Resistance: Burning Skies Launches Today; Brand New Trailer!

The wait is finally over! Resistance: Burning Skies hits European shelves and the PSN Store today, ushering in a new era of portable first-person shooters by introducing dual-analog control for the first time. Dual-analog control isn’t the only thing going for it though… In addition to all the great features we’ve introduced over the last few months, Resistance: Burning Skies brings a new hero into the world of man vs. Chimera – and Tom Riley’s story is one you won’t want to miss. Now, to help pump you up to go out and fight some Chimera, take a peek at the debut of our Resistance: Burning Skies launch trailer!

This isn’t all we have to share with you today though. You’ll remember back in April when we talked about Resistance: Burning Skies’ multiplayer modes we mentioned that through “NEAR”, Resistance: Burning Skies introduces a new social perk which rewards players with XP multipliers that you can carry into multiplayer battle. Well today we’re going to shed a little more light on exactly what that means.

So, as you play through the multiplayer experience on Resistance: Burning Skies, there’s a chance that you will become infected with a form of the Chimera virus. Although being infected with the Chimera virus didn’t end too well for Nathan Hale, these particular strains of the Chimera virus actually give you a bonus of an in game XP multiplier. That means that you can have double and in some cases up to triple XP for a limited amount of time to gain levels and to unlock upgrades more quickly – and we all love a little help leveling up.

The really interesting part is that when infected, through NEAR you can spread the virus to your friends or drop it off as a gift to a fellow PS Vita player. Conversely you can also pick up the virus that’s been left behind by another Resistance player via NEAR.

So if you’re a shooter fan and enjoy portable gaming, this is THE game to own this summer and remember, if you purchase the game from the PS Store between the 30th May and 4th June you’ll also get some sweet bonus items.

So get out there and buy Resistance: Burning Skies today and join the fight against the Chimera on PS Vita!

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Phil