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

• MLB 13: The Show - Sony's long running series of Baseball games
• Dead or Alive 5 Plus
• HISTORY Legends of War: Patton - WWII turn based strategy game (maybe?)

Downloads

• Germinator - Puzzle game from Creat Studios
• Puzzle by Nikoli V: Sodoku - Puzzle game from Nikoli and HAMSTER
• Machinarium - Point and click adventure game
• Nun Attack - Shooter staring heavily armed nuns
• Atelier Totori Plus - Enhanced port of the PS3 game.
• WRC 3 - Rally cross

Q2 2013

Retail releases

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

Downloads

• KickBeat - Martial arts rhythm game
• Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault - Ratchet goes multiplayer/tower defense/MOBA
• Snapshot - Platform puzzler
• Guacamelee! - Mexican themed metroidvania game. (April?)
• Picotto Knights - F2P cutesy brawler thing
• Rainbow Moon - Turn-based strategy RPG
• Dragon Fantasy: Book II - SNES style retro RPG (Summer)
• Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - HD remaster of the Xbox game
• Flying Hamster HD - The PS Minis shooter gets an upgrade
• Coconut Dodge HD - Upgraded version of Futurlab's hit Mini
• Thomas Was Alone - Indie platformer (April)
• Putty Squad - Remake of the SNES platformer (April)
• Quell Memento - Sequel to the iOS puzzler
• Luftrausers - Vlambeer does planes?

Rest of the year

Retail releases

• Killzone Mercenary - This time you get to side with the British Space Nazis! (September)
• Tearaway - Papercraft adventure from Media Molecule
• Warrior's Lair - Diablo-thing with social elements
• Final Fantasy X HD
• Final Fantasy X-2 HD
• Dragon's Crown - Fantasy beat 'em up
• LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey - New LEGO game
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - More LEGO
• MotoGP13 - Motorcycle racing (Summer)
• Muramasa Rebirth - Enhanced port of the Wii 2D action-adventure game (Aksys)
• Valhalla Knights 3 - Sequel to the PSP Action RPGs. (Fall, XSEED)
• Ys: Memories of Celceta - Action RPG in the long running series. (Fall, XSEED)
• Epic Mickey 2 - Port of the console title

Downloads

• BreakQuest Extra Evolution - BreakOut-ish Mini getting upgraded to full Vita game
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty - HD remake of the PS1 game
• Orc Attack - 4 player co-op character action game
• Lone Survivor - Post apocalyptic horror action adventure. As seen on Spookin' with Scoops.
• Starlight Inception - Kickstarter funded space combat sim (August?)
• The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - I don't care what anyone says, it's a Zelda clone not a roguelike :P
• Zombie Tycoon 2 - Sequel to the Zombie RTS
• Velocity Ultra - Upgraded version of Futurlab's acclaimed Minis shooter
• Divekick - Kickstarted two-button fighting game parody
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R - Fighting game
• Dragon Fantasy - Enhanced port of the iOS RPG
• Deathmatch Village - 3v3 free to play MOBA with PS3 cross-play
• Frozen Synapse: Tactics - Console remake of the indie turn-based strategy title
• Superfrog HD - Remake of the classic Amiga platformer
• Hungry Giraffe - Native Vita version of the Minis title
• Hotline Miami - Port of the psychadelic indie murder spree simulator
• Bit.Trip Runner 2 - Indie endless runner (Summer)
• Malicious Rebirth - Enhanced port of the PSN game
• 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character - Native Vita version of the PS Mini
• Floating God Saves the Pilgrims - Native Vita version of the PS Mini
• Real Boxing - Boxing. And it's real.
• The Walking Dead - Telltale's adventure game is shambling onto the Vita
• Box! Open Me - Augmented reality puzzle game
• Limbo - Port of the indie platformer
• Spelunky - Port of the punishing indie platformer
• Metrico - Vita exclusive from indie studio Digital Dreams
• Terraria - Minecraftvania?
• Table Mini Golf - Augmented reality mini golf.

