10 great PlayStation Network games under $5

With Apple and Android now dominating the mobile gaming market with their low price model, it is worth noting that there are also some budget priced bargains to be found on the Playstation Network Store. I have been trawling through …

PlayStation Network to be down for scheduled maintenance for full day

Sony’s game division announced today  that the PlayStation Network will undergo scheduled maintenance tomorrow for a full day.

As a result, the service will be down from 8am to 10pm PST on Nov. 17. According to Patrick Seybold, spokesman for …

Not again: Sony’s online game networks get attacked, 93,000 accounts compromised

Sony said tonight that hackers have once attacked the company’s online gaming networks, and this time they have broken into 93,000 accounts. The new hack will bring back bad memories from April, when the PlayStation Network and its sister network …

Sony launches “Only On PlayStation Network” campaign

Sony is announcing today an “Only On PlayStation Network” campaign aimed at drawing attention to its slate of exclusive new online-distributed games for the PlayStation 3 and Sony’s portable game platforms.

Under the promotional campaign, the PlayStation Network‘s 77-million-plus users …

Sony’s PlayStation Networks suffers (another) outage

Update: Sony said around 1:45 pm PST that the service was back up.

The Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) suffered an outage today and the online gaming service, which had more than 77 million registered users earlier this year, still isn’t …

Updated PSN terms remove right to collectively sue Sony

PlayStation manufacturer Sony has added a clause to its terms of service for its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), that waives users’ rights to collectively sue the company.

PSN users slapped Sony with a class-action lawsuit in July …

In wake of PSN hack, Sony recruits Homeland Security official as security boss

Sony said today that is has hired a former official at the Department of Homeland Security to its new post of chief information security officer. The new hire takes place months after a massive hacker attack leaked data on 100 …

Sony loses money due to quake and PlayStation Network outage

Sony reported a $199 million loss in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30 because of problems including the Japan earthquake and the hacking of the PlayStation Network.

Like Nintendo last night, Sony also cut its profit forecast. Sony said …

Sony’s network guru: PlayStation Network downtime was a ‘great experience’

Most companies would call a hacking attack that brings a critical service offline a disaster. Sony’s president of network entertainment Tim Schaaff thinks it’s a blast.

“Great experience, really good time,” he said. “Though I wouldn’t like to do it …

Sony starts $20M fund to secure PlayStation Network exclusives

PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable manufacturer Sony has started a $20 million program to fund independent developers making exclusive downloadable games for its consoles, the company announced on Wednesday.

The “Pub Fund” will give Sony the money to seek out …

PlayStation Network welcome-back package boosts PS3 sales

Sony’s “welcome back” package to users following the take-down of its PlayStation Network (PSN) might have increased PlayStation 3 console and game sales, according to a report by EEDAR. The package included free games and services to entice users to …

Hackers steal info from 1.3 million Washington Post accounts

An unknown group of hackers targeted the Washington Post’s jobs section last week and made off with 1.3 million user e-mail addresses. An FAQ released by the Post on Thursday addresses what happened and how users will likely be affected.…

Sony plans to redesign PlayStation Network

Sony is planning a redesign of its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), following a hacking attack that brought the network down for nearly a month, according to reports.

The original layout for the PSN and the PlayStation store …

Sony finally brings PlayStation Network fully online in Japan

Sony has finally brought its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), and its associated services online in Japan — the last region where the network was still partially offline after being taken down in the wake of a hacker …

Sony rearranges video game management team amid persistent hack attacks

Sony on Wednesday said it planned to rearrange the senior management of its video game unit just months after hackers shut down the PlayStation Network for nearly a month.

The management reshuffle is unsurprising, as Sony has faced many issues …

Is Sony silencing player efforts to halt Star Wars Galaxies’ demise?

[Update: Sony has responded to queries from VentureBeat]

Sony is locking forum topics and banning players who are trying to promote a petition to keep one of its online games, Star Wars Galaxies, from shutting down on December 15, according …

Sony slapped with lawsuit over PlayStation Network outage

Sony’s troubles just keep mounting. Now it’s the target of a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company’s negligence led to the theft of personal data on more than 100 million of its customers.

The lawsuit follows a massive attack on …

BioWare latest game company hit by hackers

BioWare, the game development studio behind triple-A titles like Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, said hackers were able to crack into the forums for one of its old video games and might have stolen sensitive …

Next Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack hits Xbox Live later this month (video)

Activision Blizzard announced Thursday that it will publish the third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox Live at the end of this month.

But what Activision Blizzard did not announce was when — or if — …