PlayStation Plus users get Malicious free, Grand Theft Auto discounts this week

This week, PlayStation Plus members will be treated to Malicious, the newest entry to the service's Instant Game Collection, as well as discounts on a variety of Grand Theft Auto content.

Malicious, a third-person action game from Japanese studio Alvion, originally launched in Japan on PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 in October 2010, and was released in North America in July 2012.

PlayStation Plus discounts also exist for Sony's ongoing Spring Fever promotion, which includes this week's release of Dragon Fantasy Book 1 — it will cost $9.99, but Plus members get a 20 percent discount to $7.99. Grand Theft Auto games and DLC are on sale for Spring Fever as well, with deeper discounts available for Plus subscribers. Here's the full list:

• Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2 Classic): $6.99 (regularly $9.99; PS Plus $4.89)
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (PSP; PS Vita Supported): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)
• Grand Theft Auto 4 Digital (PS3): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)
• Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ultimate Edition (PS3): $20.99 (reg. $29.99; PS Plus $14.69)
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (PS3): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (PS3): $6.99 (reg. $9.99; PS Plus $4.89)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 Classic): $10.49 (reg. $14.99; PS Plus $7.34)
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP; PS Vita Supported): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 Classic): $6.99 (reg. $9.99; PS Plus $4.89)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP; PS Vita Supported): $13.99 (reg. $19.99; PS Plus $9.79)

As usual, the aforementioned deals will go live when the PlayStation Store is updated tomorrow.