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  • News Sony Backtracks: "Only One PSN Account Per Vita"

    Honestly

    Last week we reported that multiple PSN accounts means multiple Vita memory cards, but Sony has once again changed its mind on just how many PSN accounts you can link to a single Vita. The company has gone back to its original statement that you can only use one PSN account on Vita: The PSN account is tied to the hardware and the memory...

  • News Sony Details UK PlayStation Vita Pre-Order Offer

    Here's what you get

    If you haven't put your pound sterling down for a PlayStation Vita, here's what's on offer if you pre-order at select retailers. Get your pre-order in now to get some Vita-branded in-ear headphones, money off a selected Vita game download, PS Vita-related items for your PlayStation Home avatar, early access to Frobisher Says! and...

  • News Get Inside Vita's Augmented Reality Features with New Video

    Keep learning

    Feeling your brain start to explode with PlayStation Vita news and information ahead of its Japanese launch this weekend? This video might just tip you over the edge. Sony's just released a new video explaining the system's powerful augmented reality functions, with talking heads from development studios telling you just why this...

  • News StarDrone Extreme Trailer Makes You Go Boom

    Another launch title

    Beatshapers' StarDrone Extreme is shooting its way to PlayStation Vita in time for the console's launch, and we have a trailer to prove it. PlayStation Network fans might already recognise the name: StarDrone for PlayStation Move saw the light of day earlier this year, with the Vita version promising new stages and features,...

  • News We Have 9 New PlayStation Vita Trailers Inside

    What are you waiting for?

    PlayStation Vita is just three days away from release in Japan, so it's understandable that Sony is cranking up the excitement with new trailers for some of its biggest games. We won't waste your time with text: here's the videos you came to see. Escape Plan Uncharted: Golden Abyss Gravity Rush Wipeout 2048 Super...

  • First Impressions Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz

    Do the splitz

    It’s a bit of a shame that Super Monkey Ball has been relegated to launch window fodder. SEGA’s zany primate-populated pseudo-puzzle platformer felt like a breath of fresh air when it debuted on the Nintendo GameCube ten years ago, transforming a basic gameplay concept into something cute and, most importantly, memorable. But an...

  • News Sony Brings Vita On Tour Around the UK

    Get on board

    Sony's Vita Rooms will be touring the United Kingdom in 2012, letting you get hands on with Vita before its 22nd February release. It all kicks off in Manchester on 13th January before taking in Glasgow, Birmingham and London. For more details check out PlayStation Access. PlayStation Brings Portable Gaming to Your Doorstep PlayStation...

  • News Deadmau5 Shapes Sound Shapes' Soundscapes

    On the sea shore

    DJ Deadmau5 has signed up to provide exclusive new tracks for upcoming music platformer Sound Shapes. According to the press release, Deadmau5 will create "a variety of exclusive new tracks" for the game, due out for Vita in 2012. We took the game for a spin back in September: our Sound Shapes preview tells you all you...

  • News Move Takes the Mound in MLB The Show 12

    Big hitter

    MLB 11 The Show only uses PlayStation Move in its home run derby mode. While that's serviceable, next year's MLB 12 The Show is going to make much more use of the motion controller, according to the PlayStation Blog. Community manager Ramone Russell confirmed the next instalment uses Move for everything: batting, fielding, pitching and...

  • News Multiple PSN Accounts Means Multiple Vita Memory Cards

    Get buying

    PlayStation Vita offers on-the-go gaming either solo or against others through WiFi or 3G, but there were recent reports that the machine would only support one PSN account. That's not quite true, according to a Sony spokesperson talking to Wired.com. Each PSN account is bound to your Vita memory card, so if you want a second PSN account,...

  • News Learn More About Vita With This Video Montage

    Montage!

    Clever words in our PlayStation Vita previews are all well and good, but moving images are even better. Here's the latest video montage from Sony showing exactly what Vita is capable of, both in terms of games and on a system level. It's a great introduction to Vita and some of its more advanced features. Check it out and let us know what...

  • News Explore the Weird World of Escape Plan with New Video

    The truth in black and white

    Escape Plan is an intriguing puzzle exploration game on the way to Vita in 2012, and now Sony's released a new video diving into the game's creation. The interview below with Santa Monica Studio shows gameplay footage and explains how the team created what looks like one of the more visually interesting games coming to...

