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Week of October 8, 2006
Xbox Backup Creator v2.2
>> Redline99 released a new version of Xbox Backup Creator(info) - a tool that will allow you to easily dump, create/patch and burn Xbox and Xbox 360 images with full support for SS, DMI and PFI.
What's new/fixed:
* Fixed - Some drive/media combinations didn't report Available bytes correctly
* Added - Option to Perform the OPC or not, Default = True
* Added - Option to Perform the Track Reservation or not, Default = True
* Added - Fix for Invalid Xbox One Security Sector (Kreon pre .81 and Hitachi F900)
* Added - Better support for Maximus-Garyopa Hitachi-LG Xtreme v2.2 Stealth 8in1 (limited)
* Added - Support for Frog Aspi v0.29.4, http://www.frogaspi.org/index.html (Included)
* Added - Support for TS-H943A Xtreme v4.0 Game Partition Unlock command
* Changed - Set Write Speed, Hopefully more compatible
* Changed - New method of monitoring the tray status
* Changed - GetMediaStatus routine, to allow for more waiting after closing a disk
* Changed - Increased the File IO read timeout, this puts more responsibility on the burners buffer-underrun tech
* Note: Please start using the Frog Aspi v0.29.4 in ASPI mode. If it works for everyone then I will probabally set that as default next time.
* Note: If you have used the setup version, it should upgrade ok using the new installer. But if you want to stay on the safe side then use the Add/Remove Programs to uninstall the previous version first.
Official Site: n/a, by Redline99
Download: here
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(Saturday 14 October 2006 21:29 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Min-E3 Takes off, Lands in Santa Monica Hangar
>> From joystiq.com:
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James Brightman at GameDaily BIZ writes that the ESA now has a firm date and location in mind for next year's Min-E3, more seriously titled E3 Media and Business Summit -- a change from the previous and vaguely fruity E3 Media Festival.
Right, when is it taking place?
The event will take place from July 11th until July 13th, 2007.
It's not still in Los Angeles, is it?
No, it's been moved to the considerably less vile Santa Monica.
How does Min-E3 work, exactly?
In concept, it's a smaller, more personal E3 comprised of fewer people, less extravagant spaces and more one-on-one time between the press and the latest third-person scuba-karate game.
What's this about a hangar?
Well, in addition to having hotel rooms set up to demonstrate new products to the media, the ESA has obtained permission to use the nearby Barker Hangar (visit their disturbingly sterile website and take a virtual tour) as an expo show floor of sorts. With the event now being invite-only, the smaller space provided by a hangar (which may be smaller than some E3 booths we've encountered) should no longer be a cataclysmic problem.
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Read More: joystiq.com and biz.gamedaily.com
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(Saturday 14 October 2006 21:16 EST) - (Category: GamingGeneral) - (Posted by::
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Xecuter Xbox 360 Connectivity Kits Giveaway Part2
>> Here is part II of the Team Xecuter and X-Scene.com Connectivity Kits Giveaway.
All prizes of part1 have been shipped a while ago and should be in the hands of the lucky winners by now.
In this 2nd part we'll give-away the other 25 kits we got.
To make a chance to win tell us, in a video post/blog, what makes Xecuter and/or Xbox-Scene so great!
Publish your max. 20sec video (quality doesn't matter much, cheap webcams are OK) on youtube.com or video.google.com (both are free) and post a direct link to the video in this thread.
Head moderator and Admin staff will vote for the most interesting, creative, and/or whacked out clips.
Contest will run atleast till October 28th 2006 23h59 CEST.
For full details and rules: Team Xecuter Xbox 360 Connectivity Kits Part 2, Video Blog Contest (25x)
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(Saturday 14 October 2006 16:51 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Maximus Xtreme v1.5 Firmware for Hitachi-LG v78 Revision2
>> Maximus/Carranzafp released a revision of his modified (Xtreme) firmware for the Xbox360 Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L v78 drive released earlier today.
Whats new / corrected:
* FIXED Media Detect V2 Jump (Thanks to GaryOPA for pointing mistake)
Official Site: n/a (by Maximus/Carranzafp)
Download: n/a (might be illegal under DMCA/EUCD)
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Saturday 14 October 2006 01:19 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Commodore4eva's Xtreme firmware 4.0A and 4.0B for TS-H943 Xbox 360
>> Commodore4eva released the new Xtreme firmware 4.0A and 4.0B for Toshiba-Samsung TS-H943 Xbox 360 drives:
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Xtreme firmware 4.0A and 4.0B for TS-H943 Xbox 360
World first FirmGuard, Dual Speed, Media Stealth, One Firmware, Xbox 360 backup and extraction firmware modification!
