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Sony announces the imminent release of new system software for their popular gaming (and not only) console, PlayStation 3.
In an official statement issued on Sony's blog related to PlayStation, system software version 4.10 is mentioned, with an expected release date of February 8. So far the new firmware is not... |
8 February 2012
09:57 GMT |
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Sony has just confirmed that a major change, at least in name, will be made on February 8, when its PlayStation Network is going to be turned into the Sony Entertainment Network. Sony is trying to move past its electronics manufacturer image by offering more entertainment options to its customers. Seeing as how it... |
6 February 2012
15:31 GMT |
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It seems that the recent maintenance suffered by the PlayStation Network has left the online service with quite a big problem, at least in the Europe, Middle East and Australasia territories, as users can no longer re-download games they’ve already bought. Sony took down its PlayStation Network last week for s... |
6 February 2012
05:27 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that retail games for the PlayStation Vita will be released onto the PlayStation Network as digital editions with a lower price. The PlayStation Vita is getting ready for its launch at the end of the month, alongside a hefty variety of games made by Sony and other third-party developers. Now, Son... |
1 February 2012
18:31 GMT |
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A new report has suggested that video game publisher and hardware creator Microsoft will keep the redeemable codes system that they are using for the Xbox 360 home console even after the currently used Microsoft Points are eliminated and replaced with clear cash value.
A source has told Eurogamer that Microsoft is a... |
26 January 2012
04:52 GMT |
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Sony has just revealed that it will be taking down its PlayStation Network online service today, January 19, from 8am until 9pm, PST.
Sony is still trying to win back the trust of its customers after the shameful hacker attack of last year, which saw its PSN go offline for almost a whole month, during which owners o... |
19 January 2012
04:33 GMT |
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Sony has just kicked off a massive new promotion on its PlayStation Network, called 12 for ’12, which sees hefty price cuts made to some high quality downloadable games that were released last year on the online service.
Sony kicked off 2011 with an impressive promotion called 11 for ’11 and now wants to... |
17 January 2012
04:13 GMT |
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Gamers have been clamoring for remakes of their favorite titles for the modern gaming consoles for some time but at least one developer believes that High Definition versions of the old titles might do more harm than good.Stewart Gilray, who is the leader of the Just Add Water development team, has stated, “I l... |
13 January 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Anonymous, the loosely organized group of Internet activists known as much for their bombastic rhetoric as for their actions, has announced that it plans to once again go after Sony, because of its support for its Stop Online Piracy bill, but plans to do so without creating the same amount of chaos as the PlayStation... |
3 January 2012
08:02 GMT |
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Sony has clarified how the upcoming PlayStation Vita will handle multiple accounts, with the company making clear that PlayStation Network account information is linked to both a memory card and the actual console, with a hard factory reset required in order to introduce new personal information.In a statement to Wir... |
16 December 2011
05:46 GMT |
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The PlayStation Network saw the release of a large variety of independent games in 2011 so, in order to help people sort them out, Sony has made a few lists of the best selling indie titles on the online network, including those that were published by the studios themselves or with the help of the Japanese company.So... |
15 December 2011
03:13 GMT |
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Sony has once again updated the North American PlayStation Store with plenty of new content, including full games, like Dragon Age 2 or NFS: Hot Pursuit, but also lots of other content, including new DLC as well as discounts for existing add-ons.First up, PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy three new downloadable games, a... |
7 December 2011
18:31 GMT |
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Sony has once again updated the North American PlayStation Store with some new content, allowing PlayStation Network users to get quite a lot of full digital games, as well as plenty of downloadable content.First up, PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy many full game downloads, include The Sly Collection, either as a bund... |
30 November 2011
04:26 GMT |
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The second major patch for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has now been released by Naughty Dog onto the PlayStation Network, bringing with it a variety of improvements including a brand new aiming and shooting system that mimics the behavior from the previous Uncharted 2.Uncharted 3 was hailed as one of the bes... |
28 November 2011
05:53 GMT |
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A new so called Shutdown Law has gone into effect in South Korea which requires operators of online games to block access for those under the age of 16 for a six hour block late at night.Both Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live are under the influence of the new regulations, meaning that ... |
24 November 2011
07:24 GMT |
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Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network online service will be entering a lengthy scheduled maintenance period later today all around the world, so some features or online multiplayer might not be available.Ever since the PlayStation Network was hacked, Sony has increased the scheduled maintenance periods for... |
17 November 2011
04:36 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that it will be releasing a digital edition of its recent Sly Cooper HD Collection on its PlayStation Network online service for the PlayStation 3, both as a bundle, with all the three games, as well as standalone titles.
