Microsoft pre-E3 2007 Briefing Details
Xbox-Scene :: Monday, July 09, 2007
From majornelson.com (http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/07/08/headed-out-for-e3-07.aspx ) (FYI: MS owned blog): [QUOTE] Tuesday night is the big Microsoft Briefing, held outdoors under the stars. It will be held at Santa Monica High School Amphitheater. The Xbox events team has completely converted the theater in to a very classy event space…complete with a HUGE HD outdoor screen on stage to show off all of the gaming goodness. I was also told they rigged up a huge surround audio system to complete the sensory experience. As long as the weather holds up it promises to be a pleasant evening. Even though the event is invitation only, you can catch the entire briefing (and the pre-show) Tuesday night starting at 9p ET/6p PT on G4TV (check here to see if G4 is available in your area.) You can also watch the live Webcast on Xbox.com when the briefing starts at 11:30p ET/8:30p PT. Don’t worry if you miss anything, we’ll have a highlight video posted the following morning as part of Xbox.com’s complete E3 coverage. Immediately after the briefing (or as soon as I can encode-n-upload) I’ll have you covered with the complete audio of the briefing that I’ll add into my iTunes, MP3 and WMA feeds. Later on in the week, you’ll be able to download a Hi Def version (as well as a lot more E3 related content) from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace as part of the popular ‘Bringing It Home’ campaign. [/QUOTE] Full Story: majornelson.com (http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/07/08/headed-out-for-e3-07.aspx )
Blogged Out: ‘A Herd Of Blog’
Gamasutra Columns :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Are EA’s sponsored achievements crossing a freshly drawn line? Are video games less games than Go and chess? In his latest ‘Blogged Out’ column, veteran UK writer Jim Rossignol takes a look at developer blogging on adverts that are not adverts, and games that are not games.
Saling The World: Ninja Gaiden Sigma Revitalizes PS3 in U.S., UK
Gamasutra Columns :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Gamasutra’s “Saling The World” charts this week features renewed PlayStation 3 interest in the U.S. and Europe thanks to Ninja Gaiden Sigma, while Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! sweeps Japanese sales in its debut week.
Sega and Gas Powered Games reveal Space Siege
GamesIndustry.biz :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Sega and Gas Powered Games have revealed Space Siege, an original RPG for the PC, as the result of their previously announcedcollaboration.
Analyst anticipates increased third-party Wii support
GamesIndustry.biz :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Colin Sebastian, an analyst with Lazard Capital Markets, believes that the lower cost and broader audience should encourage Wii support from third-party publishers.
Pre-E3 2007: Burnout Paradise Hands-on
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Burnout Paradise (PS3)Speed reinvented.
Pre-E3 2007: Frontlines: Fuel of War Gameplay Clips
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Frontlines: Fuel of War (PS3)And you thought gas prices were bad now…
Pre-E3 2007: Hands-on NHL 08
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
NHL 08 (PS3)We step onto the ice with the most intuitive, realistic NHL effort yet.
Pre-E3 2007: Pandora’s Box Opens in ’08
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Legendary: The Box (PS3)What happens when you shoot a Gryphon with a machinegun? He gets really pissed off.
Pre-E3 2007: SOCOM: Confrontation Interview
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3)We send our covert team in to get the latest classified information.
Legendary: The Box Trailer
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Legendary: The Box (PS3)Monsters storm New York. Good thing you’re armed to the teeth.
Exclusive Clips: Tomb Raider
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Check out two teaser trailers for Lara Croft’s new web cartoon.
Generation Gap: Ninja Gaiden Sigma
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Video of the PS3 version vs. Xbox.
Pre-E3 2007: Uncharted Images
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)A pair of new screens from Naughty Dog.
Pre-E3 2007: NHL 08 Sizzle Trailer
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
NHL 08 (PS3)Cool down with a summer hockey fix.
Game Scoop! Ep. 41: The Calm Before the Storm
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
It’s the deep breath before the plunge.
Rainbow Six: Vegas Guide
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Get the drop on scripted ambushes from our campaign strategy guide.
Ghostlight Announces Plans to End All Wars
IGN :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
To End All Wars (PS3)The peace offering: a first-person shooter.
skate Gameplay Footage
Team Xbox :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Watch new footage of skate taken from the latest build of the game.
Disney Announces New Name for Its Racing Studio
Team Xbox :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
Awardwinning Climax Racing renamed Black Rock Studio following acquisition by Disney Interactive Studios last year.
Need for Speed ProStreet Car List
Team Xbox :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
EA unveils the first set of vehicles to be featured in Need for Speed ProStreet with the Nissan GTR PROTO leading the pack.
