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Gamescom '13: Borderlands 2 announced for PS Vita, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag goes handheld via Remote Play

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Gamescom '13: Borderlands 2 announced for PS Vita, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag goes handheld via Remote Play
By Matthew Diener
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Promising that 2013 would be "a new and bright chapter in the life of the PlayStation Vita", Sony announced that it would soon receive a port of Gearbox Software's award-winning Borderlands 2.

The hybrid RPG shooter currently enjoys a Metacritic ranking of 89 percent and is praised for both its depth and action.

While not a new Vita-specific game, the announcement of Borderlands 2 will give Vita owners the chance to experience a full triple-A, 'shoot and loot' game on the go.

Hoist the Black Flag

While on the topic of triple-A games on the go, Sony also showed a demo of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag running on a PlayStation Vita via Remote Play.

The transition from PS4 to PS Vita was absolutely seamless, but the action of the demo was scuttled when a freak gust of wind blew Edward Kenway's pirate ship off course, proving that piracy is arr'd work indeed.

We don't have a release date for the Vita port of Borderlands 2 yet, but the Remote Play, PS4 version of Assassin's Creed IV is due out at the new console's launch - November 15 in North America and November 29 in Europe.

Matthew Diener
Matthew Diener
Representing the former colonies, Matt keeps the Pocket Gamer news feed updated when sleepy Europeans are sleeping. As a frustrated journalist, diehard gamer and recovering MMO addict, this is pretty much his dream job.