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Full Throttle! Nuclear Throne! All the Vita news from PSX this weekend

Bit.Trip! Bastion! Hitman GO!

Full Throttle! Nuclear Throne! All the Vita news from PSX this weekend
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Sony held an event this weekend called PlayStation Experience, where it surprised the world by remembering that the Vita still exists. Here's what handheld hold-outs can expect in 2016… and right now.

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Ridiculous Fishing developer Vlambeer has launched its post-apocalyptic, twin-stick roguelike Nuclear Throne on Vita for £9.49 / $11.99. It's cross-buy with the PS4 version.

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There's also The BIT.TRIP, which is also out now, for £7.99 / $9.99 and cross-buy with PS4. This is a compilation of six different Bit.Trip games, including rhythmic auto-runner Bit.Trip Runner and trippy shmup Bit.Trip Beat.

Developer Choice Provisions is also bringing Woah Dave! sequel Space Dave and track-swapping driving game DriveDriveDive to Vita next year.

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Bastion, the stunning RPG from the studio behind Transistor, is also out now on Vita. If you have it on PS4 you'll now own the Vita edition. Otherwise, it's £11.99 / $14.99, or £3.60 / $2.85 if you're on PlayStation Plus.

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While Double Fine is hard at work on a remastered version of Day of the Tentacle, it's also going to be giving a fresh coat of paint to cult-classic biker saga Full Throttle. Expect it on your Vita, with lots of special features, in 2016.

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Haven't had a chance to play the terrific Hitman GO on mobile? Don't worry: a Vita and PS4 version is planned for next year. Hopefully, a PlayStation version of the even better Lara Croft GO is on the cards.

SNK hasn't forgotten the Vita, either. The Last Blade 2 - an old-school arcade fighter - is getting ported to the handheld, and PS4.

Mark Brown
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is editor at large of Pocket Gamer