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PS3 3.56 Firmware Update Now Live
Sony has released the 3.56 firmware update for the PlayStation 3, which will effectively invalidate homebrew software and combat piracy. That seems to be the sole function of the firmware update –...
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Judge Issues Restraining Order on Geohot
Judge Susan Illston has issued a temporary restraining order of George Hotz in Sony’s lawsuit against the hacker. which prevents Hotz from “developing, offering or linking to any PlayStation 3...
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3.60 Firmware To Bring Cloud Saves to PSN Plus?
One of the promised PSN Plus features, cloud saves, may be arriving on the 3.60 PlayStation 3 firmware update, reports Kotaku. Kotaku is citing unnamed sources in the game development community who...
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Sony 3.56 Firmware Attacking Legit Users
Sony’s recent 3.56 firmware update which was intended to combat piracy and the rootkey exploit is hampering legitimate users it seems. While hackers have no problems with the 3.56, having quickly...
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Does PS3 3.56 Firmware Update Have a Rootkit?
Gamers are accusing Sony of adding a rootkit to the recent 3.56 firmware update for the PlayStation 3. As if legit users weren’t having problems already. Last week, a user named “N.A.” claimed on...
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VGRT Episode 44: NGP Vs. 3DS – Fight!
After a one and a half week delay and with a terrible Skype connection, Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund return to discuss Sony’s announcement of the PSP2 – er, the NGP. They go into depth about Sony’s new...
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Sony Gets Punk’d On Twitter
Note to Kevin Butler: when someone tweets to you “46 DC EA D3 17 FE 45 D8 09 23 EB 97 E4 95 64 10 D4 CD B2 C2″, they aren’t trying to sink your battleship. Wait, or are they? When Twitter user @exiva...
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Pirates Unban Selves From PSN, Ban Legit Gamers
Once again, Sony’s efforts to curb piracy on the PlayStation 3 have backfired, and this time it’s backfired with some force: not only have pirates become able to un-ban themselves from PlayStation...
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RUMOR: Sony Working on “Hack-Proof” PS3?
Destructoid is reporting that an anonymous source from Sony has told them that Sony is working on a “hack proof” model of the PlayStation 3, presumably to combat the latest report that hackers have...
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PS3 Rootkey Exploit Closed?
The latest 3.60 firmware update is to nominally debut cloud saves for the PlayStation 3, but some hackers have noticed that it also includes a fix to “resecure” the system from the infamous Geohot...
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3DS Crashing Problem
The honeymoon is over – and it’s not even been 24 hours. There are widespread reports from frustrated owners that their Nintendo 3DS’s are having firmware crashes. According to IGN: A number of forum...
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Hotz Reaches Settlement With Sony
The legal tug-of-war between hardware exploit specialist George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz and Sony is over, as Hotz has agreed to a legal settlement and accepted a “permanent injunction”, presumably from telling...
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Xbox 360 Update Causing Disc Read Errors For Some
Looks like Sony isn’t the only one having an issue with a firmware update, as some Xbox 360′s are suffering disc read errors after the latested Dashboard update was implemented. According to a...
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Xbox Live Update Today Adds Nothing
If you turned on your Xbox 360 today, you were prompted for an Xbox Live update. If you’re curious as to what new features you’ll have after the update, the answer is, you’ll get… nothing. That is,...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox TV Channels
HBO has officially announced their major expansion of the Xbox 360′s marketplace with on-demand and live streaming television channels. The Xbox Live Dashboard Fall Update will include HBO, Bravo,...
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