ActionTrip Tags http://www.actiontrip.com en-us Copyright 1999-2012, ActionTrip.com All Rights Reserved http://www.actiontrip.com/gfx4/atlogoxml.gif http://www.actiontrip.com http://www.actiontrip.com/news/xbox-720-might-get-16core-cpu/041012_4 Even with Microsoft continuously denying stories that the company is going to unveil their next Xbox console, new rumors just keep pouring in on a weekly basis. The latest gossip indicates that MS is looking to strengthen the power of their next-gen... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:28:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/kazuo-hirai-now-ceo-sony/020112_6 Sony Corporation announced today that Kazuo Hirai has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2012 (Um, is the joke on him?). Sir Howard Stringer, currently Chairman, CEO and President, "will become Chairman of the Board of Directors in June, 2012... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:33:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/sony-nintendo-ea-drop-piracy-act-support/010312_3 Major companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo and EA officially pulled support for the Stop Online Piracy Act, which was created to "promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/poor-sony-hacked-again/101211_3 Sony confirms that they locked out over 100,000 accounts from PSN and other online services after a spike in unauthorized login attempts, as reported by NYTimes. Word is: "In a statement Wednesday, Sony said it suspected that hackers had obtained login data from other Web sites or sources and used those to try to gain access to Sony accounts... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:38:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/to-michael/100611_3 To Michael! Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:56:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/kevin-butler-delivers-epic-speech-to-fps-troops/090611_2 As revealed last week, Kevin Butler has returned to fire up a brand new ad campaign for PlayStation 3, putting Resistance 3 in the spotlight with a stirring pre-battle speech aimed at FPS fans: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:58:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/kevin-butler-is-back-for-a-new-playstation-campaign/090211_2 Introducing the beginning of a brand new PlayStation ad campaign, Kevin Butler returns as Sony VP (hm, did he leave at all?): Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:29:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ps3-global-price-cut-official/081711_5 During Sony's Gamescom press conference, held today, Sony CEO Andrew House officially confirmed a global price decrease for the industry giant's console, PlayStation 3. In other words, the system is now cheaper across Europe, Japan and North America... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/sony-ceo-asked-to-leave-states-obvious/062811_5 Sony CEO Howard Stringer told investors that Sony was targeted by hackers for protecting their intellectual property rights. Stringer was asked to step down by an investor. He pointed out that Sony isn't the only company to be hacked, only the most recent... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:43:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/playstation-4-probably-not-so-soon-so-calm-down/062711_4 The industry is moving forward fast and the console war rages on, as usual. This year's E3 has brought the Nintendo Wii U into the spotlight, with promises of Nintendo grabbing hold of the hardcore gaming audience. The new console does appear to have potential and we are eager to see it in action... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:34:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/motorstorm-apocalypse-cancelled-in-japan/060911_8 MotorStorm Apocalypse was, like many other games, delayed due to that massive earthquake that I sincerly hope you remember. Eventually it came out in North America early last month (May), but there was no word on the Japanese version of the game. Each of MotorStorm Apocalypse's levels included some depiction of a gigantic natural disaster, including earthquakes... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:58:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/sonys-vita-to-be-profitable-within-three-years/060811_7 Sony's Hirai told Reuters it plans for the PlayStation Vita to be profitable within three years. Yes, that's right, they aren't expecting the hardware to turn a profit for three years. On the outset, this seems kind of insane, but it took longer than three years for the PS3 to turn a profit, and Sony lost way more money on that from the outset. Gotta spend money to make money I guess. Read more. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:39:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/playstation-vita-named-priced/060611_10 The PlayStation Vita has officially been named, replacing a bad name (NGP) with a worse one. This is the replacement to the PSP, if you forget about the PSP Go. I have. The Vita has also been priced. For 250 dollars, you get the standard unit. For 300 dollars, you get the unit enabled with 3G, meaning you have the honor of paying AT&T for marginal service every month... Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:39:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ngp-backwards-compatability-information-released/060211_6 The NGP (I have no idea what this stands for, Neat-o Games Player?) is the successor to the PSP. Well, the PSP Go really. The PSP Go was a PSP that could only download games instead of using that ridiculous UMD format. The NGP is the same way, only it has two thumbsticks instead of the one, a touch screen, and more powerful hardware... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:23:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/psn-still-insecure-sony-suffers-another-hacking-attack/060211_5 Gregory Evans, a hacker who spent time in prison for hacking who now runs a security firm says Sony is still insecure. Not only because no network is secure and anybody's machine can be hacked, but also because the security people they're using aren't hackers themselves... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:21:00 GMT