PlayStation 3 owners looking for something new, original and exclusive to their system of choice may want to investigate Sideway: New York, the action platformer that leads this week's North American PlayStation Store update.
There's a demo for Sideway: New York if you'd like to know more before you drop a tenner on it. And there are other options, including ye olde Neo Geo games Metal Slug 2 and The King of Fighters '96.
PS3 owners looking for more of what they already love may find something in Resistance 3's new Survival Pack, Dragon Age 2's "Mark of the Assassin" add-on or Duke Nukem Forever's "Hail to the Icons" pack.
The rest of this week's new digital releases for the PS3 and PSP are below.
Games & Demos for PlayStation 3
Sideway: New York ($9.99)
Metal Slug 2 ($8.99)
The King of Fighters '96 ($8.99)
Sideway: New York demo
StarDrone demo
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition demo
The Cursed Crusade demo
PSone Classics - XS Junior League Football ($5.99)
Games & Demos for PSP
Metal Slug 2 ($6.99)
The King Of Fighters '96 ($6.99)
Add-ons & Expansions
Resistance 3 – Survival Pack ($3.99)
LittleBigPlanet 2 Add-on Costumes ($0.99 – $2.99 each)
Duke Nukem Forever – Hail To The Icons Parody Pack ($9.99)
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition – Character Color Pack 2 ($2.99)
Dragon Age 2 – Mark of The Assassin ($9.99)
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Motorbike 4 Add-On ($0.99)
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Tsubaki Mkiii Katana Add-On ($0.99)
No More Heroes: Bundle 4 ($1.49)
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Compatibility Pack 1 (free)
Ace Combat Assault Horizon: F-15C (free)
Dynasty Warriors 7 – Costume Pack 4 ($0.99)
Dynasty Warriors 7 – New Stage And BGM Pack 3 ($2.99)
Dynasty Warriors 7 – Stage Pack 4 ($3.99)
Rock Band 3 tracks
- "Rock The Casbah" – The Clash ($1.99)
- "Stay Together For The Kids" – Blink-182 ($1.99)
- "The Party Song" – Blink-182 ($1.99)
- "Up All Night" – Blink-182 ($1.99)
- Blink-182 Pack 03 ($5.49) – "Stay Together for the Kids," "The Party Song," and "Up All Night" by Blink-182.
Rock Band Network tracks
- "Alaska (2X Bass Pedal)" – Between the Buried and Me ($1.99)
- "City Of Corruption (2X Bass Pedal)" – Amberian Dawn ($1.99)
- "City Of Corruption" – Amberian Dawn ($1.99)
- "Doppelgänger" – Freezepop ($0.99)
- "Morte Et Dabo (2X Bass Pedal)" – Asking Alexandria ($1.99)
- "Soy Bomb" – Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives ($0.99)
- "The Space For This (2X Bass Pedal)" – Cynic ($1.99)
- "The Space For This" – Cynic ($1.99)
- "Your Troubles Will Cease And Fortune Will Smile Upon You" – After the Burial ($1.99)
- "Your Troubles Will Cease And Fortune Will… (2X Bass Pedal)" – After the Burial ($1.99)
Game Videos
Starhawk Space Combat Trailer
Need For Speed The Run - Jack Is A Marked Man Trailer
Syndicate Announce Trailer
The Sims 3 Pets Trailer
Real Soccer Trailer
Yakuza: Dead Souls – Announcement Trailer
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer De Lanzamiento (Mexico)
Saints Row The Third – Deckers.Die Trailer
UFC Undisputed 3 – UFC Contender Fighter Pack Trailer
Assassin's Creed Revelations Multiplayer Trailer
Jeremy McGrath's Offroad 2XL: Gameplay Trailer 1
Themes, Wallpapers & Avatars
inFAMOUS Festival of Blood Dynamic Theme (free w/ pre order)
Sci Fi: Alien Witness Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
The Baconing Wallpaper
Sideway New York – Spray Wallpaper
Sideway: New York – Nox Wallpaper
Sideway: New York – Nox Wallpaper 2
Sideway: New York – Wallpaper
Sales, Price Drops & Bundles
Digger HD – Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Breakquest – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $1.99, original price $3.99)
Normaltanks – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $1.99, original price $2.99)
DJ MAX Portable 3 Digital – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $19.99, original price $39.99)
Car Jack Streets – Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)
King Of Pool – Price Change (PS3/PSP) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)
Strikers 1945 Plus – Price Change (PS3/PSP) (now $4.99, original price $11.99)
NBA 2K10 – Price Change (PSP) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
Borderlands – Digital – Price Change (PS3) (now $19.99, original price $29.99)
PlayStation Plus
Sideway: New York – 20% off
Metal Slug 2 – 20% off
Metal Slug 2 (PSP) – 20% off
The King of Fighters '96 – 20% off
The King of Fighters '96 (PSP) – 20% off
Bane of Yoto Dynamic Theme (free)
Dragon Dynamic Theme (PS Plus Exclusive)
Resident Evil Code Veronica Avatar Bundle ($0.49)
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