PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale ($59.99)

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a free-for-all brawler showcasing the best and brightest of PlayStation’s characters and worlds! From Kratos to Sly Cooper, Sweet Tooth to Parappa the Rapper, Sony characters from all over the gaming spectrum are brought together in a fighting adventure that’s both easy to play, and hard to master. Take the battle online for competitive multiplayer action, or go head to head with a group of friends on the couch and prove who’s really the best!
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 7.2 GB

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two ($59.99)

Unleash the power of the brush in an all new co-op adventure. Join Mickey and Oswald in an epic battle to save the magical world of Wasteland and change it forever. Interact with your favorite characters like never before in the most heroic adventure yet.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 6.3 GB

Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse ($59.99)

Back to the Multiverse! Join the Griffin family and friends in an all-new story based on the popular ‘Road to the Multiverse’ episode. Save Quahog from utter annihilation playing as Stewie and Brian as they team up in an original Multiverse-spanning adventure to stop the evil Bertram from destroying everything. Battle through demented worlds that only the shows writers could create.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size:4.7 GB

Tom Clancy’s EndWar ($19.99)

It’s 2020. World War III erupts when scarcity of natural resources brings international tensions to a breaking point. The United States, Europe, and Russia fight to the finish in a chillingly realistic near-future war. Only one faction can emerge victorious. Whose side will you take?
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size:8.3 GB

F1 Race Stars ($39.99)

Get ready to experience FORMULA ONE like never before with F1 RACE STARS! Officially licensed to feature the full cast of FORMULA ONE stars and packing extensive game modes, including Championships, 4-player split-screen racing and online multiplayer, F1 Race Stars takes FORMULA ONE over the top!
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 1.1 GB

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning ($59.99)

Immerse yourself in an all-new massive universe from the minds of bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, world-renowned artist Todd McFarlane, and legendary game designer Ken Rolston. Choose your path and battle through a sprawling master-crafted world featuring some of the most intense, responsive, and customizable RPG combat ever.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size:13.4 GB

DOOM Classic Collection ($14.99)

DOOM Classic Complete includes the seminal shooters that laid the ground work for the entire first-person shooter genre: DOOM (with the additional episode ‘Thy Flesh Consumed’), DOOM II (including the additional episodes ‘No Rest for the Living’ and ‘The Master Levels’) and Final DOOM.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size:102.3 MB

Clan of Champions ($29.99 $39.99)

Players will begin in a city where they can view their character, adjust various statistics, and choose a mission to play online or offline. Combination skills may be executed in battle depending on how the attack buttons are pressed. Weapons and armor that the enemies drop can be picked up and used by the player. Once victorious, players will get money and may purchase various items.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 830.6 MB

Sine Mora ($9.99)

SINE MORA is a horizontal shoot’em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing shmup sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA offers a Story Mode with an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode with deep and varied gameplay. Buy the full version that features a PlayStation exclusive character from Under Defeat and the super hard Challenge Mode.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 902.5 MB

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale ($39.99 $35.99)

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a free-for-all brawler showcasing the best and brightest of PlayStation’s characters and worlds! From Kratos to Sly Cooper, Sweet Tooth to Parappa the Rapper, Sony characters from all over the gaming spectrum are brought together in a fighting adventure that’s both easy to play, and hard to master. Take the battle online for competitive multiplayer action, or go head to head with a group of friends on the couch and prove who’s really the best!
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 1.3GB

Persona 4: Golden ($39.99)

In a quiet town in rural Japan, a normal teenager begins a year-long stay with the unsettling news that there’s been a murder…and soon after, another. Who is bringing such devastation to this peaceful community? Are they connected to rumors of the mysterious Midnight Channel broadcast?
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 3.1 GB

Sine Mora ($9.99)

SINE MORA is a horizontal shoot’em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing shmup sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA offers a Story Mode with an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode with deep and varied gameplay. Buy the full version that features a PlayStation exclusive character from Under Defeat and the super hard Challenge Mode.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 666.2 MB

Jet Set Radio ($9.99)

Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio! Fight for control of Tokyo-to, mark your turf with graffiti, tag walls, billboards, and even rival gang members! Perform tricks and flips on magnetically driven in-line skates, but watch out for the local police force!
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 1.1 GB

Elminage Original ($14.99)

Embark on a grand adventure in the lands of Halodra Ille! You must join the search among other adventurers of Halodra Illa and find the five rings and restore balance to the world!
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 320.1 MB

Break Quest Bundle ($4.49)

Get BreakQuest and BreakQuest: Extra Evolution in a single bundle! This includes over two hundred action-packed levels with interactive physics and 2 unique soundtracks. The energizing gameplay, superior physics concepts and the advanced collision system creates never-seen-before game experience for the genre. Breaking bricks has never been so fun!
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 120.8 MB

Jetpack Joyride ($3.99)

From the creators of the worldwide phenomenon Fruit Ninja comes the action-packed Jetpack Joyride. Suit up with a selection of the coolest jetpacks ever made and take to the skies as Barry Steakfries, the lovable hero on a one-way trip to adventure.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 20.6 MB

Elminage Original ($14.99)

