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September 14th, 2011, 23:22 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft today re-confirmed that it will be bringing Xbox Live functionality to PCs -- a move that will come courtesy of the newly showcased Windows 8. The integration -- titled, simply enough, Xbox Live on Windows -- will bring the service's gaming, music, movie and TV content to Win 8 devices. The software giant promises to shed more light on the move later in the week, with a Build 2011 session for app developers interested in harnessing the service's features.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/x...for-windows-8/
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September 14th, 2011, 23:04 Posted By: wraggster
Kinect ownership means you've got to keep a good ten square feet of space totally free to play in, and that's nearly impossible for many inner-city, bedroom and dorm-room gamers. Fortunately for them,Nyko has developed a solution so simple it's positively genius -- clip-on lenses that reduce the distance the Kinect can see, bringing players closer to the TV. After the break you'll find a video and press release -- but more importantly, the Nyko Zoom is available right now for $29.99 in all good retailers, and some of the bad ones too, probably.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/14/n...med-gamers-wo/
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September 12th, 2011, 21:57 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
The ninja wars between the villages are not over. Ninja Storm 2 spans the whole Shippuden series, from the first episode to the latest arc. A total of 40 ninjas are joining the fray this time, call out the power of the tailed beasts, or use the power of the Sharingan when you pit yourself against the overwhelming forces of the ninjas from the opposing villages.
The game graphics are produced under the supervision of Studio Pierrot, the backgrounds are transformed from 2D to 3D, so you can head deeper into the forests or caves during the battles. For the first time in Naruto game history, you can log on to the network to fight other ninjas and by participating in the rank matches, you can win reputation.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3qw0.html
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September 12th, 2011, 21:54 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
features•Bigger, better, and more badass gameplay: Gears of War 2 builds upon the gameplay of the first title in every way. First, the scope of the action is bigger—new characters, more weapons, nastier enemies, bigger vehicles, and grander locales offer more action, more emotion, and more thrills.
•Jaw-dropping visuals: Gears of War 2 raises the graphics bar for next-generation games through its breathtaking visual effects, which are made possible through advances in Unreal Engine 3.
•Gripping story: Gears of War 2 continues to push deep, immersive storytelling in video games to greater heights. Humanity's epic battle for survival is felt on both the personal and epic levels as you explore multiple story arcs that introduce new characters and flesh out the histories of familiar ones.
•Unparalleled Xbox LIVE action: Gears of War 2 takes full advantage of the industry-leading Xbox LIVE® service. Home to 10 million gamers, Xbox LIVE is a robust online entertainment network and allows you to experience Gears of War 2 either competitively or cooperatively. Enhanced competitive multiplayer gameplay over Xbox LIVE introduces new modes, weapons, and a multitude of new maps.
descriptionGears of War® 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the 4.7 million-selling blockbuster third-person tactical action game, and one of the most popular Xbox 360 games in history. Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of Gears of War, and thrusts you back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.
Gears of War 2 is developed by Epic Games exclusively for Xbox 360®. Continue the story of Marcus Fenix, a reluctant war hero, as he leads Delta Squad on a series of perilous and adrenaline-pumping missions. Gears of War 2 blends a best-in-class third-person shooter with unsurpassed high-definition visuals, all layered on top of an engaging story of survival, loss, and retribution.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-44hg.html
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September 12th, 2011, 21:52 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
Jurassic Lost Island is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious island that connects the modern world with the age of dinosaurs. Take on the role of Craig Dylan, a weapons and survival expert, hired to protect a research team sent to study the strange temporal energy of the island and recover whatever is left of the expedition lost on the island 25 years ago. Every minute is a fight for survival as Dylan must scavenge weapons, defend barricades, and battle titanic dinosaurs to return to his own time.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3io6.html
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September 12th, 2011, 21:41 Posted By: wraggster
Techland's Dead Island manages to debut at the top of the UK Xbox 360 sales chart, mirroring its performance on the UK all format sales chart.
Narrowly missing out on the top spot is THQ and Relic's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, which makes it to No.2 and forces Driver: San Francisco down to No.3.
Following it at No.4 is Deus Ex: Human Revolution (which is down from No.1), Rugby World Cup 2011 at No.5 and NHL 12 at No.6. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean moves up from No.10 to No.7 while Sega's mature Kinect title Rise of Nightmare enters the top ten at No.8.
Finishing up the top ten are DiRT 3 at No.9 and Madden NFL 12 at No.10.
