Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games October 2012

Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games October 2012

Save on all your favorite PS3 games on sale now!

1. NBA 2K13 6. PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition
2. Resident Evil 6 7. Sleeping Dogs
3. Madden NFL 13 8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 w/DLC
4. Borderlands 2 9. God of War Saga
5. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 10. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


1. NBA 2K13

Price: $59.00

  • Select teams from real NBA rosters
  • Customize players
  • Compete in tournaments, and play through regular seasons
  • Use classic teams to reenact historically significant matchups

With more than 5 million copies sold worldwide and more than 25 Sports Game of the Year awards won, NBA 2K12 was another monster release for the biggest NBA video game simulation franchise in the world. This year, 2K Sports has joined forces with the legendary JAY Z as Executive Producer to transcend sports video games and take virtual hardwood to the next level. Featuring an enhanced MyCareer mode and all-new gameplay features, NBA 2K13 will let gamers pit the best players in NBA history against the new dynasty of talent. A Jay-Z Production NBA 2K13 is produced by multi-platinum recording artist and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, who presided over both the soundtrack and in-game elements such as menus, art and gameplay cameras.

2. Resident Evil 6

Price: $58.99

  • Horror on a global scale – No longer confined to a specific location, the outbreak of the C-virus is worldwide with the action taking place in North America, Eastern Europe and China
  • Multiple characters and intertwined storylines – Experience the horror playing as Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and Jake Muller with their respective partners
  • Solo or co-op – Resident Evil 6 delivers both single and co-op gameplay either offline or online
  • Zombies make a return to the Resident Evil series, but can now run, jump at players and even use weapons, making them far more challenging than in previous games
  • The enemy creatures known as J’avo first came to prominence in the conflict zone of Eastern Europe and have the ability to regenerate when injured; furthermore, if J’avo take substantial damage to a particular area, they can mutate the affected body part into a variety of different forms, meaning players will have to rethink their strategy and adapt to this unpredictability

Resident Evil 6 is a Survival-Horror game that continues the struggle against the series’ signature zombie inducing bio-terror, while raising the bar with all new game functionality. Players enjoy a diverse play experience, highlighted by the ability to select between three scenarios featuring multiple characters and intertwined storylines. Within these scenarios both stories and action cross paths. Additional features include zombies as well as new enemies, upgradable firepower and characters, vehicle based options, the mini-game based Mercenaries mode, and single-player and co-op play options.

3. Madden NFL 13

List Price: $59.99
Price: $42.99
You Save: $17.00 (28%)

Madden NFL 13 is the 2012 release in Electronic Arts’ celebrated American football video game release. Developed around the powerful, all-new Infinity game engine, Madden NFL 13 delivers a more engrossing, complete and realistic gridiron experience than any game before it. Key game features include: graphical presentation reminiscent of national television broadcasts, gameplay improvements such as a new pass-ready system, improved play action, and the all-new read and react defensive AI system, Madden social/play functionality, multiplayer support online and offline, and the ability to build the ultimate franchise as a coach, an NFL superstar, or yourself.

Madden NFL Social for Facebook brings a whole new way to enjoy Madden NFL Football from the comfort of your computer, laptop and tablet. You and all your friends are already on Facebook all day, so why not play the Facebook version of Madden against all your Facebook friends for free. No need for a TV, a console system, or even a lot of time. Play for a minute or play for hours, it’s up to you. And when you’re away from the computer, you can even transfer the entire, complete game to your iPhone iOS if you’d like to play on the go.

