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December 26th, 2012, 23:04 Posted By: wraggster
The new year is on the Forza Horizon (ho ho ho) given that January 1, 2013 sees a bunch of new downloadable cars come to Turn 10 Studios' racer. OK, that's definitely the last time we'll use that joke this year. 2013 is an entirely different matter.
The January Recaro pack features six cars, including the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 1983 GMC Vandura G-1500, 2012 Lotus Exige S, 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition, 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR, and the 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R. It's priced at 400 MSP, but Season Pass holders get it for free, along with the 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster as a bonus treat.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/25/fo...ary-recaro-ca/
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December 26th, 2012, 22:58 Posted By: wraggster
The new Star Trek made by Digital Extremes (The Darkness 2) now has a firm release date: 26th April 2013.This was announced yesterday but I missed it because of mince pies.If you really can't wait and want to place a pre-order then you'll be rewarded with an Elite Office Pack. Stuffed in are extra costumes for Kirk and Spock as well as a couple of weapons: a Starfleet Type 4 Stealth Sniper Rifle and an Academy Phaser.The Star Trek video game has promise. We've seen it a couple of times - most recently at E3 - and the signs are good. The game won't ape the new Into Darkness film either; it's designed to fill a story-hole between Star Trek (2009) and its sequel.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...6th-april-2013
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December 26th, 2012, 01:53 Posted By: wraggster
Xbox Live has added several new offerings to its budding entertainment app section.
Major Nelson announces that the handful of new apps have launched on Microsoft’s console service, and nearly all of them are region specific.
Crunchroll, which offers streaming Anime and Asian drama titles, is now available in all Xbox Live markets excluding Japan, UAE, Slovakia, and Saudi Arabia.
The US receives apps for Vimeo, SnagFilms, and AOL On, while TV/movie apps Televisa and Azteca are out now in Mexico.
Viaplay’s mix of television and on demand content is now accessible in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden; and the IGN app has expanded to Australia and New Zealand as well.
The Verizon FiOS app in the US has also received an update packing 49 new channels, on top of the 26 previously available.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/new-x...launch/0108562
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December 26th, 2012, 01:52 Posted By: wraggster
2K Games has dated the next DLC offering for Gearbox’s multi-platform blockbuster Borderlands 2, while also revealing the studio’s general plan in regards to new content for the game going forward.
A 2K rep told IGN that the publisher and developer would like to support the sequel for as long as it remains popular, hinting at a potential second season to follow after the first one concludes in 2013.
The rep also stated the game’s level cap could be raised in the first quarter of next year, adding the method Gearbox is exploring will make players want to play the entire game all over again.
Borderlands 2 third content offering, the Sir Hammerlock Big Game Hunt expansion, will land January 15th on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/borde...terest/0108560
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December 21st, 2012, 00:57 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has said that it's aware of and actively hunting for Halo 4 cheaters using the headless Spartan exploit.
 Players have reported encountering headless Spartans in multiplayer games, with the offending Spartan seemingly lacking any armor.According to Kotaku, this is achieved using an unofficial mod, which can only be applied using a modified Xbox 360.
Microsoft has issued a statement to inform players that in regards this cheating and will issue bans, and that while the cheaters appear headless, their hit boxes remain intact.
"We are aware of the issue and have already taken action to identify and ban the accounts of these modders and cheaters," said an MS spokesperson.
"We want players to know that while the mod makes a player's head and armor appear to be invisible, the hit boxes are still intact, so competing players can still defeat them as usual. While the problem was very isolated, we will continue to diligently identify and take action against all offenders."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...rtan-cheaters/
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December 21st, 2012, 00:17 Posted By: wraggster
Namco Bandai has finally announced a release date for its hotly anticipated Star Trek title.
Star Trek: The Video Game will be released in the UK on April 26th, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will also be available to download on PC and PS3.
The game was announced last year, and signed by Namco Bandai back in February.
