14 DAY TRIAL // This week was the week the PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony was launched on Western markets, after a two month delay since the Japanese launch, and this means we have a full Softpedia review for the hardware and software side of the new platform.
We also have reviews for a number of the launch titles that come alongside the PlayStation Vita: Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the Nathan Drake powered prequel, Reality Fighters, an Augmented Reality brawler, Unit 13, the third person shooter from the SOCOM creators, and Wipeout 2048, the racing prequel that feels great in multiplayer.
We also continue to deliver Gamer Diaries, linked to both King Arthur II – The Role-playing Wargame and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and we continue our series of Incoming Games 2012 entries.
We also have a Weekend Reading piece that deals with Star Wars: The Old Republic and how it managed to get healthy subscription numbers and another that deals with the trials of playing digitally downloaded titles on the new PlayStation Vita.
Our EndWeekGame piece talks about how we plan to spend our gaming time during this weekend.
We also have a selection of the most interesting news of the week that passed us by.
On Monday CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher video game, talked about their new engine and their launch schedule for 2013 and 2014, while Valve talked about its announcement plans for Half-Life 3.
On Tuesday the PlayStation Vita got a new firmware version, labeled 1.61, in time for the Western launch, while a patent suggested that the Wii U home console controller might get glass-less 3D and voice recognition.
Wednesday was all about Borderlands 2, which got some more details and got a launch date for September, while BioWare confirmed the From Ashes launch DLC for Mass Effect 3 and talked about its content.
On Thursday a report suggested that the PlayStation 4 would have an AMD made graphics chip, while fans of the Battlefield 3 FPS decided to boycott the game if they did not get more information on future plans from DICE.
On Friday Sony talked about the encouraging sales of the PlayStation Vita, while FIFA 12 got a roster related winter update.
On Saturday we talked about the increased number of weapons in Borderlands 2 and about EA Sport’s plans to revive NBA Live.