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An arm and a leg

Soul Sacrifice, the nightmarish action title dreamed up by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, has already gained one stellar review in Japan, giving the PlayStation Vita a prolonged shot in the arm in the process. With the imminent Western release just a few weeks away, Sony’s released a gigantic playable demo for the title in both...

Specifics under lock and key

Retro City Rampage creator Brian Provinciano has been particularly complimentary of Sony’s strategy with the PlayStation Vita over the past few months. Writing on Twitter earlier in the year, the one-man development shop encouraged indie outfits to work on the platform, after the portable version of his Grand Theft...

Daylight robbery

It looks like Jak & Daxter won’t be the only platforming partners plotting a path onto the PlayStation Vita, as the ESRB has awarded an ‘E-10’ rating to the Sly Cooper Collection for Sony’s flagship handheld. The North American ratings board doesn’t make a habit out of classifying content that

Tomb Raider reboot sitting pretty in second

The data moguls at North American sales-tracking group the NPD have compiled figures for the video game industry in March, crowning BioShock Infinite the best-selling title of the month. Unfortunately, the physical sales sector of the US industry shrunk by 10 per cent compared to the same period in 2012,...

Eco we go

As expected, popular protagonists Jak and Daxter are taking the short hoverboard trip onto the PlayStation Vita later this year. Sony has confirmed that last year’s Jak & Daxter Collection – which collates all three mainline PlayStation 2 adventures – is double-jumping onto the prem

Badass bunny

Neko Entertainment is no stranger to the PlayStation Vita, having drip fed its devilish fluid-based puzzle platformer Puddle onto the PlayStation Store last year. But following a brief dalliance with the Nintendo Wii U, the firm is now planning on porting former smartphone favourite Kung Fu Rabbit to Sony’s handheld system, too...

Body slam

If you felt that the previous Dragon’s Crown trailer showed a little too much skin, then you’ll probably be equally displeased with this brand new footage focusing on the Dwarf. Rather than equip himself with clothing and body armour, he prefers to wander around partially nude. Still, at least he's got that big beard to cover up a bit...

Teething troubles

Following some minor technical mishaps, the North American PlayStation Store is now ready and raring to go. Well, it’s better late than never, huh? Notable additions include Dragon Fantasy: Book I, Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold, and RPG Maker III. To the B

Mockery of justice

In a strange turn of events, the European PlayStation Store update has arrived earlier than its North American counterpart for the first time in as long as we can remember. Sony’s commemorating that fact with the addition of a slew of content, including Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Journey Collector’s Edition, and

Daring digits

While the PlayStation Vita may feature its fair share of physical inputs, it would be a shame to let the system’s gigantic touch screen remain free of smudges. Fortunately, Mass Creation’s upcoming title Draw Slasher should give you enough of an excuse to coat the delicious display with your dirty little digits. The title –...

Ex-Idol Minds employee spills the beans on troubled exclusive

Do any of you remember Warrior’s Lair? The PlayStation 3 and Vita dungeon crawler – originally revealed as Ruin – made a big splash during the platform holder’s E3 press conference way back in 2011, primarily due to its first real hint at the potential of cross-save. However,...

Steadying the ship

As has become customary for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s issued a brand new firmware update that presumably fixes a handful of bugs from last week’s gigantic v2.10 update. The non-mandatory download – dubbed v2.11 for those keeping tabs – is available now, and supposedly “improves system stability and the playback of...

Bandwidth buster

With summer still some way away, Sony’s turning up the temperature early for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Next month’s European Instant Game Collection update is brimming with content, with murder simulator Hitman Absolution leading the charge. You’ll be able to download the beautiful stealth title for free from 1st May –...

Gangster's paradise

Kazuma Kiryu’s proficiency with the martial arts may have made him a better fit for mascot mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – but the Yakuza protagonist is no stranger to the golf course either. As such, we suppose it makes perfect sense for the former Tojo Clan chairman to join the roster of Hot Shots Golf: World...

Transferring data unlocks exclusive item

Sony has confirmed that any progress that you make in this week’s Soul Sacrifice demo will carry over to the full game. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, producer Kumi Yuasa revealed that your save data will be fully compatible with the final release – and you’ll even get a bonus item for bringing your...

Drawn to death

Who gives a hoot about fruit when you could be using your favourite touch screen device to slice the heads off pirate monkey zombies? That appears to be the design principle behind Draw Slasher, an impending PlayStation Vita title that sees your finger transformed into a ninja. Much like Halfbrick’s seminal crop cutter, you’ll...

SuperBot Entertainment survives split from Sony

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale developer SuperBot Entertainment is punching together a new intellectual property, according to the studio’s director of operations David Yang. In a statement issued to EDGE, the company admitted that it has “substantially shrunk” since it ended its rel

Llamasoft’s founder bleats on about the future of games

The word ‘legendary’ gets tossed around a little too much these days, but Jeff Minter is a British icon whose portfolio is more than deserving of the clichéd term. Since founding Llamasoft in 1982, the Reading-born developer has worked on a laundry list of noteworthy games, including...

Be there or be square

Toxic Games’ critically acclaimed Portal-esque first-person puzzler Q.U.B.E. could be coming to the PlayStation Vita, according to the developer’s official Twitter account. Asked if a port of the Indie Fund financed title was on the cards for Sony’s handheld system, the studio simply responded, “Quite possibly.”...