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Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
Security & Fraud // December 22, 2023

Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team,” the company...

Netflix Leverages Fan Enthusiasm to Sidestep Gaming’s Subscriber Acquisition Challenges
Subscriptions // October 20, 2023

Netflix is taking advantage of its subscribers’ strong affinity for many of its films and series to create an audience for its incipient gaming business in an effort to sidestep players in the space’s typical difficulties acquiring consumers. On a call with analysts Wednesday (Oct....

Sony Revamps PlayStation Plus With 119 Titles in Subscription Tiers
Subscriptions // May 17, 2022

The PlayStation Plus subscription service will reportedly relaunch only in Asia for PlayStation and PC platforms for now, a report said, contrasting what the company initially said would happen. Other region relaunches will happen, though not until June. Sony has reportedly begun doing this in...

Today in the Connected Economy: Facebook Previews Messenger Payment Shortcut
Connected Economy // March 29, 2022

Today in the connected economy, Facebook says a quick payment feature is among the new shortcuts for Messenger, while Sony gets ready to debut its PlayStation subscription service. Plus, Citizens Bank allows companies to give employees early access to their paychecks, and Visa and i2C...

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Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details

December 22, 2023
Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team,” the company said in a post on X. “We have focused inwardly […]

Sony Revamps PlayStation Plus With 119 Titles in Subscription Tiers

May 17, 2022
The PlayStation Plus subscription service will reportedly relaunch only in Asia for PlayStation and PC platforms for now, a report said, contrasting what the company initially said would happen. Other...

Sony Announces New PlayStation Subscription Service

March 29, 2022
Sony has announced it will launch a subscription-based version of PlayStation Plus in June, with hundreds of games, including “Spider-Man: Miles Morales,” in the U.S., Europe and Japan, Reuters reported...

Sony Expected to Unveil PlayStation Subscription

March 25, 2022
Sony Group could introduce a PlayStation video game subscription service “as early as next week,” Bloomberg reported Friday (March 25). The subscription service — which was given the code name...