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Japan: Nintendo 3DS Leads with My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Can’t Be Continuing

The Nintendo 3DS handheld has once again topped the hardware chart on the Japanese internal market, a situation that will probably continue until the end of the year release of the Wii U home console from the same company. At the same time, My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute Can’t Be Continuing, a game...

24 May 2012
08:03 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Can Infect Players with the Chimeran Virus

Resistance: Burning Skies is getting ready for its launch at the end of the month, so the game’s developer, Nihilistic, decided to show off a brand-new feature of the shooter, which can infect players with the Chimeran virus during multiplayer. Resistance games have delighted quite a lot of PlayStation fans ov...

23 May 2012
03:12 GMT

Japan: PlayStation Vita Hits New Low, 3DS Leads

The Nintendo 3DS handheld has posted another solid week in Japan for the period that ended on May 13, although overall sales were down when compared to those seen during the so-called Golden Week, while the new PlayStation Vita is continuing to disappoint. The 3DS has managed to sell 46,425 devices to gamers in seve...

17 May 2012
08:40 GMT

New PSP and PS minis Games Now Available for PlayStation Vita

Sony has just revealed some more PSP games and PS minis titles that PlayStation Vita owners can now download and play on the new handheld platform, as well as some that will soon be available for the portable device. Quite a few great games were released for the PlayStation Vita earlier this year, when the console m...

17 May 2012
03:10 GMT

Analyst: 10 Million 2013 Sales for PlayStation Vita Is Optimistic

Hardware maker Sony has announced that it plans to sell 10 million units of the PlayStation Vita handheld during the fiscal 2013 year, which started on April 1, but at least one analyst believes that the figure is overly optimistic given the recent market performance of the device. Colin Sebastian, who is an analyst...

16 May 2012
17:31 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Gets New Gameplay Video

Sony has just deployed a brand new trailer for Resistance: Burning Skies, showing off quite a lot of gameplay footage from the upcoming first person shooter that’s set to arrive on the PlayStation Vita. Resistance: Burning Skies is certainly one of the most impressive games that will grace the PS Vita this yea...

15 May 2012
17:21 GMT

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock Comes to PlayStation Vita on June 13

Developer Supermassive Games and publisher BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment have announced that their upcoming BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment will be launched on the PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony on June 13, exclusively via digital distribution. The two companies are also putting the title out on the P...

15 May 2012
13:31 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Trophy List Revealed

Sony has revealed the trophy list for Resistance: Burning Skies, ahead of its launch on the PlayStation Vita this month, showing off what players need to accomplish in order to boost their online reputation. Resistance: Burning Skies is out this month on the PlayStation Vita handheld platform, promising to deliver a...

14 May 2012
04:57 GMT

PlayStation Vita Sold Just 1.8 Million Devices Since Launch

For the fiscal year that ended on March 31, Sony has reported that the newly introduced PlayStation Vita has sold 1.8 million devices all over the world, with 1.2 million of them moved before March 1 in the United States, Asia and Europe. Kauzo Hirai, who is the current president and chief executive officer of Sony,...

11 May 2012
13:31 GMT

Japan: Nintendo 3DS Goes Up, Vita Goes Down

The Nintendo 3DS handheld has managed to see a solid increase in sales during the so-called Golden Week in Japan, a period when sales usually increase significantly as customers navigate a series of free days that always tend to involve gift giving. The 3DS has sold 91,868 units during the week that ended on May 6, ...

10 May 2012
17:11 GMT

Japan Gets Crystal White PlayStation Vita on June 28

The Japanese division of Sony has announced that it will be launching a new variant of the PlayStation Vita handheld, called Crystal White, on June 28. The price of the new color version will be the same as that of the black PlayStation Vita, and Sony will offer both Wi-Fi and 3G models. Matching headphones will al...

8 May 2012
13:31 GMT

Miyamoto Says Vita Lacks a Good Combination of Software and Hardware

The PlayStation Vita has now been out all over the world since February, but the device has failed to find a solid audience and seems to be dropping sales on a weekly basis even on the home Japanese market. Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the leading video game developers at Nintendo, a company that manufactures the rival ...

7 May 2012
19:41 GMT

Japan: 3DS Leads, PlayStation Vita Goes Over 10,000 Mark

The Japanese hardware and video game chart for the week that ended on April 29 shows that the Nintendo 3DS handheld has managed to keep the number one position on its home market while Reside Evil: Operation Raccon City has managed to become one of the biggest releases of the year.The 3DS has sold 74,282 units during...

