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Sony reveals new PSN hack attempt
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Sony has revealed details on a new security issue, with hackers supposedly testing a 93,000-strong list of leaked usernames and passwords to see if they’ll grant access to the PlayStation Network and other services. “The overwhelming majority” of the attacks, Sony’s Chief Information Security Officer Philip Reitinger confirmed on the company’s PlayStation blog, have failed, leading the company to suspect that the inaccurate list has come from a third-party source rather than Sony’s own servers. As well as the PSN, the Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment networks were targeted.
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PlayStation Network down again, restore coming soon
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The PlayStation Network has experienced another outage today that began early this morning and is still ongoing at the moment. This certainly brings back bad memories of the last time the PSN went down, which lasted for over a month and involved plenty of compromised data. Luckily, this time it seems Sony has got it more under control.
Sony posted to its US and European Twitter accounts acknowledging that they are aware of the issue and are working on getting the platform restored. This quick response and communication is a nice improvement over the last time the network went down. The EU Twitter account has also been a bit more proactive in posting updates throughout the morning and has mos...
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Sony Announces PlayStation Move Titles For Holiday Season
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Sony is hoping to spark new interest in the PlayStation Move game control system for the PlayStation 3 this holiday season with several new games and updated support for additional titles.
The company recently announced that four new Move games and two downloadable content expansions for current PlayStation 3 games will be out before December.
The PlayStation 3 already got the LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling this week. The pack comes with 12 new levels, a new power-up, and several new level design gadgets that use the PlayStation Move controller.
October will see the release of Everybody Dance and the DLC content pack Infamous: Festival of Blood for the game Infamous 2. Eve...
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Sony changes PSN terms to block class action lawsuits
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This is interesting. In a mandatory PlayStation 3 update, Sony has slipped a change to the terms of service for the PlayStation Network so that users who accept it are basically giving up the right to take part in a class-action lawsuit against them. The new clauses, termed "Binding Individual Arbitration," mandate that any Dispute Resolution Proceedings, whether in arbitration or court, will be conducted on an individual basis only.
Any outstanding class action lawsuits filed against Sony will still stand, including the class action suit filed in April over the PSN security breach. But it seems Sony is protecting itself against further litigation should it be hacked again in the future -- o...
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PS3 firmware update v3.70 adds auto-save cloud storage for subscribers, updates XMB and 3D support
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As if saving your PS3 games to the cloud wasn't convenient enough, Sony's gone and automated the process for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The v3.70 software update offers an automatic sync option for trophies and game save states, giving members exclusive access to their gaming goods wherever they go. The firmware also packs a few additional features for non-paid users, adding a recommendation function to items in the PlayStation store, and a new "TV / Video Services" XMB category for Netflix, Hulu PLUS and VUDU apps.
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Sony Insurer Claims It Shouldn't Have to Pay Off After Hack
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An insurer for Sony says that it shouldn't have to pay off legal claims for the Sony PlayStation Network earlier this year.
Zurich American Insurance told a New York state court that it did not feel that it should be held responsible for compensating Sony for a attack on Sony's network that forced the game-console provider to take down the PlayStation Network for weeks. Subsequent hacks also attacked Sony sites in Japan and Europe.
Zurich American's documents allege that it should be liable for claims "asserted in the class-action lawsuits, miscellaneous claims, or potential future actions instituted by any state attorney general," according to Reuters, which first reported the story.
At iss...
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PSN Pass introduced to reward original gamers
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Sony has confirmed the existence of the PSN Pass scheme, after a picture of the Resistance 3 box sporting its moniker circulated online.
The PSN Pass will be game specific and will allow people who have brought original copies of PS3 games, such as Resistance 3 in this case, access to exclusive online content.
"We are always evaluating new programs for our online offering, and starting with Resistance 3 this September, we will be instituting a network pass program for PS3 games with online capabilities," Sony said in a statement.
"This program will be game-specific. Games that are a part of this program will include a single-use registration code that grants the account holder redeeming the ...
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ARM looks to provide Mali mobile GPU with PS3 and Xbox 360 power in next 18 months
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ARM is the dominant player in the mobile realm for processor and graphics processors that are able to provide the performance that consumers want in small handheld devices and still squeeze all the runtime possible out of the battery onboard. ARM is working on new designs for future products and is teasing with the power it has in store for its future hardware. ARM claims that within 18 months its Mali GPU will allow a mobile phone to be as powerful as the PS3 or Xbox 360.
ARM has noted that in order to allow for the next generation of gaming and user interfaces on mobile devices that it needs more than just a GPU and must take advantage of the CPU and GPU for the power needed. ARM also note...
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Sony to finally restore PSN, Qriocity in Japan on Wednesday
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Sony has announced that it will finally restore its PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity digital entertainment and media content services in Japan on Wednesday. The services have been down since April 20 when Sony’s servers suffered a massive security breach that resulted in the theft of the user data of over 77 million users. As with the restoration of service in the North America and around the world, Japanese customers will be able to take advantage of a “Welcome Back” program that includes extended and free trial memberships as well as free games.
The Japanese return to service took longer than in other parts of the world as the Japanese government wanted to be completely satisfied tha...
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Sony rolls up the PSN 'Welcome Back' mat this Sunday, takes free entertainment with it
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Four weeks ago today, Sony announced its 'Welcome Back' campaign following the weeks-long PSN outage that began in April. Now, the program is entering its final weekend, giving you just two more days to download your pair of free PS3 or PSP games, along with 100 virtual items from PlayStation Home and 30 days of PlayStation Plus. To claim your gratis package from the PlayStation Store, click on the "Welcome Back" tab and make your pick. Sure, a few handouts may not make up for those countless days you spent offline, contemplating a switch to other networks, but free stuff is free stuff, so head over to PSN to claim what's rightfully yours before the clock strikes midnight on July 3rd.
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New PSN lawsuit claims Sony layoffs to blame for hacks
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A second lawsuit over PSN hacks this week has accused Sony of cutting jobs whose absence may have worsened or contributed to the hack. A "substantial percentage" of Sony Online Entertainment, including some in the network operations center, were let go just two weeks before the April 19 incident that hit both SOE and PSN. Sony lowered its safeguards through job cuts just as the attacks came in, the lawsuit alleged.
An anonymous witness who worked for SCEA between 2006 and 2008, as well as SOE for almost half of 2010, claimed that Sony had a disproportionate stance on security. It took great care to protect the DevNetwork for companies building PlayStation games but didn't show nearly as much...
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Lighter, leaner, low-powered PS3 coming soon
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Sony is on the verge of releasing a new model of PlayStation 3, which offers lower power, less weight and a few minor external changes.
Although originally just a rumour from a retailer claiming to have been briefed on the new console, the CECH-3000B PS3 model has since surfaced on Sony's Japanese PlayStation site, with release date listed as from June 2011.
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Redbox starts renting out video games nationwide, charges $2 for your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii pleasure
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Exactly as promised, Redbox is today inaugurating a new branch to its media-renting venture with the introduction of video game rentals at $2 a day. There's a pretty rich and fresh selection on offer, including the likes of Duke Nukem Forever, Dirt 3, and Brink, and you can reserve your copy online before moseying down to your nearest Redbox kiosk to execute the transaction.
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Sony knew PSN hack scale earlier than admitted tips government report
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Sony has been accused of purposefully delaying its public announcements regarding the extent of the PlayStation Network hack, with official Japanese government documentation suggesting that gaming chi...
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Full restoration of Qriocity service starts today for all territories but Japan
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Sony is still digging its way from under the aftermath of the breach of its PlayStation network. Much of the PSN is back online in most countries though some are still without service. Sony Computer E...
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