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Machinarium returns to PlayStation Plus, this time with the PS Vita version available for those who didn’t have a chance to play it on PlayStation 3! The much-anticipated Spelunky is also releasing this week as part of PS Vita Summer Select. Grab this new release on PS Vita and PS3 as a Cross-Buy purchase with an exclusive PS Plus discount to boot. Lastly, the PAX 2013 sale rings in one of the best community gaming events on the planet: PAX Prime.

You’ll find these PS Plus benefits active after the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 8/27.

Regular Price: $6.99, Free for PS Plus members

Regular Price: $14.99; PS Plus Price: $11.99

Regular Price: $5.99; PS Plus Price: $3.00

Various Discounts

Discounts

Last Chance (Leaving on 9/3)

Instant Game Collection
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION SPECIAL EDITION

Discounts
SPELUNKY
Penny-Arcade Adventures On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Ep 1 & 2
Closure
Retro City Rampage
Dragon Fantasy Book I
Limbo
Limbo
Tokyo Jungle
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov’s Revenge
Journey
Skullgirls
Retro/Grade
Dyad
MS. GERMINATOR
MS. GERMINATOR
Muramasa Rebirth
GRID 2

You’ll find all the content detailed above with their Plus benefits active when the PlayStation Store updates on 8/27. We’ll be back next week with more details on the game arriving to the Instant Game Collection as well as any other benefits we can share.

If you’ve got feedback or thoughts on today’s Plus update, leave them below, or, if you’re looking to engage with more of the PS community, make sure you head over to the PlayStation Community to discuss this week’s news, find other topics to contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself.

And finally, with next week’s September PS Plus month outlook, my good buddy Kristine Steimer on our PlayStation Community Management team will be taking over these PlayStation Plus update posts. Please welcome her when you see her next week, but you’ll also notice that I, along with Kristine and our other community managers will all be joining in the comments to answer your questions on PS Plus, PlayStation Store updates, and other PS Blog posts when we can. So as ever, see you in the comments!

We’re thrilled to be bringing our acclaimed adventure title Machinarium to PS Vita. When the PS3 version was released, we called it the best version of the game. In it, we added lots of new features — like the ability to zoom in to get a closer look at the scene, magnetic hotspots, Trophies and more.

The Vita version makes no compromises. In fact, it’s even better! It includes all the enhancements from the PS3 version, but we’ve added some new features to complement PS Vita’s capabilities. You can now control the game not only with the system’s analog sticks and buttons, but also directly with your fingers on the touch screen and rear touch panel. We’ve improved the zoom feature too, so it’s more convenient to play the game in a portable capacity.

The graphics, music and sounds are presented at full quality, and everything runs smoothly and looks as beautiful as ever on Vita’s gorgeous 5″ OLED display. For the best audio experience, put on some nice headphones so you can fully enjoy the award-winning soundtrack by Floex.

We’ve also integrated PSN leaderboards: see how quickly you can finish the game, and how your time stacks up against the rest of the world (compete for the best scores in Machinarium’s minigames, as well).

All in all, we are very happy with the PS Vita version of Machinarium. It will be available on Tuesday, March 26th for $6.99; check out the Amanita blog, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest. Let us know what you think!

Aw, basically. This is the first teaser for a ‘point and click exploration game’ due from Amanita Design (they of Samorost and Machinarium) in conjunction with animator and sometime collaborator Jára Plachý, and it’s really quite adorable. Also visually and sonically nuts, as is the Amanita modus operandi.(more…)

The first of the promised three new games from Samarost and Machinarium devs Amanita Design has arrived and it’s, uh… Well, it’s not really a game. Not really. Maybe a bit. But not really. It does, however, share the familiarly wacked-out Amanita art and anti-logic, so you’ll find much to make you smile in this ‘interactive music video.’ It’s a Western. It’s not really a Western. Maybe a bit. But not really. (more…)

• Osada, an interactive music video featuring "Czech psychedelic country music," due out on Amanita's website within the next few weeks.
• Botanicula, a "simple, but quite large" point-and-click adventure game starring five tiny, arboreal creatures who are attempting to save their treehouse from invading parasites. It's slated to be released sometime before the end of the year.
• Samorost 3, the next installment in Amanita's beautifully crafted adventure game series, the first part of which is available to play for free online. It's Amanita's biggest project at the moment, and though it doesn't have a release window, the team hopes to bring it to PC, consoles and various and sundry e-tablets.

Steam's "Give and Get" sale continues today, with yesterday's tempting one-day discounts giving way to an even better batch. You'll be able to buy the gorgeous Machinarium or Runic's dungeon jaunt, Torchlight, for $5 each. And if you're smart, you'll consider spending that same amount on the "Indie Clever Pack," which comprises World of Goo, VVVVVV, Eufloria, Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time and Iron Grip: Warlord.

At the time of publishing (3PM EST), you have 22 hours left on the following options:

• Machinarium -- $5
• Torchlight -- $5
• Indie Clever Pack -- $4.99
• Blur -- $14.99
• Tropico 3: Gold Edition -- $7.50
• Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box -- $14.99
• Empire: Total War -- $14.99
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 Gold Edition -- $13.60
• ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead -- $19.99

Steam's gift packs for today include a Portal six-pack for $14.99 and ten copies of Irrational's Freedom Force for a patently silly $7.49.

Both Amanita Design and Minority Records have been receiving requests from Machinarium game owners longing for the vinyl version of the 14 song soundtrack that has already been out-of-print since the end of May. In between May and October, Machinarium game has been nominated for the Milthon European Games Awards, Develop Awards and most importantly [...]