Being a Playstation Plus Member does has its benefits, as it is about $50 for a year subscription, it just seems that one month you are getting, exclusive things, some really cool stuff for free (or discounted) and another month it is practically useless to be a member of course depending on your gaming preference as well as what you have already purchase, through the PSN. Not to mention all the free goodies you will jump on as soon as you are a member like Premium Themes, Gamer Pics, Games and more. So it is good in a way, but certain promotions can make someone jump on a membership instantly.

This April all Playstation Plus subscribers will be able to take part in the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Closed Beta. The Beta should be available to certain people who either pre-ordered Ghost Recon: Future Soldier or purchased a copy of Splinter Cell: Conviction at some point for the Xbox 360. Eventually their should be a public beta available for everyone, however we do not know when. There has been a closed beta going on for some time now on the PC which I took part in. Between that and my opportunity to play co-op campaign at E3 last year, I am quite impressed in the game so far.

If you are a PlaystationPlus Member you also get a bunch of great perks this April such as the arcade game Shank 2 for free and the full Playstation 3 version of Shift 2 Unleashed for free among many other things. The rest of the perks available strictly to PS Plus subscribers in April are listed below.

Exclusives:	The House of the Dead 4 Demo – 4/10 Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier Closed Beta – Date TBA
Free Downloads:	Shift 2 Unleashed – 4/3 Shank 2 – 4/3 Frogger Returns – 4/17
Minis:	Canabalt – 4/10 Farm Frenzy 2 – 4/3 Mystic Garden – 4/10
PS one Classics:	Silent Hill – 4/3
Full Game Trials:	Grand Theft Auto IV Episodes From Liberty City – 4/10 Dead Rising 2: Off the Record – 4/17 NHL 12 – 4/17 SAINTS ROW THE THIRD – 4/17 Disney Universe – 4/24 The Cursed Crusade – 4/24 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 4/24 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION – 424
Media:	Qore Episode 47 – April – 4/10
Free Avatars and Themes:	Escape Plan Lil Avatar – 4/3 Escape Plan Bakuki Avatar – 4/3 Escape Plan Logo Avatar – 4/3 Escape Plan Triangle Avatar – 4/3 Escape Plan Laarg Avatar – 4/3 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 GOLDMAN AVATAR – 4/17 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 JAMES AVATAR – 4/17 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 KATE AVATAR – 4/17 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 DYNAMIC THEME – 4/17
Discounts:	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY – 4/10 (PS Plus Price: $11.99) THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 4 – 4/17 (PS Plus Price: $6.99) Disney Universe – 4/24 – (PS Plus Price: TBD – 50% off Store Price)
Exclusive Discounted Avatar Bundles:	Devil May Cry Avatar Bundle- 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99) Devil May Cry 2 Avatar Bundle – 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99) Devil May Cry 3 Avatar Bundle – 4/3 (PS Plus Price: $0.99)

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