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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in default-thumbnail on July 31st, 2011
Have you been keeping up with the EVO World Finals this weekend? Our Sid Shuman is in attendance, where last night the talk of the town was an 8-year old Marvel vs Capcom 3 prodigy who blazed his way through to the quarterfinals. The most exciting matches will happen today, and you can stream it live in PlayStation Home.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of July 25th, 2011)
- Disgaea 4 Has More Voice Acting In North America – Siliconera
- Metal Gear Solid HD collection will run at 60FPS – Joystiq
- Section 8: Prejudice PS3 Review – GameSpot.com
- All Zombies Must Die! Coming to PS3 – IGN
- Interview: How Starhawk Wants To Welcome More Players In – Gamasutra
- PS3 Tops Xbox 360 for Netflix Usage – Business Insider
- Jair Jurrjens talks ‘Uncharted’ and ‘The Show’ – ESPN
- PlayStation 3D Display will blow Yo Mind – GamerFitNation.com
- The Epic Scale of Need for Speed: The Run – IGN
- Sony details PS Vita’s online modes News – Eurogamer.net
- A Look at One of 2012′s Most Promising Shooters – Kotaku
- PS3 10% Ahead of 360 This Year Worldwide, ‘Strong Contender’ to Take Second Place – IndustryGamers
- ‘Uncharted 3′ team reveals secret of cinematic-style success – USATODAY.com
Settlement in George Hotz Case
Posted by Patrick Seybold in default-thumbnail on April 11th, 2011
Joint Statement
Sony Computer Entertainment America (“SCEA”) and George Hotz (“Hotz”) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement, Hotz consented to a permanent injunction.
Both parties expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved. “Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,” said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. “Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”
“It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,” said Hotz, “I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.” Hotz was not involved in the recent attacks on Sony’s internet services and websites.
In the action, SCEA accused Hotz of violating federal law by posting online information about the security system in the PlayStation 3 videogame console and software that SCEA claimed could be used to circumvent the security system in the console and allow the playing of pirated videogames. Hotz denies any wrongdoing on his part. Hotz’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction was still pending before the federal court in San Francisco but a preliminary injunction was issued requiring Hotz to take down the postings challenged by SCEA.
“We want our consumers to be able to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and we want to protect the hard work of the talented engineers, artists, musicians and game designers who make PlayStation games and support the PlayStation Network,” added Russell. “We appreciate Mr. Hotz’s willingness to address the legal issues involved in this case and work with us to quickly bring this matter to an early resolution.”