Highlights include a new title from Quantic Dream and demo of The Last of Us.
Sony's press conference this year started off with a bang with a video that served as an overview of what would be shown. The video featured a stable of first party titles as well as some functionality announcements. Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 3 also made their presence known.
Cross-play functionality also revealed as well as a couple new characters.
While rumored for a few weeks at this point, Sony made official last night that PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be coming to Vita alongside its console counterpart. Like many games available on both platforms, the two will be interoperable in a few interesting ways.
Send shapes into your custom-made levels to create a concept album.
Queasy games has announced their next game, Sound Shapes, will release on the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita simultaneously on August 7. All players who purchase the game on one system will automatically have access to playing the game on both systems.
The portable title will feature the first female protagonist.
The PlayStation Vita is getting Assassin's Creed III, but it won't be the same title appearing on consoles. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation will feature the series' first female protagonist and will be released at the same time as the console title this October.
An updated version of the Dreamcast favorite is coming this summer.
Sega has confirmed that in addition to the previously revealed PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 ports of Jet Set Radio, PlayStation Vita owners will also be able to experience the Dreamcast classic for themselves. Currently, it has a release window of summer 2012. Those who would like to try the Vita version of the game will be able to at E3 2012, where it will be playable on the show floor.
Carmelita also confirmed as playable
Developer Sanzaru has been lovingly working on the Sly’s first foray on the PS3 for quite some time. Announced last year, the Cooper gang’s next adventure will take the misfit group through the ages and apparently onto Sony’s latest handheld device, the Vita, as well.
New software is key to the success of the system, says Kaz Hirai.
The PS Vita has been in stores for some time now, and its sales have been a source of discussion throughout the industry. With the Nintendo 3DS having a slow start last year and needing a price drop to spur sales, speculation about the potential of the Vita has run rampant.
Fact: Minifig dwarves are very dangerous over short distances.
We reported late last year about a new line of LEGO toys featuring the Lord of the Rings license. A series of games from the now-synonymous-with-LEGO developer Traveller’s Tales seemed like a no-brainer, and now it looks like our original assumption was true.
The niche Japanese games publisher will be augmenting the Vita line-up later this year.
XSEED revealed yesterday that two of the games in their pipeline are the latest Ragnarok online game, Ragnarok Odyssey, and Orgarhythm, a rhythm-based RTS title. Both titles are being translated for the PlayStation Vita and both are expected to launch later this year.
This fall, those summoning, socializing, Japanese school days will be playable on the go.
The rabid and vocal fans of the Persona series have something to celebrate this fall with the release of Persona 4 Golden for the PlayStation Vita in North America. Although this announcement isn’t a huge surprise following the original game’s stellar sales, there was a nagging uncertainty until Atlus released official news today. Persona 4 Golden promises to include several additions to the original PlayStation 2 title including new voiceover work, a dungeon rescue feature, new personas, and plenty more.
