Xport released a new version of DOSXBox which is a 286/386 PC Emulator for the Xbox.[br][br]Heres whats new:[br][br]* Every file gets a unique configuration regardless of whether or not the filename is unique. This fixes the configuration problems where different games have the same executable filename (e.g. play.exe ). This also fixes the screenshot filenames.[br]* Added configuration option to enable VSync. This should fix the screen tearing but performance will suffer with it enabled. [br]* Added ability to map the following keyboard keys:[br]+Num Lock[br]+Scroll Lock[br]+PrintScreen[br]+Pause/Break[br]* Added ability to use light gun as a mouse pointer[br][br]More info about DosXbox Here ...

Juha Riihimäki has released a new version of his MSX emulator for the Nokia N-Gage and other Series 60 OS Phones, heres whats new:[br][br]v1.06, 04/11/2004 [br]System ROM loading fatal bug fix [br]Support for ASCII8/16 ROM mappers with SRAM (adapted feature from fMSX/Unix 2.8) [br]Support for FM-PAC with SRAM cartrdige (adapted feature from fMSX/Unix 2.8) [br]Support for third cartrdige slot (adapted feature from fMSX/Unix 2.8), but this is currently used only internally for MSX-DOS2 or FM-PAC cartridge when necessary. [br]AY8910 (PSG) envelope volume fix (adapted from fMSX/Unix 2.8) [br][br]Download the new release Here ...

It's only just started shipping its Gizmondo handheld games console but Tiger Telematics has already said it plans to challenge the likes of Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HTC, PalmOne and Research in Motion with a smart phone product.[br][br]Dubbed 'Bizmondo', the unit is essentially an enterprise-oriented version of the Gizmondo, incorporating that machine's GPS support, GSM/GPRS and Bluetooth connectivity, along with its MP3 audio and MPEG 4 video playback features.[br][br]The announcement follows Tiger's acquisition of UK-based corporate-oriented real-time application delivery software developer Integra SP. Integra's AltioLive product essentially provided a way of connecting clients to enterprise applications through a browser-launched Java client. Such a system would naturally form the foundation for Bizmondo's push email/PIM functionality and provide the ability to tie the handheld into enterprise applications and data.[br][br]Integra will continue to develop, support and offer AltioLive. And presumably it will in due course promote Bizmondo to its corporate customers, among whom it counts heavyweights in the financial services sectors, including Nasdaq, Deutsche Borse, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Coutts, Bank of America and ABN Amro. Other customers include Reuters, Bloomberg and Sun Microsystems.[br][br]The acquisition requires Integra shareholder approval but if that is granted, the deal will be completed by the end of the month. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.[br][br]Earlier this week, Tiger announced its acquisition of troubled UK games developer Warthog for $8m. ...

A new version of the Multiplayer version of Visual Boy Advance has been released not much is known or posted about whats new apart from Zelda now working?[br][br]Download from Here ...

Nintendo has taken the top spot in the Japanese sales chart this week, with Mario Tennis GC selling some 186,000 units as the launch of several new games saw overall game software sales rising by almost 40 per cent week on week.[br][br]Other key new titles to be launched during the week included From Software's latest Armoured Core game, Armoured Core: Nine Breaker, with the PS2 mech action title coming in at number three, while Atlus' Stella Deus and Sony's RPG Wagy Ryu wo Miyo came in at number five and six respectively.[br][br]The Japanese obsession with pachinko gambling machines propelled yet another pachinko game into the top ten, with Tecmo's Raksuho! Pachinko Slot Sengen 2 in at number seven, while SNK Playmore's The King Of Fighters 2003 proved the continued popularity of 2D fighting games, in at number eight.[br][br]EA's Burnout 3 dropped out of the top ten this week in Japan, but was replaced by another western-developed title - with Capcom publishing Activision's True Crime: Streets of LA in the territory, and scraping into the top ten at number ten.[br][br]While none of the other new releases managed to challenge the sales of Mario Tennis, chart supremos Media Create do note that both Stella Deus (which sold 34,000 units) and Waga Ryu wo Miyo (around 31,000 units) sold out their initial allocations in most stores, and could have performed much better if additional stock had been available.[br][br]In terms of hardware, the PS2 is at its lowest ebb in quite some time, with market share of only 34 per cent as stocks dry up and the market waits for the arrival of the slimline redesigned model in the near future. Game Boy Advance rules the roost once more, with 55 per cent market share, while the Cube experiences a significant boost thanks to Mario Tennis, rising to 11 per cent share. ...

