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PS Vita 1.61 adds Maps app, video recording, and other updates
The PS Vita has a system update lined up for tonight, preceding Wednesday’s mainstream launch. Early adopters can update their systems to…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: EvilQuest
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…
PS Vita System Software Update (v1.61)
Now that the first (thousands) of you have PlayStation Vita in your hands, we’re going to begin keeping you posted on any…
Co-Op Shade Survival mode coming to Uncharted 3
Uncharted 3 is getting a new “Co-Op Shade Survival” mode in March. Naughty Dog shared almost no information beyond the name, and…
Fluttermind On ‘Incoboto’
Last week, TouchArcade hooked up with Fluttermind’s Dene Carter to talk about his studio and its first release, Incoboto. If you’ve been…
The Darkness 2 review: Shooting bullets off a list
On paper, The Darkness 2 is a “linear, first-person shooter with some neat twists.” It sounds boring, and it was every time…
‘Reign of Thunder’ is F2P mech shooter from MechAssault dev
After a lengthy drought of mech games, it suddenly feels like armored mechanical behemoths are back en vogue, with Day 1 Studios…
Get the Disgaea 4 premium edition for $40 on Amazon today
If you’ve been feeling tied down, unable to spread your wings and fly — like a penguin, we’ll say — or as…
In The Shadow of Contra: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective
A quarter century ago, a little game riffing on the latest 80’s action films rolled into arcades around the world. Contra had…
Buy two Vita games, get one free at Amazon
Here’s the major advantage retail games have over buying the same games digitally — the PSN versions of Vita launch games aren’t…
Music from Grin’s canned Final Fantasy game ‘Fortress’ found unguarded
Before Swedish megastudio Grin collapsed back in aught nine, it was juggling a trillion different projects for a trillion different publishers. One…
‘Lume’ Announced for iPad and iPhone
There’s always room for another point-and-click on iPad and iPhone as far as we’re concerned, so we’re pretty pumped about today’s big…
Rejuvenated 3DS Could Provide a Home For Mid-Tier Games
3DS surpasses 5 million units sold in Japan in record time as Seaman 3DS is rumored….
Idle Thumbs Kickstarter includes exclusive game, neat artwork
It seems everyone’s got a Kickstarter nowadays. Double Fine just surpassed $2 million, inXile is going to use Kickstarter to reboot a…
Nikkei: Seaman finds new life on the 3DS
Back in the summer of 2010, a tantalizing prospect came up: Seaman on the 3DS. It was teased by Yoot Saito, the…
Army Corps of Hell review: Shallows of the Damned
Army Corps of Hell makes a hell of a first impression (sorry). The action-oriented crowd-control gameplay is easy to grasp, and is…
Skyrim Interactive Map App is a world of microtransactions
Still wandering aimlessly around Tamriel, trying to remember where you left your giant pile of buckets? Get out your phone and get…
ModNation Racers: Road Trip – It’s Vita Time Baby!
What a great week to be in the ModNATION! New kickin’ portable handheld PlayStation Vita portable: check! New ModNation Racers: Road Trip…