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US PlayStation Store Update for October 23rd: Killzone HD, Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss DLC

Written by: Tom Morrison / October 24 2012 / No Comments

This week’s PlayStation Store Update features an incredible selection of new content for PS3 and PS Vita, with five new games being added to the handheld’s library including Street Fighter X Tekken and Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward.

PlayStation Plus subscribers can play an hour of Medal of Honor: Warfighter for free while all PS3 players have access to exciting new content such as Killzone HD and the long-awaited expansion for Dark Souls – Artorias of the Abyss.

Take a look at the full line-up below:

PlayStation Plus

Exclusive Timed Trial: Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Discounts:
- Hell Yeah! Add-On: Pimp My Rabbit (20%) ‒ PS Plus Price: $3.99
- Hell Yeah! Add-On: Virtual Rabbit Missions (20%) ‒ PS Plus Price: $2.39
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (80%) ‒ PS Plus Price: $1.00
Last Chance (Leaving on 10/30):
- Pre-Order ‒ Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Discount ‒ Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Discount ‒ Costume Quest
- Discount ‒ Dead Nation
- Discount ‒ Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Discount ‒ inFAMOUS Festival of Blood
- Discount ‒ AMY
- Discount ‒ Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Content Pack
- Discount ‒ Dead Space 2
- Discount ‒ Plants vs. Zombies
- Discount ‒ Plants vs. Zombies PS Vita
- Discount ‒ Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
- Discount ‒ The House of the Dead Overkill Bundle
- Discount ‒ Dead Rising 2 Off The Record
- Discount ‒ Zen Pinball 2 Monsters Bundle (Vita & PS3 Cross-Entitled)
- Discount ‒ Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City

PS3 Full Games

Medal of Honor: Warfighter ($59.99)
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a first-person shooter featuring covert Tier 1 military operative combat. The game is a sequel to the 2010 release, Medal of Honor, which moved the long-running game series from its roots in WWII based gameplay, into modern warfare scenarios and true-to-life conflicts.
The Darkness II ($39.99)
- The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a NY crime family and wielder of an ancient supernatural force of chaos known as The Darkness.

Betas

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Beta (Free)
- Who’s really the best? Find out for yourself! Get a taste of the full game, with 2v2 and 4-player online tournaments. Play as Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Radec, Sly, PaRappa and Fat Princess as you battle in Metropolis or Hades, and check out the Cross Play action for yourself. This code works for both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita systems. This Beta ends on October 30th at 11:59pm Pacific, but you can experience even more when the full game launches on November 20th, 2012.

PSN Games

The Unfinished Swan ($14.99)
- Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom. Your journey will be led by a runaway swan who guides you through strange levels filled with bizarre creatures. Discover the land through innovative new game mechanics such as splatting paint on a white surface to uncover your surroundings. Each level will bring new twists, challenges, and puzzles until you eventually come face-to-face with the eccentric King that built this realm.
Killzone HD ($14.99)
- Relive the original Killzone experience in high-definition 720p and new Trophy support. Originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2004, Killzone tells the story of Jan Templar, an ISA Captain whose home planet comes under attack from a Helghast invasion army. Together with a hot-headed sergeant named Rico, a deadly Shadow Marshal known as Luger, and the half-human, half-Helghast spy Hakha, Templar must attempt to reactivate the Orbital Defense Platform and drive the invading forces from his planet Vekta.
Starhawk (Single Player Only) ($19.99)
- Experience Emmett Graves’s quest for revenge in the Starhawk Single Player campaign. Called back to protect his home town of White Sands, hired gun Emmett Graves must rely on an arsenal of weapons and a little luck to fight off hordes of raiding Outcast and bring their leader, the ruthless outlaw, to justice.

PS Vita

Street Fighter X Tekken ($39.99)
- A dream collaboration between the two biggest fighting game franchises is now a reality! A deluge of highly demanded characters join the fray in this tag team-based game! The second round of this war begins now!
Frobisher Says! (Free)
- Compatible with PlayStation Vita only. Enjoy hilarious mini-games and interact with your PS Vita in just about every way possible. In Frobisher Says! ‒ an exclusive app for PS Vita ‒ enter Frobisher’s colourful world and prepare to face the weirdest, funniest and most addictive gaming experience of your life.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz ($29.99)
- Experience Super Monkey Ball as you’ve never seen it before! With local and Online Multi-player, custom level creation using the PlayStation Vita System Rear Camera, 8 Mini-games and over 100 unique challenges, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz takes the platforming / puzzle genre to new heights!
Orgarhythm ($29.99)
- Music and strategy unite in perfect harmony in this unique rhythm game. Set in a world of light and dark, two gods embodying the creative and destructive forces of the universe meet in furious orchestral battle. Utilize the touchscreen to direct your warriors and tap-tap-tap your way to victory by keeping the beat. Unlock new skills, unleash new attacks, track your stats on the online ranking system or go head-to-head in 2 player Ad Hoc mode.
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward ($34.99)
- Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward is a suspense-driven visual novel/puzzle game and spiritual sequel to the hit, 999. Zero has kidnapped nine people and placed them in a warehouse to play the deadly Nonary Game. Play as Sigma and decide who among the eight others to trust and who to betray in this plot twisting visual novel! With fully voiced dual language support, new puzzles and more, solve the mystery that is Zero!

