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Saturday27th Nov 2021
News PS Vita Exclusives Freedom Wars, Soul Sacrifice to Have Servers Shuttered
Sacrificial
Two high-profile PS Vita exclusives, Freedom Wars and Soul Sacrifice, will have their servers deactivated on 24th December, 2021. Both titles, published by Sony in response to its loss of Monster Hunter exclusivity, were built around co-operative play, and maintained relatively dedicated communities to this day. While you can still play...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News Whoops, Freedom Wars' Producer Has Left the Franchise
Perfect timing
Don't you just love it when stories tie together? In the early hours of this morning, we reported that PlayStation Vita title Freedom Wars may end up getting a sequel if there's enough demand from fans, and now, the man who actually stated this has effectively ended his sentence by leaving the Freedom Wars project altogether. Junichi...
News Freedom Wars 2 Could Exist, If There's Enough Demand from Fans
Sentenced to a sequel
One of 2014's biggest PlayStation Vita titles, Freedom Wars combined a post-apocalyptic, dystopian setting with action-based gameplay and a whole host of role-playing game mechanics. We quite liked it, and if you did too, then you may be happy to know that its producer, Junichi Yoshizawa, says that a sequel could happen - but...
Saturday10th Jan 2015
News We Sentence Sony to 500,000 Years for This Freedom Wars Troll
Throw away the key
Those of you with strong memories may remember that Sony teased a grand finale for its Freedom Wars-themed Sinners Festival in Japan this week. Attendees at the event were encouraged to keep an eye out at 18:00PM local time, when something exciting would happen. Our thoughts leapt to some form of enhanced re-release – but it...
Thursday8th Jan 2015
News Could Sony Break Out a New Version of Freedom Wars?
The prisoner
Savvy consumers will do well to wait before splashing out on hunting titles like Soul Sacrifice, as the genre tends to demand that an updated version must deploy a year or so after the original. Freedom Wars, which was a gigantic success upon its launch in Japan last year, could well be no different either, as Sony is teasing...
Tuesday23rd Dec 2014
News Far Cry 4 and Freedom Wars Scale Final EU Christmas Sale
And that's the end of that
Like the big box perched under your Christmas tree, Sony's big 12 Deals of Christmas initiative promised so much – only to serve up a slew of, frankly, underwhelming offers. The platform holder has put the lid on things today, announcing that for the next 48 hours, Far Cry 4 will be available for as low as £39.99 on the...
Tuesday19th Aug 2014
News Vita JRPG Freedom Wars Will Revolutionise Western Shelves This October
Not long now
Freedom Wars is one of a dying breed of AAA exclusives for the PlayStation Vita. The jaunty JRPG has been on our radar for quite some time, but it was only recently confirmed to be coming to Western shores. However, Sony had originally planned to only release a digital version of the game in Europe, but
Tuesday22nd Jul 2014
News Hurrah, Vita JRPG Freedom Wars Will Be Getting a Full Physical Release in Europe
For the players
In the words of William Wallace: "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our Freedom Wars physical copies!" Indeed, after a few weeks of petitioning, Sony has finally decided that PlayStation Vita JRPG Freedom Wars will be getting a full retail release in Europe. The title was unpopularly planned to be a digital only title,...
Thursday3rd Jul 2014
News PlayStation Vita's Freedom Wars Attracts Criticism Due to Fierce Difficulty
Pure punishment
Punishing titles such as Dark Souls are extremely popular these days, but it seems that PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars has taken things a little too far. Despite being the biggest release on Sony’s portable platform for quite some time in Japan, early adopters are currently up in arms over the Monster Hunter-esque...
Wednesday2nd Jul 2014
News Sorry, Freedom Wars Will Not Receive a Retail Release in Europe
Wait, what?
What’s worse than being sentenced to a lifetime in the slammer when your crime is merely being born? Well, being forced to buy the next PlayStation Vita blockbuster Freedom Wars from the PlayStation Store, of course. Sony has quietly announced on the PlayStation Blog that Japan Studio’s latest Monster Hunter-esque adventure will
Monday30th Jun 2014
News Freedom Wars' English Story Trailer Will Leave You With a Raised Eyebrow
Living is a crime
If you didn't quite find yourself captivated by last week's 12 minutes of Japanese Freedom Wars gameplay, perhaps this three minute English trailer will do the trick. Thanks to the magic of subtitles, you can finally wrap your head around the handheld title's seemingly bonkers plot. Focusing on the release's cast of colourful...
Wednesday25th Jun 2014
News Watch 12 Minutes of Freedom Wars Gameplay and Decide If It's a Sentence Worth Enduring
On the painted desert
Japanese publication 4Gamer.net has managed to grab 12 minutes of gameplay from upcoming Vita title Freedom Wars. The action RPG releases in just a few short hours in its native Japan, so don't be too surprised if you see plenty more videos hitting the internet within the next couple of days. If you're still struggling to get...
Friday30th May 2014
News PS Vita Release Freedom Wars Has the Most Useful Whip in the World
No offence, Ivy
We thought that whips were exclusively reserved for jockeys and saucy video clips, but it turns out that they serve a much greater purpose in Freedom Wars’ post-apocalyptic world. Sony has released a brand new trailer showing off the thorned gear that you’ll be able to wield in the upcoming Monster Hunter-esque game, which has...
