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In a pleasant deviation from accepted games industry norms, Sony has announced that PlayStation Vita title Unit 13 will be released… today! The game should be available at certain retailers today and will appear for purchase on PSN at some point, hopefully this morning. The game is made by SOCOM …
Read More »GAME claims nearly 50% of Vita launch sales
Industry sources have told MCV that very nearly 50 per cent of all Vita hardware sold in the UK on launch week was purchased in a GAME or Gamestation store. That, of course, is despite the fact that the chains were not carrying Ubisoft’s Vita launch line-up of Rayman Origins, …
Read More »INFOGRAPHIC: How do Vita sales compare with handheld rivals?
With the PS Vita now competing with Nintendo’s 3DS on the world stage, how are these systems faring against each other and the rest of the portable consoles on the market? An inforgraphic by research firmStatista, as reported byVenturebeat, compares first week sales between Nintendo’s portable systems and Sony’s Vita …
Read More »Infographic: How Vita sales compare with rivals
Latest Sony portable eclipses Nintendo systems in Europe, struggles in US and Japan
Read More »Dust 514 WILL be free to download
Developer CCP has had a change of heart and confirmed that Dust 514 will be completely free to play. The studio had previously claimed that a cover charge” would be required to download the game, with the expense refunded in the form of in-game credits. However, speaking to Eurogamer executive …
Read More »Sumioni: Demon Arts flows to Vita this month
XSEED has announced that its ink wash painting meets action platformer title Sumioni: Demon Arts will be available in North America on March 20th. Set in ancient Japan and presented in a ‘sumi-e’ art style, Sumioni puts players in control of an ‘ink demon’ who has been summoned from a …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The UK Vita launch at GAME
It’s a cold February evening but a modest crowd has braved the elements to queue up outside GAME’s flagship Oxford Street branch. Journalists mutter in huddled groups that the turnout doesn’t match that of midnight openings for Call of Duty or Skyrim, and they’re not wrong. As the first major …
Read More »Silent Hill titles suffer slight delays
A trio of Silent Hill games will suffer slight delays, publisher Konami has announced. Silent Hill: Book of Memories, Silent Hill: Downpour, and the Silent Hill: HD Collection will all still be available in March, but later in the month than their originally targeted launches. Downpour will now hit Xbox …
Read More »Sony unveiling new Vita titles next week
Sony has revealed it will spill the beans on a group of unannounced Vita titles during a web broadcast the company will hold at the end of next week. The broadcast is titled ‘Welcome! PlayStation Vita Game Heaven,’Andriasang reports. According to the announcement, the broadcast will have information on unannounced …
Read More »Pre-owned Vita players will still get Trophies
Vita owners have found a workaround that will enable them to earn Trophies from second hand games. Fears first arose when it emerged each pre-owned Vita title locks Trophies to the first owner, perhaps as a deterrent to the used games market. The message reads: "You cannot earn trophies in …
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