There are no new demos on the PlayStation Store this week, but there are new games, new special offers and downloadable content by the truck load.
The games to focus on are 8/10 action puzzler Swarm - made by DeathSpank and Penny Arcade Adventures studio Hothead - and The 3rd Birthday. The latter is a showy PSP crime shooter by Square Enix that involves a steamy, "erotic" shower scene.
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime turned out to be a load of old ectoplasm (4/10 - Eurogamer).
There are new cars for new and good (8/10 - Eurogamer) racing game Shift 2: Unleashed. And DragonForce's wheat/chafe separator "Through The Fire And Flames" arrives for Rock Band 3. This made headlines way back with Guitar Hero III - how times have changed.
Disappointing final Mass Effect 2 DLC, The Arrival (5/10 - Eurogamer), also shows its face.
And would you look at the obscene amount of DLC for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters - are you sure it's not a free-to-play game, EA?
Today's PlayStation Store update courtesy of the European PlayStation blog:
PS3 Games
- Chime Super Deluxe (free trial, unlock key £7.19/8.99) - size 189MB
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (free trial, unlock key £7.19/8.99) - size 261MB
- Swarm (free trial, unlock key £9.99/12.99) - size 457MB
- Moon Diver (£9.99/12.99) - size 397MB
PS3 Game Content
- Eyepet Lucky Dip Costume Pack Plants (free)
- Fight Night Champion: Alternate Weight Class Pack (£0.79/0.99), Heavyweight Legends Pack (£7.99/9.99),
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Alchemy Helper (free), Dragon With A Blue Shadow (free), Giant Bull Awakens (free), Out-Of-Control Robot (free)
- LBP Fragrances Costume (Re-Release) 1 Week Only (free)
- Marvel vs Capcom 3 Shadow Battle 02 (£0.79/1.49)
- Mass Effect 2 Arrival (£5.49/6.99) - size 563MB
- Need For Speed Shift 2: Unlock All Cars (£7.99/9.99), Fast Five (£5.49/6.99), Online Pass (£7.99/9.99)
- Super Stardust Impact Mode (£1.59/1.99)
- Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters: Adidas Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Banff Springs Golf Course (£3.19/3.99), Birdie Pack (£11.99/14.99), Bridgestone Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Callaway Proshop Pack (£3.19/3.99), Callaway Sponsorship (£3.19/3.99), Cleveland Proshop Pack (£2.39/2.99), Cleveland Sponsorship (£2.39/2.99), Cobra Proshop Pack (£1.59/1.99), EA Online Pass (£6.29/7.99), EA Sports Proshop Pack 1 (£0.79/0.99), o EA Sports Proshop Pack 2 (£0.79/0.99), EA Sports Proshop Pack 3 (£0.79/0.99), EA Sports Sponsorship (£2.39/2.99), Eagle Pack (£19.99/24.99), Emerald Dragon (£3.19/3.99), Footjoy Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Greek Isles (£5.49/6.99), Grip Item Pack (£1.59/1.99), Harbour Town Golf Links (£3.19/3.99), Hazeltine National Golf Club (£3.19/3.99), The Highlands (£3.19/3.99), Loudmouth Golf Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Mizuno Proshop Pack (£1.59/1.99), Nike Clothing Pack 1 (£0.79/0.99), Nike Clothing Pack 2 (£0.79/0.99), Nike Proshop Pack 1 (£2.39/2.99), Nike Proshop Pack 2 (£2.39/2.99), Nike Proshop Pack 3 (£2.39/2.99), Nike Proshop Pack 4 (£2.39/2.99), Nike Sponsorship (£5.49/6.99), Oakley Proshop Pack 1 (£0.79/0.99), Oakley Proshop Pack 2 (£0.79/0.99), Oakmont Country Club (£3.19/3.99), Pinehurst (£3.19/3.99), Ping Proshop Pack (£2.39/2.99), Ping Sponsorship (£2.39/2.99), Prototype Starter Suit (£3.99/4.99), Quagmire Golf Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), River Course At Blackwolf Run (£3.19/3.99), Riviera Cc Golf Course (£3.19/3.99), Shaft Item Pack (£1.59/1.99), Sheshan Golf Club (£3.19/3.99), Spyglass Hill Golf Course (£3.19/3.99), Sundog Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Taylormade Proshop Pack (£0.79/0.99), Taylormade Sponsorship (£2.39/2.99), The Els Club (£5.49/6.99), The Predator (£3.19/3.99), The TPC Blue Monster At Doral (£3.19/3.99), Torrey Pines Golf Course (£3.19/3.99), TPC Boston (£3.19/3.99), Wolf Creek, Nv (£3.19/3.99)
- Rock Band 3: "Spinning Wheel" Blood, Sweat & Tears (£0.99/1.49) "Black Magic Woman" Santana (£0.99/1.49), "Operation Ground And Pound" DragonForce (£0.99/1.49), "Somebody To Love" Jefferson Airplane (£0.99/1.49), "Through The Fire And Flames" DragonForce (£0.99/1.49)
- Def Jam Rapstar: Danja "Stadium Status (Freestyle)" (1.49), DJ Khalil "The 15Th (Freestyle)" (1.49), Drake "Over" (1.49), Geto Boys "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" (£1.19/1.49), Nitti Beatz "Playmaker (Freestyle)" (£1.19/1.49), Soulja Boy "Tell 'Em Crank That" (£1.19/1.49), Danja "Wyld Money (Freestyle)" (£1.19/1.49)
PSP Games
- Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos (£13.99/17.99) - size 581MB
- Bi-Pack Pop Rival Swords + Splinter Cell Essentials (£15.99/19.99) - size 1277MB / 828MB
- The 3rd Birthday (£27.99/34.99) - 1182MB (releasing 1st April)
PSP Game Contet
- Lord Of Arcana DLC Pack 4 (free)
- Buzz: TUMQ - Celebrity Quiz Pack (£3.19/3.99)
Minis
- Mr. Hat And The Magic Cube (£2.49/2.99) - size 55MB
- 3D Twist & Match (£1.74/1.99) - size 22MB
Special Offers (available until 13th April)
- Faery: Legends of Avalon (was £11.99/14.99 now £7.19/8.99)
- Spectral Souls: RotEE (PSP) (was £13.99/17.99 now £9.99/12.99)
- WWII: Battle over the Pacific (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £4.79/5.99)
- StateShift (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £4.79/5.99)
- International Athletics (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £3.99/4.99)
- Skate Park City (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £4.79/5.99)
- World of Pool (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £3.99/4.99)
- Spinout (PSP) (was £6.99/7.99 now £3.99/4.99)
- Sports Superbike 2 (PSone) (was £3.59/2.99 now £1.99/2.49)
- All-Star Boxing (PSone) (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99)
- Ace Armstrong vs. The Alien Scumbags (mini) (was £3.99/4.99 now £0.99/1.19)
- Card Shark (mini) (was £2.49/2.99 now £0.99/1.19)
Permanent Price Reductions
- Ridge Racer (PSP) now £7.99/9.99
- Tekken 6 (PSP) now £15.99/19.99
- Tron: Evolution (PSP) now £19.99/24.99
- Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show (PSP) now £15.99/19.99
- Split/Second: Velocity (PSP) now £19.99/24.99
- Toy Story 3 (PSP) now £23.99/29.99