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Anubis

Anubis

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Aug 31, 2001
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sorry i got kindnapped on friday and was forced to drink beer

its obviously not real, no one i know has gotten one and it was sent to a diff email then the one i have the PS3 on


Customer Service Notification
We are pleased to confirm that our services are now back online and more secure. We deeply regret the inconvenience this cyber attack has caused.
We take this issue extremely seriously and want to assure you that the protection of the data you have entrusted to us is of the utmost priority. As a result, we require that you reset your Station Account password as an added security measure, and recommend that you do so immediately.

Password Reset

To show our gratitude for your patience and support, SOE is offering a Welcome Back program. As part of this program, you will receive 45 days of game time (30 days plus 1 day for each day of the outage), added to your Station Account. This game time applies to any game you have currently or previously activated on your Station Account.
For those customers currently on an active paying plan, this time will be added to the end of your current billing cycle. For all other customers, your time begins upon your first login to each of the relevant games.
Please note, customers must log in by 11:59 pm PST August 31, 2011 to claim the game time.

Should you require game software, visit www.soe .com/getthegame

Additionally, many games are offering a variety of items and special events to welcome players back. Get the Welcome Back Program details.
SOE is committed to helping its customers protect their personal data and will provide a complimentary identity theft protection program. For Station Account holders in the United States, we have made arrangements with Debix, Inc., one of the industry's most reputable identity protection firms, to offer a 12-month complimentary enrollment in the AllClear ID PLUS identity theft protection program. For detailed program information, click here.

Complimentary enrollment begins upon registration for the program and you will have until June 28, 2011 to sign up for AllClear ID PLUS. You will need to sign up directly through Debix after claiming your access code from SOE. Please note, you will need to reset your Station Account password before you can enroll for this service. Get your access code and instructions, here.

Step 1 - Reset Your Station Account Password
Step 2 - Obtain AllClear ID PLUS access code
Step 3 - Sign up for AllClear ID PLUS at www.allclearid .com/sony

We continue in our commitment to deliver secure, stable and entertaining games for players of all ages, and again, we thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.
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Ross Ridge

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Anubis said:
its obviously not real, no one i know has gotten one and it was sent to a diff email then the one i have the PS3 on
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Looks legit to me. It's from Sony Online Entertainment, the makers of EverQuest and other PC MMORPGs. If you've ever played one of their games, even a trial, you'd have a seperate account you created that's completely different from your PSN account. This account was also compromized.

If you do remember having such account and playing and paying for one of SOE games in the past, then your account would have been reactivated and you can go back and play it for free. Use Google to find their WWW-site and reset your password rather the link in the e-mail, if your still concerned that it isn't legit.
 
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Anteaus

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Seems legit to me. I got one. It leads to an encrypted SOE login. Either it's real or that's one very elaborate phish.
 
Pr0d1gy

Pr0d1gy

Diamond Member
Jan 30, 2005
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I got that same e-mail and it came to my addy I registered for Planetside iirc.
 
Sadaiyappan

Sadaiyappan

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I never got an e-mail from Sony. But I was able to reset my password and login to PSN and connect to games from Japanese servers. But I still can't access the store and get my free games Sony is offering everyone.
 
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Crow550

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Oct 4, 2005
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Sadaiyappan said:
I never got an e-mail from Sony. But I was able to reset my password and login to PSN and connect to games from Japanese servers. But I still can't access the store and get my free games Sony is offering everyone.
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Store is not back yet. Rumormill says Today but well see.
 
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Macamus Prime

Macamus Prime

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Feb 24, 2011
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Ya - the store should be up on the 24th.

However, the games won't be available for free immediately. I would imagine another week or so before you can snag your games.

Think about it; a huge network has been down for a month. You can't just flip on a switch, tick off a few radio buttons and allow millions access to DL 4 games - you'll crash.

Also, they will be free for 30 days. They aren't going anywhere soon. And, it's digital, no worries about copies running out.
 
