The widely anticipated "Mass Effect 3" will be the culmination of a story spanning a galaxy and eight years of development and drawing millions of fans around the world.
Sony's PlayStation Vita, which hits stores in the U.S. and Europe next Wednesday, is much more than just another portable gaming device.
The successor to the PSP faces serious competition from Nintendo's 3DS and iPhone and Android smartphones.
Sir Howard Stringer will step down as Sony CEO and president on April 1, the Japanese electronics giant announced Wednesday.
Howard Stringer will step down from his dual role as CEO and president of Sony. Kyung Lah has reaction from Japan.
It was a year of crippling -- and creative -- hacks, a year of blockbuster sequels and (yet again) a year of slinging vengeful birds at corpulent pigs.
Businesses breaching European Union privacy rules will face fines of up to 5 per cent of their global turnover under sweeping proposals to be unveiled next month.
Sports columns generally generate more heat than light, which is fine: We'll settle for either right now in the Northeast, after a snowstorm left us without heat, light, phone, gas, news, water and peace of mind for five days and counting. I'm not thinking clearly as I sit down to write -- longhand, with a crow's feather, in sheep's blood, on the tanned hide of a dead squirrel. But for some reason the whiteout that led to the blackout has me thinking of the NBA lockout.
BlackBerry customers slammed by last week's global outage are being offered free apps, not cash, as payback for their troubles.
Sony's PlayStation Network, the gaming and entertainment platform knocked offline for weeks this spring, has been hit again.
When Microsoft released the first Xbox nearly a decade ago, analysts considered the then-money-losing endeavor to be a sort of Trojan horse into the living room: a bid to become the home's central media hub.
People don't typically pay attention to software agreements, but PlayStation owners may want to read a recent update to their digital contract.
CNN's tech guru Mario Armstrong discusses how the security breach of the Sony PlayStation network could affect you.
From scanning news headlines over the last couple of months, you might think the walls around Internet strongholds are made of rotting wood.
Sony Ericsson's new smartphone was made for two kinds of people: sporty jogger types and those who sweat profusely.
The computer hacking collective LulzSec denied that a teenager arrested this week was a key player in the group, and claimed Wednesday it brought down the Brazilian government's website.
CNN's Errol Barnett talks with Nicholas Thompson about the LulzSec-Anonnymous online plot called "AntiSecurity."
A teenager has been arrested near London in connection with the hacking of Sony, London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.
Hackers have stolen personal information from over 1.2 million customers of the Japanese gaming company SEGA, according to a company statement.
Sony's PlayStation Store was open for business Thursday, marking the last major fix as part of restoring the online gaming network that was down for weeks after being hacked.
Sony will begin a phased restoration of its hack-prone PlayStation Network this weekend in Asia, the company announced Friday.
Sony began a gradual restoration of its PlayStation services Sunday as the company works to resume normal operations following a security breach that exposed personal details of 77 million users.
For many gamers, recent news stories about potential security breaches, lost data or lifted financial information were missing the most basic, most important point: When do I get to play again?
Sony said the Internet security breach targeting its networks was more extensive than originally thought.
Sony announced Sunday that parts of the PlayStation Network will be back online this week and gamers will receive compensation for not being able to log on.
In addition to usernames, e-mail addresses and passwords, the hacker or hackers who cracked into Sony's PlayStation network also may have nabbed credit card numbers.
In this week's Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, John Sutter and Stephanie Goldberg break down news about the Sony PlayStation Network's data breach -- which some are calling the biggest in online history.
It's one of the biggest data breaches in history. Now that Sony has come clean -- sort of -- on a computer intrusion this month that exposed personal information on 77 million PlayStation Network users, one obvious question remains: Who pulled off the hack?
It's been seven days since Louis Pietig's PlayStation gaming system worked -- and he's pretty mad about that.
