DCEmu Featured News Articles

News via http://www.psp-ita.com/?module=news&...6&view_reply=1

Small but interesting coming soon on the next update del'HEN 6.20TN the German coder Total_Noob . According to the same coder report on the forum pages PSPKING, the next 20.6 TN-C will not only fix the bugs in the current security flash0 TN-B, but will also add support for online play. HEN Currently only allows access to the NDP, but precludes any possibility of online multiplayer game. ...

News via http://www.psp-ita.com/?module=news&...5&view_reply=1

The developer max840 releases VGPSaver v1.00 (acronym for VSH, GAME, POPS Saver) a handy homebrew that allows you to create backup copies of files vsh.txt , game.txt and pops.txt used by CF and to enable HEN plugins. This can be useful for those with a large number of plugins and would quickly change from a combination of plugins to another without having to enable / disable manually or via PC. The homebrew is compatible with CF m33 and GEN, which with 6.20TN-A and B.

Changelog and downloads:

Quote:

.: Changelog:.
v1.00
- Language selection: English or French
- Function to create a backup
- Ability to rename a backup
- Ability to delete one or all of the backup
- Ability to restore a backup
- Ability to delete the application configuration ...

Source: Press Release ...

Are you going to pick up a Nintendo 3DS when its released? ...

Okay, now this is getting ridiculous. It's been literally less than 48 hours since we saw the first in-depth Chinese-language preview of Sony's still yet-to-be-confirmed PlayStation Phone, and believe it or not, we've got another one. (Our resident translator Richard Lai suggests this might be the same PS Phone just being passed around the various websites.) It's just as long and arguably just as in-depth with an absolute ton of comparison pics with the PSP Go, the Xperia lineup, a DSi, a Droid... the list goes on. Much of what's written is the same, and the PlayStation Pocket app is still a mystery. The preview does say a third-party emulator was downloaded and tested, with 70 percent success, but that doesn't actually tell us anything. Anyway, even if you don't know Chinese, hit up the source and bask in the glory of a ton more pics.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/08/p...-another-in-d/ ...

Sony's PlayStation 3 has been a tough nut for hackers to crack.

Generally, this generation's consoles have been as about as sturdy as a block of Country Life butter sitting in a bowl of hot water, but, unlike its younger brother the PSP - which can now play everything from Amiga to Nintendo DS games - the PS3 has put up a strong fight.


But despite its valiant efforts hackers have chipped away at it and it seems the PS3's pirate free shores are about to suffer a multi-fleet invasion.

After a group of hackers created what they called the 'PSJailbreak' Sony quickly responded by implementing and firmware update addressing the issue and unleashing its crack legal commando unit to put the kibosh on any retailers selling the pesky USB stick.

That was just the calm before the storm though; prolific hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz has since blown the system wide open by decrypting the root key and making it freely available online. The question is, how much will this hurt Sony and the PS3?

Piracy has been the monkey on Sony's back ever since it stepped into the home console business. Every console since the original PlayStation has been a victim, with the PlayStation 2 notoriously popular among pirates. But times have changed.

Pirating PS2 games was simple enough that everyone and his kid brother could do it, whether it was installing a modchip or using a slide card and boot disc, all it took was an hour and a PC.

However, the complexities of the PS3's architecture and media format will likely prevent the propagation of piracy reaching the same heights as the PS2's.

Given the console's 'connected' nature, it's likely that Sony will release regular patches to combat pirates, even if they can't fix the core issue, we're betting they'll make it as hard as possible for people to continue downloading games.

Putting up roadblocks at every new corner is a tactic that seems to have proven quite successful for Microsoft, which regularly banned modded consoles, bolstered its Xbox Live feature offerings and locked miscreants out of these online features.

Most PS3 owners are heavily involved with their consoles on a service level, using features such as iPlayer, VidZone and the PlayStation Store for their media consumption. Would they sacrifice these services by modding their machine?

Uncharted developer Naughty Dog has said that it just about squeezed Uncharted 2 onto a Blu-Ray disc, that's around 25 gigabytes worth of data, does anyone really have the time, patience and more importantly the appropriate internet connection to download a file of that size as well as burn it onto a Blu-Ray disc?

But what do you lot think? Will the emergence of this PS3 Jailbreak have an impact on Sony and its console? If so to what extent and what do you think Sony will do to address the issue?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...VG-General-RSS ...

EA boss John Ricitiello believes that digitally delivered content will bring in more business than traditional packaged games by the end of 2011.

Speaking with IndustryGamers, Ricitiello explained that much of the shift will be thanks to an increased prevalence of micro-transactions and the emerging free-to-play model.

"At the end of [2011], the digital business is bigger than the packaged goods business, full stop. No questions in my mind," he explained. "Then, you know, I think that we'll find ways to even sell our packaged goods content in chunks and in pieces and subscriptions and micro-transactions."

"Look at what Warner and Turbine did with Lord of the Rings Online. While I still think the majority of their revenue is from people giving them the premium subscription for $15 a month, there's a lot of people coming in and they upgrade. I'm not sure that $15 deal is that great a deal, but that's a separate issue.

"I guess to best answer your question," he continued, "I think these business models are going to find their own feet. We're very careful about making sure we price appropriately for platform and also for the intellectual property."

Ricitiello went on to cite FIFA Ultimate Team as an example of how digitally delivered free-to-play titles can be hugely lucrative.

"Our highest ARPU (average revenue per user) are free-to-play games among paying users. You think about that and say, 'how can a free game be the game they pay the most for?' We have people who are giving us $5000 in a month to play FIFA Ultimate Team. And it's free. Dirty little secret."

EA isn't the only outfit seeing the benefits of free-to-play. Earlier today, Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine revealed that its revenues had tripled since the game ditched subscription fees.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...retail-in-2011 ...

News via http://wololo.net/wagic/2011/01/09/r...n-pro-635-636/

Developers Coldbird and Virtuous Flame started releasing a work in progress of 6.36 support, named Hen PRO 6.36 alpha, has been made available. Firmware 6.36 is a special firmware available only for people who bought Monster Hunter Portable 3. And since apparently there’s more than 4 millions of you, no doubt that this alpha Hen will be useful.

Unfortunately, Wagic and some other major homebrews such as Mobile Assault or the Duke3D port don’t work yet on this Hen. (Which is really surprising since most of those work in HBL), so for personal reasons I would recommend people to stick to Total_Noob’s 6.20 TN Hen, at least until these isues are fixed on the 6.35 PRO. ...

News via http://blog.coldbird.co.cc/?p=372

I’ve read the comments on the previous post and many people have been wondering where the download link to 6.35 PRO HEN is.

Well the reason there is none over here is because we decided to post public builds only on the chinese forums.

However, as the public builds aren’t up to date to the latest changes and fixes, I’ve decided to make a Nightly Test Build available for those that want the newest fixes and features early for Testing Purposes.

Good Morning btw. Greetings, Coldbird.

UPDATE 6th January 2011: Added PS1 Classic Sharing Support to Nightly ...