Staffan Ulfberg has updated the MAME port to the Nokia N-Gage and other series 60 phones, heres whats new:[br][br]EMame for Series 60 was ported to the Motorola A925. [br][br]The user interface was changed, so that the list of installed games is now the main view. [br][br]Screen rotation added (very useful on the Motorola). [br][br]Enabled samples. [br][br]Rom file directories were changed. [br][br]Vector games are always run in "Normal size" mode, since the vector display is scaled to the screen size anyway, and running the scaling algorithm only slows things down. [br][br]A significant speed-up of the scaling algorithm (used pacman with no frameskip and audio on as benchmark; was 27, now 31.5 fps). [br][br]New scaling algorithm that makes a nicer scaling. Speed of this algorithm is the same as the old one had in 0.98. There is now an option to select between the two algorithms. [br][br]Made all the input settings available, so that games that use, for example, analog joysticks run. [br][br]Made the scroll key in non-scaled mode configurable (through the in-game menu). Also, frame skipping and speed throttling can now be configured from within the game. [br][br]Auto frame skipping is now enabled by default, with a maximum frame skip of 9.[br][br]Download EMAME v1.0 Here and MicroEMame Here ...

Flubba has released a new version of his Gameboy emulator for the Gameboy Advance/Gamecube Gameboy Player, heres whats new:[br][br]V2.1 - 2004-11-03 (FluBBa)[br] Fixed clock on EZ3 cards, maybe others as well.[br] Now saves Gamma setting.[br][br]Download this new release Here ...

British development group Warthog Plc has arranged a deal with Tiger Telematics Inc, parent company of Gizmondo Europe, which will see all of the firm's subsidiaries being taken over by the handheld console manufacturer.[br][br]The surprise deal was announced to the stock market this morning, with the transaction being undertaken without the seeking of approval from Warthog's shareholders due to a pressing need to complete it as quickly as possible.[br][br]New owner Tiger Telematics, a US firm which specialises mostly in devices such as global positioning systems for professional use, is the parent company of Gizmondo Europe Ltd, which launched its first handheld console, the eponymous Gizmondo, into the UK last Friday.[br][br]Tiger Telematics will be taking on all of the subsidiaries of Warthog Plc, as well as all of their debts to the firm, with a total payment of $8.1 million being made, including assumed debts. That amount is divided into $1.13 million in cash and 497,866 shares in Tiger Telematics stock (TGTL).[br][br]The shares are restricted and can not be traded until the anniversary of the completion of the deal, and UKP 150,000 of the cash quantity will also be held in escrow for a year and released conditionally on the fulfilment of certain warranties.[br][br]Warthog executive directors Ashley Hall, Steven Law and Simon Elms will all be moving over to Tiger Telematics as part of the deal, while the remaining Warthog Plc company will shortly be arranging an EGM with a view to changing its name.[br][br]The aim of the buyout, from Gizmondo's perspective at least, is to give the company access to a library of existing game content and the technology to port titles to its new console platform. [br][br]Although the Gizmondo device has been launched relatively quietly in the UK, the firm plans to step up promotions over the coming weeks - and is planning, among other things, a dedicated Gizmondo retail outlet on London's busy Carnaby Street in the run up to Christmas.[br][br]"The board considers... that this transaction represents the best available outcome for the company and its shareholders," Warthog said in a statement issued today. "The board of Warthog has sought to complete this transaction as rapidly as possible because the group has continued to face difficult trading conditions within the games development industry."[br][br]The fate of Warthog's projects for home console platforms is unknown at present, and it's also unclear whether this purchase will lead to any further redundancies among the firm's remaining staff. ...

News from Lik Sang [br][br] An abundance of light means plenty of shadow as well. Samus, intergalactic heroine, finds out the hard way when what looked like a straightforward rescue mission following a distress call turns into a battle to save a planet from vanishing into dark oblivion. It's Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, the highly anticipated sequel to Retro Studios' masterpiece Metroid Prime, which in 2002 introduced a well-received First-Person 3D view to a cult-classic Nintendo series.[br][br]Become the bounty hunter behind the visor once more and travel to a world where a friendly species is facing genocide after a great cataclysm tore the fabric of space and time. Here, Galactic Federation Trooper Squad Bravo went missing. The search for them reveals that this rogue planet Aether sees his natives, the Luminoth (which reside in Light Aether) attacked by the Ing Horde, terrifying beings unleashed from Dark Aether, a dimensional echo. Restoring peace to this once undisturbed place lets Samus embark on a challenging mission, where all the new features of Metroid Prime 2 will definitely come in handy. [br][br]First, speaking of weapons, the Light Beam and Dark Beam will help you to fight the Ing, solve puzzles and unlock doors. Then there are of course freshly tailored suits available (Light and Dark respectively), as well as several visors, for example the Echo variant, which lets you detect enemies by sound resonance. Furthermore, the famous Screw Attack from Metroid games of the past makes its triumphant debut on the Nintendo GameCube, and you'll also be able to rely on Samus' Wall Jump now. And don't forget Multiplayer Metroid: For the first time in the history of the franchise, up to four players can battle each other as they search for weapons, grapple across ceilings and turn into Morph Balls to make their escape. [br][br]Check out the screenshots at Lik Sang ...