Feb Thank you to the thousands of gamers who have stopped by one of the eight Vita Hill Social Clubs across the United States over the past few weeks. For those of you who don’t know, Vita Hill Social Club is the only place where you can walk in and pick up a PS Vita to play with for as long as you want (well, until closing time).
Check out our upcoming events below and go to Vita-Hill.com to learn more about upcoming events in your city.
Mortal Kombat Take Over
When: February 24th, 6:00 to 9:00pm local time
Where: Vita Hill social clubs in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco (directions and info)
On February 24th from 6:00 to 9:00pm, get first hands-on with Mortal Kombat at Vita Hill Social Clubs nationwide and experience the world’s deadliest tournament in the palm of your hand! Mortal Kombat for PS Vita delivers new gameplay features and tons of new content developed exclusively for the revolutionary handheld system. Mortal Kombat features an all-new Challenge Tower II mode with 150 brand-new missions that push PS Vita’s capabilities to the max. No punches pulled! Mortal Kombat Vita brings all of the bone-breaking action from the 2011 console release for on-the-go gaming with all the warriors, including Kratos! Come and get your hands on the future of portable fighting in our special Vita Hill event.
Little Deviants Tournament
When: February 26th, 3:00 to 5:00pm local time
Where: Vita Hill social clubs in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco (directions and info)
On February 26th from 3:00 to 5:00pm, get deviant with PS Vita! Players will have five minutes to play specific games chosen by our Vita Hill staff. Every two players will have a dedicated staff member to look over your shoulder (no cheating!) to record your score. In five minutes, players have to get their best score on the mini game. Winners move onto the next round to play another mini game until there is only ONE left. So stop by during the week to practice your Little Deviants moves.
(Average: 3.96 out of 5)
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+ killer2219 on February 8th, 2012 at 12:30 pm said:
looks cool
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+ AriesWarlock on February 8th, 2012 at 12:30 pm said:
I think this is pretty cool, but I wish the Miami events were not only in Miami Beach but in Doral, FL.
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+ Nates4Christ on February 8th, 2012 at 12:31 pm said:
I would love to see one of these in Mobile, Al. You would have to have real good security though. I just heard the other day that 3 3ds’s got stole from the display at gamestop so they are not going to get a vita to try out.
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+ toxicboy007 on February 8th, 2012 at 12:32 pm said:
too bad i live in a freaking state that nothing good ever happens
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+ HaHaHanif on February 8th, 2012 at 12:41 pm said:
Please set up a Vita Social Club in Houston! :)
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+ NotoriousGamer on February 8th, 2012 at 12:42 pm said:
Toronto
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+ IceColdKilla44 on February 8th, 2012 at 12:45 pm said:
Great! I’ve already gone to a few of these Vita events in my city but I didn’t know there would be tournaments.
Where/when can we RSVP for the IGN event this weekend?
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+ Ftwrthtx on February 8th, 2012 at 12:45 pm said:
I’ll be getting my Vita on the 15th. Any free games available for those that show up with their own Vita in San Francisco?
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+ KALEL114 on February 8th, 2012 at 12:51 pm said:
Can we get some love here in Dallas!?!?! Please??
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+ DeadFable on February 8th, 2012 at 12:55 pm said:
What about Washington..
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+ Dessron on February 8th, 2012 at 1:23 pm said:
I wish there would be a Vita Social Club in Quebec… Though, I’ve had some time with PS Vita and all I can say is that it is awesome! Can’t wait to get mine, only one week to go!
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+ playaplus on February 8th, 2012 at 1:24 pm said:
htown anyone?
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+ Logan22 on February 8th, 2012 at 1:24 pm said:
Ahh! Too bad I wont be able to make it to the MK event since I’m in Tampa. I WILL however be there this Friday-Saturday, and there’s events across all 3 days while I’m there. Friday has AT&T event with Jo Garcia later at night; Saturday has Ultimate Marvel; and Sunday has Reality Fighters.
The link is not working for me, I’m using Google Chrome.
Can we expect a Mortal Kombat demo to hit PSN sometime after the 24th? Like in March time or something? I really want to try that. And is the MK event just a demo sample of the game or more? You mentioned the challenge tower and all that but I doubt that would be in a demo. If its the full version or something, maybe I might plan an even 3rd trip to the club, even though its AFTER the Vita is out already lol.
