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Sony Corp. said on Thursday that it was working with police investigators in the wake of an "external intrusion" that resulted in the theft of personal data, including credit card numbers, of PlayStation users worldwide.The PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming music service were shut down on April 19, and will be restored only after the company is confident its network is secure, said Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold.Sony's PlayStation Network allows users to play games online,...
Sony Corp. said on Tuesday that the personal data of PlayStation users worldwide has been stolen in a hack that forced its network offline for the past week. In a message posted on its U.S. PlayStation blog, Sony said an "illegal and unauthorized person" obtained names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, user names, passwords, logins, security questions and more.The company said some services would be restored in a week, but industry experts said the scale of the breach could...
Sony confirmed on Monday that a hacking attack was the cause of its PlayStation Network being taken offline. Sony said it took down the network voluntarily while it investigated an "external intrusion."The system has been unavailable for the past five days. Users who have tried connecting to the network are met with an error messaging that says the network is "undergoing maintenance" or is "suspended."According to Sony, over 70 million accounts are registered...
The Playstation Network remained unavailable on Friday as millions of users were still unable to connect online for worldwide gameplay. Users are seeing error messages stating this network is "undergoing maintenance" or is "suspended."Sony said in a blog post that it wanted to thank users for their patience but warned the downtime could continue for "a day or two."The Japanese company confirmed the outage on Wednesday night when Patrick Seybold, the senior...
TOKYO, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today updated the status of the Great East Japan Earthquake relief effort through PlayStation®Network which started in North America and Europe on March 19, 2011(*1) and in Japan and Asia on March 24, 2011. PlayStation®Store has offered special custom themes for the PlayStation®3 system(*2) to those who donated money through the PlayStation Network to support emergency relief and recovery efforts for the...
TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today unveiled "PlayStation®Suite" (PS Suite), delivering the PlayStation® experience to Android(TM) based portable devices*(1). Through this entirely new initiative, users will be able to enjoy PlayStation content on an open operating system for the first time in PlayStation history. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/SFM066LOGO) In the dramatically evolving and diversifying mobile market, the...
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. (SCEA) hosted a three day celebration in an effort to set five Guinness World Records® attributed to LittleBigPlanet(TM) 2, the latest PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) PLAY, CREATE, SHARE experience and sequel to the award-winning, multi-million unit selling hit LittleBigPlanet(TM). Beginning Monday, January 17 and concluding at 6:00pm EST tonight, dedicated LittleBigPlanet fans took over the PlayStation Lounge...
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. (SCEA) today announced the North American release of LittleBigPlanet(TM) 2, the sequel to the award-winning, multi-million unit selling hit LittleBigPlanet(TM), exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) system. Developed by Media Molecule, the same creative team that brought you LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2 provides players a new means to PLAY, CREATE, and SHARE, with revolutionary...
NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, the 60 million+ fans of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's iconic Swimsuit franchise can experience Swimsuit in 3D video thanks to a cutting-edge transactional licensing agreement around SI Swimsuit 2011 with Sony Network Entertainment. The offering aligns the most successful platform in publishing history with Sony's unique ability to combine technology, products, content and services. Premiering on February 15, launch day for SI Swimsuit 2011,...
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced that on-demand movie service VUDU(TM) will launch on PlayStation®Network in the United States with an application that allows for High Definition (HD) and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound streaming to the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. VUDU delivers a massive library of movies to the PS3 system in true 1080p HD format, providing another choice...
