PlayStation Plus April Preview: Free Shank 2 and Shift 2 Unleashed, Ghost Recon Future Soldier Beta

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PlayStation Plus April Preview: Free Shank 2 and Shift 2 Unleashed, Ghost Recon Future Soldier Beta

This April, we’re preparing some great offers for PlayStation Plus that will make you think twice about going outside. For starters, we’re happy to announce the free games coming in April to Plus: PSN Game Shank 2 and PS3 Full Game Shift 2 Unleashed! You’ll be able to get these titles free in Plus starting on April 3rd and throughout the month of April. In addition, we’ve also got more free content including PSone Classic Silent Hill, PS minis Cananbalt, Farm Frenzy 2 and Mystic Garden, as well as PSN Game Frogger Returns.

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Free games aren’t the only benefit to Plus. Last month saw the exclusive early access to the much-anticipated PSN game Journey. This month, you’ll be the first to try out Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier Beta!

Hefty discounts on the games you care about are always a part of Plus, and April will bring more discounts on content you love. New releases Wheels of Destruction, House of the Dead 4, and the debut of the standalone Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City will all have discounts the day they’re available to download from PlayStation Store!

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You’ll also want to check out sweet free Avatars from the PS Vita hit Escape Plan, as well as PlayStation Plus exclusive avatars and themes for The House of the Dead and Devil May Cry.

There’s more to come in April that we can’t quite talk about yet, but rest assured we’ll bring you more news throughout the month on more great Plus content. If you haven’t seen all that Plus has to offer for yourself, you can go to the PlayStation Store on your PS3 and head to the PlayStation Plus section, or click here to purchase a voucher code online that will be emailed instantly to you to redeem in the PlayStation Store.

Some content and/or release dates outlined may change including the addition or removal of content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or continue the discussion on the PlayStation Community forums in the Official PlayStation Plus Update thread.

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Exclusives: The House of the Dead 4 Demo – 4/10
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier Closed Beta – Date TBA
Free Downloads: Shift 2 Unleashed – 4/3
Shank 2 – 4/3
Frogger Returns – 4/17
Minis: Canabalt – 4/10
Farm Frenzy 2 – 4/3
Mystic Garden – 4/10
PS one Classics: Silent Hill – 4/3
Full Game Trials: Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes From Liberty City – 4/10
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record – 4/17
NHL 12 – 4/17
SAINTS ROW THE THIRD – 4/17
Disney Universe – 4/24
The Cursed Crusade – 4/24
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 4/24
SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION – 424
Media: Qore Episode 47 – April – 4/10
Free Avatars and Themes: Escape Plan Lil Avatar – 4/3
Escape Plan Bakuki Avatar – 4/3
Escape Plan Logo Avatar – 4/3
Escape Plan Triangle Avatar – 4/3
Escape Plan Laarg Avatar – 4/3
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 GOLDMAN AVATAR – 4/17
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 JAMES AVATAR – 4/17
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 KATE AVATAR – 4/17
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 DYNAMIC THEME – 4/17
Discounts: GRAND THEFT AUTO IV EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY – 4/10 (PS Plus Price: $11.99)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 – 4/17 (PS Plus Price: $6.99)
Disney Universe – 4/24 – (PS Plus Price: TBD – 50% off Store Price)
Exclusive Discounted Avatar Bundles: Devil May Cry Avatar Bundle- 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99)
Devil May Cry 2 Avatar Bundle – 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99)
Devil May Cry 3 Avatar Bundle – 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99)

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201 Comments

  • Excellent Plus offering! Good job Sony. Updates like these and I may just continue my Plus service subscription .

  • Omg thank you thank thank you. This month will be awesome for plus. I have been so mean to sony on plus and things in general but April for plus has made me VERY HAPPY. I swear I was about to buy shift 2 last week and held off still thinking about it cause I have GT5 and heard GT% was better so I was doing more research on it and then BAM its going to be free for me YES. It is true the saying that those who wait things better will happen or come VERY TRUE for shift 2 for me lol. Man I’m happy and will have a new racing game to play. Now all we need is Nascar 2011, GT5, battlefield 3, saints row 3 and skyrim on the psn store and I will love Sony for ever! Thanks again for shift 2 sony. YES!

  • Thanks sony for giving me shift 2 free next week. I was about to buy that last week and post pone that purchase since I have gt5 and people said its better than shift 2 and don’t waste my money but now I won’t have to waste any money cause I will get it free off my plus psn account. Not the account I’m writing from now. I always protect my main account from the noobs that troll me with hate messages lol. But again thanks and so I take it Saints 3 is coming to psn in april? I hope so I will sell my disc copy and get the digital version. I prefer digital than disc.

  • What is a closed BETA? Is it comparable to a full game? Does it “expire” in regards to Playstation Plus policy?

  • I appreciate Playstation Plus. I’ve played every game that I’ve downloaded except for some of the minis, and whether or not I enjoy the games I have great respect for Sony and the people watching over Playstation’s Plus members. I’ve spent countless hours playing Inferno Pool with my roommate. Great use of $50 to get Plus, in my opinion.