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+ Logan22 on February 8th, 2012 at 1:26 pm said:
“Friday-Sunday”
sorry
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+ ERC1980 on February 8th, 2012 at 1:30 pm said:
Still not close enough to where i live
and also Ryan M. got a question:
why no coverage at all of the Destination Playstation event thats happening right now in Arizona?
makes no sense
I mean there’s already been a big game announcement (the LBP Kart racer) and the rumored unveiling of God of War 4!
i need an explanation for this!!!!
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+ omnichaotic on February 8th, 2012 at 1:35 pm said:
PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION:
Their are rumors on the internet that the 3g Bundle gift where you get a free 250mb/30 day plan and a free game. Is not actually free. That you have to instead order a AT&T plan for $15 or $30 first before you get a free one.
It’s because of a very unusual way amazon worded it they are quoting.
Please confirm if you have to pay for a plan first or if you get it free first.
I know at least a dozen people who are not preordering 3g version because of this rumor.
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+ omnichaotic on February 8th, 2012 at 1:37 pm said:
Here is the quote “Your promotional 250 MB session automatically starts upon expiration of your 1st session plan, if you have activated the redemption code.” from Amazon.
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+ Viewtiful_Josh on February 8th, 2012 at 1:55 pm said:
I’m going to be the happiest dude once I go back to Los Angeles. I was born there for crying out loud.
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+ juggalotus53 on February 8th, 2012 at 2:01 pm said:
no ohio dates grrrr that sux
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+ boxmyth on February 8th, 2012 at 2:10 pm said:
I’m quickly losing my interest in Vita. After all the poor decisions (no UMD transfers, no 3G multiplayer, high memory card prices), finding out that the one game that I really wanted for it, Uncharted, is the same price on PSN as it is in store, I’m seriously considering just cancelling my (paid in full) pre-order.
If that price isn’t some sort of mistake, that pricing is seriously ridiculous and sets a very bad precedent of digital downloads for Vita costing the same as their retail counterparts, which should certainly not be the case if you hope to encourage people to download their games instead of purchasing them from brick and mortar stores.
Even if it’s just for Uncharted, and every other game ever released costs less on PSN, you’ve hit my ‘reconsider’ button quite hard.
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+ Curtisio on February 8th, 2012 at 2:39 pm said:
I’m getting a Page Not Found error on that link….
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+ Crystavis on February 8th, 2012 at 3:06 pm said:
Please get a social club in the Philly area! you don’t have two MAJOR Metropolitan areas, DC and Philly, in your sights? big mistake…..
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+ iTofuMan on February 8th, 2012 at 3:50 pm said:
Too bad none of these places are near me. Although they never do these types of things in Hawaii, so i shouldnt have expected them to actually hold something here. Anyway i hope people have fun at these events. Just one more week till i get a hold of my Vita so im happy.
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+ gunther188 on February 8th, 2012 at 3:58 pm said:
When and if ever are they going to come to vancouver Canada ?? , dont worry I’m not holding my breath .
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+ legendjamesbond7 on February 8th, 2012 at 4:36 pm said:
ps vita on mortal kombat all night 2 bad i can’t get it on the feb 15 got 2 wait on the 22nd like some of us
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+ cosmis_chaos on February 8th, 2012 at 4:45 pm said:
@ boxmyth. Blah Blah Blah. If you really wanted the VITA you wouldn’t be nitpicking every detail and looking for excuses not to buy it. People who want something don’t harp on about every little con about something. People claim that they complain the most because they care about it the most. That is a lie. You complain the most because you are the most loud mouthed and unsure that you want whatever it is. Don’t buy it. No one here really cares that much.
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+ WrekGar on February 8th, 2012 at 5:00 pm said:
The Blog Stalker (Me) will definitely be at the NYC spot for this. Will not Can not miss it.
Ray AKA WrekGar
The PS Blog Stalker
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+ Arjmand on February 8th, 2012 at 5:28 pm said:
Man, you guys should really come to Canada, its not even that cold this winter hahaha. I would be there all day playing MK and UMVC3.
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+ dlhdav7 on February 8th, 2012 at 5:57 pm said:
well i wont be going to game stop any more !!!they called me twice telling me to come and pick up uncharted for my vita. but they don’t have it in stock!!! why would they call me then?
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+ t36066 on February 8th, 2012 at 6:10 pm said:
Good job on improving the internet browser …. please fix crackle.. since the update the shows half the screen …
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+ jcizzle33 on February 8th, 2012 at 6:24 pm said:
Is it true I won’t even be able to use my digital download PSP games on Vita?! Games like Peace Walker and Valkyria Chronicles 2 are not compatible supposedly? If I can’t even play these games that I will need to repurchase digitally in the first place, I’m strongly considering not giving you my business at all – especially for the time being until a larger Vita library is built up. This needs clarification immediately please.
