For those of you hoping to see the next Playstation home console sometime soon, you’re going to have to wait a bit more: Sony’s not even thinking of the fourth iteration. In an interview with PC Watch, Sony Computer Entertainment President and Group CEO Kazuo Hirai said they’re still working on improving their last model, the still very …
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Sony Bans Jailbroken PS3s From PlayStation Network
First Apple, and now Sony: Jailbreaking devices may be legal, but apparently that doesn’t mean that tech companies have to like it. Sony have officially announced that users who have jailbroken PS3s or pirated software will be banned from the PlayStation Network.
The official announcement reads:
Unauthorized circumvention devices for
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Sony PS3 “Spokesperson” Retweets PS3 Jailbreak Code
If you follow Sony’s (among other things) VP of Realistic Movements Kevin Butler, you might have been shocked that he retweeted the famed Playstation 3 jailbreak code. Travis La Marr (@exvia) tweeted the METLDR root key at Butler, who didn’t recognize the infamous PS3 hack. Although Butler made light of it by asking if it was some kind …
Latest PS3 Firmware Update Blocks “Call of Duty” Hackers
If you downloaded the new PS3 firmware 3.56 update and you happened to, um, tweak the Call of Duty: Black Ops game to boost your stats, you might have found yourself among the angry people who had their account blocked.
It seems to be part of Sony’s promise to crack down on piracy; last weeks Xbox 360 firmware 3.56 update blocked …
Rise of the Supermen: Initial Review of DC Universe Online
DC Universe Online
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Systems it’s available on: PC, PS3
ESRB rating: Teen
System reviewed on: PS3
I, probably like most people who identify as nerds, created my own superhero characters when I was growing up. The notebooks with the story outlines for …
See “NBA 2K11” in 3D With New Update (If You Have the Equipment)
If you couldn’t get to a Best Buy store to get the exclusive 3D retail version of NBA 2K11 relax: 2K Games announced on the Playstation Blog they are releasing a 3D Stereoscopic update for PS3 gamers.
“And from personal experience, it’s absolutely amazing how your player literally jumps off the screen when going for a thunderous …
Should Customers Have The Right To “Hack” Their Consoles?
For every video game console, there’s been dozens – no hundreds – of gamers who’ve tried to hack the system. The ability to mod your own device is part of the fun for some avid players who want to be available to install other operating systems, run homebrew (user-produced software that runs on systems not meant to run consumer-created …
“Angry Birds” Launching On PS3, PSP This Week
The inevitable is upon us: Angry Birds is going to be released on the Playstation Network this week marking the game’s first foray into the console world, according to the Playstation blog. With Rovio admitting to the BBC that they are developing a specific version of the title for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii to be released sometime this …
Sony and DC Hope to Electrify Fans with InFamous Comic
The PS3 exclusive inFamous games wear the influence of superhero comics more strongly than most video games. Series hero Cole McGrath gets a classic superhero origin story–where the blast that destroys much of his city also endows him with electromagnetic powers– and the cutscenes in the first game unfolded in panels like those found …
EA Games CEO: PS3 Can Beat Out Xbox
The majority of Americans may own an Xbox 360, but EA Games CEO John Riccitiello believes that the PS3 is so much more popular overseas that it will eventually overtake Microsoft in this battle of game consoles. He told Industry Gamers:
I don’t think it’s either of those things. Honestly, I think that Microsoft has done great work
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“Call of Duty: Black Ops” Still Causing PS3 Trouble Despite Patch
After acknowledging the complaints from gamers using the PS3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, about “buggy software” and poor online connection for multiplayer games, the game developer have addressed the problem by releasing the 1.04 patch. However, if gamer comments and complaints flooding Call of Duty and PlayStation forums are …
“Uncharted 3” Gets First Gameplay Demo on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
Avowed video game enthusiast and nighttime talk show host Jimmy Fallon gave some love to Naughty Dog’s next action epic in the wee hours of Tuesday morning on NBC’s “Late Night.”
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The clip showed Nathan Drake and the lovable cigar-chomping Sully trying to escape a burning building besieged …