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Friday, May 27, 2011

[Game Giveaway] 2 Free Premium Games - Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst and Fairway Solitaire games

 Ravenhearst
Rumors surrounding the history of stately Ravenhearst Manor have circulated for decades. The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind this unsettling place, yet the pages are missing. Players assume the role of Master Detective to unlock secrets held within Ravenhearst ®, scouring a myriad of enchanting rooms in the manor for cleverly hidden clues. Locating and assembling diary pages helps tell the story of the house and, ultimately, unlock the mystery.
 Fairway Solitaire
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

1000 Plus Great Free Full Games to Download Online

From various sources I give you:
(After the Free PC Gaming Blog List are several more from comments, other sites and several links with hundreds in each link totaling well over 1000.)
1000 Plus Great Free Full Games to Download Online:

  1. Allegiance
    http://www.freeallegiance.org/
  2. America’s Army
    http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/
  3. Anarchy Online
    http://www.anarchy-online.com/free/ad_campaigns/freecampaign
  4. Armada Online
    http://www.armada-online.com/
  5. Assault Cube
    http://assault.cubers.net/
  6. Bang Howdy
    http://www.banghowdy.com/
  7. BloodLust Multiplayer Online Vampire RPG
    http://www.lasthalfofdarkness.com/bloodlust/
  8. BOTS
    http://bots.acclaim.com/
  9. BZFlag
    http://www.bzflag.org/
  10. CodeRED: Alien Arena
    http://red.planetarena.org/
  11. Conquer Online
    http://www.conqueronline.com/
  12. Corum
    http://corum.gpotato.com/
  13. Cube 2
    http://sauerbraten.org/
  14. Cube
    http://www.cubeengine.com/cube.php4
  15. Daimonin
    http://www.daimonin.net/
  16. Dark Space
    http://www.darkspace.net/
  17. Darkeden
    http://en.darkeden.com/
  18. Darsana
    http://darsana-game.com/
  19. D-Day Normandy
    http://dday.planetquake.gamespy.com/site/
  20. Deicide
    http://deicide.ongameport.com/
  21. Digital Paint: Paintball 2
    http://digitalpaint.planetquake.gamespy.com/
  22. Dungeon Runners
    http://www.dungeonrunners.com/
  23. Entropia Universe
    http://www.entropiauniverse.com/index.var
  24. Eternal Wraith
    http://eternal-wraith.com/
  25. F.E.A.R. Combat
    http://www.joinfear.com/main

