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News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon's Dogma Takes Off
Flying start
Dragon’s Dogma got off to a roaring start in Japan, selling a whopping 302,040 units during its first week on sale. The impressive numbers make it the fastest selling new IP of the generation in the region. Sadly, the title did nothing to increase the PS3’s hardware sales. Sony’s home system mustered just 14k units, a minor...
News Sony Announces Trio of New Apps for PlayStation Vita
New ways to play
Even the harshest critics of the PlayStation Vita’s line-up would find it hard to complain over the past couple of weeks. Sony’s essentially been announcing a new game or application every day, and while there’s been nothing particularly breath-taking revealed, it all starts to add up. Continuing tradition, Sony’s taken to...
News Konami Working on Pro Evolution Soccer for Vita
Extra time
Konami has confirmed that it’s working on Pro Evolution Soccer for the PlayStation Vita, but cautioned that the game might not be ready in time to coincide with the release of the upcoming PES 2013. The Japanese publisher recently confirmed PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and, impressively, PlayStation 2 versions of the...
Store Update 30th May 2012 (Europe)
A mixed bag
Plenty to choose from this week and no time to waste, so here's what's up today. PS Plus: Mad Riders (PS3) including DLC Price: £7.99,€9.99,AU$15.95 PS3 Games: Mad Riders (Trial also available) Mad Riders is an adrenaline-fueled off-road arcade racing game, that will let you perform amazing aerial stunts and race on over 45...
Rumour Sony to Launch eBooks Initiative for PS3 and Vita
Page turner
According to a report on MCV this morning, Sony is set to detail an eBooks initiative for PS3 and Vita at this year’s E3. The move – supposedly entitled “Storyteller” – will be used to “present interactive documents and books, with a particular focus on children’s content”. We imagine it will work similarly to the PSP’s...
News Sony Details E3 2012 Live Streaming Plans
Keep calm and carry on
Sony’s going all out with this year’s E3. In addition to live streaming the press conference at a variety of online venues, the platform holder has also announced that it’s opening up the big show to 200 lucky fans. If you’re planning to get in, you’ll need to show up early. While you won’t need to register, this...
Store Update 29th May 2012 (North America)
Resistance is futile
Vita plays host to another big Sony franchise this week as the Chimera land on Vita. More cerebral pursuits include chess and a playable demo of one of the machine's most anticipated games. Here's what's out this week. PlayStation Plus: Full Game Trial: Assassin’s Creed Revelations Full Game Trial [Assassin's Creed...
News Sony Reloads Resistance: Burning Skies Launch Trailer
Bullseye
You no longer have an excuse for not cleaning the dust off your latest expensive handheld purchase – Resistance: Burning Skies has finally arrived. Ok, so technically it’s not out in Europe until later in the week, but you get the idea. In order to celebrate the first fully functioning handheld shooter’s launch, Sony has fired a...
News Snapshot Zooms onto PS3 and Vita This Fall
Trigger happy
Someone stop the flow of fresh Vita announcements, we’re worried there’s going to be a flood soon. Retro Affect is the latest studio to take to the PlayStation Blog and announce a new cross-platform title for Sony’s family of consoles, confirming that the quirky puzzle platformer Snapshot is set to distort reality on PS3 and Vita...
Rumour Sony Preparing to Announce PlayStation Plus Revamp at E3
More for your money
We’ve been big proponents of the PlayStation Plus platform over the past couple of years. The value proposition continues to be exceptional, with frequent discounts and giveaways making up for the subscription fee alone. But while the service is solid as it is, Eurogamer.net reports that Sony is planning to announce a complete...
News Sony Registers PlayStation All-Stars Vita Domains
Miniature heroes
Tossing more fuel on the already rampant fire, Sony has registered a sequence of website domains for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale on Vita. The domains include multiple permutations of the mouthy title, including www.battleroyalethegamevita.com and www.battleroyalthegamevita.com. Obviously, it’s not a confirmation just yet...