What's new/fixed (since v3.3)
* MS28 core firmware. Also better and faster media detection.
* FirmGuard added. On by default. Firmware cannot be Read/Written by 360 console. Can ONLY be turned off (Read/Write enabled) via Enable0800 mode.
* 4.0A firmware. 4.0A is default Fast Read Speed mode. Quite/Slow Read mode for backups activated via any Xbox 360/Xbox 1 Original game disk.
* 4.0B firmware. 4.0B is default Quiet/Slow Read Speed mode. Fast Read mode for backups activated via any Xbox 360/Xbox 1 Original game disk.
Some details about new features:
* For Xtreme 4.0A default backup Read Speed is same as original game disks 12x. When Original Game disk is booted, all subsequent backup loading will be at Quiet/Slow Read mode, Original Game disks are unaffected. Turn console off/on to reset back to Default backup read speed (12x). Quiet/Slow Read Speed is for quiet operation and/or cheap DVD+R DL media.
* For Xtreme 4.0B default backup Read Speed is Quiet/Slow 2-4x. When Original Game disk is booted, all subsequent backup loading will be at Fast Read mode 12x, Original Game disks are unaffected. Turn console off/on to reset back to Default backup read speed for backups (2-4x).
* FirmGuard disables reading/writing of drive firmware. This is always on. Can only be turned off via Enable0800 mode. Do not have SATA cable plugged into Xbox 360 console when in Enable0800 mode.
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Download: n/a (might be illegal under DMCA/EUCD)
News-Source: xbins.org and xboxhacker.net
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Famitsu President Casts Bleak Outlook For Xbox 360
>> From totalvideogames.com:
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Speaking at a seminar in Tokyo, Hirokazu Hamamura (President of Enterbrain (publisher of the Famitsu range of magazines)) delivered what can only be described as a terminal prognosis for Xbox 360, revealing that only 150,000 consoles had been sold in Japan since it launched in December 2005. Hamamura-san did offer a slight improvement in figures, estimating that a further 100,000 units could be sold by the end of 2006 thanks to the release of Blue Dragon.
Looking further ahead however, Hamamura guessed that by the end of 2007, only 560,000 Xbox 360 will have been sold in Japan out of a possible 17,460,000 units world-wide.
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Read More: totalvideogames.com
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Maximus Xtreme v1.5 Firmware for Hitachi-LG v0078
>> Maximus/Carranzafp released a modified (Xtreme) firmware for the Xbox360 Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L v0078 drive:
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Untested as I dont have any V78 here
The memdump command and flashsec does not work so you will need to remove the flash chip and reprogram it external
FEATURES:
* ModeB when poweron with tray open
* Media Detection V2
* Xtreme 800 to load backups
* No F900 core, maybe later
* No Firmware Stealth (maybe not needed anymore with this one)
The code is very similar to previous ones so I am very confident will work (maybe with minimal changes)
The reason to release it untested is exactly that.. to get it tested. Use at your own risk, in the worst case just revert your previous firmware.You need to remove the chip and program it external since no software tools at the moment. Make sure you know what you are doing.
Dont forget to put your keys onto it before flashing (you can use firmware toolbox 1.2 or hex editor)
Dont forget to crypt the file before flashing
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Official Site: n/a (by carranzafp)
News-Source: xbins.org
Download: n/a (May be illegal Under DMCA/EUCD)
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XCM 360 Full Case Bundle Set: Improved Diamond Clear and Custom Case
>> After the Halo green set announced yesterday, Team Xtender announced an XCM 360 Diamond Clear Bundle today:
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XCM 360 Diamond clear with Crystal clear wireless control pad shell.
After some modifications of our Diamond Clear case, it looks more clear and nice now.
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They also released a new picture of their custom 360 case:
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XCM 360 CUSTOM. These high quality cases feature professionally designed images on a piece of high quality Polycarbonate (PC) plastic. Along with our High Quality XCM 360 full case; this piece is truly a work of art.
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Official Site: http://www.teamxtender.com
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD Addon - Can it be used on PC? and more about HDMI
>> From gizmodo.com:
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Reader Pete was lucky enough to attend a presentation that Microsoft and Toshiba were giving about their respective HD DVD players--Microsoft with a production sample Xbox 360 attachment and Toshiba with their HD-A2 and HD-XA2 second-generation HD DVD players.
