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Posted by PlayStation Blog Jan 13 2014 16:04 GMT
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It’s almost time for BioShock Infinite to join the Instant Game Collection! The first BioShock allowed you to explore the downfall of the underwater society Rapture, but BioShock Infinite takes you to the skies – specificially the utopia of Colombia. As Booker DeWitt, a hired gun, you’ve been contracted to find Elizabeth, a mysterious girl locked up in a massive tower with a giant mechanical bird as a bodyguard. Just like BioShock had plasmids to amp up its first-person shooter combat, BioShock Infinite has vigors. Ranging from defensive with Return to Sender, which absorbs all damage and sends it hurling back at your enemy to the offensive with Charge, where Booker will slam into a specified opponent, you can mix up your play style throughout the game’s campaign.

There’s also a ton of titles on sale for both PS3 and PS Vita as part of our 14 for ’14 promotion including Crysis 3, Far Cry: Blood Dragon and The Wolf Among Us Season Pass, so check out all the deals below.

You can download BioShock Infinite after PlayStation Store updates tomorrow.

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BioShock Infinite (PS3)

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11875068164_5d276e5ca6_o.jpg Indebted to the wrong people and with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and hired gun Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape.

“BioShock Infinite is a brilliant shooter that nudges the entire genre forward” – IGN: 9.4/10

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PlayStation 3

Game Title PS Plus Price Sale Price Regular Price

BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Crysis 3

$5.00

$9.99

$19.99

Deus Ex Human Revolution: Director’s Cut

$13.49

$14.99

$29.99

ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition

$5.00

$9.99

$19.99

F1 2013

$20.99

$29.99

$59.99

Far Cry Blood Dragon

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut (Cross Buy)

$5.24

$7.49

$12.99

Pool Nation

$2.25

$4.49

$8.49

Puppeteer

$7.00

$13.99

$39.99

Rain

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Rayman Legends

$35.99

$47.99

$59.99

Tales of Xillia

$10.00

$19.99

$39.99

The Wolf Among Us Season Pass

$13.49

$14.99

$19.99

Thomas Was Alone (Cross Buy)

$2.50

$4.99

$9.99

PS Vita

Game Title PS Plus Price Sale Price Regular Price

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

$7.50

$14.99

$29.99

Killzone: Mercenary

$9.00

$17.99

$35.99

LIMBO PS Vita

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut PS (Cross Buy)

$5.24

$7.49

$12.99

METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER

$5.00

$9.99

$19.99

PIXELJUNK MONSTERS: ULTIMATE HD

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time PS Vita

$6.75

$13.49

$26.99

Soul Sacrifice

$9.00

$17.99

$35.99

SPELUNKY (Cross Buy)

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark (Cross Buy)

$4.19

$5.99

$9.99

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

$5.00

$9.99

$19.99

Thomas Was Alone (Cross Buy)

$2.50

$4.99

$9.99

Velocity Ultra Vita

$2.00

$3.99

$7.49

Worms Revolution Extreme

$3.75

$7.49

$14.99

Other Discounts

Game Title PS Plus Price Regular Price

Proteus (Cross Buy)

$5.94

$8.49

Proteus PS Vita (Cross Buy)

$5.94

$8.49

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Last Chance (Leaving on 1/21)

Instant Game Collection
Oddworld Strangers Wrath (PS Vita)
ICO (PS3)

Discounts
Proteus
Proteus PS Vita
Velocity Ultra
Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark
LIMBO
ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition
Rayman Legends
The Wolf Among Us Season Pass
Far Cry Blood Dragon
Rain
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut
Thomas Was Alone
Puppeteer
Crysis 3
Pool Nation
BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
F1 2013
Tales of Xillia
VelocityUltra Vita
Worms Revolution Extreme
Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut Vita
Thomas Was Alone PS Vita
Killzone: Mercenary
LIMBO PS Vita
Soul Sacrifice
SPELUNKY
PIXELJUNK MONSTERS: ULTIMATE HD
Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark PS Vita
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time PS Vita
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER
Deus Ex Human Revolution: Director’s Cut

8347313262_4aa76e1572_o.jpg What’s your favorite content from this week’s update?

If you’ve got feedback on today’s Plus update make sure vote in the poll and leave a comment below. To discuss all things PlayStation, including this update, you can also head over to the PlayStation Community Forums where you’ll find topics you can contribute your thoughts to, or start one for yourself.


