There’s a lot to love with PlayStation Plus in December. Perhaps you’ve already thought of what a great gift a PS Plus membership makes for your fellow PS3 gamer. Or maybe you’ve been diving into the games in the Instant Game Collection with new additions like BioShock 2, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, and Rochard. Either way, you’ve got more great content on the way with this week’s addition: Anomaly Warzone Earth! You’ll also find some amazing holiday deals on games that you might have missed. Read on to find out more.

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December 18th PlayStation Plus Update

Anomaly Warzone Earth (PS3) Free for Plus members Anomaly Warzone Earth is an extraordinary mixture of action and strategy in a reversed tower defense formula. Call it tower offense, if that’s a bit easier. The game tasks you with saving a near-future Earth from an alien onslaught. The invaders have captured world’s major cities, building huge turrets that destroy everything in their path. It’s up to you to lead an armor squad through the streets of cities like Baghdad and Tokyo, planning the route and strategically choosing which units to deploy in order to crush the opposition. Download it today and experience this fantastic twist on strategy gaming.

Holiday Essentials Sale

Various discounts for Plus members



You may have seen the announcement already, but this week marks the first week of the PSN Holiday Sale! You can check out the full announcement here, but here’s the breakdown of all the games that you’ll be able to get an amazing sale price on for this week:

Game Normal Price PSN Sale Price Plus Sale Price Catherine $39.99 $27.99 $19.60 Counter Strike Global Offensive $14.99 $10.49 $7.35 Dyad $14.99 $10.49 $7.35 Escape Plan $14.99 $10.49 $7.35 I am Alive $14.99 $10.49 $7.35 LittleBigPlanet 2 $19.99 $13.99 $0.00 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita $35.99 $24.99 $17.49 M:tG Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 $9.99 $6.99 $4.90 NHL 13 $59.99 $41.99 $29.40 Rayman Origins $19.99 $13.99 $9.80 Rayman Origins PS Vita $29.99 $20.99 $14.70 Resident Evil 4 $19.99 $13.99 $9.80 Retro/Grade $9.99 $6.99 $4.90 Street Fighter: Third Strike Online Edition $14.99 $10.49 $7.35

SEGA Holiday Sale

Various discounts for Plus members



Our friends at SEGA are also bringing more great games to all of PSN at some truly great prices to celebrate the holidays as well. Just like the PSN Holiday Sale, all PSN gamers get to enjoy some price breaks here, but Plus members get the best deals on the following content:

Game Normal Price PSN Sale Price Plus Sale Price Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (Game Only) $14.99 $9.99 $6.99 SEGA HERITAGE COLLECTION (BUNDLE) $36.95 $19.99 $14.99 Sonic 4: Ep1 & 2 Full game Bundle $24.98 $14.99 $11.99 Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 $14.99 $9.99 $7.49 Hell Yeah Full game $14.99 $9.99 $5.99 Hell Yeah DLC Pimp My Rabbit Pack $2.99 $1.99 $1.00 Hell Yeah DLC The Virtual Rabbit Mission $4.99 $2.99 $1.50 After Burner Climax $9.99 $4.99 $2.50 Crazy Taxi $9.99 $4.99 $2.50 Daytona USA $9.99 $4.99 $2.50 Crush, PSP $9.99 $4.99 $2.50 Sonic Rivals, PSP $9.99 $6.99 $4.89 Sonic Rivals 2, PSP $9.99 $6.99 $4.89

That’s it for this week’s update, and remember that the above updates will be in effect once the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow. See you next week for more on PlayStation Plus!

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