PlayStation Plus returns with another month of fantastic free games and awesome exclusives that have subscribers around the world believing in Plus. Kicking things off in May is new release Awesomenauts, FREE for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Watch the trailer below!
This colorfully action packed 2D online multiplayer battler with split-screen gameplay is releasing on May 1st. You’ll storm the game’s online battlegrounds and unlock loads of new abilities and characters for your arsenal. For more details on Awesomenauts come back to the blog a little later today — developer Ronimo will have more details on the game and will stick around to respond to your comments and questions.
PSN hit Trine 2 joins the free games selection in May, boasting widespread critical acclaim and a dazzling fantasy world. Don’t miss out on one of the prettiest titles in gaming — grab Trine 2 for free on Plus this month. Not enough for you? How about getting Rock of Ages for free when it releases on PSN? The acclaimed mix of tower-defense strategy and rolling ball physics (trust us, it’s fun will keep you in stitches with the game’s quirky humor and ultra-addictive gameplay modes.
May also brings the free release of PS one Classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Castlevania Chronicles. For many of you, Castlevania: SotN needs no introduction. If you’ve never had a chance to experience what many fans consider to be the definitive Castlevania game, you now have no excuse. Castlevania Chronicles, on the other hand, is based on the original Castlevania but is no less engaging than SotN, especially given its blistering challenge. Gamers who are looking for a classic challenge need look no further!
Saints Row The Third will be available on 5/8 as a PS3 Full Game download. If you missed out on this insane open-world epic last fall, you may want to jump on it as it will have a 20% discount when it releases.
If you’ve had your eye on PixelJunk 4am, you’ll be happy to hear that Plus subscribers get exclusive access to the game’s beta! All PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to the online viewer where you can watch performances built in this musical PlayStation Move experience that immerses you in the creative flow of making music. Select Plus subscribers will also get access to the performance beta, so watch your PSN messages to see if you’re selected.
There’s a ton more coming this month that isn’t yet on the list below, including free minis like Velocity and Floating Cloud God, exclusive discounts coming towards the end of the month and more. If you’re not yet a Plus subscriber, you can snag your subscription by clicking here or purchasing it on PlayStation Store.
Remember, some content and/or release dates outlined may change including the addition or removal of content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or continue the discussion on the PlayStation Community forums in the Official PlayStation Plus Update thread.
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| Exclusives: | Early Access: Pixel Junk 4am Closed Viewer Beta – 5/1 Velocity (Free PS mini) – 5/1 |
| Free Downloads: | PSN Games: Awesomenauts – 5/1 Trine 2 – 5/1 Rock of Ages – 5/15 |
| Minis: Floating Cloud God Saves The Pilgrims – 5/1 Velocity – 5/1 |
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| PS one Classics: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – 5/1 Castlevania Chronicles – 5/1 |
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| Full Game Trials: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 5/1 Disney Universe – 5/1 Saints Row The Third – 5/8 Assassin’s Creed Revelations – 5/15 Batman Arkham City – 5/15 Rayman Origins– 5/15 Need for Speed The Run – 5/15 Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition – 5/22 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier – 5/22 |
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| Free Avatars and Themes: Dead Cloud Avatar – 5/15 Gear Avatar – 5/15 Mesh Dynamic Theme – 5/22 |
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| Discounts: | PSN Games: Datura – 5/8 (PS Plus Price – $7.99) Disney Universe – 5/1 (PS Plus Price: $15.00) Rayman: Origins – 5/15 (PS Plus Price: $15.00) Saints Row The Third – 5/8 (PS Plus Price: $47.99) |
Please answer these questions, it would be appreciated forever.
-Can you please tell us if the DMC collection will be coming to the PS store, and around when? I really don’t want to buy all three titles because, in my opinion, they’re not all worth playing.
-Why are the Kingdom Hearts series being neglected on the PSN. These are great exclusives for Sony and from what I read around the web, the hold up is coming from Sony’s side. I don’t think Square Enix would hold back more games because as other people have pointed out, they don’t have a problem releasing titles. Is this silence pointing towards an HD collection or is there some smaller inane reason they’re not on the store yet?