New Madden NFL 08 Screenshots
Team Xbox :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
We bring you new screenshots of Madden NFL 08 featuring different receptions.
C4EVA iXTRM HITACHI v1.2 Stealth rev2
Xbox-Scene :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
A new firmware has been released for the Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L dvd-rom unit for the xbox360 .. [QUOTE] (v1.2) Hitachi rev2 – Small bugfix to memdump stealth [/QUOTE] As a sidenote, the original release will still be quite fine to use on xbox live. This patch is merely theoretical security, and not currently used. For those of you who were getting errors at the end of the batch file, this will fix it. Official Site: n/a (commodore4eva -at- gmail) Download: n/a (May be illegal under EULA/DMCA) News-Source: xbins.org (http://www.xbins.org/nfo.php?file=xboxnfo1604.nfo )
Asian Manufacturers About RRoD: Microsoft is too Cheap
Xbox-Scene :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
From smarthouse.com.au (http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/L3R2T2S6?page=1 ): [QUOTE] Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, declined in an interview to say what specifically caused the failures or how high the failure rate has been, but Asian manufacturers of the Xbox 360 who have been pressured by Microsoft to lower costs by as much as 15% say that the problem is caused by poor Microsoft design and the Company buying low cost components in an effort to beat Sony. Recently Microsoft adopted various strategies to be more cost competitive with its Xbox 360 game consoles, with moves including asking for a price reduction from Taiwan-based component makers and working with Lite-On IT for its add-on HD-DVD drive, according to sources in Taiwan. One Asian manufacturer that SmartHouse spoke to on Friday said “Microsoft have known of this problem for a long time. They are trying to blame component manufacturers but it was a combination of bad design and them (Microsoft) wanting everything cheap. This is what caused the problem along with them wanting to beat Sony to market. A lot of manufacturers were pushed to deliver components without much testing of the components working together inside the console”. [/QUOTE] Full Story: smarthouse.com.au (http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/L3R2T2S6?page=1 ) (5 pages)
Globe-360 v2 DVD FW Mod
Xbox-Scene :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
We received this news from the Globe-360 Team: [QUOTE] After one year of first release, my team is glad to present you the next-gen Globe-360 V2 drive-chip for X360. With this release we have try to satisfy the two major request received from the customers: – the upgradability of firmware without an external programmer – less wires needed to the installation We have solve the first with the directly integration of USB2.0 programmer who could access to the on-board and original flash in read-write mode. For the second we have developed the exclusive EasyConnect flexible PCB. [8 wires to solder] (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_2.jpg ) (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_3.jpg ) (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_6.jpg ) (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_4.jpg ) More Pictures: pic05 (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_1.jpg ) | pic06 (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_5.jpg ) | pic07 (http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/globe360-v2/int_7.jpg ) The diagrams and application manager will be published on the official web-site under the next week. [/QUOTE]
C4EVA iXTRM HITACHI v1.2 Stealth and Xbins Xbox Live Logger
Xbox-Scene :: Sunday, July 08, 2007
A new firmware has been released for the Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L dvd-rom unit for the xbox360 .. [QUOTE] Defeats all current and some future Xbox Live detection attempts. Thanks to all the beta testers,everyone involved for without their effort this would not have been possible. Keep up the good work everyone. Thanks also go to Fuzzylogic and GAryOPA. Always recommended: If your drive is flashed USE A RESTORE FIRST (Use the restore included on this package) Two Commands (for flashing use only one: FlashIX): FLASHIX.BAT: Flashes your drive with iXtreme 1.2 Fw Stealth (Media Detect 2,and Firwmare Stealth, (NO F900 Core) RESTORE.BAT: Return your drive to original State, even if you have firmware stealth in your drive *RECOMENDATION: If you have flashed your drive in the past use RESTORE first. If it is a brand new drive use directly the Flash command you like. [/QUOTE] I would like to note that while this release contains all retail versions of the hitachi, v78 users will currently not be able to flash until fw toolbox is updated, or another program is created to flash that version. v79 is also included, though can only be flashed externally with a tsop programmer (or until a software solution is created). This firmware is released to the public tested, though we do expect bugs, as with any project. Please post in the forums to let us know your results. Xbins Xbox Live logger! We have organized a small project to keep our page here (http://www.xbins.org/xblive ) updated with (almost) daily logs of commands being initiated while connected to xbox live. This will let the public be aware of exactly what is going on with the security involved, and possible new detection routines created. Enjoy! Official Site: n/a (Commodore4Eva -at- gmail) Download: n/a (May be illegal under EULA/DMCA) News-Source: xbins.org (http://www.xbins.org/nfo.php?file=xboxnfo1603.nfo ) Xbins Xbox Live Logger:http://www.xbins.org/xblive (http://www.xbins.org/xblive )
