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Lythium

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As far as I can tell, Sony hasn't made any announcement regarding why PSN was taken down again, so who knows?

I checked their blog, and Google News. Didn't get anything.
 

theeboredone

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They are probably gonna bring it back on Tuesday, which is their routine maintenance day. Plus it would be June 1st, so what better day for everyone to start their free PS+?

And rofl at this review.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/117/1171313p1.html

I'm not big on the product, though it looks very interesting to me. But yanking points off of it for crappy games is just stupid given they are reviewing the software. I guess the 3DS should now be considered a 7 or 6 as well >_>
 

F8AL

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Hacking Group: "It's The Beginning Of The End For Sony", Promises More Hacks Soon!

http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/05/30/pbs-hacked-after-critical-wikileaks-show/

LulzSec, which has previously taken responsibility for hacking Sony BMG’s Japanese website, has promised more attacks against Sony soon. “Phase 1 will begin within the next day,” the LulzSec twitter feed read just before announcing the PBS hack, following up on its warning from Friday: “We’re working on another Sony operation…it’s the beginning of the end for Sony.”
Please note that this group aren't necessarily the same people who hacked PSN earlier this month.
 

Lythium

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I just think it's really unfortunate that these people don't have better things to do with their time. You want to mess with Sony? Don't really care. But don't ruin it for the people who just want to play video games.
 

theeboredone

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I'm pretty sure, given how these hacker groups are getting more personal by the day, it's gonna be more than Sony trying to stop them. I know the FBI has been talking with Sony, but I wouldn't be surprised if it got more serious...say other companies + other agencies.
 

Crimson King

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These hackers are going to to really overstate their skills sooner or later. Considering the fact that Sony is a major corporation, hurting their games division won't bankrupt them at all. Also, if they do shut down Sony, they will be responsible for millions of people joining unemployment. Whatever their reasoning is, it is going to extend way past some false honor they believe they have and go into selfish destruction.

I am not terribly worried because I have Sony's ID Theft protection in conjuction with my banks, but it is a headache to have to deal with this.

Their arrogance will be their downfall though because Twittering about an upcoming attack is a really bad idea.
 

LivewiresXe

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I doubt they'll actually attack PSN again since well, most hacker groups now feel they have more to prove and if they're trying to garner support, they won't attack the people just playing games that have nothing to do with it. I can imagine hacking some non-PS3 server thing that's an actual like...Sony stock database or something more serious just to try and "prove that they can". But yeah, sooner or later they're going to get too cocky, and they're going to get bored of going after Sony. Then they'll move to like Microsoft or someone else, and someone'll slip up, and then bam.
 

Faithkeeper

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Sounds like an extremist militant group that uses cyber warfare instead of guns. Like most extremist militant groups, I'd really wish they would just kept to themselves so that general society would not feel the pain of their unwarranted hate for others.
 

Ryu Shimazu

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Can't wait for inFamous 2. It was on display at our gamestop. It looks so **** nice.
 
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Why does Sony bother with promising things will be up on a certain day when it just ends up making them look bad?
 

Ryu Shimazu

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Iunno. Their E3 looks meh, too. They keep like no surprises. Except GoW4. Can't wait. I'm betting that after Olympus' demise, the Titan's are next!

Holy Crap GoW3 looks insane.
 

Fuelbi

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Can someone tell my why the hell Sony would tell us that the store would come back at latest the 31st and it's already a day later and still no store?

I mean come on, it's not gonna look good for their image if they lie about when the store is coming back up and make PSN go down again in the middle of the whole time without telling us why

Come on Sony, I'dve been well with a simple "We'll get it back as soon as possible"

Instead you give us a specific date and still nothing
 

LivewiresXe

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I kinda agree about that. Though, I got this hilarious message from one of the people on my friend's list that said "Send this to all of your freinds to get the Uncharted 2 Escalation Map pack and $20 in your PSN Wallet if you don't have Call of Duty Black Ops." Yeah...going by the typo, it didn't take long to figure it was fake. Still funny though.
 

Kuraudo

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brb checking something. I can has Dissidia 012 DLC? /CHECKS

[EDIT]

O M G!

