Since the launch of the PlayStation Vita, it has contended with a constant barrage of criticism, from analysts who simply cannot see a future for Sony’s latest handheld console. Indeed, in an age when consumers have become familiar with paying 59p for mobile games, encouraging them to spend £40 instead, albeit for a superior experience, is proving to be an uphill struggle.

Dan Amrich is the author of “Critical Path: How to Review Video Games for a Living”, veteran gaming journalist for GamePro, current Activision Social Media Manager, and tarot-reading writer of the information nexus “One of Swords.” So what happens when this man of critical path sets his sights on Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified for Vita?

Sony has announced that PS3 firmware 4.25 will be launching tomorrow, which increases the cloud save storage for PS+ subscribers to one whole gigabyte; more than enough for even the most avid of gamers.

Throughout Gamescom week our inbox gets barraged by publishers pushing trailers, but we can’t complain. We love them, and we know you do too.

That’s why we decided to collect our favourites and put them together in an article. It turned out we couldn’t narrow them down to 10, so we thought we might as well give you 37. That’s a lot of viewing pleasure.

Throughout Gamescom week our inbox gets barraged by publishers pushing trailers. We can’t complain. We love them, and we know you do too.

That’s why we decided to collect our favourites and put them together in an article. It turned out we couldn’t narrow them down to 10, so we thought we might as well give you 37.

Throughout Gamescom week our inbox gets barraged by publishers pushing trailers. We can’t complain. We love them, and we know you do too.

That’s why we decided to collect our favourites and put them together in an article. It turned out we couldn’t narrow them down to 10, so we thought we might as well give you 37.

Throughout Gamescom week our inbox gets barraged by publishers pushing trailers. We can’t complain. We love them, and we know you do too.

That’s why we decided to collect our favourites and put them together in an article. It turned out we couldn’t narrow them down to 10, so we thought we might as well give you 37.

Here are nine videos to get you started. We’ll have more up throughout the day.

We’d all like to think that our spare time isn’t entirely consumed by relentlessly banging away at a keyboard, but is also spent mashing the buttons of our DualShock 3 controllers and Vitas. So why …

Japan Studio led Sony’s new IP charge at Gamescom by putting forward not one but two exciting new titles.

One of these new games was Rain, a PSN title in which you play an invisible boy who can only be seen when wet. It’s an intriguing idea and it looks lovely. The other game was Puppeteer, a gorgeous platformer set inside a magical puppet theatre. Both titles are unlike anything we’ve seen before from Japan Studio.

They are a sign that Allan Becker’s touch is “still very much alive”, according to David Jaffe, creator of God of War and Twisted Metal. Jaffe’s comment comes as part of a TwitLonger post which begins, “Very proud this week of Allan Becker, my former Sony boss and the man who started Sony Santa Monica.”

If you happen to live in the United States and happened to enter the Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time treasure design contest, we bet you’ve been wondering if you’ve won or not. The winners will be contacted soon. Read on for the full story…

Gamescom 2012 is well under way, so we thought we’d start sharing some of our shots from the showfloor.

Sony found some time in between firing out new games at its Tuesday Gamescom presentation to announce some exciting news regarding PS Plus.

Sony have shown a new trailer for upcoming Naughty Dog title The Last of Us at their gamescom press conference.

With brutality being a clear focus for the game, Naughty Dog decided to show everybody a much darker, more violent side of Joel, a side Ellie clearly isn’t comfortable with.

Sony’s gamescom conference held many surprises but Japan Studio announcing two new games – Rain and Puppeteer – really seemed to have excited people.

The titles look so different to each other, so it’s a real testament to the creativity of the developers at Japan Studio.

Electronic Arts has announced Battlefield 3: Premium Edition, as part of the publisher’s Gamescom press conference earlier today. Intended for new players, it will include a copy of the game plus a subscription to Battlefield Premium and a few extra goodies.

It really exists. Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified actually exists. We were told it was coming, long before PS Vita launched. But the secrecy surrounding this title left us in doubt.

Did Sony accidental tell us they secured a Call of Duty but forgot to check with Activision? Was that embarrassing logo moment at E3 just a cover, an attempt to secure more time?

Vita support for PSone Classics will be available with System Software Update v1.80, Sony announced today at their GamesCom press conference. In addition to Classics support, the new update will also add a few new features, supported files, and alterations that’ll make the Vita all the better.

Killzone coming to Vita doesn’t surprise anybody but it’s still great to have Sony finally confirm it at gamescom.

The reveal trailer was heavily multiplayer based but there were also some story hints, as is obvious by the title, that show that the game will focus on mercenaries rather than playing from the perspective of the ISA and Helghast.

The release date for Dead Space 3 has been solidified with it still releasing in February but now we can confirm that NA will get it on 5 February 2013, whilst the UK and the rest of Northern Europe will see it on the 8 February.

EA and Visceral Games have also revealed a new feature for the game – weapon crafting.