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

• Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
• Zone of the Enders HD
• Battle Slots - Vita ESRB rating
• Zero Escape 3 - Development has started, but patforms have yet to be annouced
• Ant Raid - Top rated iOS RTS
• Yet to be annouced game(s) from Tokyo Majin Gakuen director
• New Sonic the Hedgehog game
• Mystery project from Just Add Water
• Several games from Laughing Jackal
• Dangan Ronpa 3
• Some kind of Worms game

Europe

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

• A-Men - Puzzle platformer
• Travel Bug - Social pet raising sim
• t@g - Augmented reality game for 3G Vitas
• Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge
• Doodle God - Puzzle game
• International Snooker 2012 - Well, it's Snooker

Japan

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

Upcoming

• God Eater 2 - Fast paced scifi take on Monster Hunter.
• Toukiden - Omega Force does Monster Hunter
• Over My Dead Body 2 - Dungeon crawler set in ancient Japan
• Tales of Hearts R - Remake of the DS game.
• Tales of Hearts R Infinte Evolve - Dowloadable 2D companion to Tales of Hearts R
• Sei Madou Monogatari - New entry in the 90s dungeon crawler series
• Eiyuu*Senki - Turn based strategy game - conquer the world, one anime girl at a time
• PhotoKano Kiss - Dating sim with photography
• Steins;Gate - Visual Novel
• Gundam Breaker - 3rd person action game based on the Gundam franchise
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - Musou game based on the popular franchise
• Project Versus J - Shonen Jump crossover game
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash - Latest game in the Legend of Heroes series
• Atelier Meruru Plus - Enhanced port of the PS3 RPG
• Haiyore! Nyaruko-san - Feel your sanity slip away as 5pb brings Vitas the most moé incarnation of the Cthulhu Mythos yet!
• Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 - More Japanese baseball
• Labyrinth Cross Blood Infinity - Port of the PC/360 scifi dungeon crawler RPG
• Kajiri Kamui Kagura Akebono no Hikari - Visual novel from light
• Memories Off 6 Complete - Compilation of the two Memories Off 6 visual novels
• Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku - Visual novel
• Conception II - Sequel to the PSP RPG
• Hyperdimension Neptunia PP - Neptunia idol management spin-off
• Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart - Neptunia spin-off staring Noire
• Chou Ji Jigen Game Neptune Re :Birth1 - Remake/port of the first Neptunia game
• Mind 0 - Dungeon crawler RPG with a high school setting
• Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! - New entry in the soccer RPG series from SEGA

Retail (released)

• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f - Rhythm game with the popular vocaloid.
• Time Travelers - ...Level 5 does Heavy Rain?
• Little Battlers eXperience W - Minature mech battle action RPG thing from Level 5
• Lord of Apocalypse - Multiplayer focused action RPG
• Tales of Innocence R - Remake of the DS game.
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny - 3rd person action game
• Moe Moe Daisensou - SRPG with weaponized anime girls.
• Ciel no Surge - Visual novel/dating sim from Gust
• Little Busters! - Visual novel
• The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution - Enhanced port of the PSP RPG
• Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou - Port of the PS3 strategy game.
• Fate/stay night Realta Nua - Visual novel.
• Special Reporting Division - Adventure / Visual novel from NIS
• Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect - Murder mystery visual novel from Chunsoft
• Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012 - Japanese baseball
• Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Cutesy Japanese baseball
• Demon Gaze - 1st person party based dungeon crawler RPG
• Monster Monpiece - Card battle game with boobs.
• Sengoku Hime 3 - Historical strategy game with anime girls
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 - Historical strategy game
• Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus - Dynasty Warriors + boobs + destructible clothes.
• Phantasy Star Online 2
• Sakura-so no Pet na Kanojo - Visual novel

Download (released)

• Samurai & Dragons - F2P fantasy MMORPG with Sega tie-ins
• Guardian Hearts Online - 2D F2P MMORPG
• Assault Gunners - Simple mech shooter