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October 22nd, 2009, 16:49 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has appeared to suggest that a Blu-ray drive will shortly be made available for the Xbox 360 as a standalone accessory.
In exerts from a forthcoming interview at Gizmodo, Ballmer responded to a question about Blu-ray compatibility on the Xbox 360 by saying: "I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there - you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories".
Although the quote appears unambiguous Ballmer has a history of inaccurate comments regarding Microsoft's Xbox business. Most recently he was forced to retract a statement which implied that a new Xbox 360 model would be released at retail this year - after he apparently became confused over plans for the forthcoming Project Natal hardware.
A statement from Microsoft, also obtained by Gizmodo, states: "Our immediate solution for Blu-ray-quality video on an Xbox 360 is coming this fall with Zune Video and 1080p instant-on HD streaming. As far as our future plans are concerned, we're not ready to comment." Neither service be available outside of North America this year.
As Eurogamer affiliate Digital Foundry points out a Blu-ray peripheral makes little sense given the technical difficulties and the inadvisability of splitting the Xbox 360 market by releasing games on the format - presumably leaving any potential add-on as a movie-only player similar to the ill-fatted HD-DVD peripheral.
As Digital Foundry suggests Ballmer actually seemed to be talking about standalone Blu-ray players and may simply have used the word "accessories" by accident.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...s-for-xbox-360
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October 21st, 2009, 22:09 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
Here are some brand new shots of the XBLA remake of N64 classic Perfect Dark running on 360 hardware.
As you can see, the blurry resolution and texture quality of the N64 original are now pin-sharp, the guns look to have been re-skinned with more detailed textures and Elvis has had a techie make-over too.
Perfect Dark on XBLA will also feature online play via Xbox Live, which should be ace.
MS said it'd do it's best to answer any questions we have about the remake. So we asked some:
Other than a re-skins is there any other added content in the game?
MS rep: Not talking about that at the minute
When is it out?
MS rep: Release is still planned for 'Winter'
Does it have updated dual-analogue controls?
MS rep: Let me check to see if we have spoken about this yet.
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October 21st, 2009, 20:51 Posted By: wraggster
After working with the motion-control system for the best part of a year, the head of design at Rare has described Natal as a "massive ocean of possibilities"
George Andreas spoke to games™ during the magazine's exclusive trip to Rare's studio in Twycross. Discussing the advantages of working with Natal over traditional game controllers, the developer said: “When you work on a conventional controller you reach the limitations of that very, very quickly. From a design perspective you know what it does, you know what the buttons do, and you know how you’re going to interact with the software."
"The thing that I’ve personally seen over the last nine or ten months working closely with Natal is that boundary just isn’t anywhere in sight yet. It’s a massive ocean of possibilities and it really is going to open up the mind. At the moment we haven’t got anywhere near the limitations of what that hardware will be able to bring to entertainment in the future.”
“It's a massive ocean of possibilities and it really is going to open up the mind”
With a special edition of Resident Evil 5 due to debut for Sony's motion controller, there's been plenty of speculation over the game genres best suited to the technology – Andreas believes any associations are just in the mind, however. “With a great development team you should be able to create any game experience with Natal,” he adds.
http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/news/15...ny-experience#
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October 21st, 2009, 16:30 Posted By: wraggster
Entertainment chain HMV will support the UK midnight launch of Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
The publisher is hosting a big screen event at Leicester Square in London on October 9, with HMV's Torcadero store opening at midnight to begin selling the highly anticipated title.
The game comes in various SKUs – the basic game controversially had its RRP pushed up to £54.99, while a limited Prestige edition of the game will retail for £119.99.
In the US, retailer Best Buy is opening over 500 stores at midnight to meet consumer demand.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...dern-warfare-2
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October 21st, 2009, 02:08 Posted By: wraggster
EA Sports boss Peter Moore (and of course former Microsoft exec) has predicted that Microsoft will launch a new console before Sony or Nintendo.
He explained his thoughts at the LAY conference at UC Berkeley where Moore also stated that he believes it will be at least ten years before we see the end of physical media for games.
http://xbox.boomtown.net/en_uk/artic...w.php?id=18719
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October 21st, 2009, 02:07 Posted By: wraggster
Michael Pachter, the internet's favorite gaming soothsayer, turned up on GameTrailer's Bonus Round once again this week. What did the Wedbush Morgan analyst see in his crystal ball this time around? Not only did he declare that Microsoft has given up on PC gaming, but he also predicted that the price of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions will be going up sometime in the future.
"It's a profit deal," Pachter claimed, responding to a fan question about the dearth of ports from Xbox 360 to PC. "Microsoft wants you to never play a game again on your PC and play everything on your 360,".
"You can't hook a guy into Xbox Live Gold if he's playing on PC. So, I mean, that's the other problem is you really wanna hook every gamer who has a 360, you want them to buy all their games on 360, play everything multiplayer, pay you 50 bucks a year so that in a couple years, it's 100 bucks a year. And that's going up -- we all know that."
