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First prototype dashed, but another makes a Splash, and Andy has found a programmer!

The PlayStation Vita will launch with 20 boxed retail games and six digital PSN games when it arrives in Japan on December 17th. Here’s the complete line-up: (Boxed) * Uncharted (Sony) * F1 2011 (Codemasters) * Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom) * BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works) …

A number of big-name franchises were last night announced for Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Leading the way is an HD remake of PS2 RPG Final Fantasy X, which in part is being released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the seminal title. In addition, Japanese mag Famitsu has lifted the …

The battery life for the PlayStation Vita runs at between three and five hours, Sony has confirmed. This puts it roughly on par with Nintendo’s 3DS which, in fairness, has come in for a fair amount of stick for its limited battery life. If you’re just watching video Vita will …

Sony has finally confirmed a release date for the PlayStation Vita in Japan. The unit will launch on December 17th, barely a week before Christmas. The standard wi-fi model will retail for 24,980 and the higher-spec 3D unit will cost 29,980 (248). Those going for the latter unit will be …

Xbox Australia today announced that it will be lowering the RRP on the Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AUD$50 from tomorrow, 15th September. The new RRP of the 4Gb bundle will be AUD$399 and the 250Gb bundle will go for AUD$499. Xbox is also releasing a new entry level …

As Bethesda and iD prepare to launch RAGE, creative director Tim Willits is set to speak at Qantm College and the Sydney Opera House today. Willits, who has been with iD since 1995, is speaking at Qantm College Sydney (a videogame design and production college) about his time in the …

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Media New Zealand Media and Entertainment Outlook 2011-2015 was outlined in an Interactive Games and Entertainment Association briefing recently. The briefing summarised the report with a presentation from PwC, talking about the current and forecasted trends within the New Zealand market thru to 2015. The New Zealand …