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Week of December 21, 2008
Crowning the 2008 king of the consoles
>> From news.bbc.co.uk:
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At the start of the year the Wii was way out in front in terms of an installed base with 20 million machines in homes. By comparison the Xbox 360 was in 15.5 million homes and the PS3 9 million.
Analysts Screen Digest predicts that Nintendo will more than double its installed base of the Wii by the end of this year to 42 million, amplifying its lead over Sony and Microsoft.
The picture in 2008 was mixed for Sony and Microsoft, he said.
"The 360 and PS3 have performed fairly similarly, with just a few hundred thousand units difference over the year between them."
Screen Digest predicts that the PS3 will have an installed base of 19 million by the end of 2008, while the 360 will have 24 million.
"When we looked at the 360 at the beginning of the year we didn't think it was going to do as well as it has done."
An aggressive price cut and marketing campaign across Europe has seen the 360 do well in traditional PlayStation heartlands around the continent.
By contrast, the lack of a price cut for the PS3 combined with difficult economic circumstances for many consumers has seen the console fail to ignite as some predictions foretold.
He added: "We always felt that 2008 was the year that PS3 kicked off - but we think that will now be 2009."
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Full Story: news.bbc.co.uk
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(Saturday 27 December 2008 00:33 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Dxbx 0.0.0.9 Christmas release
>> From shadowtj.org:
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Dxbx 0.0.9 [The Cxbx(info) [PC Xbox Emulator] Delphi Port] is out now!
With this special xmas release of Dxbx we want to show anyone who
is still following our progress what has been changed in Dxbx.
Not everyone has the possibility to compile the Dxbx sources from sourceforge, so for your convenience we provide a setup too.
A lot has happened since the 0.0.7 official and the none-official 0.0.8 release. Unlike version 0.0.7, we now provide the necessary DLL files inside the setup. So no more searching for the dll`s on the internet.
DLL`s that are included:
* Cxbxkrnl.dll - this is the original Cxbx DLL
* DxbxKrnl.dll - this is the dxbx delphi ported version of Cxbxkrn.dll
When using the Cxbx.DLL, Dxbx can run up until the movie in Turok
(the main game we're trying to emulate first), but not any further, as controls are not fully implemented yet.
When selecting loading an game's default.xbe file, Dxbx converts it to a windows-native executable; Make sure you save that file in the same folder as where the game's Xbe file was located.
(You could save the exe somewhere else, but this has not been tested.)
Also the DLL`s of Cxbx or Dxbx need to copied to the game folder.
Don't forget : When using Cxbx.DLL, you'll also need to make sure that msvcrtd.dll and cklibver.dll are in your path!
About XDKTracker : A few visual improvements where made and lots of xbox games are added to our collection.
Special thanks to N1ghtjar and Nexxus for making so much xbe dumps!
Thanks to them and others, we now have a significant list of 300+ game
dumps (among other things containing the XDK versions they are linked to).
Xiso has also lots of changes, especially speeding up to extract the Xiso format.
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Official Site/Download: shadowtj.org
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BenHeck's Xbox 360 Pelican Case
>> From benheck.com:
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My latest project is an Xbox 360 stuffed inside of a Pelican 1490 case. The intention here to create a "tough" portable Xbox 360 that can be transported with ease.
This unit includes:
* 17″ widescreen LCD monitor.
* Built-in speakers.
* Power cable compartment.
* Reworked top-loading DVD drive.
* Removable hard drive.
* Ethernet and USB ports.
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(Wednesday 24 December 2008 22:38 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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DosFlash and DosFlash32 V1.7 Beta
>> A new release of DosFlash(info) - A MTK based flashing utility...
Whats New:
- now supports LiteOn PLDS DG-16D2S 74850C and Geremia's LiteOn Erase and DvdKey method
Also included in the release are steps on using the software to dump (key/inquiry/identify), erase, and flash the LiteOn in both DOS and Windows! Read the full readme here for instructions
Official Site: N/A (by Schtrom)
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 December 2008 21:38 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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LiteOn Tutorial For VIA
>> >>Just wanted to let everyone know there has been a tutorial compiled to assist with the installation of IXtreme 1.5 on the LiteOn!
This tutorial addresses how to properly install PortIO32 into your system and the usage of JungleFlasher with VIA cards. This should help the users out there that are having issues with VIA and LiteOn!
