Juicy details about the recently announced title.
Rainbow Six Patriots was just announced only about a month ago and we're getting more details about the latest addition to the franchise. Developer Ubisoft Montreal has released some of the features that will be in the game when it's released, as well as the premise to the game.
The patch paves the way for the beginning of the age of Vita.
With the impending launch of the PlayStation Vita in Japan this December and the European and North American launch coming shortly after this upcoming February, Sony has begun to make preparations to ensure that the PSP successor is well supported right out the gate. Along with an ever growing list of launch titles, Sony will be releasing a new PS3 system software update (version 4.00 for those keeping score at home) to accommodate the handheld's cross platform and content management capabilities.
The framerate problems have been addressed.
Update: We learned today that the patch for PC and Xbox 360 will go live this Wednesday. This is a current ETA for the patch, and we will update if things change. The original story follows:
This standalone expansion will introduce other countries into the fray.
Total War: Shogun 2 was a standout title in the long running Total War franchise that revitalized the series in the eyes of many gamers. Its merits include a score of 4 out of 5 stars and financial success, with 600,000 copies sold after just a few weeks on the market. After the release of Rise of the Samurai, the second expansion, Fall of the Samurai is planned for release in March of 2012.
Nintendo won't be on time, but you still won't have to wait long.
Nintendo's November 3DS update should be right around the corner since there's only one day left in this month as of this writing, but there's been no announcement as to when exactly it will be released. Well, it should come as no surprise that Nintendo is going to miss the November window of release; however, the release date has now been locked down.
PS2 games won't work either at first.
It was unclear if the PlayStation Vita would be compatible with PSone Classics purchases on your PlayStation account, though it was assumed it would be possible given the fact that it would share the same account.Today, the truth is still shrouded, but it was announced that they won't be compatible at least at launch
Battletoads and Diddy Kong Pilot are now free to download.
RareWare Central is a fan website dedicated to the developer responsible for Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark and more recently, the Kinect Sports series. As such, user Torrentstorm has released beta versions of two unreleased games initially developed for the Game Boy Advance.
Sony's taking a cue from Nintendo.
A trailer has revealed that the PlayStation Vita will have an Augmented Reality suite. Several titles are being developed to take advantage of this technology, which is planned to be available at launch. See how it'll work with the trailer below:
Get ready to bend over and kiss your wallet goodbye...
If you're planning on buying a PlayStation Vita on launch day on February 22, 2012, you're going to need to put quite a bit extra aside. Not for the handheld itself, but for its mandatory memory cards used for downloads and game saves. GameStop has posted a tentative listing for the memory cards, complete with prices.
One of the locales from Arkham Asylum will return to Arkham City.
Batman: Arkham City is chock full of content and the DLC has already included other heroes from the Batman universe; however, it is still missing one element that was present in the last title - the Batcave. While Arkham Asylum didn't feature the original Batcave, it was a Batcave nonetheless.
