Hackers may have stolen personal information from approximately 25 million accounts from Sony Online Entertainment.
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Sony Online Entertainment continues to build on the momentum for its upcoming Planetside 2 shooter.
I've been a fan of Sony Online since the first time I logged into the original EverQuest.
Last year, hackers stole personal information from a reported 24 million accounts from Sony Online Entertainment.
EverQuest II is among the many games created, developed and made available to subscribers by Sony Online Entertainment.
Sony has announced another data theft, this time affecting 25 million users of its Sony Online Entertainment network.
That's why Thursday's announcement that Schilling would be the next spokesman for Sony Online Entertainment, a San Diego, Calif.
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"I'm excited about this partnership with Sony Online, " Schilling said in a statement.
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Almost a year ago, Sony Online Entertainment shuttered its Seattle-area studio as part of a broader layoff of 205 employees.
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The free-to-play Clone Wars Adventures has over 7 million registered users, according to John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment.
On May 1st, the company discovered a data breach on the Sony Online Entertainment service, exposing twenty-four million personal accounts.
EverQuest Next is being billed by Sony Online Entertainment as the next generation of MMO, not just a revamp of EverQuest.
In February, Sony Online Entertainment struck a partnership with George Lucas' LucasArts to create an online gaming environment centered on the Star Wars brand.
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Speaking of Free Realms, Sony Online Entertainment has gathered over 17 million registered players for its free-to-play game across PC, Mac, and PlayStation 3 since 2009.
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Users on the Sony Online Entertainment network - another affected by the hack - will receive their own package of 45 days of game time as well as in-game currency.
The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, accuses Rivera of working with Cody Kretsinger, a 24-year-old who pleaded guilty to hacking charges in April, and of publishing thousands of personal details of people associated with Sony online.
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Sony Online and our games team were great about keeping me in the loop on even small details like what characters look like, and when I wanted something changed they did an incredible job turning it around.
The TechHerald points out that Sony has suffered seven security incidents in two months, including an original mass DDoS (distributed denial of service) by Anonymous last month and the devastating breach that compromised the data of more than 100 million account holders of the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment.
This was bad timing, since Sony had succeeded in developing its online community: at least two out of three Sony Playstation users play one online game per week, and Sony reportedly had more than 70 percent of registrants make one minimum app purchase.
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Microsoft's strategy differs from Sony - the entire online service for Xbox is available only through Microsoft while Sony is allowing game developers to set up their own online services.
The new Cyber-shot compact cameras and compatible accessories including the new LCJ-THG, LCJ-WB and LCS-TWP camera covers will be available this month at Sony retail stores, online at www.store.sony.com and through authorized retailers throughout the Sony dealer network.
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Sony recently established an online stock trading company and also owns Sony Financial International which issues credit cards and insurance.
Ask Sony, whose online-gaming system, albeit delivered through the cloud, is hosted on its own servers.
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Consumers who purchase Sony laptops in some European and Asian countries get access to an online "Sony newsstand" stocked with technology publications.
The Xperia ZL is now available online for pre-sale at Sony Store and will soon be available through other select online retailers.
Adopting Facebook's philosophy, Sony will transition to an online game network based on real names, even as people will also be able to keep their aliases.
Update : The New York Times reports that several researchers have spotted credit card numbers associated with the Sony breach for sale in online criminal forums.
It may also make the PS4 more competitive with the next Xbox in terms of online match-making and other areas of online play where Sony has fallen behind.
Just as HBO has made a name for itself with original content, so too does Sony aspire to make its online PlayStation Network more than just a videogame hub.
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