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In 2005 Sony attempted to do the unthinkable, take on Nintendo in the handheld market, with the PlayStation Portable. At that point in time, prior to the release of the Wii, it was the only place that Nintendo was still a powerhouse, having reigned supreme since the release of the original Game Boy in 1989. At the time, Sony was the clear leader in the console market, and was on the verge of announcing the PlayStation 3. The release of the PlayStation Portable came two years after it was announced at E3 in 2003, and was initially seen as a success, selling more than 60 million units worldwide, establishing Sony as a clear player in the handheld field. Now, seven years later, Sony is releasing the PSP's successor, the PlayStation Vita. The superior hardware in every way, the Vita is looking to bring console-quality games to the portable arena. Read more...

Tags playstation, playstation 3, PlayStation Vita, PSP, sony, Sony PSP, uncharted: golden abyss, vita

Sony opts not to bring their PSP-to-Vita transfer program over from Japan for the U.S. launch.
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Tags PS Vita, PSP, sony

ESRB listings reveal PS3 and PSP classics heading to Sony tablets.
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Tags android, Daxter, Playstation Suite, psone classics, sony, Sony Tablet S, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Xperia Arc, xperia play

Hyperkin was at CES 2012 showing off a bunch of their new gaming accessories, including the recently released SupaBoy portable Super Nintendo console and their new Game Genie cheat systems. We decided it would be a good idea to stop and chat with them about what products we should expect from them this year. Read more...

Tags AK Striker, CES, CES 2012, Game Genie, Hyperkin, Retron3, Supaboy

The best and brightest of the indie game development scene get narrowed down heading to the March awards.
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Tags GDC, Independent Games Festival

Duke Nukem takes on some Nazis, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gets a new round of Minimate figures, and more.
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Tags 360, 3DS / DS, capcom, Crysis, duke nukem glorious bastard, ea, gearbox software, IDW Publishing, john k snyder, Non-Gaming Game News, PS Vita, PS3, sega, sonic the hedgehog, tom waltz, ultimate marvel vs. capcom 3, Wii, wii u, Xbox, xermanico

My fellow contributor Jason Cipriano and I are excited about some games, you guys. The next twelve months will see a pretty healthy selection of new and returning franchises to PCs, handhelds, and of course, consoles. We ran down the ten titles we're most looking forward to, but keep in mind, this list required a lot of narrowing down: as much as I really wanted it to, there was no room for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and similarly, Jason couldn't quite find a place for the downloadable Alan Wake: American Nightmare.

Still, this if the games below aren't on your radar, we highly recommend you remedy that ASAP.
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Tags 3DS / DS, bioshock infinite, Dragon Warrior X, GTA V, I Am Alive, Last Exit, lollipop chainsaw, Mutant Mudds, Ni No Kuni, Papo y Yo, PC, prey 2, PS3, Resident Evil: Opr, Soul Calibur V, South Park: The Game, ssx, street fighter x tekken, the darkness 2, the last guardian, Twisted Metal, Wii, wii u, Xbox 360

Twenty years after its arcade debut, could The Simpsons Arcade Game be making its way to XBLA and PSN?
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Tags 3DS / DS, amy, Bang Bang Racing, Defenders of Ardania, Dungeon Fighter Live, ESRB, konami, PC, PS3, The Simpsons Arcade, Wii, wii u, Xbox 360

And here we are in 2012, the midst of the nice, quiet season where the deluge of games slows down and we can contemplate in this less busy news cycle. It's also a great time to look back on the last year and think about what the industry at large did well and what they should perhaps be doing in the future. This was the year where Modern Warfare 3 didn't just predictably sell well, it broke entertainment records at large, and where a surprising number of your friends were probably talking about Skyrim that might not otherwise.

And today, a lot of game production teams are coming back from the holidays refreshed, reinvigorated, and ready to start creating the next unit shifter. What I've come up with is a list of ten areas where I'd love for the game industry to be thinking and exploring in the coming months as they develop the next crop of 2013-2015 releases. Nearly all are geared towards continuing to expand the gaming audience in some way. A few of these are old news, and some are my own particular interests, but that's why it's an Op-Ed and not an "Op-Everything to Everyone."
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Tags 3DS / DS, android, iPhone / iPad, Mac, microsoft, nintendo, PC, PS Vita, PS3, sony, Wii, wii u, Xbox 360

Earlier in the year Sony introduced PSP Dual Packs that gave gamers the opportunity two buy two popular UMD games in one package for an affordable price. Surprisingly, they aren't giving up on the UMD dual packs and have revealed another three that will be available from brick-and-mortar stores and PSN as digital downloads.

The new dual packs throw together Twisted Metal: Head On and Motorstorm: Arctic Edge; Patapon and LocoRoco; and Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee and Hot Shots Tennis. Each dual pack will be available beginning sometime in January (yea, they weren't very specific). Read more...

Tags hot shots golf, Hot Shots Tennis, LocoRoco, motorstorm, Patapon, PSP, sony, Twisted Metal