May is in full swing, and rather than shower you with rain, your favorite gaming consoles are looking to sprinkle you with savings. There’s a lot to get through today, considering Sony has reverted to their old announcement method of hitting you with the entire months’ worth of PS+ announcements all within the first couple weeks. Additionally, Microsoft’s Deal of the Week features a franchise-wide sale, and even Nintendo’s eShop is finally getting in on the discounting fun. Let’s get right to it.
Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Serious Sam
- Serious Sam 3: BFE– 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
- Serious Sam 3: BFE Jewel of the Nile– 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
- Serious Same HD: TSE– 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
- Serious Sam HD: TFE-400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
- Serious Sam Double D XXL– 400 Microsoft Points (50% off)
Xbox Live Sales and Specials
- Kinect Central: Home Run Stars– 320 Microsoft Points (60% off)
New to Games on Demand: May 7
- Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
- Just Dance Disney
Coming to Xbox Live
May 7:
- Injustice: Gods Among Us Character #1: Lobo– 400 Microsoft Points
- Tomb Raider Shipwrecked MP Pack– 400 Microsoft Points
May 8:
- Minecraft Battle ‘N Beasts Pack– 160 Microsoft Points
May 9
- Minecraft 1st Birthday Skins Pack– FREE
May 10:
- Monaco– 1200 Microsoft Points
Instant Game Collection for May: This month, a fresh batch of five games will be arriving for download via the Instant Game Collection. As always, these games are free to download for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
- Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
- Knytt Underground (PS3, PS Vita – Cross Buy Enabled)
- Germinator (PS Vita)
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND (PS Vita)
- Pinball Arcade (PS3)
PS+ Free Game of the Week
- Sleeping Dogs (PS3)- You practically begged for it, and now it’s yours. Sleeping Dogs is finally part of the IGC, so take advantage of this special offer while it lasts.
PS+ Weekly Discount
- Papo & Yo Bundle (PS3)- $11.99 (PSN), $8.99 (PS+)
This Week in eShop
- Kirby’s Adventure– $5.00 (Originally $7.00)
- Dillon’s Rolling Western– $7.00 (Originally $10.00)
- Pushmo– $5.00 (Originally $7.00)
- Fluidity: Spin Cycle– $8.00 (Originally $11.00)
- Tokyo Crash Mobs– $5.00 (Originally $6.00)
The Guild 01 Collection:
- Liberation Maiden– $5.00 (Originally $8.00)
- Crimson Shroud– $5.00 (Originally $8.00)
- Aero Porter– $3.00 (Originally $5.00)
What’s New on Wii U (Virtual Console)
May 9:
- Solomon’s Key– $4.99
- Xevious– $4.99
That’s going to wrap things up for this week. Be sure to check back next week for more sales, specials, and new content coming to Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and the eShop/Virtual Console.
Are you planning on picking up any of the deals this week? Which games or add-ons are you most looking forward to seeing on sale in a future update? Let us know in the comments below.
