Final Fantasy Type-0′s Hajime Tabata wants to create a PlayStation Vita title

By: Erren Van Duine Crisis Core and 3rd Birthday creator Hajime Tabata has a lot to be proud of these days. Having produced a successful line of portable and mobile titles, the director was lucky enough to receive one of Sony’s yearly PlayStation Awards for outstanding sales performance. Final Fantasy Type-0, which saw its release in Japan last year, was the focus of this achievement. … Continue reading Final Fantasy Type-0′s Hajime Tabata wants to create a PlayStation Vita title

No Zombies mode in Black Ops Declassified

By: Eddie Makuch Next month’s PlayStation Vita game Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will not have a Zombies mode. The news comes by way of Activision community manager Dan Amrich, who explained on his One of Swords blog that standard multiplayer took priority during development. “That’s the core experience, and that simply needs to come first,” Amrich wrote. “There’s always a list of things you want … Continue reading No Zombies mode in Black Ops Declassified

How Assassin’s Creed III Is Hurting Liberation

By: Spencer Pressly   (@torchwood4sp) At the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo otherwise known as E3 the fate of the Playstation Vita was still in an unsure state. Fans of Sony’s newest handheld were hoping that the Sony press conference would show off tons of great new Vita games and show that they had something to look forward to in the handhelds future. The biggest game announced … Continue reading How Assassin’s Creed III Is Hurting Liberation

Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Pre Order Bonuses And Release Date Unveiled

By: Spencer Pressly   (@torchwood4sp) Sly Cooper was suppose to make his dynamic return this month, but last month Sony decided to push the game back till an unclear early 2013. Sony has now revealed the games new (and hopefully permanent) release date of February 5th, 2013 in North America. Europe can expect to have the game sometime in March 2013 as well. There will also … Continue reading Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Pre Order Bonuses And Release Date Unveiled

Zone of the Enders HD Collection Release Date Announced

By: Spencer Pressly   (@torchwood4sp) Konami was kind enough to finally let everyone in North America know when the ZOE HD collection is coming out and that release date is 10/30/2012. The collection will include both PS2 classic remastered and now running at 60 frames a second. The HD collection is being developed by High Voltage Software and supervised by Kojima Productions much like the Metal … Continue reading Zone of the Enders HD Collection Release Date Announced

XSEED Games Announces ‘Mercenary Edition’ For Ragnarok Odyssey

By: Shawn Collier   (@ShawnCollier) If you’ve been interested in XSEED Games’s upcoming release of Ragnarok Odyssey on the PlayStation Vita and needed that extra boost to get you to pre-order, the publisher has announced a special edition of the game that might tickle your fancy. Developed by Grandia and Lunar series veteran studio Game Arts, Ragnarok Odyssey is a new title set in the popular … Continue reading XSEED Games Announces ‘Mercenary Edition’ For Ragnarok Odyssey

PS Vita sales total 2.2M worldwide – Report

By: Eddie Makuch The PlayStation Vita has sold 2.2 million units worldwide as of June 30, a Sony representative has confirmed to Joystiq, following a report from PlayFront.de. The latest sales update of 1.8 million came in May, meaning the system has moved about 400,000 units since then. The PS Vita launched in February at $250. The PS Vita will have to perform mightily if … Continue reading PS Vita sales total 2.2M worldwide – Report

Killzone Vita Revealed As Killzone Mercenary

By: Darryl Kaye   (@DarrylGU) Sony has lifted the lid on Killzone Mercenary, a game which was announced so long ago, that it was previously known as Killzone NGP. Back then, Sony announced that it would be developed on the PlayStation Vita by Sony Cambridge, but it’s now been revealed that Guerrilla Games, the developers behind the Killzone franchise, will be handling this title. It’s said … Continue reading Killzone Vita Revealed As Killzone Mercenary

Does Sony Have Too Much Faith In Vita’s Holiday Potential?

By: Adam Ma   (@34thGingerbread) It’s not very hard to see that the handheld industry is an absolute mess right now. Nintendo has just spent the last year and a half pushing a console whose features are rapidly becoming another irrelevant gimmick despite initial claims, iOS is rapidly overtaking the market with a hefty push of freemium and casual titles, and Sony’s failure to impress with … Continue reading Does Sony Have Too Much Faith In Vita’s Holiday Potential?

Aksys Games Celebrates Three Years Of BlazBlue In Style

By: Shawn Collier   (@ShawnCollier) Last month was the third anniversary of BlazBlue’s original release in North America and now with over 800,000 copies sold just in North America and 1.7 million worldwide, Aksys Games has announced they will host a variety of celebratory events in conjunction with the third anniversary throughout the rest of this year. In their press statement, Aksys Games announced that they … Continue reading Aksys Games Celebrates Three Years Of BlazBlue In Style