Embark on a grand adventure in the lands of Halodra Ille! You must join the search among other adventurers of Halodra Illa and find the five rings and restore balance to the world!
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 320.1 MB

Alice: Madness Returns Ultimate Edition ($19.99)

This bundle includes the Alice: Madness Returns digital game and the Weapons of Madness and Dresses Pack.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 4.5 GB

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ultimate Edition ($49.99)

In Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ultimate Edition, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. In addition to Ezio’s award-winning story, a refined and expanded online multiplayer experience returns with more modes, more maps and more characters.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 9.2 GB

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Edition ($34.99)

Download the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Bundle today! Includes the Explosive Mission, Tactical Enhancement, and The Missing Link DLC packs.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 11 GB

Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition ($34.99)

They don’t expect you to survive. Entire human colonies on many worlds are vanishing. As Commander Shepard, you must assemble the galaxy’s deadliest team to save mankind against impossible odds. They call it a suicide mission, prove them wrong. The Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition includes Mass Effect 2 PLUS all the downloadable content packs for one great price.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 13.3 GB

Red Faction: Armageddon Ultimate Edition ($24.99)

A long-dormant evil emerges from the caves of Mars, unleashing Armageddon on the planet’s colonists. With this force stopping at nothing to cleanse the planet of life, mankind finds itself poised on the brink of extinction. Red Faction: Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges. You are humanity’s last hope for survival.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 6.2 GB

Saints Row 2 Ultimate Edition ($24.99)

From the ingenious minds that brought you all those Saints Row games comes the ultimate Saints Row 2 compilation. THQ and Volition, Inc. proudly present Saints Row 2 – The Ultimate Edition. The premiere edition of Saints Row 2, The Ultimate Edition includes Saints Row 2 and both downloadable mission packs.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 7.3 GB

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ultimate Edition ($29.99)

The Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ultimate Edition includes the full game and all DLC content: custom armors for five different Space Marine Chapters and Chaos Space Marine legions usable in multiplayer, additional weapons for multiplayer, the CHAOS UNLEASHED co-op mode, and the DREADNOUGHT multiplayer mode. For the Emperor!
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 5.9 GB

Classic Sonic Bundle ($4.99)

Classic Sonic Bundle includes two full games: Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Happy Holidays from Sonic! Download the Classic Sonic bundle featuring Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 2. Gobble up the savings this holiday.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 67.1 MB

Darksiders II Bundle ($49.99)

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to redeem his brother’s name. Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape. The Crucible Pass & official soundtrack are included with this purchase.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size:5.8 GB

Hell Yeah! Bundle ($14.99)

Hell Yeah Bundle gives you access to the full version of Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, plus two DLC packs. All at a discounted bundle price. Hell Yeah! is an insane action-adventure platformer. Pimp My Rabbit Pack & The Virtual Rabbit Mission Pack are included.
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 2.7 GB

Hitman Absolution Special Edition ($59.99)

Buy the full digital version of HITMAN ABSOLUTION and receive bonus content. Digital version bonus content: – Deus Ex Disguise DLC for use in Contracts Mode. – Deux Ex ‘Zenith’ Handgun DLC for use in Contracts Mode. – Discount on the digital version of Sleeping Dogs.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 16.1 GB

There’s plenty to play over Thanksgiving break with this Store update’s new releases – PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is out on both PS3 and PS Vita, while Disney’s Epic Mickey 2, a special edition of Hitman Absolution and Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse are on PS3. Joining them are previously released titles including Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Tom Clancy’s EndWar, F1 Race Stars and the DOOM Classic Collection.

If you’re a PlayStation Plus member you can now download a ton of content for your PS Vita. With the membership spanning both PS3 and PS Vita now, you can look forward to 18 free games a month — not to mention the other Plus benefits.

Besides all the Plus freebies, PS Vita owners can nab Persona 4: Golden, Sine Mora (also available on PSN), Jet Set Radio (though if you’re a Plus member, it’s free!) and Elminage Original (also for PSP).

There’s also some add-on content out today you might be interested in. Been enjoying Telltale’s The Walking Dead Episodes? Then you’ll be happy to hear that the final chapter, No Time Left, is out today. Also, Borderlands 2 fans can download Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage.

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

PS Vita Instant Game Collection	Uncharted: Golden Abyss Gravity Rush Jet Set Radio Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack WipEout 2048 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
PS3 Instant Game Collection	Dungeon Defenders
PS3 Timed Trial	Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning F1 Race Stars Tom Clancy’s EndWar
PS3 Free Game	Sonic Bundle: Sonic 1 & Sonic 2
Special Discount	Music Unlimited Premium 1 Year Subscription (80% off) – PS Plus Price: $12.00
PS3 Discounts	Alice Madness Returns Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $15.99 Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $22.39 Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $39.99 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $27.99 Homefront Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $15.99 Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $27.99 Red Faction: Armageddon Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $19.99 Saints Row 2 Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $19.99 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ultimate Edition (20%) – PS Plus Price: $23.99 Sorcery (20%) – PS Plus Price: $15.99 Virtua Fighter 5 Final ShowdownComplete Edition (25%) – PS Plus Price: $14.99 Hell Yeah! Bundle (30%) – PS Plus Price: $10.49 Nights Into Dreams (30%) – PS Plus Price: $4.89 Jet Set Radio (30%) – PS Plus Price: $4.89 Sonic Adventure 2 (30%) – PS Plus Price: $4.89 Sonic Adventure 1 & DLC Bundle (20%) – PS Plus Price: $3.99 SEGA Rally Arcade (40%) – PS Plus Price: $2.99 Space Channel 5: Part 2 (25%) – PS Plus Price: $2.99
Last Chance (Leaving on 11/27)	Discount – Machinarium Discount – Alice Madness Returns Ultimate Edition Discount – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Ultimate Edition Discount – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Ultimate Edition Discount – Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Edition Discount – Homefront Ultimate Edition Discount – Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition Discount – Red Faction: Armageddon Ultimate Edition Discount – Saints Row 2 Ultimate Edition Discount – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ultimate Edition