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176540
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October 21st, 2009, 02:06 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft is inviting select Xbox Live subscribers to sign up between now and October 21 for what it calls an "exclusive pilot rewards program," promising unspecified "cool stuff" to those who register.
The company sent email to a limited number of subscribers, some of whom forwarded their invitations on to consumer weblog Kotaku for its report. "So, you click the button below and register to let us know you want in and pretty soon we'll let you know if you got in or not - and not everyone will (that's why it's called exclusive)," instructed the emails.
"This offer is for a select few - you can't send it to anyone else (why would you send something this awesome to someone else, are you nuts?). If you make the cut, you can pass or opt-out whenever you want. But then you'll never know how it ended."
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=25723
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October 21st, 2009, 00:04 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today:
features
With over 15 different endings, every action you take will cause a chain of events to occur, allowing for multiple outcomes and replay-ability. Every action has a reaction and the following consequences open up new paths to explore
Craft your own unique weapons from over 200 different parts and materials, creating the ultimate weapon that suits your taste and fighting style. Create lethal blades, spears, pole axes and more while discovering new abilities and skills with increased use. Become a master of one or of many. The choice is yours
Performing different feats will reward a player with Samurai Points and a Title, which in turn will unlock new features and characters within the game. Fight honorably in the way of the samurai, live your life as a bandit or strive to uphold the government. These choices will net different points and values, encouraging multiple play throughs to unlock everything
Fight your opposition with force or take the diplomatic route, using subtle gestures like the unsheathing of your sword. With an extensive dialogue tree, weapons combo system and more, this hybrid title delivers on multiple fronts
description
The consequences of your actions will determine your fate. Choose to fight along side good or evil during the tumultuous time of the Sengoku Era and carve your name into history. Become a hero or become infamous, the choice is yours.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3hlj.html
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October 21st, 2009, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today:
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Experience incredible layers of gameplay depth with excitement of first-person action and vehicular combat
Features life-like character animations, impressive real-time physics, and customizable vehicles
Players can freely join or leave the game at anytime
Game creates thousands of unique, randomly generated missions, weapons and situations
Allows multiple players to share same game experience simultaneously online
description
A sci-fi / action RPG from acclaimed developer Gearbox, Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat for incredible layers of gameplay depth.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2hlh.html
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October 20th, 2009, 23:39 Posted By: wraggster
When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of axe shredders, drummers and fearless frontmen will be born with Activision's Guitar Hero® World Tour.
It transforms music gaming by expanding the signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience.
It combines the most advanced wireless instruments with new revolutionary online and offline gameplay modes, including online Band Career and eight-player "Battle of the Bands," which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever.
The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar, an authentic electronic drum kit and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit, and share their original rock 'n' roll anthems.
Strap on your guitar and embark on your tour. Guitar Hero World Tour is our weekly special and is available at the unbeatable bargain price of US$ 19.90 only. The Asian version is region free and supports an array of European languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-274-84-n.html
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October 20th, 2009, 23:38 Posted By: wraggster
There has been another development in the never-ending battle that is Microsoft trying to keep its gaming system closed to unauthorized use. Xbox-scene reports that a new hack called freeBOOT v0.01 allows the Xbox 360 to upgrade to the newer kernels, but allows the option of rebooting to an older kernel in order use the JTAG exploit and gain access to the hardware.
In case you missed it, the JTAG hack is a way to run homebrew code on an Xbox 360. Exploiting this hack makes it possible to boot a Linux kernel in about five seconds. We’ve long been fans of the homebrew work done with XBMC on the original Xbox and hope that advances like this will lead to that end. We want this because the older hardware cannot handle high definition content at full resolution but the Xbox 360 certainly can.
This exploit is still far from perfect. It currently requires that the Cygnos360 mod chip be installed on the system. A resistor also needs to be removed from the board to prevent accidental kernel updating. That being said, this is still progress. If you’re interested in step-by-step details, take a look at the text file instructions provided.
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/20/freeb...hack-new-life/
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October 20th, 2009, 23:32 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo USA
InFeCtuS is the most versatile chip ever released in the market.
Infectus developed this device with an OPEN concept, they used a core reprogrammable board, a 512kb flash on board and an USB interface for the PC communication.
Specs:
- The core of INFECTUS is the new ACTEL ProASIC3 FAMILY, the new family after the famous APA075.
- It use a 512Kb parallel flash SSTSF040, with a high transfer rate and performance.
- Finally, it got a REAL USB2.0 processor. This high quality component can manage the communication between ACTEL and PC (mini usb connector).
- All of the chip PLD/FLASH/USB parts are 100% reprogrammable via USB communication.
- For security reasons, all of the applications stored in the flash are AES 128-bit encrypted, to protect the work against chinese market!
