Resistance burns the Vita May 29

While Unit 13 looks to be a great third-person shooter for the PlayStation Vita, the handheld's first first-person shooter, Resistance: Burning Skies, will hit the platform on May 29. This will also mark the release of the world's "first portable dual-analog FPS."

Resistance: Burning Skies takes place between Resistance 2 and 3, and stars New Jersey firefighter Tom Riley as he takes the fight to the Chimera in August 1951. It will feature the aforementioned dual-analog controls, as well as front and rear-touch controls. More information will come out as we near the release date, but for now, marvel at the game's box art.

[PlayStation.Blog] Resistance: Burning Skies-The Chimera Infect PS Vita This May

Insomniac's Ted Price comments on the end of the Resistance series

Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price posted a YouTube video where he comments on yesterday's reveal that the company is done with the Resistance series.

"I did want to confirm it face-to-face that we are not moving on with the Resistance franchise," he said. "Now, a question we’ve gotten through our forums and through e-mails is ‘why’? Well, we believe that Resistance has reached its logical conclusion in terms of the story we wanted to tell. However, that doesn’t mean the Resistance franchise isn’t continuing"

True. While Insomniac themselves aren't continuing the franchise, Sony is bringing Resistance: Burning Skies to the PlayStation Vita this year, which closes the gap between Resistance 2 and 3.

Insomniac is now focusing on their multiplatform co-operative shooter, Overstrike, which Sony has wished their best of luck on. 

[TVGB] Sony, Insomniac Speak on Resistance

PlayStation Vita launching in US, EU Feb. 22

Sony Computer Entertainment of America's President and CEO, Jack Tretton, announced at the Web 2.0 Summit today that the PlayStation Vita will launch in North America on February 22, 2012, a month earlier than what I and many others estimated.

As announced at E3, the WiFi-only model will retail for $249.99, and the WiFi/3G hybrid will retail for $299.99. Of the known titles for the handheld, Resistance: Burning Skies is one of them!

[Update: Europe, Middle East, Canada, Latin America]

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Resistance series could be headed by another developer, says Insomniac

Speaking to the folks at GamingUnion, Insomniac Games' Creative Director Marcus Smith commented on the future of the Resistance franchise, stating the team isn't "currently slated to do Resistance 4," and that the series could  be "going to another developer."

This isn't out of the ordinary for the long-time PlayStation developer, as they've parted ways with the Spyro series after its third installment, and with the team already working on their recently announced multi-platform shooter Overstrike, the situation is understandable.

Smith also referenced Resistance's Vita title headed by Nihilistic, and feels Sony wouldn't hand the franchise over to somebody who is going to "screw it up."

Resistance: Burning Skies demo assures us the greatest things about the Vita are the dual-analog sticks, dual-analog sticks

[Insomniac Games apparently couldn't "say it enough" on stage at their Gamescom presentation earlier, so we decided to help them out.]

Resistance's first venture on Sony's new handheld comes in the form of Resistance: Burning Skies, a game that serves as a prequel to the events in Resistance 2 and has been penned by known game novelist, William C. Dietz. Taking place in New York City, players control FDNY member Tom Riley as he rises from "humble hero to folk hero of the entire resistance." Do you think you have what it takes to accomplish that task?

The live-demo showed off Burning Skies' arsenal, "cover system," and the obligatory touch-screen controls which, to me, seem rather forced. But, you can see for yourself after the break.

Tags: GameTrailers.com, Resistance: Burning Skies - GC 11: Debut Live Demo (Stream), PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360