What's a new game system without a new Riiiiiiiiidge Racer game?  Sorry..I had to do it.  Anyways, Namco Bandai have announced that they are working a Ridge Racer for PS Vita.

RIDGE RACER for PlayStation® Vita is the newest installment of the exhilarating RIDGE RACER arcade racingseries. Players can expect high-speed drifting at break-neck speeds in high-performance racing machines with new exciting new gameplay additions.  Drift racing fans looking for edge-of-your-seat action will be able to truly feel the on-screen drama through the revolutionary features of the PlayStation® Vita.

The new title is being co-developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. and Cellius, a joint venture founded between NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan in 2007. Acting as Director for the PlayStation® Vita version of RIDGE RACER is Hideo Teramoto of Cellius.  Teramoto’s previous work includes Associate Producer of critically acclaimed titles including RIDGE RACER® for the PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system and RIDGE RACER® 7 for the PlayStation®3 system.

This just in from SEGA of America Inc and SEGA of Europe Ltd... SEGA has just announced that its fourth edition of the popular tennis title, Virtua Tennis 4 is scheduled to be a launch title for the forthcoming Sony NGP (aka PS Vita) and is the third time that the franchise will be a launch title for a new Sony gaming system, where Virtua Tennis was a launch title at the time of the PSP launch as well as the PS3 launch.

Not only will Virtua Tennis 4 mark the fourth installment in the series, but SEGA Ceo Mike Hayes confirmed there is ongoing development by SEGA of several other titles for the Sony NGP device. “We are delighted to announce Virtua Tennis 4 and confirm the development of four further titles for the NGP, illustrating our strong support and excitement for the new platform,” said Mr. Hayes “Our line-up features all new adventures for some of our most loved SEGA IP, in addition to extremely innovative and purpose built new IP – all taking full advantage of the unique gameplay opportunities provided by the NGP.” (No titles for the other titles were given, but we're sure we will hear more about these soon.)

Virtua Tennis 4 will feature 22 world-renowned tennis pro's to play, but will also allow customization of characters by using the onboard NGP Camera to stick a photo of your head on your tennis avatar's body. The game will also feature a Touch Versus Match which allows 2 players to play head to head on the same NGP device.

Virtua Tennis 4 for NGP is being displayed at the Sony booth #4532 in the West Hall at E3 2011.

Following the Sony Press Conference in LA, Sony has just announced their official YouTube channel dedicated to the PlayStation Vita aka PSVita. Sony will be posting all of their E3 2011 videos for the PS Vita there.

Subscribe to http://www.youtube.com/psvita and don't miss a single beat of PS Vita.

And the moment we have all been waiting for, What is the NGP going to be called? PlayStation Vita which means Life. Cute.

What about price and availability?

Sony has just announced that coming this holiday season the PlayStation Vita will be available in the US for $249 in a non-3G and for $299 for a 3G (AT&T) version.

Time to count your change, trade some games and get in line to get your PlayStation Vita coming this holiday season.