This week’s U.S. PlayStation Store update is chock-a-block with discounted content as well as a slew of new add-ons from some of the most popular games around.

The “Summer Sale” lasts until 19 July and boasts savings of up to 50% on some of the PSN’s best titles. If you’ve been holding out on games like Pac-Man Championship Edition DX or Scott Pilgrim because you deemed them too expensive, now is the perfect time to pick them up on the cheap.

Some of the highlights on this week’s list include early and free access to the arcade classic Golden Axe, provided you are a PlayStation Plus member.

This week’s update also includes the last bit of downloadable content (for the time being) for L.A. Noire. Entitled “Reefer Madness,” this case from the Vice desk should provide you with at least an hour of new sleuthing-based gameplay.

If you’re at all interested in Catherine - the latest project by the creators of the Persona series - you’ll want to try out the English demo which lets you play through the first couple of nightmare sequences in this quirky horror title from Atlus.

There’s lots more to discover on this week’s list, so be sure to check it out if you’re looking for good stuff to add to your download queue.

Summer Sale

• Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• PixelJunk Shooter 2 – Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Hard Corps: Uprising Full Game (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
• Hard Corps: Character: Harley (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
• Hard Corps: Character: Leviathan (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
• Hard Corps: Character: Sayuri (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
• Chime Super Deluxe (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Scott Pilgrim Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Scott Pilgrim – Knives Chau Add-On (now $1.49, original price $1.99, PlayStation Plus price $1.04)
• Risk Factions (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Dead Space Extraction (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
• Tales from Space: About a Blob (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
• Back to the Future: The Game – Full Series (now $13.99, original price $19.99, PlayStation Plus price $9.79)
• Shank (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Swarm (now $9.99, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $6.99)

PlayStation Plus

Full Game Trial

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Free and exclusive to Plus)

Featured Games

• Golden Axe (Full game) (Free and exclusive to Plus)

Featured Themes & Avatars

• Dino Crisis 2 – 10 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to Plus for $0.99)
• PlayStation Plus Anniversary Dynamic Theme (Free and exclusive to Plus)
• Summertime Static Theme (Free with Plus – a $0.99 value)

Updates

• Capcom Puzzle World – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Digital – Sale (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)
• Mega Man Maverick Hunter X – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)

Downloadable Games

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood ($39.99): Live and breathe as a legendary master Assassin, now armed with your own guild to lead and customize. Set directly after the events of AC2 in the most historical city in the world, Rome, Ezio plots to strike at the heart of the Templar Order. And for the first time, introducing an award-winning multiplayer layer that allows you to embody an assassin of your choosing, each with their own distinct weapons and abilities. (7.3 GB)

Game Demos (free)

• Catherine Demo: Explore the pleasures and horrors of love and the choices we make for it in this action-adventure/puzzle game unlike any other. As Vincent, you have a hard choice to make: marry your longtime girlfriend Katherine or move on to the incredible blonde you just woke up next to–named Catherine! But beware! Make the wrong choice, and you could end up dead. (945 MB)
• PixelJunk Shooter 2 PixelJunk Shooter 2 Online Battle Demo (49 MB)
• Dead Nation Demo (1.51 GB)

Add-on Game Content

• Dirt 3 : Citroën C4 Rallycross ($1.99)
• Dirt 3: Ford Mustang GT ($1.99)
• Dirt 3: Lancia Stratos ($1.99)
• Dirt 3: Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2 ($1.99)
• Dirt 3: Saturn Sky ($1.99)
• L.A. Noire – Reefer Madness ($3.99): Vice Narcotics receives a tip from Freddie Calhoun– junkie, snitch and all around no-hoper. Freddie seems to be playing it straight for once, sharing information on a city-wide marijuana distribution ring. Detective Phelps and Earle will investigate and raid their way to the top of the operation, and in the process learn how the crooks could be smuggling 50 pound shipments of dope in plain sight. (805 MB)
• Worms 2: Armageddon Puzzle Pack ($4.99)
• Michael Jackson The Experience – Another Part Of Me ($2.99)
• Magic The Gathering: Duels of The Planeswalkers 2012 Add ons ($0.99) (x20)
• Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls – Limit Free Levels ($0.99)
• MotorStorm Apocalypse Queen of Hearts Event Pack (Free)
• ModNation Racers Gladiator Parts Pack ($4.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2: Killzone 3 Minipack ($2.99)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 Costumes ($1.99) (x4)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 Final Fantasy VII Costume Pack ($5.99)
• NCAA Football 12 ($0.99 – $24.99) (x22)

Rock Band 3

• “Boom” – P.O.D ($1.99)
• “Relax (Come Fighting)” – Frankie Goes to Hollywood ($1.99)
• “Youth Of The Nation” – P.O.D ($1.99)
• “A Little Respect” – Erasure ($1.99)

Rock Band Network V2.0

• “Country Song” – Seether ($1.99)
• “Queen Bee” – Tina Guo ($1.99)
• “The Final Episode (Let’S Change The Channel)” – Asking Alexandria ($1.99)
• “Andromeda” – Bluefusion ($0.99)
• “Another Step” – Andromeda ($1.99)

Bundles

• Dirt 3: Mud And Guts Car Pack ($5.99)

Avatars

• Dino Crisis 2 Avatars ($0.49) (x10)
• Beyond Good And Evil Avatars ($0.49) (x2)
• Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Avatar ($0.49) (x7)
• PlayStation Move Ape Escape Avatar Bundle 1 ($1.49)
• PlayStation Move Ape Escape Avatar Bundle 2 ($1.49)
• PlayStation Move Ape Escape Avatars ($0.49) (x10)

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 7/12 Edition
• Asura’s Wrath E3 2011 Trailer
• Disney Universe – Announce Trailer
• Disney Universe – E3 Trailer
• Catherine Announcement Trailer
• Call Of Juarez: The Cartel – Co-Opetition Trailer

PS3 Themes

• Summertime Theme ($0.99)
• Shadows of The Damned Theme (Free)
• Dynamic Green Zombie Theme ($2.99)
• Dynamic Green Horror Theme ($2.99)
• Dynamic Purple Smoke Theme ($2.99)
• Dynamic Independence Day Theme ($2.99)

PS3 Wallpapers (free)

• Shadows of The Damned Wallpaper

PlayStation Store for PSP

PSP minis

• Mighty Flip Champs! DX ($5.99)

Game Videos (free)

• Pulse 7/12 Edition

Source: PlayStation Blog