Hey all! I wanted to drop by PlayStation.Blog to help celebrate the one-year anniversary of Twisted Metal for PS3!

“What?!?” I hear you say, “The game’s already been out for a year?!?” Indeed it has! Crazy how time flies, huh?

Seems like only yesterday some of y’all were telling me I was an idiot for focusing the new game on three characters versus a larger cast like we did in the earlier TM games. Ah, good times, good times.

But seriously, on behalf of myself and the amazing Twisted Metal teams from Eat Sleep Play and Sony, please allow me to say thanks to all of the Twisted Metal fans who showed up to support this latest explosion of carnage and meaty gameplay.

While our online community is by no means the biggest in gaming, it’s so exciting to see that it’s very much alive and kicking. It’s easy to find games, and new players are hitting the scene each and every week. We’ve gone through a number of post-launch tuning passes, and other than a handful of annoying glitches we just can’t address (remote bomb transportation, anyone?), we feel the multiplayer in this new Twisted Metal (both online and 2-4 player local splitscreen) is the best it’s ever been!

So jump online this week a-…huh? What’s that you are saying now?!? You haven’t even tried the new Twisted Metal yet?!? And you! Yeah, the one wearing the Battletoads sweatshirt standing in the back trying to ‘blend in’. You say you’ve never tried anyTwisted Metal game?!? Well land sakes alive, you’ve done come to the right Twisted Metal PS3 Anniversary post! Check this out:

Starting later today, February 12th and running for only one week, PSN is running the following Twisted Metal sale:

So there you have it. I hope you agree: PSN is throwing Sweet Tooth and the gang one hell of a birthday party! I hope you’ll be there to help celebrate some of the best car combat the biz has to offer (if I may say so myself!) And I hope to see you online with Twisted Metal PS3! It’ll be fun to kill you!

Oh and don’t forget: go to TwistedMetal.com to create your very own custom vehicle skins to take into your online battles and to download from the countless skins the community has already created and uploaded!

Stay Twisted y’all! And thanks so much – as always – for all of the amazing support you’ve given the series over the years!

Pre-Order

LittleBigPlanet Karting ($59.99)

Sackboy returns in a completely new Karting adventure to save the Craftworld universe! Get behind the wheel to race through fun-filled tracks, battle in hectic arenas, and collect items in open-world environments. Compete in exciting mini-games and modes unlike anything you’ve seen, and enjoy endless levels created by the LittleBigPlanet community. If you can dream it, you can drive it!
ESRB: E – Everyone

PS3 Full Games

Assassin’s Creed III ($59.99)

The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American Assassin fights to protect his land and his people he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution. In Assassin’s Creed® III eliminate your enemies with guns, bows, tomahawks, and more! In development for over 3 years, the game features the new Ubisoft-AnvilNext engine.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 11 GB

Assassin’s Creed III Gold Edition ($89.99)

The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American Assassin fights to protect his land and his people he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution. In Assassin’s Creed III eliminate your enemies with guns, bows, tomahawks, and more! In development for over 3 years, the game features the new Ubisoft-AnvilNext engine. And with the Gold Edition, take home the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass!
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 11 GB

Assassin’s Creed III Gold Edition + ACIII Liberation ($119.99)

The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American Assassin fights to protect his land and his people he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution. In Assassin’s Creed III eliminate your enemies with guns, bows, tomahawks, and more! In development for over 3 years, the game features the new Ubisoft-AnvilNext engine. And with the Gold Edition, take home the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass! This bundle also includes Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation for PS Vita.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 13.7 GB

Need for Speed: Most Wanted ($59.99)

To be Most Wanted, you’ll need to outrun the cops, outdrive your friends, and outsmart your rivals. With a relentless police force gunning to take you down, you’ll need to make split second decisions. Use the open world to your advantage to find hiding spots, hit jumps and earn new vehicles to keep you one step ahead.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 4.5 GB

Sports Champions 2 ($39.99)

Purchase before 11/20 and receive bonus Golf DLC! Become a sports champion and beat your rivals at bowling, boxing, archery, skiing, golf and tennis. PlayStation Move motion controller and PlayStation Eye camera required. This game is playable in 2D or 3D. To enjoy stereoscopic 3D features, you will require a 3D TV that supports 3D stereoscopic display and 3D compatible glasses.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 3.5 GB