Posted by Kotaku Dec 30 2013 15:15 GMT
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A reader asked why I left BioShock Infinite out of my top 10 games of the year. Good question, especially since the game got hit with some rough backlash. I liked the game! Over the weekend, I explained the omission. Read my take right here. Warning: vague spoilers for the game.Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Dec 30 2013 02:00 GMT
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As they did last year, the team at PC Gamer are ringing in the new year by celebrating the biggest games of the old year. And by celebrating, I mean re-doing them as text adventures.Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Dec 26 2013 17:15 GMT
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Posted by PlayStation Blog Dec 26 2013 17:00 GMT
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It’s almost time for the New Year, and we’re ready to kick-off 2014 in a big way. January’s Instant Game Collection will offer PlayStation Plus members loads of amazing titles, starting off with a new PlayStation 4 title — Don’t Starve. A wilderness survival game wrapped in a cute art style, you’ll take control of a Gentleman Scientist trying to make his way home from a mysterious place. Be warned – this is one of those games where you’ll die a lot, but if you ever get frustrated, just look at how cute your buddy Chester is and I’m sure everything will be okay.

For PlayStation 3 owners, you’ll be able to download three critically acclaimed games – DMC Devil May Cry, BioShock Infinite and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. DMC Devil May Cry is a reboot of the beloved franchise, and while Dante may have received a haircut and a new backstory, his weapons and fighting style should be fairly familiar to fans.

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Created by the same folks who brought us BioShock, BioShock Infinite has received multiple Game of the Year nominations. This isn’t your average first-person shooter, you’ll gather vigors throughout your journey that will fling your enemies sky-high or unleash a horde of birds to peck at your foes.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons tugs at your heartstrings as you take control of two brothers (who would’ve guessed?), trying to cure their ailing father. You’ll be handling the sons with each analog stick, so once you get the hang of controlling two characters at once, you’ll need to solve various puzzles in order to save the day.

This month PlayStation Vita owners will be able to download Worms: Battle Island and Smart As. Worms: Battle Island stays true to the classic Worms formula of charming turn-based strategy gameplay. You can customize your wormy soldiers and use crazy weapons to take out the opposition.

Finally, Smart As will become your brain’s new best friend. Run through a series of mind-boggling challenges, and see where you stack up against your friends and other people in the world on the leaderboards. If you practice every day, maybe one day you’ll hit the top.

We’re also trying something new this month – we’ve created a video preview highlighting all of the titles you’ll receive as a Plus member, so give it a look and let me know what you think in the comments below!

January PlayStation Plus Preview

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Free for PS Plus members
Don’t Starve: Console Edition is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.

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Free for PS Plus members
In a society corrupted by demons only The Order can see the world for what it really is. Join Dante in the ultimate experience of stylish action chain together combo after combo with panache and dispatch demonic spawn back to hell – reveal the truth behind the lies. Explore Dante’s dark past encountering some the most familiar faces in the DmC universe. Call upon unimaginable powers combined with Dante’s epic arsenal of weapons: sword, scyte, axe,
pistols and more. Face your demons…

“As a character action game, it hits all the notes — fast, robust action, marvelous visual style, and a tremendous sense of attitude” – Giant Bomb: 5/5 Stars

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Free for PS Plus members
Indebted to the wrong people and with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and hired gun Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape. Together, they learn to harness an expanding arsenal of weapons and abilities, as they fight on zeppelins in the clouds, along high-speed Sky-Lines, and down in the streets of Columbia, all while surviving the threats of the sky-city and uncovering its dark secret.

BioShock Infinite is a brilliant shooter that nudges the entire genre forward” – IGN: 9.4/10

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Free for PS Plus members
Share in the epic journey of two brothers, as they set out to find a cure for their dying father. Travel across beautiful vistas, through dark and foreboding forests, down perilous rivers, up hazardous mountain sides and experience the wonders of Nordic mythology along the way. Use the unique control system to control each brother with a thumb stick, for concurrent gameplay throughout the adventure. Use both brothers cooperatively to solve puzzles, explore the environments and in boss encounters.

“It’s a powerful venture that isn’t necessarily about where you began or where you end up; it’s about everything that happened in between.” – Destructoid” 8/10

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Free for PS Plus members
Battle up to three other players offline or online on one of six landscape themes, using one of forty classic Worms weapons or some of your own creation in the weapons factory. With sixty single player challenges, five game modes, a powerful level editor and a massive selection of ways to personalize your worm army and customize your game experience, it’s a package sky-high on entertainment!

