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PSJailbreak Gets Beaten At Its Own Game
The PSJailbreak is the current front-runner and pioneer in hacking the PS3 but it may just have some competition. Enter PSGroove, a free open-source alternative. Firstly, the name sounds far less dodgy but wait there’s more. PSGroove may not allow for the playing of pirated games (although you can backup games on your HDD) but [...]
3D Blu-Ray Update Hits PS3 In October
Sony has confirmed that come October, the Ps3 will receive a firmware update rendering it capable of 3D Blu-ray movie playback. This is a whole month later than the original date for the firmware update but you won’t miss much in that time because there really isn’t anything on Blu-ray in 3D yet and come [...]
Treyarch: Black Ops Co-Op Mode Still To Be Announced
It looks like Treyarch still have an ace in the hole with upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops – and that’s the announcement of co-op. The developer’s community manager Josh Olin has told Gamerzines that it still has yet to reveal a co-op mode. However, despite his revelation that the game will feature one, Olin [...]
iPhone iOS 4.1 To Include Apple Game Center
Apple has announced that Game Center will launch on iOS 4.1. From “next week” onwards, iOS4.1 will be available to everyone, and this means that we’ll all be able to benefit from Apple’s Steam-like initiative called Game Center. Game Center focuses on multiplayer gaming and it goes a lot further than your normal two-player. There [...]
Kinect Voice Recognition Only Available To Certain Countries — South Africa Isn’t One Of Them
It has been confirmed that unless you live in the United States, Mexico or the United Kingdom — and speak English — Kinect will not listen to you. Microsoft will only offer voice recognition for USA English, UK English, Japanese and Mexican Spanish. If you live anywhere else–South Africa for instance–and you speak fluent English, [...]
Kinect Will Have 1:1 Tracking — It’s Like A Mirror
Microsoft has announced that Kinect will respond to movement as fast as you can push a button. Therefore, it was said that there will be true 1:1 tracking when responding to movement. Microsoft’s Kinect boss, Kudo Tsunoda said that the device doesn’t need any ‘fixing’ to achieve 1:1 tracking, you’ll be followed as if it [...]
Microsoft’s New Xbox 360 Remote, Now With Transforming D-Pad
Earlier we wrote about Microsoft’s new Xbox controller which includes a transforming d-pad. The enhanced d-pad is something long overdue, and we’re glad that Microsoft has finally done something about this. The d-pad on the new remote will be able to transform from something semi-flat to to something raised, and all it takes is the [...]
Rumour: Microsoft Modifying The D-Pad On The Xbox 360 Controller?
Rumour has it that Microsoft are looking to release a new Xbox 360 controller with a modified d-pad. According to the source, the d-pad will be able to turn 90-degrees where it will raise up about half a centimeter. This modification is said to help fighting game fans. For those confused, the d-pad is the [...]
Microsoft Increase Xbox Live Price For November
Microsoft has announced an increase on their Xbox Live tariff. Gold members residing in the United States, or the United Kingdom will have to cough up a few extra pennies to stay connected to the service. And if you’re using a fake address – you’ll need to cough up extra gold as well. Prices come [...]
The Reason For Why The PS3 Controller Sucks The Way It Does
Believe it or not, a lot of time actually went into designing the PS3 controller that we’re all familiar with today. We’ve had largely the same controller for PlayStation consoles since the release of the very first one nearly way back in the late 90′s and that’s fine, we’re pretty used to it by now. [...]
Meet The eBox: China’s Very Own Kinect
Every great invention is followed by some sort of Chinese knock-off. From cars, to clothing, to babies. Therefore the next knock-off had to be Microsoft’s Kinect. And, it is Microsoft Kinect. Eedoo Software has announced the eBox, a device which works without controls. The eBox will do the same thing as Kinect — offer a [...]
Sony Are Scaring Distributors Away From PSJailbreak
PSJailbreak recently launched where it allowed players to do whatever they like with their PlayStation 3 console. Although Sony are yet to acknowledge the PSJailbreak, they are currently scaring distributors who aim at selling the product. In Australia the USB device was blocked by the courts, however the device creators have said that ‘nothing illegal [...]
Sony Goes To Federal Court To Ban Sale Of PS Modchip
If you have been caught up in the South African Men’s Inter-Provincial Hockey tournament then you probably would not have heard of the PlayStation Modchip, better known as the PSJailbreak. If you haven’t heard for any other reason catch up. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia was granted a temporary injunction by the nation’s Federal Court to [...]
And This Is Why The PlayStation Controller Looks The Way It Does
Have you ever wondered why the PlayStation controller is the way it is? Well, if you have — we finally have the answer for you. PlayStation designer Teiyu Goto, the man behind all three iterations, recently explained the idea behind the controllers buttons. Goto said that the idea was to keep it as simple as [...]
Not Even Sony Expects Move To Sell From Day 1
Ray Maguire, Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president was recently interviewed by Eurogamer where they asked about his expectations for Move sales. Ray said that he’s not really expecting loads of sales off the bat, instead word of mouth will intrigue people into buying their motion control hardware. “Am I expecting a massive day one? [...]
GH: Warriors Of Rock! It’s Almost Time To Rock Out With Your Errr… Socks On!
Note: Before complaining to my editor about the title picture, if you look closely you will notice a guitar. It’s Monday (no make that Wednesday, thanks Eishkom) and I’ve had the 2nd most awesome news of the day! The 1st most awesome news involves a certain editor in chief’s mom and… oh wait I can’t [...]
Local Duo Locnville Sing Their Way Onto The PlayStation Network
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced a partnership with Locnville, the local duo famous for having the Sun in their Pocket. Andrew and Brian Chaplin contacted PlayStation in an attempt to break into the international market through PlayStation 3 owners. Andrew said, “We love our music, we love clubbing and we love to party. That [...]
Accessorise Your Kinect With Stands And Wall Mounts
There’s a few Microsoft Kinect accessories which might make your life a little bit easier. Performance Designed Products created a wall mount, TV mount, floor stand and cable extension for the motion control device which launches on the 10th of November. The idea behind the accessories is simple: put the Kinect anywhere, to play anywhere. [...]
Sony Swings Their Ban Hammer: PSJailbreak Users Be Warned
The PSJailbreak hack is apparently detectable by Sony, and they might ban abusers across the network. Anyone who received the ’8002A227′ error code while using PSJailbreak is the winner of a brand new ban. It was said that Sony could find offenders once they logged onto the network. Following reports of banning PSJailbreak users, Sony [...]
MS: Kinect On PC Is ‘A Possibility’
Microsoft has revealed to CVG that PC compatibility for the motion control device, Kinect, is a “possibility”, and also that the device has the potential to be a part of non-games industries such as music and film. Speaking at Gamescom – where Microsoft’s Kinect lost to Sony’s PlayStation Move for the best peripheral of the [...]
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