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Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai this morning outlined PSN’s road to recovery at a press event in Tokyo. The exec confirmed a number of key PSN features will return this week, including online multiplayer, account management, PlayStation Home, friends lists and chat. Users will also be required to change …

Sony’s deputy president Kaz Hirai will host a media briefing tomorrow to address the issues surrounding the PSN saga – the first time a senior executive has spoken about the situation. He will discuss Sony’s ongoing investigation, its security systems and plans to restore the service. The news comes as …

The ongoing PSN saga has taken a dramatic turn for the worse with evidence that hackers responsible for the PSN breach last week are attempting to sell users’ credit card details online. It’s believed that hackers have obtained unencrypted databases including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, email passwords, date of …

Studios not told of any such update since the PSN hack, Sony source says

A US man has filed a lawsuit against Sony following the PSN hacker attack and user data leak that has seen the service shut down for over a week. As noted by Cnet, Kristopher Johns, 36, from Birmingham, Alabama, filed the suit yesterday in the US District Court for the …

The hacker who arguably set the ball rolling on events that eventually lead up to the collapse of PSN last week has denied involvement in the breach – but has also taken the time to attack his former legal opponents. "And, as a onetime victim of identity theft, I feel …

PlayStation platform holder Sony has confirmed that it hopes to have some PSN services back online by May 3rd. If true, that would mean that the console network will have endured a two week down period. "Our employees have been working day and night to restore operations as quickly as …

Users told: We believe your details have been taken

Execs at Cohort, Zoe Mode, Curve and Doublesix express their views

Studio expects a 5-10 per cent drop in business even after service comes back online