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Video game company Sony has announced that the European section of its PlayStation Network service will be down between 3 PM GMT and 8 PM GMT on Thursday, because some elements of the service need maintenance work.The company says that some services might be offline even longer because of testing that needs to be don... |
2 November 2011
09:46 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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The Sony maintained PlayStation Network has been yet again hit by a hacker attack which compromised no less than 93,000 accounts, although the company says that no credit card information has been compromised in the new hack attempt.Speaking to Gamespot John Smedley, who is the president of Sony Online Entertainment,... |
13 October 2011
04:22 GMT |
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Video game hardware maker and publisher Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network service has been hacked by an unknown assailant, with about 93,000 accounts compromised, and has urged users to change their log-in details in order to make sure that they are not affected in any way.
Phillip Reitinger, who is ... |
12 October 2011
02:51 GMT |
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Sony has published a full list of content that's going to be made available for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ranging from free games, to full game trials, special discounts and many other great deals.PlayStation Plus subscribers are being treated with quite a lot of great content and offers by Sony, gaining acc... |
5 October 2011
03:20 GMT |
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Video game publisher Sony has announced a new video game promotion linked to its PlayStation Network service, which will mean that exclusive titles are being launched during every week of October.The new promotion is called “Only On PlayStation Network” and is designed to attract more users to the service... |
4 October 2011
15:01 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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Ubisoft and Sony have confirmed that the recently released Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta will be opened later today for all users of the PlayStation Network online service, after being exclusive to PlayStation Plus members.Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is set to appear later this year and... |
8 September 2011
05:32 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 publisher Sony has said that its much-troubled PlayStation Network service is at the moment performing better than it was before the hacker attacks that forced the company to take it down in late April of this year.
Speaking at the IFA consumer electronics show in Germany, Howard Stringer, who is the ch... |
2 September 2011
08:57 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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The PlayStation Store has been updated by Sony with lots of great deals, especially for THQ content for all sorts of games, including the Red Faction ones or Saints Row 2, as well some new downloadable titles.PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy a few new titles for their console, including Deadliest Warrior: Legends, as w... |
27 July 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Sony has announced that Brazil will be the second country in Latin America with an official PlayStation Store, after Mexico, as the Japanese company finally extended support for the online service to the South American country.
Sony has been bringing its PlayStation Network and Store to many countries in order to ... |
26 July 2011
14:21 GMT |
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Sony has recently said that they are committing to spending 20 million dollars in the coming three years in order to bring more exclusive indie titles on the PlayStation Network and one of the executives working with the service says that the entire program is an effort to promote imagination in gaming.
Brandon St... |
25 July 2011
17:51 GMT |
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Sony has updated its PlayStation Store online service with lots of new content, including plenty of downloadable titles, like the eagerly anticipated Limbo, new downloadable content, like Old World Blues for Fallout: New Vegas, and a wide array of discounts.First up, PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy the excellent Limbo... |
20 July 2011
12:31 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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This is a very special week for PlayStation Network users, as Sony has updated the online service with plenty of new things, from a demo for the upcoming Catherine adventure title, to a new downloadable case for L.A. Noire and, of course, the Summer Sale promotion, which was announced last week.First up, PlayStation ... |
13 July 2011
13:21 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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The upcoming Nintendo Wii U console won't have a single online network, like Microsoft's Xbox Live or Sony's PlayStation Network, as Nintendo is keen on allowing publishers the freedom to set up their own platforms on the new device.
Nintendo presented the Wii U last month at E3 2011, and impressed ... |
7 July 2011
02:45 GMT |
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Sony is reported to be preparing a brand new user interface for its PlayStation Store, which should make the online marketplace more user friendly and simpler to navigate by all sorts of gamers.
Sony was recently forced to rebuild its PlayStation Network online service, together with the PlayStation Store, in orde... |
6 July 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that only on July 6 the full features of the PlayStation Network will again be available on the Japanese market, meaning that players in that part of the world will be the last to regain access to the service after the late April security breach.