It is based on the rebooted universe as seen in the JJ Abrams film. Players control a young Kirk and Spock, who must work together to confront classic Trek aliens the Gorn.
Star Trek: The Video Game arrives a few weeks before movie sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness, set to be one of the biggest films of next year. The game is set between Into Darkness and 2009's Star Trek.
Namco has also detailed its pre-order scheme which will be rolling out via retailers in the next few weeks. Trek fans who order the game will recieve the Elite Officer Pack, which will include extra weapons and uniforms for both Kirk and Spock.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/star-...-april/0108559
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December 20th, 2012, 00:32 Posted By: wraggster
Hope this helps put an end to all of the Corona motherboard confusion 
Includes pics of the new CORONA POSTFIX ADAPTER and also an updated version of the 4GB NAND R/W QSB (the current version doesn't quite sit right on the new Corona v4).
The XCLAMP Tool is also now available to buy separately without having to purchase the Unlock Kit v3
http://team-xecuter.com/xecuter-offi...ion-solutions/
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December 20th, 2012, 00:31 Posted By: wraggster
The eagerly anticipated next big version of J-Runner has finally been released. now includes Custom Sounds for the Xecuter Sonus 360 and full support for the Xecuter DGX v1.0S !
Xecuter Sonus 360 Custom Sounds:
Now you can convert your own WAV files to play your own custom Power ON, Power Off, Eject and CoolRunner Glitch cycle sounds – it really is a lot of fun to use
We encourage you to post your own custom soundpacks for others to use !
Xecuter DGX:
You can now use J-Runner to dump your NAND (any version slim motherboard, any dashboard version) – patch with the DGX ECC and then recover your CPU KEY. We recommend you use the USB COMMS Cable (its the same as the NAND-X USB Update Cable if you already have that)
The new DGX Support Forums are here: http://team-xecuter.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=196
Here is the full changelog with many new additions, tweaks and fixes
Build 284
- Added DGX support
- Added Sonus Custom Sounds
- Added SMC Config Editor
- Added Erase for Corona 4GB (F2 for an alternative erase method)
- Added Custom XeBuild Command
- Rewrote Functions for NAND-X/JR-P
- Changed way it saves settings
- Added support for new ISD chip (Sonus 360)
- Patch kv OSIG list updated
- Patch kv Serial and Console ID added
- Added rev option on Advanced XeBuild Options
- Lots of various enhancements, bug fixes, optimizations
Download HERE
Here is a video grabbing a previously impossible to recover CPU KEY from a Corona v4 with 15574 dashboard.
Hardware Used:
Xecuter DGX v1.0S
Xecuter JRP/NANDX/CR – Corona QSB Install Kit V3
Xecuter J-Runner USB Comms Cable
http://team-xecuter.com/j-runner-v0-...s-dgx-support/
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December 19th, 2012, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster
Ubisoft exec Tony Key on pitfalls of having an annual franchise and the marketing differences in the US and Europe
[h=3]Ubisoft[/h]ubisoft.com
[h=3]Ubisoft Montreal[/h]ubi.ca
Ubisoft has put vast resources into the Assassin's Creed series, to the point where there are multiple Assassin's Creed titles in development at any one time in an effort to make the games “bigger and better every year.” While the series has been annualized, the publisher's senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key said that Ubisoft remains hyper-conscious about avoiding an “off year” release of Assassin's Creed.
“You want to avoid the appearance of a glorified add-on pack and every publisher is guilty of that at one time or another in this day and age,” he said. “But now, the bar has just gotten too high for that in AAA gaming. That goes with the marketing too, by the way. The resources to do AAA marketing are bigger than they ever have been. So the top games are selling more and the other games don't make back their money.”
The marketing of Assassin's Creed III was an interesting case for Ubisoft, as the focus has been noticeably different in the US as compared to the UK and Europe. Key indicated that this was natural, given the setting and how different cultures approach the setting of the American Revolutionary War.
