Saturday, December 20, 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed is Slashing its way to the West in Spring 2015


Holy Hyperdimension Neptunia games, Idea Factory has announced that another brand brand new game in the series will be making its way to Western shores. Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed, will be launching exclusively onto the PS Vita in North America and Europe Spring 2015, which both countries will receive retail and digital formats. 
Just like Hyperdevotion Noire, Hyperdimension Neptunia­ U: Action Unleashed will take the series in a whole new direction. This game will be the first foray into the 3D action hack 'n' slash genre for the series. The game seems to take inspiration from the Dynasty Warriors and Senran Kagura series as you'll have to slash your through a pile of enemies using various attacks and skills. For more information on the game you can read the publisher's key features list below;


Key Features:
— For the first time ever, your favorite Neptunia characters will have to hack 'n' slash their way through waves of enemies in real time! In the free-roaming stages, you'll get to create chain combos both on the ground and in the air.
— With the Dual System, you'll be able to switch between two characters on the battlefield. Balance out each character's strengths and weaknesses to create the ultimate battle duo, and even get some new playable characters - some of whom might be familiar from previous Neptunia games.
— The heat of battle can cause some wear and tear on your outfits. When you experience a "Costume Break," your outfits will tear, lowering your defense but increasing your critical rate and EXE Drive Gauge.
— Fill up the EXE Drive Gauge in order to clear the room with two tiers of special attacks, and you might just get a helping hand from your friend later on to perform some super special attacks!

There is also a batch of Japanese screenshots for your viewing pleasure below;
Source: Idea Factory

Criminal Girls: Invite Only Whips Up a New Trailer and Screenshots


NIS America has released a brand spanking new trailer for Criminal Girls: Invite Only along with some screenshots to go with it. A bit of a warning, if your boss is standing behind you don't watch the trailer as it is quite not safe for work.

Both the trailer and screenshots show off how the battle system works. You play as the Program Instructor and you pick a move from a list of skills the girls have learned in order to fight monsters or other convicts. Since you are dealing with a bunch delinquents, sometimes the girls won't listen to your commands and as such you will need to motivate them to behave and improve, learning new skills and unlock powerful combo attacks in a quite kinky mini-game; get them whips and chains ready.
Criminal Girls: Invite Only will be available physically and digitally in North America on February 3, 2015, and Europe on February 6, 2015.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Sparkle 2 Review


Sparkle 2 is one of four games released on the PlayStation Vita brought to us courtesy of the Finnish game developer 10 Tons Ltd. over the last couple of years.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Metal Slug 3 and Other NEOGEO Classics are Coming Out to the PS Vita


The 25th anniversary of the NEOGEO AES and MVS are next year and to celebrate the special occasion, SNK PLAYMORE (With help from SCEA 3rd Party Productions.) will be releasing Metal Slug 3 for the PS Vita and PS TV. For those who are attending the "PlayStation Experience" in Las Vegas this weekend will be happy to know that you will be able to play test the game there at the SNK booth.

Metal Slug 3 is not the only NEOGEO classic that SNK wants to bring to the PS Vita. There has been a poll that has been setup where fans can vote for classic games that they want SNK to re-release on the PlayStation Network. The list of games that you can vote for are listed below along with the link to the poll;


ART OF FIGHTING 2
– FATAL FURY SPECIAL
– GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES
– THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’97
– THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000
– THE LAST BLADE 2
– METAL SLUG X
– NEO TURF MASTERS
– REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2: THE NEWCOMERS
– SAMURAI SHODOWN II
– SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL
– SENGOKU 3
– SHOCK TROOPERS: 2nd SQUAD
– TWINKLE STAR SPRITES
– THE ULTIMATE 11: SNK FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


Vote for one or more of these titles to re-release on your favorite handheld right now! Which games did you vote for? Tell us in the comments below!

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Weekly PlayStation Store Sales

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Weekly PlayStation Store Update

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

New Releases For 12/2/2014

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PlayStation|ToGo! Weekly Recap

A weekly recap of PS Vita and PSP news. November 23-29, 2014...

Saturday, November 29, 2014

An Introduction To Destiny Of Spirits


I'd like to take some time to get you a bit acquainted with one of my favorite games on the Vita, Destiny of Spirits.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Review: Pocket RPG


Pocket RPG is a Chibi-inspired Hack and Slash game originally created by Crescent Moon Games for platforms such as iOS, where you can find the game for only $4.99. You will also find the game available on Ouya and Android. Pocket RPG can be found on the PlayStation Store for $14.99 by searching its name or scrolling through the Indie section.

