Sony hasrespondedto thereportsof the PlayStation Networks login process being exploited. It has posted on its official blog that the network ‘was not hacked’ and that there was a URL exploit that enabled access to a user’s password with the use of a birth date and email address. We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity password reset page. Contrary to some reports, there was no hack involved. In the process of resetting of passwords there was a URL exploit that we have subsequently fixed....

Sony reveals new Final Fantasy and Harry Potter games at PS5 event Final Fantasy XVI One of the more exciting games shown was the latest game in theFinal Fantasyseries. I would have thought it’d be hard to follow up onFFXV, and it appears the new title will borrow from that game’s combat system. It appears to be a more Western medieval-inspired adventure — if you’ve ever wanted to see a Chocobo running around the world ofKingdom Come: Deliverance, this is the game for you....

There has been talk for months about the rumored PlayStation phone. We’ve seen prototypes and heard lots of stories about what it could entail. Until now though, we weren’t sure of the finer points. Engadgetreports that Sony has recently announced its new gaming platform that will not only be available for the rumored PlayStation Phone but for all Android smartphones and tablets. According to Kaz Hirai from Sony: It expands the PlayStation experience beyond the PSP border....

Sony appears to have fallen victim to yet another hack, with its Irish music website bearing the brunt this time. The Sony Music Ireland site was this morning displaying three news stories claiming that; two members of band The Script had died, Rebecca Black had married R Kelly and that scientists had proven X-Factor contestants were stupid. The prank follows on from a spate of hacks the Japan-based electronics and media giant has suffered in the past three months....

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) hasannouncedtoday that it has reached a settlement in its case against PS3 hacker George Hotz, AKA Geohot. The ruling comes after several weeks oflitigationregarding the hacking of Sony’s PS3 platform to allow the installation and use of unofficial software, thereby opening the door to game piracy. By the terms of the settlement, Hotz is to remove all materials posted on his personal site and elsewhere regarding the hacking of the PS3, a measure that many consider to be futile as the methods are now fairly well known and spread out all over the net....