The last week of the month is here and we finally start to get more than one retail releases as publishers realize that we actually like to purchase games all year long (and not only during the holiday rush). The three retail releases bring something for everyone, as we’re getting Final Fantasy XIII-2, sequel that is supposed to “fix” everything that was wrong with FF XIII (which, if you ask me, was nothing at all), Soul Calibur V (fighting games are back in style!) and NeverDead (a game that is so weird, that I’ll just point you to the trailer so you can see what it’s all about ). On PSN, the only new release is Puddle. Other than that, we get some formerly retail only games that are now part of the digital service. Full gallery after the jump: PS3 Retail Releases You Can Buy Final Fantasy XIII-2 Right Here! Or maybe you want the Awesome Collector’s Edition! You Can Buy Soul Calibur V Right Here! Or maybe you want the Shiny Collector’s Edition! You Can Buy NeverDead Right Here! PSN Releases You Can Buy Mini Ninjas Right Here! You Can Buy Madden 2012 Right Here! You Can Buy Kane and Lynch: Dead Men! You Can Buy Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Right Here! PSP Releases

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Releases for the Week (January 30th-February 5th)

There’s a LOT of content on sale right now at the PSN store. So much that I’ve had to place it all after the break AND in quotes to really make the list pop-out. My PS3 is set to be back by friday morning and I’ll be getting the L.A. Noire Complete Bundle (even cheaper at only $24.99 thanks to my PS+ sub), Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, Age of Booty, Breath of Fire IV, Dino Crisis 2, Cyberbots and Earthworm Jim HD. What are YOU buying? Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $12.49) Alpha Protocol Gear Pack (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $14.99) Section 8: Prejudice Blitz Pack (Sale) (now $2.09, original price $ 2.99) Section 8: Prejudice Overdrive Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99) Section 8: Prejudice: Frontier Colonies Map Pack (Sale) (now $2.79, original price $3.99) 1942: Joint Strike (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Age Of Booty (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99) Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $14.99) Bionic Commando: Rearmed (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Final Fight/Double Impact (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Flock (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Digital) (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Wolf Of The Battlefield: Commando 3 (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $4.99) Grandia (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Blokus (Sale) (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Earthworm Jim HD (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $9.99) Modern Combat: Domination (Sale) (now $2.99, original price $7.99) Bomberman Ultra (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Trine (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) L.A. Noire (PS3) (Sale) (now $31.99, original price $39.99) L.A. Noire Complete Edition Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99) Red Dead Redemption Digital And Undead Nightmare Collection Bundle (Sale) (now $34.99, original price $49.99) Daytona USA (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Renegade Ops (Sale) (now $11.99, original price $14.99) Sega Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Sega Rally Online Arcade (Sale) (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Space Channel 5 Part 2 (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Armageddon Riders (Sale) (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Homefront (Sale) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Cuboid (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Magic Orbz (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Wakeboarding HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Hamsterball (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Ricochet HD (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Far Cry 2 – Digital (Price Change) (now $19.99, original price $29.99) Activision Hits Remixed (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Bakugan: Defenders Of The Core (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Cabela’s African Safari (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts Ultimate Challenge (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Cabela’s North American Adventures (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $29.99) Crash Of The Titans (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Crash Tag Team Racing (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Gun: Showdown (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Monster Jam: Path Of Destruction (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Rapala Trophies (Sale) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Swat: Target Liberty (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Doodle Pool (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99) Retro Cave Flyer (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $4.99) Zombie Racers (Price Change) (now $0.99, original price $6.99) Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Capcom Classics Collection Remixed Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Capcom Puzzle World Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Darkstalkers: Chaos Towers Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Fate Unlimited Codes (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Mega Man Maverick Hunter X Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Digital (Sale) (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Power Stone Collection Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $5.99) Ultimate Ghosts N Goblins Umd Legacy (Sale) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) 5-In-1 Arcade Hits (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $3.99) Blimp: The Flying Adventures (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) Minisquadron (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) One Epic Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $1.99) The Impossible Game (Sale) (now $0.99, original price $2.99)

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Huge Savings Part 2: PSN Store Edition