Twisted Metal ($39.99)

Twisted Metal returns with unhinged car combat destruction and action movie mayhem. Unique weapons emerge from demonic vehicles as players unfold the demented tale of a cast of characters, led by Sweet Tooth, in story, co-op and online modes. Up to 16 players compete in a killer-take-all back and forth battle royale on wheels.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 12.2 GB

Toy Story Mania ($39.99)

Join all of the classic Toy Story characters in “Toy Story Mania!” as Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang stage their own zany, fun-filled carnival. Inspired by the 4D attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, “Toy Story Mania!” allows players to participate in 30 carnival-inspired shooting galleries. Includes a variety of addictive mini-games and power-ups that will enhance your overall gameplay experience.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 3 GB

PSN Games

Okami HD ($19.99)

You haven’t fully experienced the beauty of Nippon until you’ve seen it on an HD canvas! Okami painted vivid and colorful memories for many. Now it’s back to revive those memories, and create new ones for those who have yet to take up the Celestial Brush.
ESRB: T– Teen // File Size: 6.2 GB

PS Vita

Assassin’s Creed III Liberation ($35.99)

Introducing Assassin’s Creed III Liberation, the stunning new chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga, exclusively for PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system. The year is 1765. During the lead up to the American Revolution in the north, Spanish forces plan to take control of Louisiana in the south – but they have yet to reckon with Aveline, a deadly Assassin who will use everything in her arsenal to win freedom for her land and people.
ESRB: M – Mature // File Size: 2.7 GB

Ragnarok Odyssey ($39.99)

Explore an original world based on Norse mythology where a battle is being waged between humans and giants. Create unique characters from over 20,000 possible combinations and six specialized job classes. The ‘Fling, Fly and Smack’ battle system allows monsters to be flung skyward, followed into the air for gravity-defying strikes, and then smacked clear across the stage. Up to four players can fight together in online co-op mode.
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 1.1 GB

Need for Speed: Most Wanted ($39.99)

To be Most Wanted, you’ll need to outrun the cops, outdrive your friends, and outsmart your rivals. With a relentless police force gunning to take you down, you’ll need to make split second decisions. Use the open world to your advantage to find hiding spots, hit jumps and earn new vehicles to keep you one step ahead.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 2.2 GB

LEGO Lord of the Rings ($39.99)

Explore Middle-earth in an epic LEGO videogame adventure for the entire family! Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO The Lord of the Rings takes players through the epic events from the classic story, reimagined with the humor and endless variety of LEGO play.
ESRB: E10+ – Everyone 10+ // File Size: 1.8 GB

Smart As… ($29.99)

Compatible with PlayStation Vita only. Use touch, tilt and camera controls to prove how smart you are in the first ever socially networked brain game on PS Vita. Face tricky puzzles and challenging questions as you climb online leaderboards and show off your scores on Facebook and Twitter.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 1.4 GB

Added to PS Vita Store

• NBA 2K13
• SOCOM Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
• SOCOM Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3

PSP Games

NBA 2K13 ($19.99)

Enter the New Dynasty with NBA 2K13, the latest installment of the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise 12 years running. Executive produced by multi-platinum recording artist JAY Z, who personally curated this year’s soundtrack.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 971 MB

I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Haneda ($19.99)

Let’s challenge traffic control of the sky! On this “Haneda” edition, the player can try both the old three- runway version and the new four-runway version of the airport. There are 16 stages that are very enjoyable.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 184 MB

PS2 Classics

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rise to Power ($9.99)

Journey back to 16th-century Japan as Nobunaga Oda or a rival warlord, and unite the warring states or send the country along a different path!
ESRB: T – Teen // File Size: 3 GB

PlayStation Store Highlights

Assassin’s Creed III is finally here, and you can purchase multiple bundles, depending on what you want. You can purchase the standalone game, the game plus the Season’s Pass or the game plus the Season’s Pass PLUS the PS Vita game Assassin’s Creed III Liberation. Of course, if you prefer to burn rubber, Need for Speed: Most Wanted is out today on both PS3 and PS Vita. Also, if you missed out on the classic Okami, you can now play it in HD with Trophy support.

In addition to Assassin’s Creed III Liberation and Need for Speed, PS Vita is getting some good content this week including Ragnarok Odyseey, LEGO Lord of the Rings and the puzzle game Smart As….Street Fighter X Tekken released last week on PS Vita, and there’s a ton more costumes and gem packs for you to download, so get fighting.

