99 Cent Video Rentals come to PSN/PS3 in U.S. & Canada

Sony announced discounted video rentals are now going to be available on the Playstation Network service today. The discount only applies to certain titles, which changes every Tuesday. There are 12 titles available now, at $0.99 for standard definition and $1.99 for high definition. Regular rental prices are $2.99 for SD and $4.50 for HD.

PSN users have 14 days after download to begin a rented video, and can watch that video as much as they want for the following 24 hours. This is also how video rentals are handled on XBOX LIVE.

While this is good news I would have been much more excited if this was a new pricing scheme for all of their videos. If it was, I think Redbox and maybe even Netflix would be in trouble. I can only hope that this forces Microsoft to go the extra mile with new lower prices for all videos on their Zune marketplace.

PSN PLAY - It's like XBLA's Summer of Arcade but on PS3

Today Sony announced Play for Playstation Network (PSN). It's an annual promotion, where specific downloadable games are made available for sale. It's kinda like Microsoft's XBOX LIVE Summer of Arcade, but Sony provides discounts for PS+ members, themes if you pre-order, and DLC for each game you buy during the promotional period. Like XBLA's SoA it also gives you a bonus game if you buy all of the games in the promotion.

Sony's announcement, and PLAY details after the jump.

LIMBO on PSN now

UPDATE (price information) Playdead's LIMBO is now available on the PSN marketplace for $15 (or $12 if you're a PS Plus member). Limbo is a 2D sidescroller, which incorporates physics into the dangerous environments and traps you as an unknown boy must overcome in a search for his sister.

Released as an XBOX Arcade last year, Limbo received much praise from the gaming community for it's artistic take on the videogame puzzle/platforming genre. The game is presented primarily in monochromatic black-and-white tones, using lighting, film grain effects and minimal ambient sounds to create an eerie atmosphere often associated with the horror genre.

Voltron game coming to PSN & XBLA

Why oh why do my old favorite shows keep turning up? Transformers, Gi-Joe, and now Voltron have come back from the dead. Now I have yet to see the recent G.I. Joe movie, but after watching Transformers 2 (nope, I haven't seen 3, and I don't want to), and this trailer for the XBOX LIVE Arcade/Playstation Network Voltron game, I have to say it's not going to end well.

The game is supposed to support multiplayer, with each player taking up the role of one of the five cats, but it isn't clear who takes control once they form Voltron.