Microsoft applies lessons from PlayStation Network downtime: don’t hunt hackers
Microsoft has chosen to “nurture” the talents of a 14-year-old boy who attempted to hack into the company’s online gaming network, Xbox Live, rather...
Just how frustrated are PlayStation Network users over downtime?
Sony brought its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), offline today — though this time it was just for some scheduled maintenance. But...
PlayStation Store to return May 24 now that PlayStation Network is back online
Last month — on April 19, to be exact — I discovered that one of my all-time favorite PlayStation games, Xenogears, had come to...
Sony offers free games after bringing PlayStation Network back online
Sony is offering two free games and a host of other goodies to PlayStation Network (PSN) users to compensate for bringing its online gaming...
And we’re back: Sony’s PlayStation Network is now online in U.S. and Europe
Parts of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) have finally come back online in certain areas around the world — including the U.S. and Europe —...
Hackers plotting third attack against Sony after Playstation Network outage
The hackers that cracked into Sony’s online gaming network, the Playstation Network (PSN), are plotting another attack against the gaming giant this weekend and...
Sony in ‘final stages of internal testing’ to bring Playstation Network back online
Sony has entered the final stages of internal testing to bring its beleaguered online gaming network, the Playstation Network (PSN), back online after a massive hacker...
Security expert: Sony used outdated software before Playstation Network breach
When hackers cracked the Playstation network and stole sensitive information from more than 100 milli users, Sony on was running the network on older...
Will developers and gamers flock to other consoles as Sony’s Playstation Network remains down?
Today marks the sixth day of the Playstation Network (PSN) outage and Sony is still mum about when the online gaming network will go...