“There were definite tonal differences between the ads for Assassin's Creed III in Europe as opposed to America. Ultimately, we're just trying to tell our story that's relevant to the audience,” detailed Key. “To people in Europe, you'll get a different response than in America. Our idea is to act locally and make a relevant message for the consumer; we're not trying to mislead and are presenting a message that's relevant to the audience. I don't want to shove a Founding Fathers ad in the face of an Italian consumer and that's the conclusion our Italian counterparts came to."
“One of the things to realize is the American Revolution is not something that's been explored extensively [in games], so there's a difference between that and World War II. Without all those pop culture references, it gave us a clean slate to not have to deal with perceptions of what it was. Our goal was to make it cool and part of pop culture. We made people think about a war that's exploited in the media. Again, we did see people saying, 'why is the marketing different here in Europe?' but we need to keep the message simple and relevant - you can't talk to every culture the same way, not in the way that makes them want to play the game. You have to consider a different message for a person in another country and it's not unique to Ubisoft or even this industry.”
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ssassins-creed
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December 19th, 2012, 01:33 Posted By: wraggster
As part of its "countdown to 2013 deals," Xbox Live has Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and its downloadable content available for half off today only.
That means the Games on Demand version of last year's installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 3, is available for $30. Its four DLC packs are 600 Microsoft Points ($7.50) apiece.
Oddly, checking Amazon, Modern Warfare 3 is currently $54.99, which does make this Xbox Live special an actual deal (for once). Meanwhile, this year'sBlack Ops 2 is $49.99 from the e-tailer.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/ca...-on-xbox-live/
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December 19th, 2012, 01:28 Posted By: wraggster
Rage's first bundle of DLC, "The Scorchers," is available now on PC and Xbox 360 for $4.99/400 MS Points, with the identically priced PS3 version dropping with this evening's PSN update. The package adds a new clan, new weapons, new areas to be angry in, a new "Ultra-Nightmare" difficulty level and the added ability to keep playing the game, even after the story has ended.
We're sure at least some of that stuff is represented in the new screenshots below, but we can't get past the weird gross fungus guy to check. Eugh.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/ps...dlc-out-today/
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December 19th, 2012, 01:05 Posted By: wraggster
A host of new Xbox Live apps came online for Gold subscribers today, including Vimeo and AOL On. Vimeo users will have the ability to share videos through Xbox Live and Facebook, but the new app may also be preparation for the official launch of the streaming site's pay-to-view service, available to all Vimeo Pro members in early 2013. AOL On also brings its library of over 380,000 videos, including content fromHuffPost Entertainment, Reuters, CNET, Moviefone,Entertainment Tonight and yours truly. Lastly, Verizon FiOSusers will now see 75 channels on Xbox Live, including 49 new additions such as AMC HD and NFL Network. All apps can be controlled via Kinect voice and gestures, though you may need more than zombie-like reflexes to flip to the Walking Dead.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/18/x...-verizon-fios/
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December 19th, 2012, 01:03 Posted By: wraggster
First Xbox Live free-to-play game reaches seven-figure player base in two months
Happy Wars developer Toylogic is a big believer in "the more, the merrier," as the studio today announced the Xbox Live Arcade game has topped 1.2 million players worldwide. The game launched in October as the first free-to-play title to appear on Microsoft's downloadable storefront.
While the game operates on a microtransaction-driven business model, the "free-to-play" moniker has one caveat. Currently, the game is only playable for Xbox Live members with a Gold subscription, which sells for $60 a year.