"Some things I found out, and can talk about is the 360 HD-DVD drive can be plugged into a PC and it will be recognized as an optical drive, but will not play HD-DVD movies. I asked what if you have the proper HD-DVD software on the PC, to that [redacted] said that he didn't know, it hadn't been tried yet- maybe there's something there...
He toed the old 360-won't-have-hdmi line. He cited cost as the deciding factor when they were developing the hardware. He said that the HDCP and the ICT flag will never be a issue becasue the install base of the 360 HD-DVD drive will be so large (he said millions, mabye tens of millions) that any studio that decided to implement ICT would be roasted alive in the press. They wouldn't say how many HD-DVD drives would be available at launch (Nov 17, i think), but later on during different questions/conversations they said there would be "a couple hundred thousand", and "several hundred thousand" for the holidays. Random 360 HD-DVD bits - all the HD-DVD decoding is done in software, the HD-DVD drive will come with the media remote and the King Kong HD-DVD."
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XCM 360 Full Case Bundle Set: Halo Green + Green Controller Shell
>> Team Xtender announced a new XCM 360 Set that will bundle the Halo Green case and the new Green wireless control pad shell. Should be available soon.
Official Site: http://www.teamxtender.com
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 19:00 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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October 17 Downtime for Xbox.com and Xbox Live
>> From xbox.com:
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We've got some scheduled maintenance coming up and want to let everyone know that both the Xbox Live service and Xbox.com will be offline and unavailable starting at midnight Pacific Time on Tuesday October 17, 2006 for up to 24 hours. We know you've got some questions, so here are some answers:
* Q: Why? Why? Why?
* A: Because we're adding some cool stuff. And we have to take the service and website offline in order to do it. We're not doing it to make you mad ... really.
* Q: What kind of cool stuff?
* A: Secret cool stuff that we'll tell you about when we're back online October 18. Other stuff we'll be talking about later in the fall.
* Q: Is this a Dashboard update?
* A: Nope.
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 16:13 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Maximus 360 Firmware Toolbox v1.2
>> Maximus released a new version of 360 Firmware Toolbox(info) - a graphical tool to handle several common dvd-drive firmware tasks.
What's new/fixed:
* Added support for Hitachi GDR-3120L Fw 0078 (keys are on 4B00 instead of 4F00)
* Support for 59B it is not needed (acts the same as 59)
Official Site: n/a, by Maximus
Download: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 14:44 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Ubisoft President - Christmas 07 will be key
>> From gamesindustry.biz:
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Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes Christmas 2007 will be an important factor in determining who wins the next-gen console war.
Speaking in an exclusive interview, Guillemot said, "I think next Christmas will really be key. In January 2008, we will have a really good idea of who is going to win in this generation."
Guillemot believes it's too early to predict how market share will be split in the new cycle; however, he did state, "For sure, Nintendo and Microsoft will play a bigger role than in the last cycle."
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 14:36 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Japan, Yes Japan, Acknowledges Xbox 360's Sleek Design
>> From kotaku.com:
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The Xbox 360 nabbed a Good Design 2006 award (yeah, it was released in 2005, so what?). The console was designed by Astro Studio and hot Japanese designer Chiaki Murata and is a tremendous step up from that awful black doormat Microsoft released a few years back. The award was given by Japan's "Good Design Council," started back in 1957 and has the sole purpose to find "excellent design products, which encourage the contribution to the quality of life and industrial field via power of design.".
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Read More: kotaku.com and g-mark.org
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 14:21 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft 's Xbox Safety Effort
>> From Seattle Times:
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Microsoft today is launching a campaign and 20-city bus tour aimed at teaching parents how to make video and computer games safer for children as the holiday season approaches.
The campaign is being announced by Robbie Bach, president of the company's Entertainment and Devices Division. It will focus on educating parents about video game ratings and touting the family settings feature of the Xbox 360 video game console.
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Read More: Seattle Times
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 12:47 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Chillifix for Xbox 360 - Restore Bricked Hitachi-LG Drives
>> A new 'chip' to fix bricked Xbox360 Hitachi-LG drives has been announced by the Chilliflash team:
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Chillifix for Xbox 360:
* Recovers Hitachi drives from recovery state (bricked).
* Recovers drive from a bad flash, caused by wrongly flashing. Xtreme, OPA firmwares which leaves drive in a dead state (master checksum fix).
* Safely patches all checksum routines to avoid future bricking.
* 12 Wires to solder only.
* 1 Optional wire for debug mode (For windows detection of drive).
