Sony debuts a new program for PSN called PlayStation Network PLAY which is set to start on August 23 and run until September 13.
Similar to Microsoft's summer deals, Sony is setting aside 1 game per week to be given special status with each game set at a $15 price tag. As additional incentives, Sony is giving Playstation Plus members a 20% discount on every title while everyone who buys all four titles gets PayDay: The Heist for free on PSN.
Sony is also giving away 1 free piece of DLC per game in the program as a way to counter the lack of exclusives in comparison to Microsoft's yearly sale.
Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition starts the program on August 23, followed by Death Spank "The Baconing" on August 30, then BloodRayne: Betrayal on September 6, and Renegade Ops finishes the program on September 13.
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Quick News Round-Up:
1) Runic Games announces Tourchlight 2 will not be arriving on Xbox Live Arcade due to the game going over the memory limit for the console and instead will just be released for the PC and MacOS. The company did state a retail disc version could be possible but only until the PC version is finished.
2) According to the Playstation Blog, Twisted Metal has been delayed from its original Fall 2011 release to a new date of early 2012. The series creator had been concerned the game would have been over shawdowed this Fall and pleaded with Sony to push the game back to a less packed 2012 date.
3) The next project from Notch called "Scrolls" could be cancelled after Bethesda's parent company threatened to sue if he continued using the name as the title for the project. ZeniMax Media is arguing Notch is trying to deceive and confuse consumers due to his game's name sounding too similar to their Elder Scrolls series.