December's PlayStation Plus Titles

Hey folks,

The PlayStation Blog has recently announced what we can look forward to this upcoming month from our PlayStation Plus subscription.

Without further ado, here they are:


Final Horizon is a Sci-Fi Inspired Tower Defense game that is cross-buy for the PlayStation Vita and the PlayStation 4. It was made by the UK development company Eiconic Games who have a variety of other notable titles to their credit, such as the arcade shooter Total Recoil.

Through your play of Final Horizon, you'll find yourself on a journey through 3 solar systems which house 15 different planets which in turn feature over 50 missions for you to take on.

For you trophy hunters out there, here's where you'll get especially excited as this game will provide you with the opportunity to gain a Platinum trophy is you complete 100+ objectives the game puts in front of you.

For Non-PlayStation Plus Members, here's the price it'll run:

USD $12.99

EUR €9.99

GBP £7.99

For more information on the game, you can visit the official Facebook page,



Titan Attacks! is a Neo-Retro Shoot-Em-Up developed by Puppy Games and published by Curve Studios. The game is three-way cross-buy with the PlayStation Vita, 3, and 4.

In Titan Attacks! you'll be able to adventure into 5 unique worlds and tackle 100 missions. Should you excel at the game and look for loftier challenge you might be interested in the online high score board this game features, which will allow you to go up against the best of the best!

For Non-PlayStation Plus Members in North America, here's the price it'll run:

$11.99

For more information about the game you can visit the official website.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

PlayStation Store Gets A Co-Op Sale


Looking for something to play with your friends? You're in luck! 

Over half a dozen Vita games with co-op have been discounted on the store.

The prices on the left are the regularly discounted prices.

The prices immediately to the right are the PlayStation Plus further discounted rates.

All descriptions are pulled from various, official sources such as Amazon.com.




Rayman Legends: $18.99/$13.29 | Store Link
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.
When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of mythical new worlds!
Join them as they run, jump, and slap their way through each world to get home, save the day, and discover the secrets of the legendary paintings!


Angry Birds Star Wars: $19.99/$17.99 | Store Link
Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars™ universe! Use the Force, wield your lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers on an intergalactic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the depths of the Pig Star -- where you’ll face off against the terrifying Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Pigs! Can you become a Jedi Master and restore freedom to the galaxy?
Time to grab your lightsaber and join the adventure! May the birds be with you!


Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!: $27.99/$14.00 | Store Link
Delve into the fantasy world filled with Sacred Maidens fighting the demonic arts in Arcana Heart 3 Love Max!!!!! In the quest or restoring The International Holy Spirit Institutions after the gruesome “Great Kanto Incident”, the Valkyries who were granted a power like a Sacred Maiden, emerge and stand in the way of the adorable combatant.


LEGO The Hobbit: $13.99/$9.79 | Store Link
The interactive game of LEGO The Hobbit allows gamers to play along their favorite scenes from the films and follows the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. Bilbo leaves the comforts of the Shire on a journey through Middle-earth to help the Dwarves reclaim their lost Kingdom of Erebor within the Lonely Mountain. Along the way, he is introduced to ravenous Trolls, dangerous Orcs and, of course, Gollum and his precious Ring. Players will utilize and combine the Dwarves' unique abilities - often with hilarious results - to solve the most diverse Quests of any LEGO videogame to date.


Rayman Origins: $18.99/$13.29 | Store Link
Play Rayman Origins and discover or rediscover the magical universe and legendary 2D gameplay that captured the hearts of millions of fans...
When the Glade of Dreams is overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, the Fairy Council hastily invokes Rayman to save the day; but the hero of light isn’t quite all there…To help him, Rayman teams up with his best friend, Globox, and two crafty wizards, the Teensies. Together, the world’s most hilarious team of heroes will need to restore peace to the Glade, or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream...


Soul Sacrifice Delta: $17.99/$14.39 | Store Link
Take on the role of a slave who is about to be sacrificed, stumbles upon a forbidden book that allows its readers to relive battles between sorcerers and monsters of the past.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation Release Date Announced


Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation will be available on January 27th in North America in both physical and digital formats! It will be available for download in Europe on January 28th, and in stores on January 30th. 

Hatoful Boyfriend Soars Its Way to the PS Vita in 2015


The bizarre visual novel, Hatoful Boyfriend, is heading its way to the PS Vita in the second quarter of 2015. Hatoful Boyfriend is a visual novel / avian dating sim from the mind of Hato Moa.

