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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Diablo 3 down for patch 1.0.5 maintenance today, tomorrow]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/"><img alt="Diablo 3 maintenance times for patch 105" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/diablo.jpg" /></a></div><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/diablo-3">Diablo 3</a></em> patch 1.0.5 adds the Monster Power system, which allows players to adjust the difficulty of enemies in Normal, Nightmare, Hell and Inferno modes, along with a lengthy change list affecting the Auction House, Battle.net, Bosses and Classes, among other aspects. Blizzard began launching the patch today, October 16, and the game will be under scheduled maintenance at staggered times in each region.<br /><br />Maintenance for the Americas began at 3 a.m. PT and will conclude at 1 p.m. PT. Europe's maintenance begins at 6 p.m. PT and concludes at 4 a.m. tomorrow, October 17. Asia will be under maintenance from 1 p.m. PT on October 17 to 11 p.m. PT that same day.<br /><br />Check out the entire change list <a href="http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6120708/Public_Test_Realm_Patch_105_Notes_-01_10_2012">here</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/">Diablo 3 down for patch 1.0.5 maintenance today, tomorrow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20351812/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/diablo-3-down-for-patch-1-0-5-maintenance-today-tomorrow/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1.0.5</category><category>Blizzard</category><category>Diablo-3</category><category>patch</category><category>pc</category><category>scheduled-maintenance</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSN scheduled maintenance tomorrow, some apps to be down]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/ps3-logo.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 295px; " /></a></div>The following is a PSA for all the PSN users out there, calibrated in PSI and utilizing linguistic psychology: The PlayStation Network is undergoing scheduled maintenance on Thursday, May 24, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. PDT.<br /><br />The PlayStation Store and PlayStation Home may not be accessible during this time, but online play and other apps such as Netflix and Amazon Instant will run as normal, provided you've signed into the network at least five days prior to Thursday. This means <em>do it now</em> if you have big PSN plans tomorrow.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/">PSN scheduled maintenance tomorrow, some apps to be down</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20243618/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/psn-scheduled-maintenance-tomorrow-some-apps-to-be-down/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>maintenance</category><category>playstation</category><category>playstation-home</category><category>PlayStation-Network</category><category>PlayStation-Store</category><category>ps3</category><category>psa</category><category>PSN</category><category>scheduled-maintenance</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Xbox.com and forums going down soon for maintenance]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/11/17/xbox-com-maintenance-11-18.aspx"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="274" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/xboxlivemaintenance.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
In <a href="http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/11/17/xbox-com-maintenance-11-18.aspx">preparation</a> for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nxe">NXE</a> launch this Wednesday, Xbox.com and the Xbox forums will go offline for about four hours starting at 12:01AM Pacific today, Nov. 18. <br /><br />According to Major Nelson, this will "<strong><u><font color="#ff0000">NOT</font></u></strong>" affect Xbox Live and service should remain (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/15/major-nelson-acknowledges-xbox-live-connectivity-issues/">relatively</a>) reliable. If things do go wrong with the Live service, be sure to leave little love letters to Microsoft in the comments below.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/">PSA: Xbox.com and forums going down soon for maintenance</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/11/17/xbox-com-maintenance-11-18.aspx>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1374910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/psa-xbox-com-and-forums-going-down-soon-for-maintenance/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>scheduled-maintenance</category><category>Xbox-360</category><category>xbox-forums</category><category>xbox-live</category><category>xbox.com</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSN 'essential maintenance' tomorrow for 5 hours]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/psp/" rel="tag">Sony PSP</a></p><div align="center"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="265" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/psnatwork.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
After we were tipped about "<a href="http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=62&amp;thread.id=1023768">essential maintenance work</a>" being conducted in Europe on the PSN, we contacted Sony to find out if North America would be shutting down for a time as well. Turns out, it is. The PSN is scheduled to be unavailable tomorrow, Oct. 14, during the following time:<br />
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    <li>11AM - 4PM Pacific</li>
    <li>2PM - 7PM Eastern</li>
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Be sure to plan accordingly and get those petitions ready demanding a refund for the downtime.<br /><br />[Thanks, James]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/">PSN 'essential maintenance' tomorrow for 5 hours</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1341212/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/13/psn-essential-maintenance-tomorrow-for-5-hours/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>PS3</category><category>psn</category><category>psn-store</category><category>PSP</category><category>scheduled-maintenance</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>