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North American PSN update; July 19, 2011

The PlayStation Network grows even larger with discounted content this week. Headlining the deals on games, is the Borderlands Full Bundle Package, which offers PlayStation Plus members the a download for Borderlands and all four DLC packs released for it. Limbo, and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions are seeing release today on PSN.

See below for a full list of updates: 

PlayStation Plus

Featured Games & DLC

 * Guerilla War minis (Free with Plus, a $2.99 value)

Discounted Games

 * Borderlands Full Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $14.99 – a $60 value)
 * Limbo (PlayStation Plus price $11.99; a 20% discount)
 * Cuboid (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Magic Orbz (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Sky Fighters (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Smash Cars (PlayStation Plus price $5.99; a 20% discount)
 * Wakeboarding HD (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Hamsterball (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Ricochet HD (PlayStation Plus price $3.99; a 20% discount)
 * Baseball Stars 2 (PlayStation Plus price $7.19; a 20% discount)
 * Baseball Stars 2 PSP (PlayStation Plus price $5.59; a 20% discount)
 * The King of Fighters ’95 (PlayStation Plus price $7.19; a 20% discount)
 * The King of Fighters ’95 PSP (PlayStation Plus price $5.59; a 20% discount)
 * Athena minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * HAL 21 minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * Ikari Warriors minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * Marvin’s Maze minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * Ozma Wars minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * Sasuke vs. Commander minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)
 * Vanguard minis (PlayStation Plus price $2.39; a 20% discount)

Featured Themes

 * Fast Draw Showdown Dynamic Theme (Free with Plus, a $2.99 value)
 * Amazing Earth: Volcano Dynamic Theme (PlayStation Plus price $0.90; a 70% discount)
 * Apache Gunship Dynamic Theme (PlayStation Plus price $0.90; a 70% discount)
 * Divine Light Dynamic Theme (PlayStation Plus price $0.90; a 70% discount)
 * Destination: Japanese Temple Dynamic Theme (PlayStation Plus price $0.90; a 70% discount)

Updates

Bioshock 2 Exclusive Characters – Sale (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $1.99)
Bioshock 2 Minerva’s Den – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Bioshock 2 Protector Trials – Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
Bioshock 2 Rapture Metro – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Bioshock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack – Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99)
Borderlands – Sale (PS3) (now $14.99, original price $29.99)
Borderlands New Revolution – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Borderlands Secret Armory – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Borderlands The Underdome – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Borderlands Zombie Island – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Mafia II – The Betrayal Of Jimmy – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Mafia II – Greaser Pack – Sale (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
Mafia II – Jimmy’s Vendetta – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Mafia II – Joe’s Adventure – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Mafia II – Renegade Pack – Sale (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
Mafia II – Vegas Pack – Sale (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
Mafia II – War Hero Pack – Sale (PS3) (now $1.49, original price $2.99)
Cuboid – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Magic Orbz – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Sky Fighter – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Smash Cars – Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99)
Wakeboarding HD – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Hamsterball – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Ricochet HD – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Wackylands Boss – Minis – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Onslaught/Battlefield 1943 Bundle – Price Change (PS3) (now $12.99, original price $19.99)
Pool Hall Pro – Price Change (PSP) (now $3.99, original price $9.99)

Downloadable Games

Limbo ($14.99)
Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy enters LIMBO.
ESRB Rated T
File size 94 MB

Fast Draw Showdown ($9.99)
Now’s your chance to clean up this town, and show’em who the fastest gun in the west really is! Unholster your PlayStation Move motion controller and start working your way through this outlaw riddled town. Play on your own and show your friends and the world that you’re the fastest draw with online Leaderboards, or even take on a friend in multiplayer modes, and see which of you has the quickest draw. So get ready for some real fast draw action!
ESRB Rated T
File size 699 MB

Dead Block ($9.99)
Are you clever enough to survive a Zombie Armageddon? Don’t panic! Use your brain first and, if necessary, your sledgehammer. Three survivors have formed an unlikely alliance to protect themselves from the invading undead. Hiding in abandoned buildings, they build blockades, set traps and – as a last resort – use weapons to fight. Outlive the Zombie invasion alone or fight with your friends in split-screen cooperative mode.
ESRB Rated T
File size 449 MB

Baseball Stars 2 ($8.99)
BASEBALL STARS 2 laces up its cleats and steps onto the diamond of NEOGEO Station! Exciting arcade-style baseball is recreated here with over-the-top animations, full voice commentaries, two modes of gameplay and numerous options for the best baseball game experience! Aim for the top of the pennant race! Play Ball!
ESRB Rated E
File size 53 MB

