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Sleeping Dogs will arrive on PS Plus in North America on May 7, according to the latest PlayStation Blogcast. Plus members will also have Pinball Arcade added to their Instant Game Collection with the tables: Black Hole, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Tales of the Arabian Nights, and Theater of Magic. The update will also include Knytt Underground and BlazBlue: Contiuum Shift Extend, both for the PS3 and Vita. Thanks, Joystiq.

Square Enix is holding a sale through its online store called April Savings Brings May Gaming where you can get 75% off select digital and boxed titles. The sale starts today and runs through May 2, and includes savings on titles such as: Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Dead Island, Final Fantasy 13-2, Hitman: Absolution, Risen 2: Dark Waters Special Edition, Sleeping Dogs and more. Head through the link to check out the savings.

The European market is soft but its poor sales in North America that really surprised Square Enix this past year, resulting in an expected extraordinary loss out of its next financial report.

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Tomb Raider has sold 3.4 million units in the last four weeks, which is still a failure in the eyes of Square-Enix’s financial report. The company published a grim revision of its expected financials this morning, citing the poor performance of several titles as a key contributor.

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Square-Enix has gone savings-daft this week, with a spring sale that lasts from today, right up to March 27. Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution, the original Thief and Final Fantasy 7 HD are all included int he savings.

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The newest story downloadable content for sleeper hit Sleeping Dogs is ready to go for you if you’ve got the game on Steam. Year of the Snake will have Wei fight some cultists who think the world is going to end on the Chinese New Year and are trying to “cleanse the city” to earn their salvation. Now that’s a party. The pack costs $6.99. A trailer for the DLC is below.

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When True Crime: Hong Kong was cancelled, United Front Games was courted by more than one publisher keen to pick up the game that would eventually release as Sleeping Dogs.

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The previously announced Wheels of Fury DLC for Sleeping Dogs has arrived on Steam. The pack gives the player “full control of the ultimate prototype supercar”, the DZS-90, to drive around Hong Kong. The DLC sees players trying to uncover the story behind Dr. Tang’s secret prototype through five new missions which will also add upgrades to the vehicle. The DZS-90 in its final form includes “twin, concealed roof-mounted machine guns, 4-wheel steering, an electronic magnetic pulse, boosted speed and armor”, and new styling options. It will run you $3.99.

Sony has revealed its PlayStation Plus updates for March. The line-up includes three PS3 games and two PS Vita titles, and may signal the best batch of free content subscribers have received so far.

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Sleeping Dogs has received the Law Enforcer Pack DLC on Steam today. It’s a new update that throws plenty of SWAT gear and detective garbs into the mix.

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Square-Enix had a strong run of IP last year, but its latest financial report makes for uneasy reading. The Japanese firm has published a loss of ¥5.7 billion for the nine-month period ended December 31st 2012, and cites the increasingly difficult console market as a key factor.

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Square has announced Sleeping Dogs will be getting the Year of the Snake DLC “soon”.

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If you’ve yet to pick up Sleeping Dogs or Hitman: Absolution, you an get both for 75% off through Square’s online store. There are other titles on sale as well, for instance, Final Fantasy 7 can be picked up for 50% off. More savings through the link. Hurry: the sale ends on February 6 and is for the European region only from what we can tell. We didn’t see any mark-downs on the North American end at any rate.

Sleeping Dogs developer United Front is hiring network programmers in order to develop “multiplayer features of [its] next-gen console title”. The listing, spotted by NeoGAF and posted on OXM, reads: “We are looking for an experienced network programmer to work with our online team to develop the multiplayer features of our next-gen console title.” The position notes multiplayer experience is needed. Have look yourself and go ahead and start mulling around whether you you think it’s a sequel to Sleeping Dogs for Xbox 720 and PS4 or something else entirely.

PlayStation Plus European members have a hefty stack of games coming their way for free, as part of Sony’s Instant Game Collection. Sleeping Dogs and WipEout 2048 lead this month’s offering.

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Sleeping Dogs latest add-on, the ‘Zodiac Tournament’ DLC has launched on PSN, PC and Xbox 360. United Front Games’ expansion sees undercover cop Wei Shen invited to a mysterious martial arts tournament on an island off the coast of Hong Kong. Think Enter the Dragon with less afros and mirrors. We’ve got more details and screens below the cut.

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RAGE will be the recipient of DLC next week on PSN with the long-rumored The Scorchers DLC. Sleeping Dogs players will also be privy to the Zodiac Tournament Pack. This is according to the latest PlayStation Blogcast over on the US PS Blog, which Joystiq listened in on. Details on the RAGE DLC weren’t noted, but Trophies outed point to Ultra Nightmare Difficulty and a new job. Sleeping Dogs DLC will contain a new island, more fight moves, and new duds.

Sleeping Dogs sales have not been “poor”, according to Square Enix President, Yoichi Wada, who clarified the “sluggish” comments he made regarding the title back in October.

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Sleeping Dogs has been added to Xbox Live’s Games on Demand line up, meaning you can acquire United Front Games’ well-received open-world action effort through the magic of the Internet for $44.99 (US pricing). That’s jolly convenient, but if you’re not in a rush you may want to check out Square Enix’s Thankgiving sale first.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Sleeping Dogs DLC arrives today courtesy of the Dragon Master Pack. The pack includes the Triad Enforcer Pack, Police Protection Pack, Martial Arts Pack, GSP Pack, and the Deep Undercover Pack. Already available on Steam and XBL, it will run you 640 MS Points or £5.10 when it arrives on PSN later today. Watch the video below.

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