Sine Mora

SINE MORA is a horizontal shoot’em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing shmup sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA offers a Story Mode with an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode with deep and varied gameplay. Buy the full version that features a PlayStation exclusive character from Under Defeat and the super hard Challenge Mode.
ESRB: M – Mature

DmC Devil May Cry

Download the DmC Devil May Cry demo now! Play through 2 levels of the game where not only demons, but also the city of Limbo itself, will try to stop you. Then face the mighty Succubus in an epic boss fight. And if you have what it takes, unlock another difficulty level for even more challenges.
ESRB: M – Mature

Sine Mora

SINE MORA is a horizontal shoot’em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing shmup sensibilities with contemporary presentation, SINE MORA offers a Story Mode with an over-the-top tale and an Arcade Mode with deep and varied gameplay. Buy the full version that features a PlayStation exclusive character from Under Defeat and the super hard Challenge Mode.
ESRB: M – Mature

• Darksiders II Soundtrack — $9.99

• ATV Pure Digital – PS3 Game (now: $14.99 original price: $19.99)
• Bolt – PS3 Game (now: $14.99 original price: $19.99)
• Cars 2: The Videogame – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• inFamous 2 – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
• Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $59.99)
• Sorcery – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
• Uncharted Greatest Hits Dual Pack Bundle – PS3 Bundle (now: $29.99 original price: $39.99)

• Interpol: The Trial of Dr. Chaos – PS3 Game (now: $2.49 original price: $4.99)
• Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 – PS3 Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
• Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 – Magic 2013 Expansion – PS3 Add-On (now: $2.49 original price: $4.99)
• Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $49.99)
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
• Trine 2 – PS3 Game (now: $7.49 original price $14.99)

DC Universe Online Sale

• Various Content (Items include: Clothing, Teleporters, Replay Badges, Cash Escrow, Dice, Bots, Name Change Device, Exobyte Data, Boosters, Respec Tokens, Etc.) – PS3 Game (now from: $0.24-$4.99 originally from: $0.99-$9.99)

Disgaea 4 Add-On Sale

• Adell – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Ash – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Battleship Gargantua – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Bottle Ship – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Celestial Host – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Command Attack – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
• Death Saber – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Fish Strong! – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Getter Mao – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Gig – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Kingdom Tank – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Kunoichi – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Laharl Kaiser V – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Mao – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Marona – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Medic – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Necromancer – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Nisa – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Overlord Priere – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Pirohiko Ichimonji – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Pram – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Pirate Survival Duel – PS3 Add-On (now: $2.99 original price $5.99)
• Prism Ranger – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Rozalin – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.49 original price: $2.99)
• Soul Nomad – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)
• Survival Mode – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
• The Flashback Episode – PS3 Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
• The Fuka & Desco Show – PS3 Add-On (now: $7.99 original price: $12.99)
• Valvoga – PS3 Add-On (now: $0.99 original price: $1.99)

Rockstar Sale

• GTA Chinatown Wars – PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
• GTA Liberty City Stories – PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
• GTA Vice City Stories – PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
• Manhunt 2 – PS3 Game (now: $7.50 original price: $19.99)
• Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition – PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
• Midnight Club: LA Remix – PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
• The Warriors – PSP Game (now: $7.50 original price: $19.99)

SEGA Sale

• Jet Set Radio – PS3 Game (now: $6.99 original price: $9.99)
• Nights Into Dreams – PS3 Game (now: $6.99 original price: $9.99)
• SEGA Rally Online Arcade – PS3 Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
• Sonic Adventure 2 – PS3 Game (now: $6.99 original price: $9.99)
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 – PS3 Game (now: $3.99 original price: $9.99)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Complete Edition – PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $14.99)

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

• Kat Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Kat Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Kat Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Raven Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Raven Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Raven Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Alias Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Alias Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Alias Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Yunica Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Yunica Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Yunica Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Gravity Rush Costume Pack ($5.99) – Download this Gravity Rush Costume Pack Today! Pack includes: Kat Costume Raven Costume Yunica Costume Alias Costume Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Gravity Rush Costume Pack – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting

New Little King’s Story

• Princess Swimsuit 1 ($2.99) – Download the ‘Princess Swimsuit Set 1′ and unlock princess beachware that adds support skills! Dress up royal princesses such as princess Apricot, Sakura, Amabile, and Verde!
• Princess Swimsuit 2 ($2.99) – Download the ‘Princess Swimsuit Set 2′ and unlock princess beachware that adds support skills! Dress up royal princesses such as princess Shizuka, Kokomo, Iris, and Corina!
• Summer Set ($1.99) – Download the ‘Summer Set’ and receive beach items that will give you more Life! This includes a Swimming Cap, Swimshorts, Swimsuits, Summer Dress, Aloha Shirt, Fan, Flowery Yukata, and Goldfish Yukata!