I CAN HAS! ... ... ... IT'S GLITCHY AS ****, BUT I CAN HAS! OH HOW I'VE MISSED THEE. And so much new **** too.
 

Ryu Shimazu

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Aight, so I used a ps3 code for some MK themes, and it thinks I have them (Even though it lagged on me and kicked me out of the store), so what do I do....? :( Is there a way to get another code, lol.

Edit: Nevermind, got it to work.

Edit2: Now I'm stuck on the download screen.
 

LivewiresXe

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Oddly enough, when I was downloading the expansion stuff and the DLC from Uncharted 2 today (forgot I had the code, lol), the only way the bigger stuff finished downloading was when I set it to download in the background. Well, aside from the motion comic stuff that's like 2.5 gigs. I don't even KNOW what that is or does.
 

pickle962

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Hey everyone. I downloaded the Infamous 2 demo now that the PS Store is finally back up and running. Anyway, here's a summary of what happened. Fair Warning. This summary contains some spoilers. Read at your own discretion!!!

The demo starts out with the opening cutscene of Infamous 2 which is more or less a recap of the events of the first game sprinkled with some new info. Then it shifts to Cole, Zeke, and their new ally Kuo reaching New Marais(The Infamous equivalent of New Orleans). You start the demo as Good Cole and are tasked with finding Dr. Wolfe as well as the first Blast Core. Anyway, as far as I can tell, everything has been improved tenfold. Gameplay, graphics, you name it. I thoroughly enjoyed bashing the Militia upside the head with the amp. Also, if you continue to smack someone with the amp, the triangle button will appear above a little meter on the bottom left of the screen which lets Cole perform a cool as **** finishing move on said enemy(or civilian if you're devilish enough:awesome:) Eventually Cole makes it over to where the Blast Core is and soon notices the Militia firing rockets at a specific building. Thankfully, Dr. Wolfe is still in one piece by the time Cole reaches him. He then tells Cole about the RFI(Ray Field Inhibitor). Basically, the RFI and the Blast Cores are the key to Cole's victory over the Beast. Cole then activates the first Blast Core which has him pass out for a while. When he wakes up, he sees Zeke who asks him what happened. Cole believes he might have gained a new power which turns out to be true. This new power turns out to be Kinetic Pulse which lets Cole pick things up and throw them all over the place. The demo then lets you sample the dark side of the karma coin as it then shifts to Evil Cole. As soon as you regain control, you are advised to do a mission. I forgot the name of it, but in this mission, the Militia and the Corrupted(mutated swamp monsters) are throwing down near a park and it's your job to sort through them all. Once that's taken care of, You are prompted to do another mission called "Sacrifice". In this mission, Zeke tells you that a woman got kidnapped by the Militia and that it's your job to go save her because he figures Cole might get repayed for his good deed. At first, You see a few members of the Militia, But the majority of the enemies encountered in this mission are the Corrupted. After Cole finds and frees the woman, she asks him to follow her. Eventually, you meet her uncle who's a member of a resistance group trying to overthrow the Militia. He's a bit distrustful of Evil Cole, but his niece( the woman you rescued) tries to persuade him that Cole has good intentions. Before long, a devourer(a stronger member of the the Corrupted) shows up to cause havoc. Thankfully, he's nothing Evil Cole can't handle. The girl's uncle is still wary of Cole, but promises his squad will help him in the future. Then it shifts back to Good Cole who is tasked with retrieving some medical supplies the Militia have stolen. This time, you get to try out Ionic Vortex. Needless to say, It's very satisfying. Unfortunately, the demo ends just as Cole gets the last box of medical supplies. It then shows the "Quest For Power" trailer and that's that ladies and gentlemen. Overall, I though the demo was electrifying. (no pun intended) and I can't wait for the full game which comes out June 7th which is Tuesday of next week.
 

pickle962

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Its boring...your not missing anything.

:phone:
This

Also, from the few times I used Playstation Home, people act silly on there. One time, I was on there and I saw these two dudes banging their heads to some song( I believe it was a rap song because all I've heard when I go to the dance floor area of the park) and were spamming up the chat log with this stupid/funny catchphrase; I'M CANADIAN AND I SAY YES!!!!!

@Ryu agreed.
 
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