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North American PSN update; Jan. 4, 2011

Sony Computer Entertainment America posted its weekly update to the PlayStation Store. This week features some decent additions. Check out the huge sales, some new demos, and a bit of DLC. Enjoy this content as the next few weeks are going to be quite busy for PS3 owners.

PlayStation Plus Content

Featured Games

Lead & Gold: Gangs for the Wild West (Free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $14.99)
Spyro the Dragon (Free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $5.99)
Pipe Madness – Minis (Free and exclusive for PlayStation Plus Subscribers)

Discounted Games & DLC

MX vs. ATV Reflex PSP (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $15.00, regular price $29.99)
Tom Clancy: H.A.W.X. 2 – All In One Pack (25% off) (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Underwater Disco Theme (Free for PlayStation Plus members, regular price $1.49)
Rival School Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus members for $1.99)

PS3 Content

Updates

Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional Character Colors #1 – Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional Character Colors #2 – Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional Character Colors #3 – Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional System Voice Type-C – Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $5.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional System Voice Type-K – Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $5.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Additional System Voice Type-M – Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $5.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Makoto Additional Playable Character – Sale (PS3) (now $4.49, original price $7.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Unlock All Unlimited Characters – Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $5.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Unlock Playable Character Mu – Sale (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift – Valkenhayn R Hellsing – Sale (PS3) (now $4.49, original price $7.99)
Cuboid – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Interpol – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Magic Orbz – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Magic Orbz Extreme Bundle – Sale (PS3) (now $7.79, original price $12.99)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Sky Fighters – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Smash Cars – Sale (PS3) (now $8.99, original price $14.99)
Wakeboarding HD Dynamic Theme Bundle – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Hamsterball – Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $9.99)
Super Stacker Party – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $6.99)
Topatoi – Sale (PS3) (now $3.99, original price $7.99)
Topatoi Bundle – Sale (PS3) (now $6.99)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $13.99)
Uno PSP – Sale (PSP) (now $0.99, original price $7.99)
Wheel of Fortune – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $14.99)
101-In-1 Megamix – Permanent Price Drop (PS3/PSP) (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
GTI Club Supermini Festa! – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
Superstars V8 Racing – Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)

Downloadable Games

MicroBot ($9.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 148 MB

TETRIS ($9.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 70 MB

NEOGEO Station PS3 Bundle Pack ($79.99)
ESRB Rated E – T
File size: 551 MB

Ricochet HD ($7.99) ** SPECIAL INTRODUCTARY OFFER Normally $9.99 **
ESRB Rated E
File size: 326 MB

Angry Birds – minis ($3.99) (also available from PSP Storefront)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 17 MB

PSone Classic

Reloaded ($5.99)
ESRB Rated M
File size: 144 MB

Arc the Lad III ($5.99)
ESRB Rated T
File size: 622 MB

Game Demos (free)

MicroBot Demo
ESRB Rated E
File size: 148 MB

Top Gun Network Demo
ESRB Rated T
File size: 236 MB

Alien Breed 2: Assault Demo
ESRB Rated T
File size: 1.33 GB

Ricochet HD Demo
ESRB Rated E
File size: 326 MB

Kung-Fu Live Demo
ESRB Rated T
File size: 313 MB

Add-on Game Content

John Daly’s Prostroke Golf Course Pack 01 (free)
Four new 18-hole golf courses with local play – single or multiplayer:

* Cotton Farms: Long par 5’s, unforgiving fairways and challenging greens.
* St Stephens: Rolling, hilly North American course with extensive water hazards.
* Crawford Dunes: North American course with strategic bunkers and winding fairways.
* Almeria Country Park: Crisp, dry course from Southern Europe requiring precision play.

File size: 298 MB

Fist of the North Star – DLC Pack 6 ($4.99)
File size: 11 MB

EyePet – Transport Pack ($2.99)
File size: 16 MB

Def Jam Rapstar DLC Content
(Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB) Expand your DEF JAM RAPSTAR library with these songs. DEF JAM RAPSTAR game disc is required to play this downloadable content:

* “Money To Blow” – Birdman ($1.99)
* “Pass The Courvoisier, Part II” – Busta Rhymes ($1.99)
* “Laffy Taffy” – D4L ($1.99)
* “Get Your Freak On” – Missy Elliot ($1.99)

File size: 39 – 61 MB (singles)

