Earlier this week was the first time Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified was shown to the world having been first announced at E3 back in June. Following from the Gamescom trailer, we now have screenshots of the game for you to take a look at. The game promises to be the full COD experience in a portable form, including eight player multiplayer.
Persona 4 Golden releases this holiday season, exclusively for PS Vita, but if you pre-order the game from participating retailer you’ll receive a free special gift – a PS Vita skin. Atlus will include a PS Vita skin with every pre-order while stocks last, so be sure to pre-order your copy as soon as possible.
Criterion Games have released the first screenshot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted on the PS Vita. The developers are working to port the entire PS3 game onto the Vita, while adding some exclusive content for the console too. “On Vita we’re pushing the system as far as it goes with a large-scale, open-world driving game and incredible-looking cars,” says Criterion.
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has told Eurogamer that the company’s engineering teams are trying to find ways to bring the cost of the PS Vita down, however, don’t expect a price cut this year. For the remainder of the year, Sony will be focusing on value with PS Vita bundles like the recently announced PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified bundles.
Wired Productions has announced that the PS Vita’s first full-scale fishing game will be coming to Europe and North America. Wired Productions will be bringing Let’s Fish! Hooked On to the West, exclusive to the PS Vita, after signing a deal with developer SIMS.
Sony announced at their Gamescom Press Conference that PlayStation Mobile (PSM) will be launching this Autumn, with a number of professional studios and “bedroom” developers releasing content. Today, a list of confirmed developers and publishers was revealed, showing better support than the PS Vita.
Sound Shapes and new DLC for the PS Vita are now available to download from the European PlayStation Store this week.
Following on from Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference, the company has released a new trailer for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time as well as more details about the cross-play and cross-buy features in the game. In addition to featuring cross-save, the game will also use Augmented Reality using the PS Vita to help you collect some valuable items as you play through the PS3 version of the game.
At the Gamescom Press Conference, Sony announced that Ratchet & Clank are coming to the PS Vita in Ratchet & Clank: QForce. The game will be available on both the PS3 and PS Vita, and will support full cross-play and cross-save support. The new Cross-buy initiative will also be extended to QForce, meaning anyone purchasing the PS3 version will be able to download the PS Vita at no additional cost.
There is no new content for the PS Vita or PSP in this week’s PlayStation Store update in North America. Instead, Sony has a sale on for a number of Minis titles, which have been reduced by up to 75%.