Finally, if you’re a PS Plus member you’ll receive discounts this week on content including One Piece Pirate Warriors, Wonder Boy in Monster World and WWE 13 Fan Axxess, which is WWE 13’s fancy name for a season pass. Those on the fence about Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be able to try the game out with our Exclusive Timed Trial.

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 Game Demos (Free)

Smart As…

Compatible with PlayStation Vita only. Use touch, tilt and camera controls to prove how smart you are in the first ever socially networked brain game on PS Vita. Face tricky puzzles and challenging questions as you climb online leaderboards and show off your scores on Facebook and Twitter.
ESRB: E – Everyone // File Size: 1.4 GB

Soundtracks

• Resistance: Retribution – $9.99
• Infamous – $9.99

Price Change

• NFL Sunday Ticket – PS3 App (now: $149.95 original price: $299.95)
• Crazy Machines Elements – PSN Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
• Defenders of the Mystic Garden – PS Mini (now: $1.49 original price: $2.49)
• Homefront – PS3 Full Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• Red Faction: Armageddon – PS3 Full Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• Spy Hunter – PS Vita Game (now: $35.99 original price: $39.99)
• TNT Racers – PSN Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
• UFC Undisputed 2010 – PS3 Full Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• Warhammer 40K Space Marine – PS3 Full Game (now: $29.99 original price: $39.99)
• WWE All Stars – PSP Game (now: $19.99 original price: $29.99)
• WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 – PS3 Full Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)

Sales

• Catherine – PS3 Full Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
• Closure – PSN Game (now: $4.99 original price: $14.99)
• Knights in the Nightmare – PSP Game (now: $7.49 original price: $14.99)
• The Cursed Crusade – PS3 Game (now: $14.99 original price: $19.99)

PS Vita Add-ons

Street Fighter X Tekken

• SF Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($12.99) – Alternate costumes for the 19 Street Fighter characters. Characters Included: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Cammy, Guile, Abel, Dhalsim, Sagat, Rolento, Ibuki, Poison, Hugo, Rufus, Zangief, Vega, Balrog, Bison, Juri, Akuma — Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• TK Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($12.99) – Alternate costumes for the 19 Tekken characters. Characters Included: Kazuya, Nina, Asuka, Lili, Heihachi, Kuma, Paul, Law, King, Marduk, Hwoarang, Steve, Bob, Julia, Yoshimitsu, Raven, Jin, Xiaoyu, Ogre Note: Please be careful not to purchase the same costume twice. — Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3™ and PS Vita versions!
• DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($5.99) – This pack features the alternate costumes for the Street Fighter and Tekken DLC characters. The costumes for the 12 DLC characters are included in this pack. Note: This add-on is exclusive content for STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN. Please be careful not to purchase the same costume twice. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. — Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• TK DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($3.99) – Alternate costumes for the 6 Tekken characters. Characters Included: Lars, Alisa, JACK-X, Bryan, Christie, Lei. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• SF DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($3.99) – Alternate costumes for the 6 Street Fighter DLC characters. Characters Included: Sakura, Blanka, Guy, Cody, Elena, Dudley. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• Individual Alternate Costumes ($0.99 each) – Alternate costumes are available for the following characters: Abel, Akuma, Alisa, Asuka, Balrog, Blanka, Bob, Bryan, Cammy, Christie, Chun-Li, Cody, Dhalsim, Dudley, Elena, Guile, Guy, Heihachi, Hugo, Hwoarang, Ibuki, Jack-X, Jin, Julia, Juri, Kazuya, Ken, King, Kuma, Lars, Law, Vega, Xiaoyu, Yoshimitsu, Zangief, Lei, Lili, M.Bison, Marduk, Nina, Ogre, Paul, Poison, Raven, Rolento, Rufus, Ryu, Sagat, Sakura, Steve.

LittleBigPlanet

• Halloween Costume (Free) – On the store this week we will see the return of the first ever seasonal costume released for LittleBigPlanet – The Pumpkin Head Halloween Mask!

