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PlayStation’s Black Friday Deals 2022

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PlayStation’s Black Friday Deals go live tomorrow (November 18 at 12:00am local time)*. With so many great deals and deep discounts rolling out across PlayStation Store, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Gear Store, direct.playstation.com and more, it’s easy to get a little lost. Don’t worry about missing out: we’ve got you covered. We’ve collected all the offers that are currently available below for you to browse through. Also make sure to bookmark this PlayStation Black Friday homepage to track every discount available. 

PlayStation Plus 

For the duration of Black Friday Deals, save 25% on any of the three PlayStation Plus 12 month membership plans**, whether that’s PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra or Premium. Current PlayStation Plus members can save 25% when you upgrade your current plan to PlayStation Premium or Extra. Sign in to see your Black Friday deals.

With PlayStation Extra and Premium, you can discover hundreds of PS4 and PS5 titles, including acclaimed games like Returnal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Rainbow Six Siege, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and many more.  

Knockout City: High Society Heist introduces Poison Ball, Red Hand Crew, and more

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Hey there, PlayStation brawlers! It’s your informant on the inside. I’m on the roof of Velan Studios HQ and I’m pleased to report Operation: Season 8 Reveal is a total success. I’ve just extracted the master plan for the Season 8 announcement straight from the Viper database! I’m just chillin’ up here waiting for my getaway copter to pick me up… but in the meantime, let me cut you a deal. Here’s a peek at what’s coming to Knockout City in Season 8: High Society Heist!

Knockout City: High Society Heist introduces Poison Ball, Red Hand Crew, and more

Pulverize pursuers with the Poison Ball

A brand new Special Ball is being added to your repertoire in High Society Heist, and it’s sure to leave your foes fuming! The Poison Ball is loaded with noxious knockout gas that seeps out every time it hits a brawler or surface. This dangerous green gas is capable of KOing a crowd in seconds, and the higher the ball’s charge level, the bigger the cloud grows! 

This is our first take on a dodgeball that creates a persistent area-of-effect hazard, and the Poison Ball shines best in the hands of those who can both thrive in chaos and think ahead to control the flow of battle.

New “Brags” to showboat your stats

We’re bringing brawlers a new way to show off with Brags, a new unlockable found in your Customize Menu! Leave your calling card with a new type of equipment that adds a border and title to your name before and after every match.

There’s even Brags that show off your dodgebrawling stats! Want to prove you’re the master of Passing? How about flexing that last match’s KDR you just earned? You can “favorite” Brags to randomly rotate and show your dodgebrawl prowess in this Season and beyond! 

Meet the Red Hand Crew

High Society Heist is such an exciting theme to see take over in Knockout City. We already live and brawl in a gorgeous retro-futuristic stylized world, and now we can lean even further into the neon-lit glitz and glamor of Roaring

Dead Cells’ second indie crossover brings Shovel Knight, Terraria, Katana Zero and more to the game today

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More than remasters: Taking Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion and Tactics Ogre: Reborn from handheld to console

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Two of the greatest games from the PlayStation Portable era are back – and they’ve had some work done.

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion and Tactics Ogre: Reborn aren’t mere remasters – they’re whole new experiences, with enhancements, additional features and much more.

For example, Crisis Core – a prequel to the original Final Fantasy VII – has been given a lavish visual upgrade, and its battle system significantly revamped to be faster, smoother and more enjoyable to play.

Tactics Ogre: Reborn enhances the critically acclaimed Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together with updated visuals and sound, plus enhancements to the battle and customization systems that make it easier to play, and even more strategically deep. There’s even entirely new content. It was already considered one of the jewels of the tactical RPG genre – now it shines even brighter!

But what goes into bringing these once handheld-exclusive games over to modern platforms? With both games arriving in 2022, we gathered the devs to find out!

Involved in this discussion are:

Yoshinori Kitase (Producer, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion)
Mariko Sato (Producer, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion)
Hiroaki Kato (Producer, Tactics Ogre: Reborn)
Takashi Katano (Director, Tactics Ogre: Reborn)
Naoyuki Takahashi (Lead Game Designer, Tactics Ogre Reborn)

More than remasters: Taking Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion and Tactics Ogre: Reborn from handheld to console

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII and Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together are two of the most acclaimed games released on the PSP. There’s a lot of anticipation about them coming back, especially in new and improved form – but why do it now?

Hiroaki Kato (Producer, Tactics Ogre: Reborn): Personally speaking, I’d always had a strong desire to be involved in the development of Tactics Ogre again at some point – especially if I could incorporate some of the feedback from people who played the PSP version.

The turning point for me was the development of Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, which I was in charge of. After improving elements of the original game – such as the visuals, and sound, adding new voice recordings, and improving the battle design and playability – I thought: “Maybe I can utilize this knowledge to create a new Tactics Ogre!”

That’s when I decided to develop it.

Yoshinori Kitase (Producer, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion): If a game’s original hardware is no longer manufactured, it can be difficult to play the title. Crisis Core

PlayStation Store: October 2022’s top downloads

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It’s time to reveal the Top Downloads for PS5, PS4, PSVR and F2P in October! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II took aim at the top of the PS5 charts in both US and Europe, with Gotham Knights in close pursuit. Heroic team ups factored into the F2P charts as well, with Overwatch 2 coming up on top in both regions. 

With a busy release window this month, how will November’s chart positions pan out? Share your guesses below, then come back early next month to see if you were right. 

PS5 Games

US/CanadaEU
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IICall of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2Gotham KnightsFIFA 23
3FIFA 23Gotham Knights
4NBA 2K23Grand Theft Auto V
5Madden NFL 23Cyberpunk 2077
6NHL 23NBA 2K23
7Grand Theft Auto VA Plague Tale: Requiem
8PGA TOUR 2K23Medieval Dynasty
9Cyberpunk 2077Resident Evil 3
10A Plague Tale: RequiemMount & Blade II: Bannerlord
11The Last of Us Part INHL 23
12Mount & Blade II: BannerlordF1 22
13Star Ocean The Divine ForceStray
14Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegePGA TOUR 2K23
15Resident Evil 3Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
16Resident Evil VillageResident Evil 2
17StrayAssassin’s Creed Valhalla
18Medieval DynastyStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
19Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles MoralesDisney Dreamlight Valley
20Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderIt Takes Two

PS4 Games

RSS
US/CanadaEU
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIFIFA 23
2FIFA 23Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
3Madden NFL 23Minecraft
4NBA 2K23Grand Theft Auto V
5MinecraftRed Dead Redemption 2
6Grand Theft Auto VNeed for Speed Heat
7NHL 23NBA 2K23
8Red Dead Redemption 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
9DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERSEA Sports UFC 4
10PGA TOUR 2K23F1 22
11Call of Duty: Modern WarfareTekken 7
12Need for Speed HeatNeed for Speed Payback
13Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarNeed for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
14Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIThe Crew 2
15EA Sports UFC 4Gang Beasts
16Gang BeastsDRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS
17Dragon Ball FighterZMarvel’s Spider-Man
18Dragon Ball Z: KakarotThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
19Need for Speed PaybackThe Forest
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