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Go "Home" With A Fast Company T-Shirt

Show off your Fast Company colors in Sony's redesign of their PlayStation Home virtual world.READ»

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Sony Launches Qriocity, Cloud-based Music Service to Rival Apple, iTunes

Will Sony's new digital media service make a dent in Apple's market share?READ»

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Hackers Jailbreak PlayStation 3 to Play Pirated and Homemade Games

The last game console to be hacked has finally succumbed--to a dongle.READ»

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Hulu Plus on PS3: The Best Hulu Experience for Your TV, Period

It was possible to get Hulu onto your TV before now, but the options were slim, sometimes tricky, and usually awkward. Hulu Plus on PS3 looks like a new world for the streaming video service.READ»

Sony's Susan Panico on the Move, 3-D Gaming, and the Future of the PlayStation Network

We talk with Susan Panico, the Senior Director of the PlayStation Network. She tells us about the state of PSN and the new PlayStation Plus service.READ»

How to Create a "Godly" Game Opening

How do you create the opening credits for a beloved game franchise, telling a story in a unique way, but keeping the feel of the franchise? Karin Fong recounts how she and Imaginary Forces worked on "God of War III."READ»

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PlayStation Move Creator on How Sony Got Into Motion Gaming

At next week's E3 conference Sony will unveil the launch details and games for its answer to motion-control gaming, the PlayStation Move. But it isn't Sony's first foray into movement interfaces. PlayStation Move creator Richard Marks discusses the making of the EyeToy and subsequent PlayStation Eye cameras.READ»

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Sony Lands Live Streaming MLB Games on PlayStation 3

As if we needed another bullet point in the "why you should get rid of cable" argument, Sony just announced that they're bringing live MLB games to the PS3.READ»

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Sony's PlayStation Network Director on Using Exclusive Content to Compete

How did Sony's original reality show "The Tester" perform on the PlayStation Network? And what does the success of such content mean for the competition with Xbox Live?READ»

How CAA Plans to Liberate Game Designers

One CAA agent wants the video-game business to be more like the movies. The first step? Set the talent free.READ»

Women in Gaming: Female PC Players Will Soon Pwn You

Facebook game developers and casual browser game publishers have done what the big three gaming companies and their video game consoles could never do--bring women to gaming.READ»

Sony's Response to Game System Failure: "Do Not Use Your PS3 System" [UPDATED]

Since Sunday afternoon, PlayStation 3 consoles have been unable to log on to the PlayStation Network and unable to play certain games following a flawed software update. Newer PS3 "Slim" models are unaffected. But with over 20 ...READ»

Three Reasons You Will Buy a PlayStation3 Slim

To no one's surprise, Sony pulled the wrappers off its skinnied-down PlayStation 3 games console yesterday, the PS3 Slim. It's been long expected, and comes with a much-needed price cut. But will you buy it? Here's three reasons you ...READ»

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PS3 Slim "Confirmed"--It's Real, Coming to GamesCon, Supposedly

We've heard rumors for a while, but now Web site Pocket Lint is saying it's got the reliable honest-to-goodness real word on the matter: Sony's revamped skinny PlayStation 3--the PS3 Slim--is real, and it'll be announced next ...READ»

Sony's Jack Tretton Talks PlayStation 3 and the 10-Year Console Cycle

Fast Company sat down with the President of Sony Computer Entertainment America recently to discuss his commitment to the PS3's 10-year life-cycle despite the recession, the industry's fixation on hardware price cuts, and the future of downloadable games.READ»

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Sony's PSP Go Rumored for E3, Slim PS3 Due for Fall

Seriously fueling the rumors we reported earlier, new information has popped up online saying that Sony will demo a revised PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the annual E3 gaming expo. A slimmed-down PS3--which is the more exciting ...READ»

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Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

On Black Friday, Microsoft's Xbox 360 console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 by three to one. That puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox -- and in only three years.READ»