Newly released for the PS3 (on worldwide import)



A very complete wireless controller that is compatible with Playstation 3, Playstation 2 and PC. It is packed with features such as rumble. It connects via bluetooth (wireless) or USB (wired), so you can recharge battery pack when connecting via USB. ...

News via http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=2745

[source: Dukio @ ps3crunch.com] I am not sure who is responsible for the removal of graf’s git in git.dukio.com before this, whether it is from Sony or graf himself. But now, we can see that the git is back with bunch of updates coming along from our respected man, graf_chokolo who proved to be dangerous even after Sony mobbed his apartment and raid his PC and of course his PS3 consoles. You can read below, what’s new in his version of Linux kernel for PS3. ...

Hello everyone! You all enjoying your 3D Tvs and wearing your specs?
What do you mean you don't have one yet? Oh ok you over there has one, cool.
So you been playing your games in 3D then, seeing them come out at you and really feeling the depth? What you mean you don't have any games like that? pfft!!

Ahh yes, stereoscopic gaming. With the advent of release of the 3DS, (with no need for the specs I might add) 3D gaming is the big thing of 2011, but actually its been going on for quite some time....

Which brings us neatly on to the topic of RETRO 3D GAMING (ooooh!)

This is not the first attempt that Nintendo has released a 3D portable console, its first was the virtualboy:



The virtualboy came out in summer 1995 in japan (August 14 US), and was a red/cyan based 3D but recieved a luke warm reception and never made it to europe, so sadly was canned the following year.

Although it did have impressive 3D, because of the monochromatic nature limited its appeal.

Other companies have developed 3D addons for their consoles, but none had gone past the prototype stage.

That leads us on to PC gaming.

3D acceleated graphics cards have made gaming on the pc what it is today, with so many available there have been so many gimmics bundled with them.

And one company decided to add some stereoscopic glasses to the package:



Elsa had bundled these glasses with their Gforce cards around 1999, and were shutter based that synced with the pc, and were wireless using infrared.

They were pretty much comparable to how modern 3D shutter glasses work, so how come they didn't start the 3D stereoscopic gaming a standard back then?

Sadly at the time this was a novelty (half life did look pretty great though!) and was bundled with few demos and tools, but support and compatability mean't it died off pretty quick.

So back to 2011....

You got your latest graphic card, all 3Ded up, but your wondering if you can get your retro fix in a whole new perspective? Well your in luck!

Emulation:

Emulation is pretty much where most retro is played on a modern system, and with more and more plugin based, has allowed console games to be graphically improved, with direct stereoscopic support or to be allowed to be used with the hardware using nvidia 3d vision.

Noteable emulators:
Dolphin, allows stereoscopic display for gamecube and wii with the included plugins

Pcsx2:


N64: with use with the modified rice plugin s3d allows use with nvidia 3d vision

And the rest...

Want to have your classic glide based games in stereoscopic such as tombraider?
well with the use of wrappers with its possible such as http://www.glidos.net/

With so many options for retro games in stereoscopic 3D, the list is endless, feel free to ask questions or post your own findings in the comments or on our forums.

Well i'm off to play a few classic games in HD now, something to write about for another blog me thinks........... ...

News via http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/foren...dispute-82276/

In the latest round of Sony vs. Geohot legal wrangling, court documents obtained by PSX-SCENE reveal that there is now a dispute as to how Geohot's hard drives are being handled by TIG, the third-party company designated to analyze them.

The original court order only called for the drive(s) to be delivered to a third party "for the purpose of isolating, segregating and/or removing the information on those devices related to Defendant Hotz's circumvention of the TPMs in the PS3 system."

Now the company doing the analysis wants to create TWO FULL IMAGES of the drive(s), in both decrypted and encrypted form!!! According to Geohot's attorneys, "SCEA is not entitled to inspect the impounded drives under the impoundment order, nor is it allowed to create and preserve additional copies of the impounded drives, but this is precisely what it seeks to do."

SCEA, of course, is demanding that this fast one be allowed.


