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June Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 4 Comments

June is here, and after modest release schedule in May, I'm here again with a more lively list for this month. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

Retail-wise we've got ports of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, and Vanillaware's 2009 2D action-adventure Muramasa Rebirth confirmed. Retailers also seem to think that Naughty Dog's PS2 action platformers are due out with the Jak & Daxter Collection, as well as the not-at-all-Thundercats-looking LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey, though I don't believe either has had an official release date announcement yet.

For PSN titles, the month starts off strong with slow paced puzzle game Quell Memento, a port of the million selling puzzle platformer Limbo, while the curious game/social app thing Toro's Friend Network finally makes it's debut outside of Japan. No firm dates for what's due later, though both top rated shoot 'em up Velocity Ultra and pixelated homicide-a-thon Hotline Miami are likely.

While May was meager for new releases, the same can not be said for new title announcements. The show stealer was definitively Sony Japan Studio's Panopticon trailer, which turned out to be the muliplayer focused Vita title Freedom Wars.

Beyond that Ubisoft showed off Rayman Legends for Vita with 5 exclusive levels, while Tecmo Koei revealed they're bringing over Atelier Meruru Plus, as well as Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force's stab at Monster Hunter - Toukiden. Americans will also get the opportunity to get their plowing on, with the confirmation that the currently Europe only Farming Simulator 2012 will be crossing the Atlantic.

The indie avalanche continues with Tony-Hawk-meets-Canabalt Vita exclusive Olliolli, in addition to Counterspy, Doki-Doki Universe (from the creator of Toejam & Earl), Hohokum, C-Wars, Atomic Ninjas, A.N.N.E., Dying: Sinner Escape, Death Ray Manta, and Flower.

Japan got a Super Robot Wars title, a Super Robot Anime Heroine Wars title, Exstetra - a new RPG from the developers of Unchained Blades, and a bunch of visual novels.

And there you go, you're now up to date on what's been happening games wise with the Vita. Here's hoping E3 will bring plenty to write about next month. On to the list:

June

Retail

Downloads (Tentative)

Q3 2013

Retail

Downloads

Rest of the year (and beyond)

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

  • Zero Escape 3 - Development has started, but patforms have yet to be annouced
  • Yet to be annouced game(s) from Tokyo Majin Gakuen director
  • Mystery project from Just Add Water
  • Dangan Ronpa 3
  • Some kind of Worms game
  • Sly Cooper HD Collection - ESRB rating
  • Yakuza game

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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May Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 29 Comments

It's May, I'm sick, but I'm still determined to keep updating this list. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with sections for Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

Last month was pretty big, with Soul Sacrifice landing at retail, and a bunch of big downloadable titles launching on PSN. This month is a bit more sparse - there are actually no fully confirmed Vita releases for May yet, though Futurlab's acclaimed shoot 'em up Velocity Ultra, twitchy murderous rampage sim Hotline Miami, charming puzzle adventure Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery, and puzzler Quell Memento are expected to make an appearance. Parts of Europe also just got Farming Simulator 2012, though no word on whether the rest of the world will.

April turned out a solid number of new announcements. Retail-wise, the Jak & Daxter HD Collection is getting a Vita port in June, metroidvania Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is coming, Sony is relaunching the successful PSP Invizimals franchise with Invizimals: The Alliance, and Ragnarok Odyssey is getting an expanded rerelease which was announced for a western release right off the bat.

PSN got a good amount of love too. Puzzle platformer Stealth Bastard was announced with remade 2.5D graphics and a new name Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark, Llama enthusiast Jeff Minter revealed Tempest remake TxK, plus a bunch of other indies like Cloudberry Kingdom, OMG HD Zombies, 1001 Spikes, and Kung Fu Rabbit are also coming.

In Japan, outside he previously mentioned Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, the notable announcement was a Vita exclusive Corpse Party sequel.

