Monthly Archives: December 2011

Sony’s confirmed confirmed in a tweet that PopCap and SOE is bringing Plants vs Zombies to PlayStation Vita. In a tweet, it said: “Surprise! Plants vs Zombies is coming to PS Vita. Thanks @popcap@SonyOnline.” And that’s that.

Thanks, PSNStores.

NetherRealm head Ed Boon has said the studio is currently taking a breaking from Mortal Kombat, confirming the studio’s now working on something else.

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Child’s Play has hit reached $1.5 million in donations for this year, the charity has said, with an aim to hit $2 million by the end of the year still on. The group, formed by Penny Arcade, has made $10 million since it was created in 2003. The main aim of the charity has been to provide games and toys for children’s hospitals in the US. Donations can be made here.

Thanks, GI.Biz.

Naughty Dog is aiming to have The Last of Us out by last 2012 or early 2013, a USA Today report has said, while its also been confirmed who will compose the game’s score.

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What’s your RPG style – role-playing or number-crunching? Brenna Hillier is surprised to find Skyrim permits both to equal satisfaction, but it was a search for a bow that made the whole game click.

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Major Australian Telco Telstra has confirmed it intends to launch a streaming games service.

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Sony’s shown off about 15 minutes worth of Uncharted: Golden Abyss, showing off some of the touch screen and touchpad capabilities for solving puzzles and climbing that I got to try with the game back at gamescom, as well as using traditional controls. Golden Abyss, made at Sony Bend, will be a launch title for the handheld when it releases in Japan on Saturday and in Europe and the US on February 22.

Thanks, Siliconera.

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Sony has released a couple of promos for the Vita, hammering home the messages of cross-platform and remote play with the PlayStation 3, as well as the handheld’s unique feature set.

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Not liking the direction Metal Gear Rising has taken? Simple: wait for the next, true Metal Gear Solid game, Hideo Kojima has said.

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Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said any additions to the series will have to shake up its formula, among other references to the property’s future.

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Infinity Ward has released a new update for Modern Warfare 3, promising to fix lag, balancing several weapons and more. IW community manager Rob Bowling, fresh from escaping a teabagging at the VGAs over the weekend, also promised the latest update would help prevent stat loss when a particular player loses connection from a match.

There’s a full list of Hot Fixes below the break.

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Chris Avellone, chief creative officer at Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment, has a pretty clear stance on the used game trade.

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Activision has confirmed that Robomodo, the studio behind Tony Hawk: Ride and Shred, is at the helm of the HD re-release announced just before the VGAs.

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In an email to a fan site, Valve has denied rampant speculation of a new AR game hidden in a VGAs video.

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In this handy explanatory trailer, Final Fantasy XIII-2′s story, tweaks to the first game’s systems, and all-new features are helpfully explained.

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Although reports of his retirement were false, Shigeru Miyamoto does seem to be working on new projects.

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The closed beta for upcoming shooter strategy hybrid Starhawk isn’t just a stress test or a demo, Lightbox has stressed.

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This week’s Xbox Live Marketplace update includes an indie DLC push.

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Gamasutra reports Apple’s Mac App Store, which services the company’s OS-X based computers, has doled out 100 million games since its launch in January 2011. Although the store’s performance is tracking far behind the iOS App Store, Apple has described it as “the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world”, presumably putting it ahead of the likes of Steam – although the App Store has the advantage of offering non-gaming software, too.

Konami has launched a new website for Metal Gear Solid, sporting an interactive “Saga” section. As detailed in the explanatory video, fans can browse the franchise’s convoluted timeline, commenting and sharing individual elements, and even adding their own memories including images. Kojima Productions staff will respond to posts they find intriguing, and full social network integration means all this will be TweetBookPlus’d, too. Neat.

Thanks, IndustryGamers.