3 May 2012
08:50 GMT

Mortal Kombat on PS Vita Out This Week, Gets Launch Trailer

Mortal Kombat is out this week on the PlayStation Vita and, in order to really show off the array of features packed into the fighting game, developer NetherRealm has posted a launch trailer for the title. Mortal Kombat has impressed a wide array of gamers last year when it arrived onto the PS3 and Xbox 360 platform...

2 May 2012
17:31 GMT

New Mortal Kombat for PS Vita Video Shows Classic Outfits for Female Fighters

Warner Bros. and NetherRealm has presented a brand-new video dedicated to Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita, this time showing off the Klassic Skins that are available in the game for its female fighters. After delighting millions of fighting game fans with its reboot from last year, for the PS3 and Xbox 360, M...

30 April 2012
02:38 GMT

Vita BioShock Not Yet a Priority for Irrational Team

Video game developer Irrational Games is focused on development of the upcoming BioShock: Infinite and will only start doing the hard work on the PlayStation Vita spin-off when the core game is finished and launched.Ken Levine, who is the leader of Irrational Games and the man behind the BioShock concept, told Wired ...

28 April 2012
02:35 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Sony and Nihilistic Software have presented the pre-order bonuses that are now available for Resistance: Burning Skies on the PlayStation Vita. The Resistance series is going to get a brand new installment next month, with Nihilistic launching Burning Skies for Sony’s new handheld platform, the PS Vita. We al...

27 April 2012
03:08 GMT

Japan: Nintendo 3DS and Wii See Increase as Other Platforms Lose Sales

The Nintendo 3DS seems destined for a long and fruitful reign at the top of the Japanese hardware chart while Fire Emblem Awakening has managed to get to the top of the video game chart in order to deliver a two-pronged success for Nintendo. The Nintendo 3DS has managed to sell 84,760 units during the week that ende...

26 April 2012
09:05 GMT

Skype on PS Vita Is Now Available as a Free App

PlayStation Vita owners can now turn their portable videogame console into an actual phone, thanks to the recently launched Skype app for the new platform, which supports not only regular voice calling, but also video calls. This can be achieved thanks to the device’s built-in microphone and its two cameras. S...

25 April 2012
14:31 GMT

Mortal Kombat on PS Vita Gets New Trailer that Shows Off Its Costumes

Warner Bros. and NetherRealm have just released a brand new video for their upcoming Mortal Kombat game on the PS Vita, this time showing off the array of classic costumes that will be included in the game. Mortal Kombat impressed plenty of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners last year and received quite a lot of DLC, which inc...

25 April 2012
12:41 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Has Multiplayer Survival Mode

After showing off two of the multiplayer modes in Resistance: Burning Skies earlier this month, developer Nihilistic Software has now presented a new one, in the form of the Survival mode, which sees humans and Chimera aliens fighting it out. Resistance: Burning Skies is set to appear next month on the PlayStation V...

25 April 2012
03:11 GMT

Banner Saga Kickstarter Success Means Turn-Based Strategy Comes to the PSN and XBLA

Stoic Studio, the development team made up of developers that have previously worked at BioWare, has announced that it has ended the Kickstarter process for their first video game, The Banner Saga, and has managed to get the funds needed to port the experience to the Xbox Live Arcade service from Microsoft and to the...

23 April 2012
12:11 GMT

Toejam & Earl Creator Works on Innovative, Quirky New Project

Video game developer Greg Johnson, best known for the Toejam and Earl video game of the early ‘90s, is apparently working with Sony on a new video game that is described as charming, quirky and emotional. A job posting for the position of lead designer at HumanNature, Johnston’s company, says that the de...

20 April 2012
15:01 GMT

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz Includes Japanese Swimsuit Model Stage

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz, the upcoming PlayStation Vita based game from developer Amusement Vision and publisher SEGA, will include a stage that is based on the body of a well-known Japanese swimsuit model. This adult map will be available only in Japan at the moment, and it will require gamers to find and th...

20 April 2012
05:53 GMT

Mortal Kombat on PS Vita Gets Live Action Video with Kitana and Mileena

Warner Bros. is getting ready to release Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita next month and, in order to get even more people interested in it, the publisher has released another live action video for the game, this time showing two lovely girls dressed up as Kitana and Mileena. The Mortal Kombat reboot that appe...

