COLOR TIMER | OSAKA, JAPAN: Ultraman is packing heat—plastic heat. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) These Are The People Hired To Hunt The PlayStation Network Hackers To catch those [[link]] responsible for the attacks on the PlayStation Network, which has brought the service down for over a week and exposed
the private details of millions, Sony has hired not one but two teams of private investigators. And a third team of consultants, just for good measure.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/these-are-the-people-hired-to-hunt-the-playstation-netw-5798365 Linux (Unofficially) Returns To The PlayStation 3 In many ways, it was Sony’s 2010 decision to remove Linux compatibility from the PlayStation 3 that sowed the seeds for the current PSN downtime and data attacks. So there’s poignancy to the news that this week Linux has returned to the system.
https://kotaku.com/linux-unofficially-returns-to-the-playstation-3-5798404 The Wii Is Now $150 Confirming earlier rumours, Nintendo has tonight announced that the Wii has had its price slashed from $200 to $150. It has also confirmed the establishment of the Wii’s first line of budget software.
https://kotaku.com/the-wii-is-now-150-5798388 Racing to Win over Your Nerd Hearts Martini. Marlboro. Cigarettes and liquor have traditionally
been big motorsports sponsors. But a new breed of sponsors exists, such as Sony’s PlayStation, and even more otaku geared companies are using racing as a vehicle to promote their wares.
https://kotaku.com/racing-to-win-over-your-nerd-hearts-5798373/ Is the PSN Breach Worth Suing Sony for a Billion Bucks? While Canada’s privacy watchdog looks into the PSN breach, a twenty-one year-old Ontario woman moves forward with a class-action lawsuit against Sony.
https://kotaku.com/is-the-psn-breach-worth-suing-sony-for-a-billion-bucks-5798389 Tomorrow is
Children’s Day in Japan. Think Sony will get the PSN back online by them? You know, for the children. –Brian Ashcraft
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