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PlayStation Plus Update: Outland and Bloodrayne: Betrayal Join the Instant Game Collection

Posted by Morgan Haro // Community Manager, PlayStation Digital Platforms
"The first two episodes of Telltale’s The Walking Dead joined the Instant Game Collection last week, and today, we’re announcing even more content coming to Plus! We’re excited to welcome PSN Games Outland and Bloodrayne: Betrayal to the PlayStation Plus family. Read on to learn more about these games and other great content coming exclusively for Plus members."

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Emilio_Estevez4273d ago

Almost bought Outland, glad I didn't

WildArmed4273d ago

Same. I've had the money sitting on PStore for Outland for awhile, but I was always like "I'll buy it once I finish my backlog"

My backlog saved me monies :D

Emilio_Estevez4273d ago (Edited 4273d ago )

I would never buy new games if I told myself that. My backlog just keeps expanding, I can't help it! Another new one should be here this week :) , or maybe :( - not sure which face to use.

TheLastGuardian4273d ago

I bought Outland right from the main menu of the demo and it was well worth it. One of my favorite downloadable games. Let me know if you guys (Emilio or Skv) want to play Outland co-op.

I've been wanting to try Bloodrayne: Betrayal so good thing I held off on buying it.

TooTall194273d ago

It's very tough at times.

DaReapa4273d ago

@TooTall,

Tough, but rewarding. Need more like it.

WildArmed4272d ago

It's on, gimme a few days. I tend not to even pop online these days. But then we'll co-op the whole game through.

HighScore4272d ago

I'd be down for some co-op in Outland. I'm near the end of the single player campaign, but I still have a lot to do. I lost interest, because I don't know anybody who wants to co-op, so you'd be helping a brother out! Let me know if none of the other guys want to join you.

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DasBunker4273d ago

YESSS... this definitely makes up for the WD episodes :/ which i didn't want.

WildArmed4272d ago

They are pretty good, you should give them a try regardless.

I tried the first episode, and was pleasantly surprised.

phinch4272d ago

i didnt think id like them, but honestly i cant wait for each episode now

No FanS Land4272d ago

Sometimes I found the game to be exceptionally hard, but I'm still glad I bought it, it's really awesome. Well worth the money.

Feels like a good old snes side-scrolling adventure game.

yeahokchief4272d ago (Edited 4272d ago )

You are exactly what's wrong with the gaming industry.

"glad i didn't".

Yeah you didn't support the people who made it when they needed it. SO their publisher may get some money off this deal, but the odds of a sequel are like 0 now because you didn't support it.

Keep voting with your wallet like this and all you're going to see in stores is yearly iterations of call of duty or some other godawful yearly sequel.

I bought Outland on release and it was awesome.

Also I don't like the direction video game prices have been going. Just straight up charge me $70 on release and don't play games with dlc pricing. I want a full game for my money. Stop penalizing me for buying games on release by making them free later or including the dlc in supposed "game of the year" versions. You cant have 12 game of the years in 1 year.

Everyone should embrace what THQ is doing with darksiders 2. Free 90 day DLC pass for buying the game on release. You get a full game for paying full price. You get what you pay for. no nonsense.

rjdofu4272d ago (Edited 4272d ago )

You blame him on how he spend his money? LOL
Money can be spent on other better things you know.

crowsticky12344272d ago

"Everyone should embrace what THQ is doing with darksiders 2. Free 90 day DLC pass for buying the game on release. You get a full game for paying full price. You get what you pay for. no nonsense."

Are you advertising?

yeahokchief4271d ago

hell yes i'm advertising. that's a fucking rock solid deal compared to the rest of the shit that's being pulled on us. i will advertise the fuck out of thq's fair pricing because THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

Bowzabub4272d ago

I bought it, but a long time ago. No sweat, glad that more people get to enjoy it.

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moparful994273d ago

I was planning to buy the walking dead episodes as soon as the 3rd one came out.. Thank goodness I didn't, ps+ is amazing!!

hkgamer4273d ago

yeah rental services that support sony and developers are great.

ImpliedDeception4272d ago

Actually, I don't see an expiration date on any psn games I get thru the service...

It appears as though Walking Dead (and anything else that isn't a full fat PS3 game) is mine.

IAmLee4272d ago

At least we ain't having to pay 40 quid/60 dollars a year to play online..

JAM_brz4272d ago (Edited 4272d ago )

What a stupid comment.

I have both PS and Xbox360, and for me, pay to play online it´s a big error of Microsoft. It´s better pay and gain some games, even if it´s have a time to expire, even because in this period of time I´ve finished the games.

moparful994272d ago (Edited 4272d ago )

@ALLWRONG It never ceases to amaze me how narrow minded people can be.. Sure if I stop paying for ps+ I lose the privelege of playing my games but with the stream of new and high quality games they give me every month I would be a fool to let my subscription expire, in fact once my initial sub ended I bought TWO years worth..

So in a sense I have 24 months worth of gaming for less then a bill... If you cant wrap your mind around how brilliant of a deal this is then I feel for you.. I will have a ps+ subscription for as long as Sony remains in the console business and thats a fact.. Its not being a sheep its not being a fanboy, its simply an awesome value and I applaud Sony for doing this..

Besides honestly how is this any different then and on demand games service?? Other then the fact that I get ALOT of free content on top of games... Your only fooling yourself!

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-Ghost4273d ago

Looking forward to playing Outland

bubblebeam4272d ago

Dammit. I bought it like 2 months ago for 400msp on xbox Deal Of the week. Now I feel like kicking it over. At least theres even more on offer for PS+ than just outland.

I don't mean to sound like a fanboy, so don't flame me. But PS+ is so much better than XBL (My xbox live runs out in less than a week, not renewing until Halo 4 comes out, so I'm not a sony fanboY, DONT call me one).

I'm sure I speak for most people with xbl that the deal of the weeks have been pathetic this year. A week ago it was the davinci disappearance half price? lol.

I'm only bringing Microsoft into this (it is relevant) as I wish they would give us HALF of what ps+ has given us. About a month ago I got Infamous 2, Saints Row 2 and just cause 2 for ps+ FREE!

negroguy4273d ago

So getting outland.. I saw a Kamehameha in the gameplay that's instant download.

DaReapa4273d ago

Outland has to be one of the most underrated DL titles in recent memory. If you're a PS+ member and have been on the hunt for something unique, you owe it to yourself to at least try this game.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing697h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker7h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing697h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos13h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto12h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8812h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies2h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.