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Read More »LittleBigPlanet to debut on Vita in September
Sackboy’s latest outing will be released for PlayStation Vita next month. Sony will release LittleBigPlanet Vita in Europe on September 19th, arriving in the US a few days later on September 25th, according to VG247. The game will make full use of Vita’s control systems, from the front and rear …
Read More »Sony: ‘Vita’s killer games are still to come’
SCE UK chief Fergal Gara admits he’d love to see Vita selling better, but believes its best months are still to come. The MD told MCV that with Call of Duty, FIFA, Assassin’s Creed and LittleBigPlanet on the way this Christmas, there’s every reason to believe the machine’s performance will …
Read More »Interview: SCE UK MD Fergal Gara
MCV sat down with PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara shortly after E3 to discuss Vita, Wonderbook, the challenges at UK retail and how PSN can grow the market for all. Vita has had a difficult start in terms of sales. Has it been a total disappointment?We would love it to …
Read More »Sony games division suffers $30m loss
Console giant blames declining PS3 and PSP sales only partially offset by Vita
Read More »Free-to-play RPG Guardian Hearts coming to Vita
Japanese publisher Q Entertainment is bringing a free-to-play RPG to PlayStation Vita this month. Guardian Hearts Online on Vita will use an microtransaction system to offer players extra items, but the standard content will be free to download and play, according to Famitsu (via Andriasang). While the game is due …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 hinted for PS4
Fans of Sony’s acclaimed racing series Gran Turismo may have to wait until the next console for a fresh outing. Series designer Kazunori Yamauchi that developer Polyphony Digital is already hard at work on GT6 and has been since GT5 was finally released in 2010. "We’re always aiming for the …
Read More »Japanese government investigating overheating Vita claims
An investigation into overheating PlayStation Vitas has been launched by a Japanese government agency. Sony admits that there have been 31 reported examples of Vita units overheating whilst being recharged between its launch in December and June of this year, Andriasang reports. 23 of these were in japan and eight …
Read More »Sony Gamescom press conference set for August 14th
Sony’s Gamescom conference will take place on August 14th at 7PM local time (6pm our time). The event will take place at Staatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. Sony tends to make big announcements at Gamescom. Previously, major games and hardware revisions have been announced at the show. Insiders suggest this …
Read More »Street Fighter X Tekken Vita dated for October
Capcom has slapped a release date on the Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken, sharing a few details on what Sony’s handheld will specifically bring to the port as well. Street Fighter X Tekken Vita hits on October 23rd, a little over six months after the launch of the …
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