E3 2006: Star Wars Force Powers Tech Demo Impressions
Submitted By: pRo loGic II
24 May 2006 05:13 | Xbox 360 | Technology
E3 Right before E3 2006, LucasArts announced partnerships with Pixelux Entertainment and Natural Motion to develop and implement new technologies in all their next-generation games. Pixelux’s Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) tech, which simulates material reaction to real-world physics, was on display in the Indiana Jones demo, but behind closed doors an even greater representation was shown – thanks to the Star Wars universe.
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Feel the force...on your Mac
Submitted By: Pixel Gamers
20 May 2006 12:07 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Technology
A USB driver which allows you to use the Xbox 360 Controller on an OSX machine, including support for the Apple Force Feedback library has been created.
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Microsoft Countersues Lucent
Submitted By: pRo loGic II
18 May 2006 07:11 | Xbox 360 | Technology | Industry News
Back in April, Lucent filed a law suit accusing Microsoft of infringing upon video decoding technologies with Xbox 360. A similar suit was brought against Dell and Gateway in 2003, but Microsoft came to their aid by filing a declaratory judgment complaint, resulting in the case being thrown out based on patent typographical errors. When Lucent refilled the patents, however, it gave them ammunition for Microsoft. Today, though, Microsoft decided it would fire back at Lucent with a countersuit with a taste of their own medicine, alleging the company has violated a number of Microsoft's own patents. The countersuit also says the two supposed infringing patents are not valid.
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Playstation 3 might just make it in 2007
Submitted By: CCRIS
14 May 2006 05:23 | Playstation 3 | Technology
MICROSOFT is winning the console war by a mile. While the attention is turned to the Sony booth, the sad fact is that the company is presenting second-generation developer kits to the general audience, while the showcased product is just an empty case. Please read and post its really interesting tibit hope you enjoy...
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Ulanoff: Blu-ray Is Doomed to Lose DVD Format War
Submitted By: undisputed2k6
14 May 2006 05:22 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology | Industry News
Blu-ray is doomed.
I came to this conclusion shortly after reading John Dvorak's thoughtful dissection of the HD DVD versus Blu-ray imbroglio.
It was right on the money in all ways but one: Dvorak didn't anoint a winner; he thinks it'll take a couple of years to shake out.
I think he's wrong.
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Digital Molecular Matter Technology Demo Video
Submitted By: News Bot
09 May 2006 08:15 | Technology
A demo showing the recently announced Digital Molecular Matter Technology that will be used in all internal LucasArts titles currently in development for next-generation video game consoles. DMM is exclusive to LucasArts beginning with Indiana.
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Next-Gen LucasArts Games to Feature Digital Molecular Matter Technology
Submitted By: News Bot
09 May 2006 08:05 | Technology
LucasArts announced that it has partnered with Pixelux Entertainment Inc. to include revolutionary Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) technology into all internal titles currently in development for next-generation video game consoles. DMM is exclusive to LucasArts beginning with Indiana Jones 2007 [working title] and continuing with the next Star Wars experience. This breakthrough in material physics will bring an unprecedented level of realism to next-gen projects by making completely interactive environments that react as they would in real life. From crumbling walls to shattering glass and even swaying organic plant life, in-game objects have material properties that behave realistically all in real time.
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E3: Microsoft plans flood of Xbox Live content
Submitted By: Joe
08 May 2006 09:58 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Events | Technology | Industry News
Gears of War, Lost Planet, Test Drive Unlimited and more head to Xbox Live...
Xbox 360 owners will be able to play and watch many of the games being shown off at E3 this week, with Microsoft and its third-party partners planning to make available several videos and demos from the show over Xbox Live.
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The Mechs Are Back
Submitted By: Joe
08 May 2006 04:29 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Technology
Check out this Game Developer Interview and In-Game footage of Chromehounds. This game is gonna be SICK!
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Toshiba's HD-A1 Sells Out in Japan
Submitted By: Joe
08 May 2006 04:24 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology
The Asahi Shimbun reported yesterday that Toshiba has managed to sell all of the HD-A1 HD-DVD players it shipped to retail in Japan, amounting to some 1,500 units.