Didn’t April’s Plus Preview say that Disney Universe would release at a discount on April 24? How do so many mistakes make it through on these posts? Also, your graphic says Rock of Ages on May 1 while the text below says May 15 and Saints Row in the graphic is May 15 while the text says May 8. What’s actually going on? Can you please straighten these things out?
Hopefully that Rayman price is for the Vita version!! I would buy that in a second!!
Castlevania!! I’ve bought Symphony of the Night a billion times, but still don’t have a digital copy on PS3. I’ll more than welcome it on May first. I’ve still yet to play Chronicles, though I love the original Castlevania and play it often. Still looking forward to hearing about any new Igarashi-based Castlevanias from Konami. I’d pay good money for a PS3 port of the GBA and DS Castlevania titles. Until then, these games and Harmony of Despair will hold me over.
I’ll also have to give Trine a try. Looks neat, judging by at artwork alone.
Pretty good Plus offering! It would have been proper to include add-ons as well. There has been no add-ons for months for Plus free.
I’m baffled that Starhawk will not be on PSN! Warhawk was on day one! Why not?
wow, this is a decent update, love those ps1 classics, just wish i could PLAY THEM ON MY VITA LIKE ADVERTISED “SOON” BY SONY. Like seriously, when are you guys donig the ps1 update so i can actually start downloading my store purchases and playing them on my vita. I mean come on, i traded in my psp and games with the udnerstanding that you guys were releasing the update for hte vita within reason of its release date.
How aobut a real update, i mean at this rate, the hackers will have it on there before you guys!
wow, trine 2 for free, sweet
and about rayman discount, which system will get this discount, ps3 or psv, i got both and really want to buy this on my psv :))
I’ve been a PS+ member from day one (on my other account) and I freakin love it. May is going to be another great month. Thank you Sony!
I still have my original copy of Castlevania: SOTN and I have it on Xbox Live… but, I’m still going to scoop it up and probably even Castlevania Chronicles because I don’t think I have played it.
I mean might as well download Trine 2 and Rock of Ages… that’s why we paid for PS+… all this content is awesome… like every month gets better it seems… whether it’s on the digital side with PSN or whether it’s on the retail side with an blockbuster exclusive….
Can’t Wait… School couldn’t be ending at a better time!
What!?! Where are the full PS3 games?
I like it
That awesomenauts game does look pretty awesome…I just hope its not too difficult. It looks like it can be pretty tough to play through with all that action going on. I enjoy a challenge, but a lot of games I’ve seen like that one are just completely unreasonable haha. It won’t stop me from trying though, thats for sure.
I don’t have the other two games either, pretty excited!
I just wish the Rayman Origins discount was for Vita too. That’d make this month perfect. I’m glad I got another 3 months for my birthday! :]
Hey Morgan. Few quick questions.
1. Any word on Tomba coming to the U.S? Japan has had it now for about 6 months with no word on U.S. getting it.
2. Any chance we can up the amount of space we receive for game storage. As someone with over 100 Physical games and a lot more digital, 150 megs is tough. This would be a great way to celebrate 2 years by upping the amount of space or finding a way to compress the saves so they take up less space when backed up.
3. On the online saves, is there a easy way for us to turn on and off the ones we want to backup online each night. Maybe press triangle and have the option to toggle online backup save on and off.
4. Thank you for the great work and as a PS+ subscriber since day 1 I would never give up my subscription. On to E3 :)
Love PS+ and glad I didnt pick-up Trine 2 right away now…However I have a question for you Morgan if you get a chance.
Is there any talk about making the downloads section easier to work with. Right now its just a long list of everything I have ever downloaded without a way to filter by demos or games etc. It would make it a million times more user friendly to be able to filter it and even delete stuff I know I will never download again like the old Qore episodes.
Anyway, keep up the great work, I’m now a one system man and its because PlayStation gives me all the entertainment I need…
No news on this that I know of, but I’ll make a note of it.