2012’s 
losing streak for video game sales unfortunately kept right on going in March.
Sales of video game software were down 25 percent compared to last year. Hardware sales were down 35 percent, according to The NPD Group, which tracks the numbers. The totals, while disappointing, were within the range expected by Wall St. analysts.
The 
war on terror has taken an odd — and kind of fun — turn.
The U.S. government has hired a white hat hacker collective to dig through used video game systems in an effort to track down bad guys.
While the 
handheld gaming market has evolved dramatically in recent years, Sony’s betting there’s still money to be made there – and it’s betting a lot.
The PS Vita, the company’s next generation handheld gaming system, went on sale in the U.S. today. And though the electronics giant remains optimistic about the market, analysts are significantly less certain.
One of the reasons 
video games and Hollywood have stayed so far apart in the public eye is the gaming world’s casual regard for plot. Games, traditionally, are a series of event moments strung together by a rather threadbare plot (though you could say the same thing about some tentpole summer theatrical releases).
The “Uncharted” series is different – and the release of the game’s third installment today is a good example to non-gamers of what that part of the entertainment industry is capable of when it brings together multiple elements.
Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog
DirectTV’s Sunday Ticket is 
adding something new to its playbook.
The company and Sony have partnered to bring the popular NFL subscription service to the PlayStation 3 – letting subscribers watch the game through their console and giving people who don’t subscribe to the satellite company the chance to subscribe without having to hook a dish to their roof.
Sony’s rearranging the executive 
structure of its PlayStation branch. Kaz Hirai, who holds the title of president and CEO, is stepping away from the group to widen his focus on the company as a whole.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe chief Andrew House will take over those roles. (Hirai will remain involved as chairman of the group.) The switch takes place Sept. 1.
Jack Tretton has 
been in an unenviable position for the past month-and-half.
As the president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, he is one of the most recognizable personifications of the PlayStation brand – but throughout the extended drama surrounding the hacker attack that resulted in the theft of personal information from over 100 million accounts, he has been forced to sit on the sidelines and remain silent. At this year’s E3, though, he’s finally getting a chance to address the situation.
Sony has acknowledged another security hole 
in its PlayStation unit – and while it might not be as catastrophic as the recent security breach, it’s bound to be an embarrassment for the company – and another hurdle officials have to overcome as they work to regain consumers’ trust.
The company has blocked user logins on all PlayStation Websites after being informed of an exploit (or workaround) that could let unauthorized people take control of user accounts using the very same information that was stolen from Sony roughly four weeks ago.
Just days after Sony brought its PlayStation 
Network back to life after one of the biggest online security breaches in history, the company may have another problem on its hands.
Sony has blocked user logins on all PlayStation Websites after reports began to circulate on gaming sites and on hacker message boards about an exploit — essentially, a hole or oversight in the system’s security that hackers can use to gain access — that could allow third-parties to take control of user accounts.
Now that the PlayStation Network is 
back online after a three-and-a-half week outage, Sony is extending an olive branch to gamers to apologize for the inconvenience.
The company has detailed exactly what North American players will receive in their “Welcome Back” package – and it’s a pretty well stocked goodie bag. That’s not stopping some people from grumbling, though.
Chris Morris: Journalist 