* Works for all flashable Hitachi drives 32 to 59.
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They also announced they'll release an Xbox 360 unlock kit (to easily open the 360 case), similar to the Xecuter and XCM Unlock kit:
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A special designed opening tool kit to safely and quickly remove the Xbox 360 case, without causing any damage to the plastic outer shell. The kit is moulded from steel metal crafted to fit all the complex clips on the Xbox 360 case, allowing a fast unlock of the case.
Anti scratch coating material is used to give the product a quality look and feel.
The kit includes a T10 Screwdriver with handle for Xbox 360 inner screws.
The kit comes with protective packaging and an outer brown giftbox.
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Official Site: http://www.chilliflash.com
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 00:49 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Globe360 Firmware v2.1
>> The makers of the Globe360 DVD FW chip for Toshiba-Samsung / Hitachi-LG(up to v59) drives released a new firmware:
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We released the GLOBE firmware 2.1, this is the last version available that will support all the last changes in HITACHI [OPA Xtreme v2.1] and SAMSUNG [C4E Xtreme v3.3] firmwares.
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To flash the socketed chip on the globe360 you'll need a programmer like this Willem Programmer.
Official Site: http://www.globe-360.com
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(Thursday 12 October 2006 00:07 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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ZsnexBox v2.99
>> Nes6502 released a new version of ZsnexBox(info), a port of the Zsnes Super Nintendo emulator to Xbox on our forums.
What's new/fixed:
* Added a music player to the GUI. Music is played at 44100 16-bit stereo. The following file formats are supported: GBS, SPC, NSF, VGM, GYM, and VGZ.
This covers the following systems: Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, SG-1000
* Updated the FAQ.
Official Site: n/a, by Nes6502 on forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
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Steve Ballmer about Xbox360, Zune, Vista and more ...
>> Steve Ballmer shares his thoughts on businessweek.com about the Web 2.0 phenomenon, Zune, XBox, Vista, Bill's upcoming 2008 retirement, the future of Microsoft, and other subjects. About the Xbox360:
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* Businessweek: Explain how the business for Xbox changes from the first generation of the console to the current generation with Xbox 360.
* Steve Ballmer: Generation one was lose money--gross margin loss on the console for the lifetime. You've got to take a lifetime view. We did have a lifetime view that said if you add all the revenue from selling consoles and all the costs of shipping consoles, it was negative. It was a model that made that back on royalties and third-party games and our own first-party games. We actually thought we could pencil it out. We also didn't think we would lose as much money as we did because we thought we could charge a premium for a device that had a hard disk in it. But we could premium price to Sony (SNE) because we had a hard disk.
So this generation, we're not pricing to lose money on the hardware over the life. At the same time, we said we can't have hardware that we can't recover with the consumer. We couldn't recover the hard disk. So the hard disk is not mandatory in the 360. The most popular model has a hard disk. But no games require a hard disk.
Sony, in some senses, is in the exact same position we were in in the last generation. By sticking in the darn Blu-ray [high-definition DVD player] drive--and they are pricing to recover its cost--they are at a price disadvantage. If they move to match our price, they will lose a lot of money over the life of the console. And I'm not sure that Sony's P&L, frankly, would be able to tolerate that.
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(Wednesday 11 October 2006 17:57 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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GestureTek Talks Xbox 360 Camera Innovation
>> From gamasutra.com:
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Gamasutra contacted Chief Technology Officer and GestureTek co-founder Francis MacDougall via email to ask about the Xbox Live Vision Camera, and GestureTek's hopes in regards to its usage.
* What does the Xbox camera offer over something like EyeToy?
* The frame rate is a big plus for rapid interaction, while the resolution is a plus for face tracking and other applications.
* What can GestureTek offer to developers and publishers to make working with the camera easier?
* Through our deal with Microsoft, we have provided a basic library of functions for initializing and allowing basic interaction with onscreen objects. In addition, as a third party tools provider, we are providing an advanced set of tracking libraries including our face tracker and motion libraries. These are thoroughly tested algorithms that are optimized for the Xbox 360 platform, and are designed to be dropped onto a specific thread to run in the background.
* Why do you think we rarely seen console based cameras viewed as anything more than novelties in the past, and what role do you think the Xbox 360 camera will fill?
* The style of interactions that have been put into the games, and the lack of variety have been the biggest problems to date. All of the games so far have used simple control models like "wipes" and "touches". Better tracking models will generate better games. The Xbox 360 camera is being marketed first as a communication and entertainment device, and second as a game control device.
