Nintendo US has stated that Resident Evil 5 may yet be announced for Revolution, internet sources are claiming.

Reports say that Capcom will be looking into releasing the game on other formats - including Revolution and PC - in the future.

This follows the recent surprise announcement by Capcom that Resident Evil 5 would be coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 only.

We will uncover the truth behind this story and bring you all the latest just as soon as we can. ...

A second newpost on the GBA Micro from Gamesradar

Nintendo Japan has announced that Game Boy Micro will go on sale on 13 September to celebrate 20 years of Mario games.

The diminutive version of the famed GBA will hit shelves across the Far Eastern nation with several different clip-on fascias and a selection of specially released software, including 20th Anniversary Super Mario Bros, Mario Tennis Advance, and a Dr Mario and Puzzle de Pon R double pack.

The machine's price is yet to be confirmed in Japan, let alone the UK, but many are expecting this third incarnation of Game Boy Advance to be significantly cheaper than the £99 DS.

Game Boy Micro is expected to be available in the UK this autumn ...

Sony announced today that it is launching a new Web site in Japan that will offer downloadable movies for the PlayStation Portable. The company will begin services for "Portable TV" on July 27, the same date as the release of the new firmware upgrade for the PSP. Sony Computer Entertainment America has not announced plans for a similar service in the US.


The Portable TV site will be operated by Sony Internet Service Provider subsidiary So-net, with the URL www.p-tv.jp. Portable TV will start off offering around 100 free selections, such as movie trailers, independent films, and TV pilots. Premium content--that is, films and shows you have to pay for--will be offered at a later date. Eventually, the site will sport movies and music videos, as well as a variety of television shows such as dramas, anime, sports, comedies, traveling, and cooking shows. There will also be optional, TiVo-style advertisements and promotions.

So-net hasn't made any announcements regarding its release schedule of premium movies, though it estimated they will cost a few hundred yen (a few dollars) per download. Each movie file will be offered in 320x240 pixel resolution, each will be 30 minutes in length, and each will be approximately 256MB in size, meaning longer films will require more than one download.

Movies provided at Portable TV will be in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, the new high-quality movie format the PSP will support with its "version 2" firmware update. Since the update also gives the PSP a Web browser function, users will be able to access Portable TV directly and can download movies onto their handhelds without having to use a PC.

Accessing Portable TV directly with the PSP will be required when the site starts to offer premium content, since it will be copyright protected. Premium video files can only be saved to a Memory Stick inserted into a PSP, and they will not be able to be copied or transferred onto hard drives or other media. Free content files will have no such restrictions and can be backed up on a PC.

Companies that have already signed up to provide content for Portable TV include: Aniplex, Asai Kikaku, Bandai Channel, BBB, Geo BB, Getty, Neo Index, So-net Channel 749, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Watanabe Entertainment.

Source = http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07...s_6129744.html ...

The Xbox Summit 2005 event has included a first look at the additional accessories which Microsoft will be shipping alongside Xbox 360 - including wired joypads, memory units, and additional hard drives.

Although mostly focused on software, the Japanese event has also given a glimpse of the packaging that will be used for Xbox 360 in the Far East - relatively plain white and green boxes which will contain the console, a wireless joypad, a headset, an Ethernet cable and a hard drive.

Obvious accessories such as additional wireless controllers, additional headsets, faceplates for the unit and a selection of audio-visual cables (including a VGA cable for high definition PC monitors) will be made available.

However, a number of less obvious products will also be shipped by Microsoft - including, most notably, additional hard drives, a USB wireless adapter, and wired controllers for the console.

The additional hard drives are a particularly interesting addition to the range; it's to be assumed that these will be high capacity drives designed for people who want to make heavy use of the system's multimedia functions, which will fill up the default 20Gb drive very quickly.

The wireless adapter is designed to allow the Xbox 360 to go online over a wireless home network, and will plug into a USB port on the box. The decision to make this into an optional feature has left many scratching their heads, as both PS3 and Revolution promise to have the feature as standard, but as well as being a cost saving exercise, using external wireless may also allow the system to have better reception.

In terms of controllers, a number of units are being made available which will allow them to be recharged while playing (the Play and Charge Unit), recharged quickly (Quick Charge Unit), have their batteries replaced (Rechargeable Battery Pack).

Wired controllers will also be made available - a move which is apparently a response to the fact that the wireless signal can be interrupted by interference from outside sources, as anyone who's tried to use a wireless LAN near an aging microwave can confirm.

