If you didn’t get into the LittleBigPlanet beta the first or second time around, you still have another change. Go here and login with your PSN details. If you click on the ‘Vouchers’ menu, you might get a instant voucher code if you are lucky. We tried it and were presented with a instant code to download the beta.
A new minor firmware is now available for the PlayStation Vita, bringing the system software version to v1.69. The update is completely optional to install, but maybe required by some PS Vita games. An official changelog for the update wasn’t released, but we suspect it just improves compatibility with new PS Vita titles.
Another day and another PS Vita price drop. This time, its online retailer Zavvi offering the PS Vita for only for £169.95, a saving of £60 on the normal retail price. If you don’t have a PS Vita already, this a perfect time to pick one up. This is yet more evidence that a permanent price cut may be eminent.
A Russian website is claiming that Sony has announced the release date for LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation Vita. The game, developed by Tarsier Studios, will be on sale from September 28th 2012, though we cannot find any official reference of this date in our research. For now, we’ve filed this under ‘Rumors’, but hopefully we get confirmation soon.
The PS Vita is on offer at Best Buy in North America starting June 10th until June 16th. If you purchase a PS Vita for $249.99, you will get a $50 gift card you can use to buy accessories or games for your new console. This is yet another suggestion that the PS Vita is about to get a price cut worldwide.
Sony doesn’t really have much to worry about when the Wii U hits the market. The Wii U, which is an updated Wii console (new hardware specs and design) and a tablet style controller dubbed the Wii U GamePad, works similarly to the cross-platform features of the PS3 and PS Vita. But, will it mean Sony finally enables remote play across all PS3 titles? And, will the Wii U succeed?
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, scheduled for release in late October, is now available to pre-order from the PlayStation Store as a digital download. You can only pre-order the game via the PlayStation Store on the PS3, however.
Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture have announced that five games will be available to download for free by PlayStation Plus subscribers. The games, which were developed my Students in Japan, will be available to download on June 21st 2012.
Amazon has introduced a cash back promotion for the PlayStation Vita in Japan this week. The promotion, which runs until July 31st lets gamers purchase a 3G PS Vita, a game, and a 4GB memory card to get a discount of around ¥5,000 (approximately £41, $63).
Check out some live gamplay videos of some of the PS Vita’s top upcoming games. Find gameplay videos covering all three days of E3, including LittleBigPlanet for the PS Vita, Soul Sacrifice and When Vikings Attack.