  26. Faldon
    http://www.faldon.net/
  27. Fishing Champ
    http://fishingchamp.gamescampus.com/
  28. Flyff: Fly For Fun
    http://flyff.gpotato.com/
  29. Freeciv
    http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
  30. FreeStyle Street Basketball
    http://freestyle.sierraonline.com/
  31. Frets on Fire
    http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/
  32. Gekkeiju Online
    http://www.gekkeijuonline.com/
  33. Glest
    http://www.glest.org/
  34. Global MU Online
    http://www.globalmuonline.com/
  35. Golf?
    http://www.golfquestionmark.com/
  36. Graal Online
    http://www.graalonline.com/
  37. Grand Theft Auto 2
    http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/index.html
  38. Grand Theft Auto
    http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.html
  39. Gunbound
    http://gunbound.softnyx.net/
  40. Gunror
    http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html
  41. Gunz The Duel
    http://gunzonline.com/
  42. HaloZero
    http://www.dobermannsoftware.com/index.php?p=games&g=1
  43. Hero Online
    http://hero.netgame.com/
  44. KAL Online
    http://www.kalonline.com/
  45. Knight Online World
    http://www.knightonlineworld.com/
  46. Kuma\War
    http://www.kumawar.com/
  47. Last Chaos
    http://lastchaos.aeriagames.com/
  48. Lunia
    http://global.lunia.com/
  49. Maple Story
    http://www.maplestory.com/
  50. Marathon Trilogy
    http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
  51. Martial Heroes
    http://www.martialheroes.com
  52. Mixmaster
    http://www.mixmaster.com.au/
  53. Myth War Online
    http://www.mythwaronline.com/
  54. N
    http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/n.html
  55. Neverball
    http://icculus.org/neverball/
  56. Nexuiz
    http://alientrap.org/nexuiz/
  57. Orbiter Space Flight Simulator
    http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html
  58. Parsec47
    http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html
  59. Pirate King
    http://www.piratekingonline.com/
  60. Plasma Pong
    http://www.plasmapong.com/
  61. Purge
    http://www.purgefinal.com/
  62. Puzzle Pirates
    http://www.puzzlepirates.com/
  63. Racing Pitch
    http://skinflake.com/games/prototypes
  64. Rappelz
    http://rappelz.gpotato.com/
  65. Risk Your Life 2
    http://www.ryl2.com.my/
  66. rRootage
    http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html
  67. Rumble Box
    http://phackett.com/rumblebox/
  68. Rumble Fighter
    http://www.ogplanet.com/rf/default.asp
  69. Savage
    http://www.s2games.com/savage/
  70. Scions of Fate
    http://fate.netgame.com/
  71. Scorched 3d
    http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/
  72. Secrets of Mirage
    http://www.secretsofmirage.com/
  73. Shadow Armada
    http://home.comcast.net/~shadowman131/ShadowArmada.htm
  74. Shadowbane
    http://chronicle.ubi.com/
  75. Shattered Galaxy
    http://www.sgalaxy.com/
  76. Silkroad
    http://www.silkroadonline.net/
  77. Space Combat
    http://www.x-plane.com/SpaceCombat.html
  78. Space Cowboy Online
    http://sco.gpotato.com/
  79. Starsiege: Tribes
    ftp://ftp.sierra.com/pub/sierra/tribes/other/tribes_fullgame.exe
  80. Steel Panthers
    http://www.steelpanthersonline.com/
  81. Strange Attractors
    http://www.ominousdev.com/games.htm
  82. Tantra
    http://www.tantra.com.ph/
  83. Thang Online
    http://thang.ongameport.com/
  84. The Battle for Wesnoth
    http://www.wesnoth.org/
  85. The Dinohunters
    http://www.thedinohunters.com/
  86. The Elder Scrolls: Arena
    http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/downloads_games.htm
  87. The New Satan Sam
    http://satansam.co.uk/blog/?page_id=11
  88. Tickster
    http://www.tricksteronline.com/
  89. Tobolo
    http://toblo.csnation.net/
  90. Torus Trooper
    http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html
  91. TrackMania
    http://www.trackmanianations.com
  92. Transfusion
    http://www.transfusion-game.com/
  93. Tremulous
    http://tremulous.net/
  94. Tumiki Fighters
    http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html
  95. Turf Battles
    http://www.turfbattles.com/
  96. Urban Terror
    http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
  97. War Rock
    http://www.warrock.net/
  98. Wild Metal
    http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/wmc.html
  99. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
    http://www.splashdamage.com/?page_id=14
  100. Xiah
    http://www.gamescampus.com/xiah/
  101. http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/n.html
  102. There are a lot of free games based on the quake 3 engine (released under gpl).
    Urban Terror: http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
    World of Padman: http://mods.moddb.com/350/world-of-padman (official site down)
    Warsow: http://www.warsow.net/ (modded quake 2 engine based game)

    Cave Story
    http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/
    A very good free game played somewhat like Metroid.
    Regnum Online
    http://www.regnumonline.com.ar/index.php?l=1
    A nice free MMORPG that I just started playing. Chose from three different realms at war.

    Great open source music related game in existence - www.stepmania.com

    Vegastrike, an open-source space flight sim. - http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net

    Warzone 2100 the RTS from 1999: http://wz2100.net

    Nice Enemy Territory tc. - http://www.truecombatelite.net/

    Continuum / SubSpace - http://www.getcontinuum.com

     Nethack -  http://www.nethack.com

    Carnage Blender - http://www.carnageblender.com/?specialoffer=2184

    S.W.I.N.E - http://www.gamershell.com/download_11942.shtml

    Granado Espada - (Currently in pre-open beta) http://ge.iahgames.com

    Vega Strike - http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/

    La Mulana - http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana

    Soldat - http://www.soldat.pl/

    Continuum - http://www.subspacedownloads.com/index.php?