- Produced in Europe with the last technology of BSDL testing.
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October 20th, 2009, 23:28 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo USA
Infectus Homebrew is a DEVELOPER ACTEL BOARD. It allows you to load your own STP files generated from ACTEL LIBERO DEVELOPER SUITE.
Infectus Homebrew works like an ACTEL JTAG Programmer too, you will be able to program external ACTEL IC in a easy and fast way.
Infectus Homebrew Version is provided with a public Key to encrypt the code to test, the only change between the normal and homebrew version is the Key inside. In the normal version the Key is secret and is used to protect Infectus firmware releases.
Infectus Homebrew is a complete kit that gives the developers the tools to write and test the VHDL or VERILOG code in a few minutes.
Infectus Homebrew will be sold with a special package that includes: electric schematic, some VHDL code examples, a special flat cable for JTAG ACTEL programming
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October 20th, 2009, 22:46 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
Third party peripheral firm Datel, who make a range of Max Memory storage units for Xbox 360, says it's "disappointed" with MS's decision to stop unofficial memory units working with the 360's upcoming dashboard update.
"We are following this issue and awaiting the outcome like everyone else," a Datel rep told CVG.
"If the Major Nelson blog is to be taken at face value then we're disappointed to see that Microsoft are taking these steps to prevent customers from exercising their freedom of choice.
"Everyone is looking for ways to make their cash go further at the moment and we believe that Max Memory offers a good value, high capacity, alternative to the official Memory Unit."
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October 20th, 2009, 15:52 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo USA
IntensaFire Mod Kit for Xbox 360 Controllers
What does it do? The INTENSAFIRE rampsup the XBOX 360 controller; allowing it to control a 5-mode with sleeper settings rapid fire, and has built in customizable user program mode to set your own speeds.
The INTENSAFIRE uses the existing Sync button to toggle between modes. Advanced modifiers can use an optional button as well to quickly turn the INTENSAFIRE on and off. It also enables "dual rapid-fire" - usable in all XBOX 360 games, including gamer favorites like: Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty series, Halo series, and Gears of War series.
How is this better? YES, 5-mode sleeper mod kits exist. Dual rapid-fire mod kits exist. The INTENSAFIRE mod kit has both.
There are controllers on the market, prefabricated with a RF device, that do what the INTENSAFIRE offers, each controller going for well over $100. The INTENSAFIRE is an extremely simple to installation kit, taking no more than 3 minutes for an experienced user and installs with minimal tools. Other mod kits require intensive soldering, drilling, wiring, and deconstruction of your controllers.
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October 20th, 2009, 11:15 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft's Halo 3: ODST has attracted over 5 million unique players since launch, racking up over 116 million hours of gameplay on Xbox Live, according to the company.
The stats were released as NPD data showed that Halo 3: ODST sold over 1.52 million units during September, making it the best-selling game for the month.
The company also noted that during September, third-party sales on the Xbox 360 accounted for over $154 million, with US consumers spending $404 million on Xbox 360 hardware, software and peripherals during the month.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ox-360-product
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October 19th, 2009, 22:30 Posted By: wraggster
News via http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=2475
[source: ikari @ freeBOOT-0.01.zip] Finally, here it is - freeBOOT, a rebooter for the Microsoft Xbox 360. This version of freeBOOT allows you to reboot into kernel 2.0.8498 on a Xenon or Falcon console, which can be exploited by the JTAG hack. Support for Zephyr, Opus, and Jasper consoles will follow shortly. As freeBOOT needs a second flash memory to store kernel 2.0.8498 and associated data, a Cygnos360 is required at the moment. Read through the following instructions carefully. Building your own images is yet a complicated task involving many steps. Future versions of freeBOOT will be easier to build.
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October 19th, 2009, 20:01 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today:
features
With over 15 different endings, every action you take will cause a chain of events to occur, allowing for multiple outcomes and replay-ability. Every action has a reaction and the following consequences open up new paths to explore
Craft your own unique weapons from over 200 different parts and materials, creating the ultimate weapon that suits your taste and fighting style. Create lethal blades, spears, pole axes and more while discovering new abilities and skills with increased use. Become a master of one or of many. The choice is yours
Performing different feats will reward a player with Samurai Points and a Title, which in turn will unlock new features and characters within the game. Fight honorably in the way of the samurai, live your life as a bandit or strive to uphold the government. These choices will net different points and values, encouraging multiple play throughs to unlock everything
Fight your opposition with force or take the diplomatic route, using subtle gestures like the unsheathing of your sword. With an extensive dialogue tree, weapons combo system and more, this hybrid title delivers on multiple fronts
description
The consequences of your actions will determine your fate. Choose to fight along side good or evil during the tumultuous time of the Sengoku Era and carve your name into history. Become a hero or become infamous, the choice is yours.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3hlz.html
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