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IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation announced today a significant expansion of its creative capabilities with a 30,000 square foot digital cinema and 3D production facility including three state of the art sound stages. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/LA29303LOGO) Ubiquity also announced today an expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Erik Smith and Benjamin Feinman. This powerhouse executive line-up draws on...

Activision Blizzard Inc., the video game developer behind the popular 'Call of Duty' franchise, that runs on consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360, is looking to take the game to a whole new level: online for a monthly fee. The company plans to launch an online service called 'Call of Duty Elite' in the fall that will work alongside Activision's next major release of the series: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3." The online service would also work with all future installments of the...

TOKYO, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity(TM) for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and...

TOKYO, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will begin a phased restoration of PlayStation®Network and Qriocity Services in Japan and Asian countries and regions including Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand(*1) on May 28. A new identity protection program will also be offered in conjunction with the phased restoration for PlayStation Network and...

Sony Corp said on Wednesday that it has shut down a website set up to help millions of users affected by April's data breach after finding a "security hole."The site had been designed to help 77 million users of its PlayStation Network reset their passwords after discovering hackers had obtained personal information from the accounts. Sony alerted its customers on its PlayStation website about the issue. Sony spokesman Dan Race said the company found the security hole on a webpage...

Sony is now offering incentives to users who return to their Playstation Network after it was compromised by a major security breach. The incentive includes two free PlayStation 3 games from a choice of five, and a month's free membership to premium services. Senior PR manager for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) Jonathan Fargher told BBC it is a good offer. "Clearly there's going to be a minority of people out there who have some of those games. We certainly believe the welcome...

HAMBURG, Germany, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It was the largest data theft ever: on the 19th of April, hackers broke into Sony servers and stole the personal information of more than 100 million customers. Highly sensitive information available to the German magazine COMPUTER BILD now reveals that the servers had massive security issues. Internet activists of Anonymous, a worldwide secret organization, provided COMPUTER BILD with logs of scans that they had performed on Sony...

Summery: Blu-ray Ripper now rips not only commercial Blu-ray/DVD Discs, but also home-made Blu-ray Discs to a wide range of Android devices with a recent update that covers BDAV and Samsung Infuse support. (PRWEB) May 15, 2011 Multi-media developer Pavtube Studio(http://www.pavtube.com) has recently announced an update release of Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper, the flagship product of Pavtube which specializes in Blu-ray and DVD transcoding for portable devices. The update claims supporting to...

TOKYO, May 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will today begin a phased restoration by region of PlayStation®Network and Qriocity Services. The phased restoration will be on a country by country basis beginning in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/SFM066LOGO ) The first phase of restored...

Console and portable video game sales grew by 26 percent in April compared to the same time period last year, an increase that research firm The NPD Group attributes to a stronger lineup of games such as "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and "Mortal Kombat 2011."Five titles sold more than a quarter-million units in April, versus just two a year ago, said the firm after the market closed on Thursday.The NPD Group said total US video game industry sales came in at $961.2 million in April 2011 compared...