[Updated-4/24/11]Playstation Network offline

If your planning to do some online gaming via PSN in your Playstation 3 and get welcomed by error code 80710A06 you're not alone. The Playstation is currently having issues and could last a day or two.

UPDATE - Sony admits that their systems have been attacked by hackers which forced them to pull the plug and do some maintenance. It's been more than 48 hours and even i'm getting a little impatient at Sony's slow reaction to resolve this issue.

''An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.''

Check out the Playstation Blog frequently for more updates, i sure am since i want some gaming online done.

UPDATE - The group Anonymous denies involvement with the Playstation Network's issues. [Source]

I've experienced it myself. As you try to connect the Playstation Network, you see yourself unable to connect with an error code placed on your screen.

"While we are investigating the cause of the Network outage, we wanted to alert you that it may be a full day or two before we’re able to get the service completely back up and running," said SCEA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Patrick Seybold in a recent update on the Playstation Blog. "Thank you very much for your patience while we work to resolve this matter. Please stay tuned to this space for more details, and we’ll update you again as soon as we can."

People believe it's the work of Anonymous, a group of angry hackers taking action to the recent lawsuit between Sony and George Holtz. George Holtz is the person that has broken the Playstation 3's security systems and Sony has taken action by suing the hacker. That lawsuit created Anonymous, who is now attacking Sony by infiltrating their systems.

They mentioned way back that they won't be attacking the customers but the Sony employees only. There's no actual proof yet if this is the work of Anonymous but whatever the reason to the Playstation Network's outage, let's hope it gets fixed soon.

[Source: psu.com]

Dungeon Siege 3's latest character trailer

The new Dungeon Siege 3 trailer show's Anjali, an agile staff wielder with the ability to turn into some fire spirit. Check the trailer out now and I added the other character trailers so you guys can prepare what to play when it comes out on June 21, 2011.

Anjali 

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4wA-pEv80]

Reinhart

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUx3rCzwvN0]

Lucas

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxNJ96ju-v0]

Katarina

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iEmOJTK-2s]

I really hope this comes out as a good game. It looks great and co-op games like this should be loads of fun with a buddy or two. Dungeon Siege 3 might be a good fix for people like myself that are anxiously waiting for Diablo 3's release.

More Max Payne 3 screenshots

Rockstar released more screenshots reminding us that Max Payne 3 is coming. The game is set at Sao Paulo, Brazil and the game's looking good.No release date yet but what we can tell from the new screenshots is that the old look of Max Payne is back. This shows Max Payne 3 might have some flashbacks in the story or maybe he starts off as the old Max Payne from previous games and slowly evolves as the story progresses. Early screenshots show him bald and fat, some pics show him not shaved and all messed up. So yea the story might come out interesting, it's Rockstar after all.

The game will also include multiplayer. Have no idea how the multiplayer will work but lets just hope it's didoes come out as an afterthought.

Nintendo will no longer produce DS Lites

An internal GameStop memo is purporting that the DS Lite is no longer in production and will no longer be available when current stocks run out. Stores have also been instructed to remove any promotional materials for the product. Sad news if your looking for a region free Nintendo handheld.

Never fear for the DSi and DSi XL are still around and are obviously better than the DS Lite. As for the region free DS gaming, the 3DS's backwards compatibility can cover that.

Source: 4playerpodcast

Project Cafe leaked image?

Personally, I think it looks like something Microsoft would release. I have never seen a black Nintendo console as a initial release.

From: [Destructoid]

We've been inundated with all sorts of mock-ups and leakages concerning Project Cafe, the rumored HD console being developed by Nintendo. The latest development is this supposedly leaked image, found on various forums and image hosts around the 'net.

"Project Cafe is simply the most developer friendly SDK the industry has ever seen," reads the text accompanying the image. "Deliver unparalleled next generation performance at current generation costs. It doesn't get any easier than this."

The image also boasts easy portability from PC and Xbox 360, as well as the ability to update games at any time and an integrated M-Live framework.

As with everything concerning Project Cafe, don't take the picture as incontrovertible truth. Looks pretty slick though, right? What do you reckon?

There are also rumors that it'll be called 'Stream'. I hope that isn't true.