    FreeStyle Street Basketball - http://freestyle.sierraonline.com/

    Hover Tank 3D and Aces High Over Velor Island - http://reflectgames.com

    StarPort - http://www.starportgame.com

    Rakion - www.rakion.com

    Lot's of Old Shcool Games - http://www.abandonia.com/

    Warsow - www.warsow.net

    3D Asteroids - an unusual but interesting game:
    http://www.grassgames.com/asteroids/index.html
    Vroom Vroom !!! - mini car racing game
    http://www.grassgames.com/vroom/index.html
    Cubes - a nice Tetris port
    http://www.grassgames.com/tetris/index.html

    PlanShift - http://www.planeshift.it/

    Star Control 2 - The Ur-Quan Masters:  http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

    Beyond The Red Line - http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/

    Streets of Rage Remake - http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm

    Here’s a link of a lot of good free games (many classics!)
    http://www.webspotgames.com

    Senior Year - http://bklovr.com  runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux

    Zork - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork#External_links

    Open Arena - www.OpenArena.ws

    Soldat -   http://www.soldat.pl/main.php

    Future Pinball - www.futurepinball.com

    World of Padman - http://www.worldofpadman.com

    Shards of Dalaya - http://www.shardsofdalaya.com/

    Psychic Doom - http://www.psychic-doom.com

    Kingdom of Loathing - http://www3.kingdomofloathing.com

    Wulfram -  http://www.wulfram.com/

    Worms Clone - http://www.liero.org.pl/

    Scumm - http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php

    Cantr II - www.cantr.net

    Kuma War and ShootOut - http://www.kumawar.com

    9 Dragons - http://9dragons.acclaim.com/index.htm

    AXCEL216/MDGx has a free games listing along with some games and cheats links
    Caiman features 2671 unique games (at the time of this posting) with no adware, spyware, demos, shareware or trials…
    Rockstar Classics has a free downloads series…
    Windows Marketplace has a plethora of free game downloads!
    And finally, here’s a website where you can play classic arcade games (Donkey Kong, Galaga, and more!) online for free.



    http://www.hardcorepawn.com has a very good zombie game.

    http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ has a cool “sand box” style playing area

    http://www.eyezmaze.com/tontie/v0/index.html several excellent puzzle games

    http://www.espgame.org excellent game which helps tag images on the web (google runs a similar game.)

    Tibia - www.tibia.de 





    Spring is a free 3d multiplayer RTS game with a big community and tons of mods and maps.
    its like a mix between total annihilation and supreme commander. take a look, its worth it!
    spring:
    http://spring.clan-sy.com/screenshots.php
    mods / maps
    http://spring.unknown-files.net/latestfiles/

    Freespace 2 - http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,38195.0.html

    http://www.hattrick.org/ and http://www.battrick.org/ (Football/Cricket browser based manager games).

    http://www.grandprixgames.com/   A very fun micro machines style F1 online racing simulation with all the real life cars/tracks.

    http://www.bontago.com/
    a single/multiplayer 3D real-time strategy game for up to 8 players via lan/hamachi.

    Eye of the Kraken - http://www.absurdus.net/kraken/buynow.htm

    www.g4g.it  - free game site

    The Kingdom of Drakkar

    www.virtualnes.com for all the old school regular nes games over 500 to chose from.

    Scorched3D - http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/

    Epoch Star - http://www.epochstar.com/

    SubSpace        http://www.subspacedownloads.com/

    Priston Tale - eng.pristontale.com

    Seal Hunter - www.sealhunter.com

    Little Fighter - www.lf2.net

    Sword of the new World - http://www.swordofthenewworld.com/

    Planeshift crystal Blue - http://www.planeshift.it

    2Moons - http://2moons.acclaim.com/

    http://tacticsarena.com/ - Great fantasy style turn based strategy.

