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April 10th, 2007, 07:17 Posted By: bandit
There have been rumors this weekend on a Xbox 360 keypad, which which attaches to the Xbox 360 controller. Yesterday evening, Major Nelson confirmed the input device as well as the official announcement of the Xbox 360 Spring update.
From the announcement: "Beginning the week of May 7, users of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 can text chat using the virtual keyboard accessible on Xbox 360, or by connecting a USB keyboard to the console. This summer Microsoft will launch a QWERTY text-input device, a new accessory that will connect directly into the Xbox 360 controller to support text and instant messaging."
The Spring Update, coming May 7, will include features such as:
"A richer Achievement notification pop-up will showcase the name of the unlocked Achievement and the gamerscore value without needing to leave the game to check the Achievements list.
Enhanced family settings features for Xbox Live communications enable different defaults for video chat and voice chat.
A new Xbox Live Marketplace blade lets Xbox Live members access the content they seek—whether it is game content or TV shows and movies (available in the United States)—from one place on Xbox Live.
Updates to Xbox Live Arcade allow owners to quickly see which Xbox Live Arcade games their friends are playing and join in the fun. Xbox Live members can also compare progress of leaderboard scores and Achievements directly with all friends on their friends list. Expanded "Tell a Friend" capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores.
Expanded "Tell a Friend" capabilities make it easier than ever to boast about Achievements and high scores. A new option in Auto Downloads provides faster access to the entire collection of free, trial-version Xbox Live Arcade games.
New progressive download controls provide easy access to optimal viewing options by letting people fast-forward, rewind, pause and resume as their video is downloaded from Xbox Live Marketplace. Extension of the background download functionality will allow owners to set their Xbox 360 console to turn off automatically after downloads are complete."
Screenshots of the Xbox 360 Dashboard update and the Xbox 360 input device/keypad are here.
Source: Xbox
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April 10th, 2007, 07:03 Posted By: bandit
Are you still confused or unaware of what Goozex is? Well Goozex is the new innovative system developed and tested by video-gamers for video-gamers. Goozex provides a unique trading platform that allows peer-to- multi-peer trading of physical goods. To help you understand better, our good friends over at Goozex has made a video to help you understand better how Goozex works.
It's FREE to sign up and doesnt cost you anything. You only pay for shipping the games out and only if you run out of trade credits. Refer more friends and never have to buy trade credits ever again! Sign up now using code - DCEmu-Reviews to receive 1 TRADE immediately and additional 100 points upon completeing first trade. For more information about how this all works, click here. Deadline: July 31, 2007
As a special promotion:
From April 5 to April 18, 2007 Goozex offers FREE trades to all its registered users. During this time period, users can trade their video games for free, as Goozex waives the $1 transaction fee. This allows users to trade their games and get others for FREE, with no need to purchase trade credits!! Happy trading from Goozex!
Please note: the promotion waives the $1 transacton fee. Users may still need to pay additional expenses for purchase of points or shipping rates.
I've personally sent out a couple of games and received a couple games in return. If you have experienced Goozex, feel free to post your experience.
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April 10th, 2007, 03:36 Posted By: bandit
NeoFlash has just announced a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) mod that allows you to use up to 32GB of storage for their 2-in-1, 4-in-1 and 8-in-1 devices for the PSP. You can read our review on the 8-in-1, here.
Modify your NEO converter/PAD support up to 32GB!
now we release the DIY guide for how to modify your 2in1/4in1 PSP converter and 8in1 PSP Pad to support over 4GB memory card on the new BIOS PSP.
Pay attention:
1. This way is base on the new BIOS PSP which have support over 4GB only,not for the OLD BIOS PSP.
2. We don't guarantee any damage when you open the NEO converter case,please take care it.
8-in-1
2-in-1 / 4-in-1
Source: NeoFlash
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April 10th, 2007, 02:56 Posted By: bandit
DS Lite Stereo FM Radio Converter
Manufacturer: Dragon
Site: Buy from Goldenshop
Price: $10.00
Overview : Listen to the radio using your DS Lite.
Features :- High quality 3rd party product.
- Specially design for NDS Lite.
- Built in LCD display - easy to set up.
- No need to add extra battery - get the power from the NDS Lite.
- Stereo sound signal.
- Supports full range of FM frequency - from 87.5 to 108.5
Quality/Usability : The DS Lite Stereo FM Radio Converter operates on 87.5MHz-108Mhz frequency (Stereo signal). Inserting the FM Radio into the DS will stick out.
On the front of the FM radio is a blue LCD display that shows you the station you are listening to. Underneath the LCD display are 5 buttons; CH+, CH-, MODE, Volume UP and DOWN. To the right of the LCD display is the headphone jack.
In order for the FM radio to turn on, you must turn on the DS. You can not use the radio with the DS off. You can only adjust the volume on the FM radio. Adjusting the volume on the DS will do nothing. And you can only listen using the headphone jack on the FM radio, not on the DS Lite. Removing the headphone out of the jack will turn the FM radio off.
