In Real Life

Why Yes, I Will Play A Music/Fighting Vita Game That Lets Me Import My Own Tunes

I know I’m not alone in thinking that the best fighting games have their own rhythm — you get in the zone of a Street Fighter, BlazBlue or even Mortal Kombat and it’s a lot like drumming.


May 7, 2012
PlayStation

Shigeru Miyamoto Knows What’s Wrong With The PlayStation Vita

The poor PlayStation Vita isn’t looking too great at the moment, is it? After an enjoyable little launch, the handheld is now just treading water, and even Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto knows why.


May 4, 2012
PlayStation

Gravity Rush Looked So Damn Beautiful From The Very Beginning

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!


April 16, 2012
PlayStation

This Is A Real Man’s PlayStation Vita Case

If you had to describe most video game carrying accessories in one word, it would probably be something like minimal. Boring. Tacky. Cheap. Puffy. And it would usually look like something you’d buy for $US10 that looks like it cost $US0.50 to make.


March 26, 2012
PlayStation

Can A Vita Survive Being Dropped?

I dropped my Vita over the weekend. Luckily, it landed on grass and was totally fine. These guys aren’t dropping their Vita on grass. They’re dropping it on a road. Over and over again. For science.


March 21, 2012
PlayStation

Ready At Dawn Turned Down God Of War On Vita, Working On New IP

Kotaku AU

Sometimes being good at your job can be problematic, particularly when you get a reputation for doing one thing well, and that holds you back for trying new things. When I spoke to Ready At Dawn before the release of God of War: Chains of Olympus I called them the ‘PSP specialists’, but it looks as though they are now trying to break that chain, turning down the chance to develop a new God of War for the Vita in order to work on their own new IP.


March 8, 2012
PlayStation

New Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy Games Could Be Headed To Vita

British retailer Play.com has accidentally leaked the names of four upcoming PlayStation Vita titles, according to a news report published today.


March 1, 2012
PlayStation

Hacker Claims He Tricked Taco Bell Into Sending Him A PlayStation Vita

A hacker says he used a bot to scam Taco Bell into sending him a PlayStation Vita during the “Unlock the Box” contest. Using an automated program to generate codes for Taco Bell’s Vita contest-turned-debacle, a message board user named “Sinister” says he managed to win one of Sony’s new handheld systems.


February 29, 2012
PlayStation

Sony Sells 1.2 Million PlayStation Vitas Worldwide

It only took four days of US and European sales for the PlayStation Vita to break one million. Sony has sold 1.2 milion Vita units, it said in a press release today.


Mobile

Apple Will Reveal A New iPad Next Week

Apple will unveil the next iPad on March 7 in San Francisco, it said today in an emailed invitation to press.