• March 2013 - DCEmu Turns 9 Years Old and Still Going Strong

    Its Now March 2013 and DCEmu the Homebrew & Gaming Network is now 9 Years old. I actually started the sites back in 2002 but joined them under the DCEmu name back in 2004 when the site was foremost a Dreamcast Site, since then we have expanded and cover all homebrew scenes as new consoles come into play. To make sure the site gets back to what it does best i have merged the discussion forums and unmerged all the news forums, which for everyone makes for a better reading experiance, no one wants to search for PS2 news on a PS3 merged news forum because it takes ages to find it. Also this month we have launched new sites for PS4, GCW Zero and also an Open Source Handhelds website. Thanks for visiting DCEmu and please join in the discussion and remember if you are a coder then you can upload to our forum instead of using crappy internet upload sites.

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    Nintendo bringing E3 to Best Buy 

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    Published on May 18th, 2013 14:44
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    Nintendo is handling E3 very differently this year.
    First, it revealed it would not be holding it's traditional pre-show press conference. Then it promised more activity and new games at its show floor booth. And now it has promised to take its E3 demos directly to the public.
    Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has announced several of the games that will be playable on the show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center will also be playable at more than 100 Best Buy stores during E3 week.
    Kotaku reports that these demos will be made available to everyone, not just press and industry members. Details of which games will be made available have yet to be announced, but it will almost certainly include the new 3D Mario game and Mario Kart that have been promised by the end of the year.
    Nintendo is also due to broadcast another Nintendo Direct during E3 in place of its usual conference. This will include more new announcements of Wii U and 3DS games for autumn and beyond.
    Today's Nintendo Direct revealed three exclusive Sonic games, a retail release for the New Super Luigi DLC and dates for Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101.

    http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ninte...st-buy/0115767     ...
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    Galaxy S 4 to hit 10 million sales next week 

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    Published on May 17th, 2013 23:23
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    Despite launching less than a month ago, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 smartphone is set to pass the ten million sales mark next week.
    If true, the Galaxy S4 will have outpaced its predecessor, the Galaxy S3, to the ten million mark by three weeks. It would also make the S 4 the fastest selling Samsung handset to date.
    Samsung's co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun addressed reporters at a technology forum held in Seoul yesterday.
    “We are confident that we will pass more than 10 million sales of the S4 next week. It is selling much faster than the previous model S3,” said Jong-kyun, reports the Korea Times.
    It's a further boost to Samsung, which already receives 95 per cent of the profits generated by the Android mobile operating system, it was revealed yesterday.
    Whilst that figure excludes the Galaxy S 4, the success of the firm's latest handset should only see it continue to rise.
    Samsung is also set to release an update edition of the Galaxy S 4 on June 26th, which will come pre-installed with the latest Android 4.2 OS as standard.

    http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...xt-week/030970     ...
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    Retro-bit bringing wireless controllers to retro consoles 

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    Published on May 17th, 2013 00:09
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    Remember Retro-Bit, the company behind the nifty handheld NES / SNES, theRetroDuo Portable? Once again, the company is looking to make your outdated gaming habits a little more convenient, this time with a line of wireless controllers for vintage consoles.There are three controllers in the Hypermode series, one for the Nintendo 64, a hybrid controller the NES and SNES, and finally one for the Sega Genesis. Each uses a 2.4GHz receiver to connect to its respective console, and all three have turbo functionality. The N64 controller also features a slot for a Rumble Pak. Furthermore, the NES / SNES and Genesis controllers can also be used on PC or Mac.The N64 controller is slated to launch this summer, while the other two are planned for this fall. Each will cost $30. Distributor Innex will be showing the controllers at its booth during E3. We'll do our best to swing by and check them out.In the meantime, we pose a simple question: Where's our wireless Saturn controller?http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/re...retro-conoles/ ...
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    April NPD: Injustice: Gods Among Us reigns supreme 

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    Published on May 17th, 2013 00:00
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    Another hot, fresh loaf of financial data has been pulled out of The NPD Group's analytical oven, and its buttery goodness contains sales information for the four week period between April 4 and May 7, 2013. During that time, the physical retail sector of the games industry was down 25 percent when compared with its performance over the same four weeks in 2012, pulling in a grand total of $495.2 million. It's worth noting, however, that this figure doesnot include the sale of PC games.