Sony has released quite a lot of its classic PlayStation 2-era titles in the... |
17 November 2011
02:46 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that owners of its PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Portable systems will be able to play the games they've downloaded from the PlayStation Network on just two systems.Sony's PlayStation Network online service has seen quite a big surge in activity ever since its outage earlier this year, wit... |
7 November 2011
15:41 GMT |
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Square Enix, after releasing the critically acclaimed Chrono Trigger as well as a variety of older Final Fantasy titles, has revealed that a special campaign, called the Winter of RPGs" will run throughout November and December on the PlayStation Network, bringing three great games to PlayStation 3 owners.Fans have b... |
7 November 2011
03:15 GMT |
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Sony has revealed that the hacker attack suffered by the PlayStation Network earlier this year actually benefited the company as it served to wake up dormant customers and get them more connected to the online service as a whole.Sony was faced with a serious problem back in April, when hackers attacked the PlayStatio... |
25 October 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Video game hardware developer and publisher Sony launched the new Video Unlimited powered preview application on the PlayStation Network, although just those who have a PS Plus subscription are able to access it at the moment.Those who have regular accounts and do not pay for access will be able to also use it starti... |
28 September 2011
09:41 GMT |
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Sony's new Terms of Service user agreement, which PlayStation Network users need to sign to access the online service, has seen a pretty big change made, which now prevents users from suing the Japanese company.Sony's had some pretty major legal trouble after its PlayStation Network online service was hacke... |
16 September 2011
16:51 GMT |
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Sony got its PlayStation Network back online earlier this year after a major hacker attack and, since then, it seems that activity on the service has reached massive records, surprising even the most optimistic of expectations, according to the company.Sony went through a very difficult time back in April, when a hac... |
8 September 2011
03:49 GMT |
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Video game hardware developer and publisher Sony has announced at the IFA consumer electronic show that it is creating a new platform called the Sony Entertainment Network, which is set to include all the services that are part of the PlayStation Network as well as music and video delivery features that were initiall... |
1 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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Sony, a technology that has a strong presence in both the consumer market and the video game space, has announced that it is integrating its PlayStation Network service in both the Tablet S, which will be launched during September, and in the new Xperia arc S smartphone.
Sony has not offered clear details on what ... |
1 September 2011
08:32 GMT |
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Ubisoft Reflections, the studio behind the upcoming Driver: San Francisco racing game has announced that the title won't be available just on retail DVDs or Blu-ray, but also as a digital release that will soon appear on the PlayStation Network online service.
Ubisoft is set to publish Driver: San Francisco o... |
23 August 2011
04:35 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that its PlayStation Network online service will be down for maintenance later today, both in North America and Europe, so many features, like password reset or PlayStation Store access, won't be available.Sony was severely affected by hackers earlier this year, forcing it to take down and reb... |
11 August 2011
04:40 GMT |
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Suda51, who is the Japanese developer behind the studio Grasshopper Manufacture, has announced that he plans to release the most violent social game that the market has ever seen, working together with social game network and developer DeNA. Suda51, who goes by the real name of Goichi Suda, has been until recently w... |
27 July 2011
10:22 GMT |
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The recent hacker attack that took the PlayStation Network down was a "great experience," at least in the eyes of Sony Network Entertainment boss Tim Schaaff, who quickly added that the company learned a lot, but doesn't want such a thing to happen again.
Sony was attacked by hackers back in April, act which ... |
15 July 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Sony has extended its special offer for the AllClear ID Plus identity theft protection program, allowing US PlayStation Network users to enroll in the service for a year without any charge, until the end of the month.Sony was severely affected by a hacker attack earlier this year, when it took down the PlayStation Ne... |
11 July 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Seeing as how the summer season is in full effect, Sony has decided to implement a special batch of discounts on its PlayStation Store, under the Summer Sale banner.
Plenty of digital distribution services are hosting massive summer sales this month, with PC ones like Valve's Steam or GameFly's Direct2Dr... |
8 July 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Final Fantasy Type-0 has again been delayed and will now be launched on the Japanese market at some point during the fall, allowing players to explore a new game world which will take up more than 100 hours of their gaming time.
The game director Hajime Tabata has told Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu that the new... |
6 July 2011
15:01 GMT |
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Bargain hunters can still profit from Sony's 'Welcome Back' offer, which has been extended until tomorrow, July 5, so that users who had PlayStation Network accounts before the recent hacker attack will be able to download free games and access unique offers.