I think this is a great approach. The goal is to get the attachment rate of the camera to the console to be as high as possible, and this will be facilitated by adding more reasons for people to purchase the camera. Applications like video conferencing, cool video dance effects, and intelligent home workout software will help to broaden its use. With that kind of penetration, the larger game makers will take the effort to integrate it more broadly into their game offerings.
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(Wednesday 11 October 2006 14:50 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft Launches Xbox Live Pipeline
>> From 2old2play.com:
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Microsoft has FINALLY released a great flash based interface to the Xbox Live Marketplace, too bad it has to be in your browser.
The Pipeline is a one stop web enabled catalog of what's on the Marketplace.
Here's a breakdown of the sub categories:
1. Game Downloads: Xbox Live Arcade, Game Add-Ons
2. Demos and Game Videos: Game Demos, Game Trailers
3. Themes and Gamer Pics: Themes, Gamer Pics
4. Media and Entertainment: Movie Trailers & Short films, TV Music Sports and More, Gaming Community Videos
Editors Choice is a page were Microsoft tries to pimp their latest offerings and deals. Right now there's information there about the Live Vision Camera, Top Downloads and how to get more Microsoft Points.
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Check it out: www.xboxlivepipeline.com
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(Wednesday 11 October 2006 14:21 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD Commercial
>> Here's a new commercial from Microsoft for the Xbox360 HD-DVD Addon:
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(Wednesday 11 October 2006 12:57 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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xtract360ex - xtract360 Compatible with Xtreme Images
>> Redline99 released a new version of PI's xtract360 (PI Xbox-360 Dump Extract v1.0):
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This is just a little modification to the xtract360 tool to also allow file extraction from Xbox 360 and Xbox One Xtreme style backup images.
Source code is included, Visual Studio 2005 Solution. Maybe it will be useful to someone.
Usage: extract360ex.exe gamename.iso <wildcard>
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Official Site: n/a, by Redline99 on xboxhacker.net
Download: here
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(Tuesday 10 October 2006 23:54 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Rumor: Gears of War Demo in Two Days?
>> From kotaku.com:
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Gears of War just got all viral on us. People who subscribed to the game's official site received an email this morning with a cryptic message and even more cryptic link.
The message seems to be a bit of coalition propaganda, but a dozen of the words in the paragraph are hyperlinks to the same page. The links all point to a sub-page of the Gears of War site called 48HrsExclusiveAccess. The page first shows a little black and white security video of Marcus Fenix in a prison cell and then goes black. You're give three matches to light and explore a wall on the page. If you click on any of the four messages you find there you get to see four different videos showing backstory and some gameplay.
More interesting is the fact that the dozen words that are hyperlinks in the email form the sentence: Marcus Fenix has been located. You have 48 hours to mobilize.
The question is what does that mean. It could mean that the linked page is only around for 48 hours or, let's hold our breath, that we will be perhaps getting a demo of Gears of War in two days.
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(Tuesday 10 October 2006 22:01 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Top 10 Annoying Things about Next-Gen
>> From unfetteredblather.com:
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So here we are, supposedly in a new generation of console hardware while there are still new releases for the last generation. For a market that is supposed to be all about "next gen", we still see a lot of releases for the Gamecube, the Playstation 2, and the X-Box.
Here are the top ten silly, frustrating, and stupid things about "next gen" right now:
10. - Still waiting for Next Gen to arrive
09. - Letting Microsoft define the Next Gen market
08. - Stupid name changes
07. - $60 games
06. - Microsoft's Multiple Personality Disorder
05. - Who needs backwards compatibility anyway?
04. - Chasing Nintendo
03. - Cost between consoles and computers vanishing
02. - Dual price SKU nonsense
01. - Sony's Alternate Reality
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(Tuesday 10 October 2006 15:51 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Japan Preps Xbox 360 Blue Dragon LE Bundle
>> From gamespot.com:
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Microsoft Japan has announced there will be a limited first-edition run of the Blue Dragon Core bundle [in Japan]. The first purchasers of the bundle -- those who preorder it -- will receive two special items. One is a set of five miniature figures and the second is an original Blue Dragon faceplate based on a design by Toriyama himself.
The bundle will go on sale December 7, the same day as Blue Dragon.
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Read More: gamespot.com
You can pre-order this japanese limited first-edition bundle from import store play-asia.com.
