We’ll be hearing about the next Call of Duty title in less than two weeks. The official website for the franchise has been updated, teasing a May 1 unveiling. Some sort of video – most likely an announcement trailer or commercial – will air during the first round of the NBA playoffs a week from Tuesday.
An installment in the mega-popular shooter franchise Call of Duty was announced for PlayStation Vita by Sony last year, but word on the game’s development and release has been frustratingly hard to come by in the months since. Call of Duty fans and Vita owners can now rest assured that the game is not just a pipe dream left by the wayside…
After winning high marks for last year’s conspiracy compilation bonanza Metal Gear HD Collection, including a 9.0 from IGN, Konami is hoping to top itself by bringing the same lovingly retouched versions of Hideo Kojima’s signature series to the Vita. Konami unveiled the portable version of the HD Collection at a press event in New York today and I got to spend some time with the stealth classics to find out what’s new and different for the PlayStation Vita…
Zen Studios today announced Zen Pinball 2 for PS3 and PS Vita! Anyone that grabbed Pinball FX2 for the 360 will understand that this isn’t merely a new game aimed at making you start all over though. Any tables that you may own for Zen Pinball or Marvell Pinball wil automatically import into the FREE update to Zen Pinball 2. Each table will receive updated physics, new trophies and integration into a new social system that includes the option to post scores to Facebook…
Chess is one of the world’s most played, popular and recognised games and to reflect this, Pure Chess was developed with the aid of a chess Grandmaster, the highest title a chess player can attain. The videogame aims to appeal to a wide audience with various tutorials to allow beginners to take part, improve their chess skills and become a Grandmaster in their own right…
Sony has today confirmed to GamesIndustry International that Idol Minds, the team that developed the popular Pain title on PSN, will no longer be attached to the dungeon-crawling title Warrior’s Lair. A Sony Computer Entertainment America spokesperson told us that the project has been moved in-house to San Diego studios…
Some free downloadable content is headed to Escape Plan later this month. Entitled “Bakuki’s Lair,” the DLC is a prequel to Escape Plan and sees protagonists Lil and Laarg trying to escape from a (presumably evil) sausage factory…
If you’ve been troubled by your Vita going into sleep mode prematurely while you wait to connect with opponents in Wipeout 2048, listen up. Firmware version 1.65 — to be released “soon” adds a new option to the Power Saver settings tab, extending the time before the PS Vita goes into sleep mode to 10 minutes…
You’ve heard of Vanillaware, haven’t you? The Japanese development studio, founded back in 2002, has been responsible for a few cult favorites in our industry, including GrimGrimoire, Odin Sphere, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Grand Knights History. And its upcoming title, Dragon’s Crown, has garnered a lot of positive attention since it was announced last year…
Looking for some RPGs for your PSP or Vita? Been eyeballing that Persona port but weren’t happy with the prices? ATLUS recently sent out emails to their subscribers with details about discounts on several of their ports. Using my Vita’s PSN Store I was able to see which games are playable on both the PSP and PS Vita. Hopefully at least one of these games will appeal to you…
