In case you missed our PS Vita video livechat today, PlayStation’s John Koller revealed an official release date for Resistance: Burning Skies. The Chimera will invade PS Vita on May 29, 2012, bringing you the world’s first portable dual-analog FPS.
Resistance has always boasted iconic visual design, and today we can reveal the Burning Skies box art — a freshly slain Hybrid lying on the streets of New York City with the protagonist’s fire axe resting in the rubble. We like to think it recalls some of the eerie essence of the classic Resistance: Fall of Man box art, but we’d love to hear what you think!
Resistance: Burning Skies pulls you into an entirely new dimension of the Resistance universe. Set in a tale of survival during the August 1951 Chimeran invasion of the East Coast, you take control of Tom Riley, an everyday firefighter from New Jersey who is thrown headfirst into the teeth of the Chimeran war machine, forcing him to redefine his notions of duty and heroism.
As most of you know, this is going to be the first ever dual-analog FPS game on a portable device, and has been built from the ground-up to take full advantage of the power of the PS Vita, including front and rear touchscreen controls. The touchscreen controls add a whole new dimension to the gameplay, delivering a powerful portable shooter experience. Never thought you’d play a console-quality shooter on a portable device? Game Director Harley Baldwin White-Wiedow has one thing to tell you: “TWO STICKS, baby!”
Now get out there and pre-order your copy today. Oh, and be sure to stay tuned in the coming months — we’ll have many more announcements to share soon.
niiice!
Cool
Nice cover – just need some screen shots!
luvs it
memory required XXXXKB? explain that one please!
Wounder how the game play will be…
Been waiting for the official release date for a while now.
But will the multiplayer have clan support?
Wow, I didn’t expect this so soon. Look at you Sony, making me rethink putting of buying a Vita.
Is gonna be Multiplayer in this game???
DO WANT.
This just might be taking up some of my 32 meg card. Sounds awesome!
This is some really nice box art. Resistance 1 and 3 both had great box art also.
price?
@13 the pre-order price is 39.99$ at gamestop
BONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!im glad its gonna be released earlier than expected.in Aust it might be early June but still OMFG!!!!!Love how the Boxart keeps the style of the 1st Games and R:R aswell as the font from R3.Although one problem the Bullseye from R3 is in the Chimera’s dead hands insted of the gun that replaces the Bullseye in Burning Skies.But overalll BONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sold! But my only question is… is there online functionality AKA Deathmatch?
Ugh 3 months………DANG IT!
Crossplay with resistance 3?! That would be GREAT!…
Yes such great news
This game is a must have
Sweeeeet!!!!!!!!!
I may be alone in this, but R: Retribution was my favorite Resistance game, so I’m pretty excited that a new, portable entry into the series is just a few months away.
Now, if we can get release dates for LittleBigPlanet and Gravity Rush…?
Will get!! Awesome game, can’t wait!
Hmmm…. I’ve not seen any mention of multiplayer for this, so I’m wondering if it has online deathmatch too. I don’t usually care for multiplayer so it doesn’t make any difference to me, but surely it’ll do much better in sales if there’s an online element, I mean even the PSP resistance had one.
(Then again, the PSP Modnation Racers had online, too…)
is there any online multiplayer
I wouldn’t want to be that chimera in the picture
Death by ax doesn’t seem that fun
Will there be an ax in this game?
day 1 buy for me, love the resistance series!!!!
Cool news. I hope to hear about the release date of LittleBigPlanet Vita so soon. This is the game I care about the most now.
second 1 buy for me , Resistance Burning Skies is my most anticipated vita title !!!! really loving the box art , how about news on online multiplayer ? is there gonna be a beta ? online multiplayer demo ?
Hey is it just me, or is the Diablo 3 on PS3/Vita on that Livestream? @54:05
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/20431450
I can’t tell if its D3 or some other RPG.
This game wont sell a lot ; ) .
Awesome
PS Vita is getting better and better. Now for Killzone release date.
Can’t wait to play it, but will their be online multiplayer like resistance retribution
i think it is to learn for killzone release date there is still not to much info out.
For those asking if the game will have online multiplayer look closely at the box. ” Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB” ;)
Important question. Game trailers just said they had no memory card in the PS Vita they have and it still saved Uncharted Golden Abyss and they said that there is a bit of onboard memory, enough to save games but nothing else! Is this true or false? I gotta know (im getting a memory card but still need to know
So much to look forward to for my Vita. I absolutely cannot wait for this game! I also cannot believe that the release date is so close, very nice!
Day one purchase if it’s even half as good as the PS3 versions.
@24 – Earlier videos have shown that your character is a member of the NYFD, the fireman’s axe is the first weapon you touch in the game.
Woot!!! I can’t wait for this game, and I love the box art too. =D
The box art is great!
That box art is scary. Weird how I literally before I just came to the site was playing resistance fall of man. I missed out in the series and have only played 2. Going to beet rfam then eventually play the psp game, maybe 2 again and 3. And hopefully when this one comes out I will have a vita. Needs a wifi bundle and assurance that great games will keep coming out before I get one though.
Still sad that Insomniac dosen’t care about Resistance anymore. Best bet would be to give the franchise to Guerilla Games imo.
Can wait to purchase a vita soon
Woo Hoo! The game comes out on my birthday! Thanks Sony!!
wow tomorrow is ps vita in my mail.i am so exicted.
WOW! great work on the box art! not like the one from resistance 3 which was mediocre…. the game was good thou! Anyways… PLS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! dont forget to put Multiplayer on this baby! 4 vs 4 TDM and 8 players deathmatch at least ok? LOVE RESISTANCE FRANCHISE! it was the one who make me an FPS gamer.
Even thou i still love JRPGs more than any other genre :)
Yes, but will it actually have multiplayer?
Awesome artwork. Looks like I am going to be preordering this bad boy!
I think the box art looks cool, but it would be cooler if it had the fireman (the main character) on the background looking away from the creature, into the “burning skies”, with the axe on his shoulder as it drips blood off its tip. The gun would then replace the axe, from the current box art, with damages as though the main character had destroyed a technological weapon with a simple man-made tool. :D
An idea.
@7 @ 9 @16 @22 @23 @31 @45
Yes there will be multiplayer! :D
As a matter of fact, there is a few seconds of footage of it in this video at 00:57
Sony PS Vita : Device Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADjMPGOAPhA
Can’t wait! xD
Picking this up can’t wait to try a FPS on Vita with 2 analog sticks.