PlayStation fans know Sony Liverpool for its WipEout franchise, which dates back to its Psygnosis origins. Sony has closed the studio, which most recently released WipEout for PS Vita (which can be seen in the video below). The studio was reportedly developing two PlayStation 4 games. One PS4 title was a new WipEout, the other was an action game that utilized the same type of performance capture technology as Rockstar Games’ LA Noire.

COLOGNE, GERMANY -- Sony used Gamescom 2012 to introduce new games, including a PlayStation Vita exclusive from Media Molecule -- makers of the LittleBigPlanet franchise. The game, Tearaway, stars iota, a messenger from a paper dimension whose envelope head contains an urgent message to deliver…to you!  It’s a very special message, and one that’s unique for each and every player.  In order to read yours, you’ll need to take up the role of co-star and, together with Iota, journey through the vibrant papery landscape - two buddies going on an epic adventure.  

COLOGNE, GERMANY -- Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) used its Gamescom 2012 press conference to reveal new features to PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) through the system software update version 1.80, scheduled on August 28, 2012. SCE will also expand PlayStation Plus, the subscription service package on PlayStation Network which brings value-added offerings including exclusive services and content, to PS Vita users this year. In addition, new games will offer a Cross-Buy option, which eliminates the need to purchase both the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita version of the same game. The program will go into effect with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, allowing any PS3 game purchaser to get the PS Vita version absolutely free.

Leading motion capture and animation service company House of Moves (HOM) helped bring realism to the soldiers and villains in the recently released third-person shooter Starhawk through full body motion capture, which was used as the basis for the title’s in-game animation. Now available exclusively for the PlayStation 3, the game was developed by LightBox Interactive and provides fast paced, frenetic shooter action set in the lawless frontier of space. Through the title’s unique Build & Battle system, players can instantly alter the battlefield by calling down offensive and defensive structures from an orbiting drop ship in real-time, all while blasting away at enemies in the middle of huge single-player or multiplayer firefights. 

Sony continues to push the boundaries of music and games with the PlayStation Vita game, Sound Shapes. Adding to the roster of musical talent that includes deadmau5, Jim Guthrie and I Am Robot and Proud, Beck joins the party in a brand new campaign record called Cities. Deadmau5 talks about music and games in the exclusive video below.

Tony Hawk is going old school with his latest skateboarding video game. The new Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network game, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, will feature gamers’ favorite levels from the first two games in the seminal franchise. But the entire experience has been updated to include high definition visuals for today’s consoles. And the game will grow with DLC with levels from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. Activision, developer Robomodo and Hawk are once again asking fans to vote on what levels to decide the content. The birdman talks about the new game in this exclusive interview below.

A lot of folks I know were pretty disappointed with Resistance 3, despite Insomniac Games’ efforts to take the series in a new direction following the death of its main hero, Nathan Hale.  Me?  Well, it irked me in places, but I could see what the developers were trying to do, and I had a fair amount of fun with it – even though I still turned to Killzone 3 by default afterward.  Now, people are once again getting divided up over the release of Burning Skies, the first portable entry for Resistance on the Vita.  (In this case, game critics.)  But, honestly, is it really that bad?  Nope, in fact, it’s pretty good.

With The Amazing Spider-Man set to hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in a matter of weeks, Activision will be introducing the best of both worlds when it comes to the web slinger’s gaming adventures.  On the one hand, the development team at Beenox is handling the game, and you already know about the work they did on Shattered Dimensions and Edge of Time.  On the other, they’re going with the open level design that worked so well in previous Spider-Man games before that.  You can’t lose.

Award-winning composers Jason Graves (Dead Space) and Kevin Riepl (Gears of War) have created an original score for Resistance: Burning Skies, Sony’s new PlayStation Vita first-person shooter. Developed by Nihilistic Software, Resistance: Burning Skies is the PS Vita debut of Insomniac Games’ Resistance PS3 franchise. Graves and Riepl each wrote forty minutes of orchestral music for the shooter. Resistance: Burning Skies ships on May 29.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) is taking a page out of Nintendo’s popular Super Smash Bros. blockbuster with an exclusive PlayStation 3 game. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, developed by SuperBot Entertainment for the PS3, gathers some of the biggest names from first-party franchises together for four-player fighting action. Check out the exclusive video interview below.

The long awaited dream match-up between the two leaders in the fighting genre can now be played at home… and on the go. Street Fighter X Tekken on the PlayStation Vita builds upon the action-packed console experience and delivers an expanded version of the ultimate tag team match up. In addition to all 43 of the iconic characters featured on the PlayStation 3 version, 12 new characters will make their debut on the PS Vita, making for one of the most robust character line-ups in fighting game history. Check out the trailer below straight from Captivate 2012.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) is rolling out new free-to-play, or freemium, games for PlayStation Home (PS Home), the company's social games platform. These new titles, including a team-based 3rd-person shooter and a fantasy-themed multiplayer role-playing game, will further expand PS Home's new core experience, which first launched in November of 2011 with new games and genre-based districts.