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If you’re eagerly anticipating picking up a PlayStation Vita at launch, February 22nd probably feels distressingly far away. “But I want to play NOW,” you may be thinking, feeling, and/or shouting. We understand.
That’s why we’re going to be fanning out across the country to give loyal PlayStation fans the the opportunity to go hands on with the PS Vita months before launch, through a series of Vita Social Clubs. And for people in the San Francisco Bay Area, that opportunity comes knocking this Thursday with the grand opening of the Vita Hill Social Club. We’ll be bringing the food and the beverages, but most importantly, we’ll be bringing the Vitas. Dozens and dozens of them. Bring extra hands!
The Vita Hill Social Club will give you the opportunity to play tons of PS Vita games, including UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, LittleBigPlanet, Little Deviants, WipEout 2048, ModNation Racers, Reality Fighters, and Hot Shots Golf in a relaxing setting. We’ll also be raffling off a few things… maybe even a PS Vita (correction: yes, we will).
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Quick question for you readers out there – do you use Google+?
Like a lot of companies, we set up an official PlayStation presence there once that became possible last week. The question we’re facing right now is – for those of you on G+, what do you want to see there? Right now, G+ seems like a stripped down Facebook – not unlike when Facebook first started. One of the big differences is Hangouts, a sort of livestreaming app that’s native to Google+, so we’re sort of looking in that direction. Of course, all that matters is what you all want to see – let us know in the comments, please.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 14, 2011)
I hope you remembered to set your clocks back an hour this morning. Rather than banking the extra hour for sleep, I invested it in a bonus hour of Batman: Arkham City. If you’ve played it, you already know how incredible a game it is, but I’d still like to finish it off before the next 9 days bring us Skyrim, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Modern Warfare 3.
It’s been a great launch for UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception, and more Drake-centric stories came through this week. You’ll also find pieces on Need for Speed: The Run, Battlefied 3 and Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the reading list below.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 31, 2011)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 Reads Your Final Fantasy XIII Save Data – Siliconera
- Ninja Gaiden 3 Isn’t All Bloody Swords, There Are Fire Dragons Too – Siliconera
- Our First Look at Battlefield 3′s Intense Back to Karkand Maps – Kotaku
- Want to find all the treasures in Uncharted 3? Use this – Destructoid
- Watch Need For Speed: The Run Through the Eyes of Michael Bay – Giant Bomb
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This week’s reading list might as well be renamed the Review Roundup, as you’ll find critics’ takes on PixelJunk Sidescroller, Battlefield 3, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, and UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception (which is only 2 days away). No shortage of things to play right now, which is exactly how I like it. I’ve been all over BF3 Multiplayer this weekend (Engineer) – what about you?
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 24, 2011)
- At Age 29, a Game Developer Must Battle Back from a Stroke – Kotaku
- Nathan Drake: A Leader In Women’s Fashion – www.GameInformer.com
- $10 Pixeljunk Sidescroller on the PS3 is a warm hug from your shooter past – Ars Technica
- PixelJunk SideScroller PS3 Review- GamesRadar
- Pixeljunk SideScroller Review – 1UP.com
- The Best Way to Get Around in Infamous 2 Started Out As a Bug – Kotaku
- Review: PixelJunk SideScroller -Destructoid
- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection out November 8 in US – Destructoid
- Extra Life marathon raised $1.1 million for CMN Hospitals – Destructoid
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It’s a pity the weather is so nice out here in the Bay Area, because all I want to do right now is have a controller in my hand. Battlefield 3 lands in under 48 hours (don’t forget: PS3 owners get first crack at the game’s DLC packs); look for reviews of that, as well as next week’s greatly anticipated Uncharted 3 to hit this week. The PSN is bursting with exclusive games, and you can add PixelJunk Sidescroller and inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood to that list on Tuesday. And I’m still just a few hours into the excellent Batman: Arkham City. It’s truly the best time of the year.
Shame about all that unused sun out there.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 17, 2011
You know we’re in the throes of the holiday release season when most of the links are to reviews. This year, it’s not just the retail games that are getting great reviews (it seems like Batman: Arkham City is pretty darn good), but PSN titles as well. Sideway: New York and Rochard have been rated solidly, and PAYDAY: The Heist is only 2 days away. Did you know that PAYDAY has a Platinum Trophy to be earned? Start planning your bank jobs by looking at the Trophy list here.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 10, 2011)
Recently, Ubisoft invited us to sample the first few hours of Assassin’s Creed Revelations for PS3. I learned a lot during that play session:
- The control scheme has been revised, pushing Eagle Vision to L3. This frees up the Triangle button for secondary weapons such as daggers.
- Altair comes into play via flashbacks following the thrilling Masyaf key retrieval missions, which are the successors to Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s Lairs of Romulus.
- The game map now has a Google Maps-style satellite view that I enjoyed while skipping around the sprawling city of Constantinople/Istanbul.
- The Den Defense mission brought tower defense-style sequences that are completely unlike anything I’ve seen in the Assassin’s Creed universe.
- I saw someone actually *use* the Apple of Eden.
- I noticed some different UI in the Animus, and started to wonder why the interface was different (and no, Ubisoft wouldn’t tell me).
- I saw Ezio stab a dude with a guitar – I think they called them “lutes” back then.
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Tomorrow, I’ll have the chance to play the first few hours of Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ single-player story. As a big fan of the series thus far, I’ve got plenty of questions. But I’d like to know what *you* want to know about the game’s campaign. Please feel free to guide me with your suggestions in the comments here.
In the meantime, you can find stories on Batman: Arkham City, Eufloria, Rage, and PlayStation Vita below.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 3, 2011)
- Uncharted 3 is Better Than Hollywood – IGN
- I Would Buy the Portal 2 Peer Review DLC – IGN
- Green Lantern Extended Cut Blu-Ray combo pack to include Batman: Arkham City Sinestro Corps skin – Joystiq
- Life’s A Bitch, And Then You Die: 45 Hours With Dark Souls – Giant Bomb
- Yes, Marvelous AQL Is Making PlayStation Vita Games Too – Siliconera
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