And, I'm done. On to the actual list:

May

Downloads (Tentative)

Summer 2013

Retail

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

  • Zero Escape 3 - Development has started, but patforms have yet to be annouced
  • Yet to be annouced game(s) from Tokyo Majin Gakuen director
  • Mystery project from Just Add Water
  • Dangan Ronpa 3
  • Some kind of Worms game
  • Sly Cooper HD Collection - ESRB rating
  • Yakuza game

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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April Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 5 Comments

It's April, and I'm here again with the usual rundown of this month's releases and upcoming titles for the Vita. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with sections for Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

Sony's biggest Vita title in a while hits at the end of the month - Soul Sacrifice, a faster paced, more story driven Monster Hunter-style game created by industry veteran Keiji Inafune. Else Pub Fund powered indie darling Guacamelee! brings Mexican styled metroidvania action, Dr. Brainhov returns for more zombie-RTSing in Zombie Tycoon 2, Thomas Was Alone comes with its simple visuals and not so simple story, and Table Mini Golf continues the Vita's console dominance of dining room tables everywhere.

Also HISTORY Legends of War may or may not come out this month, it seems the publisher is still as confused about this as we are. As always, expect this list to grow as the month goes on, as unannounced "stealth" releases are unfortunately all too common, like last months Atelier Totori Plus.

Last months theme of indie announcements continues, as it seems everybody and their indie dog is porting their game to the Vita, including Limbo, Spelunky, Terraria, and some not quite so indie games like The Walking Dead, Real Boxing, and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Also, a yet to be revealed Worms game is coming, supposedly the "ultimate handheld" version of the game.

It's not all ports though, upcoming games like Metrico, Putty Squad, Quell Memento, and Luftrausers will be on the Vita at launch, as might Hotline Miami 2 if the creators can make it work with Sony. And Malicious Rebirth and Box! Open Me will be making their way over from Japan some time later this year.

In Japan, a sequel to PSP RPG Conception got announced, as did the not at all Persona-ish RPG Mind 0. Then there was a Nep-Nep invasion with three Hyperdimension Neptunia games - two spin-offs and a remake/port of the first game. Also a soccer management RPG from Sega and horse racing from Koei.

Phew, I think that's all. On to the actual list:

April

Retail releases

Downloads

Q2 2013

Retail

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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March Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 9 Comments

Once again here's my list of current and upcoming release for the PlayStation Vita. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with sections for Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

For new releases, we've got Vita versions of Sony's MLB 13: The Show baseball game, and Dead or Alive 5 heading to retail. Legends of War: Patton may also make an appearance according to some retailers, but it's hard to know for sure as the publisher isn't being clear on the release date or if the Vita version is still coming.

With only Bust A Move-ish action puzzle game Germinator announced so far, the download list is slim, but that's how it always is at the start of the month as downloads often aren't given a date until the week before release. I will be updating the list throughout the month as dates are announced.

Indies were the big thing for Vita this month, with Retro City Rampage developer Brian Provinciano revealing the the Vita version was the best selling version of the game and highlighting Sony's push to get more indies on their platforms. The fruits of that strategy this month were the announcements that Hotline Miami, Bit.Trip Runner 2, and Thomas Was Alone were coming to the Vita, and rumor has it there will be more indies revealed at GDC at the end of the month.

Else, remakes of Amiga classic Superfrog and SNES platformer Putty Squad are also on their way, and Laughing Jackal are doing an upgraded version of their Minis title Hungry Giraffe.

Anyway, enough blather, here's the list:

March

Retail releases

Downloads

Q2 2013

Retail releases

  • Soul Sacrifice - Grotesque Monster Hunter-style game from Keiji Inafune (April)

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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February Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 12 Comments

And I'm back. Another month, a new and updated list of current and upcoming Vita titles. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with sections for Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

For new releases, we've got the 4th Sly Cooper game and an enhanced, dismemberment-enabled port of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for retail, while for downloads the original Alien Breed gets a native polished up port, and Bandai releases the previously Europe exclusive Milestone developed racing game MUD: FIM Motocross Championship. As always, the list of downloadable titles tends to grow throughout the month, as many of them don't get a firm release date until the week before they're due out.