First off be sure to check out our reviews for Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter & Carnivores: Ice Age if you haven’t already. This time we will have 5 winners for this giveaway! Winners will receive codes for both games! This is for UK codes only! If you want US codes see this post . See how to win after the break. If you want to win Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter. Then press the +1 button above and then go to our PS3Blog.net Google+ page and look for the secret word which you can use below. The first 3 to put in the correct word will win! If you didn’t win using this method you can still enter to win via our giveaway system. We have 2 available to win this way. Entry ticket this time is only 75 points. Details are below. Please like & follow Beatshapers on Facebook & Twitter. It’s because of them we are having this giveaway! So show them some love. Follow @Beatshapers [Worth up to 5 Entries] Purchase Lottery Ticket for 75 Points for a entry into the lottery. Here are all the possible ways to earn points . [Worth 1 Entry] Like the giveaway post on the lottery page (not the actual post itself) via Facebook. Then post a comment to your facebook wall from the lottery page. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Follow @ps3blogdotnet on Twitter. Then there will be a tweet button. You just have to click that & tweet the exact text in the pop-up . Then a notification will pop up saying your entry was successful. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Use the Google +1 button on the lottery page (not the actual post itself), then share on your Google+ profile to complete your entry. [EARN 20 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] First, be a fan of our our Facebook page . On the left sidebar, there is a [Giveaway] link. Go there and at the bottom there is a “Enter Contest” button you can click for your Facebook PS3Blog.net Fan Page entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the button. [EARN 5 Points] [Worth 1 Entry] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel . We will post a bulletin. Follow the link & it will count as your YouTube entry. Note: Make sure you’re logged into PS3Blog.net before you click the link. [EARN 5 Points] [Bonus 4 Entries] After you have purchased at least one lottery ticket you are eligible for video entries. Make a video saying why you want to win. It can be funny, unique, strange, etc. Have fun with it. Include PS3Blog.net and the name of the item being given away in your video & in the title of the video. Then use the button above to submit your video for review. Also leave a comment below with a link to your YouTube video. [EARN 20 Points] Here are the most recent YouTube video entries for all lotteries on PS3Blog.net with the most recent ones displayed first.

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[UK Giveaway] Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter & Carnivores: Ice Age (minis)

2011 has been a great year for Laughing Jackal thanks to all the games they’ve been able to release. We’ll have a review for Orbit next week, but so far we’ve reviewed Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death , Cubbix HD and Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain . They’ve sent a little thank you our way, and we wanted to share it with everyone here at PS3Blog.net.

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Laughing Jackal Wishes Us All A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Halfway point has been reached and thus the retail releases start to pile up along with some digital stocking stuffers of Christmas past and present (sorry, nothing from Christmas future yet. Will get back to you on that one ASAP) that want to fight it out for our end of the year gaming budget. The new Assassin’s Creed brings us a nice bonus thanks to the huge amount of space available on Bluray discs: the original Assassin’s Creed is included, absolutely free! Dead Space 2 gave us a port of the excellent Wii entry of the franchise (Dead Space Extraction) and Bioshock Infinite will give us a free copy of the first Bioshock (which is great since I didn’t get the DLC challenge rooms last time and now I can finally get 100% of all trophies). What did you pre-order? How much are you willing to spend this week? Full list of releases after the break: PS3 RETAIL RELEASES You Can Buy Assassin’s Creed Revelations Right Here! You Can Buy Saints Row: The Third Right Here! Or maybe you want to ride with the Platinum Edition? You Can Buy Need for Speed: The Run Right Here! You Can Buy Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Right Here! You Can Buy Rayman Origins Righ Here! You Can Buy Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legend Right Here! You Can Buy uDraw Gametablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist Right Here! You Can Buy uDraw Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat Right Here! You Can Buy Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest Right Here! You Can Buy Eyepet 2: Eyepet and Friends Right Here! You Can Buy Carnival Island Right Here! PSN RELEASES You can Buy Red Dead Redemption Right Here! And You Can Add Undead Nightmare As Well! You Can Buy Hasbro Family Night 3 Right Here! PSOne Classics minis

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Releases for the Week (November 14th-20th)