    Warrior Epic - http://www.warriorepic.com

    Second Life - http://www.secondlife.com

    Furcadia - http://www.furcadia.com

    Halo Zero - http://www.download.com/Halo-Zero/3000-7435_4-10474711.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10474712

    GeneRally - http://generally.rscsites.org/download.shtml

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Free Full Game (Ad Supported)
    http://www.gamershell.com/download_20868.shtml

    Far Cry Free Full Game (Ad Supported)
    http://www.gamershell.com/download_20867.shtml

    Combat Arms -  http://www.combatarms.nexon.net

    Simutrans, the free railroad simulator - www.simutrans.com

    Build-your-own rpg called runesword. No online features, no 3d graphics, but you can customize everything from graphics to characteristics, from objects to spells. www.runesword.com

    Dragonica - dragonica.iahgames.com

    Fantasy Earth Zero - http://www.gamefront.com/files/15872281/Fantasy-Earth-Zero-Client/

    Alien Shooter - http://www.sigma-team.net/games/action/alien-shooter-2.html



    Eudemons online - www.eudemonsonline.com

    50 More.................

    1. 3D Asteroids - an unusual but interesting game:
      http://www.grassgames.com/asteroids/index.html
    2. 9Dragons
      http://9dragons.acclaim.com/index.htm
    3. Albatross 18: Season 2
      http://www.albatross18.com/season2/default.asp
    4. Armagetron
      http://armagetronad.net/
    5. Babo Violent 2
      http://www.rndlabs.ca/bv2/news.php
    6. Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her
      http://ifh.firstones.com/
    7. Beyond the Red line
      http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/
    8. Carnage Blender
      http://www.carnageblender.com
    9. Cave Story
      http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory
    10. Continuum
      http://www.getcontinuum.com
    11. Cosmic Rift (Free June 26th)
      http://stationpass.station.sony.com/
    12. Cubes
      http://www.grassgames.com/tetris/index.html
    13. Dink Smallwood
      http://dinknetwork.com/
    14. Dino Hunters
      http://www.kumagames.com/dinohunters_free_game.html
    15. Dismount Games
      http://jet.ro/dismount/
    16. Eternal Lands
      http://www.eternal-lands.com
    17. Free Space 2 SCP
      http://scp.indiegames.us/news.php
    18. Future Pinball
      http://www.futurepinball.com/
    19. Infantry (Free June 26th)
      http://stationpass.station.sony.com/
    20. La-Mulana
      http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana
    21. Last Dawn, Return to Zero, AirHockey, and moreĆ¢€¦
      http://www.notrees.org/2007/php/results
    22. Liero Xtreme
      http://iworx5.webxtra.net/~lxallian/LXRS/
    23. Navy Field
      http://navyfield.com/
    24. NetHack
      http://www.nethack.org
    25. OGame
      http://ogame.org/
    26. Open Arena
      http://www.openarena.ws/
    27. OpenTTD: Transport Tycoon Deluxe
      http://www.openttd.com/
    28. Quake III: Arena
      http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,4100-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description.html
    29. Rakion
      http://rakion.softnyx.net/
    30. Regnum Online
      http://www.regnumonline.com.ar
    31. S.W.I.N.E
      http://www.gamershell.com/download_11942.shtml
    32. Seiklus
      http://www.autofish.net/clysm/art/video_games/seiklus/
    33. Shootout!
      http://www.kumagames.com/shootout_free_game.html
    34. Shot Online
      http://www.gamescampus.com/shotonline/
    35. Soldat
      http://www.soldat.pl/
    36. Spring
      http://spring.clan-sy.com/screenshots.php
    37. Star Control 2 - The Ur-Quan Masters:
      http://sc2.sourceforge.net/
    38. StarPort
      http://www.starportgame.com
    39. Step Mania
      www.stepmania.com
    40. Sword of the New World
      http://www.swordofthenewworld.com/
    41. Tanarus (Free June 26th)
      http://stationpass.station.sony.com/
    42. Tibia
      http://www.tibia.de
    43. Transcendence
      http://www.neurohack.com/transcendence
    44. True Combat Elite
      http://www.truecombatelite.net
    45. Ultima IV
      http://www.enlartenment.com/ultima/u4download.html
    46. Vroom Vroom !!!
      http://www.grassgames.com/vroom/index.html
    47. Warsow:
      http://www.warsow.net
    48. Warzone 2100
      http://wz2100.net
    49. World of Padman:
      http://mods.moddb.com/350/world-of-padman
    50. Wulfram 2
      http://www.wulfram.com/