20 April 2012
03:47 GMT

Japan: PlayStation Vita Hits New Low, 3DS Still on Top

The PlayStation Vita handheld, which has been available in Japan since later during 2011, has hit a new low in terms of sales on its home market as the entire hardware sector has seen an overall slowdown, emphasized by the lack of any big new video game release. For the week that ended on April 15, Media Create repo...

19 April 2012
10:21 GMT

PlayStation Vita Gets Three New Free Apps

Sony has presented three new applications for its recently launched PlayStation Vita console that will be released for free in the near future and provide some interesting activities for owners of the device. The PlayStation Vita came out back in February and, since then, Sony’s been launching many new games f...

19 April 2012
02:42 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies’ Multiplayer Mode Revealed

Sony and Nihilistic Software have just unveiled the multiplayer that will be included in their upcoming Resistance: Burning Skies first person shooter, which allows up to eight players to face off against one another via the PlayStation Vita’s Wi-Fi connection. Resistance: Burning Skies is scheduled to appear ...

17 April 2012
15:41 GMT

PlayStation Vita Gets Updated Facebook App

Sony has launched a new Facebook application for its new PlayStation Vita handheld, allowing gamers to upload photos directly to their Wall and their News feed while also introducing the ability to quickly add tags to their images. All system languages are now supported by the Facebook app and improve the experience...

17 April 2012
08:43 GMT

Sony Refuses to Offer Sales Data for PlayStation Vita in the United States

Video game hardware maker Sony has refused to offer any hint as to the number of PlayStation Vita handhelds that it has managed to sell on the United States market during the month of March, opting instead to highlight that the new console has momentum and an important number of launches set for the new future.Dan Ra...

14 April 2012
04:51 GMT

PlayStation Vita Gets Firmware Update 1.67

Video game publisher and hardware maker Sony has launched a new firmware update for its PlayStation Vita handheld, labeled 1.67, which is optional and can be downloaded by any user by going to the Settings tab of the console’s menu.The new update is not required in order to access the PlayStation Network and th...

13 April 2012
07:01 GMT

Mortal Kombat on PS Vita Gets More Details, Full Live-Action Video

NetherRealm has just unveiled some more details about its upcoming Mortal Kombat game for the PS Vita platform, detailing the extra content that’s included besides the full experience seen last year on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Mortal Kombat impressed lots of people with its return to the franchise’s violent...

12 April 2012
15:31 GMT

Zen Pinball 2 Announced, Owners of the Original Get It for Free

Zen Studios has just confirmed that it will soon release a sequel to its hugely popular Zen Pinball title called, what else, Zen Pinball 2. What’s more, owners of the first game will be able to get it as a free update and can play on the new title all the tables they already own. Zen Pinball delivere...

11 April 2012
19:31 GMT

Analyst: Max Payne 3 and Diablo III Will Not Save the Video Game Industry

An analyst watching the United States video game industry believes that the NPD Group numbers that will be released later during the week will show a sharp decline in sales for both the hardware and the software sectors. He thinks that long-term prospects are bleak as well despite the release of high-profile title...

11 April 2012
17:41 GMT

Analyst: Mass Effect 3 and Vita Cannot Boost March NPD Numbers

Despite the launch of the high-profile Mass Effect 3, developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, and the continuing honeymoon period for the PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony, the numbers that the NPD Group will publish this week are expected to show yet another year-over-year decline. Michael Pachter,...

11 April 2012
02:34 GMT

Mortal Kombat Developer Is Hiring for Next-Gen Platform Project

The development team at NetherRealm, best known for recently rebooting the fighting series Mortal Kombat, seems to be ready to work on next-generation video game consoles. It is also ready to hire at least two developers that will have hands on content with new hardware from both Microsoft and Sony. One of the new o...

10 April 2012
15:11 GMT

Mortal Kombat Live Action Trailer Features Kitana, Promotes PS Vita Version

Mortal Kombat is coming soon to the PlayStation Vita platform and, in order to raise up the hype ahead of its release in May, publisher Warner Bros. has posted a special live action teaser trailer with a girl dressed up as the lovely Kitana from the franchise. Mortal Kombat delighted lots of fighting game fans last ...