  • News You Can't Game and Browse At the Same Time on Vita

    Not at first, anyway

    You're playing on your Vita, but you want to hit the web to look something up. Unfortunately the machine won't be able to run a game and browser simultaneously — not at first, anyway. Andriasang reports that if you want to use the browser you'll need to save your game and quit, unlike the Nintendo 3DS which allows you to...

  • First Impressions LittleBigPlanet

    A stitch up

    The PlayStation Vita was made for LittleBigPlanet. Double Eleven and Tarsier Studios’ latest entry in Media Molecule’s sandbox series is one of the most intelligent experiences available in the handheld’s initial wave of software. Everything from the user interface to the game mechanics has been expertly tweaked and adjusted not...

  • First Impressions Top Darts

    Double-top?

    Darts games never really worked until the advent of motion controls and touch screens. Tossing tungsten just never quite felt right with an analogue stick and buttons. Developers tried everything, from wobbly hands to ripping off Hot Shots Golf’s three-click aiming system, but nothing ever really replicated the actual act of playing...

  • First Impressions Super Stardust Delta

    Blast from the future

    There’s no bigger advocate for the PlayStation Vita’s dual analogue sticks than Super Stardust Delta. Housemarque’s intergalactic shooter series has been a poster child for the PlayStation Network for years, and on PlayStation Vita it is no less important. The game offers a smattering of play options, divided between...

  • News Frobisher Says Is the Weirdest Vita Game So Far

    We have no words

    Frobisher Says is one of the most peculiar games we've ever seen. Designed to use every one of the Vita's control inputs, it's a collection of over 50 challenges using more than 20 different art styles, some of which you can see in the frankly bizarre screenshots below. While the idea of a bizarre mini game compilation might sound a...

  • News Vita Won't Play PSOne Games Right Away

    Backwards incompatibility

    Sony's Japanese Vita website has confirmed that the upcoming portable will not run original PlayStation games right out of the box, as rumoured in an issue of Famitsu last month. As reported by Andriasang the Japanese site asks "can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?", which refers to PSOne and...

  • News Konami Confirms New Little King's Story for Europe

    Rejoice!

    In a week of fantastic Vita news, here's the cherry on top. Konami has confirmed it's bringing New Little King's Story to Europe in 2012. We have new screenshots below. Let the good times commence. KONAMI unveils New Little King’s Story for PlayStation®Vita Incredible new role-playing game heads to new Sony portable system Konami...

  • News Take a Closer Look at Ubisoft's PlayStation Vita Line-Up

    It's everywhere

    After the avalanche of Vita announcements this week we've got some brand new screenshots of Ubisoft's Vita range to share with you. First up is racing game Asphalt Injection, the latest in Gameloft's street racing series, featuring 52 licensed cars, 20 tracks and 100 different events to beat. It's not quite giving Ridge Racer a run...

  • News Snakebyte Announces First Vita Accessories

    Quick off the draw

    Snakebyte has jumped the gun by being one of the first accessory manufacturers to reveal its range of Vita peripherals for next year. There's not too much exciting here — screen protectors, cases, chargers etc. — but if you're already planning how to carry around your Vita and keep it safe, you might want to investigate...

  • News Three Glorious Minutes of Hot Shots Golf on Vita

    Interactive lobbies confirmed

    Having played a round or two of Hot Shots Golf Next (Everybody's Golf outside North America) a few months ago, we're confident in saying it looks set to continue the series' fine pedigree with the addition of several all-new features. Clap Hanz and Sony have just released a new Japanese trailer showing the game in...

  • News UK Vita News Due Later Today

    That's all we know

    Sony likes to tease, and that's just what it's doing today, promising some Vita news at 7pm UK time. We've no idea what the announcement will be, but as Sony recently announced Vita's European 3G partnership with Vodafone we're obviously getting to the good stuff: could we hear about the launch game line-up or pre-order bonuses...

  • News Sony Teams with Vodafone for Europe's Vita 3G

    Get the details inside

    After much speculation over exactly who would power Vita's 3G network across Europe, Sony has revealed it's joining forces with Vodafone to provide the console's always-on connectivity. The deal extends to the following countries: UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and The Netherlands, and...

  • News You Must Pay To Transfer PSP UMD Games to Vita

    Here's how it works

    Sony already had one crack at the UMD-to-digital transfer with its PSPgo, and now with Vita on the horizon it's having another go, revealing exactly how you can turn those plastic discs into downloadable delights. First, keep your PSP, as it's crucial to the whole process. You need to download the UMD Registration Application to...