To scan through the stations, press MODE. This will make the volume bars disappear. Use UP/DOWN to scan through the stations. If you want to save that station to one of the 40 preset channels, just hold the MODE button down. The channels will now blink. Use the CH- or CH+ to select which channel you want to save that station to. Once you choose a channel, press MODE to confirm. To select your preset stations, just press either CH+ or CH- to scroll through your saved stations.
Pressing the buttons will require a little force. In other words, you'll have to press the buttons a little harder in order for it to recognize.
The quality of the sound is fairly decent with a little static. Dont expect any bass/tremble as there wont be any.
Conclusion : Overall, the DS Lite Stereo FM Radio Converter is a decent product. Nothing fancy or high tech. Having to press the buttons harder can be annoying. It would have been nice if it didnt require you to turn the DS Lite on. Since it does, it should have at least let us use the headphone jack and volume slider on the DS Lite. The FM radio only comes in one color, white.
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April 10th, 2007, 02:30 Posted By: bandit
Cyclone Charger Stand (Lite)
Manufacturer: Dragon
Site: Buy from Brando
Price: $9.00
Overview : Recharge your NDS Lite with style and safety!
Features :- NDS Lite charger stand with fashion design
- Features with red light illumination
- Safe and easy to use
- Connect the original, 3rd party NDS Lite power supply or USB Charger Cable to the charger stand and insert the NDS Lite into it for charging
- 3 colors available - White, Enamel Navy or Ice Blue
Quality/Usability : The Cyclone Charger Stand is a fancy way of charging your DS rather than have your DS lay there. No power adapter/cable is included so you'll have to use your own NDS wall adapter or a USB cable that charges the DS Lite.
To charge your DS Lite in the Cyclone Charger Stand, you'll have to turn the DS upside down (USB port facing down). On the inside of the stand, is a USB plug that inserts into the DS. Inserting the DS into the USB plug takes a little of trial and error. Once the DS is inserted and a power cable is inserted into the stand, the DS will start to charge. The Cyclone Charger Stand lights up in red it is charging. Charging time is the same amount as if you were to just insert the cable into the DS. Unfortunately, the only way to tell if your DS Lite is done charging is by looking at the LED on your DS. If the orange light is lit, it means it is charging. If it is off, that means it is completely. The red LED on the Cyclone Charger Stand will still be lit up regardless if the DS is done charging or not.
On the front of the stand is a button. This helps with the removal of the DS Lite but pushing it up. If you have a case or silicone skin on your DS, you will have to remove it in order for it to fit into the Cyclone Charger Stand.
Conclusion : Overall, the Cyclone Charger Stand is just a fancy way of charging your DS. All it does is charge your DS in an upright position with a fancy red LED. Would have been nice if there was a green LED to state that it was done charging. Would of also been nice if there was a pink and black version.
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April 9th, 2007, 21:50 Posted By: bandit
Most of you Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) owners know of the bug that is in the game regarding the sky cannon bug. Stephen Munn from Aeropause has come across a way to get your Twilight Princess disc replaced.
Munn reports that Nintendo is replacing broken launch copies of Twilight Princess that had the bug in them on request. All you have to do is contact Nintendo of America, send them a letter explaining the issue and how you encountered it, and mail the letter along with the buggy game disc (just the disc, no case).
...He explained the exchange process to me as follows:
Write a letter explaining how I encountered the issue, along with my name, address, and daytime telephone number, and mail it along with just the game disc (no case) to the following address:
NINTENDO OF AMERICA
ATTN: CS ADMIN
4900 150TH AVE NE
REDMOND WA 98052-5171
He also confirmed that the replacement disc I receive will resolve the issue in games that are stuck because of it.
What great customer service Nintendo offers. Why cant all companies be like this?
Source: Aeropause
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April 9th, 2007, 19:58 Posted By: gdf
Metal Gear Acid 2
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Kojima Studios
Genre: Action
Players: 1
Reviewed by gdf
Coming across like a bizzare cross between Advance Wars, Yu-Gi-Oh and the original Metal Gear Solid, Acid 2 is the second MG game on the PSP. Following on from the original Acid (though not plot wise), numerous changes and tweaks have been made and new features added. The basic idea is that you have a deck of cards and each turn you have to use those cards to perform various actions, such as moving, shooting, healing and disguise. At intermisson you can edit your deck and add new cards you have found in game.
Acid 2 is a very tactical game. You have to decide which cards you will sacrifice for movement most turns as the dedicated movement cards are pretty limited in number. This is where the AW comparisons come in. The areas are split into blocks and you can only move so many at a time, and when you engage in battle the camera zooms into the action. Mostly the gameplay is good enough fun and particularly good for long journeys because of the slow burning nature. There is a surprising amount of skill involved in negotiating the levels and avoiding being spotted, along with fair supplies of luck and strategy.