Street Fighter X Tekken

• Shared Assist Gem Pack 6 ($0.99) – This Gem is great for intermediate and advanced players. This Assist Gem can be used by all characters. Extend the active time of the Cross Assault! Note: If you would like to see the effects of the Gems individually before purchase, please use the Store from the game’s Main Menu. The effects of the Gems may be subject to change.

Zen Pinball 2

• Civil War ($2.99) – Choose between Iron Man, who leads the Superhuman Registration Act’s supporters, and Captain America, who sees it as a threat to personal liberties, as you assemble your team and experience one of the most dramatic conflicts in the Marvel Universe. Purchasing this also entitles you to the PS3 version.

Borderlands 2

• Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage ($9.99, Free with Season Pass) – Enter “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage” and see if you have what it takes to become champion of this brand new storyline in Borderlands 2. Fight for the Big Loot against some of the baddest baddies in Pandora. Plus, take special quests from Tiny Tina, Moxxi and others for extra rewards. And don’t forget to bring your friends — those higher levels get pretty tough.

The Walking Dead

• Episode 5: No Time Left ($4.99, Free with Season Pass) – The final episode of a five-part game series set in Robert Kirkman’s award-winning zombie apocalypse. With time running out and the odds stacked against you, Clementine’s fate is in your hands. The culmination of your choices leads to the stunning conclusion of this first season of The Walking Dead. Purchase of this DLC requires The Walking Dead – Episode 1: A New Day.

Birds of Steel

• Map Pack 3: Sicily, Berlin and Ardennes ($14.99) – This DLC adds several famous air battles – Invasion of Sicily, Berlin Assault and the Battle of Bulge. It adds 3 Mission Editor layers, 4 full Dynamic Campaigns, 10 single missions and 4 Versus maps.

Hitman: Absolution

• Agency HX UMP Gun ($0.99) – The Agency HX UMP is a powerful high-caliber SMG. This weapon is also included in the Agency Gun Pack DLC.
• Agency Jagd P22G Gun ($0.99) – The Agency Jagd P22G is a modern top-tier pistol. This weapon is also included in the Agency Gun Pack DLC.
• Agency SPS 12 Gun ($0.99) – The Agency SPS 12 is a brutal semi-automatic shotgun. This weapon is also included in the Agency Gun Pack DLC.
• Bartoli Custom Gun ($0.99) – The Bartoli Custom Pistol is an engineered precision weapon complete with sight and silencer. This weapon is also available as part of the High Tech Pack, which is included in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Bronson M1928 Submachine Gun ($0.99) – The Bronson M1928 is a classic submachine gun with high fire rate and deadly stopping power. This gun is also included in the Public Enemy Pack, which is included in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Deus Ex ‘Zenith’ Handgun ($0.99) – The Zenith pistol was the handgun of choice for Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and can now be used by Agent 47 in Hitman Absolution. The 10mm compact pistol can be equipped with a Stenier-Bisley silencer to make sure that Agent 47′s missions can be completed like a Silent Assassin. The Zenith handgun is also available as part of the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Deus Ex Adam Jensen Disguise ($0.99) – Dress Agent 47 in the iconic combat armor used by Adam Jensen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and get better protection from firearms with advanced armor. This outfit is also available as part of the Suit and Gun Collection.
• High Roller Disguise ($0.99) – The High Roller suit dresses Agent 47 in a fancy tuxedo. The High Roller suit is also included in the High Roller Pack, which is also available in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• High Tech Disguise ($0.99) – The High Tech suit prepares Agent 47 for action with 50% increased armor. The High Tech suit is also available as part of the High Tech Pack, which is included in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Krugermeier 2-2 Gun ($0.99) – The Krugermeier 2-2 pistol is an accurate, reliable stealth weapon with a built-in silencer. The Krugermeier 2-2 Gun is also available as part of the High Roller Pack, which is also included in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Public Enemy Disguise ($0.99) – The Public Enemy Disguise allows the Original Assassin to dress in a stylish Public Enemy gangster suit. This disguise is also available as part of the Public Enemy Pack, which is also included in the Suit and Gun Collection.
• Suit and Gun Collection ($5.99) – The Suit & Gun Collection gives you all the tools you need to complete your missions in style. Get access to 4 disguises and 4 weapons and give yourself an edge. The Suit and Gun Collection includes 4 disguises: Deus Ex/Adam Jensen Suit, High Tech Suit, High Roller Suit, Public Enemy Suit and 4 weapons: Deus Ex handgun, Bartoli Custom Pistol, Bronson M1928 submachine gun and Krugermeier 2-2 Pistol.

