The Welcome Back extras promised to PlayStation Network users in the wake of April's massive security breach are available now, Sony has announced.

As explained last month, PlayStation 3 owners can claim any two of Dead Nation, inFAMOUS, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Wipeout HD + Fury.

PSP users can choose two from LittleBigPlanet (PSP), ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation.

To claim your freebies, access the PlayStation Store from your XMB, click on the Welcome Back banner, select "PlayStation 3 free games", hit "Get now" and then make your choices.

If you own both systems, yes, you can claim four games in total.

You'll also be able to activate your 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership from the same menu.

Current PS Plus subscribers don't need to do anything to claim their 60 days free membership – it's been automatically credited to your account, with a further 10 days to be added in a few days time.

A number of free virtual items are available in PlayStation Home, and a selection of "on us" movies are available for rental free of charge this weekend where Video Service is available.

Finally, Music Unlimited Premium subscribers receive an additional 60 days of free premium membership. Any Music Unlimited free trial users affected by the outage get 30 days of service.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-now-available ...

THQ art tablet accessory out on other consoles this autumn following success on Wii
Art game and peripheral uDraw will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year, THQ has confirmed.
The publisher will bring a revised version of the device to those consoles following strong sales on Wii. It will boast enhanced features such as high-definition drawings, a more sensitive stylus pen, motion features, longer drawing time and touch-screen controls.
An updated uDraw Studio game, called Instant Artist, will also come bundled with the new uDraw accessory when it arrives this autumn. Users will be able to create and share their own drawings online.
Other uDraw games on Xbox 360 and PS3 will include Pictionary: Ultimate Edition. More will arrive throughout 2011 and 2012. The Penguins of Madagascar will be exclusively compatible with the Wii uDraw tablet.
The new uDraw will be showcased by THQ at E3 in Los Angeles from June 7th to June 9th.
“As soon as we introduced uDraw last year, Xbox 360 and PS3 fans began asking when they could experience it, too – and beginning this autumn, they can,” said THQ’s president and CEO Brian Farrell.
“The uDraw offers amazing innovation and opens new doors of artistic possibility. There’s no console-based artistic tool like it.”
THQ has shipped 1.7m units of uDraw for Wii worldwide since its launch in November. The device went on sale in the UK in March.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/44624/uDra...to-360-and-PS3 ...

via Eurogamer


The Welcome Back extras promised to PlayStation Network users in the wake of April's massive security breach are available now, Sony has announced.

As explained last month, PlayStation 3 owners can claim any two of Dead Nation, inFAMOUS, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Wipeout HD + Fury.

PSP users can choose two from LittleBigPlanet (PSP), ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation.

To claim your freebies, access the PlayStation Store from your XMB, click on the Welcome Back banner, select "PlayStation 3 free games", hit "Get now" and then make your choices.

If you own both systems, yes, you can claim four games in total.

You'll also be able to activate your 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership from the same menu.

Current PS Plus subscribers don't need to do anything to claim their 60 days free membership – it's been automatically credited to your account, with a further 10 days to be added in a few days time.

A number of free virtual items are available in PlayStation Home, and a selection of "on us" movies are available for rental free of charge this weekend where Video Service is available.

Finally, Music Unlimited Premium subscribers receive an additional 60 days of free premium membership. Any Music Unlimited free trial users affected by the outage get 30 days of service. ...

News via http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/psl1g...1ght-v2-87732/

PSL1GHT is a free SDK for developing applications for the PS3 GameOS. To run applications developed in PSL1GHT you need some sort of jailbreak or custom firmware currently.




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Originally Posted by CrashSerious
I have created a Linux virtual machine that is pre-configured and ready to go to allow you to create homebrew applications on the PS3 with the newest version of psl1ght.

The documents in the root of the torrent should get you going, but if not help for getting the VM going can be found at #VMpsl1ght on efnet in IRC. Help for PSL1GHT, as always, can be obtained at #psl1ght on efnet.

We believe strongly that homebrew does not equal piracy, if you download this, please do go to http://humblehomebrew.com and at the very least sign the petition.

Thanks goes to a whole lot of people out there; you know who you are.


Torrent Details:
The Virtual machine is running Fedora 14 (x86 for compatibility with the most people), completely patched up as of 1/6/2011 (June 1st for those in the rest of the world)
Includes compiled and installed PSL1GHT, ps3toolchain, and ps3libraries from the ps3dev github repositories.
Includes SDL_PSL1GHT and SDL_PSL1GHT_Libs from zeldin's fork of cebash's work.
VMSetup quick start documentation in both Word 97 and HTML format.

Requirements:
- VMWare Server or VMWare Player (both are free) ...

Just hours after the PlayStation Network Store went back online, Sony took to its European PlayStation blog to detail both what's coming in the first major update, as well as what European PS Plus subscribers will be receiving in the coming weeks. Beyond the already detailed "Welcome Back" content, SCEE says an extra 10 days will be added to the 60 already included in the Plus "Welcome Back" package, "due to the Store coming back a little later that we hoped."

Additionally, April's Plus content and deals are being extended for two extra weeks, meaning that if you missed a chance to download Premiere Manager at 50 percent off, there's still time! June's offers have yet to be revealed, but the post does promise Plus users a free copy of Burnout Paradise as part of the month's content offerings.