    Hardware sales brought in $109.5 million, a 42 percent decrease from the $187.8 million seen last year, with the Xbox 360 once again enjoying the highest sales with 130,000 units moved. Meanwhile, the brief reprieve from year-over-year decline seen by the Accessories segment last month was short lived, as in April it by dropped 19 percent to a total of $131.4 million.

    Software sales (including PC games) topped out at $267.8 million, with NetherRealm Studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us taking top honors as the best-selling game for the period, the first time a fighting game has finished in first since 2011's Mortal Kombat. Dead Island: Riptide and BioShock Infiniterounded out the podium in spots two and three respectively – meanwhile MMO/Syfy series Defiance debuted in fifth. As always, scope the full list after the break.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/ap...eigns-supreme/     ...
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    Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S available online, reaches Best Buy on June 23rd 

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    Published on May 16th, 2013 22:57
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    Lenovo teased a potential sweet spot in its convertible laptop line when it revealed theIdeaPad Yoga 11S, blending the portability of the Yoga 11 with the raw performance of the Yoga 13. As of now, we can do more than just imagine how well that balance works: the Yoga 11S is at last available to order. Those who plunk down at least $800 can buy the bendy Windows 8 PC online from either Best Buy or Lenovo, although shoppers will want to think carefully before jumping in with both feet. While both outlets equip their Yogas with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive at that price, Best Buy lists a 1.5GHz Core i5 where Lenovo starts with a more modest 1.4GHz Core i3. No matter which outlet beckons, would-be owners will have to bide their time. Lenovo is quoting a four-week wait for new shipments, and Best Buy will only see the Yoga 11S grace its retail stores on June 23rd.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-...ange/9026081.p     ...
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    Video games piracy is less prolific than feared, report claims 

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    wraggster
    Published on May 16th, 2013 22:41
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    A significant study by a group of universities has downplayed the significance of video games piracy.
    Wired has word of a joint study between the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University and the PLAIT Lab at Northeastern University as well as Robert Veitch from the Department of IT Management at Copenhagen Business School.
    It analysed the file sharing of 173 specific games across 14 platforms over a three-month period between 2010 and 2011. Titles included
    In total the study found 12.6m unique peers accessing the files Call of Duty: Black Ops, StarCraft II and Fallout: New Vegas.
    The ten most popular titles accounted for 42.7 per cent of the total with 76.7 per cent of the traffic coming from just 20 countries. Romania, Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Hungary were the most active relative to population size.
    RPGs were the most pirated (18.9 per cent), followed by action (15.9 per cent), third person shooters (12.7 per cent) and racing (9.3 per cent). Games that scored higher on Metacritic were in turn likely to experience higher levels of piracy.
    "First and foremost, P2P game piracy is extraordinarily prevalent and geographically distributed [at least it was during the period analysed],” Aalborg University’s Anders Drachen stated.
    “However, the numbers in our investigation suggest that previously reported magnitudes in game piracy are too high. It also appears that some common myths are wrong, e.g. that it is only shooters that get pirated, as we see a lot of activity for children's and family games on BitTorrent for the period we investigated."

    http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/video...claims/0115666     ...
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    Dell XPS 10 with Windows RT gets major price cut: base model now $300 

