NanoBITES captures those small but important morsels of gaming information that otherwise might slip between the cracks.

ITEM! Sony has revealed that its PlayStation Vita handheld will go on sale in Australia on Thursday 23 February 2012. The Wi-Fi only model will retail for $349.95, while the 3G version will set gamers back $449.95

ITEM! After months of speculation, BioWare has confirmed that Mass Effect 3 will feature a multiplayer component. While its predecessors were strictly solo affairs, the new game will feature a four player cooperative mode known as Galaxy at War.

ITEM! The local industry may be in the doldrums, but it seems that business is good at Halfbrick Studios. According to a report published by Gamasutra, the Brisbane based creators of Raskulls will soon be opening a satellite office in Sydney.

ITEM! Details have emerged about Team Bondi’s perilous financial position at the time of its closure. As reported by Edge, The L.A. Noire developer went under owing its staff more than a million dollars in “unpaid wages and bonuses”.

ITEM! Microsoft has purchased the indie studio responsible for Xbox 360 favourites ‘Splosion Man and The Gunstringer. Twisted Pixel Games will join the likes of Rare, Lionhead and Turn 10 as a Microsoft first party.

ITEM! KMM has elected to close its Brisbane studio. As reported by MCV Pacific, the team recently completed work on a video game adaption of forthcoming animated blockbuster Happy Feet 2.

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