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Sony files lawsuit over PSJailbreak, retailers issue mass refunds
Today, Australian retailers including OzModchips have had to send those that ordered PSJailbreak some unsettling news. The news is that Sony Europe has imposed an injunction on any person selling the PSJailbreak and therefore they have no option but to issue a refund on PSJailbreak. It will take a very brave company to take on Sony! Sony has acted very quickly on the matter and a court hearing ...read more
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PSJailbreak is real, is sold out, likely to get your console banned
When we first wrote about the PSJailbreak tool – the latest in a series of purported hacks intended to circumvent the PlayStation 3's robust security precautions – we suggested that it might be a hoax. Notably, the screens shown to illustrate the tool at work were straight from a debug PlayStation 3; the same kind of PS3 that's designed to run un-signed code off of things like hard drives and ...read more
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Sony is “yet to share” more unannounced PS3 titles
Sony is undoubtedly making a big play for triple-A first-party titles this generation, having published some of the most memorable games of this console cycle so far – LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2 and the Uncharted series, to name but a few. Since E3, we’re all now very aware the PS3 creator intends to keep up this trend, with titles Twisted Metal, inFamous 2 and Killzone 3 due to hit store ...read more
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A taste of Vanquish in a week
A western demo for PlatinumGames’ high-octane shooter Vanquish has been confirmed. Both Sega of America and Europe announced today that the Shinji Mikami-led TPS can be sampled by both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners in a week’s time (see here for a quick run-through of what to expect); it’ll arrive on North American systems on August 31st, and European ones the following day, on ...read more
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DICE involved in Hot Pursuit reboot
Next to Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3, DICE has been developing another — perhaps somewhat unlikely to those not aware of their racing history — game in recent times: Criterion’s upcoming Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. According to Criterion’s senior engineer Alex Fry, the Swedish FPS gurus gave the studio a hand with the design of the ...read more
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What happens when PlayStation Plus games expire?
n about a month, people who purchased a 3-month subscription to PlayStation Plus will be faced with one crucial question. What happens to my games when my subscription ends? Joystiq had access to a press-only 1 month trial, and recently found out the answer. Sony's premium online subscription service has offered a number of "free" games -- full PSN games, like WipEout HD and Critter Crunch, and a ...read more
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Subway restaurants offer early access to PlayStation Move in new contest
Sony and Subway are continuing their bizarre cross-marketing relationship. The newly-announced "Fiery Footlong Frenzy" promotion will award "more than $1 million in retail value" of prizes, at a rate of "one prize per minute." Up for grabs are PS3 systems, games (including collector's edition versions of Gran Turismo 5, LittleBigPlanet 2 and Uncharted 2), 3D HDTVs, PSP systems, and an exclusive ...read more
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Bungie Looking For PlayStation 3 Engineer
Bungie, the company behind the Halo franchise, is looking for a "Software Development Engineer in Tests" and an "Engine Programmer" who are familiar with the PlayStation 3, signaling its move from Xbox 360 exclusivity. Since the Bungie/Activision deal was announced, the plan was alwas for a multiplatform release, and now, it's happening.
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EA Sports MMA heavyweight roster revealed
If you're only interested in playing as and competing with EA Sports MMA's bulkiest brawlers, you'll want to closely examine the image above, which contains all members of the upcoming fighting game's heavyweight roster. There's a few memorable faces on there, like Randy Couture, and Ken Shamrock, and Jason Statham, and Jason Statham, and also Tattooed Jason Statham. You caught us -- truth be ...read more
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EU PlayStation Plus subscribers get Mafia 2 demo early
Sony announced this morning via its EU PlayStation Blog that the demo for Mafia 2 will be a "24-hour exclusive" to PlayStation Plus subscribers on the EU PSN (people presumably still reeling from their bonus copies of LittleBigPlanet). Non-subscribers in the EU will get the demo tomorrow. The demo went live via Automatic Download and on the PlayStation Plus section of PSN this morning. If you ...read more
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