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Need for Speed ProStreet Car Rollout 2007-07-10 00:31:25 Need for Speed
ProStreet boasts impeccable precision and impressively detailed photo-realistic graphics, effectively transporting you to the center of the action. It pushes the “Autosculpt™” technology to a new level, allowing you to directly impact your car’s
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Microsoft’s Response to Sony’s PS3 80gb 2007-07-10 00:28:03 In response to Sony
’s announcement of 60GB PS3 price cut and the addition of a new 80GB model, a Microsoft
spokesperson said on behalf of the company’s perspective
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CWCHEAT 0.1.8 Revision A Released 2007-07-08 06:13:31 CWCheat revision is 0.1.8 Revision
A — the first of many to follow. Lets take a peek…
CHANGELOG:
[ALL] now there is an header with the index (addr, +byte, ASCII) in the memory editor
[ALL] now it’s possible to choose if ASCII should be shown on screen in the memory editor with ASCII ENABLE = 0/1 in the CWCHEAT.INI/CWCHEATPOPS.INI
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Need for Speed ProStreet Car List 2007-07-08 05:22:49 Need for Speed
ProStreet boasts an impressive and unique car list that spans over 40 years of the automotive spectrum. Today, EA unveils the first set of vehicles to be featured in the game with the Nissan GT-R PROTO leading the pack. This will mark the first time that the Nissan GT-R PROTO, which was unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, is available in a full packaged video game.
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BioShock Narrated Gameplay Trailer 2007-07-08 04:48:09 Watch and listen as Ken Levine, lead designer at Irrational Games, narrates this new HD trailer showing a few approaches to a scenario in the game.
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Halo 3 Campaign Screenshot 2007-07-08 04:45:43 New screenshot of Master Chief that has been made available through Bungie.net. There’s not much information about the screen, except that we know it is from the campaign mode of Halo 3!
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The Club: Dragov Profile, New Screenshots 2007-07-08 04:43:17 SEGA and Bizarre released today a character profile and screenshots of The Club, a game that mixes the best elements from action shooters with arcade accessibility, the pace of racing games and a story structure based on fighting games. Players will choose from a selection of characters to fight in a shadowy underground blood-sport controlled by faceless, obscenely wealthy and influential elite – The Club. Each character has their own reason for risking their life to “beat” The Club. Some are driven by greed, some are driven by a higher purpose, and some are driven by pure insane bloodlust.
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Unreal Tournament 3: Xbox 360 Version Delayed! 2007-07-12 02:01:56 Over the last few months, xbox owners have laughed at Sony for losing lot of exclusives to the Xbox
360 but today they got their little revenge by announcing that UnrealTournament
3 will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and PC in 2007. That means that the Xbox 360 version won’t ship before January 2008, at the earliest.
Furthermore, the PS3 version will support user-generated content. We don’t know yet if the Xbox 360 version will support such a feature, considering the rigorous rules for content available through Xbox Live Marketplace. Below is the press release
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Halo 3 Single-Player Preview (IGN) 2007-07-12 01:57:47 This Article is from ign’s Team Xbox , There is so many new stuff to halo 3 that they didn’t show befor, new enemies old enemies helping out master chief and etc.. if you like halo series you must check out this article and video and images….
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Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground Screenshots 2007-07-12 01:46:26 Tony Hawk’s Proving
Ground features deeper customization than ever before, including a Video Editor with full-featured editing tools and visual effects for creating “epic skate videos,” and a fully customizable online Skate Lounge where players can skate with friends in the ultimate pad. In addition, players will have the freedom to skate from single player to online seamlessly, as well as utilize new gameplay mechanics such as skateable terrain altering and building, and Bowl Carving, delivering the most empowered skating experience ever.
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground also features even more Nail the Trick™ moves such as Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual intensifying the thrill of pulling off big tricks.
Check out the latest images of Activision’s upcoming street skater.
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Maximus Firmware Toolbox v4.0 2007-07-14 02:12:30 Here’s the latest Maximus FirmwareToolbox
with support for Hitachi-LG 78/79 (and upper) variants. Essentially it’s Commodore4Eva’s iXtreme firmware ported to work with the DVD-ROM models mentioned in the previous sentence.