6 April 2012
11:41 GMT

PlayStation Vita Firmware 1.66 Now Available in Europe

Sony has just released a brand new firmware version for its PlayStation Vita handheld console, taking it to version 1.66 and solving a small problem that appeared after yesterday’s release of software 1.65.The PlayStation Vita has been around for over a month and, since then, Sony has relied on software updates...

4 April 2012
07:53 GMT

PlayStation 4 (Orbis) Will Be Out in 2013, According to New Report

Another day, another report about the upcoming PlayStation 4 (aka Orbis) next generation home console from Sony. A new rumor says that the device will be released at the end of 2013, ahead of Microsoft’s new Xbox. The next generation of consoles is coming sooner or later, no matter how much both Sony and Micro...

3 April 2012
18:51 GMT

PlayStation Vita Firmware 1.65 Available Today

Sony will release later today a brand new firmware update for its recently launched PlayStation Vita handheld console, taking its software up to version 1.65. The PlayStation Vita appeared at the end of February and we’ve already shared our impressions of its hardware and software, while posting a few reviews ...

3 April 2012
04:26 GMT

Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita Out in May

After revealing to the world that a Mortal Kombat game is coming to the PlayStation Vita, developer NetherRealm and publisher Warner Bros. have now confirmed that the title will arrive at the beginning of May.The Mortal Kombat reboot impressed millions of fighting game fans last year on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...

2 April 2012
02:35 GMT

Ubisoft Ready to Profit from Nintendo Wii U Digital Strategy

The Nintendo Wii U home console is set to launch before the end of the year and one of the most important publishers in the industry, Ubisoft, is ready to take advantage of whatever digital strategy plans to implement for the device, using the newly acquired experience of the PlayStation Vita as a guide. Chris Early...

28 March 2012
15:11 GMT

Foosball 2012 Is Coming to the PS3 and PS Vita This Spring

Sony and Grip Games have presented a brand new title that’s coming both to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita at the end of Spring: Foosball 2012. Among the biggest features of the PS Vita, besides its hardware power, is the cross-play support that allows certain games to appear both on the Vita and on the...

28 March 2012
03:02 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Gets Story Video, New Details

Sony and developer Nihilistic have presented the first story details about their upcoming Resistance: Burning Skies game through a special video, filled not just with a lot of impressive concept art, but also with some gameplay footage from the new PS Vita title. Resistance: Burning Skies is set to appear for Sony&r...

23 March 2012
05:26 GMT

Nintendo 3DS Dominates Japan Along with Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition

The Nintendo 3DS handheld has managed to once again top the Japanese weekly hardware chart while the top position in the software top ten has been taken over by a Pokemon-powered video game. The Nintendo 3DS has managed to sell 64,017 units during the week that ended on March 18 in order to keep its top position, po...

22 March 2012
09:42 GMT

PSP God of War Developers Working on Next-Generation Game

Ready at Dawn, the studio that has traditionally created the God of War series spin-offs on the PlayStation Portable handheld, will not be handling the development of a title in the franchise for the new Vita device because it is already working on a game for a next-generation platform. Ru Weerasuriya, who is the ch...

22 March 2012
04:05 GMT

God of War Creator No Longer Excited by Next Gen Home Consoles

David Jaffe, who is the creator of such video games as God of War and Twisted Metal, has said that he is no longer excited about the hardware changes that will be part of the next wave of home consoles and that the most interesting advances are now linked to handhelds like the PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo 3D...

14 March 2012
20:51 GMT

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 Might Arrive on PlayStation Vita

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 is due to be launched on home console and eventually on the PC but the development team at SEGA does not yet know whether the game, which is based on Mega Drive era titles in the franchise, will arrive on the PlayStation Vita handheld. Speaking to Eurogamer, Takashi Iizuka, who leads t...

14 March 2012
13:31 GMT

Sony Cuts Prices on a Variety of PSP Games

Sony has just confirmed that a variety of games for its older PlayStation Portable system have just seen their prices slashed on the European PlayStation Store. The PSP may not have become as successful as Sony would’ve wanted, but the handheld console still saw a variety of games released for it, either on re...

14 March 2012
05:20 GMT

Unit 13’s Online Abilities Showcased by New Video

Sony has just posted the third video in its series dedicated to Unit 13, the third person tactical shooter for the PlayStation Vita, this time showing off its online capabilities, both in terms of multiplayer and leaderboards. The PS Vita arrived last month and already has a consistent portfolio of great games from ...

13 March 2012
05:22 GMT


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