It's not even the end of Q1 yet, and one of 2012's most anticipated games has shipped to retail: Mass Effect 3 has landed in North American stores for Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. As we said in our hands-on preview, Mass Effect 3 for Xbox 360 supports voice commands via the Xbox Kinect hardware. It's the only platform to support voice controls. The first round of Mass Effect 3 DLC has also gone live today. Mass Effect 3 will launch in Europe on March 9. Mass Effect 3 thrusts players into an all-out galactic war … [Read more...]
PlayStation Vita Ship Date: Dec. 17 — In Japan
Sony used the Tokyo Game Show to announce a Japanese ship date for the PlayStation Vita, mentioning that the rest of the world would see the next-generation Sony handheld in 2012. Sony said the PlayStation Vita will ship on Dec. 17 in Japan. The PlayStation Vita is expected to go on sale in the United States and Europe in "early 2012," according to the Reuters news service. According to the report, the PlayStation Vita will launch with 26 games, although it's unclear whether that many (or even more) will ship with … [Read more...]