87w ago - Recently Sony's Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that PlayStation Vita will be region-free, and over the weekend GameSpot (linked above) did an interview with him discussing PS Vita's US / EU launch slated for early next year.

Previously, we reported that PS Vita is scheduled to hit Japan on December 17, 2011.

To quote: "Currently, with the PlayStation 3 and PSP, physical media is released region-free, allowing games published in one country to be played without hassle in another.

However, Sony's digital strategy restricts content to the region in which it is released, with access being determined by the region of a user's PlayStation Network profile.

As announced earlier this week, the PS Vita will launch alongside 26 games in Japan on December 17. Sony expects to release its newest gaming hardware in Europe and North America sometime in early 2012."

87w ago - Bend Studios Creative Director John Garvin has posted up an Uncharted: Golden Abyss PS Vita walkthrough today from TGS 2011.

To quote: Hey everyone, this is John Garvin, writer and director of UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss.

Today I'm here to run you through some of the highlights of the two levels we're showcasing this week at the Tokyo Game Show.

Watch the video and let us know what you think!

For those curious, the PS Vita title includes a touch-screen control feature with motion sensitive controls. In addition, aiming can be motion controlled.

Nolan North, who voiced Nathan Drake, also revealed that he would reprise his role, again with motion capture work.

87w ago - Last month news of PS3 / PS Vita Connectivity leaked out, and today Japanese site 4Gamer.net (linked above) has made available some video footage of Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 using PlayStation Vita with PS3 Remote Play at TGS 2011.

Additionally, Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has also confirmed via Twitter that PS Vita will be region-free.

To quote, roughly translated: Keynote TGS FORUM 2011 is held concurrently with the Tokyo Game Show 2011, including speeches by Dr. Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios entire picture of the PlayStation Vita were made.

PlayStation Vita was introduced in this session (hereafter, PS Vita) focuses on the part of the new features, you want to convey the essentials. The most attention in this demo, PlayStation 3 and the ability to link it.

But was an example of some applications which, inter alia, an organic EL panel displays in the game PS Vita PS3, that operate on the PS Vita "Remote Play" is a pretty big impact. That you are trying to do the Wii U, which is doing impressions on the PlayStation series.

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87w ago - Following up on their Final Fantasy X HD PS3 and PS Vita announcement from this year's Tokyo Game show, Square Enix have also revealed a Final Fantasy XIII-2 PS3 and release date today.

Similar to the White Final Fantasy 13 PS3 Bundle, the Final Fantasy XIII-2 PlayStation 3 Lightning Edition version 2 console's character design is also done by Tetsuya Nomura.

To quote from Andriasang.com (linked above): "Square Enix announced today a final release date of December 15 for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will be priced ¥7,980.

The PS3 version will also be released as part of a hardware bundle called 'PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning Edition Ver. 2.' Priced ¥37,960, this includes a 320 gigabyte hard drive.

Overseas, the game will be released in North America and Asia on January 31. The European release is set for February 3. Square Enix did not say if the special PS3 will be released outside of Japan."

87w ago - Today Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy X HD will be heading to both PS3 and PS Vita at TGS 2011.

According to Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto during Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference, the PlayStation 3 and Vita update is being created in celebration of the game's tenth anniversary.

Unfortunately, neither a release date nor Final Fantasy X HD gameplay footage is available yet.

To quote from GamingEverything.com (linked above): "A representative said that development is progressing, but didn't share any actual details. He told fans to be patient for updates.

For those wondering, the project will be a HD port/enhancement of the PlayStation 2 title."