The developer also announced a new update for the game rolling out today. The holiday patch adds a number of seasonal decorations to the game, as well as a "special challenge" co-op boss battle mode that will only be available for a limited time. The update is also intended to improve matchmaking and online stability.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...illion-players
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December 19th, 2012, 01:01 Posted By: wraggster
The US military and Microsoft are trying to simplify therapy for injured soldiers
[h=3]Microsoft[/h]microsoft.com
Microsoft and the United States Air Force are testing the Kinect as part of a home therapy physical suite program for injured soldiers. Microsoft will also be discussing the project with Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center, according to reporting by Defense News. The Kinect hardware is partnered with Infostrat's ReMotion360 physical therapy software.
“Microsoft is committing R&D and marketing resources to ensure that the [Defense Department] community is aware of the capabilities of the product, as well as the breadth of our partner community, which includes the system integrators,” said Microsoft director of public sector solutions Phil West. “The targeted scenarios include therapy-related functions, but they also span training and simulation, interactive user interfaces, and so on.”
The project is part of Microsoft's efforts to use the Kinect outside of the consumer market, with focuses on enterprise and public sector utilization. Other defense-related organizations, including Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Army Medicine, the Navy's Bureau of Medicine, Lockheed Martin, SAIC and CACI, have looked at the inexpensive motion-tracking capabilities of the Kinect for different purposes.
Microsoft is also looking into using the Kinect to connect post-traumatic stress disorder sufferers with group therapy sessions.
“They can use avatars, which allows anonymity, but also allows for representatives who are therapists or licensed psychiatrists to connect with them,” West said. “Therapists can say, 'I know who you are because I have your case file. No one else in the room has to see in your face.' It gives a way to engage and talk through problems while preserving anonymity.”
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...m-for-soldiers
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December 18th, 2012, 15:44 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft says it has resolved an issue which resulted in a number of Halo 4being unjustly banned from accessing some parts of the game's online component.
 While the issue set the Halo Waypoint forums alight earlier this week, the platform holder claims that less than 200 players were affected by the problem.Microsoft told Kotaku: "There was a situation yesterday (Sunday) in which less than 200 Halo 4 users were being incorrectly banned from accessing certain parts of the game (not banned from Xbox Live as a whole), and we have since resolved the issue.
"All players accounts impacted are working as normal. For more information, please go to the Halo Waypoint forums here."
The bans were believed to somehow be linked to the recent release of Halo 4 DLC the Crimson Map Pack.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ays-microsoft/
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December 18th, 2012, 15:42 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has kicked off a two-week sale on Xbox Live content.
 Running until Monday December 31, the promotion will include a number of daily deals on Games on Demand, Arcade titles and DLC.Today sees Modern Warfare 3 and all DLC packs available for half their usual price, while Kinect Party is free to download until the end of the year.
In addition to the daily deals, there are a number of special offers available until December 31, all of which are outlined below:
Daily Deals
- December 18: Modern Warfare 3, Modern Warfare 3, Collection 1 DLC, Collection 2 DLC, Collection 3 DLC, Collection 4 DLC
- December 19: LEGO Games, LEGO Batman [GoD], LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga [GoD], LEGO Star Wars III [GoD], LEGO Indiana Jones [GoD], LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean [GoD], LEGO Indiana Jones 2 [GoD], LEGO Harry Potter [GoD]