New Little King’s Story

• Monster Set ($1.99) – Download the ‘Monster Set’ to get a variety of monster items that will help you regenerate, increase life, damage and attacks! This includes Mummy Head and Outfit, Onii King Mask, Drunken Tengu Mask, Shishkebaboo Wig, Thunderbird Head, TV Dinna Head, Lord Sauvage Beard, and a Mechanic Onii Head!
• Outlaw Set ($1.99) – Download the ‘Outlaw Set’ and receive items that will increase your Attack and helps you defeat monsters completely! This includes a Metal Bat, Pompadour, Jumbo Crew Cut, Men’s Kamikaze Outfit, Ladies’ Kamikaze Outfit, Evil Combatant Mask, Evil Combatant Tights, Wood Sword, Mohawk, and Leather Jacket!
• Princess Battle Outfit Set 2 ($2.99) – Download the ‘Princess Battle Outfit Set 2′ to unlock different Armor sets for each of the princesses, including princess Shizuka, Kokomo Pine, Iris, and Corina!
• Supreme Ruler Power Electronics Set ($0.99) – Download the ‘Supreme Ruler Power Electronics Set’ for new electronic attack weapons and more life! This includes a Particle Beam Sabre, Super Gear Helmet, and a Powered Suit!

Pinball Arcade

• Pack 6: Elvira Party Monsters/No Good Gofers ($4.99) – This add-on pack includes the pinball tables Elvira Party Monsters and No Good Gofers. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!

Pure Chess

• Halloween Treat Bundle ($7.99) – Pure Chess puts other chess games in checkmate! The Halloween Treat Bundle features the full game as well as the spooky Halloween game pack – a treat, rather than a trick for Halloween. You’ll have a frighteningly good time playing Pure Chess with this ghoulish set. Pure Chess is a game that can be played by everyone, at any age, but mastered by only a few. The question is…Are you a Grandmaster in the making?

PS3 Add-ons

Assassin’s Creed III

• Benedict Arnold (Free with every new copy of Assassin’s Creed III, $4.99 otherwise) – The PlayStation 3 system exclusive Benedict Arnold Pack adds over an hour of gameplay, with four bonus exclusive single-player missions. You’ll experience the betrayal that made the name Benedict Arnold synonymous with “turncoat.” Only for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.
• Season Pass ($29.99) – Join the revolution now and save on all downloadable game content with the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass! The Season Pass provides instant access to all forthcoming downloadable game content.

Crazy Strike Bowling

You must download and install the latest Crazy Strike Bowling version patch to access this content.

• Advance Challenge Ball Set 1 ($2.99) – Unlock 5 bowling balls.
• Advance Challenge Ball Set 2 ($2.99) – Unlock other 5 bowling balls.
• Aiden Costume Set ($2.99) – Unlock 3 costumes for Aiden. (These costumes can alternatively be unlocked by winning some challenges.)
• All Costume Set ($5.99) – Unlock all costumes. Mina or Mr. Jenkins’s costumes are not available in-game unless the character for those costumes has been unlocked.
• Basic Challenge Ball Set ($2.99) – Unlock 6 bowling balls.
• Carnival Set ($2.99) – Unlock the Carnival costumes for every character!
• Chloe Costume Set ($2.99) – Unlock 3 costumes for Chloe. (These costumes can alternatively be unlocked by winning some challenges.)
• Halloween Set ($2.99) – Unlock the Halloween costumes for every character, as well as a special new Halloween themed bowling stage!
• Lance Costume Set ($2.99) – Unlock 3 costumes for Lance.
• Mina Set ($2.99) – Unlock Mina, one of the new characters, and her costumes.
• Mr. Jenkins Set ($2.99) – Unlock Mr. Jenkins, one of the new characters, and his costumes.
• Paris Costume Set ($2.99) – Unlock 3 costumes for Paris.

Darksiders II

• Abyssal Forge ($9.99) – Check out the Darksiders II Abyssal Forge pack. Featuring an all new environment and a raised level cap!

Dead or Alive 5

• Gym Class ($4.99) – The best looking fighters just got better with 4 new costumes for select characters.
• Special Set 2 ($4.99) – The best looking fighters just got better with 4 new costumes for select characters.
• Uniforms ($4.99) – The best looking fighters just got better with 4 new costumes for select characters.
• Round 3 Costumes – Full Set ($12.99) – Get the entire third round of costumes in one pack. Twelve costumes in all!

LittleBigPlanet

• Halloween Costume (Free) – On the store this week we will see the return of the first ever seasonal costume released for LittleBigPlanet – The Pumpkin Head Halloween Mask!