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GameLife Signs up with MTV
Submitted By: Fender
04 May 2006 05:52 | Technology | Industry News
"Expect to see a lot more of this video game version of Wayne's World in the coming months"
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Sony and Toshiba Seek Unified DVD Format
Submitted By: undisputed2k6
27 Apr 2006 16:06 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology | Industry News
TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they are in negotiations about how to resolve their competing next-generation optical disk formats, aiming to give consumers a unified video technology. But both sides played down a report in the business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun Thursday that said the Japanese electronics makers were on the verge of agreeing on a compromise 'hybrid' next-generation DVD format as soon as this month.
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Take a Deeper Look Inside the 360 GPU
Submitted By: Fender
23 Apr 2006 08:59 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Technology
SmartComputing.com has recently posted at article about the power of the 360's GPU, explaining what exactly it can do when it's pushed to the limit. Very good read.
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The Facts and Fiction of 1080p
Submitted By: zonetrooper5
18 Apr 2006 12:56 | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology
There are already a large number of 1080p HDTV sets on the market, which upconvert all incoming signals, including standard-definition TVs, DVDs, HDTVs and PCs, to their panels’ native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Ironically, these 1080p televisions can not accept a 1080p signal. Yes, you read that correctly.
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OBLIVION INTERVIEW WITH PETE HINES
Submitted By: XBLRADIO
05 Apr 2006 05:32 | Xbox 360 | Technology | Industry News
Xboxliveradio.com is Interviewing Pete Hines of Oblivion. He will discuss topics such a possibile MMO Elder scrolls!
Tune in if intrested and there is also a giveaway from our sponsor Geltabz! thats right we will giveaway a set of Geltabz.
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Peripheral producer Plantronics announces three Xbox 360 headsets
Submitted By: x360central
28 Mar 2006 09:37 | Xbox 360 | Technology
A leader in video game peripherals, Plantronics, will unveil their new line of Xbox 360 Headsets today, which will conform to every kind of Xbox 360 gamer. The headsets combine hot, new designs, wearing styles and crystal-clear audio to allow Xbox Live gamers to perform to their fullest potential.
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Amazing Next-gen PC Graphics
Submitted By: Lost Alley
27 Mar 2006 08:12 | Technology
The next game from the team behind Far Cry is named Crysis and runs on a new game engine that simply looks amazing. Hopefully Crysis will be announced for Xbox 360 as well. For now check out this short demo of what this new game engine is capable of.
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XBOX 360 HACKED?
Submitted By: peterjsousa
16 Mar 2006 04:14 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Events | Technology | Industry News
Word is out on the street that a flaw in the Xbox 360 DVD firmware may allow a hacker to install his own custom firmware in there unchecked, and as such gain full control of what the DVD will or will not accept. In practice, this would mean that the drive could gain the capability to boot backups of original game DVD’s by flashing a self-built firmware in there which ignores the mandatory disc signing.
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Origami Pics Leaked
Submitted By: Janx
06 Mar 2006 11:04 | Technology
OrigamiPortal received this leaked photo from an online source today. If this is the actual final product, it's pretty slick. The pic they have received shows a device that looks thinner than the ones shown in the Digital Kitchen video. And the UI is definitely some new handheld OS.
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Why Microsoft picked HD-DVD
Submitted By: Lost Alley
03 Mar 2006 08:14 | Xbox 360 | Technology
Microsoft has outlined prohibitive pricing, faltering industry support and technical troubles as the reasons behind why it has turned its back on the Blu-ray next-generation DVD format for the upcoming external Xbox 360 drive. Microsoft has long associated itself with the rival HD-DVD format but few reasons have been given why. But now Microsoft PR employee Cesar Menendez has reported on his Gamerscore Blog that the MS big cheeses were reacting to a number of worries about Blu-ray.
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Origami : Not a portable Xbox
Submitted By: DragonFly
02 Mar 2006 12:05 | Xbox 360 | Technology
Is it a gaming tablet, a new multimedia device, a portable PC, a DVD player... or what? Whatever, it's not a handheld Xbox apparently In fact, if the latest informed speculation surrounding Origami is to be believed, the device is being pitched as a kind of cut-price tablet-style PC, offering a light and portable package for XP users who can't be arsed to lug around a proper laptop when they're on the go. Check out those 'go anywhere' lifestyle images on the site and the slightly cringeworthy concept movie and that would seem to fit the profile.