4. Borderlands 2

Price: $57.40

  • Brand new environments on Pandora: Hunt through entirely brand new areas of Pandora that are more alive than ever!
  • 87 Bazillion Everything: In addition to the new gun system, you will lust after procedurally generated shields, grenades, Alien Artifacts, class mods and much, much more. And you thought the original Borderlands had a ton of loot!
  • World Connected Story: You will find yourself left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption.
  • Dynamic Co-op online, split-screen and LAN: Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN. Borderlands 2 features a seamless system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game.
  • New Badass Gun System: An entirely new take on the groundbreaking procedural system means millions upon millions of possible weapons. The variety and style of guns in Borderlands 2 is staggering.
  • An entirely new take on the groundbreaking procedural system means millions upon millions of possible weapons
  • Choose from all new characters and classes including the Gunzerker, who can dual-wield any two weapons in the game
  • Improved story integration which finds you left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption
  • In addition to the new gun system, players lust after procedurally generated shields, grenades, alien artifacts, class mods and much, much more
  • Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN with a seamless co-op system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game

Borderlands 2 furthers the distinct blending of First Person Shooter and Role Playing genres to create the true evolution of the Role Playing Shooter. Team up with up to three other players for four-player online goodness or go old-school with two-player split-screen couch sharing mayhem as you spend hours leveling up your character and equipping them with one of the millions of badass weapons. Borderlands 2 features a new visually stunning array of procedurally generated guns, shields, grenades, artifacts, enemies and more. Choose one of the four new character classes to be taken through a carefully crafted and connected story to all new and surprising environments across the living planet of Pandora. Make new friends, arm them to the teeth and fight alongside them on your relentless quest for revenge and redemption.

5. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Price: $19.96

  • An interactive cinematic experience that blurs the lines between games and Hollywood films.
  • Nathan Drake’s journey will put you through new challenges and take you to stunning locations around the world.
  • Epic single player campaign with evolved signature UNCHARTED gameplay.
  • A new breed of Action Adventure Multiplayer that brings the exciting cinematic elements of the single-player campaign, into the multiplayer.
  • Experience the thrill of UNCHARTED in stereoscopic 3D

A search for the fabled “Atlantis of the Sands” propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake’s quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears.

6. PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition

Price: $18.36

  • Build a dream collection from over 1,000 of the world’s most exciting cars, from exotic imports to muscle cars and performance supercars, to customize, race, and upgrade.
  • Travel the world to experience a wealth of real and fictional road, rally, NASCAR, drift and kart courses with the most realistic driving physics around.
  • Expand the Gran Turismo experience with deep and robust online community features, and challenge friends in the custom race room system with voice chat for the ultimate track day.
  • Features the new and improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 right on the disc.
  • Includes voucher for over $20 of bonus content, including new cars, tracks and more.
  • Build a dream collection from over 1,000 of the world’s most exciting cars, from exotic imports to muscle cars and performance supercars, to customize, race, and upgrade
  • Expand the Gran Turismo experience with deep and robust online community features, and challenge friends in the custom race room system with voice chat for the ultimate track day
  • The ultimate version of the best-selling Gran Turismo 5
  • as well as a voucher for more than $20 of bonus downloadable content including new cars and tracks
  • improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 included on the disc

The ultimate version of the best-selling Gran Turismo 5, with the full original version of the game, improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 included on the disc, as well as a voucher for more than $20 of bonus downloadable content including new cars and tracks.

7. Sleeping Dogs


List Price: $59.99
Price: $39.99
You Save: $20.00 (33%)

  • A mature and gritty undercover cop drama, set in a high tension underworld where every action is a risk that could blow your cover
  • Seamless explosive action fueled by a mix of deadly martial arts, intense gunfights and brutal takedowns.
  • Epic high-speed thrills: Burn up the streets as you ram other cars and drive recklessly while shooting your way through the narrow streets of Hong Kong.
  • Hong Kong is your playground: Enter illegal races, gamble on cock fights, or kick back with some karaoke. There are countless ways to explore the varied districts of the city.

Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant neon city teeming with life, whose exotic locations and busy streets hide one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the Triads. In this open-world game, you play the role of Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside. You’ll have to prove yourself worthy as you fight your way up the organization, taking part in brutal criminal activities without blowing your cover. Torn between your loyalty to the badge and the code of the triads, you will risk everything as the lines between truth and honor become permanently blurred.

