PS Vita Features

Michael Denny on the PS Vita’s UK launch, Japanese sales and Sony’s multiplatform future

We spoke to Michael Denny, the vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios Europe, at last night’s PS Vita launch. We discussed how he felt about the console finally arriving in Europe, his thoughts on the Japanese sales stories and how the PS3 and PS Vita combined to create a “PlayStation ecosystem” that, in the future, could include “non-Sony devices”. 

Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Vita launch titles and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – PlayStation Trophy news this week 22/02/12

This week in the world of PlayStation trophies, as PS Vita arrives we take a look at the awards on offer in Uncharted: Golden Abyss and a selection of other launch titles, plus we have a top tip for becoming a Juggler in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

Wipeout 2048 interview. New controls, new tracks and new ships: everything you need to know

We chat to Karl Jones, Lead Designer on Wipeout 2048 to find out more about the latest instalment of the future racer. Here he explains the new features added to the game such as distinct ship classes, how the game takes advantage of the PS Vita’s new control options and, most interestingly, how the game isn’t finished. Sort of. 

PS Vita’s launch titles: puzzle/hybrid game roundup

We’ve already covered all the sports, racing, action and fighting games headed for the Vita at launch – which is in two days. Two days! Anway, focus. There’s a final pocket of games yet to be exmanined, and it contains some of the most exciting, innovative and intruiging titles Vita has to offer – welcome to puzzle/hybrid corner, home to games like Little Deviants, Touch My Katamari, Rayman Origins, and more.

PS Vita’s launch titles: action game roundup

‘I want action!’…sang 80′s rockers and hairspray enthusiasts Poison, and their words are as true today as they were in 1933 when the song was first recorded. After all, who doesn’t want action? You will, when PS Vita arrives on  22 Feb. Especially after reading our ultra-happy-fun-time PS Vita action launch title roundup – featuring Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Dynasty Warriors Next, Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus, Shinobido 2 and, of course, Uncharted Golden Abyss.

PS Vita’s launch titles: racing game roundup

Wow, it’s really not long now until PS Vita launches in the UK – February 22nd, in fact. As that date races towards us, let’s check out the Vita’s racing games lineup at launch. From sim to arcade, drifting to precision braking, F1 cars to hover-racers, the launch titles have racing pretty well covered.

Mass Effect 3 demo, PS Vita, The Last Of Us interview & Kojima wears the Drive jacket: Twitter gaming round up

It’s that time of the week when we condense gaming down into its purest, gleaming nuggets of 140 character-driven news. In this edition of our Twitter round up we have musings on the Mass Effect 3 demo, plus one of BioWare’s devs getting his ass handed to him in Commander Shepard’s multiplayer.

There’s also some love for Uncharted: Golden Abyss and PS Vita, a real world location that could have been plucked straight from Deus Ex: Human Revolution and a The Last Of Us interview. And if you were wondering what Hideo Kojima has done with all that cash the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection has just earned, it seems he’s blown it on Ryan Gosling’s jacket from Drive.

PS Vita’s launch titles: fighting game roundup

We outlined all the PS Vita’s launch titles earlier – 26 of them in total. Now we’re going in for a deeper look at how each genre’s represented, and having covered the PS Vita sports launch titles we’re donning our battle robes and taking a look at Vita’s fighting launch titles – Reality Fighters, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.