Resistance: Burning Skies PS Vita release date

By Robert Purchese Published 14 February, 2012

The first ever portable dual-analogue stick FPS, apparently.

chimera

Talking of Chimera - do you remember the early '90s TV series of the same name?

Sony's smacked a 30th May release date on Vita shooter Resistance: Burning Skies.

That translates to a Wednesday, which isn't a day games are typically released in the UK. More likely is a UK arrival that Friday, 1st June. Sony is checking this for us now.

Nihilistic Software is making Burning Skies for Vita, and Sony's proud of this being "the first ever" FPS on a portable device.

It's new entry in the series and takes place in 1951, as the ugly Chimeran aliens invade East Coast America. You, as fireman Tom Riley, will need to save the day.

Resistance on PS3 creator Insomniac Games has left the series behind to pursue multi-platform pastures new, incidentally - which isn't to say Sony will put the series to bed.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (24) Latest comment 3 months ago

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  • streetmagix #1 3 months ago

    I assumed this was a while off, glad to see it's only a couple of months after launch.

  • cjb_bjc #2 3 months ago

    Yeh, will be a good sighter on how FPS's play on the vita. If its a success Fallout, Bioshock and probably COD will make a show

  • Acquiescence #3 3 months ago

    I thought that said "the ugly Chinamen" for a second there. I almost did a double take.

  • Bradach #4 3 months ago

    @cjb_bjc bioshock and cod are already confirmed

  • Ultrasoundwave #5 3 months ago

    This is actually quite an important game for the Vita. If it proves that twin-stick FPS's can run smoothly on the system (which i have no doubt it will) then i think the anticipation for Call of Duty and Bioshock will go through the roof.

    Roll on the 22nd!

  • Triggerhappytel #6 3 months ago

    After really enjoying Resistance 3, hopefully this can carry on the same high quality. I'm especially interested to see where the plot goes, as the end of R3 was effectively pretty final.

  • jamieleng #7 3 months ago

    @cjb_bjc CoD will be making a show.

  • DSR3 #8 3 months ago

    @Triggerhappytel, This game takes place before R2 and after RFOM

  • kadooosh #9 3 months ago

    <quote>Ultrasoundwave wrote:
    This is actually quite an important game for the Vita. If it proves that twin-stick FPS's can run smoothly on the system (which i have no doubt it will) then i think the anticipation for Call of Duty and Bioshock will go through the roof.

    Roll on the 22nd!</quote>

    If this works, ill buy one. Don't hold much hope for cod online via 3g though!

  • RiversOfSand #10 3 months ago

    I would have thought the May 30th release is so the physical version can coincide with the digital release on the playstation store. Aren't all vita games going to follow this, i.e. Unit 13 on the 7th of March.

  • AllenSpawn #11 3 months ago

    Great timing. Got a weeks holiday booked for June 1st.....sorry kids, but you're gonna have to bury yourselves in the sand, whilst I shoot chinamen!

  • chessboxer #12 3 months ago

    @Triggerhappytel & @DSR3

    This game probably takes place at the same time as Resistance: Retribution but just across The Pond. Both games are set in 1951 as far as I know.

  • Ignatius_Cheese #13 3 months ago

    Meh. I'll wait for KillzOne Vita.

  • KayJay #14 3 months ago

    Fuck that Chimera TV series scared the absolute shite out of me...

    That picture brings back some horrible memories... :/

  • castertroy #15 3 months ago

    I hated that chimera programme from the 90's. Freaked the shit out if me

  • castertroy #16 3 months ago

    <quote>KayJay wrote:
    Fuck that Chimera TV series scared the absolute shite out of me...

    That picture brings back some horrible memories... :/</quote>

    Same here !

  • Retro_ #17 3 months ago

    Resistance 3 is an excellent FPS, MP is also really good fun, Great Comms, no lag, great maps, top weapons, perks etc, it makes a mockery of some high profile games out there and yet, it pretty much flopped compared with those 'other' games, sad sad sad !!

  • Dave52 #18 3 months ago

    I'm looking at getting a Vita for my Birthday in July. This will be the first on the list...! Any news on Killzone...? It was definitely in the Vita launch montage...

  • BonzoBanana #19 3 months ago

    When I get my Vita this is definitely on the list to buy.

  • dfunked #20 3 months ago

    "Sony's proud of this being "the first ever" FPS on a portable device."

    I've already seen the article that "the first ever" links to so I know what EG were getting at, but surely that could have been worded a bit better...

  • Arwin #21 3 months ago

    The Sony article says: "the first ever dual-analog FPS game on a portable device", which I reckon is probably true?

    Anyway, I hope the final game is a butter smooth 30fps. Glad to hear it's a little while off yet, so they can polish the game proper. Hopefully it ends up decent.

  • BigDannyH #22 3 months ago

    I'm a little worried about this.

    Loved what they did with Resistance 3, scrapped regenerating health which made dying a genuine rather than cheap possibility, loads of great and varied weapons, weapon progression without going RPG overboard and it's not a dull military shooter.

    However a different developer with the "first portable FPS" label hanging over them, it's a big responsibility and the Vita is depending on them.

    I just really hope it's not been rushed.

  • Snake_2011 #23 3 months ago

    sweet so happy this will be out in may roll on the 22nd :) can not wait for Killzone as well.
    Edited by Snake_2011 at 14/02/12 @ 19:43

  • Accordi0n #24 3 months ago

    Been playing Quake 3 on my Pandora for some time now…