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Gaikai Predicts Death Of Game Consoles Gaikai Predicts Death Of Game Consoles

What would happen if one of the big three console manufacturers dropped out of the console race? That is what was hinted at CES this week when Nanea Reeves, CPO of Gaikai, predicted that one of the current console makers …

U.S. Army To Release Officially Licensed Game Controllers U.S. Army To Release Officially Licensed Game Controllers
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In a partnership designed to let “[v]irtual soldiers on the videogame battlefield… take pride in Being Army Strong(TM),” the United States Army has partnered with gaming accessories company CTA Digital to bring gamers a line of officially licenses U.S. Army …

Anonymous To Target PSN Over Sony’s SOPA Support Anonymous To Target PSN Over Sony’s SOPA Support
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After rebounding from a blunder-filled start to 2011, the PlayStation 3 network, as well as the buzz around the system (and the company) died down to the point where it was acceptable to be a PS3 owner once again. However, …

N-Control Tries To Clean Up Ocean Marketing, Paul Christoforo Mess N-Control Tries To Clean Up Ocean Marketing, Paul Christoforo Mess
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The past couple of days have been something of a hurricane, mixed with seething rage for the people over at N-Control, the makers of the Avenger Controller. The company they hired for their marketing needs, Ocean Marketing, more specifically Paul …

The Last of Us: The PS3 Exclusive Being Announced at VGAs The Last of Us: The PS3 Exclusive Being Announced at VGAs
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Uh, so it looks like PS3 owners will be playing through a post-apocalyptic world in the upcoming exclusive – The Last of Us. Will the apocalypse be caused by ants or plants? Maybe all of this is to simply throw …

Sony Opens Up Hall of Play For PS3 Gamers Sony Opens Up Hall of Play For PS3 Gamers

If you own a PS3, and haven’t taken in a viewing of the “Michael” ad, then I highly recommend watching the video below. Many are saying it’s one of the greatest commercials Sony has released. The commercial has done so …

This PS3 “Long Live Play” Ad Is All Kinds Of Awesome This PS3 “Long Live Play” Ad Is All Kinds Of Awesome
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Last month, Sony announced a new campaign called “Long Live Play,” which asked avid PS3 gamers to submit photos of themselves holding their PS3 controllers “in the environment you love to game in.” Players were also asked to submit 30 …

PlayStation 3 Drops Price, How Will Xbox Respond? PlayStation 3 Drops Price, How Will Xbox Respond?
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As Sony’s goodwill tour concerning its PlayStation 3 console continues, a significant price drop for the machine–especially the 320 gig model–has gone largely unnoticed, or at least, it’s been strangely ignored by the gamer crowd. Perhaps only responding to negative …

PlayStation Vita Launch Pushed to 2012 PlayStation Vita Launch Pushed to 2012

It looks like American and European gamers are going to have to wait a little longer than expected to get their hands on Sony’s new handheld device. The PlayStation Vita will launch in the U.S. and Europe sometime in early …

PlayStation Network Testing Major Redesign? PlayStation Network Testing Major Redesign?
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Sony has to be thrilled about the reasons that its PlayStation is in the news as of late. In the past few days the gaming community has been focusing on the future of the console, which has to be a …

PlayStation Network Hackers Arrested in Spain PlayStation Network Hackers Arrested in Spain
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It looks like the first arrests in the April PlayStation Network hack have been made. The Spanish National Police say that they have detained three people – one man and two of unknown gender – in connection with the attacks …

With E3 Looming, Xbox 360 Looks Strong With E3 Looming, Xbox 360 Looks Strong
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The E3 2011 gaming conference kicks off next week. As we head into the show it’s undeniable that in the battle of the big two, it’s a good time for Microsoft and dark days at Sony. While Sony has taken …

PlayStation Store Back Online, Welcome Back Package Not Yet Live PlayStation Store Back Online, Welcome Back Package Not Yet Live
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It looks as though the PlayStation Network is finally up and running at full capacity today, as Sony has announced via the PlayStation blog that the PlayStation Store is now available. On Tuesday, Sony promised that the PSN would be …

PlayStation Network Not Hacked, Says Sony PlayStation Network Not Hacked, Says Sony
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Earlier today, it was reported that just two days after initial restoration of the PSN had begun, Sony’s network may have been compromised once again. Through independent tests, Nyleveia reported that a new breach was allowing hackers the ability to …

PlayStation Network Hacked Again? PlayStation Network Hacked Again?
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UPDATE: Sony is now denying that any new hack has occurred. It has been only 2 days since Sony began restoring some services of its PSN network and Qriocity. Online multiplayer became available for most people on Sunday, prompting a …

PlayStation Network “Customer Appreciation Program” Detailed PlayStation Network “Customer Appreciation Program” Detailed
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We’ve known that some sort of apology schwag pack has been in the pipeline since the early days of the PlayStation Network outage. As the downtime stretched to nearly one month, many were wondering how Sony was going to make …

While Sony Struggles, Xbox Helps You Try on Clothes While Sony Struggles, Xbox Helps You Try on Clothes
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The recent legacy of the Sony Playstation and its related troubles have been well documented — and discussed — here. The once-open system has now sunken into a quagmire of a failed network and heavy-handed legal tactics, all in an …

PlayStation Network Back Online PlayStation Network Back Online
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Over the weekend Sony began their phased restoration of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. Like indicated before, it looks like Sony’s first priority was to get people back online and playing multiplayer once again. The restoration of services has …

PlayStation Network Downtime Prompting Massive Trade-Ins in the UK PlayStation Network Downtime Prompting Massive Trade-Ins in the UK
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One of the big questions surrounding this whole PSN outage cluster-you-know-what has been brand loyalty.  At what point will PS3 owners jump ship and swim on over to Xbox 360 island? Over the course of the outage, I have asked …

PlayStation Network Back Up For Matchmaking Soon? PlayStation Network Back Up For Matchmaking Soon?
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UPDATE: This was just posted to the official PlayStation blog: I know you all want to know exactly when the services will be restored. At this time, I can’t give you an exact date, as it will likely be at …

PlayStation Network Hackers to Get a Bounty on Their Heads? PlayStation Network Hackers to Get a Bounty on Their Heads?
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It looks like Sony might just be as clueless about the PSN attacks as they say they are. All Things Digital is reporting that their sources say that Sony is debating the pros and cons of issuing a reward for …

PlayStation Network Down Until May 31st? PlayStation Network Down Until May 31st?
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According to a Tokyo-based Sony spokesman, the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services may not get a full reboot until May 31st. Shigenori Yoshida told Bloomberg that Sony is currently uncertain when they can begin to restore services. He says that …