You can view it Download: here
Special thanks to the #Stealth360 guys for compiling this!!!
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(Tuesday 23 December 2008 16:30 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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IXtreme 1.5 LiteOn - BenQ - Samsung - TEAM JUNGLE
>> A new firmware release for a variety of Disc Drives on the Xbox360...
TEAM JUNGLE Presents IXtreme 1.5 firmware
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World first IXtreme fw for the unhackable Liteon drive!
Also for Benq and Samsung drives!
This has been a huge effort by everyone in Team Jungle comprising of the best talent in the world. It has been a privilege to work in the team which has enabled us to get to this point. Truly a worldwide effort and the greatest hack that i have been involved in!
The road has been a long one:
- getting the key serial output
- decapping the 1319L chip
- reading the embedded flash, very difficult!
- decrypting fw
- creating iXtreme
- creating Jungleflasher GUI+tools
Greatest teamwork eva!
Features
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Support for Liteon DG-16D2S unhackable drive
Flash from Windows with new Jungleflasher GUI
Smart Inquiry cdb for enhanced spoofing - Liteon
Enhanced c/r timing - all drives
Enhanced disc jitter - all drives
Enhanced spoofing support for Liteon - Samsung and Benq
Enhanced bad angle support - all drives
Secret Liteon MS Inquiry cdb support - Samsung and Benq
Half Open tray on powerup for Windows inquiry/flash mode - all drives
Disc lock/unlock cdb - Liteon Windows mode
Drive key+serial info cdb - Liteon Windows mode
More secure firmguard - Benq
Hitachi 1.5 is set to be released shortly. Hold onto your pants Hitachi owners! Release will be in early january. =)
There is ALOT of new information to digest, in regards to this entire project, and the utilization of the LiteOn IXtreme firmware. With this release, also includes a new FirmTool (version 1.3), a beta version of JungleFlasher, which is a new GUI based all-in-one flash that includes a firmware tool, DVDKEY32 0.7, MTK flashing and Hitachi support. Please note that this software IS BETA and will not function 100%. Yes, there will be plenty of bugs :) JungleFlasher logs all errors/actions and will ask you to save a log upon exit. If you have a error please help us improve the software by emailing the log file to JungleFlasher - at - gmail - com. At this moment, we have had quirky issues in regards to VIA chipsets and flashing/reading/erasing the LiteOn drive. Please pay attention to the 2nd prompt in particular after hitting the Lite-On-Erase button. Power cycling the drive at the correct time is very important for VIA users. If the VIA polls the drive after erase, it WILL freeze/lock your computer. Tools for DOS erase/flash/key/spoof are included in this release for any users having difficulties within windows.
JungleFlasher REQUIREMENTS:
-PortIO32.exe - you MUST run this exe to install PortIO onto your system! (included in release)if you have issues installing in vista please reference here:here
If you have a x64 system PortIO is not currently supported. Please use a x32 system to modify your drive.
-.NET 2.0 or above
Please note that at this time, IXtreme 1.5 still requires the utilization of a RS232 to TTL serial hardware, or a popular variant such as CK3 with Probe or Maximus Xtractor. This is necessary to extract the key/inquiry/identify .bin files. These files are neccessary for spoofing & gathering your key, even if you are just flashing the 1.5 IXtreme to a LiteOn drive. They contain serial information that is required for proper identification and security related issues. Note that spoofing to previous versions of IXtreme are NOT stealth, and is not supported.
If you have a CK3 please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:here
If you have a Maximus Xtractor please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:here
We have compiled a tutorial on flashing the Liteon drive prior to the release of JungleFlasher. Tutorial is located here:here
Instructions on flashing a LiteOn with JungleFlasher are as follows:
1: Hookup LiteON to sata port and power drive
2: In JungleFlasher select MTK Flash 32 Tab.
3: Select correct port (see above tutorials for figuring out the correct port)
4: Hit Lite-On-Erase button. NOTE - This is done AFTER you have already successfully transferred your inquiry.bin / identify.bin / key.bin files!!! Please read the Prompts VERY carefully! It is important to power cycle the drive at the correct moment to prevent your computer from freezing with VIA cards.
5: After power cycle, drive should return status 0x72 and display Flash information. If it does not, click Device ID and power cycle as prompted. If still not successful then you did not successfully erase the drive.