PS2 is back and here to stay! Apparently the older catalog offerings are getting a lot of sales as we’re now into the THIRD set of PS2 releases made available on the PSN Store. This time around Full Spectrum Warrior and Stuntman Ignition get a chance to shine again at the very enticing $9.99 price point. Enough to convince you or is something else holding you back? Remember, all content bought BEFORE November 18th, 2011 will still be playable in up to 5 PS3 or PSP devices (depending on if it’s a minis, PS2, PSX or PSN release) and after that date you’re down to only two activations. Guess it’s time to do some pre-holiday shopping rush! Step right up and see how this is a wonderful week for gaming! PS3 RETAIL RELEASES You Can Buy Heavy Rain Right Here! You Can Buy Modern Warfare 3 Right Here! You Can Buy The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Right Here! Or Maybe You Want the Collector’s Edition? You Can Buy Metal Gear Solid HD Right Here! You Can Buy Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 Right Here! You Can Buy Happy Feet Two: The Videogame Right Here! PSN RELEASES You Can Buy Dead Space 2 Right Here! You Can Buy Fight Night Champion Right Here! You Can Buy Monopoly Streets Right Here! PSOne Classics PS2 CLASSICS PSP RELEASES You Can Buy Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 Right Here!

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Releases for the Week (November 7th-13th)

November is already here and a new month brings a new list of content for all Playstation Plus Subscribers! As a friendly reminder, those of you that have been thinking about getting a subscription to this wonderful system can take advantage of a VERY GOOD promo that starts today and runs for only one week. Read all about it! What you’ll see after the break is NOt all of the content for november since, as always, dates and content are subject to change, most of the discounts on games and DLC are announced each week once the PSN store goes live AND Sony could give us a little extra for Thanksgiving! Free PSN Games and DLC: Hydrophobia: Prophecy (11/1) Free PSone Classics: Crash Bandicoot (11/1) Crash Bandicoot 2 (11/1) Crash Bandicoot3: Warped (11/1) CTR: Crash Team Racing (11/1) Free Minis: Rumble Trucks (11/1) Where is my Heart (11/8) Doodle Fit (11/15) Full Game Trials: MORTAL KOMBAT VS DC UNIVERSE DIGITAL (11/1) MONOPOLY STREETS (11/8) Hasbro Family Game Night 3 Full Game Trial (11/15) Exclusive Discounts: Jurassic Park: The Game – Full Series (Episodes 1-4) – 20% off – (11/15) Free Themes: Robots Dynamic Theme (11/1) Free Avatars Green Hat Penguin Avatar (11/15) Raccoon Avatar (11/15) Red Ornament Avatar (11/15) Snow Monster Avatar (11/15) Turkey Leg Avatar (11/15) Media: Qore Episode 42 – November Early Access

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Halloween is here… and so is the new releases for the week! What does the first week of november have in store for us? For most of you I could just mention that Uncharted 3 is finally hitting retail, call it a day and get this over with, but there are a LOT of games that you should also consider as well! This week brings us the second wave of PS2 Classics (I got GrimGrimoire, Odin Sphere and Maximo. Did you buy any of them?) which at least means the first round was a success and gives us hope for more and more games to join this new part of the PSN store. I did own a PS2 but there are a LOT of games I never got to try and would love to get a chance to do so. Full list of games after the break! PS3 RETAIL RELEASES You Can Buy Uncharted 3 Right Here! Or, Get the Collector’s Edition! Or Maybe You’re Looking for a New PS3 System AND Uncharted 3? You Can Buy Sonic Generations Right Here! You Can Buy Lord of the Rings: War in the North Right Here! You Can Buy NCIS Right Here! You Can Buy Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Right Here! PSN RELEASES minis PS2 CLASSICS PSOne IMPORTS RELEASES

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Releases for the Week (October 31st-November 6th)

