Tag: Playstation

The List: Sony Edition

I want to do something a little different with this week’s list.  I am sure by now you have heard of the breach at Sony.  Unless you have been hiding under that proverbial rock, you have seen it somewhere.  When my mother has heard of “that PlayStation thing,” you know it is a big deal. Obviously,

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New Evidence Implicates Anonymous in Sony Hack

Two weeks into the PlayStation Network outage, new information has surfaced about the possible nature of the hack that forced Sony to bring the network down in the first place.  Responding to a Congressional inquiry regarding the attack, Sony revealed that the hackers left behind a file specifically linking the job to hacker collective Anonymous.

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SOE Attack an Inside Job?

PG! reported yesterday that all Sony Online Entertainment services were taken offline due to a suspected intrusion. Amidst all of the accusations and suspicion of infamous internet group Anonymous’s involvement, it seemed no one was suspecting an attack by a former or current employee. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter on March 31, SOE just

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Sony Online Entertainment Down

In the wake of extended PSN outages, it appears as if Sony has taken another hit.  As reported by Sony Online Entertainment at 1:00pm EST on their Facebook, it appears that all SOE services have gone down for the moment.  Whether this has anything to do with the string of PSN outages or if this

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Sony: PSN fixed within the week; Please give us more money…

After a long outage of the PlayStation Network, Sony execs held a press conference to address the issue head on.  After bowing to the audience in apology, Kazuo Hirai, chief of Sony’s PlayStation video game unit stated, “We deeply apologize for the inconvenience we have caused.”

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Tomb Raider Trilogy [Review]

If you have been busy salivating over the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, Crystal Dynamics has released the Tomb Raider Trilogy for the PlayStation 3 to tide you over in the mean time. So is this a case of developers being lazy, re-releasing games to make a quick buck?  Or is this a love-letter to fans

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The PiXEL – Ep.007 – Sony, Sony, Sony

Hi Pixelated Geeks! James Huneycutt is back again with another episode of The PiXEL, and today’s we’re going to talk about . . . Sony. Again. Today’s topics include: Sony’s Playstation Network is still down, and your email is on the internet. No! A Class-Action Lawsuit from Rothkin Law Firm is leveled at Sony. When

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The PiXEL – Ep. 006 – PSN Network Outage

Episode 6 is up! It’s very Sony-heavy as far as news goes, but it also includes important details on how to win free stuff from us! Check it out on our YouTube channel, and don’t forget to comment and subscribe! Today’s topics: Your credit card info might have been compromised on PSN – http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/ Sony

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