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Rumor: PlayStation Network Servers crashed?

PSX-Sense writes: We're almost a week seperated from our online gaming at our PS3, but is it maybe even worse than that?

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FiLTHY ESKiMO4766d ago

Problem is that the security was completely breached and everything was left wide open to hackers and exploiters. It didn't simply "crash"--they've been taken offline.

velocitygamer4766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

True that^^

I don't understand why people are getting so angry at Sony. There are tons of other single player games you can play, if not, then go outside and get some fresh air. Most people who are raging at sony are cod fanboys who can't play Black ops.

Acquiescence4766d ago

I'm not even that bothered by the outage on a personal level. But it's this hysteria from the media and gamers in general that's really starting to make me wish that the service would go back online sooner rather than later, just to shut them all up.

Simco8764766d ago

Hey they have to get to that 15th prestige you know? Then they do it all over again this fall with a shittier version of the game.

LORD-PHOENIX4766d ago

now to clock mgs4....MP games literally killed my SP playing

Myst4766d ago

I agree I've been outside (As much as possible but I'm in line with one of those heavy storms sweeping across the states). So far though I've been playing a lot of SP games, jumped back into Demon's Souls almost done with Homefront single player.

I don't know for me it seems like I'm playing a lot more games with PSN down than I was when it was up.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO4766d ago

People getting more Trophies than usual =D.

taylork374766d ago

"I don't understand why people are getting so angry at Sony."

I think people are pissed because it takes 6 days to send this email:

http://blog.us.playstation....

Great email....six days late.

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saladthieves4766d ago

Thanks to hackers, Sony has encountered a horrible year so far.

Acquiescence4766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

They've run their course. Why not wait until PSN is back online and Sony have released an official statement before reporting on this incident again. All this speculation is just incredibly tiresome.

DigitalAnalog4766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

Just wondering.

-End statement

humbleopinion4766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

Yeah, the boycott was a complete failure because Sony shut down their own stores and 1uped Anon.
Then Anon said that they won't stop until Geohot is found not guilty in coury, but the Sony masterminds quickly dropped all charges against Geohot with a genius counter maneuver.

And now Sony is proving to be one step ahead again: Anon can't attack servers that are already down. Brilliant! That really showed them, and Sony is triumphing once more.

taylork374766d ago (Edited 4766d ago )

PSN is down for 6 days and counting....Sony wins?

Come on.

humbleopinion4766d ago

@taylork37, I was being sarcastic.

taylork374766d ago

I guess my sarcastic meter was malfunction then lol.

I see it now though.

My fault.

news4geeks4766d ago

poor sony, everyone is getting mad at them... lulz

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai2d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga1d 16h ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

ravens521d 20h ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_1d 15h ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

KwietStorm_BLM1d 15h ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka23h ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_1d 15h ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long5d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz095d ago (Edited 5d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein68d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga67d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo67d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken68d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN67d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199267d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.

Stuart575667d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies67d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde67d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.

No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.

CobraKai67d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken67d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
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Eonjay67d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.

SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5

Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"

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