The King of Fighters ’95 ($8.99)
The 2nd installment of the series, “THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95”, is back on NEOGEO Station! The introduction of the “Team Edit System” makes it possible to create original teams for even more intense battles! Also, “KOF ’95” is the start of the Orochi Saga in which IORI YAGAMI appears for the first time!
ESRB Rated T
File size 67 MB

Game Demos (free)

Dead Block Demo
Are you clever enough to survive a Zombie Armageddon? Don’t panic! Use your brain first and, if necessary, your sledgehammer. Three survivors have formed an unlikely alliance to protect themselves from the invading undead. Hiding in abandoned buildings, they build blockades, set traps and – as a last resort – use weapons to fight. Outlive the Zombie invasion alone or fight with your friends in split-screen cooperative mode.
ESRB Rated T
File size 449 MB

Limbo Demo
Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy enters LIMBO.
ESRB Rated T
File size 94 MB

PS one Imports

Kyuiin ($5.99)
Kyuiin delivers a highly creative and very clean horizontal scroller. Your flying machine is a vacuum cleaner. Your weapons include sucking up enemies with your hose and whipping them with your cord. This remarkably original title has innovative gameplay and a well-balanced scoring system.
File Size: 131 MB

Add-on Game Content

Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues ($9.99)
In Old World Blues, you are transported to the Big MT research crater and find you’re the only hope of saving the Think Tank – the strange group of post-human researchers who inhabit the facility. Recover all the weapons, armor, and tech of the Pre-War era and use them to help save all of Science!
File size 776 MB

Dead Block – More Dead To Block Map Pack ($2.99)
Zombies just never give up! Download the ‘More dead to block’ map pack for Dead Block, a unique action defense survival game, now! Help Jack, Mike and Foxy get through 4 all new dangerous and terrifying levels.
Explore all of the additional maps, including a Slaughter House and Turkish Bath, in Single Player mode, or play with up to 3 of your friends in Multiplayer mode. Get ready to Rock’n’Roll and keep on Dead Blockin’!
File size 112 MB

Bulletstorm Blood Symphony DLC Pack ($9.99)
The Bulletstorm Blood Symphony DLC pack introduces you to 5 new maps including: 2 new Echoes mode maps – Monorail Factory, Mean Streets and 3 new Anarchy mode maps – Mini City, Rock Quarry and Ulysses. Download now and keep killing with skill!
File size 480 MB

Mortal Kombat Warrior Rain ($4.99)
Download and play as the Warrior Rain. A refugee orphaned by Shao Kahn’s conquest, Rain grew up under the protection of the Edenian Resistance. An exceptional fighter, he rose through their ranks. As his reputation grew, so did his arrogance. When Rain demanded leadership of the Resistance forces, he was refused. Infuriated, he turned against his rebel comrades. In payment for this treason, Rain was promised his own army by the emperor Shao Kahn.
File size 67 MB

Mortal Kombat – Compatibility Pack 3 Featuring Klassic Skins (Free)
Download the Kitana and Jade Klassic Mortal Kombat 2 skins but beware these alluring yet dangerous kombatants. Please Note: This pack also contains a compatibility update. Please download prior to your next Mortal Kombat multiplayer match. Visit www.themortalkombat.com for details.
File size 67 MB

Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls Additional Scenario The Red Shadow Of The Sister ($7.99)
An additional story arc in the epic saga of “Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls.” Fresh adventures, more difficult opponents and new characters await! Note: Requires a full-release Unlock Key for “Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls.
File size 76 MB

MotorStorm Apocalypse King of Diamonds Event Pack (Free)
Enjoy the free King of Diamonds challenge event pack add-on, featuring six single-player races where you can earn up to 120,000 Chips total. Take on a variety of race events with Rookie, Pro and Veteran rivals and win 1st place to earn a one-time big-chip reward in each, then challenge your friends’ best times or take on the world for bragging rights on the global leaderboards!
File size 100 KB

ModNation Racers Medieval Mini Theme ($6.99)
Pulling a sword from a stone won’t win you any races in ModNation Racers, but the Medieval Style Pack will certainly help make it look that way. Style Packs are loaded with plenty of creation parts to get your creative juices flowing, and this one brings the look of something straight out of King Arthur’s world. But remember – In ModNation Racers, YOU must be king of the road!
File size 100 KB

Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon – Sideswipe ($0.99)
SIDESWIPE is a scout character, quick on his feet (wheels) and ready to mix it up with DECEPTICONS. He excels at hit and run tactics, and can effortlessly move in and out of fights in both robot and vehicle form. Gamers who prefer speed and melee capabilities should look to SIDESWIPE as a class-A specimen.
File size 115 KB

Rock Band 3 
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
“Blow Up The Outside World” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
“Burden In My Hand” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
“Fell On Black Days” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
“Outshined” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
“Rusty Cage” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
“The Day I Tried To Live” – Soundgarden ($1.99)
Artist pack ($9.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Celebrating Soundgarden On Tour. This pack includes “Blow Up The Outside World”, “Burden In My Hand”, “Fell On Black Days”, “Outshined”, “Rusty Cage” and “The Day I Tried To Live” by Soundgarden
File size: 23 – 37 MB (singles), 180 MB (track pack)

Rock Band Network V2.0
“(pin)Ballz” – Insomniac Games ($0.99)
“Alaska” – Between the Buried and Me ($1.99)
“Find Beauty” – Rose of Jericho ($1.99)
“Sick, Sick, Sick” – Bayside ($1.99)
“Too Little Too Late” – A Skylit Drive ($1.99)
File size: 23 – 40 MB (singles)

Bundles

Borderlands Full Bundle ($19.99)
File size 7.68 GB

Bioshock 2 – Add-On Bundle ($10.99)
File size 4.03 GB

Mafia II – Add-On Bundle ($14.49)
File size 1.87 GB

Avatars

Super Street Fighter IV 8-bit Avatars ($0.49) (x18)
Fast Draw Showdown Avatars (Free – $0.49) (x7)
Call Of Juarez: The Cartel Avatars ($0.49) (x3)

Game Videos (free)

BioShock Infinite – Windows into other Worlds Trailer
Dead Block Debut Trailer
NEOGEO Station Title Lineup Trailer
Back To The Future: The Game – Behind The Scenes – Surprise Voice Joins The Cast
Rocksmith Announcement Trailer
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Online Battle Video
Starhawk Introducing the Universe Video

PS3 Themes

Fast Draw Showdown Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Dead Block Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Brain Freeze Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Shark Attack Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
Circles Of Confusion Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

PlayStation Store for PSP

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War Of The Lions ($9.99)
In days now long past, the War of the Lions rent the land of Ivalice in two. And it is here that two young men of note first stepped onto history’s stage. Now, the acclaimed FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS, is available for download. All the new features are here–new CG cinematics, new characters, more job classes and more missions are all here. One of the greatest turn-based strategy RPGs of all time awaits!
ESRB Rated T
File size 205 MB

Baseball Stars 2 PSP ($6.99)
BASEBALL STARS 2 laces up its cleats and steps onto the diamond of NEOGEO Station! Exciting arcade-style baseball is recreated here with over-the-top animations, full voice commentaries, two modes of gameplay and numerous options for the best baseball game experience! Aim for the top of the pennant race! Play Ball!
ESRB Rated E
File size 16 MB

The King Of Fighters ’95 PSP ($6.99)
The 2nd installment of the series, “THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95”, is back on NEOGEO Station! The introduction of the “Team Edit System” makes it possible to create original teams for even more intense battles! Also, “KOF ’95” is the start of the Orochi Saga in which IORI YAGAMI appears for the first time!
ESRB Rated T
File size 35.1 MB

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

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY Bartz: Dancer ($0.99)
File size: 3.1 MB

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY FFV BGM Pack 3 Tracks ($0.99)
File size: 3.7 MB

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY FFVI BGM Pack 3 Tracks ($0.99)
File size: 3.2 MB

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY FFXI BGM Pack 3 Tracks ($0.99)
File size: 6.5 MB

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY Shantotto: Wedding Dress ($0.99)
File size: 2.8 MB

DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY Terra: Striped Dress ($0.99)
File size: 3 MB

PSP minis

Angry Birds ($3.99)
File size 17 MB

Athena ($2.99)
File size 13 MB

Guerrilla War ($2.99)
File size 16 MB

HAL 21 ($2.99)
File size 2.43 MB

Ikari Warriors ($2.99)
File size 12 MB

Marvin’s Maze ($2.99)
File size 2.9 MB

Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar ($4.99)
File size 38 MB

Ozma Wars ($2.99)
File size 2.3 MB

Sasuke Vs. Commander ($2.99)
File size 4 MB

Vanguard ($2.99)
File size 2.8 MB