Two new games will join the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection next week, according to the PlayStation Blog: Germinator (PS Vita) and Pinball Arcade (PS3 and PS Vita, Cross-Buy enabled). On May 21, PlayStation Plus members will be able to pick up both Germinator and Pinball Arcade for free, while non-members can buy them individually for $9.99 on the PlayStation Network. As of tomorrow, the Metro: Last Light Season Pass (PS3), which is a discounted pre-payment for future Metro DLC that includes The Faction Pack, The Tower Pack, The Developer Pack and The Chronicles Pack, will also receive a 25 percent discount for PS Plus members, bringing it down to $11.24 from the regular PSN price of $14.99. The following games are also being discounted for PS Plus members: Darkstalkers...

Ten titles, including Assassin's Creed 3 and Far Cry 3, will be available with all their corresponding downloadable content through the PlayStation Store beginning tomorrow, digital distribution senior manager Pierre Gravereau announced via the PlayStation Blog. Bundles with be available at a limited-time discount for regular and PlayStation Plus members. Check out the full list below: Assassin's Creed 3 — PSN: $69.99, PS Plus: $62.99 Batman Arkham City — PSN: $28.99, PS Plus: $23.19 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — PSN: $69.99, PS Plus: $62.99 DmC Devil May Cry — PSN: $52.49, PS Plus: $47.24 Far Cry 3 — PSN: $55.99, PS Plus: $50.39 Max Payne 3 — PSN: $29.99, PS Plus: $20.99 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance — PSN: $63.99, PS Plus: $44.79 Persona 4 Arena — PSN:...

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, the PC port of From Software's punishing action-RPG, is on sale for $7.49 through Amazon, a 75 percent discount off its retail price. Normally priced at $29.99, the Windows PC version was released last year and includes the original game plus bosses, arenas, weapons, armor, non-playable characters and enemies that came to the console version with the Artorias of the Abyss expansion. There's no indication of how long the deal will last, but players prepared to die at a discount will need a Steam account and Games for Windows live for activation. Dark Souls' PC port was originally criticized at its release for several perceived shortcomings. Days after its release, Peter Thoman intervened with a mod to address the default resolution and frame rate...

Four titles in Gaijin Games indie platforming series Bit.Trip are currently on sale 75 percent off through Steam. The Bit.Trip series stars Commander Video, a pixilated hero who dashes through retro-styled worlds. Bit.Trip Collection 2012 includes Bit.Trip Beat, Bit.Trip Runner, Bit.Trip Core and Bit.Trip Void, as well as soundtracks for each. All four games are available individually for $2.49, and each soundtrack can be picked up for $5.99. Every game in the sale is available on both Windows PC and Mac. The Bit.Trip Collection 2012 sale ends May 20. Those who purchase the bundle will save a total of $21.94 off the cost of each individual game. Bit.Trip Runner 2, the series' latest entry, was released in February. You can read our review here.

The latest Humble Bundle is all about Double Fine Productions, stuffing in Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Stacking into one pay-what-you-want, DRM-free package for Windows PC, Mac and Linux. And for those PC gamers who pay more than the average, Double Fine and Humble Bundle will throw in Brutal Legend as well. Included in the bundle is the soundtrack to Psychonauts and, for those who beat the average, the original soundtrack to Brutal Legend. And, as long as contributors kick in a dollar or more, Double Fine will offer Steam codes for those games. Double Fine is further sweetening its Humble Bundle deal by adding two flat price options. Those who contribute $35 or more will also become backers of Double Fine's Kickstarter-funded adventure game Broken Age. Those who contribute $70 or...