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Resistance: Burning Skies

Title: Resistance: Burning Skies
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/29/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Saving lives is all in a day’s work for a firefighter. Saving the planet goes above and beyond. But Tom Riley, an unassuming New Jersey firefighter, steps up when mankind is desperate for someone to answer the call. In August, 1951 the alien Chimeran invaders took over most of the planet. Now, they’ve set their sights on one of the last remaining free zones on Earth: the East Coast of the United States. Play as an unlikely hero thrust to the forefront of man’s struggle to survive. Fight the Chimeran enemy with dual-analog controls in first-person shooter action designed to bring the FPS console experience to a handheld.

Mortal Kombat

Title: Mortal Kombat
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 4/30/2012
Overview: Mortal Kombat is unleashed on PS Vita with this feature-rich edition that optimizes play for a mobile experience while adding creative ways to use Touch Screen controls. Play as iconic characters in classic one-on-one Mortal Kombat fights to the finish. Travel back in time to undo a future ruled by Emperor Shao Kahn in Story Mode. Choose from 450 quick-hit challenges made for on-the-go-play in Tower Mode, or team up in Tag Team Mode. You won’t just use the Touch Screen to trigger moves – if one of your blows sends your opponent’s blood splattering, you might have to wipe it off the screen with a swipe of your fingers!

Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention

Title: Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/16/2012
Overview: If Disgaea 3 was a deep experience, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention is practically bottomless. The RPG franchise’s debut on PS Vita features all the content from Disgaea 3 and adds new characters, new features, and hours of bonus DLC updates! Journey into the Netherworld where you’ll join Mao, who’s taken up a quest to defeat the Overlord in order to become a true hero. The DLC content piles on 20 additional characters, three gameplay systems, and an extra storyline. You’ll also find four new scenarios that may lead to the birth of a different hero, revamped cutscenes, two mysterious new characters, and other features added just for PS Vita.

Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted

Title: Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 3/28/2012
Overview: If you thought mixed martial arts was intense inside the octagon, wait ’til you see what happens when you take the sport outside the guidelines. Supremacy MMA is mixed martial arts action at its fiercest level: unlicensed, unsanctioned, and totally raw. Fight unregulated brawls wherever there’s a ring, leaving a trail of bruised and bloodied opponents in your wake. Play as real MMA fighters schooled in a variety of styles including Muay Thay, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and more. Use classic or Touch Screen controls and jump right in to arcade-style action. Customize your game with images from the PS Vita camera, battle other fighters online, and more.

Reality Fighters

Title: Reality Fighters
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 3/12/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Put yourself in the fight then stage the fight anywhere you want with this brawler that provides the framework and lets you fill in the rest! Reality Fighters is all about customization. Snap a picture of yourself and start building your fighter. The 12 available fighting styles include traditional options like Wrestling or Muay Thai and less conventional combat strategies like ballet or rock n’ roll. Add on your choice of over 300 costume pieces and 200 weapons, then choose where to fight. The game uses augmented reality to bring in whatever backdrop your PS Vita has in its sights.

Ridge Racer

Title: Ridge Racer
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 3/14/2012
Overview: Hi-def, edge-of-your-seat racing comes to the palm of your hand with Ridge Racer for PS Vita! Hit the accelerator for a customizable all-out driving experience. Tune the settings of the Custom Drift System to suit your driving style. Use the Machine Upgrade Map to swap in higher-performance parts. Join one of four racing teams and compete in the online Planetary League, where you can race anyone whether or not they’re online. If they’re logged in, link up for a race in real time. If they’re offline, you can still beat their top speed in a race against their ghost. Up to seven drivers can compete in ad-hoc multiplayer races.

MLB 12: The Show

Title: MLB 12: The Show
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/5/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

If you’re going to be a champion, you have to be able to play well on the road. MLB 12: The Show for PS Vita lets you do just that! Experience The Show’s unrivaled attention to detail on the go with authentic gameplay that delivers a full Major League experience. Choose from a variety of modes: Exhibition, Season, Franchise, or follow a player through the ranks on the Road to the Show. Glide through menu selections and pinpoint pitch selections with Touch Screen controls. Cross-platform compatibility with the Playstation 3 lets you sync your Season, Franchise, or Road to the Show and work on your home game as well.

LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7

Title: LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS Vita
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/5/2012
Overview: Summon your magical side for the thrilling conclusion of the Harry Potter saga. The story that was told in three books and four movies is one unforgettable LEGO adventure! Play through the story’s biggest events and encounter your favorite Harry Potter characters. Visit the Ministry of Magic and Diagon Alley, journey to Godric’s Hollow, and more. Use powerful new magic, including the Unforgivable Curses, and Touch Screen controls to battle the Dark Lord’s army and his Death Eaters. Master your charms and spells. You’ll need them all for the showdown that’s been building for seven years – the final battle with Lord Voldemort!

Sniper 2: Ghost Warrior

Title: Sniper 2: Ghost Warrior
Publisher: City Interactive
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/12/2013
Overview: A sniper only has one shot. Make it count in this thrilling modern FPS sniper combat experience. Stalk your target with the patience of one of the world’s best sharpshooters. Work with your spotter and use realistic ballistics, adapting to the conditions around you, adjusting for wind, and monitoring your breathing. Execute missions in environments based on real-world locations, from the ravaged streets of Sarajevo to the high-altitudes of Tibet. Changes in your surroundings force you to focus even more on lining up the perfect shot. Choose from the world’s most advanced weapons, master new stealth tactics for even quieter kills, use night and thermo vision, and more.

MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship

Title: MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship
Publisher: Namco
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 2/26/2013
Overview: Get the only authentic motocross experience with this game that lets you compete for the Monster Energy Motocross World Championship. Tear up the track on three Monster Energy Motocross circuits: The MX1, MX2, and MXoN championships. Choose from 84 of the sport’s best riders from 32 teams and race in 12 real-life motocross locations. Compete to be the world’s best among 16 national teams as you chase global bragging rights in the Motocross of Nations. Show off your speed on the track then show off your skills in post-race freestyle Trick Battle Mode. Rise up the ranks as you master your riding skills in gameplay featuring authentic racing physics and real-time track deformation.

Crysis 3

Title: Crysis 3
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/19/2013
Overview: In the aftermath of an alien invasion, New York City has been covered by a giant nanodome. A rain forest has sprouted inside, engulfing the once-great city and providing the perfect staging ground for a secret military organization. That organization is your target and the rainforest is your hunting ground in this sandbox FPS. Stalk your enemies with the power of your Nanosuit, the futuristic armor that holds the mysterious symbiotic memory of a hero who once wore it. Use futuristic weaponry, including alien weapons you can scavenge and the powerful new predator bow. Customize your Nanosuit to suit your combat style in the single-player campaign or in expanded multiplayer modes.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Title: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/19/2013
Overview: Metal Gear returns with a new mission, one that trades the shadows of stealth for the white-hot blaze of over-the-top battle. Instead of covert ops and stealth infiltration, in Revengeance you’ll barrel into battle, where you’ll slice through cyborg enemies in furious stylized combat. Your character, Raiden, spent his early years as a legendary child soldier known as “Jack the Ripper.” Raiden has graduated to the combat big leagues and is now a full-on mercenary for hire, performing missions for PMSCs (Private Military and Security Companies) in a world recovering from a brutal Civil War. The fragile world is ripe for the taking, and Raiden and his blade will be the last line of defense against a coming cyborg invasion.

Omerta: City of Gangsters

Title: Omerta: City of Gangsters
Publisher: Kalypso
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 2/11/2013
Overview: The American Dream is yours for the taking, by any means necessary, in this gangster sim set in 1920s Atlantic City. In Omerta: City of Gangsters you’ll build an empire by the boardwalk in RPG-style play. Choose from 15 playable characters and step off the boat as an immigrant with dreams of power and money. Work any job you can get, slowly expanding your circle of allies. Flex your muscle in tactical turn-based combat where you and your loyal goons take other gangsters’ territories by force. Map out your vision for the city as you strategically expand your empire, maintaining your Omerta – your code of silence – and silencing anyone who can’t maintain theirs.

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Title: Aliens: Colonial Marines
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/11/2013
Overview: Enlist in the Colonial Marines and journey to the planet LV-426 in this story that plays as a true sequel to James Cameron’s hit Aliens. Face one of the deadliest beings in the universe as you battle the classic creature in all of its forms: the Facehugger, Chestburster, Warrior, Drone (seen in Alien 3), and Queen. You’ll also have to survive a new Crusher alien created just for this game. Customize weapon load-outs and explore environments from the movies. Need backup? Call in up to three friends to join your squad in drop-in/drop-out co-op play that spans the entire storyline. It may be just another day in the corps, but one day in the corps brings action unlike anywhere else!

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2

Title: Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/8/2013
Overview: Overload on martial arts action in this Fist of the North Star sequel that lets you choose how you want to experience the saga. Play the story you know or venture off into stories you’ve never experienced in Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2. The complete manga story, from Raoh through Celestial Empire and Land of Shura, is yours to play in Legends Mode. Experience new storylines in Dream Mode, which takes the action in unseen directions and fills gaps within the original story. Choose from more than 20 playable characters, including Falco, Juza, Shew, and Shachi. Master explosive new moves in exciting Fist of the North Star combat that now features both co-op and head-to-head online play.

Dead Space 3

Title: Dead Space 3
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/4/2013
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title. This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan.

If you want the gear to survive Dead Space 3, you’ll have to build it yourself! Battle enemies with your own custom weapons on a mission to destroy the Necromorphs once and for all. Hero Isaac Clarke and soldier John Carver have crashed on a frozen planet. Your engineering skills will be stretched to their limit as you scavenge the icy world for parts to build weapons and the other gear you need to survive. If you can survive the wilderness, you’ll meet a Necromorph enemy that’s gained terrifying new powers in a battle to save humanity from extinction. The epic story spans the entire planet and can be played in single player or in drop-in/drop-out online co-op.

Hitman Trilogy HD

Title: Hitman Trilogy HD
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/28/2013
Overview: NOTE: This is a two disc game, but it only counts as one disc against your rental plan.

Play the missions that made Agent 47 a legend as gaming’s most famous gun-for-hire gets a greatest hits package. The Hitman Trilogy HD combines three classic Hitman games, letting you experience 40 of the franchise’s most unforgettable missions. Play Hitman Contracts, Hitman 2 Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Blood Money, all remastered with full HD presentation and Achievement support. Choose the tactic you think will be the most effective way to eliminate your target in open-ended play that ranges from strategic stealth combat to explosive run-and-gun action. Hone your techniques as you become a master assassin in these three thrilling Hitman stories.