Sports Interactive has confirmed that the PS Vita version of Football Manager Classic 2014 is releasing on April 11th, around a month before the end of the current football season. The PS Vita version of FMC is a port of the PC game released last year and it’s first handheld outing.
Off-screen footage of Borderlands 2 has emerged from GDC showing the game running on a PS Vita. The 4 minute footage shows what looks like a near complete build of the game, but one that can do with a bit more work. IGN has confirmed that game has a choppy framerate and and occasionally freezes.
Sony Europe has revealed that it will no longer be supporting the FourSquare app on the PS Vita from April 1st 2014. The app itself will be removed from the PlayStation Store on February 12th 2014, and marks the first social app to be removed from the portable console.
Fergal Gara, Sony’s UK Managing Director, revealed to IGN that sales of the Vita dramatically increased by 163% after the PS4 launched in the UK. Although exact figures weren’t presented, the large increase in sales for the handheld is good news for Sony, especially since it has struggled to get a decent market share since launch.
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus line-up for North America for February 2014, unveiling the six new titles coming to the Instant Game Collection. Two of the six games are PS Vita titles, including Street Fighter X Tekken and ModNation Racers: Road Trip.
Sony is releasing a new games bundle for the PS Vita in February: the Indie Games Mega Pack, featuring 10 top titles from innovative and up-and-coming developers. The pack with feature games like Hotline Miami, Velocity Ultra, Thomas Was Alone and more, along with a 4GB memory card.
In a press-only event this morning, Sony has revealed that the new PS Vita “Slim” PCH-2000 model will available in the UK on February 7th 2014, with pre-orders starting today. The new PS Vita model was released in Japan last year, and had sold well due to its lower price.
New content is available on the US PlayStation Store this week, with Age of Zombies! and Doodle Devil now available to download on the PS Vita as well as the Guacamelee! Bundle Fantastico. The Tearaway soundtracks and Guacamelee! soundtracks are also available to download this week.
PS Vita exclusive OlliOlli by Roll 7 has been given an official release date by director Tom Hegarty. The indie game will be coming to the PS Vita in North America on January 21st 2014, followed by a European release the following day, on January 22nd 2014. Pricing for the title won’t be revealed until launch, and there won’t be a playable demo for the game, however.
Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie are heading to PlayStation Vita next year, Hello Games have revealed. Yorkshire based studio Four Door Lemon will be porting the games to the PS Vita, in conjunction with Hello Games, who have teased “a few fresh surprises” for the Vita versions.
