Banned PlayStation Hacker Sees Hope of Return in Jailbreaking Deliberations

George Hotz settled a civil suit filed against him by Sony for figuring out how to let people play homebrew games on the PlayStation -- in violation of a federal law that prohibits getting around encryption in hardware and software, even if the reason to do it is perfectly legal. He settled the suit by agreeing never to tinker again with a Sony product, but his hacker itch has him anxiously ...

PS Vita Skype, Crysis 3 and Max Payne 3: Playstation round up 27/4/12

PS Vita Skype, Crysis 3 and Max Payne 3 all get a good looking at in this week's PlayStation round up: the best stories from us, the PlayStation EU blog and EU.PlayStation.co.

Gear Up For An Epic Siege On The Sea And A War On The Shore In Activision's BATTLESHIP® -- Available Today

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time to engage in an epic battle at sea and on shore as Hasbro (HAS) and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard ...

Sony sees return to profit, aims to halve TV losses

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp predicted a return to profit this year as it looks to halve the losses in its TV business that pushed the Japanese consumer electronics giant to a record loss of $5.74 billion (3.56 billion pounds) in the year just ended. Related Stories Banks lead FTSE lower after JPMorgan shock Nissan's new models to help achieve record sales this FY April producer output prices ...

The Drop: Week of May 14th 2012 New Releases

From the crazy, ambient, mellow world which only exists within the mind of Baiyon, PixelJunk 4AM exclusively on PSN and PlayStation Move , reflects a huge departure from previous PixelJunk titles by putting the power of creation directly at your fingertips. In Max Payne 3 for PS3 , Max takes a job in São Paulo, Brazil, protecting the family of wealthy real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, in an ...

Skype video coming to Vita today

Skype, one of the few things on the internet that even sweet ol' grannies know how to use, will be available later today for the PlayStation Vita. Skype video calling will be enabled on the device for both the WiFi and 3G models as soon as the PlayStation Store updates, sometime during the sun's descent toward the horizon. Skype will run in "background mode" on the Vita, allowing users to pause ...