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There’s A New Killzone Coming To Vita
A new Killzone game called Killzone Mercenary is coming to PlayStation Vita, Sony said today at Gamescom. Here’s how Sony describes it on the PlayStation Blog: Designed specifically for the PlayStation Vita platform, Killzone: Mercenary is a first-person shooter that makes full use of the device’s graphical and input capabilities. It was built on the…
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012 -
You’ll Be Able To Play PS1 Games On Your Vita Starting August 28
You can get PlayStation Classics like Final Fantasy VII and Tomb Raider on your Vita starting August 28, Sony said today at Gamescom. The service was first announced this year at E3 Here’s the list of games Sony has announced for initial support: Tomb Raider Final Fantasy VII Wild Arms Twisted Metal 2 Cool Boarders…
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012 -
You’re the God of a Paper World in Media Molecule’s Tearaway
Paper hero Iota has a message for the real world, and only you can aid him in his heroic effort to escape the paper world inside your PS Vita in Tearaway, the next game from LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule. Iota is a tiny paper messenger tasked with breaking out of his wood pulp world with…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Vita Will Be Out This November
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified will be out this November, Sony said today. It will have four-on-four multiplayer, Team Deathmatch modes, and other Vita-exclusive content. Sony will also sell bundles that feature both the game and PlayStation Vita systems. Here are more details from the PlayStation Blog: Developed by the team at Nihilistic Software,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012 -
Free Vita Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time with Cross-Buy
Sony’s new Cross-Buy feature augments Cross-Play between PlayStation 3 and PS Vita by offering copies for both systems in one package. Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time join PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale as games that give you both platforms for the price of one. Ratchet is a new download-only…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
You Don’t Want a Boyfriend, What You Want is Mr. Spock
Fresh from Gamescom in Germany we have a new trailer and screens from the upcoming Star Trek game, showing off how well Kirk and Spock work together and the vicious new look for everybody’s favorite alien lizard men, the Gorn. Thanks for the headline, Nerfherder
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
Only Assassin’s Creed Could Make Naval Warfare This Exciting
Having showcased Assassin’s Creed III‘s naval warfare elements at E3 2012 and again at the San Diego Comic-Con last month, it’s obvious Ubisoft is proud of this aspect of Connor Kenway’s adventure. As well they should be — this is the first time naval warfare in a video game hasn’t made me want to take…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
Bad Hotel is the Next iPhone Game You Should Care About
Yesterday, I kept telling my colleagues about Bad Hotel. You need to play this game, I told them. It’s cooler than all of us combined. (Maybe that’s not so hard?) Bad Hotel? They were confused, because it doesn’t even sound like the name of a video game, let alone a good one. And then I…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 14, 2012 -
Battlefield 3 Premium Edition Gives You Everything for $69.99
Due out September 11 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, the Battlefield 3 Premium Edition combines the original game, all expansion packs and a multiplayer head-start kit into one $69.99 package. Want to play Battlefield 3 but worried everyone else is too far ahead? Well they are, and there’s nothing 15 different weapons,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
New Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Shooting
Here’s a new multi-player trailer for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, shown off at EA’s Gamescom press conference today. It’s got a brief look at co-op mode. Warfighter is out October 23 for PC and consoles.
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012 -
A Proper Origin Client Coming to the Mac, Origin Improvements Outlined
Following up on this morning’s news of SimCity coming to Origin for the Mac in February, the Origin client proper is coming to the Mac as well, giving Apple gamers a taste of the fresh new features coming to EA’s online service. EA’s Peter Moore took the stage at the company’s Gamescom press conference in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012 -
The Simpsons iOS Game Comes Back This Week
Springfield is going mobile once more. You’ll be able to get your hands on The Simpsions: Tapped Out, which Electronic Arts pulled earlier this year after overwhelming demand, later this week. “Quite honestly, we bit off a bit more than we could chew to start with,” EA’s Peter Moore said on stage at Gamescom while…
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2012 -
Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s Newest Trailer Shows Off Crash-Crazy Multiplayer Racing
The reel above highlights a bit of the multiplayer action in the upcoming Need for Speed game, with the competitive play and co-op challenges I talked up in my preview showing up in gameplay for the first time.
By Evan Narcisse Published August 14, 2012 -
7 Must-Watch Minutes of Remember Me, Capcom’s Very Cool, “New” Sci-Fi Game
At first it looks like Assassin’s Creed, but it’s futuristic, stars a lady and… wow, this game looks cool and goes places AC has never gone. Seven minutes of footage, mostly stealth and platforming, as our heroine tries to trick her target into killing himself. You’ve seen it before, until the part where you’re playing…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 14, 2012 -
SimCity Returns to the Mac in 2013
SimCity returns to the Mac in February 2013, when EA releases the city builder as a digital download via Origin. Seeing as many of us first played Maxis’ storied franchise on an Apple system, this is grand news. “Whether you owned a Macintosh or a DOS PC, we all have memories of laying down zones…
By Mike Fahey Published August 14, 2012
