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The flagship GAME and GameStation stores will hold midnight events for PlayStation Vita. GAME Oxford Street is the official UK midnight launch, and will feature meet and greets with WipEout 2048 developers Karl Jones and Ami Ledger (who will be on hand to sign copies of the games). Fans will …
Read More »Vita’s monster High Street marketing blitz revealed
Pop-up shops, Land Rovers and mass midnight openings will greet the arrival of PlayStation Vita next week. Sony has drawn up its biggest hardware campaign to date, encompassing everything from print and TV ads to sampling venues. It all kicks off today (Friday, February 17th) with the World Is In …
Read More »Vita Rooms arrives in London
Sony’s nationwide sampling tour reached its last destination today with the opening of a London Vita Rooms venue. The temporary showcase is at 80, Oxford Street, and is open to the public from now until the handheld’s launch next week. As with the Manchester and Glasgow venues before it, the …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e February 17th, 2012
Fighting fans have plenty to grapple with this week, thanks to the return of THQ’s popular MMA series. UFC Undisputed 3 continues the successful franchise by throwing in new events, new fighters and new modes. Also out this week is Tekken 3D Prime Edition (Namco Bandai), marking the fighting series …
Read More »One price for Vita and PS3 cross-platform games
Consumers who buy a PS Vita/PS3 cross-platform game, will be able to play it on both consoles for just one price. Motostorm RC, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 DLC, Hustle Kings, Top Darts, WipEout HD and HD Fury DLC for WipEout 2048 can be played across both of Sony’s consoles. …
Read More »Sony: Vita dev exodus reports ‘largely exaggerated’
'There are many third party developers and publishers feverishly working on titles' says Sony VP Scott Rohde
Read More »Yoshida: $40 Vita games ‘a fair proposition’
There's no wrong price point, says Sony studio boss
Read More »Yoshida: Vita owners "will see the value" of £45 games
President of SCE Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida is confident that consumers will happily pay full price for Vita games. Titles for the new handheld vary in price – both digitally and at retail. Games are available from 4.79 for downloadable titles like MotorStorm RC, to 19.99 for mid-range gamessuch as …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch the European Vita ad here
Commuters exploring ruins, a spa transforming into a boxing ring and a picnic that becomes a war – Sony continues its cinematic flair for platform launch ads. Unveiled on the EU PlayStation Blog, thefirst European Vita trailershows men and women going from ordinary situations to more video game-esque scenarios. The …
Read More »Resistance invades Vita in May
Burning Skies, the first Vita entry in the Resistance series, will be released in the UK this summer. The European PlayStation Blog confirmed the game would land on shelves on May 30th, marking the arrival of what Sony calls "the world’s first portable dual-analog FPS". Resistance: Burning Skies was first …
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