Resistance: Burning Skies Confirmed For May Launch
Vita's second wave beginning to form.
Published: 8:38, 14/02/2012 by Jim Hargreaves.
21Sony has recently announced, both via an earlier livechat and blog update, that the fifth chapter in the Resistance franchise will deploy on May 30th.
Developed by Nihilistic Software (Conan, PlayStation Move Heroes) Burning Skies marks the series’ debut on Sony’s upcoming handheld and is also the first dual-anolog first person shooter to hit the system.
Resistance: Burning Skies pulls you into an entirely new dimension of the Resistance universe.
Set in a tale of survival during the August 1951 Chimeran invasion of the East Coast, you take control of Tom Riley, an everyday firefighter from New Jersey who is thrown headfirst into the teeth of the Chimeran war machine, forcing him to redefine his notions of duty and heroism.
Expect news regarding the plot behind Burning Skies and its multiplayer component following the PlayStation Vita’s launch next week. For now, here’s a look at the games official box art.
Source: PlayStation Blog
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14/02/2012 at 08:49
Member since: Jan 2010
I wonder what the PS3 tie in will be. There has to be one right?
14/02/2012 at 08:53
Member since: Forever
Why? There wasn’t one with Uncharted.
14/02/2012 at 13:59
Member since: Jan 2010
1) Sony have been touting the vita/ps3 cross play feature heavily. A lot more than they did with PSP
2) Resistance Retribution for PSP had an infected mode that interacted with Resistance 2 on the PS3 – so the precedence for the series is there.
3) Mak m0r monie$$$!!!
14/02/2012 at 08:53
Member since: May 2011
Doesn’t the story tie into R2 tho? That’s your PS3 tie in.
14/02/2012 at 08:54
Member since: Aug 2011
It’ll be interesting to see how the twin sticks handle on the Vita for an FPS. I just hope the Sprint button isnt assigned to the left stick. Many much replacements :(
14/02/2012 at 10:23
Member since: Jan 2012
The sticks on the Vita don’t have a L3/R3 click function so it must be mapped to something else :)
14/02/2012 at 10:26
Member since: Aug 2011
Thank god for that then. Otherwise that would have been a bit expensive!
14/02/2012 at 12:53
Member since: Forever
Most likely the rear touchpad.
14/02/2012 at 08:57
Member since: Oct 2011
Love the cover, they showed a gameplay last night on Ustream, the game graphics looks good.
14/02/2012 at 09:00
Member since: Nov 2009
Hopefully the multiplayer will be on par with Resistance 3 albeit a little smaller in scale.
For some reason Burning Skies has me more excited for the CoD Vita and how that might turn out.
14/02/2012 at 09:13
Member since: Oct 2008
“Developed by Nihilistic Software (Conan, PlayStation Move Heroes) Burning Skies”
Oh good.
14/02/2012 at 09:24
Member since: Feb 2009
Is that a Wednesday release in the UK or are we actually getting it in June?
14/02/2012 at 10:13
Member since: May 2010
Cover looks great, looking forward to seeing some gameplay footage of this. Am I right in saying that the protagonist will die at the end of the game though…? going by the story in R2 of America being over run.
14/02/2012 at 10:47
Member since: Feb 2011
I wonder if there’s a co-op option ;)
14/02/2012 at 11:04
Member since: May 2010
haha well it wont be me on there as I wont have a Vita :L
14/02/2012 at 11:26
Member since: Feb 2011
I thought you were considering it? Although I know – after your article – that you’re more likely to play the pick-up-and-play style games
14/02/2012 at 11:41
Member since: May 2010
I am considering it. Got to pay for a holiday up until July though :P But its resistance and I would always buy a resitance game
14/02/2012 at 11:32
Member since: Feb 2012
Definitely awesome cover art!!
No I don’t think the protagonist HAS to die at the end of the game. There are still pockets of Resistance that survive the R2 onslaught (otherwise R3 wouldn’t exist). Maybe he goes on to create his own version of Haven, just closer to New York/New Jersey than Oklahoma!
14/02/2012 at 11:43
Member since: May 2010
ha yeah true. Well thats enough of me being morbid and already betting on the guy to die :P
14/02/2012 at 16:23
Member since: Feb 2011
Really like that box art. Hope the support for the Vita really keeps coming.
14/02/2012 at 16:30
Member since: Jan 2012
I also love the cover art. I may or may not buy on release; it depends on both price and funds.
14/02/2012 at 16:58
Member since: Dec 2009
Although i haven’t really warmed to Resistance past the first game, i’m looking forward to seeing how well a FPS plays on Vita.