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LOL!:PS3 'jailbreak code' retweeted by Sony's Kevin Butler, no punchline needed
Oh, honey. Sony PlayStation's (entirely fictional) Kevin Butler holds many (also fictional) positions within the company, but apparently none of them require him to keep up with (very real) news events. Travis La Marr (aka @exiva) tweeted the now-infamous PS3 METLDR root key towards Butler with the challenge to "Come at me." What's a spokeperson to do but confuse it for a Battleship reference and ...read more
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Sony going after hackers, planning to subpoena PS3 hack sites
According to internet rumors, Sony is planning to subpoena certain PS3 hack sites as well as Youtube and Twitter in order to find out the real identities of those devs still hacking the PS3. In something of a related news item, a new document indicates that the likes of 'kmeaw' and 'Graf Chokolo' are also being hunted down. link in read more
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Battlefield 3 Details Slip teaser trailer leaks
Originally, EA had hoped to release the first footage for Battlefield 3 via Game Informer and the game's web portal. Things did not go according to plans as the trailer was leaked early on YouTube. EA has since released the official game footage and more details about the upcoming shooter have slipped onto the nets, this time courtesy of GI. The game is slated for a Fall 2011 release, and with ...read more
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NGP 'NVG' cards will provide an 'extra layer of security' to deter game piracy
Sony has revealed that the NVG card format for NGP games will provide an 'extra layer of security' in order to 'deter piracy' when pressed. The NVG card format will be the new standard for games on the PSP's successor and can also store downloadable content. Obviously after all the recent PS3 hacking, this news is something of a 'hot topic'.
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Hackers confirm Sony implemented 'rootkit' in new PS3 firmware
Well known hacker Mathieulh has reportedly confirmed that Sony has implemented a 'rootkit' in the latest PS3 firmware. He noted "Essentially Sony can now remotely execute code on the PS3 as soon as you connect. This can do whatever Sony wants it to do such as verifying system files or searching for homebrew. Sony can change the code and add new detection methods without any firmware updates and ...read more
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Call of Duty: Black Ops infographic is heavy on numbers
Over 1.1 trillion shots fired in 161 virtual World Wars fought every day since the game’s launch. Treyarch’s released a neat new infographic for Call of Duty: Black Ops to mark the release of the game’s first map pack, First Strike. The image has a bevy of surprising stats which you’re sure to find interesting if you’ve spent a chunk of your life playing the shooter. We’ve ...read more
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PSP UMD games could be re-released on NGP game cards
Backwards compatibility with legacy game formats isn't the sort of make-or-break feature that determines the fate of a new hardware system, but it does score major bonus points with the manufacturer's fan base when it does work -- and elicits plenty of groans when it doesn't. When it comes to Sony's next (generation) portable the answer to "will it play my UMD games" is clearly "no" -- not even ...read more
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Github removes PS3 jailbreak files after Sony sends DMCA takedown notice
Removing files from the internet is about as difficult and futile a task as trying to remove an upsetting mental image from your thoughts -- elephants with spider faces! (Boom! That's in your mind now.) This isn't stopping Sony from trying its darndest to keep the PS3 jailbreak files from circulating. The company recently sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice to Github -- a site for ...read more
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Next Gen Portable reveals third party support
Sony gave the press a glimpse of what we can expect from the newly-announced Next Generation Portable in Japan earlier today. There was a range of impressive tech demos on display but they remained just that; tech demos. We haven’t seen much in the way of games other than the company’s first party titles, but they have revealed a list of third-party developers ready to back the system. ...read more
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PS3 firmware v3.56 proving troublesome for hackers
One of the first hackers to release a custom firmware for the PS3 just tweeted this - "To everyone asking me about 3.56 and CFW : PLEASE STOP. We can decrypt/encrypt the 3.56 files, but we cannot sign them, so it's not so easy." So there you have it, looks like Sony is getting slightly smarter with their protection.
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