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Sony has announced that Twitter, Facebook and Flickr apps will be ready to download on Vita’s PSN Store on day one. All three apps will be free to download as soon as the Vita store goes live – which could be as early as tomorrow evening (Feb 21st). Sony adds …

Valve boss 'frustrated' by mediocre gaming inputs on platform

Forget any preconceptions you have about 3DS not selling as expected – Nintendo’s machine has just smashed an all-important sales record in Japan. Andriasang reports that the handheld has now passed the 5m unit sales barrier in Japan. Furthermore, it has done so faster than any other games hardware ever …

'A lot of people are still approaching it in almost a pre-Internet fashion'

Activision’s toy-based console title Skylanders has demonstrated its incredibly loyal fan following after an auction for some rare figures reached 797 on eBay. The UK listing offered six rare gold and silver figures, which can then be used in-game via Activision’s Portal of Power. A total of 35 bids were …

'We're trying to be careful not to get people too excited and then have to go and disappoint them'

Half-Life developer ponders 'hardware as a service'

A PlayStation Vita version of Activision’s blockbuster war franchise Call of Duty will be released this autumn. The admission comes from SCEA’s senior VP of PlayStation brand marketing Guy Longworth, who told GameTrailers: "In the Autumn, [my kids] are really looking forward toCall of Dutyon Vita, and that’s going to …

Sony sees Vita as a five-to-ten year platform and is bullish on its potential for success, the console giant’s SVP of brand marketing has said. Speaking toGameTrailers, Guy Langworth said that Sony was looking to establish the PS Vita as the number one handheld console in the world”. He added …

'You'll see a number of games coming out from all of our studios', says firm's SVP of brand marketing