    Lots of games here, many are browser based - http://mmohuts.com/


Here is a big list of open source games.
http://fossgamer.110mb.com/index.html

Monday, May 23, 2011

This Week Recapped

Infamous 2 HD Screenshot Pack Released HERE.
Media Create Co. this week said the Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked third in hardware sales in the latest Japan post restore of the Playstation Network division.
The PS3 sold 13,789 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 3 in overall hardware sales.
By comparison, it sold 20,883 units the week prior.
The hardware ranked two titles in the top 10, including Konami Corp.’s Pro Spirits Baseball 2011 at No. 9.
Sony this week said it will resume operation of the Playstation Store division of the Playstation Network on May 24 according to an internal memo to game developer partners.
While the Playstation Network was restored last week to most territories, the Playstation Store has been held offline to prevent users from purchasing new content.
Sony this week restored the Playstation Network division in the U.S.
In addition, service was restored in the UK, Ireland, Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and South America .
Restoration includes sign-in to the Playstation Network and Qrocity division, including password reset; restoration of online gameplay across the PS3 and PSP; playback of rental video content; access to third-party services like Netflix and Hulu; Friends functionality, and Playstation Home.
The company said it has implemented new and additional security measures, including updating and adding advanced security technologies, additional software monitoring and penetration and vulnerability testing, and increased levels of encryption and additional firewalls.
The new Firmware 3.61 is a mandatory update that will require PSN users to change their password prior to login of the network.
The company expects to have service fully restored by the end of May.
Advanced sales for Infamous 2 standard and Hero Edition SKU for the Playstation 3 increased this week at GameStop Corp.’s online division due to solid demand.
Sony this week detailed the ‘Welcome Back’ customer appreciation initiative for Playstation 3 and PSP owners following restoration of the Playstation Network this week.
All PSN customers can select two PS3 titles for 30 days after the Playstation Store is restored. Titles include Dead Nation, Infamous, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust HD, and Wipeout HD + Fury.
PSP owners can download two titles for 30 days after the Playstation Store is online. Titles include LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force, and Killzone Liberation.
In addition, PSN users will receive select rental movie titles, 30 days of Playstation Plus membership, 60 days of free subscription for existing Plus members, 30 days of free premium subscription to Qriocity Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members, 30 days plus time lost to Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription; and 100 free virtual items for Playstation Home.
Sony this week denied a second attack on the Playstation Network following a password reset email exploit.
Sony this week said it temporarily took down a website that allowed PSN and Qriocity users to reset their account password due to a URL exploit that was subsequently fixed.
The company encourages all users to reset their password via the PS3 hardware.
Sony this week announced new in-game pre-order bonus items to be sold with to advanced orders of Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One for the Playstation 3.
Amazon.com Inc. is offering a T-Rex Morph Weapon Mod to customers who pre-order Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One.
Meanwhile, GameStop.com is offering a hovering Mr. Zurkon to aid in battle.
Finally, Walmart.com is offering a Sheepinator Morph Weapon Mod to pre-order customers.
Sales for Sony Corp.’s PSP held a lead over Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo 3DS handheld in the latest retail figures from Japan.
Advanced sales for the Infamous 2 standard and Hero Edition SKU increased this week at GameStop Corp.’s online division due to solid demand.
Pre-order sales for Namco Bandai Games America Inc. this week said it will release Dark Souls ranked in the top 10 game sales at Amazon.com Inc. amid strong demand.
Media Create Co. this week said the PSP sold 34,655 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank as the No. 1 game hardware for the week.
The PSP go sold 171 units to rank No. 10 for the week.
The PSP ranked six titles in the top 10, including Patapon 3 at No. 5 and Konami Corp.’s Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 at No. 6.