See ‘readme.txt’ for special notes on flashing Hitachi 79FK drives and additional release notes.
What is it?!
A graphical tool to handle several common dvd-drive firmware tasks. This is the better tool you will find.
You can copy-paste the keys from one firmware to another not matter if they are different vendor (samsung or hitachi) and not matter the version of the FW.
Allows SMART PATCH for rolling code firmwares (Hitachi 0078) and also Direct Flash on all drives, even the nasty 78 drives.
RAWDUMP does not work fine with SIL chipsets yet, be aware of use the validate checksum feature to avoid bad dumps and bricks. We will be working on SIL chipsets later.
The flasher/restore appears to be rock solid now, also very easy to understand, so this could be th
PSP SMS Plus PSP 1.2.1 Released 2007-07-14 02:09:31 SMS
Plus PSP 1.2.1 is a port of Charles MacDonald’s SMS Plus emulator. It faithfully mimics the console SEGA Master System and Game Gear hand held.
See ‘readme.htm’ for installation, controls, and how to access the source via subversion.
Downloads:
>Documentation
>Binaries (PSP Version, Main Download)
>Source code available via Subversion
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Killzone 2 E3 05 vs E3 07 Comparison! 2007-07-14 01:42:24 One of the biggest games at E3 2006, a game that completely wowed the playstation audience, was the sequel to Sony’s PS2 first-person shooter Killzone
. The new Killzone was simply a tour-de-force of graphical quality, and it really showed off what the new systems (in this case the Playstation 3) would be capable of.
Turned out later on that the initial trailer, which was suspicious in the first place, was not actually the PS3 hardware itself, but rather a CG rendered trailer that was acting as a “target” for what the development team WANTED their new Killzone 2 to look like. It was NOT actual in-game footage, despite Sony’s increasing insistence that it was. (Do you all remember the sony employee who got fire for speaking their mind ?)
And now, for very real proof, we have a direct trailer-to-trailer comparison of the new, in-game PS3 trailer shown at E3 2007 with the E3 2006 rendered PS3 trailer. The difference is clear when put side-by-side.
Here is the Killzone 2 E3 200
Bomberman Live and Yie Ar Kung Fu On XBoxLive Arcade Next Week! 2007-07-14 01:34:46 Coming to Xbox LIVE® Arcade for Xbox 360™ this Wednesday 18th July at 09:00 GMT are joint head-liners “Bomberman
Live” from Hudson Entertainment, and “Yie Ar Kung Fu” from Konami.
Hudson Entertainment has created “Bomberman Live” specifically for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Part of the award-winning franchise, it delivers unparalleled social gaming excitement with high definition graphics, four-person local multiplayer and eight-person online multiplayer over Xbox LIVE. And to show there is no Bomberman out there quite like yours, players now have over 10,000 unique ways to fully customise their Bomberman.
In “Bomberman Live,” players guide their unique Bomberman around a grid-like arena, avoiding opponents and their bombs while attempting to bomb the competition. “Bomberman Live” features eight multiplayer arenas including Lost World, where players can sink in puddles of quicksand, and Ghost Town, where players can fall into trap doors. By destroying blocks, players can r
Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility Update to add 60 games! 2007-07-14 01:32:16
Microsoft’s July 2007 Xbox
360 Backwards
Compatibility update is now available over Xbox Live. This free update brings the full list of Xbox games that are Backwards Compatible on Xbox 360 to 300. Remember, your original Xbox games will look better than ever on Xbox 360 running in 720p and 1080i with anti-aliasing. You can also play cross-platform between Xbox 360 and the original Xbox over Xbox Live.
It’s great to see Xbox fan favorites like Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Morrowind, Silent Hill 2: Dreams, Project Gotham Racing 1 and 2 finally be playable on the Xbox 360.