Sadly it isn't really Metal Gear. The plot is stand alone and is pretty weak if the truth be told; It is something to do with Snake having amnesia and...snore. In comparison to Solid, the story is really uninvolving and dull, with the famous cutscenes replaced by speechless drawings. There isn't even much movement to watch, just scrolling text, and after a while it becomes easier just to tap square and skip the scenes all together. Fans of MGS will feel disappointed as the plot doesn't fit anywhere into the complex timeline; it could be anything, even a VR training program or Raiden's wet-dream. Surely filling in the backstory of a character like Revolver Ocelot or Vamp (or even Liquid), or covering the events in the period between MGS3 and the 1 would have been preferable, if just to appease MGS fans. Some would argue that the game isn't called Metal Gear Solid, so therefore doesn't need to be part of that series and while this is true to an extent, anything with the name Metal Gear comes with certain expectations of plot and production values and Acid doesn't satisfy in those areas.
One thing you will notice is the striking visual style. In a departure from the serious look of Acid 1, the game looks like a cartoon. The cel-shading is very nice looking and helps the game feel more fun overall, if only because you are slaughtering characters that look like refugees from Gundam. The colours look quite odd to start with, all black, yellow and purple, and while at first you can be irritated you will soon get used to it. Overall the graphics are one of the best elements and help give the game a distinct identity, unlike the very grey Acid 1.
Thankfully there are more positives to be found in the gameplay itself. Given the deeply tactical, turn by turn style of play, Acid is one of those "Dip-in-dip-out" games that games journalists seem to clamour for on PSP. Play it for five minutes and get bored? Put the console to sleep and come back in half an hour. Another good thing about the game is that, aside from the first Acid, it is a very unique experience. It isn't quite an RTS, but then it isn't an Action or Card Game either. For tactics fans it is one of the only options on PSP too.
As mentioned previously, there are numerous changes and tweaks over the original. Forgoing the obvious visuals, the gameplay has been subtly changed to make it a little more friendly. For starters you can now pretty much move as you like, crouching and crawling away. Elsewhere more cards have been added in order to vary the gameplay a little. There are some neat bonus features like the "Solid Eye". Basically a pair of 3d goggles, they let you view movies so they appear to have depth. This is all very well, but sadly the twat who traded the game in forgot to put the goggles in the pack, so when I boughty it I never got them. Crossing my eyes gave me an idea of how it should look, if a slightly blurred, pupil cramping idea...
In intermission you can buy cards from a shop, either as individual cards or full theme packs (MGS3, for instance, contains things like "The Fury" and "The End"). From there you can organise your deck to include which cards you want, with a minimum limit of 30 cards and a maximum that changes as you progress. Sound in the game is a mixed bag, with some neat effects hampered by the total lack of dialogue. The game will keep you going for a while and it is worth returning to levels to find all the cards or complete them in a different way. Overall MGA 2 is competent enough and well worth a look, especially as you can find it quite cheap now, but there is a certain spark missing and although it is original and looks great, it just doesn't feel quite right. MGS veterans will be disapointed, however Metal Gear virgins and strategy fans could do much worse.
Replay Value 3/5 Worth going back for all the cards and should keep you occupied for a while.
Sound 2.5/5 Good effects but total lack of speech.
Graphics 3/5 Looks very good and highly stylised.
Gameplay 4.5/5 Odd mixture but engaging nonetheless.
Score:
Solid in some ways, but not nearly enough in others (get it?). Metal Gear newbies or tactics heads could add a couple of points to the overall score.
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April 9th, 2007, 04:58 Posted By: bandit
TiltBoard is a device that outputs a linear voltage with respect to it’s degree of tilt. It has 5 inputs/outputs: V+, GND, Yout, Xout, and Vref. The maximum voltage output by the board is variable depending on the voltage put into the VREF input. The minimum voltage output is 0 volts. The board outputs the max/min values for the Y-axis when it is tilted 45 degrees or more up/down. The board outputs the max/min values for the X-axis when it is tilted 60 degrees or more left/right. When it is between 0 degrees and the maximum tilt degree, it outputs a voltage linearly proportional to the degree of tilt and the maximum tilt.
After much demand for my product and lots of commercial interest, I have negotiated a deal with specialist peripheral makers Talismoon. We are working together on a very cool product, which will bring tilt sensitivty for the Xbox 360 to the masses. Unfortunately I can not say much more yet, but it will be worth the wait.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks!
Here is a tutorial on how to make your own and below is a video of how it works...
Source: Adamthole
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April 7th, 2007, 14:43 Posted By: bandit
These are probably the coolest little things based on Miis. They are custom handmade sculptures. They have a team of artists that create sculpture base on photo you provided and in 3-4 weeks time after you place your order, they'll have a custom Mii of yourself!
Here are some examples:
Bill Gates
Chuck Norris
Jack Black
Bob Marley
So how much will it cost you?! As mentioned, it takes 3-4 weeks for their artist to make the Mii and it costs you $99 each! They also offer free shipping all over the world. They also do bobble heads as well and prices vary depending on what you choose.
Source: Mii Sculptures
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