Wedbush Securities expects April U.S. retail video game console software sales data to be released by the NPD Group after the market close on May 12. The brokerage said April may be an anomalous month for software sales, with a rebound likely due to an outstanding lineup of blockbuster title.
Sony said on Tuesday its PlayStation Network will come back to life by the end of this month, putting to rest swirling rumors about when the gaming giant will sort out is hacking threats and restore the 77-million-strong network, even as it still remained entangled in the crosshairs of digital security watchdogs.
Sony has not given a definitive restoration date for the PlayStation Network, which has led to confusion and false reports.
The PlayStation Network is still down, and could be for a while according to one report.
Hackers have been causing repeated havoc on Sony networks over the last month, but the devastation is a product of their own making according to a hacker intimately intertwined with the company.
Hackers have been causing repeated havoc on Sony networks over the last month, but the devastation is a product of their own making according to a hacker intimately intertwined with the company.
Hackers, who have been causing repeated havoc on Sony networks, continued to defy the company by posting personal data and escalating rhetoric against the firm.
Hackers, who have been causing repeated havoc on Sony networks, continued to defy the company by posting personal data and escalating rhetoric against the firm.
Hackers are preparing to target Sony with another major cyber attack because of the way it handled the first attacks last month, according to new reports.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided a house near Tacoma, Washington in search of hackers who went after a really big target: legendary rocker Gene Simmons.
Sony has been subpoenaed by the New York State Attorney General in the wake of a hacking attack exposing the account records of 100 million customers.
A new report from IHS Research says 3-D TVs will become bigger as more content comes available, the price drops and manufacturer's market them differently.
Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer apologized to users for 'the inconvenience and concern' caused by the attack on its PlayStation Network. The following is the full text of the letter by Stringer posted in an official blog:
Sony executives were absent today as members of a House committee took turns blasting the company for the way it handled breaches of its PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment this past weeks.
News is emerging that yet another online network may have been hacked, and this time, from a service that acts as a safe-deposit box for users other passwords.
Sony's security was not updated and the PlayStation Network had little firewall protection, according to the testimony of a cybersecurity expert before Congress.
The hacker collective Anonymous has denied that it took part in the attack on Sony's systems, saying that the group or its members have not been known to steal credit card numbers.
Sony has been hit with a class action suit in Canada, seeking 1 billion Canadian dollars ($1.04 billion) in damages, in the wake of the security breaches of the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment.
Sony has offered new details on the cyber-attack that compromised account details of nearly 100 million users of its online gaming and music services.
Ever since the massive security breach in Sony's PlayStation network accounts came to light last month, there have been fears that other large networks could come under similar attacks. And these fears are well-founded according to a report.
Sony Corp. has reportedly hired three security firms to assist in the investigation of security breaches in the Sony Online Entertainment and PlayStation networks.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor has delayed the high-profile manslaughter trial of pop star Michael Jackson's doctor Dr. Conrad Murray until September in the interest of justice.