Added to PS Vita Store

Final Fantasy III (PSP game)
Pong (PSone Classic)
Centipede (PSone Classic)
Missile Command (PSone Classic)
Virtual Pool (PSone Classic)

PS2 Classics

Winback: Covert Operations ($9.99)
- The first blast wiped out your Space Center. In just 3 hours, the high-tech weapons satellite will strike again:It’s your job to make sure that it doesn’t.

Bundles

Naughty Bear Double Trouble ($19.99)
- The bears had a party and Naughty Bear wasn’t invited. Now they will pay: with their lives. All the fun of the original but with 3 new episodes, 3 new weapons and kills and 12 new costumes. Includes Naughty Bear Gold and Panic in Paradise. Naught Bear Gold also contains 4 new Multiplayer Modes.

PS3 Game Demos (Free)

Sports Champions 2 (Move & PS Eye Required)
- Try your hand at skiing, golf, and tennis in this demo for Sports Champions 2. PlayStation Move motion controller and PlayStation Eye camera required. This demo is playable in 2D or 3D. To enjoy stereoscopic 3D features, you will require a 3D TV that supports 3D stereoscopic display and 3D compatible glasses.
Wheel of Fortune
- Spin the wheel along with Pat Sajak and Vanna White on the virtual version of America’s Game!
Jeopardy!
- Join Alex Trebek and play as a contestant on ‘America’s Favorite Quiz Show!” Test your knowledge to make it to Final Jeopardy! and the coveted Winner’s Circle!

PS Vita Game Demos (Free)

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz

Soundtracks

The Unfinished Swan ‒ $9.99
Pure Chess OST — $6.49

Price Change

God of War: Origins Collection ‒ PS3 Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley ‒ PSP Game (now: $19.99 original price: $39.99)
Order Up! ‒ PS3 Game (now: $9.99 original price: $14.99)
Sales
Corpse Party ‒ PSP Game (now: $9.99 original price: $19.99)
Fast Draw Showdown ‒ PS3 Game (now: $4.99 original price: $9.99)
Kenka Bancho ‒ PSP Game (now: $7.49 original price: $14.99)
Smash Cars ‒ PS3 Game (now: $7.49 original price: $14.99)
Halloween Dynamic Theme (now: free original price: $2.99

Street Fighter X Tekken Add-On Sale

DLC Character Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Game Add-On (now: $2.99 original price: $5.99)
SF DLC Char Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Game Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
SF DLC Char Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
SF Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Game Add-On (now: $6.49 original price: $12.49)
SF/TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Game Add-On (now: $8.49 original price: $17.99)
TK DLC Character Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS Vita Game Add-On (now: $6.49 original price: $12.49)
DLC Character Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $2.99 original price: $5.99)
SF Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $6.49 original price: $12.49)
SF/TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $8.49 original price: $17.99)
TK DLC Character Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $1.99 original price: $3.99)
TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ‒ PS3 Game Add-On (now: $6.49 original price: $12.49)

PS Vita Add-ons

Street Fighter X Tekken PS Vita
- Color Palette Add-Ons (Free)
- Boost Gem Trial Packs (Free)
- Preset Combo Packs (Free)
- Special Gem Packs (Free)
- Combo Editor ($2.99)
- SF Boost Gem Packs ($0.99 each)
- TK Boost Gem Packs ($0.99 each)
- SF/TK Shared Assist Gem Pack 4 ($1.99)
- SF DLC Char Swap Costume Complete Pack ($3.99)
- SF Swap Costume Complete Pack ($12.99)
- TK DLC Char Swap Costume Complete Pack ($3.99)
- TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ($12.99)
- SF/TK Swap Costume Complete Pack ($17.99)
- DLC Char Swap Costume Complete Pack ($5.99)
- Kuma (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Abel (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Akuma (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Alisa (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Asuka (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Balrog (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Blanka (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Bob (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Bryan (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Cammy (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Christie (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Chun-Li (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Cody (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Dhalism (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Dudley (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Elena (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Guile (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Guy (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Heihachi (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Hugo (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Hwoarang (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Ibuki (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- JACK-X (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Jin (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Julia (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Juri (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Kazuya (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Ken (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- King (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Lars (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Law (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Lei (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Lili (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- M. Bison (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Marduk (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Nina (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Ogre (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Paul (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Poison (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Raven (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Rolento (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Rufus (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Ryu (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Sagat (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Sakura (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Steve (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Vega (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Xiaoyu (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Yoshimitsu (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
- Zangief (Swap Costume) ($0.99)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz
- Complete DLC Bundle ($1.99)
New Little King’s Story
- Angel & Demon Set ($0.99)
- Animal Set ($1.99)
- Princess Battle Outfit Set 1 ($2.99)
- Supreme Ruler Dragon Set ($0.99)
Pure Chess
- Halloween Chess Set ($2.49)

