MednafenX-NES v10.5pb (Public Beta)

Posted July 28th, 2009

madmab released a new beta based on Xport’s MednafenX-NES(info) for Xbox1.From the readme/nfo:[QUOTE]What’s New:* Dynamic Skin with Dual Screenshot Movie Previews* DYNAMIC MEDNAFENX PM3 skin by Gilou9999 (read the readme.txt in his skin folder).* There is an alternate synopsis background in the skin directory. Feel free to try it (just rename it to “synopsis.jpg)* [...]

MednafenX-NES v10.5pb (Public Beta)

Posted July 28th, 2009

madmab released a new beta based on Xport’s MednafenX-NES(info) for Xbox1.From the readme/nfo:[QUOTE]What’s New:* Dynamic Skin with Dual Screenshot Movie Previews* DYNAMIC MEDNAFENX PM3 skin by Gilou9999 (read the readme.txt in his skin folder).* There is an alternate synopsis background in the skin directory. Feel free to try it (just rename it to “synopsis.jpg)* [...]

abgx360 corrupt DMI with some ISOs

Posted June 25th, 2009

From ABGX360.net:[QUOTE]Note: If you have recently AutoFixed “UFC 2009 Undisputed”, “Red Faction: Guerilla” or “Up” using abgx360(info)(info), it may have patched a corrupt DMI to your ISO.
How can you tell if your ISO or Burned DVD has the bad DMI? Simply check the game with abgx360 on medium or high verbosity and look for “DMI [...]

Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft’s Next Console

Posted June 25th, 2009

From 1up.com:[QUOTE]On this week’s Listen Up podcast we discussed Natal, and David Ellis and I talked about what we’ve been hearing regarding the new technology — and how it’s actually the cornerstone of Microsoft’s next evolution of the Xbox. Microsoft will not only release Natal as an add-on for the Xbox 360, it will come [...]

NPD May 2009 Numbers and Microsoft Response

Posted June 24th, 2009

Here are the NPD May 2009 HW sale numbers:* Nintendo DS: 633,500* Wii: 289,500* Xbox 360: 175,000* PlayStation 3: 131,000* PlayStation 2: 117,000* PSP: 100,400
Micorsoft response via gamasutra.com:[QUOTE]Responding to a slow sales month as reported by NPD, in which industry revenues dropped 23 percent, Microsoft positioned its Xbox 360 as being the most robust [...]

XNA Game Studio 3.1 is here – Community Games Renamed

Posted June 24th, 2009

From creators.xna.com:[QUOTE]You spoke and we listened! We’ve added a number of new and improved features to XNA Game Studio 3.1 enabling hobbyists, academics, and independent game developers to easily create video games for Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune digital media players by using optimized cross-platform gaming libraries based on the .NET Framework in the C# [...]

New LiteOn Revision – 83850c

Posted June 24th, 2009

A forum post on a German website has the following information….Here is a picture of the drive:
There appears to possibly be a new firmware/hardware revision for the LiteOn drive that was originally posted on these German forums. It is being discussed on our forumshere
So far, it is just speculation at this point. It appears the [...]

‘Wii hacker’ part of Microsoft’s Natal effort

Posted June 15th, 2009

From cnet.com:[QUOTE]Johnny Chung Lee, the former Carnegie Mellon researcher known for finding creative ways to adapt the Wiimote, has revealed himself as one of the minions behind Project Natal, Microsoft’s effort to add motion-sensing capabilities into the Xbox 360.
Lee, who is now a researcher at Microsoft, said in a blog posting that he has been [...]