Vita Launch Lineup
The PlayStation Vita hit Japanese stores just last week and Sony is now getting
ready for the US launch on February 22nd. Here are all the titles expected to release with the handheld at launch.
The PlayStation Vita hit Japanese stores just last week and Sony is now getting
ready for the US launch on February 22nd. Here are all the titles expected to release with the handheld at launch.
Fans of fighting games who have purchased Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 have an extra reason to be joyful this holiday season, as one of the modes which was highly touted during the months leading up to release will be patched in and released as of today. The mode that I am referring to is called Heroes and Heralds mode, and it looks to add a much deeper single player experience (in both offline and online format) for those who are looking for it. Essentially, Heroes and Heralds will have you pick a side (Heroes or Heralds), and fight enemies in different zones to gain control of thoselocations.
As a brief aside, the faction that you choose will not limit your ability to choose your favorite characters (for example, if you choose heroes, you could still choose Dr. Doom for your team), but if you choose the heralds side, all of your characters get a silver shine to them (akin to the silver surfer, one of Galactus’s more esteemed heralds). Personally, I think that more fighting games need systems like this, so that people who are looking to play the game, but may not be amazing at the online component have something to justify a purchase. We will all see how the reactions are once the free DLC (which will be released by the time you read this) gets into the public’s hands.
FIFA has been a marquee franchise for well over 10 years. The last
three iterations of the console game have seen some major additions to
the game. FIFA 10 added 360 degree dribbling, 11 saw improved AI and
player personalities along with “Be a Keeper.” FIFA 12 saw improvement
in player physics and models along with a dramatic overhaul to defense
and strategy. FIFA is always one of the best sports games year in and
year out and it is no surprise that it is coming to Vita and packing
some serious features.
Sony has changed its story about PSVita and how it handles accounts, storage and saves a second time.
It was only last week they claimed that anyone could use any PlayStation Vita so long as they had their unique account bound memory card with them, cards that prior were revealed to be quite pricey. This statement contradicted the original details they revealed, stating it was instead one account per PSVita regardless of how many memory cards you have and apparently is now in fact the reality.
Well if there was any doubt that Skyrim is one of the biggest success stories of the year, Bethesda now has the numbers to back it up.
In total, 10 million copies have been shipped, generating $650 million in revenue for the RPG veterans. While some have criticized the game for having bug-related issues, it has still remained one of the top selling games across all three platforms, even becoming the number one seller on pc at a rate of 3-1 compared to other titles released in the past couple months which is quite impressive.
Polyphony Digital has more Gran Turismo 5 DLC coming your way. You may recall that after an eternity of waiting, fans were just recently treated to the first downloadable content pack. Well the folks at Polyphony figured the public might still be hungry for more and are releasing a second DLC pack.
Car pack 2 will be released next week, possibly Tuesday, and it will contain the 2010 Volkwagen Scirocco R, 2011 Mini Cooper S, 2010 Volkwagen Golf VI R and the 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition, because well, there aren’t yet enough GT-R’s in GT5 yet. The DLC will cost $3.99, but wait, Polyphony isn’t finished. The game is also receiving an update. Version 2.02 is also coming out soon.
Arkham City is barely a few months old, but Rocksteady has already teased the follow-up. During Spike’s annual Video Game Awards, an obviously pre-recorded video of the Joker accepting his award for best voice acted character in a game for 2011 “accidentally” started off holding the wrong script, which happened to have the words “Arkham World” printed on them, to which he then joked about spoilers.
No other information is available at this time.
Anyone that follows baseball and its video games knows that MLB: The
Show is the cream of the crop, and it’s only available on PlayStation.
The latest iteration of the game is currently in development at Sony’s
San Diego studios and features some surprising new tricks.
Gamers are pretty enraged at how Sony is dealing with potential piracy on the PSVita
Following up to their previous statement regarding PSN accounts being one per each device, Sony has now said this is not the case, but that if you do wish to use multiple accounts on the handheld, it will cost you. Each PSN account you have will be bound to the first memory card you use it on and that card will then forever only be able to be used by that unique account, unless you return the card to its default factory state, erasing all the data you would have stored on it. While this isn’t exactly the worst thing in the world and probably is a relatively good way to deal with potential piracy, legitimate customers are going to have to shell out a lot of money if they plan on using more than one account on a Vita. Whether it’s something as simple as two friends or siblings wanting to share a Vita and thus using their own accounts when they log in or people who like to import where a foreign region account is required for certain titles they get overseas, it’s pretty clear this isn’t news people will be happy to find out.
I’m all for companies trying to tackle piracy as it is a big issue in the gaming industry, but I swear 99% of the time they seem to have no clue how to do it in such a way that the good customers, the ones who deserve all the trust and respect, aren’t being hit the hardest by business decisions such as these.
His name is Rick and he’s repaired cars, you know.
Word going around the net today is that the next iteration of Dead Rising is happening. Set in the fictional local of Los Perdidos, California,Dead Rising 3 supposedly stars a car mechanic by the name of Rick who, like Frank West and Chuck Greene before him, must overcome and survive a zombie apocalypse any way he can. The main goal this time around is to find the parts for and fix an airplane in order to escape the doomed town as it is set to be blown up Raccoon City style.
Further details (assuming this is all true) are sketchy, but another character by the name of Red is said to be significant to the game’s story, as he leads an underground group of illegal immigrants, with the games plot revolving around the issue as well. It would be interesting if such a topic were handled maturely, but seeing as we’re talking about a Dead Rising game and Capcom, expect the usual stereotypes, bad one liners and cheesy dialogue we’ve come to love (and cringe at) over the years.