Max Payne 3

• Hostage Negotiation Pack ($9.99) – The Hostage Negotiation Pack brings four new maps to Max Payne 3 multiplayer: Club Moderno, Estádio Do Galatians, O Palácio Strip Club and Favela Heights. Equip the Explosives Burst, two new weapons, several new items and more. — Note: Add-on content, Max Payne 3 required to play. This content is part of the Rockstar Pass and will be available to Rockstar Pass purchasers in game upon release.

Mugen Souls

• Palpitation Coordination (Free) – Here is a set of equippable items! Let’s make some cute girls and some cool boys! Use these items to further customize your party!
• Undisputed God Prudence Pack 3 (Free) – This is a set of usable items for all you ultimate gods out there who are approaching true divinity! The set includes, healing, revival and hot spring use items.
• Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 1 (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!
• Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 3 (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!
• Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 4 (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: gloves, a spear, a scythe, Dual Long and Short Blades and defense items!
• Combat! Super Weapon Pack 4 ($1.99) – Overwhelming destructive power! Here is a set of special weapons and armor! Power up your underlings further with these interestingly shaped weapons! Especially great for those who love card games!
• Devil! Super Weapon Pack 2 ($1.99) – Overwhelming destructive power! Here is a set of special weapons and armor! Power up your underlings further with these interestingly shaped weapons! Especially great for those who love magic hands!
• Dominance! Super Weapon Pack 1 ($1.99) – Overwhelming destructive power! Here is a set of special weapons and armor! Power up your underlings further with these interestingly shaped weapons! Especially great for those who love fans!
• Dragon! Super Weapon Pack 5 ($1.99) – Overwhelming destructive power! Here is a set of special weapons and armor! Power up your underlings further with these interestingly shaped weapons! Especially great for those who love silverware!
• Explosion! Super Weapon Pack 3 ($1.99) – Overwhelming destructive power! Here is a set of special weapons and armor! Power up your underlings further with these interestingly shaped weapons! Especially great for those who love lasers!
• G Up Fever Pack 1 ($1.99) – Show me the G Up! We made this set for those of you who feel that way!
• G Fever Pack 1 ($1.99) – Show me the money! We made this set for those of you who feel that way!
• Mugen Point Fever Pack 1 ($2.99) – Show me the Mugen Points! We made this set for those of you who feel that way!
• Point Fever Pack 1 ($1.99) – Here is the set that you have dreamed of a set that compiles all the points into one great pack! Here is a set that conains the currency G, the character strengthening Mugen Points, and the item strengthening G Up!

Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise

• Jason Pawhees Costume ($0.99) – Jason Pawhees Costume contains a mask, overhalf, a pair of blue jeans and a machete.
• Chainsaw Massacre Set ($2.99) – This set contains: Bearskin Face, filthy wig, filthy apron, filthy trousers and massacring chainsaw.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

• Online Pass ($9.99) – The Online Pass gives you full access to Need for Speed Most Wanted’s revolutionary Online Experience. With your Online Pass you’ll be able to earn Speed Points & progress your Speed Level to Unlock Cars and Mods in Multiplayer to get the edge over your friends and rivals.
• Time Saver ($9.99) – The Time Saver Pack provides instant access to all cars in Need for Speed Most Wanted’s revolutionary Online Multiplayer. You’ll also have access to All Cars and Jack Spots in Single player with the exception of the Most Wanted Cars. To get these exclusive Cars you’ll have to use your skills and take them down!

Pinball Arcade

• Pack 6: Elvira Party Monsters/No Good Gofers ($4.99) – This add-on pack includes the pinball tables Elvira Party Monsters and No Good Gofers. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!

Pure Chess

• Halloween Treat Bundle ($7.99) – Pure Chess puts other chess games in checkmate! The Halloween Treat Bundle features the full game as well as the spooky Halloween game pack – a treat, rather than a trick for Halloween. You’ll have a frighteningly good time playing Pure Chess with this ghoulish set. Pure Chess is a game that can be played by everyone, at any age, but mastered by only a few. The question is… Are you a Grandmaster in the making?