LittleBigPlanet

• Kat Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Kat Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Kat Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Raven Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Raven Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Raven Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Alias Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Rush Alias Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Alias Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Yunica Costume ($1.99) – Download the Gravity Yunica Costume today! Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Yunica Costume – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting
• Gravity Rush Costume Pack ($5.99) – Download this Gravity Rush Costume Pack Today! Pack includes: Kat Costume Raven Costume Yunica Costume Alias Costume Note: To download this costume, you must already own, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita or LittleBigPlanet Karting. Cross-Good compatible content: Gravity Rush Costume Pack – LBP2, LBP PS Vita, LBP Karting

Mass Effect 3

• Alternate Appearance Pack ($1.99) – Customize Shepard and squadmates with Appearance Pack 1! Select new outfits for Garrus, Liara, and EDI, and suit Shepard up in Cerberus’s heavy Ajax Armor!

Mugen Souls

• Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 9 (Free) – Thank you for using the Jiggly Transmission! Here is a set of equippable items that will aid you on your adventure! This time, please find: a sword, a staff, a gun, a bazooka, knuckles and defense items!
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In November 2010, Disney Interactive released Disney Epic Mickey, a game my studio created featuring Mickey Mouse in his first videogame appearance after many years away from the interactive screen. The opportunity to work with a character as well-known as Mickey would have been incentive enough for us, but Disney offered us something else – the chance to bring Walt Disney’s first cartoon star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, back to the world after 80-some years.

The Junction Point team jumped at this chance to play a part in Disney’s history, creating a world and a story that honored the past while resolutely looking toward the future. We started by creating a world called Wasteland, repository for all of Disney’s forgotten creative efforts — characters cut from films, rides retired from theme parks, toys and licensed ephemera from years gone by — and then dropped Oswald there, as the first forgotten character. We had Mickey Mouse, one of the most decidedly UN-forgotten characters in our world inadvertently create a disaster and a monster that imperiled Wasteland. We trapped Mickey in Wasteland and charged him with saving the world and redeeming his “brother,” Oswald.

How, you ask, does any of this look toward the future? What I’ve just described seems like a simple, classic narrative set in a dark, but exclusively, nostalgic world…

Well, the “future” part comes, first, from the medium Junction Point works in, video games, then from the goals we set for ourselves and finally in the approach we took to achieve those goals.

Video games are, without question, in my mind, the medium of this century in much the same way movies were the art form that defined the last. Walt Disney was always at the bleeding edge of innovation in his day, adopting sound, color, stereo, robotics, television and more before most of his peers and competitors saw their potential. In bringing Disney’s creations to games, we felt a part of his constant striving to adapt to changing times. In that alone, we at Junction Point felt we were pretty forward-looking. But we knew we had to go further, as Disney himself surely would have.

Our game had to offer players something other games didn’t, couldn’t or wouldn’t – something entirely new. For us, that something was Paint and Thinner. More precisely, we wanted to use those things – Paint, to allow Mickey/the player to draw and create things in the game world, and Thinner, to allow Mickey/the player to erase and remove things from the world. All game challenges would be solvable through creation or destruction, and the choice would be the player’s, always.

This idea, that players would get to decide how to interact with the game world, how to solve game problems, has been making inroads in video games for years now, but never in the context of Platforming or Action-Adventure games, and Disney Epic Mickey games fall squarely in those genres. For lovers of these game styles, the opportunity to decide how to achieve their goals, how to deal with enemies, how to define the word “hero” for themselves through their minute-to-minute playstyle choices would, we hoped, be pretty revolutionary. In a sense, by dynamically changing the world, each player could tell his or her own story.

But even beyond that, beyond the genre mash-ups and game mechanics, the Junction Point team set itself a goal that would really set us apart from the pack in the world of games: Rather than targeting a specific audience (“core gamers” or “teen boys” or “tween girls” or “adult non-gamers” or anything like that), we wanted to make a game with the same sort of broad appeal as Disney and Pixar classic films. In other words, we wanted to make Disney Epic Mickey something we grandiosely called “a game for everyone.”

There’s some evidence that we did just that. Look at who played the first Disney Epic Mickey game and you see an audience that’s about half over 18 and half under 18, and split about evenly between males and females. Pretty cool, but here we are, two years later, releasing Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, and the obvious question is, how do you top that? How do you follow up a game for everyone? Well, read on…

Obviously, we wanted to learn from our experience on the first game.

• Players told us they wished the camera system had been better. And while I’ll defend to the death the camera team’s work, we knew we could do better. For the new game, we made a ton of code changes to the camera system and even constructed levels differently to be more camera-friendly.
• We gave every character a voice in DEM2 – a far cry from the first game, where none of the characters spoke. And just think about this: A video game has given voice to characters like Oswald, Gus the Gremlin and more who never had voices before. A video game designed to honor Disney’s past has forever changed Disney’s future!
• We made sure that every choice you make as you play DEM2 really matters. Many choices are irreversible and even the ones you can reverse require effort on your part to undo. Your play style really matters this time around, even more than it did before.

In addition to learning from our experience on the first game, we had to offer players something new – several “somethings,” actually.