(Guide to install and get the update can be found here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm)
The confirmed list of 60 updated backwards compatible titles:
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Announced 2007-07-14 01:26:03
The Chronicles of Narnia
: PrinceCaspian
game takes players beyond the events of the upcoming Summer 2008 blockbuster film. A year after the events of the first film, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” but 1,300 years in Narnian time, Prince Caspian finds the Pevensie children returning to a darker land where the Narnian creatures have been driven into hiding and Narnia is under the rule of the evil tyrant Miraz.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for consoles is developed by Traveller’s Tales. Fall Line Studio, Disney Interactive Studios’ Nintendo-focused studio in Salt Lake City, is developing the Nintendo DS version.
Key Game Features:
Players take the role of 20 playable characters, including Narnians (non-humans)
Cooperative drop-in/drop-out multiplayer allows two players to work together both locally and online
Non-linear level structure enables players to explore multiple paths in any order
A combination of puzzle solving and acti
Microsoft Plans to Cut Xbox 360 Price! 2007-07-14 01:21:42 In an interview with Bloomberg, Shane Kim revealed that the company is working to lower the price of the Xbox
360.
“We need to compete effectively for that customer and part of that is getting to the mass market price point for the console,” said Kim. “We definitely are working on that area.”
1UP’s Patrick Klepek got the chance to sit down with Shane Kim, corporate VP at Microsoft
Game Studios, to ask about Microsoft’s response to the PlayStation 3 price drop in America.
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PlayStation 3 starter pack announced for Europe and Australia! 2007-07-14 01:18:45 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
has confirmed the launch of a new PlayStation
3 starter pack, which will retail at €599 / £425 (or AUD$999 in Australia
) for the console (the original price of the 60GB model), but with extras that include two first party games and two wireless Sixaxis controllers. It will be available in the UK from July 18 and elsewhere across Europe by August 1.
The choice of first party games available in the Starter Pack will vary to suit the interests in each country, but will include Resistance Fall of Man and MotorStorm.
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Disney & Junction Point Studios accounced DGamer network for DS & PC! 2007-07-14 01:14:08 Disney Interactive Studios
revealed at their E3 2007 press conference that they have acquired developer Warren Spector’s (of Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows and System Shock fame) Junction
Point Studios, who will continue their work to bring fresh games to next-gen consoles.No word on what will happen to current Hollywood project Ninja Gold, being made in collaboration with action director John Woo, or the other title his fantasy-author wife is helping him create.
A lifelong Disney fan, Spector recognizes the opportunity to overlay Disney content and resources on top of exceptional game design to create unique experiences for players. Junction Point Studios’ creative team brings to Disney a powerhouse of gaming talent.
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Review: Ridge Racer 2 2007-07-19 01:02:37
The game Ridge Racer
has always been a Sony fanboy’s favorite arcade drifting game. The game it self is actually alot of fun it actually made me go out and buy ridge racer 6 for the xbox 360. But everyone who has played Ridge Racer 1 for the playstation portable should not buy this game, it is the same game just few added tracks, songs, cars, nothing more and nothing less the graphics have not improved the gameplay has not changed (Never has) and or increased in a good way. Now for people who have played older Ridge Racer titles like Racer Type 4 and Ridge Racer Revolution they will be happy to know that few tracks have been remade from the older titles for the PSP. For newcomers the game has alot to offer if you have never played the ridge racer 1 on the psp or any other ridge racer titles on any platform. The game features few new cars which are just remodeled versions of older cars in Ridge Racer universe.
Wrap Up: The game will introduce couple of new game play modes li
Halo 3 To Have No Online CO-OP ? 2007-07-19 00:25:17 The August 2007 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly has an extensive preview of Halo 3. In the article, Bungie’s Frank O’Connor revealed that they are having some trouble implementing the two-player co-op mode over Xbox Live.
“I think the biggest problem for us for online co-op is that we have a situation where you can be in a Warthog with five troops, almost a mile away from the other player. That’s a significant challenge.“ Frank told EGM.
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10 things you didn’t not know about Stranglehold 2007-07-19 00:08:39 10. Chow Yun-Fat plays the role of Inspector “Tequila” Yuen, a character from John Woo’s 1992 action movie Hard Boiled. A special edition will be available on the PS3 which contains both Hard Boiled the movie on Blu-Ray and Stranglehold the game on a single disc.
9. Enemies in the game feature 27 “death zones” which trigger different death animations. This he can be easily seen during the slow mo pinpoint attack special move. I have no idea what the 27 locations are.
