Each console on the market has their fair share of exclusive titles which you’re undoubtedly well aware of. Sony’s PS3, in particular, has several exclusives including Uncharted, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet and, of course, God of War.
The God of War franchise itself has been around for quite some time making its debut back in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 as simply God of War showing gamers that hack ‘n’ slash titles are incredibly fun and satisfying. Since then things have progressed quite nicely with the franchise seeing many different titles spanning both home and portable consoles. Currently, the most up to date release for the PS3 is God of War 3 which hit store shelves in March of last year. However, on the portable side of things PSP owners have been enjoying the more updated God of War: Ghost of Sparta which was only released in November of 2010.
Unfortunately, if you’re looking to get down on the game or Chains of Olympus (the series’ first PSP title) without a PSP you’re basically out of luck. However, come this July that may all change according to recent reports. These reports suggest that Sony is gearing up to launch a God of War Portable Collection on the PlayStation Network that will allow PS3 owners to check out the content they may have missed on the big screen.
Of course until something more is said on this we’re going to put it in the rumor bin but once more news is made available we’ll be sure to push it your way.
After an extended period of downtime due to a massive security breech, Sony has finally managed to relaunch the PlayStation Network. However, if you’re in Europe trying to access the service you may have noticed that it is still down. Sony is well aware of this but fret not as they are working to do what they can to ensure the European network goes live in a timely fashion. Sony is saying “be patient” for those wondering when the network will go live in Europ[e by PlayStation Ireland is saying via Facebook that major components of the network should go live later today.
So folks, sit tight as you will soon be fragging again in no time.
If you’re a PS3 owner you’ll undoubtedly know that the PlayStation Network has been down for quite some time now. If you weren’t aware this downtime was due to a group of hackers exploiting holes in the network’s security to gain access to a whole slew of personal information including credit card numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and even passwords. This has basically sent the entire PlayStation community into a frenzy as it’s quite obviously a very large breech.
Well, if you’ve been sitting by looking to resume your Black Ops binge sessions you’re in luck. Sony has just recently announced that the PlayStation Network is officially back up and running. This includes online play, trophies, services like Netflix and much more. However, before you sign into the PlayStation Network, Sony is going to ask you to change your password – something that doesn’t come as much of a surprise at all.
What have you been doing when the PlayStation Network was down?
There has been a ton of fuss regarding Sony circulating the web largely due to the fact that after their PlayStation Network was taken down by hackers they have yet to put it back up. Luckily, word hit the street that they would be hoping to launch the PSN but May 31st but we’ve heard some contrasting reports that said these were just estimates and not a solid date. Another thing is that there have been notes that hackers have yet again targeted the PSN which may cause Sony to further delay the service’s relaunch.
Luckily, it seems that these reports had no basis as Sony has come forth today to let us know that there have be no such attacks and that these reports were nothing more than incorrect rumors.
It’s been weeks since Sony shut down the PlayStation Network due to hackers infiltrating it and stealing user data (including credit card data). Sony has slowly reinstated some of the services, and has announced that they expect to full restart PSN and all its features on May 31. PSN has been down since April 20, and has prevented PlayStation 3 owners from playing online ever since.
Over the past few weeks, Sony has been working on restructuring their network, adding firewalls, and improving overall security of the system. With the lack of online capabilities gone from PlayStation 3, it spells a difficult launch for one game: Brink, the online shooter which will be released for PlayStation 3 this week.
If you’re a PS3 owner you’ll undoubtedly know that due to a series of attacks from a group of hackers the console’s online service, the PlayStation Network, has been down for quite some time. Luckily, Sony has come forth not too long ago to let us know that the PSN will finally be going back up in the near future but that’s evidently not enough for those who suffered from the downtime.
DC Universe Online players will actually be coming away from the downtime better than before as it was just announced today that SOE will be giving players not only a free month of service but the above pictured mask as well. Apparently, the mask is inspired by Batman which is definitely evident upon viewing said mask and I’m sure a lot of you DC Universe players will be happy to add it to your collection.
By now you’ve heard about the PlayStation Network on the PS3 being down for days, without any formal announcement from Sony. At first, everyone thought it was a DDOS attack from hacker groups who aren’t Sony’s biggest fans after the recent incidents.
However, new light has been shed on the issue, and it now appears that Sony deliberately took PSN offline because a new custom firmware allowed access to the trusted developer network on PSN. The new firmware also allowed hacked consoles to get online and not only have all the features as regular PSN accounts, but to easily rip and pirate any content on the PSN Store.
No wonder Sony took the whole network offline. The PSN outage has lasted longer than a week now, and it’s not wonder Sony is taking their time. They recently issues a warning to PS3 developers regarding the issue. But we’re still surprised they haven’t made a formal announcement explaining things to PS3 owners.
If you’ve tried to log into the PlayStation Network anytime in the last couple of days you’re sure to know that you’ve been unable to do so. As we told you, this is due to the PlayStation Network quite obviously being completely down. However, while we’ve known that the network has been down, Sony hasn’t come forth to tell us exactly what is causing the downtime.
Well today they have finally come forth to tell us that the downtime is due to an ‘external intrusion’. If you’ve been paying attention you’ll probably know that following the Geohot lawsuit there was a ton of back lash against Sony from the community so it’s really no surprise that it’s ongoing despite the fact that it was slated to end not long after the lawsuit did.
What have you been doing during the PlayStation Network downtime?
One of the biggest selling points of Sony’s PS3 is the fact that you don’t have to pay for access to its online service dubbed the PlayStation Network. However, some have argued that due to this the PlayStation Network isn’t quite as reliable as the Xbox 360′s Xbox Live. This point is supported by the fact that as of late the PlayStation Network has featured some down time.
In fact, just today it was noted that the PlayStation Network has gone down. Luckily, Sony has already come forth to comment on the downtime saying they are currently looking into the problem which doesn’t sound very promising. Even worse, Sony is saying that from an early analysis of the problem they are expecting the network to possibly be down for an additional day or two.
What have you been doing when the PlayStation Network is down?
Angry Birds is without a doubt the most well known game made initially for a mobile phone to ever hit the market (not counting games like Tetris and the like, of course). Now that Angry Birds has dominated mobile platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android Rovio is looking towards other platforms that will serve their game well. As you may or may not know, Angry Birds is available for platforms such as Apple’s desktop Mac OS X and even the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network.
In fact, it was just noted today that Angry Birds has already topped the charts of the PSN after being available for a few months. If you haven’t played Angry Birds yet now is a great time to do so as it’s available through the PSN for just $4.
