The House of the Dead opens its doors again

Two games and a new app for Vita and a Move-enabled shooter are the highlights of this week's PS update for North America. Let's dive right in.

PlayStation Plus

Free Downloads: Frogger Returns
Full Game Trials: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
NHL 12
Free Avatars and Themes: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 GOLDMAN AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 JAMES AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 KATE AVATAR
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 DYNAMIC THEME
Discounts: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4
Sonic CD
Alien Syndrome
Super Monkey Ball Adventure
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Maps & Modes DLC Bundle
Betas: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier

PSN Games

The House Of The Dead 4 ($9.99)
Save the world from nuclear disaster while old enemies and evil creatures stand in your way in this exciting shooting game. Enhanced graphics, co-op play, and PlayStation Move motion controller compatibility bring an intense arcade experience right to your living room.
ESRB rated M
File size 3.97 GB

PS Vita Games

StarDrone Extreme (+ Trial) ($3.99) — StarDrone Extreme review
StarDrone Extreme is a high-speed action thriller with a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects. Cause your attackers to crash with rapid speed while collecting gems and power-up enhancements.
ESRB rated E
File size 136 MB

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Took in PC too

Masahiro Sakurai started work on Kid Icarus: Uprising so long ago there weren't even 3DS development kits, according to a new Iwata Asks.

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Roar power

Upcoming Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph will feature a cameo from the Koopa King himself.

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NightSky in summer

The anguished cries ring out all over Europe. "When will we get VVVVVV?". Nicalis' Tyrone Rodriguez says "soon".

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Beamdog out

BioWare's MDK2 was ported to WiiWare by independent studio Beamdog, but you won't be seeing that name on any other Nintendo formats in the future, according to studio president Trent Oster.

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Unlike most portable Mario sports titles, there's no roleplaying mode in Mario Tennis Open. Nintendo Power asked Hiroyuki Takahashi, one half of Camelot's boss brothers, about the omission.

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Plucky for you

It seems ages since we first heard about Pikmin 3, doesn't it? Shigeru Miyamoto apologised for its no show way back at E3 2010, and it was the same at last year's show. There'll be no such apology this year, as Nintendo confirms we will see Pikmin 3 in June.

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Crowd pleaser

The Super Mario Bros. game for Wii U that Shigeru Miyamoto teased yesterday will be based on last year's New Super Mario Bros. Mii experience, Nintendo has confirmed.

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Everyone likes a marimba

You're probably thinking you've heard every imaginable variation on every single Super Mario theme, jingle and ditty, but this Super Mario World overworld theme contains a marimba and a melodica. It's also pretty good.

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