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Sony is reportedly attempting to avoid testifying before Congress later this week, after the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade asked the company to answer questions regarding its failure to protect the PlayStation Network from hackers. The memo distributed to subcommittee members suggests the hearing is designed to explore "risks related to data breaches" and data security practices utilized by the industry.

Sony's No. 2 exec, Kazuo Hirai, will brief media on Sunday about a huge security breach of its PlayStation Network, the first time an executive of the Japanese electronics giant will publicly address the case, which could prompt global legal actions.

The first "PlayStation phone" is coming to Verizon Wireless in April, the CEO of phone maker Sony Ericsson said Sunday....

After months of intense speculation, Sony has finally revealed the successor to the PSP and PSPgo game devices it currently offers. It's code named NGP or Next Generation Portable and will be available this coming holiday.

As I went through my RSS feed this morning, this one news brief caught my eye: "'Rollercoaster Tycoon' riding to the screen for Sony Pictures Animation," as reported by The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog. I usually try to keep an open mind about things here on MTV Movies Blog.

Surprising no one, really, streaming video maven Netflix will roll out its online TV and movie rental service to North America's nearly 10 million PlayStation 3 owners in November. Sony will announce the deal later today in an action that knocks one of the Xbox 360's "exclusive" pillars out from under Microsoft's games platform.

The company announced they will slash the price tag for the PS3's predecessor, the PlayStation 2, to $99. The discounted console will be available starting April 1. "PlayStation 2 set the industry standard for worldwide mass market adoption and is a ...