Hackers plunder personal data from its PlayStation servers. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
A hacker has obtained the personal information of PlayStation Network account holders and subscribers of the Qriocity streaming service, Sony said in a message to customers Tuesday.
PlayStation Network users are still waiting for an extra life.
Sony's PlayStation network continued to be down on Friday morning.
Gamers might have to wait at least another three years before there's any update to their Xbox or PlayStation consoles.
Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.
Sony Ericsson announced Sunday it will launch its highly anticipated PlayStation smartphone in March.
CNN's Jim Boulden explores the latest trends and news at Barcelona's World Mobile Congress.
Sony Computer Entertainment is making a big play in internet-connected hand-held gaming with a 3G-enabled PlayStation portable system and smartphone game platform unveiled Thursday.
The world's largest video game companies weren't about to miss an opportunity to get their consoles and hand-helds in front of a cutting-edge audience.
Stopping short of directly addressing intensifying speculation about a PlayStation phone, Sony's Peter Dille acknowledged that its portable game system could be due for a change soon.
The fabled PlayStation Phone has finally surfaced, and it is definitely packing Google's Android OS.
UEFA president Michel Platini claims that goal-line technology is not needed in soccer, stating it would lead to "PlayStation football."
Four years ago, Nintendo's gesture-tracking Wii system proved the power of motion controls to extend the mainstream appeal of video games.
Sick of paying $50 to $60 for a video game?
From motion controls to cloud-computing solutions and 3-D gaming technology, there was no shortage of futuristic goodies on display at this year's interactive entertainment industry confab E3.
"Move," Sony's motion-sensor system for the PlayStation 3, will hit stores in September, entering an increasingly competitive gaming space that, until now, had only one resident -- the Nintendo Wii.
The Sony PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox made moves on Nintendo's Wii at the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- the three days each year when all eyes are on the video-gaming world.
The gaming world is mesmerized this week by the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the annual circus of light and sound that acts as a launch pad for many of the industry's most exciting announcements.
For gamers, it's a digital Christmas Eve, Mardi Gras and Fourth of July all rolled into one.
"Kinectimals," a new video game for Microsoft's Kinect motion-control gaming system, lets children pet a tiger cub.
Microsoft has been more than coy about its upcoming motion control hardware, known at the moment as Project Natal. Some members of the press, more fortunate than we are, have seen it, although their coverage could only include images of the writers, not the hardware or the game itself. In some demos last year Peter Molyneux helped the reporters play with the creepy virtual boy, Milo, who could name the color of the writer's shirt, among other parlor tricks.
On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.
Real men eat salads. I know this because I am a dude. Right now, in my fridge, I have five bottles of hot sauce, a jar of Cheez Whiz and half a pack of hot dogs. But recently I went to lunch with a couple of buds, and I ordered a salad. I ordered it hard.
Like a well-placed power-up, the right gift can light up the eyes of that video gamer in your life.
With its upcoming PSPgo, Sony is betting that you like "new and shiny" more than you like "money and savings."
Even in the midst of Japan's deepest economic recession since World War II, the country's love hotel industry is thriving.
Sony blamed the global economic slowdown, increased competition and an appreciating yen for a 95 percent drop in third-quarter profits, as the company announced its results Thursday.
For a world-class shopping experience you should head to glitzy Ginza. As well as flagship fashion outlets, the area boasts one of the city's best department stores, Mitsukoshi (4-6-16 Chuo Dori). The real treat here, as at many Tokyo department stores, is the fantastic basement-level food hall ("depachika"). For the complete Mitsukoshi experience, there's an ever bigger store in Nihombashi.
Tokyo may not be traditionally beautiful and it has few historic sights, but it is undeniably spectacular. You'll want to walk around the city, feeding off the incredible energy, rubbernecking at the skyscrapers and marveling at the sheer "Tokyoness" of it all.
The release of one of the most hotly awaited computer games in the past year has been delayed over concerns some of the background music may offend Muslims.
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