During Sony’s Gamescom press conference, Nihilistic showed a live demo of Resistance: Burning Skies, the PlayStation Vita iteration of the Resistance series.
Burning Skies is a first person shooter that blends touch controls will a primary dual analog control scheme. The game takes place between Resistance 1 and 2, and will bring players to new environments and levels. New weapons were shown, including the CFG (Cluster Fire Gun), Chimeran Chaingun, and a fire axe as a melee weapon, as well as the return of the fan-favorite Carbine.
With a story written by author William C. Dietz, the game will revolve protagonist Tom Riley, a New York fireman caught in the events of the Chimera invading the east coast for the first time.