Here's the full top ten for the week ended September 3.
01. Dead Island (Deep Silver)
02. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (THQ)
03. Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft)
04. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix)Madden NFL 12 (EA)
05. Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 Games)
06. NHL 12 (EA)
07. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
08. Rise of Nightmares (Sega)
09. DiRT 3 (Codemasters)
10. Madden NFL 12 (EA)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...-strong-debut/
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September 12th, 2011, 19:32 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft will make six titles playable at this year's Eurogamer Expo, including Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Forza 4.
Gears Of War 3, Gunstringer, Dance Central 2 and Kinect Sports 2 will also be available for visitors to enjoy on the show floor.
Microsoft is just the latest publisher to announce its participation in the event, with Sega, Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda and many more already confirmed.
Bioware, id Software and Ubisoft meanwhile will all present dev sessions at the show.
In addition, GamesIndustry.biz is hosting a Career Fair, giving attendees the chance to learn about getting started in the games industry across a range of disciplines.
Well over 25,000 tickets have been sold for the consumer event, which takes place at Earls Court One on September 22-25.
There are only a few tickets remaining, and they, along with more details about the show, can be found at the official site.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...eurogamer-expo
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September 11th, 2011, 23:30 Posted By: wraggster
via http://emu-russia.net/en/
MSX emulator for XBOX has been updated. Changes:
- emulator always remembers which Disks, Carts, and Tape are loaded on initial set-up;
- save states always remember the currently loaded drives;
- combined Change Disk, Cart, and Tape menus into one;
- fixed the problem with autoconfig not working for DB entries that contained more than one CRC;
- Boot Cart and Disk are no longer asked for in already configured games with a multifile zip.
News source: http://xbins.org
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September 11th, 2011, 22:57 Posted By: wraggster
[source: The Matrix Team @ infinitymod.com] Hello to all. After several years since we gave our last contribution to the scene we decided that it was time to come back as we think that there is still lot of work to be done to bring innovation and quality in the console market. After all we do still love this job too much : ). A big difference from the past will be that we are not going to focus anymore on a single console, but we are going to spread our product line across all the consoles available on the market. Our first product is going to be based on the GliGli hack. Maybe many do not fully realize it, but this guy made a hell of an Engineering work to get to that result and I personally want to congratulate him for having found something that is worth to be called an "Hack"! To celebrate him and our comeback we decided to call this first new product "The Matrix Glitcher".
http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=2854
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September 11th, 2011, 22:56 Posted By: wraggster
[source: edge-360.cn] Owing to recent developments by Gligli (Reset Glitch Hack), which allows the booting of unsigned code on the XboX 360, irrespective of Kernel version, and on all versions of the X360 and X360 Slim motherboard (Except Xenon Motherboard), we’re pleased to offer the Edge 360 GX modchip! Edge360 GX works by sending pulses to the console’s processor thereby allowing unsigned code to boot as if it was legitimate signed code. Owing to the differential timing of this attack, the Edge360 GX repeats the process until booting of unsigned code is successful. Once this has been achieved, XeLL, the Xenon Linux Loader is booted.
http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=2853
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September 11th, 2011, 19:19 Posted By: wraggster
From wasabi360.com:
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We're pleased to announce that we have started manufacturing the Wasabi 360S. First stocks will be available to ship to resellers this weekend. Manufacturing of the Phat version will commence shortly.
A video will be posted soon showing operation of the Wasabi 360.
Official Site: http://www.wasabi360.com
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September 11th, 2011, 19:17 Posted By: wraggster
SneakyPeanut released Exploit 360 v1.0.0 - which is a new version of what was previously called Easy FreeBoot - now with added features for the Reset Glitch Hack:
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This time around it's a completely new application coded from the ground up to make creation of images even simpler.
This new application goes by the name Exploit 360 and is a creation tool for both images for JTAGed Xbox 360s AND consoles exploited using the new Reset Glitch by Gli Gli. This program was designed to be as simple to use as possible but still have advanced features, such as the built in SMC configuration editor.
Please note that this is Easy FreeBoot's successor and all future support and updates will go to Exploit 360.
What's new/fixed since EFB:
* Support for the reset glitch exploit.
* Brand new GUI.
* Removed support for creating older versions of FreeBoot, only 13599 kernel is supported.