The Marbians have crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico and need your help to get them home in this retro, marble-themed puzzle game. Fling and Flick the marble-encased aliens through 72 puzzling levels to get them back to their UFOs and on their way home! The Marbians is a physics-based interactive game, where players will send Marbians careening off walls and around obstacles to collect moon rocks, rack up points and bonuses, and reach their UFO homes. Smack your Marbian off walls at high speed for more points, collect all the moon rocks you can, and see your alien friends safely home! Things start of very easly since you’re only required to get to the UFO that will take you away from the level and it’s usually a very easy shot to make. One shot is all you get for each Marbian available under your control (only one at first but this number continues to go up every couple of levels) and it’s that situation which makes the second element introduced to each level a very compelling one: blue orbs. You can collect each one of the three blue orbs on each level to work towards winning each of the in-game trophies AND truly be able to get 100% out of your gaming purchase. All you have to do to control the action is move the analog stick back so you can decide how strong you want to “hit” the Marbian so it goes flying in the opposite direction. An arrow will make this hassle free as you’ll always know in what direction it will move to. As the levels get more and more complicated you start to realize you must make some very incredible fantasy shots to bounce of 2-3 walls while grabbing all 3 blue orbs and making it to the UFO with almost no momentum at all… and it’s in moments like this that the game truly shines. While playing the game I was, for some reason, reminded of Cut the Rope. My guess is that it was because they’re both very fun games that are easy to play and enjoy but hard to truly master. It could also have something to do with the “collect 3 before finishing the level” side of things. Either way, The Marbians made me smile more than once when I just couldn’t even GET to the UFO shot after the shot after shot until I realized I was doing things wrong. You don’t always need to shoot AHEAD since sometimes bouncing back against a wall gives your shot the speed and angle you require to get to the exit. I also learned that making a full strenght shot is NOT the way to do things all the time since said shot could end up bouncing back on a wall and missing the UFO because I was supposed to hit it at a different speed to skip over one of the hazards in the game (more on that later). Level 11 introduces a 2nd Marbian for us to control which changes things a bit. If one Marbian hits the other it will transfer its speed and momentum and send it bouncing in reaction to the force applied to said body’s mass.. but it will stil be able to move since it hasn’t spent his turn. You can hit the X button to make it stop and better set him up for the last shot for the finish line or just let things flow and see where he ends up before making your move. This is helpful for moving a fully stopped Marbian back into play (even if it has already been moved by the player) since as long as one gets to the UFO you’ll clear the stage. Hazards are introduced later on to spice up your life. A hole is deaaaadly since falling in its grasp spells instant doom (like, at the exact instant you touch it). But wait, there’s more! notice those moving parts that like to make you bounce around AND are sometimes actually helpful? Well, they’re dangerous! If one moves you near to a wall it WILL crush you without remorse, making the Marbian go pop! And to top things off we have spinners, wonderful objects that once hit will spin around, an action that can in turn send you spinning in any direction if you don’t plan ahead. Want more things to look out for? Ok, just because we aim to please! You’ll also find oils spills around several levels and this is another thing to avoid as it will make you slip and could take you away from your goal… but but come to think of it Oil will also help you move faster for a bit so be sure to use that to your advantage! On the other side of the equation you’ve got glue which is veeery sticky and will quickly slow you down and this is NEVER a good thing. We then have teleporters, a quick mode of transportation in which you enter one and see where it takes you! They can save you since they have a bit of a pull and will send you out on the other side with full speed (hopefully towards the goal). Finally, we have Green and Red Magnets. The Green ones will attract the Marbians to them and eventually cling on and never let go (time to restart!) while the Red ones will do everything they can to send you flying far, far away from them, usually into a hole or into other hazards. The Marbians is a great minis that can be enjoyed by all thanks to its easy control layout and quick to learn mechanics. There’s enough content for you to justify a purchase and going for a 100% in the game (by collecting all three blue orbs on each level) will double your total playtime. Review Pros Cons Easy and fun game Over 60 levels in all Tricky shots required to collect all 3 blue orbs in some levels Rating 82% Published by Nordisk Film Interactive Cost – €3.99 (Only available in EU at the moment. US release and price coming soon!) Other Information Disclaimer – A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for this review. – Game was completed before writing this review. – Total amount of time played: 3 hours.

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[Review] The Marbians (minis)

The October 25th PSN Store Update brought us not only several new games for us to try but ALSO great discounts on games! We’ve already posted about the 50% discount for PS+ subscribers on 4 Elements HD , a very fun game we reviewed already but the discounts don’t stop there! You can go to the PSN store and get a bundle with both Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunters AND Carnivores Ice Age for the low price of $5.99!

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Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunters AND Ice Age Bundle Available Now!