Sony remains the target of hackers, Sony Pictures Hacked

Yesterday, The PlayStation Store was back online after six weeks of security breach that hackers obtained information for more than 77 million PlayStation Network and Qriocity accounts, as well as an additional 24.6 million Sony Online Entertainment accounts. But the reports have come today that Sony is still the target of hackers, today hacker group LulzSec hacked into Sony Pictures that has compromised more than 1 million people's personal information, including passwords, email addresses, home addresses, dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts. According to the statement at  LulzSec's website

"Enclosed you will find various collections of data stolen from internal Sony networks and websites, all of which we accessed easily and without the need for outside support or money," the statement read. "We recently broke into SonyPictures.com and compromised over 1,000,000 users' personal information, including passwords, e-mail addresses, home addresses, dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts."

"Among other things, we also compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures (including passwords) along with 75,000 'music codes' and 3.5 million 'music coupons,'" the statemen continued. "Due to a lack of resource on our part (The Lulz Boat needs additional funding!) we were unable to fully copy all of this information, however we have samples for you in our files to prove its authenticity. In theory we could have taken every last bit of information, but it would have taken several more weeks."

The hacker group went on to say that the aim of its attack wasn't to build its own reputation. Rather, it hopes that this latest attack will "embarrass" the multinational mega-corporation.

The PlayStation Store is now back online

PlayStation Store director, Grace Chen, made an announcement on Wednesday, June the 1st, via PS Blog that PlayStation Store is finally back online after six weeks of downtime which was due to the imfamous data breach by some hacker. Chen said

"The PlayStation Store is back online and thank you everyone for your patience," she said. "You will notice a huge lineup of new downloadable games, demos, add-on content, themes, avatars and videos. Also, PlayStation Plus has been updated with new full game trials, free games and DLC, free avatars and even more discounts."

You can visit The PlayStation Blog to see the full list of backlogged content which is now available. It includes such PS3 downloadable titles as Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls ($14.99) and the exclusive Under Siege ($19.99). The TurboGrafx-16 rereleases Alien Crush and Bonk�s Adventure ($5.99) are also now on sale.

One thing that isn't yet available are the games Sony is giving away free under its Welcome Back program.

 "You may have noticed that the content promised as part of the Welcome Back offer is not yet live," said Chen. "It is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download soon; we'll be sure to let you know when."

Sony Server hacked to host a website for phishing scam

Report has come that a Sony server has been hacked to host a website for an alleged phishing scam targeting an Italian credit card company and its users, according to the web security firm F-Secure.This is what they wrote in a blog post on this hack.

"We know you're not supposed to kick somebody when they're already down ... but we just found a live phishing site running on one of Sony's servers."

But it has also been reported that this security breach does not relate with the attacks that were responsible for the PSN shutdown that resulted the theft of personal data for more than 90 million customers.

Howard Stringer[Sony Chief Executive]apologized for the attacks, which resulted in the PlayStation Network and Qriocity being shut down on April 20, with a partial return on May 14, 2011. However many parts of the PlayStation Network, such as the PlayStation Store, still aren't fully up and running as they were before.

The Web server used to host the phishing site is normally used to host Sony's Thai site, F-Secure said, adding that it believes that the hack only affected a server that has no access to Sony customer's personal information.

F-Secure said it has notified Sony of the attack, later blocking the URL for the phishing site. Sony officials were unavailable for comment on the matter on Friday morning. Also, Sony PSN is expected to return on May 24, 2011.

L.A. Noire for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 out now

L.A. Noire is finally out now for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Initially announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, the game was later reported to also be scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 which is out now in stores. As the title reads "L.A" means Los Angeles, this game takes place in 1947 Los Angeles, a city of glamor, fame and wealth, but also where crime, vice corruption is rife. The player assumes the role of Cole Phelps, an LAPD officer who rises through the ranks of the department. He has joined the police force to "right the wrongs" he committed during the Second World War. He starts off as a patrol-man, then a traffic detective, homicide, vice, and finally arson investigator. Each rank gives the player a partner who will help Phelps in his investigations, fights, and arrests. The game blends investigative elements such as mystery, and crime solving, with fast paced action sequences from chases on foot to car, as well as gun-play. As well as the storyline missions, the player can choose to work on optional side-investigations following a call from dispatch. The player can also travel on foot, as well as in different vehicles.

L.A. Noire Game Details:

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Developer: Team Bondi

Genre: Adventure

Release Date: 17th may, 2011

Platforms: PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

Read full L.A Noire full review at Gamespot
Here is L.A gameplay video uploaded by GolGloveTv on YouTube

PlayStation Network users can potentially get four free games from Sony

PlayStation Network is now backed up and partially running after more than three weeks downtime because of a hacker broke into PlayStation Network. As PSN is back, Sony has announced that PlayStation Network users can potentially get four free games from Sony. two for PlayStation 3 and two for Sony PlayStation Portable [PSP]. Once the online marketplace becomes active later this month, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to  download two games from the following: The titles below will be available for 30 days after the store relaunches.