* Improved overall console detection.
http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...uyXsjfeWFy.php
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September 11th, 2011, 19:16 Posted By: wraggster
BestPig released a new version of ECC Glitch Generator - a GUI tool that will easily generate an ECC file for the Xbox 360 reset glitch hack based on a dump of your NAND.
What's new/fixed:
* This update adds the 1BL key, without this key it's possible it didn't work on FAT 360s.
* Will now also create an SMC file.
Official Site/Download: bestpig.fr
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September 11th, 2011, 19:14 Posted By: wraggster
Xamphear released JTAG Content Manager 1.5:
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What This App Does:
* Browse 360 files on your PC by their real info, like game name and package title.
* Upload files (XBLA, DLC, GOD, Avatar, Title Update) to your console over FTP with a single click. Files are automatically uploaded to the right folders.
* Drag and drop files to other applications, if you'd prefer to use your own FTP client.
* Organize a messy folder of downloaded content into 1 of 4 different directory styles. Restore the original filenames for XBLA and DLC files.
* View the MediaID of Title Updates and GODs so you can match them, and search JQE and XBUC for matching TUs.
* View the MediaID of ISO files. (Requires abgx360)
What's new/fixed:
Size column on upload screen. Fixed size labels on upload screen, all
sizes listed in MB now. Fixed bug in abgx360 detection. Fixed bug that
caused error messages when selecting files and uploading in some regions.
More accurate speed during uploads. Time remaining and progress percentage
added to window title and tray icon. Other bug fixes.
http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...ylKtiyzFwh.php
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September 10th, 2011, 23:46 Posted By: wraggster
Pinball FX developer Zen Studios has rejected Sony's claim that Microsoft's Xbox 360 content policy is an attempt to "protect inferior technology".
Last month Eurogamer revealed Microsoft reserves the right to refuse to publish games on Xbox Live Arcade if they launch on PlayStation Network first.
Microsoft may refuse to publish retail games if they do not feature content parity on-disc.
Sony then criticised the policy, accusing Microsoft of "protecting inferior technology". "I think they want to dumb it down and keep it as pedestrian as possible so that if you want to do anything for Blu-ray, or you have extra content above 9GB, or you want to do anything of that nature, you'd better sure as heck remember that Microsoft can't handle that," Sony's senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer said.
"So potentially any time we've gone out and negotiated exclusive content of things that we've announced at things like DPS or E3, publishers are getting the living crap kicked out of them by Microsoft because they are doing something for the consumer that is better on our platform than it might be perceived on theirs.
"So from a creativity standpoint and what we are doing to try to make it better for the consumer, our view is Microsoft's doing everything they can to eliminate that because they have an inferior technology."
According to Zen Studios, maker of XBLA exclusives Pinball FX and Pinball FX 2, PSN and iOS game Zen Pinball, and multiplatform game Marvel Pinball, Microsoft's content policy benefits developers.
"It's their [Microsoft's] culture," Mel Kirk, Zen Studios Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, told Eurogamer. "Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft all have very different cultures. Microsoft has a very specific way of managing Xbox Live Arcade. It makes for a more successful platform for everybody who gets a game up there. Those things are in place to as a real gatekeeper for quality content.
"I'll be perfectly honest, you're going to do better on XBLA than you will on PSN. The policies they have in place really enable that. They don't stifle creativity because, you look like a game like Pinball FX, we did some groundbreaking things there for a free-to-play with in-app purchasing game on console. They let us take those risks. They were there. They wanted to work and help us develop them even further and gave us a lot of good input on that. That just hasn't been our experience.
"If they're [Microsoft] holding back features in games because they can't do what PlayStation does, I would agree with you. But I really don't understand that. Is there an actual specific title we can talk about?"
Kirk pointed the finger at Sony in an attempt to counter what he believes has been Microsoft bashing in recent weeks. "If we're going to give Microsoft a hard time, especially recently, with other things Sony said about them trying to inhibit creativity because they don't have powerful enough tech to do things and their technology is lacklustre, if we're going to focus on all these things then we need to then look across the board at everyone and criticise everything," he said. "It just doesn't seem fair to be lopsided one way or the other."
He recounted the experience Zen had following the PSN outage earlier this year. "When PSN went down, of course it was a huge story. But then the fallout from that got taken away. E3 came and it was all gone and forgotten about.
"We missed two releases in the PSN outage. Then there was a lot of talking between account managers. Hey, when do you guys want to release? Here are potential dates. We were like, oh man, this is really good, and we'll know when we're coming out and it's not going to be so bad.