We started with the obvious stuff – new lands and levels to explore, and some new forgotten characters. We crafted an all-new story that had some serious meat on its bones. In Disney Epic Mickey, we didn’t settle for “save the kidnapped princess” or “kill the monster to save the world.” We created a story framework that asked players to think about how important family and friends were to them and we asked them to answer that question, to define heroism, for themselves through their actions. In Disney Epic Mickey 2, we built a story around a different question – is everyone redeemable or is there evil in the world so profound it’s beyond redemption? We did this by bringing back the Mad Doctor, a villain in the first game, but now claiming he wants to help save Wasteland from new danger. Do you believe him…?

We made the surprisingly controversial call to use songs to communicate critical story elements and to allow characters to reveal their emotions. That’s pretty standard in theater, on film and, recently, on television, but it’s pretty radical in games – and with our traditional, non-interactive approach, we’re not taking too many chances this time around. (Keep your eyes open for some serious interactive musical comedy craziness in the future! I have wacky plans…)

But there are two new things in DEM2 that really raise the bar over the first game.

First, we added Oswald AI, so instead of just being a character you see in cinematic story moments, everybody’s new (or soon to be) favorite Disney rabbit is there with Mickey – with the player – every step of the way. And the really cool thing is that, at any point, a second player – a friend or family member- can pick up a controller and take control of Oswald. Co-op play puts you in control of Oswald’s helicopter ears… his detachable “boomarmarang” and his electrical remote control. Working together in 2-player mode, Mickey and Oswald can go places and do and collect things that aren’t possible in single player. And two players negotiating to tell a story together is a unique experience, I’ll tell you!

Finally, where the first Disney Epic Mickey game was available on only one platform (which we won’t name here!), DEM2 is available to PlayStation 3 fans. All of the game’s assets – character models, maps, textures, visual effects, and so on – were created specifically for HD and (I’m prejudiced!) I think the game looks terrific on PS3. And while we support the DualShock 3, the PlayStation Move controller offers PS3 owners an “exclusive” on the combination of HD graphics and gestural controls. And on top of that, when we had the hosts of ABC Television’s Good Morning America try the PS3 game on the air before the game launched, they discovered a new play mode with the Move even the team didn’t think of – a four player mode, with one player handling Mickey’s movement and a second handling Paint/Thinner use, while two other players split movement and abilities for Oswald! That was awesome – the ultimate expression of players creating their own experiences, telling their own stories through play.

That’s what Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is all about. Each and every player tells his or her own story, crafts his or her own unique experience, does what he or she thinks is fun and cool and appropriate when faced with challenges the Junction Point team set up. Games are – or should be – about you showing how clever and creative you are, not how clever and creative we are at Junction Point. So what are you waiting for? Get creative. Start playing! And be sure to grab a friend or enlist a family member – Mickey and Oswald are better together than they are alone, and you will be too!

note: Warren will be online soon to leave comments replies

As gaming résumés go, few can compare to that of Warren Spector. After starting his career on the fabled Wing Commander series back in 1990, he went on to work on massive franchises such as Ultima and System Shock, before re-inventing the stealth genre with Deus Ex and Thief. In short, he’s a true giant of game development.

And this week sees him return to the fray, with Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – an ambitious sequel to his epic 2010 platforming adventure, packing in full co-op play and PlayStation Move support. The Junction Point founder was kind enough to lend PlayStation.Blog a few minutes of his valuable time to discuss the game – read on to find out what he had to say.

PlayStation.Blog: There are a lot of PlayStation gamers out there who might not be too familiar with the first game. What did they miss?
Warren Spector: What did they miss? Only the greatest game experience of all time! No, okay, seriously… what they missed was the reintroduction of Mickey Mouse as a game hero the equal of Mario, Sonic, Link or any other platforming or adventure star.

“Each player is the teller of his or her own story.”

They missed the return of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first cartoon star – a great character who deserves better than to be forgotten. They missed what I hope was and is a unique combination of platforming and adventure game elements – with players getting to decide how the game felt and played.

They missed the “Deus Ex” choice and consequence idea applied to completely different genres – in Disney Epic Mickey games, each player is the teller of his or her own story, just as in Deus Ex and all the other games I’ve worked on.

They missed a cool story, a brand new game world and a trip down Disney Memory Lane. They missed all sorts of stuff!

And for those who did play it, what are the key improvements you’ve made for the sequel?
WS: Camera, camera, camera! The team worked really hard to enhance the camera system. And when I say “really hard” I mean “really hard!”. I think we did a better job of player direction – knowing where to go and what to do. Games should be about how to do stuff, not figuring out what stuff to do!

We’ve added full voice for all characters, some of whom even sing. We’ve taken the idea of choice and consequence to new levels – your play-style really matters this time around and your choices may have consequences that last forever and can’t be undone.

Oh, and we’ve added a little thing called two-player co-op. Now, one player takes the role of Mickey, with Oswald as an AI-controlled character, but at any point, a second player can sit down next to you and play as Oswald. It’s all about the Power of Two!

The camera was indeed one of the issues that came in for criticism last time. How have you refined it?
WS: We’ve worked non-stop on the camera since the day we shipped the first game. We made a ton of code changes – including always allowing manual control of camera, while working to ensure you don’t have to take manual control any more than necessary.

“Everything’s better this time around.”