8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with DLC Collection 1

List Price: $59.99
Price: $39.99
You Save: $20.00 (33%)

  • New Pointstreak system that rewards players both for landing kills and completing objectives
  • Weapons proficiency system that allows you to customize your favorite weapons, making them more effiecent in any map or mode
  • Online/offline 2-player co-op Special Ops Survival mode that earns you experience through 16 frantic objective-based missions
  • New play modes, including: Kill Confirmed mode, Team Defender mode and user generated match modes
  • Integration with ‘Call of Duty: Elite,’ an online multiplayer oriented service launched simultaneously with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is First-person Shooter rooted in a fictional, but ultra realistic near-future conflict of mostly American forces with those of the Russian Federation around the globe. The third installment in the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3 features a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay which includes innovative new functionality that encourages multiple gameplay combat strategies, a new 2-player co-op option, new play modes, weapons and more. The game also includes a gripping single player campaign that picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off, and game integration with the Call of Duty: Elite online service.

9. God of War Saga

Price: $39.96

  • Includes
  • God of War collections 1 and 2
  • God of War 3
  • God of War Collection (Chain of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta)
  • Free 30 day trial of PlayStation Plus

Experience Five Legendary Adventures In Kratos’ Quest For Vengeance Against The Gods Who Betrayed Him. Unleash the power of the Gods and embark on a merciless quest as Kratos, an ex-Spartan warrior driven to destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with lethal double chainblades, Kratos must carve through mythology’s darkest creatures – including Medusa, Cyclops, the Hydra and more, while solving intricate puzzles in breathtaking environments. Driven by pure revenge, nothing can stop Kratos from achieving absolution.

10. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


List Price: $59.99
Price: $49.75
You Save: $10.24 (17%)

  • Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, pushing the game play and technology of a virtual world to new heights
  • Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling
  • Skyrim’s new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains, bustling cities, lush fields.
  • Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities; the new character system allows you to play any way you want

The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim is the follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the next game from Bethesda Game Studios, creators of the 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout 3.

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Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games August 2012

Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games August 2012

Save on all your favorite PS3 games on sale now!

1. Madden NFL 13 6. Sleeping Dogs
2. Ratchet & Clank Collection 7. Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year
3. PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition 8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 w/DLC
4. NCAA Football 13 9. Darksiders II Limited edition PS3
5. God of War Saga 10. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


1. Madden NFL 13

Price: $59.99

Madden NFL 13 is the 2012 release in Electronic Arts’ celebrated American football video game release. Developed around the powerful, all-new Infinity game engine, Madden NFL 13 delivers a more engrossing, complete and realistic gridiron experience than any game before it. Key game features include: graphical presentation reminiscent of national television broadcasts, gameplay improvements such as a new pass-ready system, improved play action, and the all-new read and react defensive AI system, Madden social/play functionality, multiplayer support online and offline, and the ability to build the ultimate franchise as a coach, an NFL superstar, or yourself.

Madden NFL Social for Facebook brings a whole new way to enjoy Madden NFL Football from the comfort of your computer, laptop and tablet. You and all your friends are already on Facebook all day, so why not play the Facebook version of Madden against all your Facebook friends for free. No need for a TV, a console system, or even a lot of time. Play for a minute or play for hours, it’s up to you. And when you’re away from the computer, you can even transfer the entire, complete game to your iPhone iOS if you’d like to play on the go.

2. Ratchet & Clank Collection

List Price: $39.99
Price: $29.99
You Save: $10.00 (25%)

  • Remastered versions of Ratchet & Clank games from PS2 to 720P HD: Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
  • Trophy support for each game
  • Online Multiplayer Support for Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Experience the classic adventures of the universe’s favorite Lombax, Ratchet and his robotic sidekick Clank in this classic PlayStation 2 Action-Adventure trilogy now fully remastered in high definition. Wield the original tools of destruction as you travel from planet to planet unraveling their original story and explosive adventures in this PlayStation 3 exclusive.