PSP games coming to PS3 via Remaster series

Sony is trying to bridge the gap between its PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3.
The company said yesterday it plans to launch a new series of games called PSP Remaster. The series will be comprised of some of the more-popular PSP games, which will then be ported to the PlayStation 3 for big-screen, high-definition gameplay. To add more appeal to the formerly portable-only titles, the company said the games will come with stereoscopic 3D support.
However, the most important addition to the games is the ability for people to start playing the title on either the PSP or PlayStation 3 and then continuing the saved game on the other hardware.
Sony's decision to tie the PSP to its PlayStation 3 comes at a transitional time in the company's portable division.
Earlier this year, Sony unveiled the Next Generation Portable (NGP), which it plans to launch at the end of this year. The device, which is designed to replace the aging PSP, boasts two thumbsticks and a 5-inch OLED display. It will come with 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, and it will offer vastly improved graphical capabilities, compared with the PSP.
The NGP will arrive at a critical time for Sony. After the PSP first launched in 2004, the device had relatively good sales figures. However, in recent years, demand for the platform has waned, and game development has subsided. Last year, GameStop Senior Vice President Bob McKenzie pointed to PSP titles as the single disappointment of 2010 in the gaming business.
"If I were to pick a disappointment, the only thing would be looking at the number of titles that launched on the PSP format compared to the prior year," McKenzie told video game publication Eurogamer in an interview last year. "I think Sony did a great job two years ago in terms of coming out with a pretty good lineup of PSP offerings, and I didn't see that breadth of titles this year."
But Sony isn't quite ready to give up on the PSP. In February, the company dropped the price of its portable to $129.99 to try to help boost sales. It also added 13 titles, including Assassin's Creed Bloodlines and Dissidia Final Fantasy to its "Greatest Hits" and "Favorites" line of titles.
Sony's Remaster series is quite limited at this point. The company said that Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Version will be the first title to be ported to the PlayStation 3. Sony said that it will begin to roll out the new series in Japan first. It will bring more games and expanded availability around the world at a later point.
The company did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment on when Remaster titles will be available in the U.S.

Some devlopers uneasy about Sony's PlayStation Store plans

Crowded release schedule and games giveaway could affect sales
A number of PSN developers have expressed concern over Sony's plans for the return of the PlayStation Store.

According to reports, Sony intends to bring the PlayStation Store back online next Tuesday, May 24, and to release two content updates per week - rather than the usual one - for two weeks in a bid to make up for lost time during the recent PSN outage.

Sony is also offering PSN users two free games as part of a 'Welcome Back' pack, but its plans aren't going down too well with some studios.


"As a developer, I feel very sorry for those teams that did try to release their titles during the PSN outage window," an unnamed developer working on 'a high profile PSN game' told Edge.

"Beyond that, I feel sorry for those that are attempting to launch games in the days following the outage, as there will likely be such a backlog of traffic that it may be hard to be noticed in the flurry of 'get everything back up and running'."

Ilari Kuittinen, CEO of Outland and Dead Nation developer Housemarque, also told the site: "My biggest concern is whether people will come back to use the system and browse the PlayStation Store.

"On top of that, the second issue is that everyone now gets games for free (including our Dead Nation and Super Stardust HD), so people might just play the free games for a while. By the time they are ready to buy something, Outland is maybe old news."


[ Source: Edge ]

PlayStation Network Attacks May Cost Sony $170+ Million

In an earnings statement today, Sony estimated that the costs related to the recent PlayStation Network attacks and subsequent outages may total over $170 million as reported for Sony's fiscal year ending in March 2012. That's far higher than original analyst estimates in the tens of millions.
"Based on information currently available to Sony, our currently known costs associated with the unauthorized network access are estimated to be approximately 14 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012," said a company representative, as reported by Kotaku.
Sony's fiscal year 2011 ends next week and, as reported earlier today, the company is expected to report an annual loss of $3.2 billion.
In other news, it's been revealed that Sony's music business, BMG, had its Greek website hacked back on May 5th, revealing personal information for more than 8,300 user accounts. The attack was recently reported by The Hacker News and relayed by security software maker, Sophos.
That marks the 7th attack on one of Sony's sites recently, according to The Hacker News. Sophos contends that, "As long as it is popular within the hacker community to expose Sony's flaws, we are likely to continue seeing successful attacks against them."
There may be a silver lining, however: "While it's cruel to kick someone while they're down, when this is over, Sony may end up being one of the most secure web assets on the net," says Sophos.
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