PSN returns! But not in Japan. Giant Angry Birds game in Spain.

The PSN outage is finally over. Untold fortunes were lost by Sony in all this, with the outage lasting almost a full month, causing a surge in PS3 returns at used game retailers, and a Call of Duty map pack released exclusively on 360 as a result.

While the reactivation of the PSN is a big step, there is still plenty for Sony to worry about going forward. For one, Japan says that Sony can’t reactivate the PSN there until they take further precautions, like enacting further counter-hacking measures. Tough crowd in Sony’s home country, don’t they know that they are missing Call of Duty maps?

The best part of the PSN outage has always been the prospect of a solid Kotaku photoshopping contest, underway since yesterday. Here are a couple awesome ones so far, click the link to see more:

And to keep up with the light tone of this post, Kotaku also had news of a spanish video of a real life angry birds setup, that seemingly gathered at least 20 people to watch it. It’s kinda funny.

In other news, it’s a slow news day.