROOM
• Ten pieces of LONGAN
• Ten pieces of MALACHITE
• Ten pieces of MAPLE LEAF
• Ten pieces of OBSIDIAN
• Ten pieces of PEARL
• Ten pieces of PEONY
• Ten pieces of PILOSE ANTLER
• Ten pieces of PLAITED CORD
• Ten pieces of RICE
• Ten pieces of RICE STRAW
• Ten pieces of RUBY
• Ten pieces of RUTILE
• Ten pieces of SAKE
• Ten pieces of SAKURA
• Ten pieces of SILK
• Ten pieces of SILVER
• Ten pieces of TALISMAN
• Ten pieces of THISTLE
• Ten pieces of THREAD
• Ten pieces of TIGER’S EYE
• Ten pieces of VALUABLE FUNGUS
• Ten pieces of WALNUT
• Ten pieces of WHETSTONE
• Ten pieces of WOOD

PS3 Themes

• Best PSN Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PSN Exclusive Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PlayStation Classic Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PS3 Full Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best Competitive Multiplayer Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best Indie Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best Mini Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PS Vita Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PlayStation Move Enabled Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Best PSP Game Static Theme (FREE)
• Clock: Aquarium Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Clock: Beach Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Clock: Hawaii Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Clock: Jellyfish Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Clock: Long Beach Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Clock: Northern Lights Digital Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Angry Dynamic Werewolf Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Crypt Keeper Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Dynamic Galaxy Theme 2 ($2.99)
• Dynamic Galaxy Theme 3 ($2.99)
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells Dynamic Theme (FREE)

PSP Themes

• Abbey Pirate PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Acantha Vampire PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Horror Skulls PSP Theme 2 ($1.99)
• Claus of War PSP Theme 2 ($1.99)
• Death Horror Skulls PSP Theme 3 ($1.99)
• Christmas Pinup Vintage PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Fairy Tale Red Riding Hood PSP Theme ($1.99)
• Adrastea Vampire PSP Theme ($1.99)
• I Never Did It PSP Theme ($1.49)

PS3 Wallpaper

• Terraria Wallpaper (FREE)

Game Videos (Free)

• Wonderbook: Book of Spells An Introduction
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells Developer Diary 4
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells Developer Diary 3
• Tearaway Announce Trailer
• the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hearthfire Trailer
• DUST 514: Gathering Forces Trailer
• Tom Clancy’s SC Blacklist Collector’s Edition Debut Video
• Urban Trial Freestyle Video
• Urban Trial Freestyle Video PS Vita

Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)

Assassin’s Creed III

• 50 Erudito Pack + 100% Bonus ($1.99)
• 155 Erudito Pack + 100% Bonus ($4.99)
• 380 Erudito Pack + 100% Bonus ($9.99)
• 925 Erudito Pack + 100% Bonus ($19.99)

Real Steel

• Evercharge 2x ($1.99)
• Koga Arm Lv.5 (L) ($1.99)
• Koga Arm Lv.5 (R) ($1.99)
• Koga Glove Lv.5 (L) ($1.99)
• Koga Glove Lv.5 (R) ($1.99)
• Koga Body Lv.5 ($1.99)
• Koga Head Lv.5 ($1.99)
• Koga Legs Lv.5 ($1.99)
• Koga Lv.5 Full Parts Set ($9.99)
• Elite Agility Modulator ($1.99)
• Ox Oil 2.0 ($1.99)
• Subjugator ($1.99)

Years ago, making music required you to have a band, actual instruments, and use of your parent’s garage or basement. Now, all you need is a PlayStation Certified device and Beats Trellis. With this app, you can create your own beats on the go, fitted with drum kits, funky sounds, breaking beats, and other instruments. Beats Trellis is perfect for the person that wants to try making their own beats for fun, or add beats that they have created to a video montage for show online.

Find out for yourself starting today – and at no cost! PS Vita owners will be able to download Beats Trellis for free on the PS Mobile section of PlayStation Store; Owners of PlayStation-certified devices (full list here) can obtain it through PlayStation Mobile Store – click here for full instructions. Check back next Wednesday to see which free game you’ll get next!

Need more information on PlayStation Mobile? Want to know more about supported tablets and phones? Head here.