News Big Sky: Infinity Sets Sights on PS3 and Vita
A shooter for the modern age
UK indie developer Boss Baddie has confirmed that a sequel to PC shooter Really Big Sky is heading to the PlayStation 3 and Vita. The game – entitled Big Sky: Infinity – is being produced in collaboration with Hustle Kings developer VooFoo Studios, and will be will be published by Ripstone. VooFoo’s technology...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Shoots Atop UK Sales Charts
Dragon's Dogma not far behind
Ubisoft’s oft-delayed Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has fired straight to the top of the UK sales charts. The shooter beat out strong competition from a slew of new releases, including Dragon’s Dogma and DiRT Showdown – both of which debuted in the top five. Future Soldier’s first week sales were stronger than any...
Rumour Retailer Lists Ghost Recon: Final Mission for Vita
Whoops
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has barely had time to settle on store shelves, but it looks like publisher Ubisoft is already gearing up for the next title in the Tom Clancy branded series. The eagle eyed folks over at NeoGAF have uncovered a retail listing for Ghost Recon: Final Mission on PlayStation Vita. The listing was supposedly uploaded...
Feature Round Table - What We Expect From Sony At E3
Time to bring it
So E3 is almost upon us. The LA extravaganza will no doubt bring all of the hype and big reveals that we’ve come to expect over the years, but what will we see from Sony? We’d expect a big push for Vita to kick-start the system, while PS3 still has plenty to offer. Sony has also stated it won’t be unveiling PS4, but will it...
News Need for Speed: Most Wanted Races into Sight
Schedule outs reboot
A booth schedule released by Twitch TV has revealed the title of the next Need for Speed game. Like Hot Pursuit, EA looks set to revisit another classic subtitle – this time Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which was last used back in 2005. Apparently, the game is due out in November, and will be fully revealed
News Steal a Glimpse of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on Vita
Master thief
We already know Sly Cooper and crew are set to infiltrate the PlayStation Vita later this year, but we've yet to actually see the small screen version in action. Thankfully, the PlayStation Blog has delivered, releasing the first gameplay footage of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on Sony’s shiny new handheld.
News SEGA Reveals Jet Set Radio for PS Vita
Let's get funky
SEGA's just announced that Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio is coming to PS Vita this summer. The enhanced port of the game that made the world fall in love with cel-shading (until The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker anyway), Vita owners will be able to use their system's touch screen and camera in-game. You can apply graffiti using...
News The Dragon Returns in New Konami Teaser
Lords of Shadow 2?
It’s probably not a coincidence that Konami’s launched a new splash page featuring distinctly Castlevania: Lords of Shadow artwork just days after rumours about its sequel emerged. The website – which shows little more than a door – teases that the “Dragon Returns” on 31st May. That just so happens to be the same day...
News When Vikings Attack Storming onto PS3 and Vita
Bothersome beards
What happens When Vikings Attack? You’ll be able to find out later this year when the Clever Beans developed fighting game launches on PSN and Vita. In the game, a “battalion of Viking invaders, 1200 years late to the party, are causing havoc in your town”. You need to assemble a posse of local citizens in order to stop them...
News LittleBigPlanet Vita Trailer Sneaks Behind the Scenes
Killer app
The LittleBigPlanet franchise may have started life on the PlayStation 3, but it’s destined to find a home on Vita. The accessible nature of the do-it-yourself sandbox makes it an ideal fit for Sony’s new portable platform, not to mention all of the creative potential the system's innovative new inputs are certain to provide. It’s...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Hardware Slump Continues
Difficult reading
Hardware sales continued to decrease in Japan this week. The Vita’s fortunes improved by a measly seven units, as it mustered a disastrous 6k sales for the second week running. In fairness, it was another timid week for all of Japan’s major consoles, with PS3 and PSP's overall totals also dropping. Even the infallible Nintendo...
News KickBeat Pirouettes onto PS Vita
Music combat
While martial arts and music don’t appear to have much in common, Zen Studios has found a way to connect the two disparate activities. Inspired by the heavily rhythmic choreography of old-school kung-fu movies, the developer has concocted KickBeat, a brand new music title developed exclusively for Vita. The game introduces familiar...
News Digital PlayStation Vita Titles Plummet in Price
Delicious discounts
Who said Sony doesn’t understand the handheld market? The platform holder has launched an eye-popping sale on the European PlayStation Store this afternoon, plunging a handful of first-party titles into impulse purchase territory. As of this afternoon you’ll be able to nab Everybody’s Golf, ModNation Racers: Road Trip and...
