To celebrate the PlayStation Plus release (in Japan) of Gravity Rush, sand artist Kisato drew Kat in three different outfits. From what I can tell of this entrancing video, if you're an artist working with sand, it pays to have really well groomed fingernails. [via NeoGAF]
I have these dreams. Dreams where my body gets out of the way, dreams where I'm not restricted by the natural limitations of bone, sinew and gravity. The dreams are not always the same. Sometimes I glide. Sometimes I float.
I played more games in 2012 than any other year of my life. It was a weird—but thoroughly wonderful—year, and one that upset a lot of my expectations. Games I'd assumed would be amazing fell short of the mark, while others came out of nowhere to become fast favorites.
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You press a button, and the beat drops. Forward you fly, straight into the perilous unknown, beats pushing against your eardrums as you push back against the controller. Tempo and harmony swim together, and you lose yourself in the rhythm of play.
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One of the most interesting things about Capcom's Lost Planet spin-off E.X. Troopers is its art style. Like more than a few games, it has cel-shaded graphics and bright colors which give off a distinct and beautiful look. But what makes E.X. Troopers stand out is how committed it is to being a manga-in-motion. Every…
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The first must-play game for the Vita jumps onto Sony's handheld game device today. If you're not sure if Gravity Rush is worth your time, go ahead and read the review. You might fall in love with it like Kirk Hamiltion did.
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"This isn't flying. This is falling with style."
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I used to have extremely vivid dreams of flying in my teen years. They were accompanied by powerful physical sensations, where it'd feel like a locus of energy around my forehead made me able to defy gravity. Sometimes I could control that energy and other times it would pull me along. If I close my eyes, I can still…
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Raise your hands if Gravity Rush is the reason you got a PlayStation Vita or plan on getting one. Wow, that's a lot of hands!
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As if we needed more incentive to get our hands on one of the most anticipated PlayStation Vita games, players that preorder Gravity Rush will score a code for the Military DLC Pack, giving Kat a sharp new look to carry here through new missions and challenges.
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Ever since it peeked out in early looks at the Vita's launch line-up, Gravity Rush became the game I was most excited about for Sony's new gaming handheld. Japan's had it since the system's launch there but North America's had to wait to hear about a release date. We finally know that the game will be out on June…
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Gravity Rush (Gavity Daze in Japan) is one of Sony's most anticipated titles for the Vita in the West. The entire game is built around manipulating your own personal gravity as you adventure through a floating city in a mysterious steampunk world.
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Sony invited a group of Japanese press to its offices to check out upcoming PS Vita game Gravity Rush. These types of tours can start to blur into each other, with game developers giving the press the hard sell. But this tour had something I'd never seen before: whiteboard drawings!
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Gravity Rush is one of the PS Vita's most compelling titles. Keiichiro Toyama, creator of the Silent Hill series, served as the game's Creative Director. But he didn't make the game alone.
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Gravity Rush, née Gravity Daze in its native Japan, is a stunner. So is this ad, which features a schoolgirl, an old lady, and floating apples.
