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Week of June 14, 2009
Major Nelson on Xbox 360 Natal in 2010
>> From majornelson.com:
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A few people have emailed me regarding something Steve Ballmer said earlier today about a new Xbox coming in 2010. As the Xbox team stated at E3 two weeks ago, we are not even halfway through the current console generation lifecycle and believe Xbox 360 will be the entertainment center in the home for long into the next decade. Project Natal will be an important part of this platform, but we have not confirmed a launch date at this time.
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First month of Xbox Live now 1usd
>> From gamespot.com:
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Now $1 will buy gamers one whole month on Microsoft's Xbox Live service. Microsoft has confirmed to GameSpot today that it is offering a one-month upgrade to the Xbox Live Gold subscription plan for current Silver plan members for just 100 pennies.
The promotional upgrade automatically enrolls participating members into a one-month renewal system. Once the promotional month expires, members will be charged the standard $7.99 fee each month unless they opt out. Currently, Microsoft has not announced an end date for the promotion.
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Full Story: gamespot.com
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Ballmer announces 2010 Xbox 360 at The Executive Club Chicago?
>> From tgdaily.com:
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Rumors can be confirmed, as Ballmer stated openly during a speech on the recession to those in attendance at the Executives Club in Chicago, a new Xbox 360 will hit the store shelves in 2010.
The new device will be equipped with technology that is "really, really, close" to an actuality. The console, which was described as having a "natural interface," will have a built in camera with the ability to recognize movement and voice.
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Full Story: tgdaily.com
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Xbox Originals Becomes Games On Demand
>> From edge-online.com:
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Microsoft's Xbox Originals service, which launched in December 2007, has now officially become Games On Demand.
Microsoft said at E3 earlier this month that one more title - widely tipped to be Halo 2 - would be released for the Xbox Originals service ahead the August rollout of Xbox 360 games for download.
The download service will also support credit card transactions, meaning Microsoft points won't be required to purchase titles.
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Full Story: edge-online.com
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Microsoft confirms 512MB X360 Arcade
>> From eurogamer.net:
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Microsoft has confirmed to Eurogamer that Xbox 360 Arcade models are now shipping with 512MB of onboard memory as standard.
"The Xbox 360 system software uses some of the included 512MB memory; less storage will be available to users."
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Full Story: eurogamer.net
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Xbox LIVE Marketplace issues *Update: Solved*
>> From majornelson.com:
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I just got back from Iraq, and catching up on some email when I see that we're seeing an issue affecting a small amount of content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace since the service came back online. In other words, you may have problems accessing some of the content. I want to let you know that the LIVE engineers are actively engaged and working on getting this resolved as soon as possible.
*Update* The issues around accessing Xbox LIVE Marketplace content are now resolved.
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New Jasper Motherboard with 512MB internal MU
>> Braza posted pictures of a new jasper motherboard with a 4gbit Samsung NAND inside on the XBH forums. This found has been confirmed by some of our forum members as well.
This Xbox360 is a Japanese Arcade SKU made on april 9th 2009.
The motherboard still seems like a Jasper-model, only real change seems to be the NAND. The extra space is all used to give you a larger internal memory unit. The original Aracde Jasper has a 2gbit NAND and gave users an ~214MBytes of usable internal memory as around 16MB is used by Microsoft for kernel/keyvault/dash etc. So we guess the new one should give you ~496Mbytes of usable internal MU.
Picture-Source: Braza at XBH forums
More Pictures: here
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The Next Xbox to Support Stereoscopic 3D?
>> From teamxbox.com:
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Today, I can tell you that I have obtained the first details on the next Xbox (info that we'll reveal in the coming weeks) and that's why we can confirm that the rumor reported by 1UP is false. Microsoft is NOT launching a new, upgraded Xbox 360 disguised as a new Xbox in 2010 (although built-in Natal technology is a possibility for a new edition of the Xbox 360, similar to the Elite or Arcade flavors).
It's not our intention to tease you, but for now the only thing I'm going to say about everything I heard regarding the next Xbox is that it won't launch until a certain type of television becomes more widespread because... in addition to built-in Natal tech, a key feature of the next Xbox would be full HD stereoscopic 3D visuals similar to 3D movie theatres.
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Full Story: teamxbox.com | twitter.com/TeamXbox
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Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2009 Nominees Revealed
>> From teamxbox.com:
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The judges for the Game Critics Awards announced today the nominees for "The Best of E3 2009." Below is the full list of nominees:
Best of Show
* Br�tal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
* Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
* Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
* Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)
Best Original Game
* Alan Wake (Remedy/MGS for Xbox 360)
* Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
* Br�tal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
* Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PS3)
* Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
Best Console Game
* Br�tal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
* God of War 3 (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PS3)
* Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360)
* Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360)
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)
Best Hardware
* DJ Hero Controller (Freestyle Games/Red Octane/Activision)
* "Project Natal" (Microsoft)
* PSP Go (Sony Computer Entertainment)
* Tony Hawk Ride Skateboard (Robomodo/Activision)
* Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)
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More Awards on teamxbox.com.
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Creators Club Online will get changes after LIVE Downtime
>> While for end-users no new features have been announced after the 24h Xbox LIVE downtime, some stuff will change for Creators Club Online users.