PS3 Add-ons

Dark Souls
- Artorias of the Abyss ($14.99)
Dead or Alive 5
- Round 2 Costumes ‒ Full Set ($12.99)
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
- Pimp My Rabbit Pack ($2.99)
- Virtual Rabbit Missions ($4.99)
Just Dance 4
- Katy Perry ‒ Part of Me ($2.99)
Mugen Souls
- Flashy Coordination (Free)
- Undisputed God Prudence Pack 2 (Free)
- G Up Pack 2 (Free)
- Point Pack 2 (Free)
- Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 2 (Free)
One Piece Pirate Warriors
- DLC Pack ($14.99)
Pure Chess
- Halloween Chess Set ($2.49)
Rock Band 3
- Brains Out ($0.99) ‒ RIBS
- Break Free From Your Life ($1.99) ‒ Design the Skyline
- Feelin’ Stronger Every Day ($1.99) ‒ Chicago
- Make Me Smile ($1.99) ‒ Chicago
- If You Leave Me Now ($1.99) ‒ Chicago
- Chicago Pack 01 ($5.49)
- Ode to a Centipede ($1.99) ‒ Buckner & Garcia
- Slander ($1.99) ‒ Dr. Acula
- Galileo ($0.99) ‒ We Are The Storm
Sleeping Dogs
- Screen Legends Pack ($1.99)
- SWAT Pack ($3.99)
Saints Row: The Third
- Tricks and Treats Pack ($3.99)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Bonus Movies Packs ($2.49 ‒ $5.99)
- Bonus Track Packs ($2.49 ‒ $4.49)
Tokyo Jungle
- Animal Character Bundle 3 ($2.49)
- Complete Animal Character Bundle ($6.99)
- Mawashi Costume (Free)
- Famitsu Swag Costume (Free)
- Pipo Helmet Costume (Free)
- ERC-X Character ($0.99)
- Saber-toothed Tiger Character ($0.99)
- Businessman Character ($0.99)
- Homo Erectus Character ($0.99)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Various Multiplayer Taunts ($0.99 each)
Worms Revolution
- Funfair Pack ($4.99)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Elite Soldier Pack ($4.99)

Game Videos (Free)

Borderlands 2 Come and Get me Trailer
Borderlands 2 Launch Trailer
Double Dragon Neon Official Trailer
Far Cry 3 The Savages Trailer
Jet Set Radio Preview Trailer
Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise Hit List Video 5
Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise Hit List Video 6
Naughty Bear Panic in Paradise Hit List Video 8
NBA 2K13 Official Trailer
Sonic Adventure 2 Launch Trailer

PS3 Avatars

Assassin’s Creed III ‒ Atasata Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ Carpenter Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ Mountebank Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ Night Stalker Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ The Commander Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ The Lady Maverick Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III ‒ The Robber Avatar — $0.49
Assassin’s Creed III – Alsoomse Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Avatar Bundle 3 — $1.49
Tokyo Jungle Avatar Bundle 4 — $1.49
Tokyo Jungle Bones Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle ERC-003 Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Fat Cat Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Giraffe Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Homo Erectus Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Lion Boss Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Panda — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Saber-toothed Tiger Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Silky Terrier Avatar — $0.49
Tokyo Jungle Tiger Avatar — $0.49

PS3 Themes

Anne Stokes: Blood Moon Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Anne Stokes: Dragon’s Fury Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Anne Stokes: Immortal Flight Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Digital Blasphemy: Accelerator Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Digital Blasphemy: Octopus Garden Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Digital Blasphemy: Phraxis Dynamic Theme — $2.99
Digital Blasphemy: Poseidon Dynamic Theme — $2.99

Available In-Game Only (Not on PlayStation Store)

Rock Band 3
- Make Me Smile ($0.99) ‒ Pro Guitar (In Game Only) ‒ Chicago
Assassin’s Creed 3
- Assassin’s Creed III UPlay Passport ‒ ($9.99)
- Assassin’s Creed III 155 Erudito Pack ‒ ($4.99)
- Assassin’s Creed III 20 Erudito Pack ‒ ($0.99)
- Assassin’s Creed III 380 Erudito Pack ‒ ($9.99)
- Assassin’s Creed III 50 Erudito Pack ‒ ($1.99)
- Assassin’s Creed III 925 Erudito Pack ‒ ($19.99)