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Wide-ranging security measures offer insight into the PSN's delayed return
Read More »PSN dev network back online
Reports are merging that the developer’s version of PSN has this morning come back online. Eurogamer reports that the move could point to an imminent return for the main network. "The internal PSN developer network is online again, at least it seems for some, although things are still a bit …
Read More »NPD: US market soars in April
April has been a very kind month. In the UK we get glorious weather, in the US they get an excellent performance from video games at retail. The latest NPD numbers show that the month was 20 per cent up on the same period in 2010, reaching a total value …
Read More »MP warns Sony over PSN saga
Sony must make online security a new priority, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said in response to the PlayStation Network data breach. But he insisted the Government would not interfere with the Information Commissioner’s Office on whether to fine Sony. Clearly, as more and more companies move their products online …
Read More »Culture minister warns Sony over PSN breach
But government won't be drawn in on whether Sony should be fined
Read More »Xperia Play coming to O2 in June
O2 has announced it will begin stocking the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play at the start of June. The PlayStation-certified phone was originally due for release on April 1st, but the mobile phone provider delayed it after discovering a number software bugs. It turns out these will be fully resolved very …
Read More »Slow start for Xperia Play game sales
Sony Ericsson has claimed it is not concerned about news that its initial offering of PSOne games on its Xperia Play mobile games have sold in very low numbers. Using Android data, PlayStation Lifestyle reports that the best selling game to date, Destruction Derby, has yet to break the 1,000 …
Read More »Now Anonymous website is under attack
It has been right at the centre of the controversy surrounding the PSN outage, but now Anonymous has itself become the victim of cyber warfare. The Financial Times reports that AnonOps.net (which is currently inaccessible) has been defaced with obscenities. In addition, the names and details of some 500 Anonymous …
Read More »Develop Conference reviews Sony’s first year in 3D
Mick Hocking to discuss pros and cons of the new technology
Read More »Sony ‘needs to act or it will lose dev support’
Q-Games MD outlines growing despondency among PSN developers
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