From the official XNA Blog:
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Today, June 16 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. PDT (2009-06-16 0701 to 2009-06-17 0659 GMT) Creators Club Online, Xbox LIVE, and parts of Xbox.com are offline for scheduled maintenance.
As a result, Creators Club Online is down. Xbox 360 Consoles will not be able to connect to any Xbox LIVE Services so any Xbox LIVE Community Games you have downloaded will not be playable. Additionally, the "My Xbox" section of Xbox.com is not available, and the Xbox forums are in read-only mode and you will be unable to post. The rest of Xbox.com is functional and available.
When services are restored, up to 24 hours later, there will be many new exciting changes to be found on Creators Club Online including:
* Cross-creator purchasing made easier with a "Buy Game on Marketplace" link on the Approved Game Details page!
* Gamercard linking returns - repaired!
* Additional localization of pages and help for our supported regions
* 30 new creator tiles now available!
* Time period in forums not read, active discussions and my discussions will be fixed!
* Download history updates! Will contain totals for purchases, trial, and purchase/trial ratio per time period selected. Also added "All data" in the period dropdown. CSV export now takes into consideration locale for determining separator. We fixed first day of the month issue, too!
* CMS RSS feeds will now show the images outside of a browser reader
* Layout of RSS feeds have changed slightly to be more consistent across different types of browsers
* Trial memberships now clearly displayed on the profile page
* IE8 Compatibility
* Single letter domain email addresses will be supported
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As always, for people with modified consoles, once the service is back, reconnect and play games at own risk ;) You never know what Microsoft has up its sleeve.
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Microsoft debunks Xbox Natal rumor
>> From seattlepi.com:
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The Internet is abuzz with a rumor that Microsoft's Project Natal add-on for Xbox 360 actually is the company's next video-game console.
But according to one Microsoft spokeswoman, that's not the case.
As I reported last week, Project Natal - which allows players to use their bodies to control a game, without a hand-held device - is hardware designed to extend the life of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 was released in 2005 and Microsoft is hoping its lifespan will stretch into 2015. The spokeswoman said Natal is not about a new console.
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Full Story: seattlepi.com
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Cygnos360 v2.0 Announced
>> A new version of the Cygnos360 multi-kernel chip has been announced:
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Some features of the new Cygnos360 V2.0
- downgrade Xbox360 (production before August 2007 and non-HDMI)
- switch between the kernel on your Xbox360 and the kernel on Cygnos360 V2 (for example for region-code switching or switching to homebrew/exploitable kernel)
- no lifting of CE-pin or cutting of traces neccessary
- protect your data by storing offline information on the Cygnos360 V2 NAND-flash and avoid banning (dirty-NAND concept)
- directly downgrade on the Cygnos360 V2 NAND-flash
- easy quicksolder installation of Cygnos360 V2
- Cygnos360 V2 firmware can be up- und downgraded to any version in the field
- built from high quality components
- downgrading takes 1h15m on average on a middle-class PC - reading from and writing to flash takes less than a minute each
- easy to use
- a reliable solution for downgrading (Xenon mainboards)
- run Linux (Xenon mainboards)
- read and flash your Xbox360 and Cygnos360 V2 NAND-flash in less than one minute
- Infectus is no longer needed for any of the functions
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Official Site: http://www.cygnos360.com
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Microsoft preps Project Natal Xbox 360 game lineup
>> From punchjump.com:
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A Microsoft Corp. representative told Punch Jump this month that the company is preparing to deliver an incredible game lineup with the launch of the new motion-sensitive controller for the Xbox 360 called Project Natal.
The representative said that Microsoft is in development on game titles and is currently shipping developer kits to ensure a strong game lineup for the hardware's launch.
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Full Story: punchjump.com
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abgx360 corrupt DMI with some ISOs
>> From ABGX360.net:
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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 CRC = XXXXXXXX".
For "UFC 2009 Undisputed" the corrupt DMI CRC = 46C162C8
For "Red Faction: Guerilla" the corrupt DMI CRC = 580B3E16
For "Up" the corrupt DMI CRC = F9F50C0F
How do you fix it if you have the corrupt DMI? If you already burned the game and deleted the ISO you will have to copy the disc back to your HDD (ImgBurn is recommended for Windows users). Also make sure that you have online functions enabled in abgx360 for the next steps.
For "UFC 2009 Undisputed" simply check the ISO with AutoFix threshold set to level 3 and it will automatically download the updated ini and patch a good DMI for you.
For "Red Faction: Guerilla" you will need to delete 1A5575DDA1D2466C.ini (if it exists) from your StealthFiles folder and then check the ISO with AutoFix set to level 3.
For "Up" you will need to delete E4F12417A1CB7F98.ini and Xex_A1CB7F98.ini (if they exist) from your StealthFiles folder, however there is currently no other verified rip of this game in the database so you will have to wait on that.
Where is your StealthFiles folder?
On Windows this is usually C:\Program Files\abgx360\StealthFiles\
On other systems this is usually ~/.abgx360/StealthFiles/
We apologize for this but this is a new type of corruption which seems to be associated with ripping via a certain USB->SATA adapter (not 100% sure of the cause yet) and DMI is now scanned for this corruption before being accepted into the database (so it won't happen again).
Update: For users running Windows Vista / Windows 7 with UAC enabled, you may also need to delete these files from your VirtualStore folder. It will be something like C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\abgx360\StealthFiles
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Official Site: http://www.ABGX360.net
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