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The UK media has gone big on Sony’s PSN admission this morning, creating a nightmare morning for the platform holder. National paper Metro has lead with the story on its front page this morning (pictured) with the headline ‘Panic Stations’. The story is currently lead on The Telegraph’s website, while …
Read More »Sony explains six day wait
With the catastrophic security failure that has blighted PSN all over the national press this morning, Sony has attempted to address the main criticism currently being thrown its way – why did it wait six days to inform customers? "There’s a difference in timing between when we identified there was …
Read More »PSN security scare FAQ
Sony opens up on a massive network breach
Read More »Sony: All PSN users may have been hacked
Security alert as millions of PlayStation Network users are told of â??maliciousâ?? attack
Read More »Sony confirms PSN data theft
PlayStation platform holder Sony has confirmed many users’ worst fears – the intrusion” that saw PSN taken down last week has resulted in some personal information being compromised and the theft of some data. We have discovered that between April 17th and April 19th 2011 certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity …
Read More »PSN user info has been compromised
Company warns: Sensitive user information may be exposed from 'malicious hack'
Read More »Sony promises dev compensation amid PSN limbo
Games released during network outage 'will still be promoted when back online'
Read More »Xbox 360 wins lion’s share of Portal 2 sales
Chart-Track has reportedly revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Valve’s Portal 2 was by far the most popular of the three SKUs released. ShopTo.net claims to have confirmation that Microsoft’s machine accounted for 54 per cent of overall sales. PS3 claimed just 35 per cent, despite the fact the …
Read More »Worries surround PSN card security
Six days on and we’re still none the wiser as to the nature of the "external intrusion" that has lead to the collapse of PSN – and customers are starting to get worried. At the first the concern was one of inconvenience. Easter is a busy weekend for many gamers …
Read More »Sony unveils PlayStation tablets
Sony has revealed its first two tablet devices which will launch this autumn. The pair – codenamed the S1 and S2 – will run Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb software, which is powering an increasing number of tablets this year. The S1 will have a 9.4-inch touchscreen, while the S2 will …
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