Rock Band 3 DLC Content
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

* “Cry, Cry, Cry″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “Five Feet High and Rising″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “Folsom Prison Blues″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “I Got Stripes″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “I Walk the Line″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “Tennessee Flat Top Box″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* “The Ballad of Ira Hayes″ – Johnny Cash ($1.99)
* Johnny Cash Pack 01 ($13.49) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Johnny Cash Pack 01. This pack includes “Cry, Cry, Cry”, “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”, “Five Feet High and Rising”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “I Got Stripes”, “I Walk the Line”, “Tennessee Flat Top Box”, and “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” by Johnny Cash.
* “Band on the Run” – Paul McCartney & Wings ($1.99)
* “Helen Wheels” – Paul McCartney & Wings ($1.99)
* “Let Me Roll It” – Paul McCartney & Wings ($1.99)
* “Maybe I’m Amazed” – Paul McCartney & Wings ($1.99)
* Celebrating Band on the Run Pack ($6.99) – Build your Rock Band 3 library by purchasing this song game track pack: Celebrating Band on the Run Pack. This pack includes “Maybe I’m Amazed”, “Band on the Run”, “Helen Wheels”, and “Let Me Roll It” by Paul McCartney & Wings.
* Rock Band Pack 01 (free) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Rock Band Free Pack 01. This pack includes “Visions,” by Abnormality “Get Clean,” by Anarchy Club “Night Lies,” by Bang Camaro “Shoulder to the Plow,” by Breaking Wheel “Welcome to the Neighborhood,” by The Libyans “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter,” by The Main Drag “Conventional Lover,” by Speck “Supreme Girl,” by The Sterns and “Rob the Prez-O-Dent” by That Handsome Devil.

Rock Band Network

* “(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar” – The Guild feat. Felicia Day ($0.99)
* “Bullet With A Name” – Nonpoint ($1.99)
* “Buttersnips” – Periphery ($1.99)
* “Deliver Us” – Andy Timmons ($1.99)
* “Obfuscation” – Between the Buried and Me ($1.99)
* “Rise Above This” – Seether ($1.99)
* “Second & Sebring” – Of Mice & Men ($1.99)
* “The Anthem Of The Angry Brides” – Norma Jean ($1.99)
* “The Waiting One” – All That Remains ($1.99)
* “Wake Up” – Suicide Silence ($1.99)

File size: 13 – 83 MB (singles), 164 – 197 MB (track pack)

Avatars

Rival Schools Avatars (x5) ($0.49)
File size: 100 KB

The Fight Lights Out Avatars (x2) ($0.49)
File size: 104 – 109 KB

Game Videos (free)

Dead Space 2 – Get Caught Up On Dead Space Trailer
File size: 183 MB (HD)

Dead Space 2 – Chaos Hits The Sprawl Trailer
File size: 77 MB (HD)

Madden NFL 11 Trailer
File size: 63 MB (1080)

Mass Effect 3 – Announce Trailer
File size: 31 MB (HD)

Modern Combat: Domination – Move Trailer
File size: 54 MB (HD)

Thor – Spike VGA World Premiere Trailer
File size: 82 MB (1080)

Yakuza 4 Story Trailer
File size: 110 MB (HD)

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – HR Upgrades & Augmentations Network Trailer
File size: 81 MB (HD)

Kung-Fu Live Launch Trailer
File size: 43 MB (HD)

PixelJunk Shooter 2 Gameplay Trailer
File size: 93 MB (HD), 156 MB (1080)

Making of TV Superstars – Move
File size: 148 MB (HD), 247 MB (1080)

Making of TV Superstars – Fame
File size: 162 MB (HD), 272 MB (1080)

Making of TV Superstars – Eye
File size: 127 MB (HD), 213 MB (1080)

Gran Turismo 5 Features Trailer
File size: 95 MB (HD), 159 MB (1080)

Journey – Debut Trailer
File size: 83 MB (HD)

SingStar Dance Launch Trailer
File size: 67 MB (HD), 113 (1080)

Resistance 3 Game Trailer (VGAs)
File size: 100 MB (HD), 167 MB (1080)

PS3 Themes

Call of Duty: Black Ops Heroes Theme ($1.99)
File size: 7.68 MB

Tron: Evolution Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
File size: 2.14 MB

PSP Content

Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Legends of War: Patton’s Campaign ($19.99)
ESRB Rated T
File size: 404 MB

Auditorium ($9.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 24 MB

Hot Shots Shorties Blue Pack ($4.99)
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 53 MB

Hot Shots Shorties Red Pack ($4.99)
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 90 MB

Hot Shots Shorties Green Pack ($4.99)
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 62 MB

Hot Shots Shorties Yellow Pack ($4.99)
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 52 MB

Hot Shots Shorties Bundle Pack ($14.99)
ESRB Rated E10+
File size: 257 MB

Add-on Game Content (also available from PS3 Storefront)

LittleBigPlanet PSP – Friar Tuck Costume (free)
File size: 1.38 MB

Toy Story 3: Escape! ($0.99)
File size: 4.26 MB

Toy Story 3: Rescue Buzz Lightyear ($0.99)
Buzz Lightyear has been imprisoned by Zurg. Take 3 Aliens on an epic quest to save him.
File size: 4.06 MB

PSP minis (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Family Games – minis ($3.99)
ESRB Rated E
File size: 26 MB