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‘Playstation’ Stories

Sony pulled PlayStation Network over rampant piracy?

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [11]

A new explanation for the ongoing Sony PlayStation Network downtime has been suggested, with claims that Sony has taken the service offline so as to close a loophole that had been responsible for "extreme piracy of PSN content." PSX-Scene's "Chesh" took to Reddit to outline how a new PlayStation 3 custom firmware called Rebug was used by hackers to gain access to the PSN's developer networks. From there, it was possible to input fake credit card information and buy content without ever paying for it. Read The Full Story

Sony Enters Tablet Market with Two Honeycomb Devices

David Brooks, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [7]

Sony has announced at a press conference this morning that they plan to bring to market two Honeycomb tablets this year. The two tablets are called the S1 and the S2, both of which are still codenames according to Sony. We wrote about the S1 and Sony’s CEO alerting us that they will be entering the market with a tablet earlier in the month. It turns out today is the day we get more details on those plans.

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PSN Network Updates – Anon disavows [UPDATED AGAIN]

Kevin Fubar, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [24]

There's an update to this story about Sony's PSN network going down. System crackers gained access to the Playstation Network's Admin Dev accounts. Sony has publicly stated that they don't have any idea how deep the incursion went. Anonymous has disavowed any knowledge of the attack, though all eyes are on them in the wake of their recent threats vs Sony. Sony got pwnd. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 17 2011

Shane McGlaun, Apr 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Happy Easter everyone and welcome to this week's edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. With all the legal troubles between Sony and GeoHot behind him George had some loot left over in the legal fund that geeks donated to him to help fight Sony. With that money no longer needed Hotz took the $10,000 and donated it to the EFF and took the chance to laugh at Sony one more time. Read The Full Story

Portal 2 is Almost Here!

Chris Burns, Apr 8th 2011 Discuss [8]

Remember that game called Portal, the one developed by Valve Corporation, the one with the amazing physics magic and fabulous gameplay unlike essentially anything else you've probably ever seen!? Portal! The only things you really had to watch out for in the first one were murderous turrets and some falling spikes - and you were only one jamming portals into the environment. Now it's a whole 'nother game going on - co-op mode - Portal 2! This game comes out April 19th 2011 - that's 11 days from now! Read The Full Story

Anonymous Hacks PlayStation.com and Sony.com – What’s the Deal?

Chris Burns, Apr 4th 2011 Discuss [40]

It appears that Sony has found themselves under attack by none other than that hacker group who's been rapidly gaining global attention via stories re: their attacks on the Westboro Baptist Church and opponents of Wikileaks, the collective known as "Anonymous." Why are they under attack? Anonymous feels as though they need to allow their customers the right to distribute information on the hardware they distribute. Seem reasonable? We've got a feeling that Sony doesn't exactly agree. Read The Full Story

Columns

The PS3 Is the Best Entertainment Device

Don Reisinger, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [51]

When it comes to being entertained in the living room, there are some things that practically all consumers are looking for. They want a device that’s affordable, offers a nice selection of content, and can survive the next few years without becoming obsolete.

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Reviews

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Review

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [22]

Frankly, it’s a surprise it’s taken them this long. The idea of a PlayStation phone hasn’t been so much a persistent rumor as it has a cellular cloud hanging over both Sony and Sony Ericsson. It overshadowed the launch of the PSP Go and has been responsible for untold speculation about terse relations between the divisions. Throw in more pre-announce leaks than average, and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play has quite the reputation to live up to. Can the first gaming-centric Android smartphone deliver both the polished day-to-day experience we now expect, and live up to the PlayStation branding? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Sony Unleashes New Xperia Play Commercials, Humorous and Raunchy

Rue Liu, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [8]

Sony Ericsson has unleashed some new advertisements for their upcoming Xperia Play handset, which is set to release around mid-April. Kristen Schaal stars in the line of adverts and shows you the capabilities of the “Playstation phone”, especially the gaming aspects. If you’ve seen some of the recent commercials for the PS3 about gaming, these are in the same vein, but taken to another level. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Suite Unveiled for Android 2.3 and Above [NVIDIA CONFIRMS]

Chris Burns, Mar 11th 2011 Discuss [3]

We've got here an official press release straight from the horse's mouth confirming the announcement that Sony Computer Entertainment will be delivering what they're calling the “PlayStation®Suite” aka PS Suite for all Android devices version 2.3 Gingerbread and above. This announcement also confirms that Sony will be simultaneously be launching a ""PlayStation®Certified” License Program to Provide PlayStation® Content and Development Support for Android™ Based Portable Devices. This is big coming from NVIDIA because they run the graphics on PlayStation 3, which could very well mean that the port will be both easy and QUICK! Read The Full Story

Featured

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play hands-on [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA Play has been so well leaked already, there’s a strange sense of familiarity with the gaming smartphone despite it having only made its official debut at MWC 2011 today. Hands-on, it’s an odd combination of the familiar from Android and PSP, and during gameplay it certainly feels fast enough. We demo’d Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior, FIFA ’10 and Asphalt 6, and all three were slick and responsive.