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We arent interested in the warez side but the Homebrew side of things is very interesting, basically use the Gamecube as a 485MHZ Homebrew Console ...

Things are falling from the sky, and it's up to you to pick them up and bin them, all the while trying to avoid being squashed by anvils. The idea for Cleangame comes from the bonus game from Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators on the Sega Mega Drive.

Features
Three difficulty levels
Online scoreboards (including all time and recent)
Automatic saving of replays for best scores
Annoying bird sound effect

http://www.ryuker.org/project/cgadvance ...

Things are falling from the sky, and it's up to you to pick them up and bin them, all the while trying to avoid being squashed by anvils. The idea for Cleangame comes from the bonus game from Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators on the Sega Mega Drive.

Features
Three difficulty levels
Online scoreboards (including all time and recent)
Automatic saving of replays for best scores
Annoying bird sound effect

http://www.ryuker.org/project/cgadvance ...

via Joystiq




The wireless Guitar Hero III guitars for PlayStation 3 will not work seemlessly with the console's Bluetooth technology, instead requiring a dongle that plugs into the USB ports. On the plus side, as noted by Wired's Chris Kohler, is that the dongles are modeled after guitar picks. Much more appealing than a boring, black brick.

Rock Band's wireless PS3 guitar also showed up recently in an FCC filing with a mysterious (albeit less attractive) dongle solution, which presumably will ship with the final product. Maybe by then, however, the Harmonix gang will pretty their dongle up. ...

Quirky has updated Bunjalloo,his homebrew web browser for the DS


Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...

via IGN


The roles are reversed in Sony Computer Entertainment and Acquire's new PlayStation Portable simulation game. In "Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaiki da" (rough translation to "For a Hero, You're Pretty Impudent"), you play as the very creatures you're used to fighting against as the knights, wizards and fighters of a standard RPG.

Playing as the Demon King, your goal is to create a dungeon, then dispatch monsters in order to prevent a party of heroes from working through your creation and capturing the boss -- you! All fighting is done automatically, which is why this is a simulation and not some sort of reverse RPG.

You view your dungeon in 2D overhead view. Initially, the dungeon is just a bunch of blocks. You'll have to dig out paths through the dungeon by selecting unwanted blocks with a cursor. Your monsters can be placed in these caverns. You also have to place food in the caverns, as only by eating will the monsters grow strong enough to take on the heroes who attempt to conquer your dungeon.

In addition to a story mode, the game will have a versus mode where you can see how good your dungeon is against heroes that your friends have edited.

This unique twist on the hero versus demon formula will hit Japan on 12/6. ...

* HiHD: Sony and PS3 detractors dismiss Blu-ray is just another proprietary Sony format that will not succeed any better than previous Sony proprietary CE formats dating back to Betamax.
* HIRAI: In our eyes, we wanted to provide developers with the absolute biggest canvas on which to create their games. We could have gone with the 9 GBs of DVD or the 30 GBs of data on an HD DVD, but why would we, when we had 50 GBs of data on the Blu-ray Disc? I think its success as a delivery vehicle for games has already been proven. As for movies, I think it (is) really hard for any studio or retailer to ignore the fact that there are already millions of Blu-ray players in the world in the form of PS3. That is the kind of installed base DVD only dreamed of when it launched and before we debuted PlayStation®2.

* HiHD: What are the primary erroneous points of information/misconceptions out there in blogger-land about PS3 in general and vs Xbox?
* HIRAI: I have heard many people say our competitors' systems are just as powerful as PS3. That simply is not true. No other next-generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3. I have heard people say that a high-capacity game delivery vehicle like Blu-ray isn't necessary in a next-generation computer entertainment system. You just can't expect that the 9 GBs of storage capacity found on today's DVDs are going to have enough space to hold tomorrow's games. Developers have already pushed the DVD to its limits in terms of space used. We had games like ‘Resistance: Fall of Man' coming in 16 GBs at launch. That game simply wouldn't be possible on any other system without using multiple discs. There is no doubt in my mind that you need more capacity on discs for truly next-generation gaming, and Blu-ray gives us that space.

http://www.hollywoodinhidef.com/inside_detail.php?id=11 ...

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced details of its exciting new PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) model that will launch throughout the SCEE territories on 10th October 2007 at the highly attractive price of €399.

Providing an incredibly appealing entry point to the world of High Definition gaming and entertainment for the holiday season, the new PS3 brings the next generation of interactive home entertainment to homes all across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia.

Along with an ever expanding line-up of PS3 titles (a total of 65 titles tracking across all genres by Christmas), the new PS3 is equipped with a 40GB HDD and includes all the features central to the High Definition entertainment experience; true next generation gameplay, stunning High Definition Blu-ray Disc™ movies, SIXAXIS™ wireless controller, Wi-Fi and HDMI connectivity, all powered by the Cell Broadband Engine™, the digital heart of PS3.

As with the 60GB PS3, the new PS3 features upgradeable firmware allowing new features and functionality to be added to the system as time progresses. A recent firmware update, for example, enabled PS3 to upscale DVD's played on the system to full 1080P High Definition.

The introduction of the new PS3 has been determined following user feedback from thousands of existing PS3 owners as well as research into future potential PS3 owners. The new model features two USB 2.0 ports rather than four and no longer includes the multi memory card port.

The new model is no longer backwards compatible with PlayStation®2 titles, reflecting both the reduced emphasis placed on this feature amongst later purchasers of PS3, as well as the availability of a more extensive line-up of PS3 specific titles (a total of 65 titles across all genres by Christmas).

The existing Starter Pack*, comprising a 60GB PS3 with extensive backwards compatibility, an additional SIXAXIS wireless controller and two first party titles will be reduced in price to €499. Remaining on sale while stocks last, the 60GB model represents outstanding value for the keen gamer wishing to upgrade to the High Definition capabilities of PS3.

"The introduction of the new PS3 has been the result of extensive research into the entertainment needs and preferences of the next generation of PS3 owners," said David Reeves, President of SCEE. "It has allowed us to deliver an extremely advanced, yet incredibly affordable High Definition gaming and entertainment system, configured to the needs of the next generation of European PS3 owners. PS3 has always been the device of choice for the discerning gamer and entertainment seeker, and the new PS3 is more than ever the perfect High Definition entertainment system.

*In the UK and Ireland, the Starter Pack will be replaced by a separate in-store promotion on the 60GB PS3.
The UK price is GBP 349 for the 60GB and GBP 299 for the 40GB version. ...

Speaking to news agency Reuters, Allard was asked what the outlook was for Zune and games, to which he was generally dismissive, saying; "Thus far, the market really hasn't proven out that it is a great scenario. Customer satisfaction with what has been done isn't that high."

"I love games and maybe for someone with a 40-minute commute, it might be an interesting scenario," said Allard. Expanding on his comments of negative customers satisfaction he added: "The other challenge is with the platform. The games that you bought in your fifth generation don't run with your sixth generation. ... The rate of innovation, turnover, and variety of form factors makes it a tricky proposition.

"That said, we have a lot of flexibility and a lot of magical software," continued Allard. "What we've done with XNA is an incredibly portable environment designed to abstract some of the hardware differences. We'll see where that takes us. We're always thinking, but the Zune isn't playing Halo 3 anytime soon."

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=15742 ...