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Canadian games retailer Future Shop has let slip the announcement of a new karting games based on Sony’s LittleBigPlanet IP. The reveal supposedly came at a North American retail event called PlayStation Destination yesterday. Nothing else is known of the game as of yet, though Future Shop also said that …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid HD Collection heading to Vita
Hideo Kojima, the creative mind behind the Metal Gear Solid series, has confirmed a PlayStation Vita version of Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection. Furthermore, the game will get exclusive new functionality designed to incorporate some of Vita’s exclusive features. You can slice enemy’s throat with knife if you flick the …
Read More »New Euro release date for Twisted Metal
Brutal PS3 racer Twisted Metal will be released in Europe on March 7th, co-creator David Jaffe has confirmed. The game had originally been scheduled for February 14th but was held up after publisher Sony asked for developer Eat Sleep Play to make a few content cuts in order to appease …
Read More »‘Vita brings cheer to a dour High Street’
PlayStation Vita can warm up a bitter start to the year for games retail. The games trade is upbeat about the new hardware launch, with specialists and mainstream outlets ramping up pre-orders, launching micro-sites and preparing midnight launches. In a period of market decline it’s a great opportunity to drive …
Read More »FIFA: Is this Vita’s killer app?
FIFA Football can be PlayStation Vita’s big system shifter. And that’s not a statement from publisher EA, but a leading video games developer. Epic Games VP Mark Rein reckons consumers will lap up the title. His comments come after FIFA 12 topped the Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for seven …
Read More »Vita gets functionality update this Wednesday
Sony’s PlayStation Vita will get a hefty functionality update this week ahead of its US and European launch later in the month. The 1.6 firmware update will, amongst other things, introduce a brand new app to the machine’s home screen – Map. It works in much the same way as …
Read More »Sony cannot go on like this, says CEO Hirai
New boss warns of 'serious trouble' ahead unless sweeping changes are made
Read More »MCV’s 20-page trade guide to PlayStation Vita is available now
We have put together a special magazine all about PlayStation Vita – and the 20-page guide is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via iPad. The in-depth look at Sony’s handheld – due to hit UK shelves on February 22nd – includes everything you need …
Read More »Vita climbs above PSP in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation Vita has overtaken its predecessor the PSp for the first time since its launch week in Japan. Andriasang reports that the handheld sold 18,942 last week – that’s over 3,500 more units than in the week before and almost 3,000 units more than the PSP, which sold 17,181 …
Read More »Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US
US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title. This price disparity is already established in Japan and will, in all likelihood, also be the case when the handheld arrives in the …
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