PlayStation update for February 18th includes Strider, Rayman Legends for PS4, and two new free games on PS Plus!

Still excited about your PlayStation 4 purchase? For the second straight week, there's a lack of not only exclusive content, but content made for the new-gen console altogether. However, for those that have been anticipating the remake of Strider or the re-release of Rayman Legends, they're in luck!


For those that don't care about PS4 just yet, there's additional releases along with a free game on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

Here's the full list of new retail and digital games:

PS4

• Strider - $14.99 (Digital)
• Rayman Legends - $39.96* (Digital / Retail)

PS3

• Strider - $14.99 (Digital)
• Earth Defense Force 2025 - $47.99* (Digital / Retail)
• Forest Legends: The Call of Love - $11.99** (Digital)

Vita

• Gunslugs - $1.99*** (Digital)

Other (Digital only)

• Neo Contra (PS2 classic) - $9.99**
• Mr. Driller (PSone classic) - $5.99**
• Tomba! 2 (PSone import) - $9.99

*Retail price found on Amazon as of this posting on Monday night.

**Suggested price that it will be on the PlayStation Store (subject to change).

***PlayStation Plus launch price.

Strider is, without question, the biggest release of the week. Reviews won't be available until the Tuesday launch day, but it has been confirmed that it will come out at the usual $15 mark for old remakes like this.

The most promising recent retro indie release for the Vita is Gunslugs, and it will be 50 cents off on Tuesday for PlayStation Plus members for a total of just a couple bucks. I haven't dove into the other new releases on Sony's portable system, but Abstraction Games, the team that helped bring Knytt Underground and Hotline Miami to the Vita, is working on this game. I'll be downloading my copy ASAP.

Here's a couple pricing notes: First, Forest Legends is published by Alawar Entertainment. I believe the price will be $11.99, the same as Twisted Lands: Shadow Town, that was released under the same publisher for the PS3.

Secondly, I'd highly recommend not purchasing Earth Defense Force 2025 at the moment. The price will likely be $50 on the PSN store. Considering the game was available for just $43 at one point during the preorder period, it won't take long for the title to reach $40 or less.

The only discount is Gunslugs, so let's move on to the Instant Game Collection. There are two free games available this week.

A couple of games by Capcom, who previously released Resident Evil 5 for free with PS+, are available: Remember Me on the PS3 and Street Fighter x Tekken on the Vita.

RM received mixed but positive reviews. It's a platformer with a uniqueness to manipulate enemies' minds. Definitely recommended for both sci-fi and platforming fans. SFxT is recommended for those that aren't tired yet by fighters on their Vita.

Have a great week everyone!

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February's free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers: Remember Me, Metro: Last Light, and more

Those that still haven't subscribed to PlayStation Plus may finally cave in after Sony released their list of free games their offering in February for the PlayStation platforms.

The PlayStation Blog announced the games for North America on Thursday. Here are the games that will be available, spread out through the entire month..

• Outlast (PS4, previously announced)
• Remember Me (PS3)
• Metro: Last Light (PS3)
• Payday 2 (PS3)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (Vita)
• ModNation Racers: Road Trip (Vita)

New games will be available every Tuesday, but no official dates are ever announced.

Next month is an unbelievable deal; all of those games are quality titles that didn't receive much attention when they were released. There's an abundance of fighting and racing games for Vita owners that have subscribed to PS+. I haven't played MNR: RT yet, but that's likely the weakest offering in the batch. Especially with Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed was available for free recently.

For those that haven't purchased a PS+ subscription, think of it this way. If these games were all purchased on Amazon today, that total price would be $119.92. PS+ is $50 a year. It's an unbelievable service that offers a wide variety of titles; for those that purchase PlayStation for that variety like myself, it's a must have.

Worst case scenario, players can always download the games they already purchased for back up when they're available for free, or they can just sell their physical copy for a little cash to put into the PS+ subscription price.

Next month has my full attention. What game are you looking forward to the most?

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Capcom price drops on PSN includes Okami HD, Remember Me

A number of Capcom's digital releases on the PlayStation Network are currently on sale.

Polygon reports that Okami HD, a remake of the PlayStation 2/Wii classic, is now available for just $13.99, which is 30 percent off its original $19.99 price point.

Other games published by Capcom are also discounted on PSN and the Xbox Games Store:

Capcom also implemented permanent price drops on both PSN and the Xbox Games Store for three of its 2013 releases. Dontnod Entertainment's Remember Me (originally $59.99), Spark Unlimited's Lost Planet 3 (orig. $59.99) and Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations HD (orig. $49.99) are each available for $39.99 now.

Okami is only available through PSN, and it's a highly recommended download for those that haven't yet experienced it. The HD edition is the perfect edition of it, presenting a beautifully crafted game in HD quality with the functionality of drawing on the screen, which was implemented in the Wii port.

As far as Capcom's releases this year, RE: Revelations is the only one that could be recommended at that sale price, but any of these could be found cheaper with Black Friday deals in a little over a week.

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