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+ coolasj19 on February 8th, 2012 at 6:51 pm said:
I’m representing Houston! And I want an event down here =D.
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+ marlyt on February 8th, 2012 at 7:50 pm said:
@boxmyth please name one single game that has been cheaper on release day in the ps store than retail. It has never happened. The only games that ever have a discount are older games. Please don’t comment anymore if you’re going to be ignorant.
@cosmis chaos well said sir. I’ve tried to blame my buyers remorse on other people in the past but it just doesn’t work. It’s a maturity thing me thinks.
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+ marlyt on February 8th, 2012 at 7:55 pm said:
Sony, u said this was coming to a city near me and it is NOT. You lied to me darn u!!! I’m never buying anything Sony again!!! You just lost all my pre orders (paid in full) forever and ever!!! Well except for next week and the 9 months that follow but that’s IT!!*
*the preceding was a parody of stupid consumers
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+ DarkOne_PR on February 8th, 2012 at 7:59 pm said:
Just wanted to say guys that u should leave the PS vita hall places open after the vita its release as a place where Vita Owners can go and play their games together! in there u can sell coffee, beer and some food! u can organize tournaments, and events in there (obviously everyone needs to bring their own vita) and have wi-fi. It will keep Vita Owners together and At the same time u can create a monetary benefit for u with the tournaments, selling food and PS vita games there and accessories and create jobs :)
Hope u get at least my point! :)
Note: if u do remember im seeking a new job i hate working at gamestop :(
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+ boxmyth on February 8th, 2012 at 8:04 pm said:
Just to update my previous comment, Uncharted: Golden Abyss is now showing up at $44.99 on the PlayStation Store, so I retract my statement. I will get my Vita on the 22nd as originally planned, and be happy filling up my 32gb memory card with all manner of content.
Thanks for being cool, Sony.
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+ vince8502 on February 8th, 2012 at 9:13 pm said:
Feeling Lonely up here in Toronto…
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+ WilHiteWarrior on February 9th, 2012 at 12:03 am said:
Yeah the Vita is a pile of junk… Sony apparently decided not to offer the service to pay a small fee to transfer your games over (Which it shouldnt even have that since we already paid for the blasted things) and instead decided we have to buy our games all over again. Send Sony a message buy NOT buying this thing. There’s no excuse for this and it shouldnt be tolerated let alone supported
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+ KingKannibal on February 9th, 2012 at 1:25 am said:
I’m gonna beat all of you at the Mortal Kombat tournament! My local VHSC is the one in Santa Monica! who else goes to that one?
Also, What DarkOne_PR said!!
Also, WilHiteWarrior and anyone that shares his opinions are [DELETED] 12 year olds with no jobs. Good thing Sony ignores this little bunch of assholes though!
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+ THE_EMC on February 9th, 2012 at 1:56 am said:
lol Xbox 360 + Kinect cant come to toronto but sony cant bring the vita lol
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+ THE_EMC on February 9th, 2012 at 1:57 am said:
lol Xbox 360 + Kinect can come to toronto but sony cant bring the vita lol
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+ Busca-Cabezas on February 9th, 2012 at 6:03 pm said:
I wish I could go to all the PSVita Hill Events!! Woot!! :P …but sadly, I can’t. -_- Anyway… I can’t wait to caress my sexy 1st Edition! Woot! :D
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+ JQM78 on February 11th, 2012 at 12:18 pm said:
So, when exactly is the modnation tournament, there’s two dates listed?
I think it’s the 19th. But it shows the 12th and the 19th as the dates.
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+ JQM78 on February 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm said:
ALSO:
I won the virtua tennis tournament (2nd place for a $25 psn card) but I never got my prize. What’s up? this tournament was weeks ago and I’ve since won another tournament and got my prize.
Who do I talk to about this??
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+ TheChaosDivision on February 12th, 2012 at 10:12 pm said:
After the release of the Vita will there be any bonuses to people who go to the social clubs with their newly purchased Vitas? I am just curious because I don’t want to miss anything.
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+ JQM78 on February 19th, 2012 at 6:37 pm said:
won my 3rd tournament today!! Thanks… now, if i could just get the psn card for my virtual tennis win…