Vita News

PS4 survey proposes player reputations and 'advanced matchmaking'

By Steve Watts, Apr 02, 2014 2:00pm PDT

A survey from Sony sent to select PS4 owners gauges interest in advanced matchmaking, a player reputation system, and cross-platform chat and messaging, and more.

"Not all the time. Sometimes I use them to chat with people doing different stuff."

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Soul Sacrifice Delta rating hints at western release

By Steve Watts, Apr 02, 2014 8:00am PDT

Soul Sacrifice Delta has gotten a recent retail listing and rating from the Australian classification board, which likely means the game is being localized for western release.

PlayStation Vita Pets unleashed on June 3

By Andrew Yoon, Apr 02, 2014 7:30am PDT

The appropriately-titled PlayStation Vita Pets is coming to the States on June 3.

MLB 14: The Show getting PS3-to-PS4 upgrade promotion at GameStop

By Steve Watts, Apr 02, 2014 6:30am PDT

GameStop is offering a trade-up promotion for MLB 14: The Show, letting players bring in their PS3 copy and $20 to walk out with the PS4 version when it launches in a couple of months.

Joe Danger Vita getting LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway characters

By Steve Watts, Apr 01, 2014 11:00am PDT

The Vita version of Joe Danger will let you play as Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet, or Iota and Atoi from Tearaway.

New releases for March 31-April 6

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 30, 2014 9:35am PDT

New release Tuesday just happens to fall on April 1 this year, but this week's slate of games are no joke. The Major League Baseball season kicks off with MLB 14: The Show on PS3 and Vita, while the Dark Knight revisits his post-Arkham Origins adventure with Batman: Arkham O...

"It did, but apparently can't be found anywhere that I could find. So when Nintendo tweeted out ..."

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How classic MGS and Thief inspired Volume

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 29, 2014 3:00pm PDT

Volume creator Mike Bithell took to EGX Rezzed and showed off some footage of his upcoming stealth game, while showing off some early footage.

"I hate it when developers or gamers say that modern day stealth games have "moved away" from ..."

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Mind Zero invades Vita on May 27

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 29, 2014 1:00pm PDT

Mind Zero will arrive on Vita on May 27, with Aksys Games releasing a new anime-style trailer.

PlayStation now has more than 1000 devs licensed for self-publishing

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 28, 2014 10:30am PDT

One thousand developers are now licensed to self-publish on PlayStation platforms. That's a pretty significant milestone.

"Does "self publishing" allow developers to choose their own release date and price?"

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Jet Car Stunts brings super-difficult racing to PS3, PS4, Vita, Xbox 360 & PC

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 28, 2014 8:30am PDT

Jet Car Stunts, originally released in 2009 as a mobile game, is being updated for PC & consoles. A racing platformer, the game has players trying to drive, boost, and jump through challenging courses that feature loops, corkscrews, and more.

"Loved this game on iOS, I wonder how it will translate to a gamepad."

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Indie card-based RPG Hand of Fate coming to PS4 and Vita

By Steve Watts, Mar 28, 2014 7:30am PDT

Hand of Fate, an indie card-based RPG that was successfully crowdfunded last year, is coming to PlayStation 4 and Vita.

Batman: Arkham City & PixelJunk Monsters headline PlayStation Plus in April

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 28, 2014 6:00am PDT

The April line-up for PlayStation Plus has been detailed, and it includes (as usual) one new PS4 game, and a variety of awesome PS3 & Vita games. Noteworthy additions include Batman: Arkham City, Castle of Illusion, and PixelJunk Monsters HD.

"I can't believe how fast my PS+ paid itself off. I got the year for ~50 deal. Pumped to play ..."

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