The level builders – designers and artists – were way more experienced this time around building levels that were less likely to break the camera system. And we just understood the ramifications of changing the world, dynamically, with paint and thinner.

Everything’s better this time around. I’m sure you and your readers will tell us if everything’s better enough!

Developers often struggle introducing simultaneous co-op play – was making it work in Epic Mickey 2 a big challenge for you?
WS: I don’t think so, really. I mean, once the team decided to go with Oswald AI throughout the game, we didn’t have to design maps to work with and without Oswald. He was always going to be with you, even in single player.

And I’m not a fan of special modes of play – I mean, there’s no special co-op mode, or co-op story, or co-op specific missions. There’s just the game. Oswald’s there to help. Sometimes he’s AI controlled and sometimes he’s player controlled.

It wasn’t easy – I’d never say that… the team would kill me! But we have a great team at Junction Point, a team that really wanted to tackle the problem, rather than being told to tackle it. That makes a world of difference.

You’ve included PS Move support. Do you see that as the definitive way to enjoy the game?
WS: Well, there’s certainly a lot to be said for the combination of gestural control and high definition graphics! That’s as close to a “definitive” statement as I’m going to make!

We know you’re a huge Disney fan – have you managed to pack plenty of fan service into the sequel? What new characters can we expect to see?

“The entire team embraced their inner Disney geek.”

WS: The key isn’t that I’m a huge Disney fan; the key is that the entire team embraced their inner Disney geek. On the first game, there was a learning period where people who might not have been huge Disney experts became huge Disney experts. I pushed the team to find Disney inspiration for everything in the game but that battle was won on the first game. No need to fight it again. The whole team went after it, Disney-style, this time.

There’s plenty of “fan service” in Epic Mickey 2! As far as specifics go, especially new characters, let’s move on. I want players to discover that for themselves.

Epic Mickey 2 is a big, colourful title that seems both family-friendly but also deep enough for core gamers to enjoy. How hard is it striking a balance between the two?

WS: Man, making games at all is hard! Making games where “play-style matters” is even harder. Luckily, making games where players really get to decide how to interact with the world and the characters makes reaching a diverse audience a little easier. It sounds crazy, but it’s true.

The thing to remember is that, in most, if not all cases, if a player tries something – fighting or erasing or sneaking or platforming – and it isn’t working, or it’s too hard, or they’re not having enough fun, they can just try something else. When there’s more than one way to solve every game problem – or nearly every one – reaching players of different skill levels, different ages, with different interests, is kind of a given. But don’t underestimate how hard it is to make games that offer choices and real consequences! That’s the tricky bit…

Do you think younger gamers – or their parents – have enough choice these days? Epic Mickey 2 seems at odds with a number of the other big Christmas blockbuster releases…

“There’s an amazing amount of choice in games these days.”

WS: Honestly, I do think there’s an amazing amount of choice in games these days, if you look at the full range of platforms and distribution methods. I mean, if all you look at is console titles, sold at retail, then, sure, you might see a lot of games falling into a small handful of genres. But include digital distribution systems like PSN into things and the world looks a lot more diverse – in terms of content, gameplay, purchase price, commitment required, etc. Then, roll Facebook and browser-based games and iOS and Android games into your equation and the world of gaming is crazy broad.

Having said all that, I love the fact that Disney Epic Mickey 2 is one of the few truly family-oriented titles I see coming out this holiday season. And by ‘family-oriented’ I mean ‘of interest to everyone and anyone!’.

When Epic Mickey launched in 2010, PS3 owners could be forgiven for feeling a wee bit left out. The game was an ambitious, passionate love letter to decades of rich Disney history, casting a newly assertive Mickey Mouse in a bittersweet tale set against a backdrop of decaying Disney lore.

But sometimes patience pays off. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is coming to PS3 this fall with extensive support for PlayStation Move, vastly improved HD graphics, and a host of much-requested improvements. I spoke with Creative Director Warren Spector to learn more about Epic Mickey 2, his work on the Deus Ex series, and his early thoughts on PS Vita. For more, listen to our full conversation on the latest episode of Official PlayStation Blogcast.

Unsurprisingly, PlayStation Move motion controls will serve as a key focus for Epic Mickey 2, though specifics remain scarce for the moment. “When we originally conceptualized the game,” Spector explained, “we wanted to give Mickey control of the stuff he’s made of — paint and ink. And when you starting talking about that, your hands start moving around like you’re holding a paint brush…gestural control is something we had to to do. And PlayStation Move is perfect for that.” Not to worry: The game will also support the DualShock controller, if that’s your bag.

Epic Mickey 2 is set to make many key advancements over its predecessor, starting with a big overhaul of the original game’s much-maligned camera system. Spector makes no bones about the camera complaints, explaining that Epic Mickey 2 is the culmination of more than 1000 changes and tweaks, resulting in a game that will never require its players to touch the manual camera controls (unless they want to).

The game also addresses another common request in the form of splitscreen cooperative multiplayer, which will enable two local players to control both Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as they journey through an earthquake-ravaged Cartoon Wasteland. While Mickey sticks with his tried-and-true magic paintbrush and thinner, Oswald wields a remote control to zap enemies and command animatronic foes. “Things that are easy for Mickey are hard for Oswald,” Spector explained. “Working together, they can do things that neither one can do alone.” The co-op play is drop-in and drop-out, with the computer will jump in to control Oswald if a partner isn’t available.

