Four classic Mega Drive soon on PSN

Sony Spain has published the timetable for launches of four Mega Drive classics coming to PlayStation Network in the coming weeks through the official PlayStation blog. The first to arrive is Sonic the Hedgehog, which is already available in the Store since yesterday on March 30, followed over the next months of other three jewels of Mega Drive/Genesis confirmed:

-Sonic 2: free for users of PS Plus from April 6, available on PS Store since April 20.
-Streets of Rage 2: free for users of PS Plus from May 4, available on PS Store since May 18.
-Golden Axe 2: free for users of PS Plus on June 1, available on PS Store since June 15.

As discussed in these four games join them in future titles Altered Beast and Comix Zone, although they are still no release date. In addition, returning to four games with fixed release date, will include substantial improvements to their original versions, each of them includes its own trophies, their ratings online and in the case of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, Altered Beast and Golden Axe II, an online cooperative mode.

Each game has a price of 3.99 euros while Plus users can download them absolutely free.

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Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy sneaks to June 21, Prince of Persia HD on Blu-ray also delayed

Originally due to be released today on both Blu-ray disc and PSN, the HD-ified Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy has slipped off the radar and into the shadows. IGN reports that it'll wait there, for undisclosed reasons, until resurfacing on June 21. It's not alone -- the retail release of the Prince of Persia HD trilogy, also expected today, has been pushed to April 19.

Both trilogies will retail for $40 when they finally arrive on Blu-ray. The three high-res Prince of Persia games are already available via PSN at $15 a pop.

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