June 2, 2011June 2, 2011

Coming to PlayStation Plus: Free Content and Discounts Galore, Trials for Ghost Recon and EA Sports MMA

Hi everyone,

First of all, welcome back and many thanks for everyone’s patience as we worked to restore the PlayStation Store! It’s been more than a month now since our last PlayStation Plus update, but with the Store back up and running we have some great announcements about free games, discounts and exclusives for Plus subscribers – all coming to you in two publishes: June 3 and June 7.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce Morgan Haro, Community Manager for PlayStation Network. Morgan joined the PlayStation team back in March and he’ll be answering your questions and offering feedback in the comments section.

Without further adieu, check out some of our highlighted offers below, along with the full list that follows.

Free Games and DLC
PlayStation Plus is offering the PS one title Lilo & Stitch for free on June 7, and the MAG Escalation Mission Pack add-on becomes available for free starting June 3.

Huge Discounts
Plus is offering 50% discounts for Tumble, Shank, Death Spank, Death Spank Thongs of Virtue, and Dead Space Ignition. All prices are listed below.

Exciting Exclusives
The June 3rd publish will excite all the mixed martial arts fans out there as we kick things off with the full-game trial for EA Sports MMA Digital.

The June 3 publish also includes the Resident Evil 4 – 10 Avatar Bundle for $0.99, and the June 7 publish includes the inFAMOUS 2 Dynamic Theme for free!

To round out the exclusive offers, the full-game trial for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 will become available in a special E3 publish on June 9.

As always be sure to check the full list of new items from the PlayStation Plus storefronts below:

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 6/3:

Full Game Trial

EA Sports MMA Live full game trial (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Featured Games & DLC

MAG Escalation Mission Pack (add-on) (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Ace Armstrong vs. Alien Scumbags PlayStation minis (PlayStation Plus price $1.50, regular price $5.99)
Young Thor PlayStation minis (PlayStation Plus price $1.25, regular price $4.99)
MotorStorm Apocalypse – Remix Vehicle Pack – Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $1.99, regular price $2.49)

Discounted Games

Smash Cars (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, Sale Price $7.49, Regular price $14.99)
Worms (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Cubixx (PlayStation Plus price $1.00, regular price $3.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Ore Static Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Resident Evil 4 – 10 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $0.99)
MotorStorm Apocalypse – Tyler Dynamic Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2.99)

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 6/7:

Full Game Trial

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Special E3 publish on 6/9) (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Featured Games & DLC

Qore June Episode 37 – Single Episode (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2 .99)
MotorStorm Apocalypse Prestige Vehicle Pack Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $1.99, regular price $2.49)
Lilo & Stitch PS one title (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2011 (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)

Discounted Games

Tumble (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Shank (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Deathspank (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)
Deathspank Thongs of Virtue (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)
Dead Space Ignition (PlayStation Plus price $2.50, regular price $5.00)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Flamingo Fun Static Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
inFAMOUS 2 Dynamic Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming Down on June 7

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Comet Crash (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Oddworld Abe’s Exodus (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Vector TD PlayStation minis (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $3.99)

Discounted Games

Ricochet HD (PlayStation Plus price $2.50, regular price $9.99)
Cool Boarders 2 (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Dungeon Hunter (PlayStation Plus price $10.39, regular price $12.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Molecules Static Theme – Full Store Takedown (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Enjoy!

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398 Comments

Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:44 pm PDT

NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH?? NOT TO MENTION ITS AN IMPORT, WE GET A NON ENGLISH LILO AND STITCH??
Orufonz0
June 2, 2011 at 4:45 pm PDT

ok here is what I think that will happen, the WELCOME BACK PROGRAM, is going live on june 8, why? because until june 7 all the PLUS members have the chance to get like 5 free games on top of the two of the welcomeback program, so? if they what till june 8 all the new PLUS menber will miss the chance to score the 5 free PLUS games…. pretty cleaver sony…. mm………( sorry about grammar….XD)
charliesmile
June 2, 2011 at 4:45 pm PDT

OMG SONY U GUYZ ARE SO GRATE TAKE ALL THE TIME U NEED I LOVE U LOL
i’m getting really sick of all these time-frames that are never stuck to.
remember that time Sony said “PSN will be down a full day or two?” i sure as hell didn’t forget.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:45 pm PDT

WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT?? WHERE DO WE REQUEST OUR REFUNDS FOR PS PLUS AT??
azariaspice
June 2, 2011 at 4:47 pm PDT

IF you check outside websites, you’ll see that the “Welcome Back Package” is in the “final stages of testing”. There’s likely additional coding to make it work right, where it’s not a traditional store item.