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(Tuesday 10 October 2006 01:14 EST) - (Category: Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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VC-1/H.264 Streaming Coming to the Xbox 360
>> From happybeggar.com:
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Someone in the Microsoft Vista Media Center team has reported that the XBOX 360 will be able to playback VC-1 video soon:
"Yep - we're enabling VC-1 streaming to Xbox 360; it's turned off in the build you have now, but it will be turned on for release."
Could the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec be also already included in the console? VC-1 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC are both mandatory for HD-DVD/Blu-Ray... so if the HD-DVD drive is available at the end of November then both video format should be playable on the Xbox 360 at that time.
Let hope that Microsoft will allow streaming of both format to the 360 extender when Vista is released.
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Xbox France Shows Its Advertising Mojo
>> From joystiq.com:
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Xbox France knows how to produce stylistic TV ads as seen in this wireless controller/console spot that simultaneously pays homage to classic French films.
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Maximus-Garyopa Hitachi-LG Xtreme v2.2 - Revised Bats
>> Maximus released a .bat fix for Maximus-Garyopa Hitachi-LG Xtreme v2.2 Stealth 8in1:
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Maximus_garyOPA_2_2_Stealth_RevisedBats.rar
Here are Revised bats for the "Maximus-Garyopa_XTRM-HITACHI_v2_2_Stealth" package previously released. just copy this bats over the existing ones into your drive.
The previous bats have a bug with errorlevel variable (my mistake, not garyOPA).
NOTE: If you have sucessfully flashed your drive with the 2.2 Stealth package NO NEED TO REFLASH AGAIN SINCE THERE IS NO PROBLEM ON THE FLASHED DRIVE.
For new drives you flash it is better to have this revisted bats to avoid possible problems (NONE Reported here).
Also if you RE-DOWNLOAD the "Maximus-Garyopa_XTRM-HITACHI_v2_2_Stealth" package from the "usual places" will contain the revised bats (Added on 9-Oct-2006).
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Official Site: n/a (by Maximus, Garyopa and Geremia)
Download: n/a (could be illegal under DMCA/EUCD)
News-Source: xbins.org
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Microsoft Won't Give Up on Xbox 360
>> From next-gen.biz:
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Microsoft's COO has reiterated that the software giant "believes" in the gaming space, even though the Xbox 360 continues to be a money-losing business--after all, "it took seven, eight, or nine years before Windows was profitable."
The losses are clear in recent financial reports. For fiscal year 2005, Microsoft's game division posted a $485 million net loss. In fiscal 2006, ended June 30, 2006, the division lost $1.26 billion.
Microsoft COO Kevin Turner told San Jose Mercury News journalist Dean Takahashi that the heavy losses are all part of making Microsoft an increasingly viable player in the games space.
"...It's important for us to have multiple pillars for growth," Turner said. "We think we are uniquely positioned to be able to invest what it takes to be successful in areas like entertainment and gaming."
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Read More: next-gen.biz and blogs.mercurynews.com
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Xtreme Boot Maker v0.3.2
>> Klutsh released a new version of Xtreme Boot Maker - a simple program that will prepare a floppy or USB drive for use with X360SAM(info).
What's new/fixed:
* Fixed: Formatting and creating bootable floppy's.
* Added: Extra Error routines
Official Site: n/a, by Klutsh
Download: here
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Free Tickets for DigitalLife 2006
>> Digital Life is described as the ultimate consumer technology, gaming & entertainment event of the year. It will take place in New York at the Javits Center from October 12 to October 15 2006.
Many exhibitors including all big game developers (like Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios, Square Enix, SEGA, Red Octane, Ubisoft, Konami, THQ, Vivendi, GameTap, ...) but also many consumer tech companies will be there, you can find the full list here. There will also be keynotes by EA, Sony, Microsoft and others.
They mailed us to let us know they are offering our community FREE tickets to this year's event (regular price is $12). To redeem these tickets, just use the source code "INSIDER" on this page, where you can print out your own tickets: http://digitallife.com/tickets.html
Official Site: http://www.digitallife.com
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(Sunday 08 October 2006 19:11 EST) - (Category: GamingGeneral) - (Posted by::
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Rumor: New Xbox 360 Bundles Coming to Canada?
>> From kotaku.com:
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A Gizmodo reader tipped us off to more bundles coming to the Great White North due to hit the great state of Canada this November. According to our retail insider, these bundles are:
* Core Package bundled with Project Gotham Racing 3 and Kameo: Elements of Power
* Premium Package bundled with Amped 3 and Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
No prices were given, nor were any solid release dates, but our tipster did let us know that we should expect more black Xbox 360 info very soon.
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Read More: kotaku.com
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