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    Published on May 16th, 2013 00:57
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    We don't know for sure that Dell's been experiencing the weak demand for Windows RT Samsung's been so vocal about, but significant price cuts to its XPS 10 tablet hybrid suggest it hasn't exactly been flying off the shelves. Not only has the $500 tag for the tablet with 32GB of storage dropped to $300, but adding another 32GB now only costs $50 more, instead of $100. Savings have extended to the keyboard dock, too -- opting for the bundle used to increase the overall cost by $180, but now that peripheral is only a $50 extra. (Make sure to lead with the bundle though, as it's $100 if added from the tablet-only customization options). The cost of optional LTE hasn't changed, however, so that 4G radio still costs an additional $100. While we haven't reached fire saleterritory just yet, the cuts are still a welcome discount for consumers. In the interest of preserving profit margins, perhaps Dell should ask Acer's president to consult next time it's cooking up new hardware.

    http://www.dell.com/us/p/XPS-10-tablet/fs     ...
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    ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU Mini set at $399 with May 20th release 

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    Published on May 16th, 2013 00:42
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    ASUS' GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini graphics card first broke cover in April without a price or concrete release date, but now Newegg has dished out just those details along with extra specs. Loaded with 1,344 CUDA cores and 2GB of 256-bit GDDR5 RAM, the silicon boats a base clock of 928Mhz and a boost speed of 1,006MHz. The 6.7-inch-long hardware bound for diminutive -- or even full-size -- PCs rings up at $399, and is slated for availability on May 20th. Click the source link below to pre-order the dual-slot dwarf or head past the break for the retailer's unboxing video.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121768     ...
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    Gran Turismo 6 officially announced 

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    Published on May 16th, 2013 00:10
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    Creator Kazunori Yamauchi has announced Gran Turismo 6 at an event celebrating 15 years of the series. The latest game in the racing simulator series will be released this holiday.At launch, there will be 1200 cars available, with more added online regularly. Six more locales will be added to the 27 in Gran Turismo 5, bringing the total to 33. 71 layouts of those tracks will be available to race on. There will also be some connectivity to smartphones and tablets, though what that will entail has not been detailed.

    http://www.edge-online.com/news/gran...lly-announced/
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    Nvidia Shield launches in June for around $350, Preorders Start May 20th 

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    wraggster
    Published on May 15th, 2013 01:54
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    2. Android News



    Nvidia will release their Android Powered Nvidia Shield gamepad in June for $350, the console boasts some impressive specs.The Tegra 4 powered handheld runs on Android 4.2.1, has a nice 5-inch retinal display capable of 720p and also has 16GB of internal storage, expandable via the SD card slot on the back. Notable hardware features include a built-in mic and GPS, plus a mini-HDMI port. The Shield is also capable of streaming games from your PC, provided you have a GTX 650 GPU or better.

    Nvidia has today announced five new games coming to its handheld: Broken Age, Costume Quest, Origins, Skiing Fred and Chuck's Challenge.

    Nvidia Shields will ship with two free games: Expendable: Rearmed and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2

    The portable system will be available at Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center and Canada Computers.

    According to Nvidia, heres whats good about the handheld:

    • Tegra 4 - The world's fastest mobile processor delivers rich graphics and unbeatable performance thanks to 72 GPU cores, four CPU cores and 2GB of RAM
    • Console-grade controller - Precise control thanks to dual analog joysticks, a full-sized D-Pad, left and right analog triggers, full-sized bumpers and A/B/X/Y buttons
    • Multi-touch display - 5-inch, 720p retinal multi-touch display for high-fidelity visuals
    • Integrated speakers - Custom, bass reflex, tuned port audio system - we think this is SHIELD's sleeper feature
    • Wi-Fi - 802.11n 2X2 MIMO game-speed Wi-Fi for game streaming
    • Pure Android - Latest Android Jelly Bean operating system from Google, for access to Android games and apps
    • There's more - We put into SHIELD everything we would want in a premium mobile gaming device: 16 GB memory, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, a mini-HDMI output, micro-USB 2.0, a microSD storage slot, a 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack.
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