Resident Evil 6

• Additional Stage – Rail Yard ($0.99) – This will add the Rail Yard stage to The Mercenaries in Resident Evil 6.
• Additional Stage – High Seas Fortress ($0.99) – This will add the High Seas Fortress stage to The Mercenaries in Resident Evil 6.
• Additional Stage – The Catacombs ($0.99) – This will add The Catacombs stage to The Mercenaries in Resident Evil 6.

Rock Band 3 – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing song game tracks. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

• Wrong Way ($1.99) – Sublime
• What I Got ($1.99) – Sublime
• Santeria ($1.99) – Sublime
• Sublime Pack 01 ($5.49) – This pack includes ‘Santeria,’ ‘What I Got,’ and ‘Wrong Way’
• Fading Sacrifice ($0.99) – Chaotrope
• Majesty ($1.99) – Ava Inferi
• On Black Wings ($0.99) – Halcyon Way
• The Monster Stroll ($1.99) – Jocko of Sha Na Na
• Things That Make You Scream ($0.99) – Memory of a Melody

Rocksmith

• Afterlife ($2.99) – Avenged Sevenfold
• Beast and the Harlot ($2.99) – Avenged Sevenfold
• Nightmare ($2.99) – Avenged Sevenfold
• Avenged Sevenfold Song Pack ($7.99) – This pack includes ‘Beast and the Harlot’, ‘Afterlife’, and ‘Nightmare’

Sleeping Dogs

• Ghost Pig Pack (Free) – Grab four more free gifts in this fun headwear themed collection.
• Nightmare In North Point Pack ($4.99) – Fearsome gangster Smiley Cat has come back from Hell to take over Hong Kong’s entire criminal empire and Wei Shen with it.

Street Fighter X Tekken

• SF/TK Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($17.99) – Alternate costumes for the 38 regular fighters featured in Street Fighter X Tekken. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• SF Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($12.99) – Alternate costumes for the 19 Street Fighter characters. Characters Included: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Cammy, Guile, Abel, Dhalsim, Sagat, Rolento, Ibuki, Poison, Hugo, Rufus, Zangief, Vega, Balrog, Bison, Juri, Akuma — Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• TK Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($12.99) – Alternate costumes for the 19 Tekken characters. Characters Included: Kazuya, Nina, Asuka, Lili, Heihachi, Kuma, Paul, Law, King, Marduk, Hwoarang, Steve, Bob, Julia, Yoshimitsu, Raven, Jin, Xiaoyu, Ogre Note: Please be careful not to purchase the same costume twice. — Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($5.99) – This pack features the alternate costumes for the Street Fighter and Tekken DLC characters. The costumes for the 12 DLC characters are included in this pack. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• TK DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($3.99) – Alternate costumes for the 6 Tekken characters. Characters Included: Lars, Alisa, JACK-X, Bryan, Christie, Lei. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• SF DLC Char Alternate Costume Complete Pack ($3.99) – Alternate costumes for the 6 Street Fighter DLC characters. Characters Included: Sakura, Blanka, Guy, Cody, Elena, Dudley. This add-on content can only be used if the additional character pack has been purchased. Purchasing this content entitles you to both the PS3 and PS Vita versions!
• Individual Alternate Costumes ($0.99 each) – Alternate costumes are available for the following characters: Abel, Akuma, Alisa, Asuka, Balrog, Blanka, Bob, Bryan, Cammy, Christie, Chun-Li, Cody, Dhalsim, Dudley, Elena, Guile, Guy, Heihachi, Hugo, Hwoarang, Ibuki, Jack-X, Jin, Julia, Juri, Kazuya, Ken, King, Kuma, Lars, Law, Vega, Xiaoyu, Yoshimitsu, Zangief, Lei, Lili, M.Bison, Marduk, Nina, Ogre, Paul, Poison, Raven, Rolento, Rufus, Ryu, Sagat, Sakura, Steve.