News New Resistance: Burning Skies Screens Show Scale
Pesky sea monsters
If you were worried that upcoming PlayStation Vita spin-off Resistance: Burning Skies might sacrifice some of the series' trademark scale in order to fit onto its new portable home, you can stop. Sony's released a selection of brand new screenshots showing off one of the shooter's gigantic boss battles. Looks stunning, doesn’t...
Store Update 23rd May 2012 (Europe)
Sorcery, SEGA, Table Top Tanks and a Vita demo
One of the busiest release weeks in recent times as we have no fewer than 11 PSN games for PS3 owners, an AR title for Vita and demos and DLC to boot. Here's what's vying for your pounds, Euro and Aussie dollars this week. PlayStation Plus: Ghost Recon Future Soldier Signature Edition (PS3) – 15%...
News Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz Hitz Europe on 26th October
Just desserts
Following on from yesterday’s North American release date announcement, SEGA’s confirmed that its upcoming Vita title Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz is set to roll onto European consoles on 26th October. The title boasts a hearty helping of primate puzzling, promising over 100 levels and eight fan favourite mini-games. You’ll...
Store Update 22nd May 2012 (North America)
Sorcery, Syphon Filter, Vita AR and more
We'll admit it: there were times we thought we'd never get Sorcery, yet that day is finally here. There's also some Augmented Reality content for Vita and a stack of classic SEGA games, making this a very good day indeed. PlayStation Plus: Full Game Trial: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Full Game...
News LEGO Batman 2 Trailer Introduces Open World
Blocky
Yes, yes, we know: another LEGO game. But LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is no average block buster, as it introduces an open world setting for the very first time. You’ll be able to scale the streets of Gotham City, solving crime as your favourite DC characters. It looks pretty neat, doesn’t it? We're still not sure about the voice...
News PulzAR Takes Off on Vita Next Month
T-minus ten...
Sony’s been experimenting with augmented reality for years, and the sum of its investigations are really starting to show on PlayStation Vita. While competing platforms play catch-up, Sony's releasing some really impressive stuff on its new handheld – and that's set to be expanded next month with the release of PulzAR. Terrible...
News Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz Rolls onto Vita in October
Tasty treat
SEGA’s confirmed that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz is set to bounce onto North American PlayStation Vitas on 23rd October. The “most advanced Monkey Ball title yet” includes more than 100 stages and eight mini-games. Yes, that includes fan favourites such as Monkey Target and Monkey Bingo. The game takes full advantage of the...
Rumour Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Slashing onto PS3, Vita
Stake news
The original Castlevania: Lords of Shadow gave Sony’s monstrous God of War franchise a run for its money at times, so a sequel always seemed like a no-brainer. And that’s exactly what the Paul Gale Network is reporting this morning. The source – who correctly outed
News Retro City Rampage Rolls Back the Clock on Vita
Flux capacitor
Sadly we’re not here to share a release date announcement for the upcoming PS3 and Vita throwback Retro City Rampage, but we do have a new gameplay trailer to sate your raging anticipation. Best of all, this brand new video shows off the title on Sony's new handheld for the very first time. Those of you unsure of which platform to...
News Spread the Chimeran Virus with Resistance: Burning Skies
Boost your XP
Resistance: Burning Skies may be the first fully featured first-person shooter to grace a handheld console, but the PlayStation Vita is capable of doing so much more. Chatting on the Australian arm of the PlayStation Blog, producer Frank Simon has revealed a little more about the shooter’s Near-based social networking functionality...
News Sony Bringing New PlayStation Vita Bundles to Europe
A kind of price drop
While the industry screams for a PlayStation Vita price drop, it looks like Sony's considering a different way to stimulate sales of the troubled handheld. The platform holder announced a new batch of European Vita bundles over the weekend. For the standard sum of €249 you’ll be able to grab a Wi-Fi Vita with a 4GB memory...
News Just Add Water Targeting June Release for Stranger's Wrath Vita
No stranger
Just Add Water only started work on the PlayStation Vita version of the quirky Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath a few weeks ago, but it already has a rough launch window in mind. As part of a fascinating interview on this week’s Official PlayStation Blogcast, CEO Stewart Gilray explained that the handheld version of the classic shooter was...
News Sony Japan Braces for Vita's Biggest Month
Persona leading the charge
It’s no secret that PlayStation Vita has been having a torrid time in Japan of late, but Sony is optimistic about the platform’s fortunes heading into June. Retailers around the country are anticipating strong sales for the upcoming Persona 4: The Golden and the Vita version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. In...
