Playdead’s gloomy puzzle-platformer Limbo will shroud PSN and Steam in darkness on July 19 (a day later for Euro folks) and August 2, respectively. Once an XBLA exclusive, the ports of this black-and-white indie gem were confirmed last month. Additionally, Playdead CEO Dino Patti has teased an “little extra secret” in store for these conversions. Details on that are forthcoming.
Sony’s just announced a region-wide management shakeup that sees Kaz Hirai of ‘Riiiiidge Raaaacer’ fame as the chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Interactive. Andrew House, formerly president of SCEE, has took over Hirai’s previous role as President and Group CEO of SCEI. The newly appointed positions take effect on September 1. Hirai’s official title is Representative Corporate Executive Officer and Executive Deputy […]
Sony CEO Howard Stringer is feeling the heat over the recent PlayStation Network attack, as Reuters reports that shareholders have begun pressuring the exec to step down. At an investors meeting in Tokyo, Stringer dodged the request to step down, shifting attention to a global hacking crisis. Stringer believes the situation is bigger than any one company can handle: “If […]
Ubisoft’s confirmed that its download-only remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time will be pulled from the US PSN on June 30 following a license expiration, according to a Joystiq report. Holdouts, that’s one week and counting. Re-Shelled originally hit PSN last September. There’s no word on if other regions will be affected.
Released on Xbox Live months ago, the HD re-release of Beyond Good & Evil will make its belated debut on the US PSN next week, June 28. Ubisoft calls it the “best version of Beyond Good & Evil HD” on offer, boasting updated visuals and audio. Check out the gameplay reel after the break. Released to critical acclaim circa 2003, the […]
Now with PSN back up and the PlayStation Store running full steam, Activision sent word today that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation map pack will finally hit PS3 on June 10. It’s about time. To coincide with the launch, developer Treyarch plans to kick off another Double XP weekend on the same day.
Another week, another round of PSN maintenance. Community team member Rabid over at Sony’s EU forum sends along word that the maintenance window will span from Tuesday 31st May at 19.00 GMT until Wednesday 1st June 01.00 GMT. During the aforementioned timeframe, the follow PSN services will be inaccessible:
Not surprisingly, the recent hack that left over 100 million accounts compromised across PSN and SOE services has taken a hefty toll on Sony’s financial outlook. In a revised earnings report issued today, the company said it expects outage costs to total $171 million. That’s a conservative estimate, not including possible lawsuits and disputes arising from misuse of credit card numbers. The […]
A casualty of the recent PSN intrusion, Sony has reportedly told development partners that the PlayStation Store will make its long-awaited return on May 24. Sony plans to restore access with a series of content updates throughout next week, adding offerings that were due for release when PSN was down, according to a memo obtained by Gamasutra. The first update […]
A new exploit surfaced earlier today that allowed anyone to reset any PSN account’s password, without going through the proper channels. The new exploit was revealed by our friend Nevada from Nyleveia, who first revealed the exploit. After confirming it’s legitimacy Nevada notified Sony about the threat and their account reset page was subsequently taken down. The hack involved knowing […]
Update: Sony has re-posted the post on their blog and have done the same for US users as well. Those in the US will receive the same offers as SCEE users with the addition of a selection of “On Us” rental movie titles. The PlayStation Home gifts have also been announced and include 100 free virtual items. Just a short […]
It’s come to light that the hackers responsible for infiltrating Sony’s PSN infrastructure took extra steps to cover their tracks — using Amazon’s EC2 service as a proxy to conduct their malicious deeds. While the hackers did not break into Amazon’s network, they did sign-up using fake details, which has prompted an investigation from the FBI’s cyber crime unit. As part of […]
According to a just-posted update on the official PS Blog, Sony anticipates that it’ll “likely” have PSN services restored within the next few days. Hardly a concrete timeline, but hey, it’s better than May 31. Anyone want to place bets on what day we’ll see services resume?
Sony Computer Entertainment spokesperson Shigenori Yoshida has revealed to Bloomberg that the company plans to fully restore PSN services by May 31. However, it remains ‘uncertain’ as to when a portion of the services can be brought back online. Originally, the plan was to restore a basic level of access last week, with the ability to browse the PlayStation Store […]
Could the PSN outage slip into next week? We were hoping for a quick turnaround time when Sony issued a press release last week announcing that it’d be up by this week, but now that it’s Friday with no firm ETA in sight, it looks like the situation might drag on. In a PS Blog update today, SCEA spokesperson Patrick […]
A pair of so-called ‘veterans’ of the loosely associated internet congregation that is Anonymous have told the Financial Times that one of its supporters is likely behind the recent intrusion into Sony’s PSN infrastructure. This comes despite recent denials from those involved in OpSony, an organized Anonymous staged DDOS attack on Sony’s servers that transpired just weeks ago. “If you say you […]
Sony has come forward with an update on the PlayStation Network security breach that left 77 million accounts compromised, announcing that services will resume this week.
It’s no surprise that Sony is under extreme scrutiny for the recent security breach that has left 77 million PSN accounts compromised. Users are furious, and understandably so. Heck, even the U.S. Congress wants answers. In a letter addressed to PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai, the Subcommitte on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has prepared a list of questions related to the intrusion that occurred earlier this month. The […]
As revealed today in an update posted on the official PS Blog, Sony plans on releasing a new PS3 firmware update soon. In addition to allowing users to connect to the rebuilt PSN infrastructure, it’ll force a password change on connect. This comes in response to the recent PSN security breach, which has left a staggering 70 million+ accounts compromised. […]
With six days of downtime and counting, the PSN security blunder has spiraled into a full-blown PR disaster. In a statement released today on the PS Blog, SCEA spokesperson Patrick Seybold notes that the company believes personal data was obtained through the PSN breach between April 17-19. This covers the full set of details tied to a PSN account, including your name, address […]