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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[PlayStation Plus takes 40% off One Piece]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/"><img alt="PlayStation Plus takes 40% off of One Piece" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/onepiece1029.jpg" /></a></center>You may only pay 60 percent of the price this week, but you'll get the whole piece. <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/one-piece-pirate-warriors"><em>One Piece Pirate Warriors</em></a>, the PSN-exclusive mashup of One Piece characters and Dynasty Warriors gameplay, is $29.99 this week for PlayStation Plus members.<br /><br />The Wonder Boy deals continue as well, with <em>Wonder Boy in Monster World</em> for $1. That's the fourth in the series, if for some reason you have trouble keeping all those Wonder Boy games straight.<br /><br />Other discounts include half off the <em>WWE 13</em> "Fan Axxess" pass, and the "complete" DLC set for Vita's <em>Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz</em> for just 40 cents.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/">PlayStation Plus takes 40% off One Piece</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20364358/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/29/playstation-plus-takes-40-off-one-piece/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>one-piece-pirate-warriors</category><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-plus</category><category>playstation-vita</category><category>ps3</category><category>psn</category><category>super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz</category><category>vita</category><category>wonder-boy-in-monster-world</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz isn't as dangerous looking as it sounds]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="357" id="viddler-d2d8844f" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.viddler.com/embed/d2d8844f/?f=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;player=simple&amp;secret=26742169&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="599"></iframe><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/super-monkey-ball.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 300px; display:none" /></div><br />As we all know, when you add a "z" in the place of an "s" to any word, that word becomes <em>extreme</em>. Such is the case with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz"><em>Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz</em></a>, though the latest trailer paints the game as anything but <em>extreme</em>. And that's good, because we were getting pretty worried about buying safety gear.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz isn't as dangerous looking as it sounds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20259576/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-isnt-as-dangerous-looking-as-i/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gameplay</category><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-vita</category><category>sega</category><category>super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz</category><category>super-monkey-ball-vita</category><category>trailer</category><category>vita</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz hitz Vita on October 23]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/super-monkey-ball.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 530px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-monkey-ball">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz</a> </em>is stopping, dropping and rolling onto Vita on October 23 in North America and Europe. This is a tad later than the initial "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/super-monkey-ball-rolling-to-vita/">early 2012</a>" launch window we received in September, but with a title as adorable as this one our anger seems to just melt away.<br /><br /><em>Banana Splitz</em> will feature more than 100 levels, eight minigames and a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/">custom level builder</a> that turns photos of real images into Monkey Ball-able objects.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz hitz Vita on October 23</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 22 May 2012 20:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20242797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/22/super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz-hitz-vita-on-october-23/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-vita</category><category>release-date</category><category>Sega</category><category>super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz</category><category>super-monkey-ball-vita</category><category>vita</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Monkey Ball for Vita lets you generate levels from photos]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/"><img border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/03/smb314.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></center>Yes, there's a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/super-monkey-ball-rolling-to-vita/"><em>Super Monkey Ball</em> game</a> on PlayStation Vita, because the Vita is a device capable of playing video games. Sega has officially begun <a href="http://www.supermonkeyball.com/vita/">promoting</a> the game in Japan, announcing a June 14 release date in that region, and a Japanese title: <em>Super Monkey Ball Tokumori Asobita!</em> (It's <em>Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz</em> over here).<br /><br />The Vita game features a <a href="http://www.supermonkeyball.com/vita/game/camera/">level editor</a> that allows players to generate new Monkey Ball levels from photos. There's also a weird two-player co-op mode that tethers two Monkey Balls together with a line. Other than that, it's the <em>Monkey Ball</em> you know and loved until you got so frustrated you swore you'd never play again.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/super-monkey-ball-for-vita-lets-you-generate-levels-from-photos/">Super Monkey Ball for Vita lets you generate levels from photos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:45:00 EST.  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As sure as the sun will rise and set, there's gonna be a <em>Super Monkey Ball</em> game for the PlayStation Vita in early 2012. Sega <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/11/rumor-super-monkey-ball-coming-to-ps-vita/">accidentally exposed</a> as much this past weekend, but now the publisher has confirmed the game, which will make full use of Vita's "dual analog sticks and front/back-touch controls."<br />
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The Vita version will add new worlds, game types and updated graphics. It will also support up to four folks playing with their monkey balls across WiFi. Sega is also adding a revamped version of "Monkey Target" mode.<br />
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Some version of <em>Super Monkey Ball</em> is currently available on ... wait, let's make this easier: <em>Super Monkey Ball</em> is currently <em>not</em> available for your Commodore 64.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-monkey-ball-ps-vita/">Super Monkey Ball (PS Vita)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-monkey-ball-ps-vita/#4434352"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/supermonkeyball1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-monkey-ball-ps-vita/#4434353"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/supermonkeyball2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-monkey-ball-ps-vita/#4434354"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/09/supermonkeyball3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/super-monkey-ball-rolling-to-vita/">Super Monkey Ball rolling to Vita</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/super-monkey-ball-rolling-to-vita/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20040534/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/super-monkey-ball-rolling-to-vita/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>playstation</category><category>sony</category><category>super-monkey-ball</category><category>super-monkey-ball-banana-splitz</category><category>Super-Monkey-Ball-Vita</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:50:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>