News CV Mentions Vita Version of PlayStation All-Stars
Mounting evidence
We know résumé rumours are getting a bit tired, but we felt like this was important enough to warrant a post. Following on from Omar Kendall’s tease earlier in the week, the eagle-eyed folks over at TheGamingLiberty.com have uncovered a CV seemingly confirming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale f
News Superbrothers and Jim Guthrie Rock into Sound Shapes
A sensational treat
Awesome audio visual collaborators Superbrothers and Jim Guthrie have announced their involvement in Queasy Games’ upcoming Sound Shapes for Vita. The duo – who previously combined for 2011’s brilliant Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP – will contribute an “album” to the upcoming Vita platformer named CORPOREAL...
Rumour LittleBigPlanet Karting Racing onto Vita
Vroom vroom
The bigwigs at Sony have clearly being paying close attention to the comments section here at Push Square. We’ve noticed you lot getting fidgety over every new PS3 announcement, and it looks like the platform holder’s starting to respond. It announced Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time for Vita this morning and it looks like LittleBigPlanet...
News Purchase a 3G Vita for £200 from Vodafone
Bargain
If you’re in the market for an absolute bargain this weekend, then allow us to refer you to a current offer taking place at Vodafone stores across the UK. Right now, the mobile service provider is selling 3G versions of the PlayStation Vita for £194. That’s a whopping £85 off the recommended retail price. Now, before you ask, there are...
News Sharpen Your Wrist Action with Foosball 2012
Back of the net
Those of you paying attention back in March will recall us getting hot and sweaty over Grip Games’ upcoming PS3 and Vita table football simulator, Foosball 2012. The cross-platform party title is packed with features included PlayStation Move support and online play. In order to build hype for the game’s impending release, Grip...
News Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Sneaking onto Vita
Day and date
The upcoming Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is no longer a PS3 exclusive – the title will also launch on PlayStation Vita. You’ll be able to pick up the handheld adventure on the same day as the home console release. The two titles will feature cloud save support, allowing you to continue your progress on the go. Furthermore, the Vita...
News Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Stalks US Vitas on 12th June
Staging an assault
Konami has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will touch North American systems on the 12th June. The handheld release features high definition makeovers of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It boasts added touch controls, trophy support and full...
News Table Top Tanks Explodes onto Vita Next Week
Augmented action
If you’re one of those miserable early adopters itching for something to play on your brand spanking new PlayStation Vita, then Top Darts developer Devil’s Details has some timely information for you. The British studio is prepping for the release of its first augmented reality game Table Top Tanks, which is set to fire onto the...
News PlayStation All-Stars Could Be Brawling onto Vita
Crossover combat on the go
Gamers are giving mixed messages at the moment. The hot point of discussion before PlayStation Vita’s launch was that players didn’t want PS3 ports on the handheld platform. But post release, almost every home console announcement has been greeted with demand for a handheld release. It’s enough to confuse even the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Hardware Sinks, Vita Stinks
All time low
It really does feel like Japan has given up on Vita for the time being. At this point, the handheld is guaranteed a fresh wave of negative press every week. And it’s really hard to put a positive spin on the system’s latest numbers, with the console selling just 6,340 units. The one redeeming note is that all hardware fell sharply...
News Train Your Brain with Smart As on Vita
Smart as a ten year old
Smart As was one of those PlayStation Vita titles that seemed to fall off the radar. Originally announced in a system demo reel alongside Gravity Rush and Little Deviants, we assumed that the title’s absence at launch meant it had been cancelled. But that’s not the case, as Sony has just con
News Criterion Working on PlayStation Vita Title
Need for speed
You didn’t think the PlayStation Vita release schedule was going to remain a barren wasteland forever did you? Good, because it looks like Burnout developer Criterion is readying a new title for the handheld. A new job listing posted by the British studio is in search of a software developer responsible for “optimising and tuning...
News Next PlayStation Vita Game Heaven Event Planned for June
If at first you don't succeed...
The first of SCEJ’s PlayStation Vita Game Heaven events may not have gone quite to plan – forcing CEO Hiroshi Kawano to apologise to disappointed fans – but Sony’s keen to give the promotional showcase another shot. The company has teased a second broadcast in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, and it’s...