The original and multi-million units selling Ratchet & Clank trilogy returns in the Ratchet & Clank Collection for the PlayStation 3.

3. PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition

Price: $19.99

  • Build a dream collection from over 1,000 of the world’s most exciting cars, from exotic imports to muscle cars and performance supercars, to customize, race, and upgrade.
  • Travel the world to experience a wealth of real and fictional road, rally, NASCAR, drift and kart courses with the most realistic driving physics around.
  • Expand the Gran Turismo experience with deep and robust online community features, and challenge friends in the custom race room system with voice chat for the ultimate track day.
  • Features the new and improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 right on the disc.
  • Includes voucher for over $20 of bonus content, including new cars, tracks and more.
  • Build a dream collection from over 1,000 of the world’s most exciting cars, from exotic imports to muscle cars and performance supercars, to customize, race, and upgrade
  • Expand the Gran Turismo experience with deep and robust online community features, and challenge friends in the custom race room system with voice chat for the ultimate track day
  • The ultimate version of the best-selling Gran Turismo 5
  • as well as a voucher for more than $20 of bonus downloadable content including new cars and tracks
  • improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 included on the disc

The ultimate version of the best-selling Gran Turismo 5, with the full original version of the game, improved features and functionality from all downloadable game updates through Spec 2.0 included on the disc, as well as a voucher for more than $20 of bonus downloadable content including new cars and tracks.

4. NCAA Football 13

List Price: $59.99
Price: $48.60
You Save: $11.39 (19%)

  • Gameplay – With a new passing system that changes the way quarterbacks and receivers play and respond, combined with a new read and react defensive AI system, NCAA Football 13 delivers greater realism on the virtual gridiron.
  • Dynasty – Game days come to life with mid-game updates featuring a new studio analyst, plus enhanced commentary from NCAA Football veterans Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler. Recruiting now goes deeper than ever with the addition of dynamic grades and the ability to scout players. Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your Dynasty from the web.
  • Heisman Challenge – There are familiar faces on the field in NCAA Football 13, which now features a selection of former Heisman Trophy winners. With the new Heisman Challenge mode, fans have the ability to utilize the skill set of a legendary Heisman Trophy winner in a quest to match his award-winning historical performances and win the Heisman trophy once again.
  • Road to Glory – The experience of being a college football superstar is now even more exciting with a new feature in Road to Glory that allows players to see and feel the game differently during key moments, increasing on-field awareness and creating amazing opportunities.
  • Sights & Sounds – Revel in the pageantry of college football game days with NCAA Football 13. Featuring new team run-outs, mascots and pre-game traditions along with significantly enhanced audio and new trophy presentations, NCAA Football 13 will deliver the passion and excitement of college football to fans across the nation.

NCAA Football 13 is an American college football game in which players are given the ongoing opportunity to enjoy the collegiate game in multiple ways. Experience the rise to dominance of a young, up-and-coming gridiron star hoping to make his way to a college superpower of choice and eventually a national championship. Experience the pride and pageantry of gameday Saturday like never before as you go from high school superstar, to top college player, to head coach in Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. With a new passing system, new team-specific traditions, and the Heisman Challenge, make an impact by leading your team to the National Championship with NCAA Football 13.

5. God of War Saga

Price: $39.96

  • Includes
  • God of War collections 1 and 2
  • God of War 3
  • God of War Collection (Chain of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta)
  • Free 30 day trial of PlayStation Plus

Experience Five Legendary Adventures In Kratos’ Quest For Vengeance Against The Gods Who Betrayed Him. Unleash the power of the Gods and embark on a merciless quest as Kratos, an ex-Spartan warrior driven to destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with lethal double chainblades, Kratos must carve through mythology’s darkest creatures – including Medusa, Cyclops, the Hydra and more, while solving intricate puzzles in breathtaking environments. Driven by pure revenge, nothing can stop Kratos from achieving absolution.

