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  • July 16th, 2012

    Kontron preps first Tegra 3-based Mini-ITX board, homebrew gets an ARMful 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:59
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    Believe it or not, there's a potentially cheaper (and more customizable) way to get NVIDIA's quad-coreTegra 3 into your life than to spring for a Nexus 7. Kontron is readying a rare Mini-ITX motherboard, the KTT30, that combines the ARM-based chip with expandable RAM and a trio of mini PCI Express slots for expansion like a micro SATA drive or a 3G modem. The external ports are more the kind you'd find on a do-it-yourself x86 PC, too: full-size HDMI, USB and even Ethernet make a show at the back. The only hurdles are an unusually throttled back 900MHz processor speed and, quite simply, the lack of release details. Kontron hasn't promised more than a release "coming soon" -- with much more complete Tegra 3 devices now hitting the $199 mark, though, we can't see the KTT30 putting much strain on any budding hobbyist's wallet.
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    Ouya talks Tegra 3 with NVIDIA, 'might consider' early developer access to console's 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:57
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    The folks behind Ouya got millions of dollars, courtesy of a slew of very kind folks on Kickstarter -- and now the hard part begins: actually bringing a product to market. Thankfully, it's not wasting any time. In a note posted to its Kickstarter page, the team let it be know that it's working with NVIDIA on the project, meeting with the chipmaker on Thursday to "maximize the performance" of the Tegra 3 it'll be packing. Ouya may also help game developers get a jumpstart on the action, noting that it "might consider" a reward to let devs get early access to the raw circuit board and software.

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    Nexus Q hacked to run CM9 and XBMC, inches closer to usefulness 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:56
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    The Nexus Q hacks are coming fast and furious now, and inching closer to true usefulness with each one. The latest is easily the most exciting -- a port of full-blown CyanogenMod 9 and XMBC for Android. While the hack was the work of the actual CM team, the Q is not an officially supported device. There are still plenty of quirks and bugs to iron out, but WiFi and Bluetooth are both up and running. If you've got one of the expertly crafted magnesium spheres, there's nothing stopping you from blessing it with a little custom ROM love. Just know that there's still lots of work to do, especially on the XMBC for Androidfront which is still very much in the experimental stage. To see CM9 in action check out the video after the break and hit up the more coverage link for install instructions.

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    Raspberry Pi production ramped up to 4,000 per day, 5MP camera module on its way (vid 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:04
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    If you'd been frustrated thanks to all the Raspberries having been picked, and had even considered the bitter taste of other fruit, there's hope for you yet. The tiny computer's maker has just announced that production is now at 4,000 units per day, and the previous restriction of one purchase per person has been lifted. Good news. In addition to this is the announcement of a new camera board in the works. The 5-megapixel module (as expected, dropping a few notches from the 14MP prototype) is expected to cost around $20-$25, and be available in around three months. So now you can have your fill of the sweet little berries and look forward to your next upgrade too. Now you just need to think of a suitably sweetapplication for it.
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    Pachter: Wii U "isn't going to work"; Activision forced Pro Controller 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:03
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    2. Wii U News

    Outspoken American analyst Michael Pachter has issued the following damning verdict of Nintendo’s Wii U: “This isn’t going to work.”
    The analyst issued his verdict at last week’s Develop Conference, according to Edge, telling the crowd:
    "I don’t get it. I think that essentially this is a solution in search of a problem. I mean, somebody had an idea – 'let's make the controller a tablet' – and there aren't many games that are going to take advantage of that.
    “[The Wii was] gimmicky. It worked, they got lucky. I don't think they're getting lucky with Wii U. I don't think [Nintendo] suck – I just think that they really believe that, 'If we're still novel, everything we do will work'. This isn't going to work.
    "Hardcore gamers will buy them; hardcore Nintendo fanboys will buy it. They could put out a piece of cardboard and say that it'll play Mario and they'll buy it."
    Pachter also claimed that Nintendo only decided to make the Pro Controller for the Wii U after the decision was forced on it by Activision.
    He added: "Activision never said anything to me, but I know that [for] big games like Call Of Duty they said, 'No, we're not putting it on there if you don't give us a conventional controller'. So they gave in."

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    Pearce named Nintendo UK marketing boss 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 23:01
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    2. Nintendo DS News,
    3. Nintendo 3DS News

    Nintendo UK has named Shelly Pearce as the firm’s UK marketing and PR director.
    Pearce joined Nintendo in 1998 and has been head of European PR since 2002. The current Nintendo marketing team: trade marketing chief Ben Taylor, marketing manager James Honeywell and head of communications Jo Bartlett, will all report to Pearce.
    Pearce replaces Dawn Paine, who left the firm for a role at Universal Pictures earlier this year.
    “This is an exciting time to be joining the UK team with two major hardware launches on the horizon, Nintendo 3DS XL on July 28thand Wii U later this year,” Pearce said.
    “I started my Nintendo career as part of the UK team and it’s great to return as we start this new chapter in our company’s history.”