The "Spring Offers" deal for all PSN users has also been extended to June 8, a sale which was unavailable during the majority of its duration as a result of the month-long PSN outage. All PSN users can also snag a free copy of FIFA 11 Ultimate Team, a soccer management game from EA, for the time being.

And finally, the EU PlayStation Store has also received a massive update, the likes of which we've never seen before. Final Fantasy VI is totally on there, as is a mess of new Hyperdimension Neptunia content and ... well, you know what? We're going to simply point you to it rather than try to wade the flood.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/eu...more-freebies/ ...

Oh, Sony -- not again. We've just received numerous tips that Lulz Security has broken into SonyPictures.com, where it claims to have stolen the personal information of over 1,000,000 users -- all stored (disgracefully) in plain text format. Lulz claims the heist was performed with a simple SQL injection -- just like we saw the last time around. A portion of the group's exploit is posted online in a RAR file, which contains over 50,000 email / password combos of unfortunate users. We've downloaded this file (at our own risk, mind you) and can verify these sensitive bits are now in the wild, though it remains unclear if what's published matches reality. In addition to user information, the group has blurted out over 20,000 Sony music coupons, and the admin database (including email addresses and passwords) for BMG Belgium employees. Fresh off the heels of the PlayStation Network restoration, we're guessing the fine folks in Sony's IT department are now surviving solely on adrenaline shots.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/02/s...sswords-claim/ ...

The PlayStation Network Store has returned in the US, Europe and some other territories, although it remains offline in Japan. Content which had been scheduled to go on sale during its six-week absence is being gradually added to the storefront.

However, the free games and PSN Plus membership being offered to customers as part of the 'Welcome Back' compensation package are yet to become available, with Sony saying that the offer is in "the final stages of testing".

Nonetheless, a large list of new content has been published on the US and EU PlayStation blogs, with a further round of content becoming available tomorrow.

Some UK users have been experiencing problems with accessing PSN, receiving an 807 error code when trying to reset passwords or download content. Sony has attempted to allay those concerns by explaining that the problem has been caused by enormous demand, rather than any remaining technical issues.

"There are so many of you accessing the store at the moment that due to the excessive load, it is a little slow," wrote Nick Caplin on the EU PlayStation Blog.

"We are improving it as I write this, so you will see improvements in speed as the day progresses."

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-hitting-store ...

The PSP retains its lead on the Japanese hardware charts this week, with the 3DS finally starting to show signs of life in two.

According to the latest Media create figures, reported by Andriasang, the PSP sold 33,609 units during the week beginning 23rd May, up slightly on the 30,463 it managed the week prior.

Buoyed by the release of One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special, the 3DS came in second with 24,283 sales, well up on last week's 17,240. With Resident Evil: Mercenaries out in Japan this week and Ocarina of Time following on the 16th, Nintendo will no doubt be hoping its slow-off-the-blocks portable can maintain that forward momentum.

Elsewhere, there was hardware growth across the board following last week's dismal numbers. Here's how things shaped up:

PSP: 33,609 (Last week: 30,463)
3DS: 24,283 (17,240)
PS3: 15,987 (12,935)
Wii: 7,438 (6,269)
DSi LL: 5,197 (5,176)
DSi: 5,106 (4,938)
X360: 2,303 (2,186)
PS2: 1,274 (1,129)
DS Lite: 139 (158)
PSP go: 76 (65)
The aforementioned One Piece title took the top spot in the software chart, and by some margin. The Nintendo-published Wii action adventure Pandora's Tower debuted at three, one ahead of last week's number one Akiba's Trip.

The full top 10 looked like this:

One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special (Namco Bandai, 3DS): 80,488 NEW!
Troy Musou (Koei, PS3): 31,428 NEW!
Pandora's Tower (Nintendo, Wii): 21,445 NEW!
Akiba's Trip (Acquire, PSP): 16,582 (LTD: 74,732)
Nobunaga no Yabou Tendou with Power Up Kit (Koei, PS3): 15,456 NEW!
Treasure Report: Kikai Jikake no Isan (Namco Bandai, DS): 14,304 NEW!
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional (Square Enix, DS): 13,974 (508,767)
Patapon 3 (SCEJ, PSP): 9,134 (104,475)
Iza Shutsujin! Koi Ikusa (QuinRose, PSP): 9,008 NEW!
Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami, PSP): 8,394 (168,460)

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...s-gathers-pace ...

Sony has confirmed the current PSN maintenance downtime is to help prepare the system for the imminent return of the PlayStation Store.

A new post from communications director Nick Caplin on the PlayStation Blog explained that the temporary outage represented a vital part of restoring the rest of PSN's services following the massive security breach last month.

"Starting soon, the PlayStation Network will be inaccessible for several hours for maintenance," he wrote. "The server maintenance performed at this time represents a crucial step in the full restoration for PSN, including the PlayStation Store.

"During this maintenance period, users will be unable to sign in to PSN, though those that are already logged in should be able to remain online.

"Resumption of full PlayStation Network service is still on track for this week in most regions. Thank you once again for your patience as we work to return PSN to the highest level of service."

PSN is due back online tomorrow morning at 7.00am, though it's unclear whether the Store will be back up and running then too.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...r-store-return ...