This Week on the PSN (April 23rd, 2013)

Every Tuesday, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. While the Official PlayStation Blog outlines these updates in full each week, we thought we'd help truncate the good news into something more digestible.

PSN Games

Here are this week’s new PSN offerings. Keep in mind that Thomas Was Alone is also on Vita, and is cross-buy between the two.

• Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII ($19.99)
• Dead Island: Riptide ($49.99)
• God Mode ($9.99)
• Soulcalibur V ($19.99)
• Star Trek ($54.99)
• Thomas Was Alone ($9.99)

Vita Games

Here are a few new Vita games. Keep in mind the aforementioned note about Thomas Was Alone.

• Draw Slasher ($5.99)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R ($14.99)
• Thomas Was Alone ($9.99)

PSP Games

Shockingly, there’s also a new PSP game this week.

• Black Rock Shooter: The Game ($19.99)

PlayStation Minis

There are no new Minis.

PlayStation Plus

Here are this week’s new PlayStation Plus perks. Keep in mind that previous weeks’ perks are still in effect as well.

• Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (Retail, Full Game Trial)
• Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PSone, Discount)
• Resident Evil 2 (PSone, Discount)
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSone, Discount)
• Resident Evil 4 HD (PSN, Discount)
• Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Retail/DLC, Discount)
• Resident Evil 6 (Retail/DLC, Discount)
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD (PSN, Discount)
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Retail/DLC, Discount)
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles HD (PSN, Discount)
• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles HD (PSN, Discount)
• Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (PSP, Free)
• Thomas Was Alone (PSN/Vita, Discount)

PSone Classics

There are no new PSone Classics.

PS2 Classics

But there is a lone new PS2 Classic.

• Fire Pro Wrestling Returns ($9.99)

DLC

As always, let’s examine this week’s new DLC offerings.

First, for PS3 and PSN...

• Assassin’s Creed III – The Redemption ($7.99)
• Dead Island: Riptide – Various DLC ($1.99-$4.99)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory – Various DLC (Free-$1.99)
• LittleBigPlanet Karting – Various DLC ($1.99-$5.99)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Various DLC ($1.99-$2.99)
• Thomas Was Alone – Benjamin’s Flight ($6.99)
• Tomb Raider – Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Pack ($4.99)

And some Vita DLC…

• Thomas Was Alone – Benjamin’s Flight ($6.99)

Demos

There’s a lone new demo this week.

• God Mode (PSN)

Discounts

And finally, here are this week’s sales.

• Hexyz Force (PSP)
• Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PSone)
• Resident Evil 2 (PSone)
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSone)
• Resident Evil 4 HD (PSN)
• Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Retail/DLC)
• Resident Evil 6 (Retail/DLC)
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD (PSN)
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Retail/DLC)
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles HD (PSN)
• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles HD (PSN)
• Rock of Ages (PSN)
• Zombie Tycoon (Mini)

Colin Moriarty is an IGN PlayStation editor. You can follow him on Twitter and IGN and learn just how sad the life of a New York Islanders and New York Jets fan can be.