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It appears a Vita tie-in game for Assassin’s Creed III is in the works. A NeoGAF forum user has posted details from an issue of Game Informer which supposedly contains a preview of Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation for the PS Vita. The posting follows a VG247 report last week that …
Read More »YouTube coming to PlayStation Vita
A YouTube app for the PlayStation Vita will be released later this month via the PlayStation Store, Sony has announced via the US PlayStation Blog. The app will be available free of cost, and as on the website, the YouTube app will let you search for videos, choose favourites, and …
Read More »UPDATED: Sony cuts French PlayStation Vita price… temporarily
The price of the PlayStation Vita will be cut by €50 from June 1st in France, Sony has confirmed. The platform holder is offering to rebate €50 (39.87) on any purchase of a PlayStation Vita between June 1st to July 15th. Crucially, it is a limited time offer that will …
Read More »Sony to embark on ‘Storyteller’ ebook initiative at E3
A PS3 ebook strategy will be unveiled by Sony at E3, MCV understands. It will be called ‘Storyteller’ and will see PS3 – and possibly Vita – used to present interactive documents and books, with a particular focus on children’s content. This content will form another sub-section of Sony’s PlayStation …
Read More »PlayStation Plus overhaul tipped for E3 reveal
Sony will use some of its stage time at E3 convincing consumers to sign up to a reinvigorated PlayStation Plus subscription service, a report claims. Eurogamer has word from multiple sources” that Sony will offer the dangling carrot of more top tier” free games. Part of this shift will be …
Read More »Ghost Recon for Vita named by retail
Retail listings posted today seem to name two of Ubisoft’s secretive upcoming game line-up. As reported by CVG, a (now removed) listing on GAME.co.uk named Ghost Recon: Final Mission as being due out on some time in ‘2012′. It said the game had an 18 BBFC certificate and could be …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid HD dated on Vita
The PlayStation Vita version of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will be released in the UK on June 29th. Sadly, this means European gamers will have to wait a few weeks for the game to make the trip across the Atlantic – it’s released in the US on June 12th. …
Read More »Sine Mora gunning onto Vita and PS3?
Digital Reality Software looks as if it may be bringing indie 2D side-scrolling shmup to PlayStation Vita and PS3. CVG reports that the Australian Classification Board has listed "DR Vita Working Title" and "DR PS3 Working Title", both from Digital Reality Software. Of course, these could be two entirely different …
Read More »Sequel rumoured for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Konami is said to be working on a sequel to 3D hack ‘n’ slash title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Eurogamer reports that the Wii U version had originally been planned as being more or less the same as another rumoured release – 2D outing Castelvania: Mirror of Fate on 3DS. …
Read More »3DS nears UK 1m; Vita sales slow compared to PSP
Nintendo’s 3DS could hit the 1m unit sales milestone next month. PocketGamer has reported numbers from GfK Chart-Track’s exclusive hardware reports, which are widely distributed around the press but not authorised for publication. If the machine does reach that number in June, it will mean that 3DS has taken three …
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