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PlayStation Network accounts are about to become more secure thanks to new security measures from Sony. The long-awaited two-step verification measures are finally being rolled out for PSN accounts. This measure was announced earlier this year by a Sony representative speaking to Polygon in April. Two-step (or two-factor) authentication means …
Read More »You can now buy Xbox Live credit via text message
Did you know you’re able to buy Xbox Live and PSN credit and content via text message? BuyGameCredit.com has announced that a range of Xbox Live content is now available to buy through its service. It works by having buyers text a specific code to its number. The charge is …
Read More »UPDATED: Dragon’s Crown pulled from PSN amid NIS America and Atlus fall out
UPDATE: Dragon’s Crown will be returning to the PSN store. In a statement provided to MCV, NIS America said that the RPG title will be back on PlayStation’s online store shortly via publisher Atlus. Below is the firm’s full statement on the matter: "With regards to our previous statements on …
Read More »Number of PlayStation Plus subscribers doubles to reach 20.8m
The number of subscribers to Sony’s PlayStation Plus online mode has nearly doubled in the last year. In January 2015, the company boasted of 10.9m paid users on the service; that figure has now risen to 20.8m, according to a presentation by Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Andrew House at Sony’s …
Read More »Two-factor authentication coming to PlayStation Network
Sony is soon going to be providing gamers with an extra layer of security for PSN accounts. Speaking to Polygon, a representative for PlayStation said that the firm is preparing to roll out a ‘two-step verification feature’. Two-factor authentication is a security measure that requires users to enter two different …
Read More »Free PSN Fallout 4 Season Passes revoked
A number of gamers who thought they’d grabbed the Fallout 4 Season Pass for free last week are out of luck. The 39.99 download, which gives access to the RPG’s future DLC, suddenly had its price reduced to a quite bargainous 0.00 last week, leading to a flurry of stories …
Read More »Yoshida: Connecting Xbox Live and PSN could be easy technically
PlayStation Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that the technical side of linking PlayStation Network and Xbox Live could be the easiest. Speaking to Eurogamer at GDC, Yoshida reiterated what was said in Sony’s statement to GameSpot yesterday that it was in favour of supporting cross-platform play – and …
Read More »Hitman beta open for PlayStation Plus subscribers next week
An open beta for Square Enix’s next Hitman game will be released for some PS4 owners next week. Square Enix has said that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the beta on March 4th. Until now it has only been available to those who have pre-ordered the game. …
Read More »PlayStation Plus subscribers given a free day as outage apology
Sony has offered PlayStation Plus subscribers a one-day extension as an apology for a network outage earlier this month. PSN went down for around ten hours on January 4th with most services forced completely offline. The breakage was or particular irritation to Destiny players as that was the final day …
Read More »‘Configuration change’ leads to Hitman pre-order cancellations
PS4 owners who had pre-ordered the digital version of Square Enix’s Hitman have had their orders cancelled. Videogamer reports that Sony has told those affected that the publisher has notified us that the configuration of the product… has changed significantly”, that it is cancelling all pre-orders and that a revised …
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