• Dead Nation
• Infamous
• Little Big Planet
• Super Stardust HD
• Wipeout HD + Fury

PSP owners will be able to download two games free from the following once the online market place becomes active later this month. The titles below will be available for 30 days after the store relaunches.

• Little Big Planet (PSP)
• ModNation Racers
• Pursuit Force
• Killzone Liberation

Other than games, Sony will be offering a number of free movie rentals over a single weekend, the selection of which will be announced soon. PlayStation Plus members will get 60 free days of subscription service, and over 100 virtual items will be offered in PlayStation Home for free. Offer details differ slightly for the European and Latin American markets.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 coming this 8th November, 2011

There had been a lot of rumors of Modern Warfare 3 for weeks and now a report on Kotaku says that modern Warfare 3 will be released on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 for undisclosed platforms, though the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 are likely suspects.

Report says that the single-player campaign of the game will be divided among several characters, including a British SAS Operative, AC-130 gunship gunner, a tank driver, and a member of the Russian Federal Security Service, known by its acronym of the FSB. Also, the game would begin  just where Modern Warfare 2 ended where United States faced a surprise attack from Russia. It is also being heard that Osama Bin Laden will be included in the game.Obviously Infinity Ward didn't go into details as to how accurate this information was, though Robert Bowling � Infinity Ward�s creative strategist did make mention of the leak on his Twitter account.

A lot of hype & a lot of leaked info on #MW3, some still accurate, some not. To avoid spoiling the experience, I�d wait for the real reveal.

As Call of duty has always been the best hit in multilayer gaming, Modern Warfare 3 will offer variety of new maps and for sure, some new game modes to make Modern warfare online hit all the way.

Hitman 5 Absolution confirmed for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 [Teaser Trailer]

Finally something more to hear about Hitman 5 after a very long time. Yes, Agent 47 is back in Hitman Absolution. Developer Io Interactive and Square Enix Europe officially announced that Hitman Absolution is indeed in development for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The announcement did not offer a release window for the title but did say it had been built from the ground up using Io's proprietary Glacier 2 engine. The game will be shown off behind closed doors at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Here is the 24 second teaser trailer for Hitman Absolution

Hitman Absolution will be the first entry in the series since 2006's Hitman: Blood Money, which saw 47 bring silent death to locales ranging from mid-Mardi Gras New Orleans to the White House. The series follows the murderous exploits of Agent 47, a bald killer genetically engineered to be the perfect assassin. Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) told the tale of how the protagonist found work with the International Contract Agency (ICA) whacking high-profile criminals. In Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002), 47 is pulled out of retirement after his priest friend is kidnapped by the Sicilian Mafia. In Hitman: Contracts (2004), he revisits many missions from the original game, albeit in reverse.

Call Of Duty 8 - Modern warfare 3

After the release of Call of Duty: Black OPS, we already know that there will be a Call of Duty 8 and a completely new Call of Duty Action Adventure in 2011. A new Activision studio, Sledgehammer Games, will be responsible for the new Call of Duty Action Adventure. So, Call of Duty 8 is confirmed to be released in 2011. After some internal conflicts with Infinity Ward, a new business unit has been formed that will continue to develop release one Call of Duty part each year.

Activision also confirmed that they have plans to make a Call of Duty action-adventure and that they might be going into a new direction with the Call of Duty franchise. The company is also for the first time announcing that a new game in the Call of Duty series is expected to be released in 2011 and that Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed, wholly owned studio, is in development on a Call of Duty game that will extend the franchise into the action-adventure genre. And it is rumored that it will be named Modern Warfare 3. It promises to be extremely realistic like no other game has ever achieve. Not only will it provide beautiful jaw-dropping graphics, it will also allow players to experience the true realistic life of a soldier.

This could be good or bad. EA tried to add new elements of other genres to Command & Conquer 4 and failed badly, but we�re talking about a completely new Call of Duty game here! There will be Call of Duty 8 AND Call of Duty AA (Action Adventure).

Assassin's Creed: Revelations, stalking in November 2011

Calling it "the final chapter of the Ezio trilogy," Ubisoft said that Revelations will follow its Renaissance-era wetworks maestro, who was first introduced in Assassin's Creed II. This time out, Ezio will visit the haunts of original Assassin's Creed protagonist Altair, visiting such Middle East strongholds as the Ottoman Empire's Constantinople. There, Ezio will once again take up arms against the Templar order.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Game Info
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action Adventure
Release date: To be decided


In addition to its single-player storyline (which will also see the return of present-day protagonist Desmond), Revelations will retain the franchise's multiplayer component, which was introduced with last year's well-regarded Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The publisher promises to update the online component with new modes, maps, and characters.

