Sega has revealed that the upcoming exclusive PS Vita title, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz, will be released on October 23 2012. The game features 100 levels across five worlds made of Jungle, Clay, Wood, Metal and Cardboard. The game also features both local multiplayer and online multiplayer over Wifi — a first for the series.
A new update for Treasures of Montezuma Blitz is now available on the PlayStation Vita. The update, which is 52MB in size, fixes trophy unlocking so the game doesn’t need to be restarted among other fixes.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz features over 1,000 stages across five worlds. The game also has 51 unlockable trophies including the Platinum trophy. Check out the trophy list for the game below.
The PlayStation Jobs site has revealed that SCEE’s Liverpool Studio are working on a yet unannounced PS3/PS Vita game, and are looking for an Audio Manager to work on the title. The job listings says Sony are “looking for an experienced, organised and extremely motivated Audio Manager/Audio Lead, based at SCEE Liverpool Studio, working on an as yet unannounced PS3/Vita.”
A market research survey has been spotted mentioning the driving simulation game Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Vita. The survey goes on to mention discounts for gamers who already have Gran Turismo on the PS3 and using PlayStation Plus as a mechanism for gamers who own both the PS3 and the PS Vita.
Some bad news for PS Vita owners: Trendy Entertainment has stopped trying to make Dungeon Defenders for the console. Community manager for the company said “Many fans, including myself, would like to play Dungeon Defenders on the portable device, but ultimately, we’ve decided to divert those resources to other pursuits.”
A few popular games in Japan have the boosted the PS Vita’s sales in Japan. The Metal Gear Solid Collection and Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny have both helped the console sell almost twice the units compared to last week. Lets hope Vita sales continue to climb as new titles are released.
In last month’s PSN Sales Chart, Mortal Kombat on top place for the most downloads on the PS Vita, while the previous top title from April, Escape Plan, has dropped to 3rd place. Final Fantasy titles still dominate the PSOne classic’s chart and God of War: Ghost of Sparta is top selling PSP title.
A new trailer for Resistance: Burning Skies on the PS Vita has been released titled “Memorial”. The trailer is dedicated to gamers who have “fallen” in the game’s online multiplayer battles. In addition, Sony has announced that the Resistance avatars included in the pre-order voucher will be available on June 26th.