6. Sleeping Dogs

Price: $59.96

  • A mature and gritty undercover cop drama, set in a high tension underworld where every action is a risk that could blow your cover
  • Seamless explosive action fueled by a mix of deadly martial arts, intense gunfights and brutal takedowns.
  • Epic high-speed thrills: Burn up the streets as you ram other cars and drive recklessly while shooting your way through the narrow streets of Hong Kong.
  • Hong Kong is your playground: Enter illegal races, gamble on cock fights, or kick back with some karaoke. There are countless ways to explore the varied districts of the city.

Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant neon city teeming with life, whose exotic locations and busy streets hide one of the most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations in the world: the Triads. In this open-world game, you play the role of Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside. You’ll have to prove yourself worthy as you fight your way up the organization, taking part in brutal criminal activities without blowing your cover. Torn between your loyalty to the badge and the code of the triads, you will risk everything as the lines between truth and honor become permanently blurred.

7. Batman Arkham Asylum: Game of the Year Greatest Hits

List Price: $19.99
Price: $17.12
You Save: $2.87 (14%)

  • Become the Invisible Predator with Batman’s fear takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen and hunt enemies
  • Experience a whole new to play with Game of the Year Edition
  • Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The Joker’s henchmen
  • Investigate as Batman, the world’s greatest detective, by solving intricate puzzles with the help of cutting edge forensic tools
  • Face off against Gotham’s greatest villains including The Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc

Batman: Arkham Asylum returns with a Game of the Year Edition on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 that includes extra content and now, for the first time, Trioviz 3D vision on home consoles. Batman: Arkham Asylum launched to critical acclaim in summer 2009 and has often been referred to as the ‘best license game ever’ and a ‘must buy’ on gaming websites and magazines. It’s been praised for delivering a compelling mix of action, stealth and puzzle-solving game-play tied with a dark original storyline penned by five-time Emmy award winner Paul Dini and supported by a famous cast of voice actors, including Mark Hamill as The Joker and Kevin Conroy as Batman.

8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with DLC Collection 1

List Price: $59.99
Price: $39.99
You Save: $20.00 (33%)

  • New Pointstreak system that rewards players both for landing kills and completing objectives
  • Weapons proficiency system that allows you to customize your favorite weapons, making them more effiecent in any map or mode
  • Online/offline 2-player co-op Special Ops Survival mode that earns you experience through 16 frantic objective-based missions
  • New play modes, including: Kill Confirmed mode, Team Defender mode and user generated match modes
  • Integration with ‘Call of Duty: Elite,’ an online multiplayer oriented service launched simultaneously with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is First-person Shooter rooted in a fictional, but ultra realistic near-future conflict of mostly American forces with those of the Russian Federation around the globe. The third installment in the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3 features a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay which includes innovative new functionality that encourages multiple gameplay combat strategies, a new 2-player co-op option, new play modes, weapons and more. The game also includes a gripping single player campaign that picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off, and game integration with the Call of Duty: Elite online service.

9. Darksiders II Limited edition PS3

List Price: $59.99
Price: $57.81
You Save: $2.18 (4%)

  • Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond heaven and hell
  • Explore startling gameworld environments reminiscent of heaven and hell
  • Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and skill trees allowing players to create their own Death
  • Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, skill trees and endless equipment combinations
  • Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to undo Armageddon. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation. Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape. Death Lives in Darksiders II.

10. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Price: $59.57

  • Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, pushing the game play and technology of a virtual world to new heights
  • Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling
  • Skyrim’s new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains, bustling cities, lush fields.
  • Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities; the new character system allows you to play any way you want

The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim is the follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the next game from Bethesda Game Studios, creators of the 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout 3.

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Copyright 2012 David Masters

 

Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games July 2012

Top 10 Best Playstation 3 Games July 2012

Save on all your favorite PS3 games on sale now!

