Morgan Haro
Community Manager, PlayStation Digital Platforms
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It’s been quite a month for PlayStation Plus members. As we look back at the eight(!) games that were announced to arrive free for members in June, we’ve delivered seven of them including XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and more.
This week, we’re happy to tie a bow on June and bring you Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward on PS Vita, free for PS Plus members. We’ve got some discounts for you as well, including one on PS3: new release Pool Nation. Check out the full story below, and let us know what you think in the comments.
June 25th PlayStation Plus Update
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (PS Vita)
PSN Price: $34.99, Free for PS Plus members
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is a suspense-driven visual novel/puzzle game and spiritual sequel to the hit, 999. Zero has kidnapped nine people and placed them in a warehouse to play the deadly Nonary Game. These seemingly nine strangers have bracelets that will kill them if they don’t play the game correctly. However, how can they trust each other, and do some have ulterior motives? Play as Sigma and decide who to trust and who to betray in this plot twisting visual novel! Who is Zero, why has Sigma been brought here and who exactly are the others? With fully voiced dual language support, mind-bending puzzles and more, solve the mystery that is Zero!
Creat Studios Summer Survival Pack (PS3)
20% Discount – PSN Price: $19.99, $15.99 for PS Plus members
Beat the heat and stay cool this season with the Creat Studios Summer Survival Pack! The pack is loaded with 7 of Creat Studio’s most popular PlayStation Network exclusive titles for one limited-time, very low price! Games included: Mushroom Wars + Premium Pack DLC, Germinator, Labyrinth Legends, Digger HD, Pinballistik, Test Yourself, Psych Yourself. This is offer will be available for 2 weeks.
Fat Princess Sale (PS3 and PSP)
Fat Princess (PS3) – 50% Discount – PSN Price: $7.49, $3.75 for PS Plus members Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (PSP) – 50% Discount – PSN Price: $7.49, $3.75 for PS Plus members
Rescue your beloved princess through teamwork in this comic medieval battle royale. There’s a catch, though—the other team has been feeding her magical cake, making her harder to escort back to your castle. Charge head first into battle, heal teammates as they break through enemy lines, and upgrade your team and the castle defenses as you work with your team to save your princess.
Escape Plan (PS Vita)
50% Discount – PSN Price: $7.49, $3.75 for PS Plus members
Escape Plan takes advantage of the PlayStation®Vita system’s multi-touch display, rear touch panel, swipe interfaces and motion sensor, putting the fate of Lil & Laarg in the palm of your hand. Players can swipe, tap, poke, squeeze and slap our hapless heroes and interact with the unique and twisted puzzles of each room. Only you can help them survive before their captor and nemesis, Bakuki, recycles them and turns them into his minions. Swipe as if your life depended on it in this exclusive survival-humor game for the PS Vita system.
Pool Nation (PS3)
40% Discount – PSN Price: $8.49, $5.09 for PS Plus members
Pool Nation is the ultimate pool game – featuring stunning graphics, 11 addictive game modes including adrenaline pumping Endurance, the extensive tour, and 7 exciting online modes, and new Speed Pool Online! In Pool Nation gameplay is king, the ease of control means you can pull off trick shots you wouldn’t dream of in the real world and then parade them to your friends via YouTube! You can customize your game with balls, cues and table decals.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy (PS3)
80% Discount – PSN Price: $2.99, $0.60 for PS Plus members
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is the ultimate version of this jaw-dropping action-adventure set onboard a floating city, where terrorists take control and heroine Kate has to fight back using all her skills and expertise as a systems engineer.
You’ll find all the content detailed above with their Plus benefits active when this week’s PlayStation Store update hits. We’ll be back next week with the month outlook for July as well.
If you’ve got feedback or thoughts on today’s Plus update, leave them below, or, if you’re looking to engage with more of the PS community, make sure you head over to the PlayStation Community to discuss this week’s news more, find other topics to contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself. See you in the comments!
Remember, we’re going to be in PSN Maintenance mode tomorrow. However, the PS Store will be updating later this Monday evening. Check in the Store later tonight, and you may already see Virtue’s Last Reward set to free for Plus members, but make SURE it’s showing up free.
Otherwise, you can wait until the maintenance is all clear tomorrow, then download away.
I don’t think we’ll be moving forward with that format on the Blogcast. I may show up from time to time to discuss some other Plus or PSN related topics, but as for the monthly reveals; I think we’re going to stick with fully announcing on Mondays.
Been excited for Zero Escape this whole month! :) and you cant beat $3.75 for Escape Plan, looks like ill finally give it a try tomorrow. Thank you for an awesome month of PS Plus!!
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Not exactly nice, but I’ll look one up that isn’t restricted to the USA.
You guys should make weekly articles on the Top 20 most played games of the week on PS3 and PS Vita. Would be interesting to see which titles are the most popular on PSN.
Zero Escape is good and all but i really hope you guys start to think more about the Ps vita owners. The Europe had Metal gear hd collection (in the past), Rayman Origins this month and in July they’ll have: Ninja Gaiden and Unit 13.
So guys, PLEASE, bring us Unit 13 or MGS HD Collection. PLEASE ! We really need great games on Vita.
And i really hope you guys answer me this time.
Virtue Last Reward is the last reward for PS+ Vita this month. lol
And oh, we need more PS+ PSP discounts. Really, the PSP games are promoted better that way i think.
Everyone who hasn’t played Virtue’s Last Reward yet is in for a real treat. What a fantastic free game. And it looks like I’ll finally be getting Escape Plan and Fat Princess! Very cool. I wonder if a Fat Princess Vita annoucement is due…
Anyways, should I get the PS3 or the PSP Fat Princess?
