And we thought the scares of the Y2K bug were behind us! Apparently, our fancy next-gen George Foreman grills are susceptible (????) to the same world-ending system errors. From 4pm Sunday to 4pm earlier today, the PlayStation Network took a nosedive. What happened?

"We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally," said Senior Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media for SCEA, Patrick Seybold, on the company's blog.

So "leap year" bug, eh? Sounds like the SYSTEM'S plan to take over the world was foiled once again! You can listen in on more of our thoughts on tomorrow's GDP (GamerDeals Podcast).

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