Once again, Amazon is offering an all-video game Gold Box, which is a kind of treasure chest that makes you progressively poorer as you rifle through it. The Deal of the Day starts the offers off on a good note: a $100 credit with purchase of the 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle.

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Peripheral maker Hori put a countdown page on its site leading to the reveal of an exciting mystery product ... and it's a new PS3 controller! Maybe the Hori Pad 3 Pro isn't the dramatic reveal we expected, but it looks like a pretty nice device.

The Hori Pad 3 Pro builds on previous Hori controller offerings with a d-pad that can be rotated to provide the most comfortable position, as well as customizable d-pad input range. We don't really understand how that last one works, though it seems to involve setting the range between two directions at which a diagonal input is registered.

It also features customizable analog stick sensitivity, three levels of turbo fire with a quick activation button on the back of the controller ... and, unfortunately, a wire. The Horipad Pro will be released in Japan on July 21. Odds are pretty good you'll be able to get one soon after; Amazon stocks previous Hori Pad variants.

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Sony has just put out its list of new content on the US PlayStation Network today.

There's nothing that'll have you reaching for the party poppers, but any game with the title Alien Zombie Mega Death deserves a look in our opinion.

Here's the list:

PlayStation Plus

Discounted Games

3 on 3 NHL Arcade (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $9.99)
Madden NFL Arcade (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters Eagle Pack (PlayStation Plus price $20.99, regular price $34.99)
Featured Themes & Avatars
Growing Garden Dynamic Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Mega Man Legends 2 - 18 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99)

Updates

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - Sale (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed - Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)

Downloadable Games

Alien Zombie Mega Death ($7.99)
When death by Alien Zombie just isn't enough. You need to stick some MEGA into the mix! Not that it's only blasting you'll be doing. Oh no! There's bombs to defuse. Space babies to rescue. Jet packs for flying silliness. Spread out over 70 levels combining both one shot adventure levels and to the death survival modes. All dressed up in traditional PomPom silliness, so as to avoid traumatizing any small children.
ESRB Rated E10+
File size 256 MB

Game Demos (free)

Virtua Tennis 4 PS3 Move/3D Demo
The Virtua Tennis 4 development team are always trying to break new boundaries and for this version of the game two evolutionary new inclusions are the use of PlayStation Move motion controller and stunning stereoscopic 3D. Both have been implemented setting a new video gaming benchmark - try them for free now with the demo.
ESRB Rated E
File size 455 MB

Add-on Game Content
ModNation Racers Moon Colony Props Pack ($4.99)
Take your latest ModNation Racers track creations into orbit with the Moon Colony Parts Pack to create the ultimate space race!
File size: 100 KB

Killzone 3 From The Ashes Pack ($4.99)
Brace yourself - the ISA and Helghast armies are set to clash in some intense online multiplayer battles. Join the front line on two new battlefields and two Killzone 2 retro maps on planet Helghan. Download this Killzone 3 From The Ashes Pack today!
File size: 719 MB

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ressurection ($9.99)
Follow up to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow "reverie". Gabriel's fate and that of the Belmont class is laid bare, find out his fate in Resurrection, the stunning finale to CV:LOS.
File size: 687 MB

Record of Agarest War Zero - Additional Costumes and Packs (free - $7.99) (x14)
This is Record of Agarest War Zero DLC. A battle across generations, with the fate of an entire planet at stake!
File size: 130 KB - 57 MB

Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Shadow Battle 10 ($0.99)
The 10th installment of Shadow Battle allows you to fight special and unique AI opponents, and win new titles to boot! Do you have what it takes to take on these one-of-a-kind fighters in a match of MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3!?
File size: 276 KB

Cars 2: Add-ons ($0.99 - $2.99) (x4)
Play as various characters in Cars 2: The Video Game!
File size: 4.98 MB - 82.04 MB

Mortal Kombat - Warrior Skarlet ($4.99)
Download and play as the Mortal Kombat Warrior Skarlet.
File size: 73 MB

L.A. Noire: "Nicholson Electroplating" Arson Case (Free with purchase of L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass) ($3.99)
At 9:45 in the morning, a thunderous explosion rocks Los Angeles. City blocks are flattened and smoke and ash fill the air. Detectives Phelps and Biggs race to the site of the former Nicholson Electroplating plant to find a pile of unanswered questions.
File size: 685 MB

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK: Jack Pack 4 ($4.99)
Still here?! Three bonus packs of TRIVIA INSANITY ain't enough?! Fine. Get a load of these 10 SPANKIN'-NEW EPISODES of the world's favorite quiz show party game and hunker down with tons more trivia and verbal abuse. Your host Cookie has reached deep into his darkest trivia orifices to retrieve fresh questions and fresher prizes, along with some not-so-fresh unmentionables. It's more YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!
File size: 287 MB

F.E.A.R. 3 - F.E.A.R. Pass ($9.99)
Activate F.E.A.R. Pass today to access two additional multiplayer modes: F**king Run and Soul Survivor!
File size: 117 MB

Yoostar 2: various scenes ($1.99 - $6.99) (x13)
Various scenes from movies.
File size: 64 MB - 595 MB

Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
"Blurry" - Puddle of Mudd ($1.99)
"Control" - Puddle of Mudd ($1.99)
"She Hates Me" - Puddle of Mudd ($1.99)
"Misery" - Maroon 5 ($1.99)
"This Love" - Maroon 5 ($1.99)
"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5 ($1.99)
Maroon 5 Pack 2 ($5.49) - Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Maroon 5 Pack 02. This pack includes "This Love", "Misery" and "Won't Go Home Without You". By Maroon 5
Puddle of Mudd Pack 1 ($5.49) - Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game album: Puddle of Mudd Pack 01. This pack includes "Blurry", "Control" and "She Hates Me". By Puddle of Mud.
File size:19 MB - 79 MB

Rock Band Network V2.0
"Chameleon Carneval" - Andromeda ($1.99)
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The teenager arrested in Essex today in connection with LulzSec's widespread digital attacks is an ex-member of PSN hacking group Anonymous.

