
A new trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who title from Supermassive Games has been released that shows the game’s co-op in action. Epic Games also had a significant announcement about the technology powering the game.

To celebrate the release of the PS Vita, Sony has updated the “PlayStation Official App” to v1.31, adding an augmented reality-based Vita ad filled with information for people who don’t read PSLS enough.

Every system launch has one. There’s always that one title that’s nothing more than a shameless cash-in, a horrendously pandering children’s game, or a line-item on some publisher’s budget spreadsheet. Ben 10: Galactic Racing is all of these.

With the Vita now out in most of the world, we want to know – did you buy a PS Vita?

Ars Technica has done some digging and found that as far as handheld game systems go, backward compatibility can have a noticeable impact on the mass market appeal. Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, however, cites an exception for PS Vita, saying that as far as the North American market goes, including Japan’s PSP UMD Passport Program would not be worth the trouble. Read More »

Hustle Kings - yet another PlayStation Vita launch title that can be found on the PlayStation 3 already, but the lure of added touch controls and the on-the-go nature of a portable, make it feel new, yet familiar. But is it too familiar? And are the PlayStation Vita features reason enough to warrant racking the balls yet another time?

No matter how much is spent on product testing, bug fixing and quality assurance, stuff breaks. Even the sexy Vita can suffer from crashes, freezes, sudden power fails and other system problems. Luckily, there’s a quick and easy way to fix most of them.

With the PlayStation Vita out now, it is officially current-gen technology. So what about the next-gen? Here’s what we want in the PS Vita 2.

I’ll be the first to admit that I approached Dynasty Warriors Next with quite a bit of hesitation. The series has been around since 1997, when it launched on the original PlayStation, with The Warriors series by developer Omega Force and publisher Tecmo Koei mostly known for releasing a new version basically every year, without much change to the game itself. But then again, the Dynasty Warriors franchise is Tecmo Koei’s bestselling, so you never know what to expect. Here we have Dynasty Warriors Next, a launch title for the PlayStation Vita. – does this latest entry invigorate the longrunning series, or is this game best left for diehard fans? Find out in our review.

Major electronics retailer Best Buy has joined Amazon.com and other major retailers in offering a Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal on select PlayStation Vita titles.

Formula 1 racing has debuted on the PS Vita in the form of Sumo Digital’s F1 2011, but is the port worth a purchase?

Sony is really gunning for the success of their new handheld. With the platform’s official launch outside of Japan now upon us – Happy Vita Day! – the PlayStation team is doing everything they can to build momentum for this new portable device. In fact, SCEA marketing boss Guy Longworth is assuring gamers that they can expect the best of the best to be on the PS Vita.

The PlayStation Vita launch is officially here. And while we’ve been covering all things Vita over the past few weeks, we wanted to get the most important stuff – like what games you should be buying – all into one place. This page is filled with a review for every PlayStation Vita title available at launch. (If there isn’t a link to the review, the review isn’t scheduled to go live for a few more hours, so bookmark and keep checking back). Use our reviews to make informed decisions on where you spend your hard-earned cash on launch day.

For those of you in the US that can’t wait to take the MotorStorm experience on the go, you’ll only have a wait a couple more weeks as Evolution’s handheld racer MotorStorm RC is set to arrive for the PS Vita on March 6th in the US.

More impressive than anything related to the tennis itself in Virtua Tennis 4 World Tour Edition is how well it takes advantage of the PlayStation Vita. The tennis gameplay itself is all well and good, sure, but the game’s use of Vita tech is something to behold, hopefully to become an example to other developers in the way these manly short shorts should be an example to other athletes. Read More »