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PlayStation Network Will Be Down for 11 Hours Starting Monday

PlayStation Network is offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:00 GMT on Monday 4 March 2013 to 03:00 GMT on Tuesday 5 March 2013.

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sway_z4073d ago

When PS4 launches....Less of this downtime please!

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Good_Guy_Jamal4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

one can only hope.

Ace_Pheonix4073d ago

Terrible timing. I'd prefer it if it started at 3 in the morning and ended at 4 in the evening. Then I wouldn't even notice the downtime. Who plays in the morning? We have jobs, SONY.

slaton244073d ago

your 3 in the morning may be somebody else 9 in the morning or longer dont forget time zones buddy...also some of these have to be fake.....most of the time i can still go to the store and sign out and back in to play online

Ares84HU4073d ago

.....and you should be working on monday anyway so it shouldn't impact you. I won't notice it, I will be at work all day.

Ace_Pheonix4073d ago

From 4 P.M. to 3 A.M.? I do not envy your job then! I'll be working all day, however I'll be working from 6.A.M. to 4 P.M. and enjoy unwinding at night playing a bit of BF3.

Ares84HU4073d ago

No, during the day man. During the day!! I thought it was clear.

Chris5584073d ago

Wow ace you are stupid he meant different country time totally like japan for example when in your country is morning in the other one evening etc etc

Ace_Pheonix4073d ago

I wasn't replying to him, buddy. Don't go off and attack someone when you aren't competent enough to understand what is being said to whom. I understand time zones, I would imagine the network would be different for different regions, but maybe not. As far as the Americas are concerned, no matter what time zone you are in, that's a stupid time to take down the network.

Lifebanisher4073d ago

Maybe the people at sony don't like the graveyard shift they are human beings just like you.

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Nambassa4073d ago

Perfect time to stick in the God of War trilogy then. Have to prepare for Ascension! :P

dazzrazz4073d ago

What was that quote again ? "It only does everything" ? LOL

cayleee4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

The Network is free to use ok? you get that? There is no other network that allows you to play online for free.

They probably have to take it down cause it gets too costly for them and that's understandable. Besides most of us Playstation gamers dont play online, we have our exclusives. I am still playing Uncharted its so amazing.

Ares84HU4073d ago

Well actually it's free to play online on pc and it's also free on the Wii. You only have to pay on the 360 as far as I know

cayleee4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

@Ares84HU

Who cares about Wii online and as for PC online gaming its just too serious too much teamwork. PSN is just the best and its the only one truly free, who cares if its down most of us dont go online anyways.

Back to playing Uncharted.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing697h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker6h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing696h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos12h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto12h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8811h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies1h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.