1. The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus 6. Batman Arkham City (Game of the Year)
2. Max Payne 3 7. Spider-man: The Edge of Time
3. Final Fantasy XIII-2 8. MLB 12 The Show
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 9. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5. Battlefield 3 10. NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)


1. The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection

Price: $22.98

  • ICO and Shadow of the Colossus on single PS3 Blu-ray disc remastered for HD resolution
  • Five exclusive behind the scenes videos featuring the making of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus and a sneek peek at the upcoming Team Ico release, The Last Guardian
  • Two dynamic XMB themes based on memorable scenes from ICO and Shadow of the Colossus
  • Fully 3D compatible and Dualshock 3 wireless controller support
  • Full PlayStation Network trophy support

Remastered in HD with full stereoscopic 3D support, the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection brings together two of the most highly-acclaimed single player video games of all time into a single package, playable on PlayStation 3. Relive the magic and fall in love with these PlayStation 2 classics all over again, or discover the wonder of the two of gaming’s most beloved games for the first time, now available in crisp HD resolution, 7.1 surround sound and fully stereoscopic 3D compatible. Additional features include: five exclusive behind the scenes bonus videos featuring the making of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus and a sneek peek at the upcoming Team Ico release, The Last Guardian; two dynamic XMB themes based on memorable scenes from ICO and Shadow of the Colossus; and Dualshock 3 wireless controller support.

2. Max Payne 3

List Price: $59.99
Price: $41.98
You Save: $18.01 (30%)

  • Experience the latest and most grim chapter to date in the Max Payne saga, in crystal clarity of a Next-Gen console
  • An explosive multiplayer experience, bringing Max Payne’s signature Shootdodge and Bullet Time gameplay, along with a range of new and expanded special abilities into the arena of competitive online multiplayer
  • A wide range of firearms and other weapons that can be dual-wielded
  • A dark storyline full od seedy characters and gangs to interact and battle with
  • Enjoy special game-related features including soundtrack info, PlayStation Trophies, and special events and contest opportunities for fans and Rockstar Games Social Club members

For Max Payne, the tragedies that took his loved ones years ago are wounds that refuse to heal. No longer a cop, close to washed up and addicted to pain killers, Max takes a job in Sao Paulo, Brazil, protecting the family of wealthy real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. But as events spiral out of his control, Max Payne finds himself alone on the streets of an unfamiliar city, desperately searching for the truth and fighting for a way out. Featuring cutting edge shooting mechanics for precision gunplay, advanced new Bullet Time and Shootdodge effects, full integration of Natural Motion’s Euphoria Character Behavior system for lifelike movement and a dark and twisted story, Max Payne 3 is a seamless, highly detailed, cinematic experience from Rockstar Games. In addition to an expansive single-player campaign, Max Payne 3 will also be the first entry in the series to introduce a thorough and engrossing multiplayer experience. Max Payne 3 multiplayer brings the same cinematic feel, fluid gunplay and sense of movement of the single-player game into the realm of online multiplayer. Using the fiction and signature gameplay elements of the Max Payne universe, Max Payne 3 features a wide range of new and traditional multiplayer modes that play on the themes of paranoia, betrayal and heroism, all delivered with the same epic visual style of the single player game.

3. Final Fantasy XIII-2

List Price: $39.99
Price: $27.96
You Save: $12.03 (30%)

  • Just as the monsters appear on screen, a dial clock called “Mog Clock” appears in the middle of the bottom half of the screen and a red ring surrounds the player’s character with a radius of about 3 meters.
  • The Crux system allows players to jump through various gates throughout XIII-2. Players will see a drastic change, based on their choices. This would also go towards the multiple endings of the game.
  • Players will be presented with a puzzle-like problem in a void between dimensions.
  • The player will be presented with a series of “dialogue trees” when talking to non-player characters (NPCs).

