Sony has announced that the PlayStation Vita will launch on December 17th in Japan. Unfortunately, the release date for North America and Europe is still unknown, but lets home it isn’t too far off the Japanese release. The European release of the new portable console is already looking like its going to be in Early 2012.
Red Dead Redemption is getting a Game of the Year Edition next month, and full details were announced by Rockstar today. The new edition will be released next month, on October 11th in North America and October 14th internationally on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. The GOYT edition will include all of the downloadable content Rockstar has released for Red Dead Redemption both free and paid.
Looks like gamers are having fun with the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Open Beta since it opened up to all PSN users last week. Ubisoft have decided to extend the beta by a few extra days until this weekend. The beta was scheduled to end on September 12th 2011 (yesterday), but has now been extended until September 17th 2011.
The Rezurrection downloadable map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops has been available on the Xbox 360 for some time already, as a timed exclusive. Now, the PS3 and PC versions of the DLC has been dated. The map pack, which features nothing but zombie maps, will be available on those two platforms beginning next Thursday, September 22nd.
Activision’s Robert Bowling has confirmed (via Twitter) that upcoming shooter Modern Warfare 3 will feature split-screen multiplayer. His exact tweet mentioned “online splitscreen multiplayer”, which will be great news for gamers will siblings and only one PS3 between them.
The PlayStation Wireless Stereo Headset is now available at retailers in North America. The headset was first announced back in May and features virtual 7.1 surround sound. The headset retails for $99.99 (MRSP) and gives you an audio advantage and high-quality Bluetooth voice quality (with a retractable microphone) at a seriously affordable price point.
Bored of your black PS3? According to GameStop, the White PS3 is coming to Europe this November but will be exclusive to them. The White PS3 has already been available in Japan for over a year – it was released back in July 2010.
The sequel to Final Fantasy XIII was announced back in January of this year with a simple release window of Winter 2011. Gaming news site Andriasang reports that the Final Fantasy XIII-2 director has hinted during a Q&A session held over the weekend that the role playing game’s final release date will be announced by Square Enix during this year’s Tokyo Game Show.
The third update for inFamous 2 UGC is now available to download. The update makes the bosses placable characters in the UGC mode, allowing them to be allies, fight each other or protect Cole. The second change in this update is Mission Linking, allowing creators to create a series of missions easily.
The new advertising campaign for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception kicked off last night in North America during the 2011 NFL Kickoff game tonight between the Packers and Saints. The TV Spot was created from only in-game footage – check it out below.
