Tag: Apps

Awesomenauts, Skullgirls and free Frobisher Says! included

It's PSN update day here in Europe with a lot of content for your consideration, some of it free. Let's get started. PS3 Games: Awesomenauts (Trial also available)It’s the year 3587; conflict spans the stars. Huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. In their bid for galactic...

Awesomenauts, Mortal Kombat, Max Payne and more

It's time for another PSN Store update, North America, and it's a typically eclectic mix of fun, light-hearted titles alongside grizzly, violent classics. Without further delay, let's get into it. PlayStation Plus: Early Access:Pixel Junk 4am Closed Viewer BetaVelocity (Free PS mini)Free Downloads:Aw

Skype, Walking Dead, Dragon's Dogma demo and more

This week's new PSN content is available in North America, so here's what's on offer. Vita owners, you get add-on content and Skype but no games — sorry. PlayStation Plus: Full Game Trials:The Cursed CrusadeBattlefield 3 — Battlefield 3 reviewDiscounts:

Who's there?

Popular internet phone service Skype comes to PlayStation Vita this week as a free app. The app lands in North America today and Europe tomorrow, with support for both 3G and Wi-fi models. You can use Vita's rear or front-facing cameras to make video calls, plus have the app running in the background while you play, so you need never...

The ultimate incentive

You know, the last thing we want to do when we oversleep is deal with a dozen angry clouds – but that’s exactly what Vita’s upcoming Wake-Up Club involves. The free application — which transforms your expensive handheld into a glorified alarm clock — is designed around the creepy concept of “encouraging others to...

Draw something

Sony’s announced a trio of new applications for the PlayStation Vita today, starting with the complimentary Paint Park. Available this week for the grand sum of nothing, the sketch-pad app will transform your Vita into a high-tech colouring book. You’ll be able to use the various touch interfaces to draw and paint, and even...

What's happening?

The PlayStation Vita is a game device first and foremost, that much is fact. But the system’s also capable of interfacing with a range of social networks. Outside of the onboard PSN and Near applications, Sony’s also pledged full support for some of the web’s most famous communication portals. Due for release on the...

More of a heads-up for those of you with import PlayStation Vitas, this

As promised, Sony's released a Flickr application for its new handheld in Japan. The application allows you to browse photographs using the system's gorgeous five-inch OLED screen. It's got a pretty spiffing interface, as demonstrated by this hands-on video posted by The Verge. The application should be available day-and-date..

Ready your queue

Sony's executive deputy president Kaz Hirai took to the stage at CES today to announce that Netflix will be bringing its video streaming service to PlayStation Vita in the United States. Hirai added that Netflix is aiming to have the app ready for the system's launch come 22nd February. It's unclear whether Europe will see the app...

Friends list, multiplayer, chat and more

Chances are you've already heard about all the neat PS Vita Apps launching with the system, like Near, Party and Welcome Park, as well as third-party apps like Facebook and Twitter. But aside form those big name applications the system will also feature staples like friends lists, calenders and chat. In the...

Show off

That's the one thing we miss about playing portable games compared to big screen gaming: you can't show off your accomplishments and skills quite as well with such a small screen. Good news, then, that an upcoming Vita app will let you share your finest moments with the web through live game broadcasting. Nico Nico is a video viewing...

Follow us

Earlier this month Sony revealed the pre-loaded PS Vita Apps launching with the handheld. Aside from those first-party apps however, the system will also house applications for popular social network services like Facebook, FourSquare and Twitter. Engadget just took the latter of those three for a spin, giving us a look at how the popular...

Start cooing now

Vita may not be out until next year, but that doesn't mean you can't find out exactly what you'll be seeing on shop shelves when the console launches. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe hardware product manager Adam Grant took to the PlayStation Blog to reveal the console's box and pre-installed applications. The box itself isn't...

Warning: causes arguments

It's easy to tell who's your enemy in Killzone 3 – the glowing red eyes and guns pointed at your face are a dead giveaway – but in real life it's not so simple. It's a good job, then, that Sony and Guerilla Games has created the Killzone 3 Know Your Enemies app for Facebook that aims to help you sort your friends from...

Never be away from your fitness goal

Move fitness title Get Fit with Mel B is one of the better keep fit titles available on PS3, and now its take on getting up and active has been beefed-up with an official application for iOS devices. The app lets you keep track of your exertions in conjunction with the Get Fit with Mel B website, letting you...