Resistance: Burning Skies Announced at Gamescom

Resistance was inevitably going to appear on Sony's new PlayStation Vita in some form, but at the company's Gamescom press conference tonight, the world saw its first glance at such a project.

Developed by Nihilistic in collaboration with series creator Insomniac, Resistance: Burning Skies is a "no compromise first-person shooter" that aims to headline the benefits to action games that the handheld's dual analogue sticks offer.

While the graphics looked rather gorgeous, it was being presented without a video out display, meaning we likely did not get a complete picture without going hands-on. What we did see was some nice uses of the Vita's touch screen capabilities.

Draw a line on the screen to automatically lock onto a series of targets, or tap anywhere to lob a grenade in that direction. Sixaxis controls within the Vita allow for players to tilt the system to peek over cover.