Sunday18th May 2014
News You're Going to Want This Ace Freedom Wars Collector's Set
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
Sony is desperate for its upcoming Monster Hunter-esque PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars to be a mammoth hit, and so it’s really going out of its way to provide a compelling Collector’s Edition for Japanese fans. This gigantic set – which is due out alongside the new game on 26th June – includes...
Tuesday29th Apr 2014
News This Freedom Wars Footage Raises Plenty of Questions
She will appear
There will be future university courses dedicated to trying to decipher this fancy Freedom Wars trailer. The subtitled footage of the forthcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive delves into the post-apocalyptic aspects of the adventure, and also hints at a single saintly figure that you need to save in order to attain true freedom. Don't...
Thursday24th Apr 2014
News Choose Your Incredibly Cool Looking Weapon with Freedom Wars' New Japanese Trailer
Packs a punch
Oversized and ridiculous looking weapons have been a gaming staple for generations now, and PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars isn't set to change that any time soon. Its new Japanese trailer focuses on the different weapon types that you'll be able to lug into battle, and to be quite honest, we're having a hard time picking out a...
Monday14th Apr 2014
News Action RPG Freedom Wars Will Be Bringing Conflict to Western Vitas
Land of the free
In a surprise triple whammy announcement that should make Western PS Vita owners jump with joy, a trio of eagerly anticipated Japanese titles have been confirmed for Western releases. Alongside blood thirsty re-release Soul Sacrifice Delta and samurai inspired JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, post apocalyptic action RPG Freedom...
Friday11th Apr 2014
News PS Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars' Post-Apocalyptic Planet Is in a Right State
Escape plan
The global population problem in Freedom Wars’ harrowing interpretation of the future is so bad that people are imprisoned from the minute that they’re born. In order to reduce that undeserved sentence, the inmates are forced to fight monsters, with each victory lessening their time behind bars. However, after watching this cinematic...
Sunday23rd Mar 2014
News PS Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars' Box Art May Require Sunglasses to Look At
Bright beasts
Who said that all games are brown and grey these days? Sony’s set to liberate vibrant PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars on 26th June in Japan, and that means that firm details regarding the co-operative release are starting to trickle out of the platform holder’s penitentiary. That includes the title’s official cover art,...
Tuesday18th Mar 2014
News Sony Liberates PS Vita Title Freedom Wars on 26th June in Japan
Prison break
Sony’s vibrant Monster Hunter-esque PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars will break free from its development shackles on 26th June in Japan, the platform holder has announced. However, the title will deploy without online multiplayer, which will be added as part of a gigantic post-release update due out sometime later in the year...
Tuesday28th Jan 2014
News PS Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars Breaks Free with New Screenshots
The usual suspects
Sony may have lost the Monster Hunter franchise to another manufacturer, but it's desperately trying to claw back the deficit with titles such as Freedom Wars. The multiplayer battle game is set to release exclusively on the PlayStation Vita this summer in Japan, and a batch of new screenshots have left us itching for our fix...
Thursday19th Dec 2013
News Latch onto Eleven Minutes of Oddly Specific Freedom Wars Footage
Handcuffed to your handheld
People in Japan must have more patience than the rest of the world. While we tend to fidget whenever a trailer fails to show an explosion for more than five seconds, this footage of PlayStation Vita exclusive Freedom Wars outlines the title’s control scheme in painstakingly precise detail. Did you know that the left...
Wednesday18th Dec 2013
News PS Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars Sheds Its Shackles at Jump Festa
On parole
Now that Media Molecule’s adorable paper-based platformer Tearaway has been tossed onto store shelves, the release schedule for the PlayStation Vita is looking a little bleak. Fortunately, there are new titles on the horizon, including Japan Studio’s co-operative demon slayer Freedom Wars, which is due out at some point in 2014. It...
Thursday21st Nov 2013
News Get Your First Glimpse of Freedom Wars' Gameplay Here
What you'd expect
With God Eater 2 making waves in Japan, hope for Sony's portable console is at a high in its home territory right now. Helping matters further is this intriguing gameplay trailer for Freedom Wars – a title that's also partly from God Eater studio Shift. While the video doesn't show too much, it does give a decent look at what...
Sunday3rd Nov 2013
News Sony Liberates Freedom Wars Footage on 21st November
Good behaviour
Crikey, all of the components are in place for a killer month of PlayStation, aren’t they? Not only is Sony’s next generation console set to deploy in North America and Europe this month, but the firm’s also readying the launch of the promising PS Vita TV in Japan, teasing something to do with its
Thursday23rd May 2013
News Freedom Wars Sets Its Sights on Eight Player Action
Fresh information on Sony's biggest Vita exclusive
Freedom Wars – the new PlayStation Vita exclusive from Japan Studio – sounds awesome. Following this week’s official reveal, Sony has followed up with a full 12-page feature on the adventure in Famitsu magazine, which offers a broad overview of what you can expect from the game when it...
Tuesday21st May 2013
News Sony Unleashes Freedom Wars on PlayStation Vita in 2014
Open your eyes
Remember last week’s mysterious Japan Studio teaser? Sony’s followed it up with an official announcement, revealing Freedom Wars for the PlayStation Vita. The title – which is due out in 2014 – is described as a multiplayer action game, which means, well, it’s probably going to be a lot like Monster Hunter. There’s an...
