Category Archives: Vita

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 12:31 BST

Medal of Honor: PS Vita game outed by concept art

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Medal of Honor was getting the PS Vita treatment over at Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City studio Slant Six, according to concept art listed by a former employee.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:17 BST

Panopticon: PS Vita exclusive revealed as Freedom Wars, launching 2014

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Freedom Wars is the final title of Sony Japan Studio’s recently released exclusive, codenamed ‘Panopticon’. The game has received a new trailer which is largely the original clip, but with more subtitles and insight into what’s going on.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 01:45 BST

Mass Effect costumes coming to LittleBigPlanet this week

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If you’ve ever wished the characters in Mass Effect were more cute, then this week will be exciting for you. Media Molecule has announced the Mass Effect Costume Pack for LittleBigPlanets 2, Karting and Vita.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 01:17 BST

Pre-order bonuses for Tearaway include pig mount

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If you’ve been on the fence about picking up Media Molecule’s Vita exclusive Tearaway, then you should know that if you pre-order the game, you will get a pig that you can ride around on. More goodies listed after the jump.

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Mon, May 20, 2013 | 22:02 BST

New Killzone: Mercenary screens break cover

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Guerilla Games has released a new bunch of Killzone: Mercenary screenshots and they look really beautiful. The new screens seem to be direct-captures and show off the game’s majestic world as well as featuring various characters, environments and textures. Killzone Mercenary releases in the US on September 10, in Europe on September 4 and in the UK on September 6. You can watch the screens after the break. Thanks, AGB.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:13 BST

Men’s Room Mayhem out next week on Vita, mobile devices

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Men’s Room Mayhem, announced earlier this month for Vita, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, will release next week on May 21 through the PS Store in the US and on May 22 in Europe. It will be made available worldwide on the App Store, Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore May 23. On Vita, it will run you £1.99/€2.49/$1.99 and on mobile devices for £0.69/€0.89/$0.99. New screens are below.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:00 BST

Killzone: Mercenary gets a new release date, trailer and pre-order bonuses

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Killzone: Mercenary for PS Vita has been given a release date, and information pertaining to pre-order bonuses has been revealed. A new trailer accompanies the information below.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:21 BST

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault releasing on Vita next week

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Insomniac Games has announced that Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault will arrive on PSN for Vita next week. It will come with Deadlocked HD as a bonus.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 02:12 BST

Sony TV spot hints at new Vita hunting game

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Sony Japan is teasing a new Vita title in the popular genre of “hard as nails multiplayer RPG”, conveniently shortened to “hunting”. Hunting. Possibly for monsters?

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 09:29 BST

NPD April: Injustice tops charts, total spend down 25%

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NetherRealm’s first non-Mortal Kombat game performed well at retail in the US during April, topping the charts as the best-selling title in an otherwise lacklustre month.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 22:45 BST

PS4 site suggests Vita remote play as standard feature

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Sony has updated its PlayStation 4 website with a section suggesting Vita Remote Play may be available for all or most PlayStation 4 games.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 22:30 BST

Atomic Ninjas headed to PS3, Vita for the ‘malevolently creative’

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Grip Games has announced Atomic Ninjas, a 2.5D multiplayer platformer headed to PlayStation 3 and Vita in northern summer.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 15:45 BST

Batman: Arkham Origins teaser trailer shows our hero fighting Deathstroke

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A teaser for Batman: Arkham Origins has been released, showing a short look at the masked bat fella and Deathstroke going at it like their lives are on the line or something. Watch 12 seconds of kicks, punches, and swordplay below, with the other 29 seconds or so showing logos and a release date. The full trailer is expected to be released on May 20. Batman: Arkham Origins is out worldwide on October 25 on PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. The Vita and 3DS title Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate releases alongside the console version.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 12:14 BST

Panopticon: Sony’s mysterious countdown ends, trailer appears

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Sony’s mysterious ‘Panopticon’ countdown site has expired, and in its place a new trailer has appeared. It’s not the Last Guardian. Sorry folks.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 03:54 BST

Destiny for Vita rumour debunked

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According to IGN, there was a rumour going around that shared-worlds shooter Destiny was coming to Vita. Answering desperately curious queries, Bungie pointed out calmly that the only proof of the matter – a supposedly leaked bit of promo art – uses an outdated version of the developer’s logo, fairly conclusively marking it as a fake. Destiny has been confirmed for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360, and other “next-gen platforms” presumably including what we’re now calling Xbox Infinity. The trademark which sparked the fake, Destiny of Spirits, remains unexplained.

Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:26 BST

EU PS Store and Plus update, May 15: DUST 514, Manhunt, Resident Evil: Revelations demo

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with demos for Resident Evil: Revelations, Terraria, Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold, and Star Wars Pinball. You can also pick up the Psycho character for Borderlands 2, pre-order FUSE, download DUST 514, and all other sorts of goodies. Get your full update below.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 15:05 BST

Tomodachi Collection: New Life continues its streak on Media Create charts

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There’s seems to be no stopping the beast that is Tomodachi Collection: New Life on the Media Create charts. Once again, the title was the number one seller in Japan for the week ending May 12. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing: New Leaf continued to be great sellers as well, the former earning life-to-date sales of 691,921 and the later now pushing
over 3.2 million copies across the region.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:00 BST

PS Plus EU: June update adds free Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow HD collection

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PlayStation Plus members have a lot of free games to look forward to in June, starting with Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow of the Colossu HD Collection and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 06:43 BST

Dare to Fly classified in Australia, headed to PlayStation 3

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A mysterious Sony-published titled has turned up on the delightfully spoileriffic Australian Classification Board.

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Wed, May 15, 2013 | 09:09 BST

Vita: Sony exec hints at plans to turn console around

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Sony’s recent prediction that it would sell less than 5 million Vitas during FY2014 is a worst case scenario, one executive has explained – with good chances for the portable to turn around.

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