I’m sure this stuff is additional, as alot of the announced PS+ stuff isn’t on there, like the Genesis game. I wouldn’t mind Lilo and Stitch, cos I like Disney games! But I hope we end up with something else besides just that.
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 5:28 pm PDT
  
  Yep, we’re working on getting Welcome Back ready to go =)
  
  As always with PlayStation Plus, the beauty of it is that we add new content all the time, so if on piece of content doesn’t work for ya one week, you’re sure to find incoming updates will have something to love!
wanderer55
June 2, 2011 at 4:48 pm PDT

Hm Lilo & Stitch. I love the movie so I look into this game to see if it worth checking out.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:48 pm PDT

WHO GAVE THE GO AHEAD ON AN IMPORT VERSION FOR LILO AND STITCH? SERIOUSLY LET US KNOW WHO GAVE THE GO AHEAD, THAT WAY WE KNOW WHO TO LAUGH OUT OF THEIR CUSHY OFFICE AND THE GAMING INDUSTRY. THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO EVER MAKE A VIDEO GAME BUSINESS AGAIN, EVER! UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE!
yazter
June 2, 2011 at 4:49 pm PDT

@Lokiroo420

And they call *me* the troll here.. lolol

Anyhow, Grace Chen, I can’t find this post on the main blog (the time I’m typing this). I only got here via Twitter link. Just FYI =)

The list looks nice. I wonder what things await us for the 1 year anniversary of Plus? Been a member since day 1. x)
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 5:18 pm PDT
  
  Props to you for the day 1 Plus sub! =)
ruibing
June 2, 2011 at 4:51 pm PDT

What is the difference between this special E3 version of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 and the retail one?
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:53 pm PDT

YOU GIVE THE NA REGION A JAPANESE VERSION OF A TODDLERS GAME?? SERIOUSLY, WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS SUFFICIENT? WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? A JAPANESE TODDLER PS1 “CLASSIC”? ARE YOU GUYS EVEN TRYING ANY MORE? WAS THE 6 WEEK VACATION TOO LONG?
mcbuttz78
June 2, 2011 at 4:53 pm PDT

SO i does the dlc still stay with you forever . but the game trails are limted to time correct. Or has it changed@ grace
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 5:23 pm PDT
  
  The Plus program hasn’t changed at all: Any free content such as a game or DLC is only free as long as you’re a Plus subscriber. You got it right: You have free reign over the entire game for 1 hour in the Full Game Trials. And lastly: anything you purchase with the Plus discount is yours to keep.
brianace
June 2, 2011 at 4:54 pm PDT

#52, IF you checked outside sites, they also told you the store was going to be back up two weeks ago. Here’s your lesson for the day. Don’t believe everything you read on outside sites.
BLAZ3DAFUNK
June 2, 2011 at 4:54 pm PDT

hate to complain but not very exciting at all… since we had to wait all this time was expecting way more
brianace
June 2, 2011 at 4:55 pm PDT

Lokiroo, maybe you can use the money you saved by not buying Playstation plus, and use it to buy yourself a caps lock. Yours appears to be broken.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:56 pm PDT

THE AMOUNT OF FACEPALM THAT THIS BLOG POST WARRANTS WOULD LEAVE THE ENTIRE PLANET WITH A SHATTERED SKULL. SERIOUSLY? A JAPANESE IMPORT OF LILO AND STITCH? GTFO!
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 4:58 pm PDT

HOW CAN I USE THE MONEY THAT PAYED FOR A YEAR LONG PLUS SUBSCRIPTION TO BUY A CAPS LOCK? COME ON, EXPLAIN TO ME EXACTLY HOW I AM GOING TO TAKE THE ALREADY SPENT MONEY AND USE IT TO BUY A CAPS LOCK? YOU GET AN F FOR THE DAY, MOVE ALONG.
DeathGazer
June 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm PDT

No Outland discount either. In fact, no Outland at all!