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    Games Media Awards 2012: Will you be a winner? 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 22:59
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    2. DCEmu

    You have just one week to lobby for the Games Media Awards 2012, so get in touch now to let us know why you deserve a prize this year.
    You can nominate yourself, a colleague, your own personal favourite media or, if you're feeling generous, even a competitor. But you only have until Monday July 23rd to lobby your views viagma@intentmedia.co.uk.
    The categories are:-
    Games Website
    Games Magazine
    Specialist Writer - Print
    Specialist Writer - Online
    Writer - National Newspaper
    Writer - Mainstream Magazine
    Games Video
    Games Radio and Podcast
    Games Blog
    Rising Star
    Coverage by a Mainstream Website
    Top Tweeter
    Games Writer of the Year
    Legend
    The finalists will be announced on Friday August 10th and, as ever, the winners in each category (other than the Legend and the Games Writer of the Year awards) will be voted for by members of the media and industry PRs.
    You can see the winners of last year's Games Media Awards here.
    The Games Media Awards will this year take place on Thursday October 18th and return to the super chic Vinopolis, Bankside. Gold Partners supporting the event include Xbox 360, Need For Speed Most Wanted, PlayStation, Nintendo, Codemasters Racing, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance and OnLive.
    Deep Silver has signed up as Media Transport Partner and Gamescom is Event Partner. Green Man Gaming is sponsoring the Top Tweeter category, with Precise sponsoring Coverage by a Mainstream Website. Meanwhile, Sega is backing the Games Writer of the Year award.
    Russell Kane, winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, will be the host for the evening.
    Up to 350 guests will attend this year’s Games Media Awards, including nearly 200 media. A limited number of trade tickets will be available at £150 per person. Contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk to find out more.
    A limited number of further partnership opportunities are available. To find out more contactcaroline@indigopearl.com.
    You can follow the gma twitter feed at @GamesMediaAward.

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    Lego Batman 2 tops UK chart for fourth week 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 22:57
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    Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is number one in the UK all-formats software chart for a fourth consecutive week.
    The continuing strong sales of Warner Bros' game means it now shares the 2012 record for consecutive weeks at number one with EA's FIFA 12.
    There are no new entries, with the top three unchanged from the previous week. Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier rises four places to number five, with retailer promotions causing a surge in sales, up 41 per cent week on week.
    01. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
    02. London 2012: The Official Videogame (Sega)
    03. The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision)
    04. Dead Island GOTY Edition (Deep Silver)
    05. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
    06. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
    07. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
    08. FIFA 12 (EA)
    09. Spec Ops: The Line (2K Games)
    10. Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)

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    Nintendo made Wii U Pro Controller to secure Call Of Duty 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 22:56
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    Nintendo designed the Wii U Pro Controller because Activision refused to develop a Call Of Duty game for the console using only the standard GamePad.
    The claim comes from Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, who made clear his disdain for Nintendo's new console at the Develop Conference in Brighton last week, saying the console simply "isn't going to work."
    "I don’t get it," he said. "I think that essentially this is a solution in search of a problem. I mean, somebody had an idea - 'let's make the controller a tablet' - and there aren't many games that are going to take advantage of that.
    "Activision never said anything to me, but I know that [for] big games like Call Of Duty they said, 'No, we're not putting it on there if you don't give us a conventional controller'. So they gave in."
    Pachter has been outwardly sceptical about Wii U's prospects for some time - but he wasn't a fan of Wii, either, describing the current generation's runaway market leader as "gimmicky. It worked, they got lucky, [but] I don't think they're getting lucky with Wii U.
    "I don't think they suck - I just think that they really believe that, 'If we're still novel, everything we do will work'. This isn't going to work.
    "Hardcore gamers will buy them; hardcore Nintendo fanboys will buy it. They could put out a piece of cardboard and say that it'll play Mario and they'll buy it."

    Nintendo is pitching the Pro Controller, announced on the eve of E3 by company president Satoru Iwata during a Nintendo Direct broadcast, as ideally suited to extended gameplay sessions on multiplatform games. It's been closely modelled on Microsoft's Xbox 360 pad, with the positions of the face buttons and right stick swapped around.
    With the announcement out of the way, Nintendo's E3 2012 press conference focused solely on the Wii U's main controller, the GamePad, playing up its capabilities for asymmetrical multiplayer. This further reinforced the sentiment that the Pro Controller had been designed, not just for players of thirdparty games, but the thirdparties themselves. Batman: Arkham City Armored Editionshows the amount of work that has to be done to tailor a thirdparty game to the tablet controller; the more traditional Pro Controller, however, makes it much easier for Xbox 360 and PS3 games to be released on Wii U without major changes to the control system.
    If Pachter is correct it shows how seriously Nintendo is taking thirdparty support in the coming console generation. The company has traditionally thrived on the strength of firstparty exclusives, but it seems Nintendo realises that may not be enough for Wii U. While 3DS's turnaround was doubtless driven by Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land, in Japan at least, it was arguably Monster Hunter Tri G that did the job.
    Mark Lamia, studio head of Black Ops II developer Treyarch, recently told GamesIndustry International that the Pro Controller made Wii U a viable platform for Call Of Duty games, saying: "They announced a Pro Controller which… would be really good for firstperson shooter games. It just so happens that's what we specialise in. So that's an interesting development."

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    Apple Releases iOS 6 Beta 3 For Developers 

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    Published on July 16th, 2012 22:55
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    2. Apple News,
    3. Apple iPad,
    4. Apple iPhone

    Developers of iOS apps have been blessed with another update to iOS 6 around 21 days after an update of the iOS 5 successor was doled out and it contains quite a few new features. The 3rd update, dubbed iOS 6 Beta 3, can now be applied to the existing iOS on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and full downloads are available from Apple's developer portal. MacRumours notes that this update doesn't come with any change list and developers seeing the over the air update get the message that iOS 6 Beta 3 contains some 'bug fixes and improvement.' The latest build contains new options under the Settings application for Apple's latest Maps software. The beta allows developers to customize certain aspects like the volume of turn-by-turn navigation, and whether to measure distances in miles or kilometers, notes Apple Insider."

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