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Free content and DLC coming to WipEout 2048
Early adopters of the PlayStation Vita who are currently enjoying Studio Liverpool’s WipEout 2048 can also look forward to a wealth of extra content—some of it free—according to lead designer Karl Jones. “We’re looking into other things to enhance the toolset of the game. So we’re looking on to custom controls, and potentially some kind [...]
PlayStation Vita Preview party comes to London
If you’re a London-based fan of portable gaming who’s perhaps looking to steal a pre-launch glimpse at the PlayStation Vita (PSV) and some of its software muscle, you can do so from tomorrow in the English capital. Specifically, Sony has announced that the final leg of its ‘PlayStation Vita Rooms’ preview tour will include 30 [...]
GAME and Gamestation to offer PS Vita preview units
In yet more PlayStation Vita news, Sony is giving prospective buyers valuable hands-on time with the groundbreaking device by furnishing 600 outlets of GAME and Gamestation with in-store preview units. According to Sony Computer Entertainment UK, each store is to receive a pre-launch PlayStation Vita with which managers and staff can thoroughly familiarize themselves before [...]
Sony details 4GB and 8GB PlayStation Vita bundles
Continuing the steady marketing ramp up ahead of the PlayStation Vita’s long awaited arrival, Sony has this week outlined the contents of two limited edition bundle packages. Announced via the official PlayStation Blog (U.S.), the first bundle spices things up thanks to the inclusion of a limited edition carry case, a 4GB Memory Card, launch [...]
Sony to announce God of War IV and Syphon Filter 4
Continuing the day’s focus on thoroughly unsubstantiated rumor, industry watchers over at PLAY magazine (via SilleGamer) claim that Sony plans to unveil two upper-tier PlayStation 3 videogame titles in February. And, if the publication’s mystery “spies” are to be believed, these upcoming announcements will represent a massive moment on the PlayStation calendar—not least because one [...]
Confirmed: Diablo console project in development
Following on from rumors regarding a spate of ‘console opportunity’ job vacancies posted by software developer Blizzard, it has now been confirmed that longstanding PC property Diablo is indeed being prepped for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. “Yup. Josh Mosqueira is lead designer for the Diablo console project,” revealed Blizzard online community manager ‘Bashiok’, when [...]
Sony and Microsoft to unveil next-gen consoles at E3
It doesn’t matter how many times Sony denies the existence or development of the PlayStation 4, the hardware successor to PlayStation 3 will arrive at some point and rumors and speculation will continue to swirl accordingly until the big reveal. Case in point, current online whispers suggest Sony Computer Entertainment will follow the February launch [...]
PlayStation Vita sales plunge again in Japan
Oh dear, the PlayStation Vita has been available at retailers (in Japan) for just shy of three weeks, and it would already appear that its honeymoon period with consumers is well and truly over. Specifically, having shifted a massive 325,000 units within a few days of launch, Andriasang reports that sales of the touch-screen portable [...]
Does Vita support HTML5 video or not?
In yet more seemingly negative PlayStation Vita news, initial customer complaints regarding hardware bugs and performance issues have now been followed by a gripe connected to the console’s apparent lack of support for the HTML5 video standard. The device’s inability to host HTML5 video content comes despite apparent reports outlining Sony’s pre-launch insistence that its [...]
GameStop leak reveals Vita launch software
Although we know the PlayStation Vita won’t be hitting U.S. and European shores until February, we don’t yet know how much more than the console’s retail pricing. Or at least we didn’t… until now. Specifically, a leaked GameStop document currently doing the rounds online suggests the Vita will launch alongside software titles Gravity Rush, Ultimate [...]