Ouch, talk about putting the boot in. The Information Commissioner's Office has decided that Sony should have done more to prevent all that PSN hacking back in 2011, which saw millions of users details, including credit cards and addresses, compromised. It's slapped Sony with a huge £250,000 fine. Read More >>
In all the fervour around GTA V you could have been forgiven for wanting your GTA fix right now. Rockstar hears you, and has pushed out the awesome GTA San Andreas onto the PSN store. Shame it costs £12, and it hasn't gotten the love that GTA Vice City did on iPhone and Android, but at least you don't have to venture out into the freezing cold to get it immediately. [CVG] Read More >>
Featured comment by Jammin500:
"i concede.. you are right, i am stupid and will punish myself.. how did i miss that??
oh well, i guess 4 has its perks but San An is great fun i gues..." More »
I'd hate to be a Sony employee and then find out that a new PSN-enabled custom firmware has been released to hacked consoles, and then finding out that there's widespread publication of the console's LV0 decryption keys, which apparently, "blows the system wide open." Because that's what happened to Sony. And it looks mighty tricky for the Japanese manufacturer. Read More >>
Television's got way more sophisticated in recent years, but it's nice to have some show around that can be summed up succinctly in three words, and that's what we've got today. Those words? According to a good friend of ours, 'fighting, knockers and incest'. Read More >>
Featured comment by EtherealKid:
"Sean Bean's character dying? What madness is this? ;D
Seriously though, Sean Bean being cast is a pretty clear indicator that the character is ..." More »
Nintendo are gearing their fun-providing arses up and are almost ready to release their new Wii U console, with its weird giant controller and everything. Read More >>
How many fingers have you got? If it's less than nine you could be in trouble because today's bestest bargain might render you speechless and needing to count its components. If you're confused by that, it has nine components. Okay? Read More >>
Some users are reporting that their Netflix streaming app gets stuck in an update-crash loop after upgrading to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware. The update rolls in the PSN to SEN changes and finally gives the much maligned browser some love. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cortez:
"Not a problem. Netflix in the UK is so shit I quit using it four days into my free trail.
Why would I pay (after the trial) for dozens of episodes..." More »
Still looking for somewhere to get your over-the-top TV without the likes of Sky or Virgin? Sony's just let loose a load of TV shows for purchase in the UK on its PlayStation Network. US TV shows are available in SD for £1.49, with HD setting you back another quid. Read More >>
Poor old Sony was hammered by both media and its own users earlier this year, after news broke of a large-scale hacking of its PlayStation Network. And now it's happened again. Read More >>
Featured comment by gasket:
"Me Me! Compensate me!
Oh, hold on.
No account; just got over-excited when reading all the comments on the BBC news site from the BB subscribers ..." More »