This week’s selection of fresh downloadable content centers around a cornucopia of some of the most successful franchises to ever hit a PlayStation. The likes of BioShock, Uncharted, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid and Ratchet & Clank are now available for purchase. If you’ve a trusty internet connection and have yet to play either of these classics, this is the update for you.

Other highlights include YouTube for Vita, a whole slew of price drops and a trio of PS2 classics.

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If you’ve yet to get started on either the Uncharted or Resident Evil series there are two things that we know about you. One, you don’t like care very much for yourself. And two, you’re in luck because this week the store update brings a crop of Uncharted and Resident Evil games to the digital scene.

With two giant franchises providing content this week we jump to the early 90′s with Digital Underground’s ‘Freaks Of The Industry’. It’s time we dug up some of that old-school hip hop.

Other highlights this week include a nice discount on Journey for Plus members, The Amazing Spider-Man, and yes, more Rock Band content (honestly who is buying these at this point?)

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The Dark Knight strikes the store twice this week with a digital release of Batman: Arkham City and the day-and-date release of Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes for Vita. Although both games feature our favorite orphaned crime fighter, they couldn’t be much more different. If you have yet to take a spin through Arkham City take this as a opportunity to correct your mistake (shame on you).

Other highlights include Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, the confounding release of more PSP content, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Fatal Conspiracy for those who simply cannot get enough of the serialized crime drama.

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This week on the North American front digital releases are at the forefront. Prompting us to remember Olivia Newton-John’s unforgettably 80′s classic (a video so uniquely 1981 that it must be seen to be believed). Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Tomba! avail themselves for download while Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes gets a day and date digital release for Vita owners.

Other highlights include a tempting trio of top-flight games receiving significant discounts and a demo for Magic: The Gathering.

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PS Vita owners will have a little more to do with their shiny new handheld. While its not Resistance: Burning Skies or Gravity Rush, many legacy PSP titles and minis will be playable on the Vita starting today. Take a look to see if any of your favorite PSP or minis are now available.

Everything with the PixelJunk name must go. That’s right folks it’s PixelJunk dealing days. To commemorate 10 years of Q-Games, the studio is slashing prices on their entire catalog. Looking for a tower-defense game? How about PixelJunk Monsters for $1. In the market for a shooter? Pick up PixelJunk Shooter 2 for $4.99. Head on down to your local PS Store and save today.

Other highlights this week include Datura and a couple of full PS3 games now available digitally.

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Fans of the MOBA genre will no doubt be excited to see Awesomenauts make its debut on the store this week. Others will be surprised to learn that MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Awesomenaut’s distinctive 80′s cartoon sensibilities make it one of the focal points this week.

Fighting fans can get their fix with the long-awaited debut of Skullgirls while trekkies can test their mettle with the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Star Trek Bundle.

Other highlights include Prototype 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

This week’s update reminds those of us with them why it’s great to have that little yellow plus symbol next to our avatars. All told six games are now available to Plus subscribers for the unbeatable price of free. Including a new game in Awesomenauts, the heavily praised Trine 2 and a pair of fondly regarded Castlevania classics. To quote the great Yogi Berra, “If you don’t have it, that’s why you need it”.

Other highlights include Mortal Kombat for Vita, a trio of worthy demos as well as a time traveling adventure featuring a sandwich.

There’s plenty to be had. Take a look and get downloading.

New Battlefield 3 expansions are preparing for battle on your PlayStation 3, beginning with Close Quarters this June. Where the Back to Karkand expansion introduced new players to old maps, Close Quarters will drop players into four new fully destructible maps with 10 new weapons to unlock. Are you prepared for some close quarters combat?

Good news. The licensed game you’ve been waiting for finally hits the store this week. Officially licensed games have achieved various levels of success over the years however few properties possess the level of pertinent cultural relevancy inherent in this title. That’s right PS3 fans, Grease Dance makes its PS Store debut at long last. You’ll be dancing like Travolta in no time.

Other highlights include Disgaea 3, Bejeweled 3 and episode one of a game based on indie-comic, The Walking Dead.

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Robert Kirkman’s long-running, perpetual series makes its video game debut this week as Telltale Games issues episode one of The Walking Dead. The first of five episodes introduces players to an atypical hero in convicted criminal, Lee Everett. If you haven’t already had your fill of zombies, this might be worth a look.

Other highlights include the complete collection of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, a full-game download of Battlefield 3 and a trio of demos.

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We’ve heard Sony talk about the incentives to buying a game on PS Vita and getting the PS3 version free of charge. Well, now that incentive has a name, “Cross Purchase”.

In a week where House of the Dead 4 makes its grand entrance the most intriguing new download is without a doubt Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time. We know close to nothing about this one but with a name like that you can bet either way it’s going to be memorable.

Other highlights include a complete edition of Renegade Ops, NHL 12 and a new Vita app.

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This week the PS3-exclusive release of House Of The Dead 4 and a beta for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier get top billing. The store’s also the likes of Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, NHL 12 and Disgaea 3 for the Vita.

Those hungry for DLC may find sizable Uncharted 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur content packs to their liking.

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Chessboxing is a thing, so why not Grand Theft Chess? Maybe the name leaves a little something to be desired but given this week’s store update Grand Theft Chess could definitely work. Pure Chess and Grand Theft Auto Episodes From Liberty City make their debut for your gaming pleasure.

Other highlights include Stardrone Extreme for the Vita, Goldeneye 007: Reloaded and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

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This week the our beloved store receives a bundle of Rockstar’s more popular add-ons in Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes From Liberty City as well as the ultra-stylized, hyper 2-D fighter, SkullGirls. But let us not bury the lead. Capcom brings us World Gone Sour. A Sour Patch Kids (yes the candy) themed platformer which conjures fond memories, perhaps not fond but memories none the less, of Yo! Noid and Chex Quest.

Other highlights include an Uncharted 3 map pack, a pair of Vita games and the defiant appearance of yet more Rock Band song downloads.

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You’d think the apocalypse would spell the end of all things but that couldn’t be further from the truth in video games. The end of the world is right when the fun starts. Ubisoft’s I Am Alive hits the store today, putting players in the tremendously average shoes of an every-man hero clinging to life amid the desolation of the end of days.

Other highlights include post-apocalyptic racer, Wheels Of Destruction as well as brand-new downloads for the recently reviewed Street Fighter X Tekken, SSX and Asura’s Wrath.

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PlayStation Plus once again proves itself to be worth your while with a bounty of 5 free games available for download this week. Holdovers and stingy spenders like myself will find it difficult to resist the temptation of the Plus.

Other highlights include multiple discounts on Mortal Kombat themed content, the debut of I Am Alive and the introduction of the Amazon Instant Video App.

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There really isn’t much to speak of hitting the store this week on the European front. Unless of course you’ve been pining to relive the salad days of the arcade with the likes of Metal Slug 2 and The King of Fighters ’96.

Highlights are hard to come by this week but there is a full game download for the latest in the always solid Tiger Woods PGA Tour series as well as plenty of DLC to pick through.

How about we go ahead and have a look?