Last night, Sony’s Playstation blog updated with news from SCE President Kazou Hiari that the Playstation Network was finally ready to return. We heard rumblings of the service being restored. Hours earlier, the company pushed firmware update 3.61 to Playstation 3s in preparation for the network’s rollout. Version 3.61 brought …

The original Portal basically caught everyone who played it completely off guard. It was the product of Valve Software’s time-honored tradition of benevolently devouring smaller companies and teams that they think are being unique or creative. Conceptually beginning as a student project being made at DigiPen, the game (and its …

George Hotz, aka Geohot, the hacker who cracked Sony’s Playstation 3 protection code, has settled with the Japanese electronics giant. Amidst a series of sensational legal proceedings, trips to South America, group attacks on the PSN, and more, Hotz has decided to settle and accept the terms of his surrender. …

Last week, Sony and Naughty Dog corralled members of the gaming press to unveil the bane of Nathan Drake’s existence in the upcoming PS3-exclusive, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Katherine Marlowe is the series’ new antagonist and from the sound of things, she and Victor “Sully” Sullivan have a past. Scandalous!
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The story of Killzone 3 picks up mere moments after the events of the last game. Series protagonist Tomas “Sev” Sevchenko, Rico, and the rest of the ISA forces are left stranded behind enemy lines, deep inside hostile Helghan territory. The third installment in Sony’s vicious sci-fi shooter is a …

The legal battle between Sony and electronics manufacturer LG has had a shocking new development. LG has just been granted a temporary injunction, blocking all shipments of Sony’s Playsation 3 console into Europe for a period of ten days. All PS3s are currently being stockpiled in a Dutch warehouse while …

Since its reveal at 2009′s Video Game Awards, the sequel to Batman Arkham Asylum had yet to be given a release date or even a proper title. After months of speculating, some online detective work, and fervent fan anticipation, the team at Rocksteady is finally ready to give more details …

After all this time, the online community for LittleBigPlanet is going strong and level designers still manage to impress us with their latest creations. LBP user bra2008 has taken one of Xbox Live’s newest hit titles, Limbo, and given it the Sony twist. Limbo kicked off this year’s “Summer of …

Today via his Twitter account, Associate Editor at Game Informer Philip Kollar announced the cover story for the July issue is the reveal of Infamous 2. The sequel to 2009′s open-world superhero sleeper hit, Infamous 2 looks to be bringing back more of the trademark lightning powers, morality mechanics, and sandbox goodness. …

After a colossal launch on the PS3 in March, the team behind God of War III’s visuals, concept art, and 3D assets are getting a chance to display their work for the masses. The Gnomon Gallery is highlighting the hard work done to bring life, character, sense of scale, …