**Morgan, Kristine, any SONY staff member**
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May we please have some insight as to the reason why the entire PS1 & PSP libraries that are currently available through PS3 store, are not currently available on the Vita store?
Many of us here ask weekly questions about a rather large number of titles, but never get any answers in regards to them. If we do get an answer, it’s something like “we do not have any information on that title at this time.” “Or, ask the developer” for said title…well we do, but shouldn’t Sony be doing their part in getting these games on the Vita? You his already want us bragging to our friends to buy one ala referral plan…
I for one would love to convince someone to buy a Vita. There are currently so many people nay saying the Vita & calling it a dead console or just a $250.00 controller for the PS4..
Something needs to be done to reVITAlize your handheld, and fast.
I really hope that we also get Battlefield 3 in July like Europeans. And in case that no one at SCEA knows why, here are the reasons :
*It could get people into Battlefield. Like you got me into Darksiders and Borderlands when they were added to the IGC. Because of that i bought Darksiders 2 and Borderlands 2
*Battlefield 4 is around the corner so almost nobody is going to buy BF3 when a new version is coming soon
Totally out of context here but…the PS4 must get TitanFall, as far I know, there’s no exclusivity rights to be on the other console, I hope Sony recognize the enormous potential of this franchise and do something to make it happen on ps4. Looks like the team as Respawn is too small to handle multiple ports, I don’t think It really matters as to when the game comes to PS4 but it must be announce soon. I’m not in favour of supporting the other console but TitanFall and Killer Instinct alone would make me buy one.
I voted for Virtue’s Last Reward in the poll even though I have it because of how great a game it is, but the Fat Princess and Escape Plan sale are very much appreciated as well.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy for 60 cents ? that is pretty much FREE really. i got it for 2.99 its def worth it. ppl better get it for 60 cents… also pool nation only 5 bucks for ps members is very nice. il be getting it for 8 bucks. fat princess for 3 bucks ? it was worth 15 to me. also the Creat Studios Summer Survival Pack , thats a lot of games for that price. there all like 9.99 each alone. also the STORE UPDATE will be TONIGHT not tommorow, for thise that did not know. due to maintainence.
Anyone have any suggestions if i should get it for PSN or PSP (keeping in mind i don’t overly care if i am playing real people or bots … to me it seems funner as a portable game, but dont want to miss out on anything if the PSN version has more to offer). Is the online community for Fat Princes PSN still good?
Since February the quality of sales has really improved I find, we now get more widespread sales,some competitive pricing, bundles and flash sales. I am not always interested in the stuff offered but there is more then like one thing that has my attention unlike before when it was a deal or interesting content I only looked forward to once a month. My only complaint would have to be I don’t always have enough money to get everything I desire in time now lol.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy will change the way you look at every other video game that uses water – unfortunately, it makes them all look painfully bad in comparison. What they do with water and how it moves and interacts with the environment is stunning for its realism – you won’t believe how bad water in other games has been until you’ve played it.
Unfortunately, it’s too short, and the plot isn’t fully developed. It’s a lot more than just a tech demo, but not quite as full an experience as I’d like. But for less than three quarters, there’s no risk here – check it out if you haven’t already!
Not much else for me this week, as I don’t have a Vita or PSP, and I’m not sure the other discounts are interesting – but it’s been a great month, so I can’t complain, and it’s good to see some love for the other devices. Hopefully when the PS4 hits, we’ll still see plenty of PS3 content in Plus for at least a couple more years.
Wow what a month. I’m still sooooo far behind in my gaming because with my ever-increasing backlog (and my trophy hunting haha) and PS Plus isn’t helping with that lol. Keep it up Plus team, and we could ALWAYS use more sales!
Morgan, according to Paul Sullivan over on the PSN Maintenance post, the store is updating later today because of tomorrow’s maintenance. I’m assuming this includes the PS Plus update as well?
That is correct. So technically, these updates will be available later tonight when the PS Store does a special early update. Though I don’t know exactly what time tonight the update will be.
@MorganHaro can you explain to us why NA cann’t get the next month PS+ lineup weeks ahead of time like EU does. It’s an honest question. I just don’t understand why they can get a preview weeks before and we can’t.
Kinda just the way it is man. It’s our announcement schedule, and we like to frame it at the start of the month. Plus, I like to make sure everything is as locked in as can be. Would rather the information be correct and timely, rather than rushed and anger you guys if it turns out that something needs to change.
I only got ps vita console having 1 vita a month is not worthy! I’m beginning to regret subscribing here for 1 year, I should had stick to asia or changed to europe.
PLEASE NO MORE PSP GAMES NEXT MONTH! asia/europe vita users are getting 2 vita titles per month! Why can’t the NA? US plus is very terrible for vita users only!
Thanks for Virtue’s Last Reward Morgan! Can’t wait to play that. Hope the July outlook is going to be awesome.
Oh Yeah! ooooHHHH YEAHHHH! Finally!
And it was because of these awesome Vita deals, that I finally subscribed to Plus.
wow fat princess and escape plan for $3.75 each is great, been waiting to pick up those two for a while and now I will finally get the chance yay.
Can’t wait for Virtue’s Last Reward tomorrow ^-^
Remember, we’re going to be in PSN Maintenance mode tomorrow. However, the PS Store will be updating later this Monday evening. Check in the Store later tonight, and you may already see Virtue’s Last Reward set to free for Plus members, but make SURE it’s showing up free.
Otherwise, you can wait until the maintenance is all clear tomorrow, then download away.