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Third Annual PlayStation Store PLAY Summer Program
July 15, in the year of our Lord 2013 -- Sony
Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced that
PlayStationŽStore PLAY, its annual summer program showcasing a
diverse lineup of great PlayStation games and special offers,
returns July 16 when this years PLAY lineup becomes available
for pre-order in the PlayStationŽStore in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Gamers who
pre-order games will receive an exclusive PS3 XMB theme based on
each game purchased. Additionally, members of PlayStationŽPlus,
PlayStations premium game membership, will receive a 20 percent
discount on PLAY titles when pre-ordering.
The four-game PLAY lineup, available starting July 16, offers
gamers who purchase two titles or more a bonus cash voucher for
use on PlayStation Network. Gamers can take advantage of the
following bonuses based on their purchases of PLAY games in the
PlayStation Store (July 16 - August 20):
ˇ Buy any 4 PlayStation Store PLAY games to get $10
ˇ Buy any 3 PlayStation Store PLAY games to get $6
ˇ Buy any 2 PlayStation Store PLAY games to get $3
The 2012 PlayStationŽStore PLAY lineup includes two PSN
exclusives, Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark and ibb & obb;
Cloudberry Kingdom, which offers infinite levels; and DuckTales:
Remastered.
Learn more about the lineup of games:
July 23: Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark (PS3/PS Vita) Leading
off the PLAY promotion and launching exclusively on PSN, Stealth
Inc: A Clone in the Dark is a fast-paced stealth platformer
featuring brutal hazards, ruthless enemies, fiendish puzzles and
red pixels galore. Jump, sneak, and be chunked through 80
levels. Will you make it out alive? Armed with only your wits
and a pair of top of the range Stealthing Goggles, it's your job
to sneak your way through a deadly facility that's determined to
extinguish your fragile little life. With no weapons and no
armor, being seen means instant death. Stay out of the light to
avoid the attention of deadly security robots! Leap like a lusty
salmon to avoid those zap-happy lasers! Think fast as the walls
close in around you! And once you've defeated these deadly
chambers (or they've defeated you), create your own fiendish
death-rooms in Stealth Inc's fully-featured level editor! This
game is cross-buy and entitles you to both the PS3 and Vita
version! Pre-order Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark starting
July 16 for $9.99 ($7.99 for PLUS members). Stealth Inc: A Clone
in the Dark is rated T for Teen by the independent Entertainment
Software Rating Board (ESRB).
July 30: Cloudberry Kingdom (PS3) Unhappily ever after. Thats
how it starts. The Orb resurfaces and the classic characters
return. Kobbler with his mania, Princess with her endless
boredom. Its only a matter of time before Bob, our hero, shows
up to put order back to madness. Three powers struggle for
victory and the fate of Cloudberry Kingdom hangs in the balance.
What will become of the retired hero, Bob? Will saving Princess
one last time win her love? Could true love ever stop Kobbler
and the power of the Orb? No, probably not. But hey, its worth a
shot. Cloudberry Kingdom is designed with a fully random level
generator. Every level is brand new and never seen before. The
difficulty level can match any need, from the casual to the
hardcore. Play as 10 hero types and unlock more. Experience
three different types of play which are campaign story mode
Arcade mode which include Time Crises, Hero Rush, Escalation and
Free Play! Up to four player with local multi-player and Co-op.
Pre-order Cloudberry Kingdom starting July 16 for $9.99 ($7.99
for PLUS members). Cloudberry Kingdom is rated T for Teen by the
independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
August 6: ibb & obb (PS3) Exclusively on PSN, ibb & obb is a two
player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where
gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working
closely together. Find a friend for some true local cooperative
couch fun or match up online. Fall up and jump down through 15
levels filled with double gravity puzzles and discover the 8
hidden worlds that will test your new non-Newtonian skills to
the maximum. All levels have their own unique music composed by
Kettel known for his warm melodic electronica. Pre-order ibb &
obb starting July 16 for $9.99 ($7.99 for PLUS members). ibb &
obb is rated E for Everyone by the independent Entertainment
Software Rating Board (ESRB).
August 13: DuckTales: Remastered (PS3) DuckTales: Remastered is
a hand-crafted, beautiful reimagining of one of the most
cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden
ages of gaming, but now refined with a level of detail that will
please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan,
alike. Featuring hand-drawn animated sprites, authentic Disney
character voices talent and richly painted level backgrounds
from the classic cartoon TV series, Scrooge McDuck and family
come to life like never before. The gameplay retains the
authenticity of its 8-bit predecessor, simple and fun, with
slight modifications to improve gameplay flow and design. Embark
on an authentic DuckTales adventure, as Scrooge McDuck and his
three nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie travel to exotic locations
throughout the world in their quest to retrieve the five
Legendary Treasures. Pre-order DuckTales: Remastered starting
July 16 for $14.99 ($11.99 for PLUS members). DuckTales:
Remastered is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the independent
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
All four PlayStationŽStore PLAY games will have demos available
at the Sony booth at San Diego COMIC-CON 2013 from July 18-July
21, 2013.
All dollars amounts are shown in US currency; amounts will vary
in Canada and Brazil and will be in local currency.