Queasy

Queasy

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Aug 24, 2001
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PSN Store not back until May 31st at earliest.

The latest information I have on PlayStation Store is that we are aiming to have it live by the end of May. Contrary to popular rumours, it will not be reopening tomorrow but we will let you know here as soon as the date is confirmed.
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Krynj

Krynj

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Jun 21, 2006
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Is there any other way to activate new games so I can play them online? Even though multiplayer gaming is back up, I can't activate any of my games to play online since the store is down. Can I do this through the PSN website?

S'pose I could Google it...
 
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Pr0d1gy

Pr0d1gy

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Queasy said:
PSN Store not back until May 31st at earliest.


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That is just great. All those pre-order codes and my PC version of Portal 2 just got put on hold for another week+. THANKS SONY, douchebags. I am so sick of the gaming industry as a whole at this point.
 
gorcorps

gorcorps

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Jul 18, 2004
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Pr0d1gy said:
That is just great. All those pre-order codes and my PC version of Portal 2 just got put on hold for another week+. THANKS SONY, douchebags. I am so sick of the gaming industry as a whole at this point.
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The PSN store is necessary to sign in to steam? All you need is to put your ps3 version in, sign in from the game (which should be possible with PSN now) and then use your code on the PC.
 
JTsyo

JTsyo

Lifer
Nov 18, 2007
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Ross Ridge said:
Looks legit to me. It's from Sony Online Entertainment, the makers of EverQuest and other PC MMORPGs. If you've ever played one of their games, even a trial, you'd have a seperate account you created that's completely different from your PSN account. This account was also compromized.

If you do remember having such account and playing and paying for one of SOE games in the past, then your account would have been reactivated and you can go back and play it for free. Use Google to find their WWW-site and reset your password rather the link in the e-mail, if your still concerned that it isn't legit.
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Got the same e-mail but I wasn't even sure what a Station account was. I had reset my PSN password through the PS3.
 
mmntech

mmntech

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I'm in no rush to get the store back up. When it does, we'll probably see 1KB/s download speeds with everyone grabbing the freebies. :p

There was a poll on Gamespot the other day asking how many PSN users had jumped ship to Xbox Live. Few had. The survey was moot at best. Only online gaming addicts would do that. Most of us aren't going to dump hundreds of dollars worth of games down the drain. The real question is how it will effect Sony's future sales. With the NGP on it's way, Sony must be worried.
 
Kaervak

Kaervak

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Drako said:
"Sony appears to have done nothing effective to prevent its other sites, even after the earlier compromises."

Wow, that's pretty damn stupid on Sony's part :mad:
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That and I'm sure this isn't helping things either.

"Telling them to bring it on is not the best strategy. I think Sony is beginning to understand it horribly underinvested in security."
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That's like throwing a rock at a nest of hornets that are already pissed off.
 
purbeast0

purbeast0

No Lifer
Sep 13, 2001
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mmntech said:
I'm in no rush to get the store back up. When it does, we'll probably see 1KB/s download speeds with everyone grabbing the freebies. :p

There was a poll on Gamespot the other day asking how many PSN users had jumped ship to Xbox Live. Few had. The survey was moot at best. Only online gaming addicts would do that. Most of us aren't going to dump hundreds of dollars worth of games down the drain. The real question is how it will effect Sony's future sales. With the NGP on it's way, Sony must be worried.
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not sure how jumping over to xbox live would be "dumping hundreds of dollars worth of games down the drain."

i know this may come to a shocker to a lot of people ... but you actually CAN own both consoles and enjoy them both.
 
Pr0d1gy

Pr0d1gy

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gorcorps said:
The PSN store is necessary to sign in to steam? All you need is to put your ps3 version in, sign in from the game (which should be possible with PSN now) and then use your code on the PC.
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Good to know, thanks Brandon. I thought you'd have to go through the store for some reason.
 
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