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Sony and NEC to Merge Optical Disc Drive Businesses
Submitted By: Lost Alley
28 Feb 2006 04:29 | Technology
Sony and NEC have announced that they have signed an agreement to combine their optical disc drive businesses into a single company, Sony NEC Optiarc Inc., which will start operations on April 3, 2006. The new company will combine Sony’s expertise in optical pick-up heads with NEC’s proficiency in optical LSI logic. Sony is the main backer of Blu-ray Disc technology while NEC decided last year to join the HD DVD camp, which means that the new joint venture company will manufacture and sale both technologies.
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HD DVD VS Blu-Ray
Submitted By: Dice
21 Feb 2006 12:23 | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology | Industry News
The battle lines are drawn, and the war is about to begin between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, the two next-generation mediums for our entertainment future. There are fans on both sides, pledging their allegiance and trust in one or the other brand, while there are others who are standing by to see what the end result of each is in terms of actual quality and price. The fact of the matter is that while each camp is putting out info to hype their medium as much as possible, the final decision will come down to the consumer, because even if one is better than the other, the one that sells more, will ultimately win.
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Toshiba Tours America to Promote the Launch of HD DVD
Submitted By: zonetrooper5
17 Feb 2006 11:40 | Xbox 360 | Technology | Industry News
Toshiba announced today details of an integrated marketing communications plan to launch its line-up of HD DVD players. The Toshiba HD DVD players, models HD-XA1 and HD-A1, will be the first HD DVD players to hit the U.S. market and will begin shipping to retailers in March of this year.
The multi-tiered initiative is designed to educate retail salespeople, provide them with support materials to aid in the sale of the HD DVD players and continue to increase consumer awareness of HD DVD players.
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Oblivion Interview
Submitted By: MartinLande
15 Feb 2006 07:30 | Xbox 360 | Technology
If you are thinking of buying the next elder scrolls installment, you should read this interview with the games` producer; Gavin Carter!
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Study Claims Playing Video Games Improves The Brain
Submitted By: Trickedbullet
13 Feb 2006 06:02 | Technology
In contrast to all the so-called studies claiming playing games with violent content will inspire real violent, this article on the Globe and Mail web site states that a York University study shows that playing games might actually improve brain activity. Here is a snip:
A new study of 100 university undergraduates in Toronto has found that video gamers consistently outperform their non-playing peers in a series of tricky mental tests. If they also happened to be bilingual, they were unbeatable.
"The people who were video game players were better and faster performers," said psychologist Ellen Bialystok, a research professor at York University. "Those who were bilingual and video game addicts scored best -- particularly at the most difficult tasks."
Thanks to Evil Avatar for the heads-up.
I just thought such news would tickle every ones fancy. News like this just makes me proud to be a gamer! ;)
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Sony Fires Employee for Comenting on PS3 Development
Submitted By: Omali
06 Feb 2006 05:45 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology | Industry News
SOE fired employee Josh Robinson for comments he made on the progress of development of the PS3, most notably that "Xbox 360 is just better." Links are provided to the original interview, as well as to a more recent interview where he reveals more about what happened and what he's doing now.
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Project Offset: The Future Of Next Gen Gaming
Submitted By: Dice
01 Feb 2006 16:43 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Playstation 3 | Technology | Industry News
Project Offset set to be released on the PC with intentions of also being released on PS3 and Xbox 360 takes next gen gaming to a whole new level
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Next Gen ModChips - Scandals and Progress
Submitted By: GamerAndy
18 Jan 2006 05:27 | Systems | Xbox 360 | Technology
Rumors have been all over the web about TEAM ICE and their supposed mod chip solution for the Xbox 360 console. After some digging however, it appears that not only are they far off from a solution but not a real team at all. Composed entirely of Evan O'Keefe (aka SkyD) it seems a rather elaborate net of lies has been put in place with intentions ranging from misleading large scale mod chip distributers to minor scamming on Ebay.
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