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FFX HD Coming in 2013 with a Surprise [UPDATE]

[UPDATE] Famitsu has confirmed that the Vita versions will be sold separately. “Storage issues with the Vita version” is the reason Square Enix gave. They are also looking into cross save functions for both games. Far be it from Square Enix to bite off a reasonable amount of work. Instead of just working on FFX HD, they have announced that FFX-2 is also going to be uprezzed and released on the PS Vita and PS3. Not that giving us another great game in HD is a...

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The Walking Dead Smears Vita Screens With Tears

IGN has confirmed that the Vita owners will be seeing a version of TellTale’s The Walking Dead on their handheld. There is literally no more information other than the game is coming sometime this year. Let us all hope that any touch or motion controls are done tastefully and not forced in just because they can. The Walking Dead was a big contender for Game of the Year on LevelSave, unjustifiably beaten by some other “amazing” games. How dare those games be...

Reviews

7.5Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD – A Perfect Fit for Your Vita Collection

“Well, howdy Stranger!” I can still hear the chicken humanoids cheerfully welcoming me to their town. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath was a last generation game that gave you third-person adventure mixed with a first-person shooter. I loved it back in the day, even with some of it’s control issues. I would have to say that this port is absolutely perfect. Every aspect of the game has been ported including the controls issues. Trust me though, that...

Editorials • Features

So You’ve Got a PS Vita? Here’s 7 Games You Must Own

Maybe you were lucky enough to pick up a Vita for Christmas or maybe you picked one up with gift cards. Maybe you went and got a job or sold lemonade on street corners. Regardless, now you have this handheld and you think, “What games should I buy?” Well Chris Lock, Adam Shear and myself have decided to put together a list of games you must own for the Vita. Games that are totally worth every penny. Lets get to it, these are the games that you must own on your PS...

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Retro City Rampage Free for PS+, Coming to XBLA January 2nd

I thought I’d give you a little update on this retro-style GTA meets every NES game ever, developed by a single person…game. It’s now free on PS+ for subscribers for both the PS Vita and PS3, while supporting cross-save. Retro City Rampage will also be making it’s way to XBLA, January 2nd and is published by D3Publisher. D3Publisher is publishing the game on XBLA only, since that’s the only way you can make it onto XBLA and it will cost 1200...

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Out on PS3 and Vita Dec 18th, Stranger’s Wrath, Knytt Underground, Burn The Rope and More

Here’s what’s coming out for PS3 and the Vita this week. Let’s go to the Vita first since any reason to use my Vita excites me. PS VITA Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath (PSN) is now available on PSN. Without a doubt I will be picking this up,  err downloading. Play as an alien bounty hunter that shoots squirrels and bugs as ammo, the best. I almost beat this game before but never finished it, now I will for sure, trophies! Burn The Rope (PSN), remember...

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Cross-Controller DLC Coming This Week For Little Big Planet 2

One of the coolest functions of the PS Vita is coming to life this week with the release of the Little Big Planet 2 Cross-Controller DLC. Those gamers who own a PS3, PS Vita and a copy of Little Big Planet 2 (Which is still available for free on PlayStation +) will be able to purchase the content for $4.99. Using the cross-control feature Sackboy will team up with a group of space pirates as they rush to some valuable treasure scattered throughout the cosmos. As they...

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Rhythm Fighting Game, Kick Beat is coming to PS Vita

Are you over rhythm games? You may not want to see another because generally most of them are basic duplicates of each other with out anything extra added on. Well Kick Beat is hoping to offer something new as a character driven rhythm fighting game coming to the PS Vita. As Neil Sorens, Creative Director for Zen Studios put it, “Several years ago, we asked ourselves, ‘What would happen if we took a beat-matching game, replaced the abstract cues like bars, arrows...

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8Zen Pinball 2: Marvel Civil War Table – Ding Ding Ding!

To much fan delight another Marvel table has been produced by the fine folks over at Zen Studios. The inspiration for the newest table, Civil War, is taken from the Civil War story line in the Marvel universe. Right from the get-go you’re introduced to something new to Zen Pinball 2 and something from the story line, the Stamford Incident. On the table the Stamford Incident is a multiball starting point. You rack up as many points as you can, but as soon as your first...