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Free for PS Plus members
Join the brain gaming revolution! Use cutting-edge touch, tilt and camera controls to prove how smart you are in the first ever socially networked brain game on PS Vita. Solve math, memory, logic and word puzzles, crack augmented reality challenges and sharpen your rapid-fire reflexes to storm up the online leaderboards and show off your scores to the world via Facebook and Twitter.

8347313262_4aa76e1572_o.jpg What are your thoughts on last month’s Instant Game Collection?

If you’ve got feedback on PlayStation Plus make sure you take the poll above as well as leave a comment below. To chat about all things PlayStation, including this update, you can head over to the PlayStation Community Forums. You’ll also find other topics you can contribute your thoughts to, or you can start your own discussion.


Posted by Kotaku Dec 26 2013 05:35 GMT
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Don't Starve for your Playstation 4. DMC, Bioshock: Infinite, and Brothers for your PS3. Smart As... and Worms: Battle Islands for your Vita. Guess Christmas is coming late this year. Sure, Vita is getting the short end of the stick this time around, but I just had a great time playing free Sonic Racing on my flight home.Read more...

Posted by IGN Dec 23 2013 20:00 GMT
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Courtnee Draper tells us what it's like being not-so-innocent in Burial at Sea, and Brian Altano tells you everything that was wrong with gaming in 2013.

Posted by IGN Dec 17 2013 18:30 GMT
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Greg Miller and Mitch Dyer run down IGN's list of contenders for our best PC game of the year award.

Posted by Kotaku Dec 16 2013 23:00 GMT
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Do we grade video games on curve? Do we patronize them? Do we pat them on the head and praise progress over performance? "We" as in me, you and everyone else who loves games. Maybe we're too nice.Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Dec 15 2013 23:21 GMT
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The National Liberty Foundation is a Florida-based group of radical conservatives associated with the right-wing group that calls themselves the Tea Party. They use their Facebook to post lots of right-wing meme images and racist links.Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Dec 10 2013 07:00 GMT
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Not that it works. You wouldn't be reading about that kind of breakthrough on a mostly-video-games website. But the bottles of Undertow Vigor being sold on Irrational's site sure look nice, and more importantly, authentic.Read more...

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Posted by Kotaku Dec 08 2013 01:15 GMT
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Though there have been some awful moments today—please don't make me watch PewDiePie again—this stood out as one genuinely great segment of the 2013 Spike VGX. Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Nov 27 2013 06:00 GMT
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One Pixel Brush is a relatively new studio that specialises in concept art for all kinds of video game companies. Already they've worked on games like BioShock Infinite, Planetside 2 and Ryse, and are now helping shape stuff that we haven't even seen or heard from yet.Read more...

Posted by Joystiq Nov 12 2013 16:00 GMT
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Take heed, citizen: There are spoilers lurking in this launch trailer for the first part of BioShock Infinite's Burial At Sea DLC, as there are in our review of it. To give you the lowdown, Richard thought it was "aggressive, salty and often clumsy" and "all too brief."

You can try it out for yourself starting today on the Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Network, and Windows PCs, where it's priced at $15. It's also available via the $20 Season Pass, which includes access to the already released Clash in the Clouds multiplayer pack, the Early Bird Special Pack, and the upcoming second Burial at Sea episode.

Posted by Kotaku Nov 12 2013 15:40 GMT
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BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea's first chapter releases today, and as it deals with events after the twists-and-turns thriller of Infinite, there are few options for seeing what it's all about without confronting a faceful of spoilers. 2K Games' launch trailer looks like a safe approach, though.Read more...

Posted by IGN Nov 11 2013 20:32 GMT
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The creator of BioShock Infinite has responded to criticism about the length of newly released Burial at Sea Episode 1 DLC.

Posted by Kotaku Nov 11 2013 13:00 GMT
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What to make of Burial at Sea? Planned as a two-part episodic expansion for BioShock Infinite, it takes us back to where the series began: The majestic underwater city of Rapture. One part BioShock nostalgia trip and one part extraneous BioShock Infinite epilogue, Burial at Sea's first episode falls unfortunately short of both its predecessors.Read more...

