If you’ve used the PlayStation Network to purchase games or buy any gear, your credit card and personal information may have been stolen by hackers. Sony finally came clean as to the extent of the network breech that has brought down the PlayStation Network for over a week. And the news is not good. According to Sony, "We have discovered that between April 17th and April 19th 2011 certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network," Sony is drafting an e-mail to affected customers that reads … Continue reading Sony Confirms Gamers’ Credit Card, Personal Data Stolen From Network→
Five days and counting. That’s how long the PlayStation Network has been down. Today Sony confirmed that an external security breech was the cause of the problem. Sony has now said that "an external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services" which warranted shutting down the entire network to investigate. Sony posted an update on its blog, stating that additional security was being built into the network, and thanking gamers for their patience. "Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though this task is time-consuming, we … Continue reading PlayStation Network Outage Continues, Sony Admits Hack→
A freshmen effort by developer Eutechnyx brings NASCAR back to the video game industry with NASCAR 2011: The Game. And while the base is solid, many glitches need fixed fast.
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs is now available at North American retailers on Blu-ray and bundled with the limited Full Deployment Edition. SOCOM 4, exclusively for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, is the latest entry into the award-winning SOCOM franchise from development studio Zipper Interactive. With over-the-top action, high production values, and an authentic military strategy and arsenal, SOCOM 4 delivers a true cinematic experience through the squad-based multiplayer alongside a robust single player campaign. SOCOM 4 reinvents the multiplayer space with team-focused, tactical gameplay through a variety of competitive … Continue reading SOCOM 4 Ships For PS3→
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) today announced it is introducing a new streamlined rating process for games that will only be sold and downloaded through console and handheld storefronts such as Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade, Nintendo Wii or DSi Shop and Sony PlayStation Store. These games will receive the same recognizable ESRB ratings via a process whose efficiency and ease of use provides the scalability necessary to address the steady increase of games delivered digitally across an ever-expanding multitude of new devices and outlets. Starting today, publishers of these downloadable games will complete a different submission form than is … Continue reading ESRB Streamlines Rating Process For DLCs→
In the April spirit of going green, Evil Controllers is partnering with high school team Gamers Go Green from Chicago’s Whitney M. Young High School to host the first-ever green Game Hour. Led by students Daniel Romero, Evan London, Noelanni Alvarez, Courtney Mills, Donte White, Adam He, and supported by the one and only Evil Controllers, Game Hour will occur on April 23, 2011. But what is Game Hour? It’s simple. On Saturday, April 23, at any selected hour of the day unique to each family, Evil Controllers and Gamers Go Green will ask everyone to abstain from the use … Continue reading Evil Controllers Doing Good→
TAITO Corporation (TAITO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., today announced the release of the SPACE INVADERS INFINITY GENE -EVOLUTIONAL THEORY- soundtrack album. The album is available for download via the iTunes Store. SPACE INVADERS INFINITY GENE is a shooting game with evolution as its central theme. Released for the iPhone and iPod touch in July of 2009, digital distribution on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft edition via Square Enix followed in September of 2010. SPACE INVADERS INFINITY GENE received several awards both domestically and … Continue reading Space Invaders Infinity Soundtrack Released→
Filled with irreverent humor and juvenile kills, Bulletstorm is a game that never takes itself too seriously. And if you do the same, you’re in for one heck of a good time.
Acceleration of Suguri X Edition features adorable little Chibi anime girls battling to the death in hyper-spastic over-the-top killer combat on the PlayStation Network.
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that Free Realms (www.FreeRealms.com), the popular free-to-play, family-friendly virtual world game, is now available as a free download on the PlayStationNetwork. Free Realms, originally launched in 2009 for the PC and in 2010 for the MAC computer, has quickly grown into an online community of nearly 17 million registered players! Free Realms comes as SOE’s second massively multiplayer online game on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, following DC Universe Online’s PC and PS3 release this past January. At launch, Free Realms is also the first free-to-play MMO and the first family-friendly MMO … Continue reading Free Realms Moves To PlayStation Network→
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