UK national newspapers have named 19-year-old Ryan Cleary as the arrested party.

Cleary gained notoriety amongst the hacking community in May, after disassociating himself with former allies Anonymous - before launching an IRC attack on the AnonOps messageboards.

"We regret to inform you today that our network has been compromised by a former IRC-operator and fellow helper named 'Ryan'," a post on the AnonOps site said at the time.

Anonymous accused Cleary of stealing passwords and targeting its network servers.

"This is not a joke, this isn't a lie, this is the truth and we are sorry for that," the post added.

A subsequent update from Anonymous reportedly revealed Cleary's full name, address and phone numbers.

Cleary, from Wickford, Essex, later told tech site Thinq that he and allies had formed a new splinter group in protest at Anonymous - and how "centralised and PR-hungry" Anon-Ops leaders had become.

He said that hacking into the Anonymous system was "regrettable but necessary", adding: "The only way to make things safe is to make users aware how insecure it is."

Anonymous hit the gaming headlines in April after being linked to the PSN attack that left Sony's flagship online gaming service down for almost four weeks. However, the group denied responsibility for the main "intrusion".

Fellow hacking group LulzSec has also turned its ire on Sony, attacking Sony Pictures and Sony BMG Japan, Belgium and the Netherlands. Other high-profile targets have included Bethesda, EVE Online and Minecraft's servers.

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New version of porting the emulator Sega Genesis Megadrive GX (from EkeEke) on the PS3.

New / fixed:

- The control scheme selected is now saved

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shinhalsafar releases a new version of his port of the NES emulator on PS3 fceu.





Features:

- Support for 4 players
- Support for modes 480p, 720p and 1080p depending on your screen
- Supports 4:3 and 16:10 (the 16:9 will be added later)
- Linear Filters hardware interpolation (Bilinear filtering) and Point filtering
- Explorer ROM (R3 + L3 during the line to return to the browser)
- Support for USB joysticks

New / fixed:

- Support Border

Fceu GX v1.4 rev 0b422

Official website: https://code.google.com/p/fceu-ps3/

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Lantus released a new version of FBANext, after FB Alpha (Final Burn Alpha).Remember, this is a multi arcade emulator based on the source code for Final Burn.

New / fixed:

- Fixed CPS3 bios

FBANext PS3-R455

Official website: https://code.google.com/p/fba360/
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Graf_Chokolo published a post on his blog stating that he was in a precarious financial situation and he no longer afford to pay legal fees for his lawsuit against Sony.

Quote:
Hi guys, I have no money.I'll probably go to jail because I can not pay the court costs.But as I said, I am ready to take on and go to jail.The most important thing was not to win but to show them that we are ready to fight, they can not scare me so easily.Yes, I am ready to go to jail for my beliefs and my principles.
Most people probably think that all hackers are kids, hiding in a cave, eating pizza all day and developing software for the glory.Perhaps, but it's not ME.And when I'm out, I will continue my work.My work means so much to me.


If you want to help Graf_Chokolo, you can donate via his blog .

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Developer Ole releases CDG Player, cdg & mp3 player for ps3. Karaoke!

Music fans and wannabe American Idol contestants will rejoice over this next piece of news. The same developer who brought us the Amiga emulator (E-UAE ps3) for the PS3, has now released a new project he's been working on. The project is known as the CDG Player, and it allows for CDG discs to be played on the PS3 console. The project was developed using the legal PSL1GHT SDK and is open source.

Most of you probably won't recognize what CDG discs are, but if you've ever sang karaoke you've most likely used one. CDG, which is also known as CD+G, stands for compact disc plus graphics and is the industry wide standard for karaoke discs. The specially crafted discs allow for lyrics to be displayed on screen, while the audio is played. Now, with the help of the CDG Player, singing fans will no longer need to bare the burden of purchasing a pricey karaoke machine.


CDG Player is a simple program for PS3 that plays mp3 files and displays graphics stored in cdg files. The format is used in many karaoke disks.

Compiled by psl1ght sdk and libraries.

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Features:
- simple file selector
- mp3 and cdg playback

Requires:
- ps3 ready to run homebrew programs

Controls:
- CROSS - select a file or directory
- CIRCLE - go to parent directory
- SQUARE - exit the program


FAQ:
Q: does it play CD disks ?
A: no, use a ripping program to convert your CD to audio tracks in mp3 format

Q: does it play OGG, WAV, etc. (your favourite audio format) ?
A: no, just mp3 format is supported (16 bit, stereo, 44100 or 48000 Hz) along
with the cdg format

Q: does it support zipped files ?
A: no

Q: does it support microphone plugged in the ps3 ?
A: no, to amplify your voice you need an extra hardware (mixer)

Q: the program sucks, can you add more features ?
A: the source code is freely available, do it yourself


Credits and thanks:
- minimp3 (KeyJ’s Blog : Blog Archive » Honey, I shrunk the MP3 decoder)
- PyKaraoke (PyKaraoke - Karaoke for Linux)
- psl1ght sdk team
- PS3 homebrew scene


Release log:
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r1
- initial release

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Ole
http://www.volny.cz/molej/ps3/cdg_player-ps3_r1.zip

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