The PSN outage was longer ... |
5 July 2011
05:25 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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Limbo, the hit downloadable game that appeared last year for the Xbox 360 platform, is scheduled to make its way onto the PlayStation 3 and PC ones later this month.
Limbo was originally developed by Playdead last year as a dark, artistic, two-dimensional platformer where a boy needed to make his way through a dar... |
4 July 2011
03:15 GMT |
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Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has revealed during a press conference that the recent hacker attack suffered by his company was probably motivated because of Sony's actions while trying to protect its PlayStation 3 console and its content from actual hackers and pirates.
Sony hasn't been going through the ... |
29 June 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Quite a lot of new things have been added by Sony to the PlayStation Store this week, as the Japanese company brought forth lots of downloadable games, plenty of demos, and new content for a variety of already released titles, not to mention the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, currently available for PlayStation Plus s... |
29 June 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has issued a fresh statement on the hacker attack that was suffered by Sony's PlayStation Network, and pledged that it's doing "everything it can to be sure users' data is secure."Sony was attacked by hackers back in April, which prompted it to take down its PlayStation Network online service... |
24 June 2011
17:21 GMT |
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A new class action lawsuit was filed against several Sony subsidiaries, including Sony Corporation of America, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Sony Picture Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International, for failure to adequately protect costumer data.The complaint was filed by Felix Cortorreal, J... |
24 June 2011
07:26 GMT |
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Good news for long time Beyond Good & Evil fans, as the high definition remake of the classic Ubisoft adventure game will finally be reaching the PlayStation 3 home console next week.Beyond Good & Evil became an instant cult classic when it was released in 2003, providing a great mix of adventure gameplay with puzzle... |
24 June 2011
03:15 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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After its recent return, the PlayStation Store has begun receiving its regular weekly updates from Sony, bringing new games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP, as well as plenty of downloadable content, price cuts and new features.First up, for the PlayStation 3, Sony has added quite a few new downloadable games, includin... |
15 June 2011
14:21 GMT |
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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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In between making some big announcements during this week's E3 2011 conference, Sony has also taken the time to deploy another massive update on its recently relaunched PlayStation Store.This week, PS3 and PSP owners are treated to a lot of discounts and deals, in honor of the E3 expo, as well as plenty of new d... |
9 June 2011
04:15 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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A leading executive from video game publisher THQ has stated that his company has seen only a limited effect on sales because of the downtime of the PlayStation Network and especially its Store component.THQ has recently launched MX vs. ATV Alive, a game which relies heavily on the digital distribution model, but it ... |
2 June 2011
03:27 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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A hacker group that has acknowledged it has already attacked Sony owned websites has publicly said that it plans to launch more attacks against the company, with one of the possible targets being the already stricken PlayStation Network.
LulzSec, a group that has claimed responsibility that have taken down the Son... |
31 May 2011
10:32 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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With the PlayStation Network now back up and working, apparently with improved security measures that should prevent any attacks like those of April 20 from taking place again, and Sony is now facing the task of making sure that the security issues and communications problems it has since had do not lead to an exodus... |
28 May 2011
05:01 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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The video game oriented division of software giant Microsoft has said that a so-called “internal operational error” is to blame for the problems that gamers have had recently when trying to browse and purchase content from both Xbox Live and from Games for Windows Marketplace.
Features likes online gamep... |
26 May 2011
04:47 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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Video game publisher and hardware developer Sony has announced that it is revising its forecasted financial results for the coming year and that it expects to use the equivalent of 171.7 million dollars in order to cover the costs of the recent PlayStation Network-centered security breach.
The cost of the security b... |
24 May 2011
14:51 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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The password reset system that Sony has been directing users who use the PlayStation Network to has been revealed to have a significant security issue, which potentially allows hackers to change the passwords of legitimate users while only using the email account they have registered with PSN and the date of their bi... |
18 May 2011
10:22 GMT |
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