Cocoon – a utopia in the sky. Its inhabitants believed their world a paradise. Under the Sanctum’s rule, Cocoon had long known peace and prosperity. Mankind was blessed by its protectors, the benevolent fal’Cie, and believed that tranquil days would continue forever. Their tranquillity was shattered with the discovery of one hostile fal’Cie. The moment that fal’Cie from Pulse – the feared and detested lowerworld – awoke from its slumber, peace on Cocoon came to an end. Fal’Cie curse humans, turning them into magic-wielding servants. They become l’Cie – chosen of the fal’Cie. Those branded with the mark of a l’Cie carry the burden of either fulfilling their Focus or facing a fate harsher than death itself. A prayer for redemption. A wish to protect the world. A promise to challenge destiny. After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins. Set several years after Lightning and the others saved Cocoon, some survivors have decided to start over by rebuilding on Gran Pulse. Lightning, however, is nowhere to be found and thought dead by many, but Serah believes otherwise. When her town is suddenly overrun by monsters, a mysterious man named Noel appears to save her.

4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

List Price: $59.99
Price: $42.50
You Save: $17.49 (29%)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is First-person Shooter rooted in a fictional, but ultra realistic near-future conflict of mostly American forces with those of the Russian Federation around the globe. The third installment in the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3 features a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay which includes innovative new functionality that encourages multiple gameplay combat strategies, a new 2-player co-op option, new play modes, weapons and more. The game also includes a gripping single player campaign that picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off, and game integration with the Call of Duty: Elite online service.

Modern Warfare is back. On November 8th, the best-selling first person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

5. Battlefield 3

List Price: $59.95
Price: $39.96
You Save: $19.99 (33%)

  • Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio
  • Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain
  • The best online vehicular warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup vehicles
  • Take the fight to iconic and unexpected urban locations in the USA, Middle East, and Europe
  • Experience gripping multiplayer action with 2-24 player battles supported online

Battlefield 3 is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that is designed to attack your senses, delivering a visceral combat experience like no other FPS before it. Sequel to 2005’s Battlefield 2, Battlefield 3 utilizes the updated Frostbite 2 game engine, which allows for advanced destruction, sound, and graphics as well as a focus on dense in-game urban settings. Additional game features include: classic Battlefield mission-based gameplay, an impressive array of vehicles including jets and tanks, large-scale maps, an updated soldier class, 2-24 player support online and more.

Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite 2, the next installment of DICE’s cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multi-player actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America.

6. Batman: Arkham City (Game of the Year Edition)

List Price: $49.99
Price: $39.99
You Save: $10.00 (20%)

  • The Game of the Year Edition includes Harley Quinn’s Revenge. Now more dangerous than ever and leading a homicidal gang of her own, she is hell-bent on taking revenge against the Dark Knight.
  • Bonus content includes: Catwoman Pack, Robin Bundle Pack, Nightwing Bundle Pack, Arkham City Skins Pack and Challenge Map Pack
  • Download Batman Year One movie from PlayStation Network
  • Harley Quinn’s Revenge contains over 2 hours of content, new storyline and enemies, play as both Batman and Robin, new environments and new collectables

Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. The game features an unique combination of melee combat, stealth, investigative and speed-based challenge gameplay. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

7. Spider-man: The Edge of Time

Price: $29.95

  • Includes a bonus code to unlock the Big Time Spider-Man suit (limited time only)
  • Correct a time stream that’s gone awry to prevent the untimely death of Peter Parker, which will result in a catastrophic future
  • Take on the roles of both the classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 as you try to save yourself
  • Explore two connected, evolving timelines in the Amazing Spider-Man’s contemporary world and Spider-Man 2099’s corrupted, future world
  • Immerse yourself in the rich, tightly crafted narrative by Marvel veteran and co-creator of the Spider-Man 2099 comic book series, Peter David
  • Discover the consequences of your actions with all-new, cause-and-effect gameplay that produces immediate and sometimes unexpected results
  • Watch as your actions as one Spider-Man changes the timeline of the other Spider-Man

When a time stream goes awry, spinning the universe toward a catastrophic future and causing the early and untimely death of Peter Parker, there’s only one man who can set things straight. Make that one man in two eras. It’s up to both the classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 to correct the time stream and save Peter Parker — and the world as we know it. Are you ready to take on one of Spider-Man’s greatest challenges ever?