- December 20: Platformer Games, Fez, HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, Sonic Adventure 2, Rayman Origins [GoD], Rayman 3 HD, Mark of the Ninja, Trine 2
- December 21: Rockstar Games, L.A. Noire [GoD], Red Dead Redemption [GoD], Max Payne 3 [GoD], Midnight Club: LA [GoD]
- December 22: TBA
- December 23: Summer of Arcade 2012 Games, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Deadlight, Hybrid
- December 24: Trials HD and Trials Evolution, Trials HD, Trials HD - Big Thrills, Trials HD - Big Pack, Trials Evolution, Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain
- December 25: Kinect Family, Hydro Thunder, Rock of Ages, Mini Ninjas Adventures, Leedmees, Fruit Ninja Kinect, Fruit Ninja Kinect - 8-bit Cartridge, Fruit Ninja Kinect - Art Box, Fruit Ninja Kinect - Space Capsule, Fruit Ninja Kinect - Storm Season
- December 26: TBA
- December 27: Borderlands, Borderlands [GoD], Borderlands 2 [GoD], Borderlands 2 Season Pass
- December 28: The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Episode 1, The Walking Dead Episode 2, The Walking Dead Episode 3, The Walking Dead Episode 4, The Walking Dead Episode 5
- December 29: Family Games, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts [GoD], Cars 2: The Video Game [GoD], Crash Of The Titans [GoD], Toy Story 3 [ GoD], Crazy Taxi, The Splatters
- December 30: Fighting Games, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, Street Fighter III: Online Edition, Dungeon Fighter LIVE: Fall Of Hendon Myre31st: Skyrim and Oblivion
- December 31: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [GoD], The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [GoD], The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine
Special offers:- Frogger Hyperarcade - Arcade, 400 MS Points (50% off)
- Joe Danger 2 The Movie - Arcade, 400 MS Points (67% off)
- Zuma's Revenge - Arcade, 400 MS Points (50% off)
- Simpsons Arcade - Arcade, 600 MS Points (25% off)
- Wreckateer - Arcade, 200 MS Points (75% off)
- Plants vs. Zombies - Arcade, 600 MS Points, 50% off)
- Peggle - Arcade, 400 MS Points (50% off)
- Peggle Nights - Add-on, 200 MS Points(50% off)
- Fire Pro Wrestling - Arcade, 400 MS Points (50% off)
- Sonic 4: Episode 2 - Arcade, 600 MS Points (50% off)
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - Arcade, 160 MS Points (60% off)
- Realms of Ancient War - Arcade, 400 MS Points (67% off)
- Rock Band 3 - GonD, $9.99 (50% off)
- A World of Keflings - Arcade, 400 (50% off)
- A World of Keflings: Sugar, Spice and Not So Nice - Add-on, 160 MS Point (50% off)
- A World of Keflings: It Came From Outer Space - Add-on, 160 MS Points (50% off)
- Kinect Party - Arcade, 0 MS Points (100% off)
- Jet Set Radio - Arcade, 400 MS Points (50% off)
- Bully Scholarship Edition - GonD, $9.99 (33% off)
- Super Meat Boy - Arcade, 600 MS Points (50% off)
- Air Force Flight Helmet - Avatar, 80 (50% off)
- Army Humvee - Avatar, 120 MS Points (50% off)
- T-Rex - Avatar, 80 MS Points (50% off)
- Triceratops - Avatar, 80 MS Points (50% off)
- Adult Husky - Avatar, 120 MS Points (50% off)
- Golden Retriever - Avatar, 120 MS Points (50% off)
- Abominable Snowman Outfit Female - Avatar, 80 MS Points (50% off)
- Abominable Snowman Outfit Male - Avatar, 80 (50% off)
- Sports Car - Avatar, 160 MS Points (50% off)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...cks-off-today/
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December 18th, 2012, 15:41 Posted By: wraggster
New Resident Evil 6, Forza Horizon and Battlefield 3 DLC has been released onXbox Live.
 Players can now download Xbox 360 timed exclusive Resident Evil 6 DLC in the form of three new game modes. Survivors, Predator and Siege are each priced at 320 MS Points (£2.74), or they can be picked up together for 720 MS Points (£6.17).Meanwhile, the latest Forza Horizon DLC is the Rally Expansion Pack, which weighs in at 1.01 GB and costs 1600 MS Points (£13.71).
Having already launched on PS3, Battlefield 3 DLC the Aftermath expansion is now on general sale on Xbox 360 and PC, with the former weighing in at 1.59 GB and priced at 1200 MS Points (£10.28).
Check out the latest Xbox Live DLC release schedule.
Microsoft today kicked off a two-week sale on Xbox Live content.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...hits-xbox-360/
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