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Those of us here at VGW in our 30s remember a magical device called the Sony Walkman. No, not that hybrid cell phone/MP3 player, and not the ones that played the nearly extinct compact discs. We’re talking cassette tapes, a format revered by music lovers and mixtape junkies (Maxell XL-II or GTFO) around the world. The original Sony Walkman made music portable for the masses and revolutionized the music industry. As it turns out, the man who designed it is also responsible for designing another sexy piece of hardware that makes console-quality gaming portable: The Playstation Vita. His name is Mr. Takashi Sogabe, and he showed up at the Japanese Vita launch...

UPDATED:  Gamestop has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation calls and removal of The Last Guardian: “The Last Guardian has not been cancelled by Sony as we incorrectly stated in an automated call to reservation customers. Because the game did not have a specific release date, GameStop made the decision to remove the game from our system. The Last Guardian will be reinstated for pre-order when a firm launch date is known.” Our two cents: Someone made a serious mistake. Gamestop frequently lists upcoming games and hardware with placeholder dates when a release date is not known, and this explanation doesn’t ring true for us. ### If recent...

UPDATE 2: A major update to this story is here. UPDATE: Prepare for an epic battle of “he said/she said.” Sony’s Patrick Seybold has gone on record saying that The Last Guardian has not been canceled, and we checked with a couple of our Sony reps, who have heard no mention of the game being shelved. It’s no accident that the below phone call was made, and the game was removed from Gamestop’s database, so we’ll keep you posted with Gamestop’s inevitable response. Team ICO’s oft-delayed and much sought after The Last Guardian has had its share of development troubles lately. From the no-shows at major conferences like E3...

With 1.5 million people playing Star Wars: The Old Republic prior to it launching on shelves (from early pre-order access alone), it’s safe to say BioWare’s sprawling MMO is off to a strong start. In fact, we can barely tear ourselves away from our starship long enough to write this. But, imagine a world where negotiations between BioWare and LucasArts fell apart. In that case, BioWare was still dead set in creating a MMORPG, with or without the Star Wars license. In a recent interview with PC Gamer, SWTOR game director James Ohlen revealed that Bioware was working on several design documents at once, experimenting with the possibilities of a...