6: Once Flash information is displayed, you are ready to write! Go to firmware tool 32 tab and select "Load from dump files" and select your key/inquiry/identify .bin files. Then select ix15-liteon.bin after pressing "Open Target Firmware". Press "Spoof Source To Target". Then "Save to File" and save your CFW.bin.
7: Go back to MTK Flash 32 tab and select Write. It should automatically take the liteon firmware you loaded in the Firmware 32 tab and flash to the drive. It will automatically verify flash. If verified your done :)
If write verification fails, then there is likely a issue with JungleFlasher and your sata chipset. Please use DosFlash(info)(info) to flash the drive with the CFW.bin with the correct spoofed information. If the drive is successfully erased, dosflash will see the flash information and will be capable of writing!
DOS Instructions:
You will need to have your key.bin/inquiry.bin/identify.bin handy using the windows applications! If this is the case, please use firmtool 1.3 or JungleFlasher to prepare your ix15-liteon.bin with the correct dvdkey and spoofed serial information(inquiry/identify). At this moment, DOS based dvdkey/inquiry/identify extraction is not fully supported by TEAM JUNGLE. There is DOS based instructions for the CK3 by xecuter in the tutorial above.
1: Run L-O-Eras.EXE with the correct port specified (see tutorial above for Lite-On-Erase.exe information)
2: Run DosFlash.exe
3: Select correct number that represents your sata port / LiteOn drive. Note that the drive has to be successfully erased in order for DosFlash to see the drive!
4: Select write, and choose your liteon firmare .bin that you have prepared with your dvdkey / correctly spoofed identify / inquiry data!
5: Write, plug in drive and play xbox :)
A new DosFlash will be released very shortly that will include LiteOn DVDKey extraction and dummy.bin capabilities. Note that firmtool uses dummy.bin to correctly spoof information from dumped key/inquiry/identify into other 1.5 firmwares. At this moment JungleFlasher and DVDKey32 support the dummy.bin feature!
Official Site: n/a
Download: JungleFlasher 0.0.26 BETA here
Download: FirmTool 1.3 here
Download: DVDKey32 0.7 here
Download: Updated iPrep Definitions here
Download: IXtreme 1.5 n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Tuesday 23 December 2008 02:18 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft Woos Women
>> From edge-online.com:
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Over a recent weekend, the company commissioned a service called House Party to send free Xbox 360 packages, valued at around $150, to 1,000 women across the U.S. who agreed to invite at least 10 friends or relatives over for a party, a USA Today report said.
Microsoft's director of interactive entertainment business global platforms Heather Snavely said, "In order to get to the next 20 million, we need to get a new audience of women and teens. We're going after them in ways that are different than ways we've done before."
The packages included Scene It? Box Office Smash, an Xbox 360 universal remote, three months of Xbox Live and $20 worth of Microsoft Points.
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(Tuesday 23 December 2008 00:22 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft Touts XBLA 'Momentum', Braid Success
>> From gamasutra.com:
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Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft is touting some highlights from the year in Xbox Live Arcade, claiming its userbase has aggregated more than 1.25 billion Gamerscore points and unlocked close to 100 million Achievements in Live Arcade titles to date.
According to Microsoft, Xbox Live produced some of the year's highest-rated titles, with over 60 titles earning Metacritic scores above 75.
In particular, the company noted the critical success of Braid, Time Magazine's number two game of the year, television channel G4's "Best Independent Game," and the Associated Press' number five. Overall, the title Metacritics at 93, the highest for a downloadable game -- and Microsoft adds that Number None's time-bending downloadable is XBLA's top-rated game of all time.
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(Monday 22 December 2008 19:47 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Dragon Electronics Thermostatic Cooling System 2
>> Dragon Electronics announced a new version of their Thermostatic Cooling System for Xbox360:
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Plug and play Thermostatic Cooling System 2 for Xbox 360 to cool down your console while playing and prolong its life span. It switches on or off automatically with the built-in auto temperature sensor.
Specifications :
- Plug and play, easy to setup
- Lower the working temperature to extend the console's life span
- Manual / Auto power switch on cooling system
- No extra power needed, get power from console directly
- Comes with 2 large fans to release high temperature rapidly
- Auto temperature sensor, cooling fan switch on / off automatically
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Official Site: http://dragon-electronics.com
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(Monday 22 December 2008 17:15 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Xecuter CK3 Tool v1.2.4
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(Sunday 21 December 2008 12:12 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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