LEGO Releasing Jurassic World And Marvel Avenger Games

Warner Bros., The LEGO Group, and TT Games on Thursday announced their 2015 video game lineup, which includes new games based on Jurassic World and The Avengers, among others.

A US Government Agency Says PS Vita Ads Are Misleading

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Sony Computer Entertainment America will settle false advertising claims related to the technical abilities of the PlayStation Vita. The ads in question date back to the portable's US launch campaign in late 2011 and early 2012, and have to do with the Vita's Remote Play, cross-platform, and cross-save features.

PlayStation Vita Firmware 3.10 Adds Calendar, Ups App Count

Sony is rolling out the latest firmware for the PlayStation Vita, adding a couple of new features and loosening restrictions on the number of apps you can have on the home screen. You’ll also be able to pass voice messages back and forth to your friends using the handheld.

Call of Duty PS Vita has new story, historical setting

Black Ops Declassified surfaces in retailer listings with new single-player, multiplayer, $50 price tag.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified for the PlayStation Vita will flesh out the origins of Black Ops
II's past and future story if various retail listings posted at Amazon, GameStop, and others today are accurate.

The listings state, "Before the future could be won, history had to be written," implying that Declassified will mostly take place before the near-future setting of Black Ops II. The Vita exclusive will have original fiction in a Special Ops story mode as well as online multiplayer.

Consistent across the listings is a $50 sticker price. The only other PS Vita title to be released for $50 was Sony's launch title Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The game's developer is currently unknown, though Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer, and Neversoft are set by Activision as contributors to the Call of Duty series.

[gamespot.com]

Why You Shouldn't Buy a 3G PS Vita

In just a matter of weeks, Sony's long awaited handheld, the PS Vita will make its debut in the United States. When it launches, customers will have two flavors to choose from -- a standard Wi-Fi-only model and a 3G-enabled version. But the luxury of having constant integrated connectivity comes at significant cost, including an extra $50 for the hardware itself and up to $30 a month in service fees. If the additional expense wasn't enough to dissuade you, here are three more reasons to pass on the 3G-enabled PS Vita. 

The Vita's 3G Functions are Limited

It'd be one thing if the 3G-enabled PS Vita provided constant, unhindered connectivity to the system's entire suite of online features, such as realtime online multiplayer and full game downloads via PSN, but that simply isn't the case. In order to regulate network strain, AT&T and Sony will only allow for basic functions to be accessed over 3G, such as web browsing, PSN messaging, asynchronous multiplayer (i.e. turn-based games) and leaderboard access. If users want to play with other players online in realtime or download a