  • Where are the Vitas stuff no updates or free stuff or anything else? All I have is the Vita, PS3 too expensive still want one though now I have a Vita. But wheres the love for the Vita owners?

  • @ 150

    So basically I just delete the disc game data for shift 2 unleashed and download the digital version and things will be fine right ? Everything will work fine and I would just have to game install the 5 GB download for the digital copy of shift 2 unleashed. And my saved game file will work fine and I can collect more trophy’s in game with the digital copy.

  • Wow the list of free titles is very impressive! And a Ghost Recon beta! This is gonna be an awesome update.

  • This is totally amazing overall. I knew Silent Hill would be free soon. I just knew it. Thank you for making it happen! I’d like to see Pac Man HD free sometime this year.

  • This month was a bit lacklustre for me, after last month’s The Great February PlayStation Plus Giveaway, but this update just made my day.

    Shift 2? Awesome!

    Shank 2? Awesome!!

    Silent Hill? Awesome!!!

    I am so glad I joined PlayStation Plus. I love you Sony!!!

    Now if only you’ll give us Wild A.R.M.S. for the month of May…

  • I like you actually made my moneys worth with need for speed thanks Sony keep it up.

  • How about getting us some Home support finally?!?! I’m still waiting for something besides T-shirts and Halo’s to appear, what about a lounge and some Home discounts???? I’ve only gotten 3 games with Home rewards, we need more than this!!! 8(

  • Anyone here mind sharing their plus account info with me? I promise I will only download Silent Hill, nothing else. You can download whatever you want from my acc.

  • Will Europe be getting this content also

  • How bout some Kingdom Hearts

  • I love the SNK minis, they’re like a cool little retro surprise xD

  • With the current offers with Playstation Plus going on right now, and with this coming in a week… I am serious debating on getting a Plus membership.

    All in all, nice update!

  • I hate when people say they want to pick what’s free, that’s just stupid. At the end of the month is like Christmas, we all sit around waiting for the post to tell us what we’re all getting. Sure sometimes it’s a bad game much like the crappy sweater your grandma made for you and than there’s an awesome game as well. Just as long as they keep giving me free games I don’t have, I’m happy. Now if they start just releasing rerun games we all have than we can complain. I understand rereleasing a game so new people can get them but always have new stuff with it and I’m a happy camper. Just wish I didn’t have to wait so late in the day to actually have them posted is all.

  • Sweet update!! I can’t wait for these games to become available!! April will indeed be an awesome month!!

  • Need to get a PS3…..>.<;

  • Any word if Silent Hill Downpour is coming to the PSN Store to purchase? On the page it lists “How to download to your PS3″ so I am looking forward to knowing if its coming soon seen you have silent hill free for Playstation Plus Members so I am guessing you guys got something in store for us

  • muito bom essa atualização eu sou do Brasil e adoro a Playstation Plus.

  • you know how much a ps3 here in Brazil 1,200 reais believe!

  • Zombies and Racing!!! NICE!!!!

  • Looks like a good month to be a plus member ^^. I just have some questions, what about the vita love? Such as with Skype, plus content, and those mini titles that are supposed to be compatible but aren’t if you got them free as a Plus member?

  • When is the Ghost Recon Future beta coming to the PS Plus members ??

  • ok im reading updated drops w/ no mention of shank 2 or shift 2..

    hoping this stays the course

  • IGETWHATIWANTBIM

    WOW another lame month get some First person Shooter please like one ill play more than once

  • cmon it’s april 3rd I can’t wait!!!!!

  • Soooo…. it’s apri 3 :/ where my free games at?

  • APRIL 3rd AND NO PSN UPDATE I’M STARTING TO IRRITATE

  • everyone go to the store and search for shift 2,shank 2 and farm frenzy 2 there ready for download right now for plus memebers for free im downloading them right now

  • awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

  • Glad to see Silent Hill…great game…Also looking foward to downloading “I am Alive”…anybody play it yet…how is it?

  • Such a great month to be a Plus member ! :D

  • great update. well worth my hard earned dough. thx psn

  • hello

  • It would be nice if you guys could have the games from the Dreamcast Collection for free next month.
    Just a suggestion.

  • Where is Frogger Returns that was promised for the 17th?

  • Nevermind =D

  • and this is why PS rules and Xbox droolz

  • We need more cloud space ,or the system needs to be updated to back up game saves only. I would love to back my game saves to a single file and not have to do a full system back up

  • ghost recon is finally on im in canda and am in the lobby waiting for people.. this game is sickkkk!!!!!!!! its april 19th 11.22 am in toronto

  • OMG!!!! thanks 4 the Silent Hill download….luv the classics

  • Lol, when do The beta come out? Its The 21 today and its not in The psn+ store?! Shout out 2 all of u guys HELP ME OUT, BRO!!!!!!

  • Wow sorry guys… I got it its out in LA now!!!!

  • i wish sony make Silent Hill: Downpour and infamus FB the free title next month :) pleeeeaase sony make it as i wish :D

  • or could it be the Ultimate mavel vs capcom 3 free :B i wish so

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