Game Videos (Free)

• ARMY OF TWO THE DEVIL’S CARTEL- ANNOUNCE TRAILER
• NBA 2K13 LAUNCH TRAILER
• NIGHTS INTO DREAMS LAUNCH TRAILER
• OF ORCS AND MEN LAUNCH TRAILER
• OF ORCS AND MEN SUMMER TRAILER
• STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN – EPISODE 2 MOVIE
• STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN – EPISODE 3 MOVIE
• XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN – OUR LAST HOPE LAUNCH TRAILER

PS3 Avatars

• DISGAEA 4: AXEL 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: CLERICS AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: DESCO 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: EMIZEL 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: FENRICH 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: FUKA 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: VALKYRIES 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: VALVATOREZ 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: VULCANUS 3 AVATAR — $0.49
• DISGAEA 4: WARRIORS 2 AVATAR — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: AELINORE AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: ARISEN AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: ASALAM AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: DRAGON AVATAR — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: DRAGON AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: DRAGON’S DOGMA: COURAGEOUS AVATAR BUNDLE — $1.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: DRAGON’S DOGMA: POWERFUL AVATAR BUNDLE — $1.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: EDMUN AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: JULIEN AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: MADELEINE AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: MERCEDES AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: QUINA AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DRAGON’S DOGMA: SELENE AVATAR 2 — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7 SUN CE AVATAR 1 — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: GUAN SUO AVATAR — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: GUO JIA AVATAR — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: LIANSHI AVATAR — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: LIU SHAN AVATAR — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: ZHANG JIAO AVATAR — $0.49
• DYNASTY WARRIORS SUN QUAN AVATAR 1 — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: BIPOLAR AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: CHOU-CHOU AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: DITZ AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: GRACEFUL AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: HYPER AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: MASOCHIST AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: SADIST AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: SANDY SUNSHINE AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: SOUL SKYHEART AVATAR — $0.49
• MUGEN SOULS: TERSE AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: ANGRY PILOT AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: BLONDE AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: ELECTRO GIRL AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: FLEET GENERAL AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: MAD SCIENTIST AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: STAR KID AVATAR — $0.49
• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK: STEAM ROBO AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13 – STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13 – THE ROCK AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13 – TRIPLE H AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13 – UNDERTAKER AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13: CM PUNK AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13: JOHN CENA AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13: MANKIND AVATAR — $0.49
• WWE ’13: SHEAMUS AVATAR — $0.49

PS3 Themes

• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK THEME — Free
• Casino Clubs Are Wild Dynamic Theme — $2.99
• Casino Diamonds Are Forever Dynamic Theme — $2.99
• Casino Smokin Aces Dynamic Theme — $2.99
• Casino True Love Dynamic Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Bear-Panda Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic China Jiuzhaigou Waterfall Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Crimson Vampire Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Forest Waterfall Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Galaxy Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Hunter Vampires Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Money Theme — $2.99
• Dynamic Violet Vampire Theme — $2.99

PS3 Wallpaper

• PLANETS UNDER ATTACK WALLPAPER 2 — Free

Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)

DC Universe Online

• Exobyte Data: Lex Luthor – ($9.99)
• Exobyte Data: Steel – ($9.99)

Rock Band 3

• Santeria ($0.99) – Pro Guitar (In Game Only) – Sublime

NHL 13

• Bauer Boost Pack – ($7.99)
• CCM RBZ Boost Pack – ($9.99)
• Origin RBZ Boost Pack – ($7.99)
• Reebok 20K Boost Pack – ($7.99)

We’re pleased to confirm that Axel will be available to all Twisted Metal players with the upcoming free patch on April 18th. If you missed him through early pre-order access, this will be your chance to deal some serious destruction in new ways. Bothered by some unrelenting enemies? Blow them away with Axel’s signature Crowd Control attack, or run them right over with his ruthless War Wheel alternate special attack. You can learn more about Axel gameplay strategies (along with strategies for all vehicles) in the Twisted Metal University series at twistedmetal.com.

After studying up on your vehicle of choice, take it for a spin in online multiplayer where we’ve tirelessly been working on updates driven by user feedback. Give it a try and keep the feedback coming!

Finally, you’ve seen pictures from our initial January announcement that Sweet Tooth would be making an appearance in Starhawk, but you’ve never seen him in action…until today. Check out Sweet Tooth’s Outcast form in this new video:

Every copy of Twisted Metal includes a voucher for this exclusive Starhawk multiplayer skin. Don’t forget to enter your code once Starhawk launches on May 8th!

To make Twisted Metal’s release day even more exciting than it already is, Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck is now on a turntable in the middle of the desert, waiting for you to shred it to pieces with bullet-fire. Go to shootmytruck.com right now for a chance to fire a fully automatic weapon live from your own computer and make real things explode. In the history of gaming, guns, and the world wide web, nothing like this has ever been done, and this is your opportunity to be a part of it. Seriously, stop reading this right now and go to shootmytruck.com. And don’t forget to pick up Twisted Metal and let us know what you think!

