Nintendo Hacked

Seems like there's nowhere safe in the internet! Nintendo Co. said Sunday that a server for its U.S. unit's website had been hacked into but that no company or customer information was compromised, marking the first time the Japanese gaming giant has been targeted in widespread global hacking attacks.

Conan O' Brien on Super Smash Bros Brawl

The Super Smash Bros. Brawl community has done something amazing. With the hack, they’ve brought late-night talk show Conan O’Brien into the game. Taking over Snake's body and moveset, Conan is there to screw you all!

A Couple Of PSN Updates

First and foremost, here's a great video on why Anonymous didn't cause the PSN outage. And I personally agree with him. Simply put, there are no lulz on the PSN outage, the only thing there was boredom, and criminal activity.

DS Lite Discontinued, Price Down to 100 $

Nintendo announced that it is dropping the suggested retail price of the DS Lite to $100, effective June 5. The move adds weight to reports that the handheld has been discontinued. A recently leaked internal memo from GameSpot indicated that Nintendo is retiring the DS Lite and would no longer produce the system.

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PSN Full Restoration In Sight

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

PSN Asia Is Back

PSN Asia is Back! With some of the news pertaining to the Welcome Back Program for Asians. Although the PSN is not fully operational, some of the features are already online as of now.

Successor To PS3 and 360 In Development

It's official. All 3 giants on the console industry is making successors to their consoles. Nintendo is set to reveal their next console at this year's E3. Sony confirmed during the company's investor meeting today that they're developing the successor to PS3. And if we look at recent job postings on networking website LinkedIn, first discovered by Beyond3D, it reveals that the company is hiring positions to work on next-generation console architectures in its Xbox division.

Sony's Financial Earnings

Today, Sony announced its earnings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. As expected there are a steep increase in loss compared to last year's losses.

Sony's Problems Rages On

Seems that the rumor that the PSN Store will reopen on May 24 is a false alarm. Sony's update stated that the service back up by the end of the month. Some features of the network will also be offline for maintenance until day's end today, though a “majority” of US consumers will still be able to access online play. This as fresh hacker attacks plague the company in Greece and Japan.

Sony's Network Outage Costs 24 Billion USD

How much did the PSN outage actually costs Sony? With 77 million accounts details compromised and a reported $318 per record attached for the third party security firm alone, Sony are looking at a bill of $24.5 billion. If you add that to the recently announced customer compensation package and the revenues from the network itself, then the result is one expensive headache for Sony.

DoA : Dimensions Cancelled in Sweden, Norway And Denmark

Dead or Alive: Dimensions is a fighting game for the Nintendo 3DS. One of the great games that'll be released for the 3DS. It has been released in Japan 3 days ago. But there's still a couple of days left before it's released in America.

Despite the lack of great games in the 3DS ( for now ), Nintendo has cancelled the release of DoA Dimensions in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark due to pornography laws.

May 24 : Playstation Store Will Revive

According to a memo sent to Sony's game developer and publishing partners, Sony's Playstation Store for the PS3 and PSP will be back at May 24. The company has sent a tentative publishing schedule to partners detailing when their games, expansions and other releases will become available to players

PSN Password Reset Exploited

Well, the PSN and Qriocity password reset is down again because of an exploitable function in the URL. There was no hacks involved, but there's something exploitable by the hackers. Let's see how it's exploitable

Sony's PSN "Welcome Back" Program Details

Well, the PSN is back, at least in the Sony's major regions. And they finally released the full detailed version of the Welcome Back program! Although there's still no news for the AllClear ID Plus service that they promised, we can be quite sure that the announcement will be announced soon...ish.

PS3 Traded-in More Than Ever

Though the PSN has already started it's restoration, quite a number of gamers already lost their patience, and traded in their PS3s. Retailers are seeing quite a significant increase in the number of PS3 traded in for an Xbox 360.

PSN & SOE Restoration Started

Yes folks! The PSN restoration has begun! You can now update your firmware, and change your password ( you must )! The restoration has started in a couple of regions. These services will take a bit of time to be turned on and rolled out to the whole country. The process has begun and some states are being turned on now. We’ll be updating the map below as service comes online in individual states. It will take several hours to restore PSN throughout the entire country.

Disgaea 4 : Newbie-Friendly

Disgaea may be a niche series, but publisher NIS America pledges to put "one copy in every home" of Disgaea 4, the latest in the hardcore tactical RPG franchise. Above is the trailer for the JP version, and later, at the bottom, there's a trailer for the US version, though it's basically the same, but the US version has the text translated. All gameplay scenes are the same though.

April Console Sales

Well, reports are out! Let's see and how consoles perform this time~ April's quite a big month after all, the PSN outage, the confirmation from Nintendo that there will be a Wii successor playable at E3, etc.

Soul Calibur V Announced

"The tale of Patroklos, son of Sophitia Alexandra, unfolds as his family's destiny intertwines with the Soul swords. With the series revolutionary 8-way run, allowing for true 3D movement during matches, a refined battle system, and stunning graphics, Soul Calibur V will be the top game of 2012 for anyone looking for a knock-down, drag-out fight."

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan Online

Osu is a rhythm clicking game that's precisely like "Osu! Tatakae Ouendan!" on the DS. The gameplay consists of only three elements: tapping circles on the touchscreen, dragging a ball across a fixed path and rotating a spinner very fast