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New Wii U and 3DS owners were unable to purchase digital content for their new machines for much of the Christmas break. The problems began on Christmas day and persisted for the best part of a week. Nintendo was even forced to postpone the launch of Pokemon Bank and Pokemon …

Two weeks after the launch of its brand new website, retailer GAME has apologised for the disruption that the troubled period has caused for its customers. Problems have included website outages, locked accounts, pre-order and account management issues and quirks with both the Reward Points and order cancellation systems. Here …

Microsoft has said that it was saddened by the attack on PSN in April and that occurrences of this kind are bad for entire industry. It’s bad for the industry that this has happened to Sony," Xbox COO Dennis Durkin told Industry Gamers. "It’s very, very bad. It’s very damaging. …

Sony has claimed that sales of PS3 consoles in the US climbed 14 per cent in May compared to the same month in 2010, according to NPD data That the console has managed this despite the PSN outage that plagued the month is very impressive. And seemingly at odds with …

The growing problem of online hacking represents more than simply a danger to PlayStation – it could actually threaten society itself. That’s the claim of Sony’s deputy president Kaz Hirai, who has also pointed out that Sony are far from the only victims of such incidents in recent weeks. "Just …

SCEA boss Jack Tretton opened Sony’s E3 conference last night with what appeared to be a very sincere apology for the PlayStation network outage that has dominated the headlines over the last few weeks. "This isn’t the first time that I’ve come to the stage at an E3 press conference …

Sony’s troubles with online security are from over, if a new claim by hackers is to be believed. LulzSec, the group behind some recent profile web hacks, has just posted the following on Twitter: "Just hit 50,000 followers. Thank you, twitter! In celebration, Sony hack 16 & 17 coming up …

"Hey Sony, you know we’re making off with a bunch of your internal stuff right now and you haven’t even noticed? Slow and steady, guys." That’s the chilling claim made by one hacking group earlier today as the digital vendetta against Sony threatens to kick off once again. With Sony …

Sony has said that the PlayStation store will return in a number of key territories by the end of the week. The territories in question are America, Europe and Asia, although not in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea. "We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of …

The Xbox Live Marketplace was inoperable for a brief period last night, though Microsoft has insisted that the problems were not due to any kind of hack or intrusion. Following the mystery disappearance of both the Xbox 360 and online version of Marketplace, MS issued the following press statement: "Users …