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DCEmu Latest News Update - The Battle of The Handhelds

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At the moment the handheld gaming market seems to be a massive battle between the like of Nintendo 3DS, the PSVita, Android tablets like the Kindle Fire & Samsung Galaxy Tab and then finally probably the outright winner the iPad 3. Which ones your favourite ?

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Published on May 17th, 2012 01:01

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PC News

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Windows Phone clawing back share thanks to Nokia, but Android still rules the roost

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Published on May 17th, 2012 00:56

Categories:
Windows Phone

It's seldom the case that we get to look at world smartphone market share on a national level, but Kantar WorldPanel has given a rare peek that might give Windows Phone fans some good news to crow about. Even though things haven't always gone well for the Microsoft camp, Nokia phones like the Lumia 800sparked a minor Renaissance in some countries in the three months leading up to mid-April: Windows Phone was up to between three and four percent in France, Italy, the UK and the US. The Metro interface must also be sehr gut for Germans, which nearly doubled Windows Phone's local share to six percent in that short space of time.
Kantar is eager to point out that it's still mostly a tale of Android and iOS successes, though. Google took extra ground in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US, while Apple was on a tear both on its native soil and in the UK. HTC's upbeat predictions may have played a significant part in Android's continued rise -- the One X cracked the British top 10 list despite having only been in shops for a few days. About the only underdog story not going well in early spring was RIM's, where the BlackBerry's share of the US was cut to a third of its year-ago glory at three percent.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/k...anks-to-nokia/ ...

Ubisoft suggests F2P will drive next-gen console race

wraggster

Published on May 17th, 2012 00:51

Categories:
Wii U News

Free-to-play could be the go-to business model for next generation console software on PS4, Next Xbox and Wii U.
That’s the impression given by Ubisoft in its post financials conference call.
A surprising amount of focus was put on the next-generation consoles in the presentation.
It’s interesting to think that publishers may be the ones to force platform holder’s hands this time. Traditionally publishers have been hesitant about the transition to a new wave of machines and, specifically, all the costs associated with that.
But with the console market in free-fall we’re witnessing an unprecedented turning of the tide – now publishers are the ones who want fresh hardware, and their enthusiasm might be the final push needed to finally get Sony and Microsoft to play their secretive decks.
Ubisoft management suggested that next-gen development is now well underway at the company. Indeed, seven launch tiles are planned for Wii U – and so far dev costs on each have been roughly in line with Xbox 360 and PS3 costs. That will be as big a relief as anything.
As well as noting the next-gen’s power increase, Ubisoft also revealed that the internet and connected services will be a bigger feature than ever. The company also noted that both full game digital downloads and – maybe more surprisingly – free-to-play titles will form a central focus of the generation ahead.
Traditional retail and distribution methods will not die out, however, but merely be supplemented by these new options.
“We believe that F2P versions of Wii-U titles are in UbiSoft's plans for the coming year,” Baird Equity Research’s Colin Sebastian noted. “It appears that new consoles from Microsoft and Sony will also allow more integration of item-based transactions within games, including a free-to-play option similar to the model used in social and mobile games.
“UbiSoft expects this to drive better monetization than what is commonly available in the current generation. We believe the F2P model on consoles, as part of a broad multi-platform strategy (phones, tablets, connected TVs) could drive a higher level of profitability per franchise.
“In addition, developers of Facebook and Mobile/Tablet games may discover a new platform opportunity for their titles in the next console generation.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ubiso...le-race/096124 ...

Gem signs Mad Catz deal

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Published on May 17th, 2012 00:47

Categories:
Joypad News

The new range of Tritton headsets will be distributed to major UK retailers by Gem Distribution.
The distributor and retail services provider will supply its retail partners with the latest Xbox 360 headsets, which come from peripherals giant Mad Catz.
Initial products in the range will include the 40mm Trigger Stereo Headset, the 50mm Detonator Stereo Headset and the Primer Wireless Stereo Headset, as well as a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier-branded Dolby 7.1 headset.
More models will follow later this year.
“Mad Catz is an established and well respected brand that has an exceptional reputation for offering quality and bespoke design, all at a competitive price,” said Gem sales director Neil Willerton.
“Gem are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to represent the Mad Catz Tritton range as they continue to expand.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gem-s...tz-deal/096134 ...

Molyneux: Wii U "lack lustre", MS and Sony "holding their breath"

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Published on May 17th, 2012 00:33

Categories:
Wii U News

The freshly unleashed Peter Molyneux has done what we'd all knew he'd do – stir the hornets' nest.
In an announcement that the famed developer will be offering analysis of next month's E3 on Spike TV, the Lionhead founder and former Microsoft Game Studios Europe boss described Nintendo's upcoming Wii U as “slightly lack lustre”.
Furthermore, he describes both Microsoft and Sony as “holding their breath” regarding next-gen, supporting MCV's belief that both had once planned to present new hardware at E3 only to havechanged their minds.
“Sony and Microsoft are holding their breath on next gen - interesting to see how they pad out another year. Price cuts, form factors?” he said in an email exchange published on Kotaku.
“Nintendo's slightly lack lustre Wii U is going to have to blow us away with better specs and great 1st party line up.”
And as if that weren't enough, he went on to question the very worth of E3 itself.
“Is the biggest news that E3 itself runs the risk of being outdated, or perhaps it already is?” he added. “The real challenge is how the players are going to adapt to the mounting pressure of Facebook, Apple, Social, Cloud, Multi-Gaming.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/molyn...-breath/096147 ...