  • News PS Vita App Lets You Broadcast Gameplay Video to the Web

    Show off

    That's the one thing we miss about playing portable games compared to big screen gaming: you can't show off your accomplishments and skills quite as well with such a small screen. Good news, then, that an upcoming Vita app will let you share your finest moments with the web through live game broadcasting. Nico Nico is a video viewing...

  • News FIFA Scores a Stunner with First Vita Shots

    Back of the net

    We've only just seen the first shots, and already we feel like calling EA's FIFA 12 one of the most graphically impressive Vita games. The high resolution shots here show the portable version of EA's soccer stunner is shaping up to be easily the most realistic looking handheld football game ever: check out the detail in Messi's hair,...

  • Feature First Vita Third-Party Launch Titles Revealed

    What's out on day one?

    Now we know PlayStation Vita's release date it's time to start learning what games will be available alongside the console on 22nd February in Europe and North America. Long-time Sony supporter Namco Bandai has just come out and revealed which three titles it's sending out from the very start. To nobody's surprise, Ridge Racer...

  • News More Than 80 Vita Games In the Works Right Now

    As we speak

    Now we know the PlayStation Vita release date is 22nd February it's time to look ahead to the games. Sony has just announced that more than 80 games are in development for PlayStation Vita from a range of first and third-party studios. The list includes Sony titans including LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout 2048, Resistanc

  • News PlayStation Access Episode 4 Features Very Familiar Faces

    Special guest stars

    Sony's online show PlayStation Access is a good way to keep up with all the happenings in the world of PlayStation, and the most recent episode is certainly no exception. The show takes in the recent Eurogamer Expo, where PlayStation Vita was available for hands-on impressions in the UK for the very first time. But wait a second...

  • Feature Europe's Vita Box and Launch Apps Look Like This

    Start cooing now

    Vita may not be out until next year, but that doesn't mean you can't find out exactly what you'll be seeing on shop shelves when the console launches. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe hardware product manager Adam Grant took to the PlayStation Blog to reveal the console's box and pre-installed applications. The box itself isn't...

  • First Impressions Sound Shapes

    Shaping up nicely

    The PlayStation Vita queue at the recent Eurogamer Expo was a sight to behold: as the first opportunity for the UK public at large to play with Sony’s new handheld, two lines of people formed on either side of the demonstration area. Early in the day, nobody wanted to give poor Sound Shapes a chance, presumably many were holding...

  • News PSP and Vita Can Play Together

    Ad-hoc multiplayer confirmed

    We already new that PS Vita will be able to download and play PSP games, but how the multiplayer aspect would translate was still unclear. Now Sony says that certain PSP games that support ad-hoc multiplayer (play between two local, wirelessly connected systems) will carry that multiplayer functionality to PS Vita. This...

  • News Lumines Returns to Beat Up PlayStation Vita

    Hip to be square

    Original PSP launch title Lumines was one of the best reasons to own Sony's first-time portable console: a unique blend of music and puzzle, the good news is it's returning to Vita in the form of Lumines for PS Vita. Produced by original developers Q Entertainment, Lumines on Vita will add social functions allowing you to see how...

  • News PlayStation Vita Hardware is Region-Free

    Import with impunity

    With the news of a significant delay for gamers in the West, many are looking to Japan to satiate their desire for PlayStation Vita this Christmas. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has some good news, then: the console is region-free. When asked via Twitter if the machine would be region-free, Yoshida simply replied...

  • News Sony Exhibits PS Vita Game Cartridge and Case

    Keeping media physical

    Sony has some all-new PS Vita cases and cartridges on display at Tokyo Game Show this week, giving us a closer look at the plastic shells that will be adorning our shelves. Sony is going with blue semi-transparent plastic for the case, much like those found on your everyday Blu-Ray movie. The cartridges themselves are small,...

  • News Katamari Damacy Expands to PS Vita

    This ball gets around

    The Prince's giant, ever-growing ball of indiscriminate junk adds one more handheld to the heap as Namco Bandai announce Katamari Damacy for PS Vita. The game utilises the Vita's touch screen to direct the ball about the world, while the rear touch pad enables the player to pull at the ball's dimensions to squeeze through tight...

  • News New Screenshots of Ragnarok Odyssey for PS Vita

    And a trailer

    Game Arts, developer of such RPG classics as Grandia and Lunar, is bringing the Korean MMORPG series Ragnarok Online to PlayStation Vita, titled Ragnarok Odyssey. The last time Ragnarok went portable, it was for Nintendo DS, and while that game was a reboot of the original, this entry is an all new adventure. It allows up to four...