This edition of Pulse also takes the Mass Effect 3 demo (coming to PSN later today) and SSX demo (coming soon) for a test drive. And, with only a week until PS Vita rolls out here in North America, Christina Lee takes a quick look at the must-have launch titles such as Escape Plan, wipEout 2048, and UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss. We also take you behind the velvet rope of PlayStation Home’s exclusive VIP Club ‘X7.’

Remember, you can watch the full editions of Pulse in the “What’s New” section under the PlayStation Network icon when the PlayStation Store updates later today and download in full HD or to your PSP.

Today is judgment day! Twisted Metal is on store shelves and Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck is resting on a giant turntable in the middle of the desert, a perfect target for your computer-controlled, fully automatic M249-SAW machinegun. Go to shootmytruck.com right now for a chance to fire this massive assault weapon live from your own computer and make real things explode.

In the history of gaming, guns, and the world wide web, nothing this bold has ever been attempted — this is your opportunity to be a part of history! Seriously. Stop reading this right now and go to shootmytruck.com. And don’t forget to buy Twisted Metal!

As you know, the epic return of Twisted Metal is less than a week away and we’re going launch it with a bang … literally. Ever since the announcement at E3 2010, we’ve been fighting over who gets to keep the real Sweet Tooth truck, and we had an idea … let’s shoot at it till it blows up! So that’s exactly what we’re gonna do.

We happened to get our hands on a couple M249-SAWs (for the layman: fully automatic machine guns) and enough ammo and explosives to wipe out a small nation. Put those things together and we’re gonna make the truck go boom (for the layman: we’re blowing Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck off the face off the earth). But here’s the kicker: it’s not gonna be us who are shooting it. It’s gonna be you!

That’s right, we’ve hooked these guns up to a satellite so you can control them remotely from your computer. Yes, you read that correctly. You can shoot a real gun with real bullets at a real truck from your computer, in a crazy, two-day, shoot-till-the-truck-goes-up-in-a-gigantic-ball-of-flames-style internet spectacular. It’s all happening at shootmytruck.com via live stream.

So go to shootmytruck.com right now to sign up for a chance to shoot. I can’t think of a better way to spend Valentine’s Day than shooting up a truck from your computer and then going out and buying Twisted Metal. Get your trigger fingers ready, America. It’s shooting time.

Today’s lesson focuses on risk vs. reward in the high-stakes world of vehicular combat. Experienced Twisted Metal players have long known that the highest-damage attacks require quite a bit of risk, and this 2012 revival is no exception. Whether you’re swooping in close to deliver a point-blank Shotgun blast or charging up the devastating Swarmer missile, Twisted Metal’s sprawling arsenal requires a firm, steady hand.

Watch today’s new video to learn how to best manage high-risk special attacks such as Roadkill’s devastating Blood Missile Barrage and Reaper’s Flamesaw — two of the most lethal weapons in the game. Then use this knowledge to give you a headstart on multiplayer combat this February 14th when Twisted Metal finally lands on PS3!

With a little luck, and a lot of pluck, you’ll catapult yourself to the top of the multiplayer leaderboards this February 14th. Check back soon to learn more killer tricks and tactics for this long-awaited revival.

UPDATE: The NOS redemption website is now fully functional and consumers can redeem their codes at this time. Thank you for your patience.

Valentine’s Day is coming, and with it, all of the gory goodness you can expect from Twisted Metal. You may be asking yourself, what’s missing from my Twisted Metal experience? A vehicle with gore dripping out of infected wounds? An ice-cream truck that showcases Sweet Tooth’s sensitive side? You’re in luck.

Specially marked NOS Energy Drinks will have a special code under the cap redeemable for exclusive vehicle skins from the twisted mind of game creator David Jaffe. Just enter the code under the tab at drinknos.com, and you’ll be playing through the night with badass new versions of your favorite Twisted rides.

As you play as Dollface and gun down all those who oppose you in your machine gun-equipped mac truck, spare a moment for those you love. Pre-order your copy from GameStop and 1800Flowers.com will hook you up with $10 off of any purchase of $39.99 and up. If you pre-order at GameStop.com, they will email the code; in person, it will print on your receipt. As much carnage as Twisted Metal’s launch day is sure to serve up, remember: it *is* still Valentine’s Day.