At first, January looked like it'd be a quiet month for new announcements for the Vita. We got two LEGO games - Marvel Super Heroes and Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey, more motorcycle racing from Milestone in the form of MotoGP 13, and a Lang Zone enhanced port of minimalist fighting game parody Divekick. Then the last week, Aksys revealed they're bringing over the enhanced port of Muramasa, while XSEED announced localizations of action RPGs Ys: Memories of Celceta and Valhalla Knights 3. Also a bunch of new dowloadables - Deathmatch Village, a MOBA-sounding free to play 3v3 mulitplayer game from the guys behind A-Men, while Double 11 are porting indie favorite turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse. We were already getting the sequel, but now iOS RPG Dragon Fantasy is also coming with fully redrawn art. And Arc System Works looks to be planning a western release of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, given that someone found that they've applied for a German age rating for the game.

In Japan, there was a bit less news. Konami continues to support the Vita with their annual Pro Yakyuu Spirits Japanese baseball series, while Demon Gaze developer Experience are porting their PC/360 scifi dungeon crawler RPG Labyrinth Cross Blood to the platform. Also visual novel developer light has announced Kajiri Kamui Kagura Akebono no Hikari, which might be a cleaned up port of a PC eroge, or a sequel to it, not really sure.

Anyway, on to the list:

February

Retail releases

Downloads

Early 2013

Retail releases

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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January Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 6 Comments

Since the December post seemed reasonably well received, here I am doing it again with an updated list for the new month. As last time, this is focused on North America, with sections below for Europe and Japan exclusive titles, as well as some unconfirmed ones.

Unfortunately I don't have much in the way of confirmed January releases yet. Earth Defense Force was changed into a download only title, so there are no retail releases this month, and with the PlayStation blog and official podcast on vacation, there haven't really been anyone making release date announcements. As you can see from the Q1 list though, there are a number of titles waiting for release, so expect more to be added as we get further into the month.

As for upcoming title announcements, December was a bit of a slow month in the west, biggest news was Futurlab getting a Vita focused development deal with Sony and announcing a full blown remake of their top rated shoot 'em up Velocity for the Vita. Else, The Game Atelier's Flying Hamster and Nnoo's escapeVektor are also getting improved Vita versions. And while not news, I also added real time strategy game Zombie Tycoon 2, which was an old announcement I'd missed, and I removed Alien Spidy, which was apparently never in development for the Vita - the devs just said it was to get attention.

Japan on the other hand went slightly Vita crazy, with major titles like One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 and Shonen Jump cross-over title Project Versus J being revealed, and together with more niche stuff like Sei Madou Monogatari, Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash and Atelier Meruru Plus. Also, if you like the thought of spending your last hours writing crazed messages on the walls in your own blood about just how moé Nyarlathotep is, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san will be draining your sanity soon, probably as a visual novel. (Oh, and Guilty Gear something something R is apparently coming sometime too, another old announcement I'd missed.)

Anyway, on to the list:

January

Downloads (tentative)

Q1 2013

Retail releases

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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December Vita lineup and upcoming titles

By BlackLagoon 32 Comments

So, I've been compiling this list of upcoming Vita titles on my blog for a while, and I guess it's gotten to the point where I thought I might try sharing it with the world. It's grown rather large, with over 50 confirmed upcoming titles in North America and Japan. I've chosen to focus on North American releases, since that's where English language releases usually happen first, though there is a section for Europe only titles.

The Unconfirmed/Vaporware section is for titles that haven't been officially announced, just rumored based on ESRB ratings or the like, or ones there haven't been any news about in a long while. The Japan section is at the end, now split between released and upcoming titles. It is for titles released in Japan with no western release announced.

Notable recent additions include the 2013 edition of Sony's MLB The Show baseball games, the Trials Evolution inspired Urban Trial Freestyle, Nicalis' Binding of Isaac remake, Dead or Alive 5 Plus, and two previously announced titles I'd managed to miss - Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD and space combat sim Starlight Inception.

Aside from the current month, release time frames are mostly unconfirmed and frequently subject to change. Download titles in particular are hard to pin down since they usually don't get a firm release date until 1-2 weeks in advance, so there might be more this month (like Knytt Underground which has already been announced for December release in Europe).

Anyway, on to the list...

December

Retail releases

Downloads

Q1 2013

Retail releases

Downloads

Rest of the year

Retail releases

Downloads

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

Retail (released)

Download (released)

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