8. The developers wanted to focus on the action and not on ammo and item collecting, therefore the default guns (I believe Dual Berettas) have infinite ammo.
7. The environments are pretty much fully destructible with buildings, walls, tables, stairs, and various other objects exploding in a blaze of gunfire.
6. Certain objects in the enviornment will glint letting you know you can shoot them down on top of enemies. These range from street signs to chandeliers.
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How Much Did EA Buy Peter Moore For? 2007-07-18 23:59:53 The public listings of the Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed the Form 8-K EA filed after hiring PeterMoore
. A Form 8-K is a document required by the SEC to announce certain significant changes in a public company, such as a merger or acquisition and any other information which a potential investor ought to know about.
The filing revealed that Moore was offered the job on June 5, 2007, confirming that the deal was indeed cooked five weeks ago as Moore stated in his interview with Major Nelson.
But more interestly are the “compensatory arrangements with Mr. Moore,” which expose what EA is paying Moore to become the new president of the EA Sports Label.
Mr. Moore’s annual base salary will be $550,000 and his discretionary target bonus percentage will be 75% of his annual base salary.
Mr. Moore will be paid a one-time bonus of $1,500,000 in recognition of the future compensation value he would be foregoing by leaving his position at Microsoft. Although Mr. Moo
Peter Moore Comments On His Departure 2007-07-18 23:53:42 Yesterday, the entire Xbox community was struck by a major nuclear bomb when EA announced that PeterMoore
was leaving Microsoft to become the president of the EA Sports label. Soon after, Microsoft issued a statement explaining Moore was leaving Microsoft and moving back to the Bay Area for “personal reasons.”
Today, Peter Moore has provided further comments regarding this shocking announcement. Speaking to the Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, Moore explained:
This is something that has been in the works for few weeks; it is completely and utterly unrelated to anything that’s gone on in the business in the last few weeks and it is purely about family; my family.
I’ve decided to get back to our Bay Area roots and I joined a company I’m excited about but at the same time it’s going to break my heart to leave here.
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Times of War v3.0 2007-07-18 03:35:39 Times of War (T.O.W.) is a new homebrew game with a bang-up story line. Two pilot friends, Chris Williams and James Mack III, kicked ass side-by-side in F-15 fighters throughout the Iraq war — John Rambo style! Years later, after the war, Chris wants some damn answers, and you best hope he gets em!
T.O.W. is a top level shooter from developers DEAD ANGEL, MADCUPID and RICHARDV — they form the DevInside Team. Download, check it out, and join Chris Williams on his adventure.
Version 3.0 changelog:
Added the Game Tutorial (under options)
The plane now performs a flip when you use a “Special”
New eboot image
Fixed alot of small bugs and made small changes(too many to mention)
Fixed a loading problem from the save/load menu
Added “LOADING” to all screens that needed it
Fixed another bug in the “Manage higscores” screen(it would freeze sometimes)
You can now skip the intro (just press start)
Added some more sounds
Cleaned up some code
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Analyst Say: 80GB Playstaion3 Price Will Drop Price To $399 2007-07-18 03:19:21 For those who are wondering whether the recent PS3 price cut is permanent or merely temporary, there is good news from Michael Pachter, the analyst supreme from Wedbush Morgan Securities.
“In our view, the Sony entry level price of $499 is here to stay. We believe that there are presently 2 – 3 million 60Gb PS3s produced and not yet sold, and expect the entire supply to be diverted to the U.S. to honor the new lower price point,” he explained in his E3 summary.
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Epic to release Gears Of War & UT3 on Mac! 2007-07-18 02:46:58 In the interview with Spike TV’s Game Head, Mark Rein revealed that both Gears
of War and Unreal Tournament 3 are in development for Apple’s Mac OS X. Commenting on the fact that UT3 is coming this year only for PC and PS3, the vice president of Epic Games explained:
“We’re an independent company and we make engine technology. Don’t forget, we’re also doing Macintosh.”
So the show’s host, Geoff Keighley, asked: “Gears of War is coming to the Mac?”
“Yes, Gears is coming to the Mac and so is UT,” said Rein.
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