Now Playing: January 17-23, 2011

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Updated Tue, Jan 18, 2011, 5:30 PM·2 min read

Sackboy only grows more adorable with age.

Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list:

Retail
[No new releases]
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time	[USA]	$10.00	MON
Urbanix	[USA]	$5.00	MON
Bit.Trip Beat	[USA]	free	MON
[No new releases]
Guitar Hero Updates	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	TUE
Rock Band Updates	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	TUE

Retail
Plants vs. Zombies	[USA]	$19.99	TUE
Alien Puzzle Adventure	[USA]	$5.00	MON
Animal Boxing	[USA]	$8.00	MON
Glory Days: Tactical Defense	[USA]	$2.00	MON
The Seller	[USA]	$5.00	MON

Retail
LittleBigPlanet 2	[USA]	$59.99	TUE
LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector's Edition	[USA]	$79.99	TUE
Mass Effect 2	[USA]	$59.99	TUE
Mass Effect 2	[USA]	$59.99	TUE
Modern Combat Domination	[USA]	$7.99	TUE
Spare Parts	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Metal Slug X	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Mega Man	[USA]	TBA	TUE
5 in 1 Solitaire	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Karimogi	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Pipe Madness	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Shift Extended	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Modern Combat Domination	[USA]	free	TUE
Spare Parts	[USA]	free	TUE
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood- Animus Project 2.0	[USA]	free	TUE
Guitar Hero Updates	[USA]	varies	TUE
Rock Band Updates	[USA]	varies	TUE
North American PSN Updates
European PSN Updates

Retail
[No new releases]
Ys I & II Chronicles	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
5 in 1 Solitaire	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Karimogi	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Pipe Madness	[USA]	TBA	TUE
Shift Extended	[USA]	TBA	TUE
[No new releases]
North American PSN Updates
European PSN Updates

Retail
Mindjack	[USA]	$59.99	TUE
Spare Parts	[USA]	TBA	WED
Spare Parts	[USA]	free	WED
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood- Animus Project 2.0	[USA]	free	TUE
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair- Legion Stage Pack	[USA]	$4.00	TUE
Deal of the Week: Plants vs. Zombies [Gold only]	[USA]	$10.00	MON–SUN
Guitar Hero Updates [XBL Marketplace]	[USA]	varies	TUE
Lips - Add-on songs [XBL Marektplace]	[USA]	$2.00 ea.	FRI
Rock Band Updates [XBL Marketplace]	[USA]	varies	TUE
Dante's Inferno	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	[USA]	$29.99	TUE
Transformers: The Game	[USA]	$29.99	TUE

PC / Mac

Retail
Venetica (PC)	[USA]	$29.99	TUE

Eds.' note: The PC/Mac retail listing is not necessarily indicative of all releases for the week, but highlights games that have major or otherwise noteworthy distribution.

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