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Many gamers returning home from work or school last Friday evening had difficulties while attempting to use online capabilities on their PlayStations. While the corporation has not commented on the situation, approximately 70,000 individuals reported the outage on Downdetector about 6 p.m. ET. ' PlayStation. ' Ink Drop/stock.adobe.com Users are having difficulty accessing their online friends list, account administration tabs, the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Direct, and even gameplay, according to Sony's PlayStation Network page.  The page says the outage occurred at 7 p.m. ET, and they are "working to resolve the issue as soon as possible."  The difficulties will continue to affect everyone using PlayStation Network on PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, or the web.  Those on console may notice an error code reading "PlayStation Network is currently undergoing maintenance (WS-37432-9)" flash up on their screen. Users have just two options: reject the...

The fourth movie in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is slated to hit theaters on March 19, 2027. Paramount Pictures, which revealed the announcement on Tuesday, has long planned a spring 2027 release date for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, the newest installment in the film series based on the iconic Sega video game. ' Sonic the Hedgehog 3. ' Paramount Pictures/Sega The announcement comes just days after Sonic the Hedgehog 3 became the franchise's highest-grossing title, with ticket sales totaling more than $422 million worldwide. That's an impressive achievement for the threequel, which features Keanu Reeves as Shadow. Furthermore, Paramount announced on Tuesday that Sonic 3 has generated more than $180 million in worldwide consumer spending through home entertainment rentals and purchases. Studios often avoid from disclosing home entertainment figures. In a separate milestone, the Sonic franchise has reached $1 billion in box office revenue. There is no indication...

Sony has scrapped two unannounced live-service games under the PlayStation label, according to a new report. A Sony representative confirmed the cancellations to Bloomberg, citing a "recent review." The new games were being developed at Sony's US subsidiaries Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games before they were canceled, although neither studio is being closed. Other PlayStation games will be created in the future, although it is unknown if any staff from either company would be fired off. ' Kratos. ' Sony via Steam Bend Studio, based in Oregon, still offers over a half-dozen employment openings on its website. Sony purchased the studio in 2000, and it has since developed over a dozen games, including the open-world adventure title Days Gone. Bluepoint Games, based in Texas, was bought by Sony in 2021 and has worked on titles such as Titanfall and God of War: Ragnarok. "Bend and Bluepoint are highly accomplished teams who are valued members of the Pla...