New Releases For 11/25/2014

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Front Wars Has Stormed The Vita's Shores


Fronts Wars is a Turn-Based Strategy game made by the Canadian game developer Homemade Games. 

Monday, November 17, 2014

Own MLB 12?


If you own MLB 12, would you perhaps be interested in taking part in a little competition I've dreamed up?

When I play sports games, like MLB 12 or any other, I rarely play them for the actual 'game content' where you're out on the field doing whatever. Instead of that, I'm near exclusively playing the manager mode, building my team, wheeling and dealing, and watching it boom or bust under my careful supervision.

PlayStation Vita Sales Listings

An update on awesome PS Vita sales on the internet.
This is representative only of the United States.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Weekly PlayStation Store Sales

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Weekly PlayStation Store Update

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Want Volgarr The Viking On Your Vita?


For those of you who never heard of this game before, Volgarr the Viking is a popular hardcore 16-bit style action side-scroller made by Crazy Viking Studios. The Crazy Viking Studios team, Kris Durrschmidt and Taron Millet, has previously worked on titles such as The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night for the GameBoy Advance and Shinobi on the 3DS.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Review: Pix The Cat


Pix the Cat is described by the developer on their website as 'an intense arcade game' and after playing I can't help but agree with their assessment.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Review: Mouse Bounce


I discovered the Unity-made Mouse Bounce a few short weeks ago while roaming Twitter. It hadn't made its way onto the Vita yet, but had coincidentally just passed its Quality Assurance testing so it was almost ready to be released onto the store.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

[10/28-11/4] North American PlayStation Store Sales

Howdy folks, thought I'd put together a list of the games that went on sale a few hours ago.
Games are for the Vita only unless otherwise specified.
Links to Sony's webstore are of course included with every title.
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops is an epic bite-sized arcade shooter.
Cross-Buy with PS3.
$7,99, PS+-only discount to $6.39.
Following his father’s murder, Huang Lee has a simple mission: deliver an ancient sword to his Uncle Kenny to ensure his family retains control of the Triad gangs of Liberty City.
$4.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Vice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, its growth fueled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade.
$2.49
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Once a trusted wise guy in the Leone crime family, Toni Cipriani was forced into hiding after killing a made man. Now he’s back and it’s time for things to be put right.

$4.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead.

$9.99, $7.99 for PS+ members.
The Walking Dead: Season Two SEASON PASS offers the best value for getting all five episodes in the sequel to 2012's Game of the Year.
$13.49, $10.79 for PS+ members.
The pinball masters at Zen Studios have partnered with Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for his Skybound imprint at Image Comics, to create an all-new digital pinball table based on the award-winning The Walking Dead game series.

$1.99, $1.49 for PS+ members.
Store Link.
The legendary action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is reborn on the PSP® system with incredible 3D graphics and timeless side scrolling gameplay in Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles.

$7.99, $5.99 for PS+ members.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy.
Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a chilling exploration of the best that Silent Hill has to offer.

$14.99, $11.99 for PS+.
A puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions, starring an ornery blob with an insatiable appetite.
$5.99, $4.49 for PS+ members.
PS3/PSVita Cross-Buy.
$3.99, $3.19 for PS+ members.
(Vita Only)
Challenge your friends to a unique and addicting puzzler in Chameleon!

$1.99
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
A gory, disturbing and uncomfortably exhilarating tale of mystery, fear and survival, in the tradition of the greatest Japanese horror classics!

$9.99, $8.99 for PS+.
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
A series of eight lengthy vignettes expanding and elaborating on the story of the 2011 cult horror classic “Corpse Party.” 
$9.99, $8.99 for PS+. 
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy
Hack'n Slash your way through catacombs filled with unspeakable horrors as you seek out the evil plaguing your kingdom.

$2.99. 
PSP/PSVita Cross-Buy.
Mahjong Royal Towers:
Play Mahjong and experience royal generosity for yourself!

Mahjong World Contest:
Take part in a Mahjong contest. Plunge yourself into the myriads of golden tiles!

Mahjong Gold:
Join in the search for Long John Silver's buried treasure in this Mahjong pirate adventure!

$9.99.

Furmins is a unique blend of physics based set-up-and-go puzzle gameplay and real-time interactions.

StarDrone Extreme is a high-speed action thriller with a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects.

BreakQuest™: Extra Evolution – new concept interactive physics based break-out game. The energizing gameplay with a superior physics concept and advanced collision system creates never-seen-before game experience for the genre.
$9.99 
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