What happened? Why is Sony giving out free game codes all of a sudden? Is it because of the PlayStation Network outage in early January? No. Think of something way older. Let us give you a hint. Data breach. Still nothing?

Do you remember the 2011 Spring hacking and data breach on the PlayStation Network? This is why Sony is sending out freebies to the people that filled out a form. What are they giving away? Here’s the full list:

 

PS3

•     Dead Nation
•     inFamous
•     LittleBigPlanet
•     Super Stardust HD
•     Rain
•     Puppeteer
•     Invizimals: Lost Kingdom
•     God of War HD Collection

 

PSP

•     LittleBigPlanet
•     Modnation Racers
•     Patapon 3
•     Killzone Liberation
•     Wipeout Pure
•     Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

 

PS Vita

•     LittleBigPlanet
•     Patapon 3
•     Killzone: Liberation

 

Themes

•     WipeEout HD Dynamic Theme
•     Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Dynamic Theme
•     Tokyo Jungle Dynamic Theme
•     The Last of Us Dynamic Theme
•     Ratchet & Clank Dynamic Theme
•     Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Dynamic Theme

 

This is the term of the lawsuit: „The settlement offers payments equal to credit balances (if applicable credit balance is $2.00 or more) in inactive accounts, game and online service benefits for holders of active accounts, and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket expenses from any identity theft proved to have resulted from the Intrusions.”