What kind of monkeys are running PSN here?
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm PDT

OH IM SORRY, IM SURE EVERYONES KIDS, CHECK, EVERYONE IS JUST SO UBER PUMPED ABOUT GETTING A PS1 CHILDS GAME THAT IS NOT EVEN IN ENGLISH. GO AHEAD AND TELL THEM HOW EXCITED YOU ARE!
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:02 pm PDT

6 WEEKS AND WE GET LILO AND STITCH IN JAPANESE? TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE.
BLAZ3DAFUNK
June 2, 2011 at 5:04 pm PDT

nope not a joke at all.. and we even gotta wait till tomorrow to get it… i find nothing funny about this. i dont even think ima waste the time downloading it waste of harddrive space seriously
BigRon3400
June 2, 2011 at 5:07 pm PDT

I have most of those games already. I want the welcome back package!
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 5:29 pm PDT
  
  soon enough, my friend =)
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:10 pm PDT

ITS A WASTE TO EVEN TYPE THE NAME OUT, IM GUESSING THE DOWNLOADS OF LILO AND STITCH WILL BE IN THE DOZENS. WAY TO GO SONY, FIRST THING BACK YOU GIVE POSSIBLY THE MOST PATHETIC AND UNINSPIRED PLUS OFFERING THAT YOU COULD COME UP WITH. IM SURE CONSUMERS WILL LINE RIGHT UP AFTER HEARING THAT A JAPANESE VERSION OF LILO IS UP FOR GRABS! HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING A JOB FOR SONY? SERIOUSLY, ITS OBVIOUS YOU DONT NEED A PASSION FOR GAMING OR EVEN AN INTEREST, YOU NEITHER NEED A CLUE ABOUT YOUR CONSUMERS OR FANBASE, AND YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED NO TECHNICAL SKILL OR KNOW HOW. WHERE DO YOU SONY EMPLOYEES COME FROM? WAS IT JUST A RANDOM POOL OF PEOPLE FROM THE LOCAL HOME DEPOT OR WALMART? HOW DOES THIS GET THE OK AFTER A 6 WEEK HIATUS? HOW?
Spellcaster
June 2, 2011 at 5:13 pm PDT

It’s a shame Might and Magic Clash of Heroes Jumped UP in price, that was being offered for 7.50 and I was literally in the process of purchasing it when the store went down. the special offer was only good for a day because of those crummy hackers ><
zfredo90
June 2, 2011 at 5:15 pm PDT

Just give me my money back LILO and stich
ox_boy126
June 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm PDT

wtf you said we get the games free
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:20 pm PDT

WAY TO THROW THE NEW GUY UNDER THE BUS GRACE, ON HIS FIRST DAY, WITH AN IMPORT OF LILO AND STITCH. IM SURE HE APPRECIATES IT GREATLY!!
dA_dRuNkEn_OnE_
June 2, 2011 at 5:22 pm PDT

I have a question. I don’t know whether i have psn+ or not. Sony said for the Welcome Back program that we’d get psn+. So would this include us or is it just the actual psn+ members?
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 6:11 pm PDT
  
  When we roll out the details of how to access the 30 days of PlayStation Plus free in Welcome Back, you’ll see exactly how you activate it. The Welcome Back package is almost here, hang tight!
etur0
June 2, 2011 at 5:23 pm PDT

great I haven’t gotten the MAG Escalation Mission Pack (add-on) and Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers

and now that it will be available for free my ps3 is YLOD and I don;t have the money to get it fixed or get a new one
etur0
June 2, 2011 at 5:24 pm PDT

@Lokiroo420 SHUT UP
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:25 pm PDT

@ETURO GO PLAY JAPANESE LILO AND STITCH. ROFL.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:25 pm PDT

IM SORRY THAT WOULD BE CRUEL. DONT PLAY IT.
KZEL33T
June 2, 2011 at 5:32 pm PDT

@ Lokiroo , He cant , His PS3 is Busted , Lmao
dA_dRuNkEn_OnE_
June 2, 2011 at 5:34 pm PDT

@Lokiroo xD better than nothing. ehhhh……scratch that
etur0
June 2, 2011 at 5:36 pm PDT

yeah it is but at least I still have my psp go to play games one but not that one

and the reason why I told him to shut up because I’m tired of him complaining about on stupid game if you don’t want it the don’t download it is that simple
Mobius2525
June 2, 2011 at 5:37 pm PDT

@Lokiroo420 YOU’RE MY HERO!!:)
footballrule
June 2, 2011 at 5:38 pm PDT

Can we get the Black Ops Escalation map pack free? That would be GREAT! :D
dA_dRuNkEn_OnE_
June 2, 2011 at 5:38 pm PDT

true. You don’t have to keep complaining.
dA_dRuNkEn_OnE_
June 2, 2011 at 5:39 pm PDT

@83 Never will happen. Sony doesn’t even own Activision and Treyarch so nooooo way. Unless is they hatched some crazy plan that cause these two publishers to come to Sony then no. Not even a discount. LOL
OleGunnar
June 2, 2011 at 5:39 pm PDT

Hello Morgan!