Sony fell prey to a hacker attack back i... |
4 July 2011
05:30 GMT |
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The recent hacker attack that affected the whole PlayStation Network has forced Sony to take a more vigilant stance on security, at least according to its European boss, Andrew House.Sony suffered greatly after a hacker attack at the end of April forced it to take down its PlayStation Network online service and rebui... |
22 June 2011
17:21 GMT |
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With more and more video game oriented sites attacked and more personal data stolen it seems that even game designers are now aware of the problem and a bit scared about the possible consequences.Speaking to Industry Gamers Cliff Bleszinski, who is one of the more outspoken video game designers, has stated that the P... |
22 June 2011
09:34 GMT |
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Video game publisher Bethesda is the latest victim of an organized hacker attack, having its servers penetrated and announcing that data like user names, e-mail addresses and passwords have been compromised.The company says that it has no financial or credit card information stored on the servers that were breached b... |
14 June 2011
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Since the restoration of the PlayStation Network online service, together with all of its components, including the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Home, Sony reveals that it has seen a massive increase in user activity.As you all know, PlayStation 3 and PSP owners were left without the PSN for quite some time, afte... |
13 June 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Video games giant Sony has conducted its E3 press conference today and the company surprised some commenters by tackling the problem of the PlayStation Network hacking attack head on in an effort to make sure that gamers understand its response and how important security is for the company. Jack Tretton, who is one ... |
7 June 2011
03:24 GMT |
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After getting the PlayStation Store back online, Sony has now officially deployed its Welcome Back offer for PlayStation Network users that were affected by the outage experienced by the service for many weeks after a hacker attack.Sony worked diligently to restore PSN to a functional and more secure state, and only ... |
4 June 2011
02:00 GMT |
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After a lengthy offline period, the PlayStation Store is now fully functional, with Sony confirming that all PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners can now access the digital marketplace.Sony took down the PlayStation Network at the end of April, after a hacker attack, and kept it that way until the middle of ... |
2 June 2011
02:20 GMT |
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The hacker attack on the PlayStation Network was surprising, according to Sony President Sir Howard Stringer, who said that his company didn't expect a great and free service like the PSN to be attacked by evildoers.
Sony was forced to take down its PlayStation Network after a hacker attack last month, in ord... |
1 June 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Sony has just confirmed that it will be bringing back the PlayStation Store this week, after the service, part of the larger PlayStation Network, was taken offline after a serious hacker attack.
Sony saw a full scale attack by various hackers last month, forcing it to take down the PlayStation Network completely i... |
31 May 2011
02:20 GMT |
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Sony announced that the PlayStation Network online service is now operational in various Asian countries, including its native Japan, but only in a limited fashion.
Sony got the PSN up and running after last month's serious hacker attack, and allowed European and North American users access to it at the begin... |
30 May 2011
17:21 GMT |
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The PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance on the night between Tuesday, May 31, and Wednesday, June 1, while Sony is expected to bring back the PlayStation Store part of the online service.Sony brought back the PlayStation Network at the beginning of the month, but the service is still not fully functional... |
30 May 2011
04:05 GMT |
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A hacker breach prompting Sony to take its PlayStation Network (PSN) offline is still making headlines almost a full month into the attack as the network is still not fully operational. As a consequence, developer Logicswarm has now released PSN Status, an iOS application that allows users to check the status of thei... |
26 May 2011
05:33 GMT |
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Sony has just detailed how its special identity theft protection program will work for users of its PlayStation Network, who saw their personal information stolen by hackers after an aggressive attack on the Japanese company.
Sony was affected by a serious hacker attack at the end of April, which forced it to take d... |
26 May 2011
04:41 GMT |
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Sony has announced that the PlayStation Store won't be back until the end of the month, as it still needs to further strengthen its PlayStation Network online service before it gets the store available.
Sony had a lot of problems with its PlayStation Network online service recently, as after a hacker attack fou... |
25 May 2011
02:45 GMT |
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Sony has just deployed a brand new firmware update to all of its PlayStation Portable consoles, taking their software up to version 6.39 and requiring users to change their PlayStation Network password because of the security risk from last month's hacker attack. Sony has had a very difficult period in the last... |
24 May 2011
17:21 GMT |
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UPDATE: Sony confirmed that the planned maintenance is also happening in North America, from about 8am until approximately 5pm Pacific time. Sony has just confirmed, through an announcement for its Irish PlayStation Network users, that the online service is going down for scheduled maintenance later today a... |
24 May 2011
08:45 GMT |
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Sony seems to have become a favorite target for hackers with an Internet service provider that it owns and operates, called So-Net, now targeted by unknown groups, with about 100,00 Yen in virtual currency stolen from some of its customers.
The value of the stole currency is low, about 1,224 in dollars, and just 1... |
23 May 2011
15:01 GMT |
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