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PSA: PSN maintenance 1/17/13, + members log in now

The PSN will be down for routine maintenance from 8am-8pm PST on 1/17/13. Normally you can just ignore the time and say “darn, I can’t play online during that time”, but Sony is saying something a little different. The PS Blog posted this part earlier today: The PlayStation Store and Account Management will not be…
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January 15, 2013
End of the Line for PS2

It’s the end of an era as Sony announced the end of production of PlayStation 2 consoles in Japan. I know I’m known as the PC guy around here, but I do own a PS2. I’ve had many great times with the console and it’ll be sorely missed. Grand Theft Auto changed forever when the…
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January 6, 2013
Sony hopes you got a lot of games for X-Mas, cause you aint gettin’ DIDDLY from the PSN this week!

Ok that might be a little harsh. Maybe Sony was certain that you would make out like a bandit and decided you didn’t need any help. That’s gotta be it, right?!?!?!? Click the READ MOAR for the EXTENSIVE list of games. Be careful though, your brain may explode from all of the excitement.
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December 26, 2012
Playstation Plus is about to get a little more valuable…

We’ve talked before about how have a Plus account is a good idea, but now it’s about to get even better. Starting next week your Plus account will branch over to the PS Vita, meaning that if you’ve ponied up the cash for the handheld you will get all of the same perks. Sure on…
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November 13, 2012
Assassins, mythical dog gods and pirates abound in this weeks PSN update!

In NYC with power but unable to buy your copy of AC3? Sony has you covered (as does NewEgg at a cheaper price but who knows when UPS will resume delieveries), as well as Okami HD, Twisted Metal, and a discount on One Piece: Pirate Warriors for PS+ Members. Click the READ MOAR for the full…
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October 30, 2012
PSN update postponed, no new date given!

Ruh Roh, there’s a some troubles in Sony Town! Sony apparently has had issues with their new store and is postponing the US launch, until further notice. The PSN Blog posted and emailed out the following: “As you may know, we launched the new PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 earlier this week in Australia, New Zealand and several countries…
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October 20, 2012
Sony PSN to get visual update 10/23! *UPDATED WITH VIDEO WALKTHROUGH*

Sony is going to make the first major revision to the PSN since it’s induction. It looks cool but it would be better if Sony would put out a demo video so people can see how it flows. Click the READ MOAR to read some excerpts from the Kotaku article.
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October 12, 2012
Anonymous claiming another PSN hack! 10 Million PSN accounts at risk? [UPDATE] HOAX!

That’s right folks, Anonymous is saying that they have once again hacked in to the PSN and stolen 50GB worth of data. Sure it’s encrypted, but that probably won’t stop them for long. Anonymous posted on Twitter “@Sony Hacked, @PlayStation Network Pwned |pastebin.com/HUjZPaF3 | #PSN | #Anonymous“, and the pastebin url seems to show a lot of European info. This again…
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August 15, 2012
Is the world ready for God of War Multiplayer?

You read that correctly, God of War: Ascension is in fact a prequel and it will feature MULTIPLAYER. Kotaku did a pretty good write-up on their impressions, so I’ll just direct you there since I did not get to be at the press preview. It sounds promising but one has to wonder exactly how well GoW will…
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April 30, 2012
Review: PlayStation Move Sharpshooter

This is probably a little overdue but when it comes to playing FPS’s we tend to be a little on the side of purists here at IBeatItFirst.com so none of use have really given this thing a fair shake until now. That being said, I decided to delve feet first and head deep in to…
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January 31, 2012