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Developer Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that its networks are back online. Players of titles such as DC Universe Online, Free Realms and EverQuest can now access their games for the first time in nearly a month. "We are pleased to be back online and deeply apologise for the inconvenience …

Any worries that PSN downtime might have affected the chances of Bethesda’s new release Brink have been dismissed after the game debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. There’s another new entry right behind it, too – Disney Interactive’s LEGO Pirates of …

PSN may be back in key terrories such as the UK and US, but authorities in Japan have blocked public access to the service until further security assurances can be given. "We met with Sony on May 6th and 13th and basically we want two things from them," director of …

Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that a number of its websites have been infiltrated by a group of unnamed hackers. It emerged last week that both the official Eidos website and the portal for upcoming game Deus Ex: Human Revolution were accessed and later taken down. Emails and CVs from …

Early bird deal for the creative sector's biggest night of the year

After what can only be described as a quite spectacular news leak late last week, Activision has released the first official video for upcoming war shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Each spot features on a different country – England, Germany, France and America. You can see them all …

GAME became the No.1 retailer for 3DS during its launch, despite being undercut by a price war that raged between supermarkets and online rivals. Prices of the 3DS fell from 230 to under 180 ahead of the console’s arrival on March 25th, with UK stores competing heavily to steal pre-orders …

Platform holder Sony has begun switching back on the PlayStation Network almost one month after it was hacked. The first phase of restoration will allow users to login to PSN and Qriocity, play games online through PS3 and PSP, access Music Unlimited and other third party services. It will also …

New project under new name could alert people of TF2â??s significant updates, dev says

If you want to maintain any element of surprise about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 then look away now. Kotaku has landed a major scoop in obtaining a huge gallery of images and plot details about the yet-to-be announced title. Infinity Ward, Raven Software and Sledgehammer are all co-developing …