And, in a surprising twist, Epic Mickey 2’s story will be told as a full-blown musical. “Epic Mickey 2 is the first musical comedy game in the history of videogames,” Spector gushed. “We’re honoring 80 years of Disney creativity, how could we not have songs in the game?” Spector also confirmed that the game would feature voice-over work for all its characters, addressing another major fan request from the first game.

Read on to learn more about co-op play in Epic Mickey 2, Spector’s favorite PS Vita games, and ruminations on his work with Deus Ex — including his thoughts on the Square Enix Montreal-produced Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

PlayStation.Blog: Why was co-op play an important feature for Epic Mickey 2?
Warren Spector, Creative Director, Epic Mickey 2: One of my big problems with a lot of co-op games is that they devolve into “I inflict two to four points of damage with a graphic that looks like a fireball, and you inflict two to four points of damage with a graphic that looks like a spear.” Who cares? We wanted to make sure Mickey and Oswald have completely different skill sets. Of course, they both walk and run. But Mickey has this ability to use paint and thinner to draw and erase things, where Oswald has a remote control that fires bolts of electricity. That allows Oswald to interact with and control our animatronic enemies in ways Mickey can’t.

PSB: How will Epic Mickey 2 leverage PS3’s more powerful hardware to build on its predecessor?
WS: I couldn’t be prouder of the team who worked on the first game; they pushed the limits of what that hardware could do. Our goal is to do the same with PS3. The PS3 is an incredibly powerful piece of hardware…we want to take advantage of its horsepower, so the visual effects will be over the top, the polygon counts higher, the animations smoother.

PSB: What do you think of PS Vita so far?
WS: The screen is amazing, it makes me wish I hadn’t just bought a plasma TV because now I want an OLED TV at home! It looks stunning, it’s like having a PS3 I can take with me. The dual analog sticks feel perfect…it’s a pretty swell little device.

PSB: What Vita games are you playing right now?
WS: I immediately picked up three games: Touch My Katamari, F1 2011 because I love racing games, and Rayman Origins. I hate to say it, but I can’t stop playing Rayman. It’s such a wonderful game and it looks incredible.

PSB: You were a key creator of Deus Ex, but now you work with Disney Interactive. Do you ever have a desire to return to a darker world of “sunglasses and trenchcoats”?
WS: Never say never. That’s a good question…I don’t know that I want to make a game that’s quite as serious as that anymore. I think I’m in a more lighthearted place these days, though I have plenty of ideas for epic fantasy games that I might do someday. Before I signed on with Disney, I was working on a project with film director John Woo, a modern-day ninja game with parkour movement and some intense action. I wouldn’t mind going back to that idea…but having worked at Disney for the last five years, a lot of my thoughts are about, “how would I Disney-fy that concept?”

I don’t know that I’ll go back to hardcore, serious games with guys who talk like this and carry two guns and wear sunglasses at night. I don’t know if I’ll do that again. It’s about where you are in life. At that time, I was really burned out on fantasy and sci-fi. I wanted to do a real-world role-playing game, and I was obsessed with conspiracy theories. I started working on Deus Ex in the mid-90s, when we were approaching the year 2000 when the world was supposed to end. And I thought, what if every conspiracy theory was actually true? It was just where my head was at, and now my head is in a different place. I’m a changeable guy though. Maybe next week my head will be in the a different place!

PSB: Did you play Deus Ex: Human Revolution? What did you think of it?
WS: I’ve been scrupulous in not publicly talking about Deus Ex: Human Revolution, actually, so I’m going to be a little circumspect. I’ll tell you more than I’ve told anybody else, though. I played it, and I finished it, and I thought it was really Deus Ex-y. They made a few design decisions that were different than I would have made, and I found that fascinating. Someone should write a master’s thesis or dissertation about that some day, about different approaches to the same source material in terms of game systems and gameplay. There’s an interesting story there, but that will be for another time.

I’ll tell you that I finished two games last year, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution was one of them, so let’s leave it at that.

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Today’s show is a wee bit late…but for good reason! With full details on Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two rolling out wide right this very moment, we cajoled threatened convinced veteran game designer and Epic Mickey creative director Warren Spector to join us on our humble slipshod industry-leading podcast. In my youth, I saw Spector as a god given his key role developing legendary games such as Deus Ex, Thief, Wing Commander and many more. Warren describes his work on Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two — out this fall on PS3 with PlayStation Move support — as well as his thoughts on Deus Ex: Human Revolution and PS Vita, working with cartoon mice instead of cyberpunk assassins, and much more.

Today’s show also welcomes Sean Hollister, West Coast Editor of sexy new gadget website The Verge. We have a grand ol’ time talking Journey (spoilers!), Mass Effect 3’s ending (OMG moar spoilers!), and our favorite game of all time. And, per usual, we also reveal next week’s PSN lineup and serve up a slew of new user questions and user tips. Don’t forget: Submitting helpful user tips or good user questions might net you a free PSN game, so don’t hold back!

The Cast

[Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

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