Posted by Joystiq Nov 11 2013 13:00 GMT
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This is a review of downloadable content for BioShock Infinite. As such, it may contain spoilers for the main campaign. Ham-fisted is one of my favorite expressions. As a term meaning awkward or graceless, it's wonderfully evocative. You can easily imagine someone desperately trying to shove a ham somewhere it was never meant to go, perhaps into a Volkswagen's gas tank. Or you might picture a fist literally made of ham: two indelicate things, indelicately smashed together

It's also a good fit for the first episode of BioShock Infinite's 'Burial at Sea' DLC, which is aggressive, salty and often clumsy.

Posted by Rock, Paper, Shotgun Nov 11 2013 13:00 GMT
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Please note that while this piece contains no overt plot spoilers for any BioShock game, it does feature some allusions to their major events and does presume at least some familiarity with them.

“The problem with utopia is it’s still full of people.” A fair sentiment indeed, but is it truly spoken by a dispossessed citizen of the fast-failing undersea brains trust that is Rapture, or is it a BioShock Infinite developer lamenting that they need to somehow insert humanity into their singularly lavish shooty-bang game?

It is wonderful to be back beyond the sea, but things are different now.(more…)


Posted by IGN Nov 11 2013 13:00 GMT
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Does BioShock Infinite's first story DLC deliver in its return to Rapture?

Posted by Kotaku Nov 07 2013 04:00 GMT
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Zoe Brookes works for BioShock developers Irrational Games as a graphic designer, so if anyone on Earth was going to find the time to whip something this amazing up, it'd be her.Read more...

Posted by IGN Nov 02 2013 22:00 GMT
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Cam and Lucy discuss Burial at Sea's return to Rapture.

Posted by Kotaku Oct 25 2013 12:11 GMT
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Somewhere beyond the sea,Somewhere waitin' for me. You'll be able to go back to Rapture on November 12 when part one of BioShock Infinite's Burial at Sea DLC comes out for consoles and PC.Read more...

Posted by Rock, Paper, Shotgun Oct 25 2013 12:17 GMT
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Oh look, here’s a release date for the first BioShock Infinite story DLC, Burial At Sea. This, you may recall, recasts Infinite’s protagonists Booker and Elizabeth in the undersea social experiment that is Rapture, and thus entails both a brand new story beneath the waves and a chance to catch up with old chums such as Big Daddy and his syringe-loving chums. Irrational have been coy about exactly when it’s due out, until about five minutes ago when they brazenly proclaimed it would be on November 12. That’s around one Earth fortnight, or 17 Venusian aafgf-ghhhrnights.(more…)


Posted by IGN Oct 18 2013 17:59 GMT
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We discuss how Rapture has changed in BioShock Infinite's Burial at Sea DLC, plus show off some new footage.

Posted by IGN Oct 16 2013 18:15 GMT
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We discuss BioShock Infinite's new ice Plasmid and the story of the fan who designed it.

Posted by Joystiq Oct 11 2013 20:30 GMT
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BioShock Infinite's forthcoming Burial at Sea DLC will re-introduce the series' classic weapon wheel mechanic, level designer Andres Gonzalez revealed during a recent Reddit AMA session.

Previously featured in BioShock and BioShock 2, the weapon wheel pauses in-game action while players select from an arsenal of available firearms and abilities. BioShock Infinite ditched the mechanic in favor of a new system that limited players to two equipped weapons at any given time.

Gonzales notes that the wheel mechanic will make its return alongside new plasmids and weapons exclusive to the Infinite's Burial at Sea chapters.

"I can tell you that for Burial at Sea: Episode 1 we added new weapon, a new Plasmid, new Gear, Tears and we brought back the weapon wheel," Gonzalez said. "As far as upgrades go, there are upgrades available for Plasmids and you can upgrade the new weapon."

Posted by Kotaku Oct 11 2013 14:40 GMT
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One piece of trivia orbits modern board gaming like a dark, sexy star. Someone who doesn't really play them will always have heard from their friend, who heard it from another friend, that games like Game of Thrones or Battlestar Galactica are mean. They ruin friendships.Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Oct 09 2013 15:00 GMT
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Look here, you nasty pervert horndogs. Ken Levine has seen all that porn people are making out of Elizabeth, from BioShock Infinite, and he wants you to know That's Not Cool. "It's like coming across a picture of your daughter," he says. Read more...

Posted by Kotaku Oct 08 2013 23:00 GMT
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Sure, the game came out several months ago. Most of the good jokes have already been made. And yet some of the goofier aspects of BioShock Infinite are still pretty funny. Read more...