The PlayStation Recap — PS Vita Launch Edition

Crazy week! With PS Vita officially in the wild, and Mass Effect 3‘s PS3 release looming just over the horizon, my free time is destined to become scarcer than Element Zero. But for now, I’m content to best Jeff and Rey’s Super Stardust Delta scores (Casual difficulty is for sissies!), crush Lorenzo (from the Latin American Blog) in Tekken 6, and continue exploring PS Vita’s many nooks and crannies.

In other news this week, we learned how the ever-intriguing Sumioni: Demon Arts will help you master PS Vita, Evolution Studios revealed a March 6th release date for the adorable PS3 and PS Vita racer MotorStorm RC (complete with a new gameplay trailer), the PlayStation Home team revealed a way to win a trip to E3 2012, Starhawk’s multiplayer beta opened wide for all PSN users, and SCEI’s President and CEO Andy House shared his thoughts on PS Vita’s historic launch. Also, be sure to keep reading today’s Recap to see some important UNCHARTED 3 multiplayer news.

What are you playing this weekend?

I’m playing: Tekken 6, Rayman Origins and Lumines: Electronic Symphony for PS Vita

I’m watching: The Wire Season 1, The Walking Dead Season 2

I’m reading: Not much, I’m afraid. With PS Vita successfully launched, I’ll kick back into my reading schedule this week!

I’m listening to:: Official PlayStation Blogcast Episode 013: Jack Tretton and the Case of the Colossal OLED Screen

Most-Watched Video of the Week: The Launch of PlayStation Vita

The PlayStation Recap — PS Vita Launch Edition

The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week

PlayStation Store Update — A monster Store update that adds nine new PS Vita games, three free Augmented Reality games, three new demos and a looooot more.

Mass Effect 3 Available for PSN Pre-Order Today With Exclusive Bonuses — Throw down some dough now and you’ll be able to finish Commander Shepard’s final mission on March 6th….without leaving the house!

Plants vs Zombies for PS Vita Shambles to PSN Today — The most addictive game ever created by man gets a new Vita version, complete with touchscreen controls and a new zombie creator.

Borderlands 2 for PS3: First Gameplay Trailer, Release Date Revealed — The battle for Pandora is just beginning. Why does that feel like a tagline for Avatar 2?

PS Vita – Your 3G Questions Answered — Handy answers to common questions about 3G activation, redeeming the free game, DataConnect pass and more.

PlayStation Vita Is Now Available in the US — Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America’s president and CEO, welcomes a bouncing bundle of joy to the PlayStation family.

Retro City Rampage is Coming to PS Vita and PS3 — This 8-bit styled open-world game is finally nearing completion, and it’s coming to PS3 and PS Vita.

Excavate the UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss Treasure Map Pack This Wednesday — Having trouble finding every one of the hidden treasures in Drake’s PS Vita debut? Look no further.

PS Vita: Our 9 Favorite Tips — A hodgepodge of helpful tips and secret functions to help you make the most of your new portable powerhouse. Add your own in the comments!

The Tester 3 Episode 3: Make Like Drake — Nathan Drake himself, actor Nolan North, crashes the party in this episode of PSN’s reality show.

Courtesy of Arne Meyer

Flashback Map Pack #2 Released and Co-Op Shade Survival Mode Announced – This week marks the release of the Flashback Map Pack #2 for UNCHARTED 3 multiplayer. We posted a new trailer showing off the new maps which you should check out. We also announced a brand new game mode that is coming soon – Co-Op Shade Survival!

UNCHARTED 3 – Patch 1.05 Notes – Patch 1.05 was deployed for UNCHARTED 3 this week, these are the details on what was updated.

UNCHARTED 3 – Flashback Map Pack #2 Fixes – We’ve pushed out a couple of live fixes to Flashback Map Pack #2 to the Plaza map in Competitive and Co-operative modes. In addition, players from the US and EU playing in the same match have sometimes seen some anomalies, which we’ve fixed as well. EU players, you should re-download Flashback Map Pack #2 from the PS Store. US players, you’re good.