Sony Online Entertainment service restored
Servers for DC Universe Online, EverQuest, and more returned over the weekend as SOE recovered from the hack in which user data was stolen.
READ MORE >SOE details make-good rewards
Sony has outlined the giveaways for the Sony Online Entertainment downtime, including double XP in EverQuest titles, free items in FreeRealms, a Slave-1 model in Star Wars Galaxies, and more.
READ MORE >"A lot of people are out there complaining/hating on Sony - I still just blame the hacker group ..."
see all 10 commentsPSN restoration 'at least a few more days' away
Sony has issued an update on the PlayStation Network restoration, saying it will take "at least a few more days."
READ MORE >"Sony Tech 1: "Sir! I believe there has been an attack on our network! We must shut it all down ..."
see all 27 commentsReport: PSN security testimony was speculative
The expert testimony that was widely reported last week regarding Sony's server security was apparently speculative.
READ MORE >"Well... maybe they couldnt update because they were still running original Everquest servers ..."
see all 8 commentsCapcom senior VP: PSN outage costing 'hundreds of thousands, if not millions'
The PSN downtime is costing Capcom "hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in revenue" according to senior vice president Christian Svensson.
READ MORE >"Does it ultimately end with a big box asking if you have a netflix account?"
see all 63 commentsTimeline of Sony data theft
A detailed timeline of events in the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment data thefts.
READ MORE >"Right, which is why i am saying that i dont trust the company anymore. To give your credit card ..."
see all 7 commentsDC Universe Online giving free month, bat-masks for downtime
DC Universe Online has announced that players will receive 30 days subscription credit, plus one day of credit for each day of downtime, and a Batman-inspired mask.
READ MORE >"That would be much cooler if it were a mask I could actually wear around the streets of my town."
see all 7 commentsDC Universe Online servers being merged
Sony Online Entertainment has revealed that it will merge servers for its super-powered MMO, DC Universe Online. A single server will remain for PC users in the U.S. and one for PS3 players. Europe will also see a merge.
READ MORE >"I don't know personally, but I believe it should seeing as the City of Heroes' location is ..."
see all 39 commentsSony Online Entertainment loses 12,700 credit cards, 24.6 million accounts compromised
Sony Online Entertainment has revealed it has "lost" 12,700 customer credit card numbers due to the breach of approximately 24.6 million accounts.
READ MORE >"not surprising given that MS was the target du jour years back. they took theirs and learned from it"
see all 75 commentsSony Online Entertainment pulled due to intrusion
Sony Online Entertainment has pulled its service, saying that it "discovered an issue that warrants enough concern for us to take the service down effective immediately."
READ MORE >Sony Online Entertainment confirms studio closures, cancels The Agency
SOE has confirmed that its Denver, Seattle and Tuscon studios are closing, 205 are laid off, and that The Agency has been cancelled.
READ MORE >"I would like to think if you're working on the same program for (4) years with no end in ..."
see all 12 commentsRumor: Massive layoffs at Sony Online Entertainment [Update]
As much as a third of Sony's MMO-making division has been laid off, according to rumours, and three studios may be outright closed.
READ MORE >"Guess DC Universe didn't do very well. Not surprised. It didn't look like it would. I think ..."
see all 31 commentsNew EQ 'EverQuest Next' Unveiled
Sony Online Entertainment has discussed the new instalment in its MMORPG series EverQuest during its 2010 'Fan Faire' event, Eurogamer reports, and...
READ MORE >"This has been alleviated? I don't see how it was an issue to begin with. Ahem... "The ..."
see all 46 commentsEverQuest II Explores Free-To-Play, Microtransaction Business Model with "Extended"
Following in the footsteps of other MMORPG games in the shadow of Blizzard's World of Warcraft, Sony Online Entertainment now offers a free-to-play...
READ MORE >"Read the article again, nowhere does it say that extended has to do with Subs. It even says, ..."
see all 15 commentsSony Launches Facebook Game for The Agency MMO
While development on Sony Online Entertainment's PlayStation 3 MMORPG The Agency has been relatively quiet, the company has launched a Facebook game with
READ MORE >"I remember awaiting this game to release back in 2008. Looks like a 2011 release at this rate. I ..."
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