Skyrim map maker hit with copyright notice

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Published on May 17th, 2012 00:30

The creator of Dragon Shout, a free iOS app containing a hand-drawn map for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has been sent a copyright infringement notice by ZeniMax Media, parent company of publisher Bethesda.
The move follows ZeniMax's threat of legal action against Mojang, developer of Minecraft, last year. Touch Arcade reports that the app creator, known only as Blalock, has not been ordered by Apple to remove his work from the App Store because "ZeniMax didn't specify what the app is specifically violating.
"I did my best to ensure the app was not violating anything," he said. "I looked up US trademarks and copyrights for 'Dragon Shout' and at the time there [weren't] any. I had the map hand-drawn.
"I intentionally didn't use any graphics or wording that would possibly be owned by Bethesda. So, I'm still not sure what they say the app violates."
It sounds harsh, but ZeniMax is known for protecting its brands. Its chief complaint against Mojang's upcoming card game, Scrolls, was that customers would confuse it with The Elder Scrolls, and given that Dragon Shout is solely focused on Skyrim, the same logic could be applied: users might naturally assume that the app is the work of the game's creators. It should be noted, too, that the app's full title is given on iTunes as Dragon Shout For Skyrim, drawing a clear line between it and Bethesda's sprawling RPG.
Last month ZeniMax filed a number of trademarks in a bid to shore up its ownership of Skryim's signature dragon shout, 'Fus Ro Dah', presumably with the intent of cracking down on the array of unofficial Skyrim merchandise available on the internet, much of which riffs on the phrase.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/skyr...pyright-notice ...

Lionhead working on RPG for next-gen Xbox

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Published on May 17th, 2012 00:24

Categories:
Xbox 360 News

UK-based developer Lionhead is working on an "MMO-like mulitplayer experience" for the next generation Xbox.
The confirmation comes from a job ad posted on Linkedin by the Microsoft-owned studio, which also says that the game won't be based in the Fable universe.
"To assist in the development of a major brand new IP that is being targeted for the future generation of platforms and will be an RPG-based game with a radical new take on how co-operative and multiplayer gameplay feeds into the experience, while blending online and single-player into one complete experience," the ad reads.
“[The game] will have a complex progression system, multiple routes through the campaign, and an MMO-like multiplayer experience that will affect the outcome of the player experience, and many other attributes surrounding their profile (such as the environment and the outcome of certain actions)”.
It's encouraging to see Microsoft moving into the realm of MMOGs (or, at least, MMO-likeGs), as it could lead to the company relaxing its tight control of the Xbox's hard drive and allowing other developers to follow suit.
Sony has long been open to MMOGs, with Free Realms and DC Universe Online already doing well on the service, and CCP's Dust 514 on the horizon.
Last year, it was reported that Microsoft was gearing up to offer a free-to-play service.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/lion...-next-gen-xbox ...

Universal 20 channel project controller from a Ps2 controller

wraggster

Published on May 17th, 2012 00:08

Categories:
Joypad News

So you’ve got a really cool project that requires a wireless controller and a ton of different channels. What are you going to do? Are you going to go pick up an expensive RC controller? Nah, you’re going to build your own. This project makes a generic 20 channel controller for your projects by stuffing an SMDuino and an XBee module inside a ps2 controller. Unfortunately you lose the force feedback since you have to remove the motors to make space for the extra components and batteries. You do end up with a decently ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing controller though.

http://hackaday.com/2012/05/15/unive...s2-controller/ ...

iPhone wielding guitar adds tip of your finger or tip the instrument control

wraggster

Published on May 17th, 2012 00:06

Categories:
Apple iPhone

[Rob Morris] has been hard at working improving his guitar augmentation techniques. Here he’s demonstrating . This builds on the work he shared a few years ago where he strapped a Wii remote to the body of his ax.
Just like the Wii remote, the iPhone includes an accelerometer. As you would expect the best parts of the older hack made it into this one, but the inclusion of the touch screen adds a lot more. In the clip after the break he starts by showing off the screen controlling a whammy bar functionality. But we really love the octave offset feature that comes next. This kind of sound manipulation simply can’t be done using a purely physical method (like the whammy bar can). But he’s not done yet. The demo finishes with a Theremin feature. You’ll notice he plucks a string but no sound comes out until he starts touching the screen. This turns it into an entirely different type of instrument.
The only info we have about putting this together is the list of packages he’s using: TouchOSC, Max/Msp, and GuitarRig

http://hackaday.com/2012/05/16/iphon...ument-control/ ...

New Firefox For Android Beta Released

wraggster

Published on May 17th, 2012 00:03

Categories:
Android News

Mozilla has announced the availability of a new beta version of Firefox for Android. The release notes list many of the new features and fixes, which include Flash support, improvements to panning and zooming, plugins loading only on touch, and a new "Awesome Screen." They point out that many Android phones are supported, and that a beta version for tablets will be coming soon. Mozilla is asking for help "testing everything from the faster startup and response times to compatibility for specific websites and graphics performance." Here's thedownload page.

http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05...-beta-released ...

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