Spider Man: Edge of Time for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and WII

Following the success of last year's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Activision crowned Canadian developer Beenox as the primary developer on future titles featuring the Marvel Comics icon. The first game to be primed for release following the developer's "lead spider developer" status is the recently announced Spider-Man: Edge of Time. While the game isn't a direct sequel to Shattered Dimensions, it shares its predecessors multi-Spidey vibe, albeit with a new twist. Whereas Shattered Dimensions offered an action adventure ensemble, Edge of Time changes the formula by putting a buddy-cop-movie twist on the action and throwing in some time travel for good measure. Source: gamespot.com

Spider Man: Edge of Time Game Info:

Publisher:Activision

Developer:Beenox

Genre:Action Adventure

Release Date: In the third quarter of 2011

On the platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS and WII

Spider man Edge of Time will not truly sequel to Shattered Dreams, instead it will be based on original story-line. Its not yet confirmed how long the game would be and what's the exact release date for it but all we know at this time is that Spider Man Edge of Time for the 3DS, DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 is expected to get shipped this fall

Batman Arkham City for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC

Batman Arkham Asylum for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC was released back in 2009, August 25 which hit the stores really well and rapidly became the best action adventure game of 2009. Graphic were really impressive and game play was just fabulous. I remember when I used to spend my whole day playing Arkham Asylum. Now following Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City also known as Batman Arkham Asylum 2 is expected to release on October 18, 2011.Arkham City brings players back into the world of Gotham where the Dark Knight must once again stop the world's deadliest super villains.

Batman Arkham City Game Info

Publisher: Warner Bros

Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Genre: Action Adventure

Batman Arkham City Release Date: October 18, 2011

Batman Arkham City introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight. I just can't wait to get my hands on this game. If you want to pre-order this game, You can go to http://www.batmanarkhamcity.com and pre-order your copy now. 

WWE All Stars 2011 - Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and WII

WWE All Stars is another exciting wrestling game for 2011 where you Pit WWE Legends against today's most prominent Superstars. Its immense GamePlay and stunning graphics makes it a must-play game for every WWE fan around the globe. WWE All Stars is available on  Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and WII.

WWE All Stars Game Details:
Publisher: THQ
Developer:
Genre: Wrestling
Release Date: March 29, 2011 / 29.3.2011

Here are some spicy screenshots of the this game

Mayhem 3D - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Mayhem 3D an arcade racing and car destruction game. Mayhem challenges players to destroy or be destroyed by opponents. Mayhem includes 20 levels in five arenas and four game modes, like the Demolition Derby, strong competition for the final standing, Domination, a fight to eliminate opponents and dig them into a dreaded pit, Banger Racing, a drag fight to land in pole position and Eliminator, in which players must reach the finish line ahead of the opponents or be eliminated. Up to eight can take part in race and choose from 120 different vehicles in six different categories like muscle cars, sedan, hatchback, coupe, trucks and monster trucks. 

Mayhem 3D is published by Rombax Games, distributed by Zoo Entertainment Inc. and developed by Left Field Productions. The game will be released on March 29, 2011 for XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Crysis 2 is now available - 22.3.2011

It�s 2023, terrifying alien invaders stalk the New York City streets. Only you can prevail, wielding the supersoldier enhancements of Nanosuit 2. Crysis 2 - Be strong. Be fast. Be Invisible. Be the Weapon. is now available on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  Buy Now

BE STRONG � Take on multiple enemies with Armor mode, mince them with heavy weapons or squash them by kicking cars.                

BE FAST � Get to the action quickly, then powerjump, ledgegrab and slide round the environment with amazing agility.

BE INVISIBLE � Use Stealth mode to set traps or hit and run your enemies, or snipe from a concealed position.

BE THE WEAPON � You can choose how you want to play with the Nanosuit

Crysis 2 for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 releasing tomorrow - 22nd March 2011

First-person shooter Crysis returns powered by CryEngine 3 will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 tomorrow i,e 22 March 2011.

Publisher: EA Games
Developer: Crytek
Platforms: Personal Computer, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre: Sci-Fi first Person Shooter
Release Date: 22 March 2011
ESRB: Mature

Homefront - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

Standing out in the crowded dystopian first-person shooter genre isn't easy, but Homefront has been generating a lot of buzz in the build-up to its release. The game, which is set in 2027, sees a nuke-packing Korean People's Army invading the US. As well as a story-focused single-player campaign, Homefront also offers vehicle-based multiplayer.

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Motorstorm Apocalypse - PlayStation 3

The long-running Motorstorm series continues with Apocalypse, a bonkers racer set in the midst of an enormous natural disaster. As earthquakes ravage the city you're racing in, you can expect to get flattened by falling buildings at any minute. For once, the UK gets the love with this one; we're getting the game a full month ahead of its US release.

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Dragon Age 2 - Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3

Without doubt one of the most eagerly awaited sequels of the year, Dragon Age 2 has a lot to live up to. We don't expect Bioware to let us down, however; some of the early reviews that have been seeping out have been touting this as the best RPG of the current console generation.

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Top 3 Video Games 2011

Today I collected top 3 Video Games according to Graphics, Player Reviews, Gamespot Reviews etc. These games have hit the market with some demanding juice and have become popular rapidly. Here are top 3 Games you can check out for March 2011

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PlayStation Suite coming to Tegra 2 devices

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will not be the only Android phone out there that runs PlayStation games. NVIDIA announced that Tegra 2 powered smartphones and tablets will be getting the PlayStation Suite, the software platform that allows PlayStation games to run on droids.

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