Quote:
For the foregoing reasons, SCEA requests that the Court order that Mr. Hotz comply with TIG‟s recommended impoundment protocols and that those protocols be supplemented to ensure that preservation requirements are met as follows:

(1) TIG create and preserve two forensically sound images (e.g., bit stream images) of each impounded storage device in its encrypted form: One to be maintained by TIG in a secure vault for preservation purposes and the second to be used for decryption and/or any other necessary analysis by TIG;

(2) TIG create and preserve two forensically sound images (e.g., bit stream images) of each impounded storage device in its un-encrypted form. One to be maintained by TIG in a secure vault for preservation
purposes and the second to be used for TIG‟s necessary analysis; and

(3) TIG maintain and preserve all of the forensically created images for the duration of the lawsuit.

SCEA further requests that the Court order Mr. Hotz to: (a) provide TIG with the tools and keys necessary to decrypt the impounded storage devices and the keys and passwords necessary to decrypt or unlock any protected files contained on the impounded storage devices;

(b) identify for TIG all virtual machines or hard disks stored or at any time run on the impounded storage devices.3 Furthermore, to verify compliance with the impoundment order, SCEA requests that the Court order Mr. Hotz to provide a declaration setting forth: (i) verification that all storage devices on which any circumvention devices or any information relating to Mr. Hotz‟s circumvention of the technological protection measures in the PS3 System are stored have been delivered to TIG; (ii) why the storage device used by Mr. Hotz in the January 7, 2011 YouTube video entitled “Jailbroken PS3 3.55 with Homebrew” was not delivered to TIG for impoundment; and (iii) the identity of any remote storage of the circumvention devices or any information relating to Mr. Hotz‟s circumvention of the technological protection measures in the PS3 System.4 Finally, SCEA seeks fees and costs in relation to this motion. ...

Title Update 7, courtesy of the Call of Duty forum.

• Matchmaking improvements to return higher quality results faster. This change includes settings that are tunable in the live environment, so tweaking may continue beyond initial release of this update.
• The in-game store now hides DLC map packs that do not match the language of the player's disc to decrease the possibility of users downloading the incorrect language version.
• Calling in a Chopper Gunner immediately after getting shot down in a Gunship will no longer end the Chopper Gunner run prematurely. Required timing-specific button presses.
• Split screen players are now able to change camera perspectives and cycle through players as a spectator.
• Addressed an issue where the most recent match played in Zombies could overwrite the best match played on the leaderboard.
• Improved Zombies lobbies to prevent players from erroneously receiving the error "Unable to join game session" under certain circumstances.
• Addressed a number of community-discovered Zombies gameplay exploits.
• Additional security feature updates.
• Additional sniper rifle tuning.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...e-update-7-out ...

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Absolutely nobody will ever believe you have a 3D telly unless you can show them 3D content - they'll call you a liar and push you over.

Thank god then that Sony sympathises; cue 3D dynamic themes for PlayStation 3.
The very first of these, a theme for PixelJunk Shooter 2, can be bought by Japanese people now, according PSN Stores.
Yes your Western money is useless, at least until tomorrow when the EU PlayStation Store cupboards are restocked. Note, however, that a 3D PixelJunk Shooter 2 dynamic theme might not arrive tomorrow, but there's a good chance of it.
There's no word on the price of these new 3D themes.
PixelJunk Shooter 2, you say? Eurogamer reviewed that this morning, awarding 7/10.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...are-turning-3d

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Sony hopes it can upgrade social network Home into full-on multiplayer social game platform with the release of the core client version 1.5.
Announced today at GDC in San Francisco, the upgrade is focused on three key areas - graphics engine, the core physics engine and real-time multiplayer gaming.
According to Sony, Home has been downloaded and activated 19 million times since launch, with users spending an average of 70 minutes per session online.
"Developers will be able to take full advantage of the improved network mechanics to create fast-action multiplayer experiences such as online racing games and first person shooters within PlayStation Home," said the company.
"Also included in the update to version 1.5 is a revamped physics engine, providing developers with augmented control over collision, mass, velocity and other physics elements, for an even greater level of realism and more intricate gameplay experiences."
Sony claims the upgrade has been designed specifically with game developers in mind, with version 1.5 launching this spring.
The showcase game for the new client is future racing title Sodium Two from Lockwood Publishing. The majority of games are based on a freemium model - last year virtual items grew 110 per cent in Home.
People using Home actively are the hardcore user base, according to home boss Jack Buser, buying and playing more than any other PlayStation 3 users. Over 8000 virtual items have been released on Home, with items that improve gameplay selling significantly more than cosmetic upgrades, he said.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-game-platform
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