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Killzone: Mercenary release date locked down, new trailer

Killzone: Mercenary represents Sony's first-party core shooter push for the well-equipped Vita, and it'll be in your hands before the end of the year.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed a September 18 release date for Killzone: Mercenary.

It's the fifth Killzone game, and the second time the franchise has gone portable, but it's also the first time it's come to Vita and the first Killzone game developed outside Guerrilla's Amsterdam studio. Guerrilla Cambridge

Although we've been expecting Sony's premiere shooter to arrive on the Vita since the handheld's twin sticks were first revealed, it's been a long time coming and we've heard very little about it so far. That all changed today, though; read Pat's single-player and multiplayer impressions of the handheld and check out some gameplay footage from Sam.

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