What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

The Andersons are Christmas traditionalists. Dan says it’s more his wife Paige than him, but secretly he also loves all the fuss. So, there they were on the sofa in their pajamas in front of the twinkling Christmas tree before the sun had risen over a chilly morning in Buffalo, New York. Thirty-two-year-old Dan was proud and smug as he handed over his gift to Paige—a “fancy new Kindle Voyage.” She loved it. Then it was his turn, and he excitedly ripped into the wrapping paper watched over by his confused dogs—one of which was tellingly named after Dan’s favorite computer-game character (Vivi from Final Fantasy). As the present revealed itself, the avid gamer saw the instantly recognizable and much-loved logo—it was a brand-new PlayStation 4. Straight away he unpacked it, rigged it up to the TV, and switched it on. The plan was to get it fired up and download LittleBigPlanet 3 to play for a few hours before meeting up with family. Paige had been looking forward to it since she bought ... Read full article.