Welcome. We have been waiting for someone like you for a LONG time, so we are very happy to have you on board!

Now, one little thing (and I’ve only been asking about this for about a year and a half):

Can we p-l-e-a-s-e get the Demon’s Souls Dynamic Theme on the US Store? It has been on the Japanese store since November 2009 and I would absolutely love the opportunity to give you all some money so I could have it.

Thank you,
OleGunnar
- Morgan Haro
  June 2, 2011 at 6:16 pm PDT
  
  Thanks for the welcome! =) Duly noted on the Demon’s Souls Dynamic Theme; but different regions have different agreements, rights of use, etc; so it’s one of those harder than it seems types of things. =| But don’t give up hope! Thanks, OleGunnar
Link01
June 2, 2011 at 5:39 pm PDT

Glad to see something free supporting infamous 2 :D.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:40 pm PDT

HEY ETURO, I PAYED FOR PLUS, THEY GIVE ME LILO AND STITCH THATS NOT EVEN IN ENGLISH, TELL ME WHY I CANT COMPLAIN AGAIN? TAKE OFF YOUR SONY STYLE CHEERLEADING SKIRT, AND LAY THE POMPOMS DOWN.
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:41 pm PDT

ANYONE WHO PAID FOR PLUS, PLEASE SIT HERE AND TELL ME WHY A NON ENGLISH PS1 GAME MADE FOR 5 YEAR OLDS IS SUFFICIENT? PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU GOT WHAT YOU PAID FOR.
MarinoBrea
June 2, 2011 at 5:42 pm PDT

Without further adieu? You didn’t even say Good Bye once :P
Mobius2525
June 2, 2011 at 5:45 pm PDT

@Lokiroo420 I don’t think they will give us Lio and Stitch. Sony is not that STUPID….RIGHT?!!
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:46 pm PDT

EVERYONE WHO THINKS THEY JUST GOT RIPPED OFF WITH THE CHEAPEST THING SONY HAS DONE TO DATE, LETS JUST SAY THAT IN ITSELF IS QUITE A FEAT, BESTING SONY’S OWN INEPTITUDE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW, IGNORE THE CHEARLEADERS WHO SAY GOOD JOB WHEN YOU ARE BEING OFFEREDA NON ENGLISH PS1 GAME THAT WASNT EVEN WANTED BACK THEN. DO YOU KNOW THAT EUROPE GOT A COMPLETE RETAIL GAME TODAY, BURNOUT PARADISE, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE PATTING SONY ON THE BACK FOR THE WORST GAME EVER PUT ON THE STORE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND I WONT SIT HERE AND LET THE PEP SQUAD OVER TALK EVERYONE WHO IS DISAPPOINTED.
Syrus718
June 2, 2011 at 5:48 pm PDT

At 47 if You Buy The Game After playing the game Trial Everything is Still Unlocked it just traders Over
x9248
June 2, 2011 at 5:51 pm PDT

We want Burnout! Or at least something of equal… oh screw it.
etur0
June 2, 2011 at 5:51 pm PDT

@Lokiroo420 looks like someone needs a timeout

and I didn’t say you can’t complain but doing what you are doing is very childish

btw I pay for ps+ has well
Lokiroo420
June 2, 2011 at 5:52 pm PDT

BUYING INTO PS PLUS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BUYING A BIND FROM SONY. WHEN THE TERMS ARE NOT MET, IE INSUFFICIENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, WE NEED TO NOT IDLY STAND BY AND LET SONY LAUGH THEIR WAY TO THE BANK. LILO AND STITCH, NO THANKS, NOT EVEN LILO IN ENGLISH. I WANT MY BOND MONEY BACK, YOU HAVE BROKEN THE TERMS SONY, ITS NOT COOL.

“with the Store back up and running we have some great announcements about free games”

NO GRACE, THE STORE IS NOT BACK UP AND RUNNING, MORE OF A CRIPPLED LIMP, AND NO JAPANESE LILO AND STITCH IS NOT A GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT, AND NO I PAID FOR PLUS, THE GAMES ARENT FREE, COMPLETE FAILURE.
nickthestick01
June 2, 2011 at 5:54 pm PDT

im just glad i can play online. dont care about the free stuff, just glad to play. but it is nice that sony offers you guys something for your patience. so just freaking chill!!!! thanks sony!!!