"But the Thursday night before E3, all of the games just got released. Anybody that missed their date got pushed out and was published. We found out about it over Twitter and Facebook. Hey! Fantastic Four is available! We were like, what? Totally caught by surprise. It was hard for us to figure that one out.
"We've talked about it. We have good dialogue about it. They're not exactly apologetic. They're like, OK, next time - hopefully there's not a next time - we'll try to do it differently. We're happy with that."
While Sony has had its troubles with PSN, XBLA remains the "holy grail" for digital publishing.
"They want to be first to market," Kirk said. "That's totally a business strategy and company philosophy. If you want to get your game on XBLA, yeah, don't put it out anywhere until you get it there. But XBLA right now, Steam is rivalling, but XBLA is the Holy Grail for digital publishing.
"Steam changed things very recently, but up until the last six months, 12 months, you ask a developer, hey, where do you want to publish your game? The first answer they're going to say is XBLA. Now it's changing. Steam and XBLA are fighting and jockeying for number one destination."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ior-tech-claim
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September 10th, 2011, 23:11 Posted By: wraggster
Valve Xbox 360 rumours have burst into roaring digital flames this morning, after Steam users discovered an 'Xbox support' section buried inside the platform's online support forums.
 Currently Steamworks - Valve's developer suite with online matchmaking, friends list and cross-platform play support - is only available on PlayStation 3, but the Half-Life house hasn't been shy in stating it'd love to make the move to Xbox.
Valve's Erik Johnson told CVG last year: "We think customers would like [Steam on Xbox 360]. We think, anyway. We'd love to try that."
It's been made clear in the past however, that Valve believes the decision is "not up to us". The studio would like Microsoft to relax its closed regulations on Xbox Live, which don't allow outsiders to put their own content onto the service (so mods, quick patches etc).
Our heads tell us the listing on Steam Support is quite likely an innocent mistake - or in reference to Valve's non-Steam Xbox titles - but it wouldn't be the first time something like this has leaked online.
Isn't there a large Japan-angled trade show happening next week too? In a territory in which Microsoft could do with a big announcement to boost sales? Hmmm...
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...e-360-rumours/
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September 10th, 2011, 23:08 Posted By: wraggster
As predicted by analysts, Xbox 360 retained its position at the top of the US hardware sales rankings in August, despite the mid-month introduction of a PS3 price cut.
 Xbox 360 sold 308,000 units in August, according to NPD data passed along by Microsoft, representing the 14th month out of the last 15 the platform has sold more units than any other console.
Citing the likes of Gears of War 3, Forza Motorsport 4, Kinect Sports: Season Two and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Microsoft said in a statement: "With a massive portfolio of new blockbuster and Kinect titles coming this holiday as well as new partnerships like Disney and UFC, Xbox 360 is well-positioned for continued success.
"Additionally, the highly-anticipated release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will launch on November 8. All of the entertainment, partner support, record growth and sales momentum give us confidence that Xbox 360 will notch another record year."
According to NPD analyst Anita Frazier, all platforms saw unit sales increases over July. "The PS3 price cut also drove a notable uptick in sales of that platform," she said.
While no PS3 sales figures were released, Sony Computer Entertainment America corporate communications boss Patrick Seybold said in a statement: "Despite inventory constraints at retail during the first half of August, PS3 hardware sales were very strong the last two weeks of the month following the $50 price cut and the new InFamous 2 bundle.
"The new PS3 price point, combined with PlayStation Move and the industry's strongest lineup of exclusive titles, including Uncharted 3 and Everybody Dance, positions us for an amazing holiday season."
Rob Dyer, SCEA's senior vice president of publisher relations, admitted earlier this week that Microsoft has a "massive lead" on the hardware side in the US, selling 1.6 Xbox 360 consoles to every PS3 sold.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ps3-price-cut/
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September 10th, 2011, 00:38 Posted By: wraggster
The freshly announced Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of 2007 PC shooter Crysis will be digital-only releases.
The game, which was only announced this morning, will cost 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Games on Demand (around £13.70) or £15.99 on the PlayStation Network.
It will differ from the original via adapted joypad controls (based on the Crysis 2 model) along with various other unspecified “modifications and enhancements”. Stereoscopic 3D support will also be included.
The news comes as a further blow to High Street retailers who are becoming accustomed to an increasingly large number of titles skipping boxed releases in favour of digital retail channels.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/crysi...release/084497
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