Other accessories will be familiar to Xbox users - including memory units which plug into the front panel, and a remote control which is mostly designed for accessing the multimedia functions of the console.

No pricing or availability details for the accessories have yet been announced. ...

News from Lik Sang

After the NeoGeo system and King of Fighters series were inseparable for 10 years, SNK finally ushered in the new high powered Atomiswave hardware from Sammy with King of Fighters Neowave, and this week the PS2 edition was released. Based on the KOF 2002 game engine, fans of that title and the '98 release will feel right at home here. Far beyond a simple 'remake' however, various improvements and major changes have been made, such as a new "gauge system". This features 3 different gauge types, Super Cancel, Guard Break, and MAX2. MAX2 replaces the original MAX mode, which was removed here.

Character wise, making a come back from KOF 98 and 2000, Shingo, King, Jhun and Saisyu have all returned, giving the game a roaster of over 36 fighters. Five secret characters await unlocking too, including Angel, May Lee, Seth, Rugal, and Kusanagi. The PS2 release has received many additions beyond the arcade hit, such as an extra eight remixed backgrounds, an arranged soundtrack and more. Pre-orders are already winging their way around the world, and we're accepting new orders for KOF Neowave right now. ...

News from Lik Sang

While Xbox crashed and burned in Japan, the 360 has so far proven to be a complete turn around. At their Summit in Tokyo this week, over 50 Japanese game publishers committed to development on the console, and not just that, but reeled off a list of titles to look forward to as well. Confirmed for Xbox 360 include Winning Eleven, Super Robot Wars, Dynasty Warriors 5, Mobile Suit Gundam, Resident Evil 5, Rumble Roses XX, Dead or Alive 4, DOA: Code Cronus, DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2, Final Fantasy XI, King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 and Ridge Racer 6, amongst others. Namco for example stated they are working on a fantasy style RPG, which could perhaps be a new entry in the "Tales of" series? Some of the other big names to sign on were Bandai, Capcom, D3, From Software, Genki, Hudson Soft, Koei, Konami, Marvelous, Sega, Spike, Success Corp, Taito, Tomy, Treasure, and still more.

Peter Moore, vice president and chief of Xbox marketing, proudly announced "every major third-party publisher right here in Japan is committed to supplying games to Xbox 360." Despite rumors of a delayed Japanese launch recently, Microsoft also re-confirmed their plans to launch the console in America, Europe and Japan before the end of this year. While pricing and an exact date remains an unknown, as soon as it's announced, you'll see it right here. ...

Over the last 2 weeks, I have been working on a port of FreeBSD for the Xbox. During this effort, Ed Schouten has given me assistance by reviewing patches and giving advice.

The port is fully functional. The framebuffer is fully supported, same goes for sound and USB devices (such as an USB keyboard for the console). Only ethernet is missing, currently, as the binary only driver in /usr/ports/net/nvnet fails with an error 5, for some reason. Assistance there would be very welcome.

I have made patches for FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE and FreeBSD 6.0-BETA1. Currently, the port requires the Linux Cromwell(info) BIOS (which was patched so it would understand FreeBSD kernel ELF files). More information on the patch can be found in the mail archives of xbox-linux. You will need the latest CVS version for it to work, or 2.40 + patches (patches can be found at the URL above)

Also, a live CD has been created, which has 4 kernels: a 5.4-RELEASE and 6.0-BETA1 patched kernel with /dev/acd0 and /dev/ad0s1a root devices, a patched Cromwell BIOS (which you can load from a normal Cromwell BIOS), as well as the base installation files and kernel patches; as the framebuffer driver isn't ready enough yet to provide proper ANSI support, installation should be done manually.

The project's results (including patches, todo items etc) can be found at http://nexus.il.fontys.nl/ and http://freebsd.ilse.nl/xbox/. The patches are available there, including a BitTorrent file of the LiveCD (which is about 200MB).

As the patches are so minimal (about 1000 lines, including sample kernel config), I hope they will be considered for 6.x-RELEASE or HEAD, as they can easily be integrated on a i386 CD without hurting anything. I would be happy to help with this effort.
http://freebsd.ilse.nl/xbox/ ...

Smiths compiled a new version of YoYos NeoGeo CD emulator. Heres whats new:

"[WHATS NEW]
v0.5u4
+ Added separate-key rapid-fire support (read below)
+ Added cute Battery Meter to menus
+ Cleaned up menu browsing minutely
+ Goes without saying: No P$PUpdate$ posting por favor"

Download Here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/neocdpsp.shtml

Thanks to Smiths for a great release.

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