PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update]
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A wide rash of game-crashing errors is spreading among the PS3-owning community at the moment, most of which can be chalked up to a 8001050F error code. This has led to a variety of unfortunate side-effects for those affected, including corrupted trophy information and an inability to access the PSN. When combined, those two issues prevent players from launching certain games, such as Heavy Rain, without being kicked back to the XMB.
We’ve contacted Sony to find out what’s causing the issue, and when we can expect to get back to chasing down the Origami Killer. He might just be able to make a clean getaway while we suffer through this downtime.
Update: Sony has acknowledged the issue, and is “looking into it.” We’ve yet to hear an official word on what the problem is, though it seems to be a bit larger than just the PSN. Owners of PS3 Phats are reporting that the date on their console has reverted to 12/31/1999, which is likely the cause of the data-corrupting errors. Some Phat-owners have reported receiving the errors while their console was offline, which is upsetting, to say the least. We’ll let you know when we hear official word from Sony.
PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Swag Sunday: BioSwag!
When you come right down to it, genetic engineering is about the only shot humans are going to have at developing real super powers. Which is why BioShock and BioShock 2 are more than just stories about some nifty underwater city gone wrong. When you have people that can move objects with their minds or blast fire from their hands and then stick them in a gorgeous dystopia, that’s when you’ve got a story.
So what better way to celebrate that world than by bringing it into our own? With that in mind, we’re offering up a mess of BioShock swag: one BioShock “Don’t Wait! Incinerate!” women’s shirt (size medium), one BioShock 2 Butterfly Hands men’s shirt (size small), two different BioShock lithographs, and one extremely cool, handmade Splicer mask. Check out the prizes in the gallery below, and read the rules to enter.
- Leave a comment telling us what plasmid power you’d want. Feel free to make up your own.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, mostly due to our exclusion from a “statut particulier” status in Canada).
- Limit 1 entry per person per day.
- This entry period ends at 7:01PM ET on Monday, March 1.
- At that time, we’ll randomly select one winner to receive one BioShock 2 men’s butterfly shirt, size small (ARV $10), one BioShock 2 women’s “Incinerate!” shirt, size medium (ARV $10), two BioShock lithographs (ARV $15 each), and one handmade Splicer mask (ARV $50).
- For a list of complete rules, click here.
What is Joyswag? Since we don’t keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes “Joyswag,” which is passed along to our readers. Please note that Joyswag may be in “used” condition. For more info on our policy, click here.
Swag Sunday: BioSwag! originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Final Fantasy XIV closed beta goes live March 11
If you’re anything like us (or our partners over at Massively), you were hurriedly clicking refresh on the official VanaFest 2010 website for news about the now eight-year-old Final Fantasy XI MMO last night. If you were, then you might’ve caught the momentary mention that the first wave of (closed) beta testing for the next Final Fantasy MMO (that’s number 14, for those of you playing along at home) will be going live on March 11.
Square also assuaged fears of missing out on the closed beta by saying that “Those who were not selected in this drawing, fear not, for there will be other opportunities to come,” adding that interested parties should “Be sure to stay tuned!” We figure if we’re not invited, you know, all the more time to play that other Final Fantasy release, right?
[Via Massively]
Final Fantasy XIV closed beta goes live March 11 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update]
A wide rash of game-crashing errors is spreading among the PS3-owning community at the moment, most of which can be chalked up to a 8001050F error code. This has led to a variety of unfortunate side-effects for those affected, including corrupted trophy information and an inability to access the PSN. When combined, those two issues prevent players from launching certain games, such as Heavy Rain, without being kicked back to the XMB.
We’ve contacted Sony to find out what’s causing the issue, and when we can expect to get back to chasing down the Origami Killer. He might just be able to make a clean getaway while we suffer through this downtime.
Update: Sony has acknowledged the issue, and is “looking into it.” We’ve yet to hear an official word on what the problem is, though it seems to be a bit larger than just the PSN. Owners of PS3 Phats are reporting that the date on their console has reverted to 12/31/1999, which is likely the cause of the data-corrupting errors. Some Phat-owners have reported receiving the errors while their console was offline, which is upsetting, to say the least. We’ll let you know when we hear official word from Sony.
PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Swag Sunday: BioSwag!
When you come right down to it, genetic engineering is about the only shot humans are going to have at developing real super powers. Which is why BioShock and BioShock 2 are more than just stories about some nifty underwater city gone wrong. When you have people that can move objects with their minds or blast fire from their hands and then stick them in a gorgeous dystopia, that’s when you’ve got a story.
So what better way to celebrate that world than by bringing it into our own? With that in mind, we’re offering up a mess of BioShock swag: one BioShock “Don’t Wait! Incinerate!” women’s shirt (size medium), one BioShock 2 Butterfly Hands men’s shirt (size small), two different BioShock lithographs, and one extremely cool, handmade Splicer mask. Check out the prizes in the gallery below, and read the rules to enter.
- Leave a comment telling us what plasmid power you’d want. Feel free to make up your own.
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, mostly due to our exclusion from a “statut particulier” status in Canada).
- Limit 1 entry per person per day.
- This entry period ends at 7:01PM ET on Monday, March 1.
- At that time, we’ll randomly select one winner to receive one BioShock 2 men’s butterfly shirt, size small (ARV $10), one BioShock 2 women’s “Incinerate!” shirt, size medium (ARV $10), two BioShock lithographs (ARV $15 each), and one handmade Splicer mask (ARV $50).
- For a list of complete rules, click here.
What is Joyswag? Since we don’t keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes “Joyswag,” which is passed along to our readers. Please note that Joyswag may be in “used” condition. For more info on our policy, click here.
Swag Sunday: BioSwag! originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Final Fantasy XIV closed beta goes live March 11
If you’re anything like us (or our partners over at Massively), you were hurriedly clicking refresh on the official VanaFest 2010 website for news about the now eight-year-old Final Fantasy XI MMO last night. If you were, then you might’ve caught the momentary mention that the first wave of (closed) beta testing for the next Final Fantasy MMO (that’s number 14, for those of you playing along at home) will be going live on March 11.
Square also assuaged fears of missing out on the closed beta by saying that “Those who were not selected in this drawing, fear not, for there will be other opportunities to come,” adding that interested parties should “Be sure to stay tuned!” We figure if we’re not invited, you know, all the more time to play that other Final Fantasy release, right?
[Via Massively]
Final Fantasy XIV closed beta goes live March 11 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update]
A wide rash of game-crashing errors is spreading among the PS3-owning community at the moment, most of which can be chalked up to a 8001050F error code. This has led to a variety of unfortunate side-effects for those affected, including corrupted trophy information and an inability to access the PSN. When combined, those two issues prevent players from launching certain games, such as Heavy Rain, without being kicked back to the XMB.
We’ve contacted Sony to find out what’s causing the issue, and when we can expect to get back to chasing down the Origami Killer. He might just be able to make a clean getaway while we suffer through this downtime.
Update: Sony has acknowledged the issue, and is “looking into it.” We’ve yet to hear an official word on what the problem is, though it seems to be a bit larger than just the PSN. Owners of PS3 Phats are reporting that the date on their console has reverted to 12/31/1999, which is likely the cause of the data-corrupting errors. Some Phat-owners have reported receiving the errors while their console was offline, which is upsetting, to say the least. We’ll let you know when we hear official word from Sony.
PSN is down, some titles experiencing game-crashing errors [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site
There’s a few valuable life lessons in the following story, so pay attention: A Pittsburgh news station recently reported on a 17-year-old boy who was disqualified from a SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals tournament after it was discovered he was cheating. In retaliation, the young man hacked into the official PlayStation site, and crashed it for 11 days back in 2008. Sony re-retaliated by opening up a federal grand jury investigation into the “cyber attack,” which led back to the aforementioned boy, who is now in a whole heap of trouble.
The teen pleaded guilty, and was convicted on four felony charges: Unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus. He’ll be sentenced later this year. The moral of the story? Don’t cheat while playing online games, and don’t crash the web sites of gigantic corporate entities. If caught, you could end up being branded a cheater. Or, you know, a felon.
[Via Kotaku]
SOCOM cheater convicted in grand jury investigation for crashing Sony’s site originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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