8. MLB 12 The Show

List Price: $59.99
Price: $39.96
You Save: $20.03 (33%)

  • Full Move Support: Control all aspects of The Show with the Move Controller
  • Cross Platform Saves: Access save files between the PS3 and PSVita after logging in to PlayStation Network and continue your Season, Franchise, and Road to the Show on the go
  • True Broadcast Presentations: Our biggest leap ever towards truly blurring the lines between a game day in reality and a game day in The Show
  • Play Online Free: Play with friends around the world at no extra cost on PlayStation Network
  • Diamond Dynasty: Compete in a massive multiplayer online experience where success depends on your managerial approach, player training and your skill/strategy against your competitors in this all-new mode for 2012. Create a custom team and collect and play with MLB players or activate and train Dynasty cards. Purchase Diamond Dynasty Credits on PlayStation Store to quickly get your player to peak performance

MLB 12 The Show is a PlayStation-exclusive baseball simulation game that combines the outstanding graphics quality and features that has made it the top rated Sports video game franchise for four years running. The PlayStation 3 version of the game features optional full PlayStation Move control support, four-player multiplayer support online and offline, the online Diamond Dynasty mode, cross-platform saves with the PS Vita version of the game and an extensive roster of realistically portrayed MLB players.

MLB 12 The Show is the latest release in a franchise has been the highest rated sports video game for the past 4 years. The Show enables consumers to immerse themselves in exhilarating baseball moments by delivering true-to-life gameplay, authentic franchise and season modes, and incredible detail not found in any other sports game. MLB 12 The Show builds on what has been delivered in previous franchise releases adding compelling features that bring unparalleled innovation and polish to the sports genre.

9. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

List Price: $59.99
Price: $53.50
You Save: $6.49 (11%)

  • Skyrim reimagines the open-world fantasy epic, pushing the game play and technology of a virtual world to new heights
  • Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling
  • Skyrim’s new game engine brings to life a complete virtual world with rolling clouds, rugged mountains, bustling cities, lush fields.
  • Choose from hundreds of weapons, spells, and abilities; the new character system allows you to play any way you want

The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the next installment in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim is the follow up to the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the next game from Bethesda Game Studios, creators of the 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout 3.

10. NBA 2K12 (Covers May Vary)

List Price: $39.99
Price: $31.99
You Save: $8.00 (20%)

  • Celebrates the legendary careers of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson with three different game covers
  • Features 15 legendary NBA players, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J and more
  • Relive celebrated careers and heated rivalries from NBA history, re-created in meticulous detail
  • Offers the most visually accurate NBA game to date by building off NBA Today’s real-time stats, rosters, schedules and ratings
  • Dynamically update every graphic detail of the game from the shoes to player models and court floors

Get back on the court as some of the greatest NBA players of all time in NBA 2K12. Featuring legendary players and teams from NBA history, NBA 2K12 lets you truly settle the argument of who is the greatest.

With over 5 million copies sold worldwide and over 20 Sports Game of Year awards, last year NBA 2K11 allowed you to BECOME THE GREATEST with MJ & the Jordan Challenge mode.  This year the NBA 2K franchise is back and bigger than ever, providing fans with the opportunity they’ve always dreamed of – to finally END THE DEBATE as to who are the best teams and players  of all time.  Featuring such NBA legends as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird as well as all of your favorite NBA players of today, NBA 2K12 will be packed with new and exciting features that will be revealed in the weeks and months ahead that, come October 4th, will put fans center court of an unprecedented basketball experience.

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