  • News Fresh Shots of Vita's Multimedia Interface Surface

    How you'll organise your life

    Japanese site Andriasang has posted some brand new shots of the PS Vita's multimedia interface, showing the web browser, photos, music player and more. The menu system has the same slick look as the rest of the PlayStation family, with the important addition of surprisingly unobtrusive buttons on the touch screen to...

  • News Dynasty Warriors Ready to Conquer Vita

    You can do de-nasty in de past-y

    Wherever there is a console, there is Dynasty Warriors. This has been a rock-solid gaming fact for years, and sure enough Tecmo Koei is preparing to unleash another instalment onto PS Vita. With a working title of Dynasty Warriors, the game will use Vita's touch screen and gyrometer for inputs alongside the...

  • News PlayStation Vita Playable at Eurogamer Expo This Month

    We'll be there

    PlayStation Vita is set to make its playable debut in the UK this month. London's Earls Court will host the console during Eurogamer Expo from 22nd to 25th September, with Sony Worldwide Studios' Michael Denny hosting a presentation about the console on Thursday. VitaGamr's editorial team will be pounding the showfloor to get hands-on...

  • News 18 New Vita Games to Be Revealed at Tokyo Games Show

    What could they be?

    Mid-September heralds the arrival of Tokyo Games Show, one of the calendar's biggest annual gaming events. This year Sony's pledging to go all-out, showing off no fewer than 31 games for Vita. Only 13 games have been announced so far, leaving 18 as-yet unknown titles heading for a big reveal in two weeks' time. Here's the list of...

  • News Shinobido 2 Confirmed as Vita Launch Title

    Whenever that is

    Namco Bandai has announced Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja will accompany the PlayStation Vita when it launches in the West next year. It's the first third-party game to be officially announced as a launch title, and will join Uncharted: Golden Abyss, LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers and WipEout 2048 as games available from the...

  • News First New Little King's Story Vita Shots Take the Throne

    Kneel!

    The announcement of New Little King's Story for PlayStation Vita came without any screenshots, just a mention that the game's characters would have 'more realistic proportions', something that struck fear into the hearts of fans of the Wii original. Now we have the first screenshots below showing it's still pretty faithful to the 2009...

  • News New Little King's Story Coming to Vita

    Playable at TGS

    In news that has sent at least one more PlayStation Vita sale heading Sony's way, it's been revealed that a follow-up to Wii classic Little King's Story is on the way to PlayStation Vita, and will be playable at Tokyo Games Show in September. Currently titled New Little King's Story, the game features the original hero King Corobo...

  • News PS Vita RAM Confirmed at 512MB

    More RAM than PS3!

    Shooting down previous rumours that the PS Vita RAM was reduced to 256MB to accommodate a lower launch price, Sony has confirmed that the system will indeed sport 512MB of RAM. These were the original numbers thought to be packed into the system back when it was called the NGP, and places the handheld above PlayStation 3's 256MB...

  • News SEGA Serves Up a Slice of Virtua Tennis on Vita

    Looks ace

    SEGA's preparing to continue its rally with tennis games on portable PlayStations: PSP received Virtua Tennis World Tour and Virtua Tennis 3, and next year we'll see Virtua Tennis 4 come to PlayStation Vita. As you can see from the fresh set of new screenshots and trailer below, the game is shaping up very nicely indeed, with a strange...

  • Talking Point Could Vita's Delay Have Beneficial Results?

    Part three: The Plus Points

    We’ve been discussing Vita’s delay here at VitaGamr with our previous Talking Points: Why PlayStation Push Vita to 2012? and How Much Will Missing Christmas Hurt Vita? articles, but there's another side of this debate: could there be any benefits to Vita being delayed to 2012? It’s quite obvious that Vita will miss...

  • News Vita to Reach Europe in February or March

    Still too long to wait?

    We know Vita is pushed back to 2012, and we've been taking a look at the implications of the delay in a series of recent features, but now we've come to terms that the console won't be sitting under any Western Christmas trees this year, with a six month wait looking likely. According to newsletters sent out by various...

  • News Vita Launch Will Be "A Car Wreck" says UFC Trainer Dev

    Not a fan, then...

    In a world of corporate spin and carefully worded PR speak, it's rare to hear a developer truly speak what he or she feels. That's not the case with Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour of UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System developer Heavy Iron Studio though, as they recently let fly with a few jabs at Sony's upcoming...