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    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:38
    1. Categories:
    2. Nes News

    via http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-...c-t-17397.html

    The NES emulator puNES for Linux and Windows (SDL) has been updated.

    Quote:
    Changelog: 0.28
    • in this release I have implemented a "Timeline" bar. In the lower left corner there is now a bar with which you can go "back in time" up to a maximum of 60 seconds. Each tick corresponds to 5 seconds. If you don´t want to use the mouse you can also use the keyboard. Pressing CTRL will pause the emulator and, while keeping CTRL pressed, you can move the bar with the left and right buttons.
    ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:36
    1. Categories:
    2. PSP News

    The PSP Emulator for windows has been updated yet again, heres whats new:

    Deleted old files from r2261.

    http://buildbot.orphis.net/jpcsp/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:32
    1. Categories:
    2. Nintendo Wii News

    The following applications have been added/updated:
    5 August 2011
    • bootOperaModUSB v0.4
    • Console Shooter Beta 1 -> 2
    • Cubicle Shooter v0.1 -> v0.2
    • SaveGame Manager GX r108 -> r110
    • SysCheck v2.1.0 b9 -> b10
    • Yabause Wii r2649 beta 18 -> beta21
    http://www.codemii.com/2011/08/05/hb...–-week-31-2/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:30
    1. Categories:
    2. Sega Dreamcast News
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    via http://dknute.livejournal.com/39276.html

    And they said imitation diamond wasn't good enough



    So, does it work? Sure. It's a very early version though. I've hit some metastability problems so I switched from external ARM7 MCU to NIOS2 running on FPGA to speed up debugging. After I reversed my main clock polarity (yeah, Star Trek style) and it worked better I finally realised that I'm running a synchronous system with asynchronous inputs. Which is basically the same as having two different clock domains since I have no control over setup/hold times... So I've added two-stage synchronizers to /DIOR and /DIOW but that's additional latency and Dreamcast has a bad habit of deasserting /CS signals shortly after rising /DIOx. These things always work so well on paper

    In the end the hardware side of GD interface is pretty small, should fit in EP2C5 (that's Cyclone II FPGA with 5k logic elements) and that's pretty cheap. The downside is I only have so much internal RAM so the main data buffer is just 8kB. While external SRAM could help here, I'm not yet sure it's worth the trouble. We'll see.

    Digital audio is completly not supported yet (but is part of the design, so it will be added eventually) and I just wanted to test it out ASAP so I went with slow, PIO-only SD card access and very inefficient CPU buffering. Also, external MCU needs to be connected to FPGA with some sort of data bus and this becomes a bottleneck for the transfers, as it turns out. For example my ARM7 doesn't have a dedicated external memory interface so I have to do everything myself using a PIO port. With only 30 pins (minus a few for SPI and clock output) all I could manage was 8-bit shared address/data bus. Not very fast, unfortunately.

    Because of the slow transfers games exhibit various issues, like missing textures, slowdowns, stuttering sound. This will get better as the project matures. In fact, with proper buffering I'm sure I can get it working as well as original GD drive and perhaps even faster - up to some 2x, which is the limit of what one can do with SD cards in SPI mode. Well, there's always the USB route I suppose.

    By the way - I get simply tons of spam in the comments now. I've enabled LJ CAPTCHA but that only cut it in half or so. Worst of all, the spam looks (at the first sight) as proper comments, pretty nice English, capital letters, periods. I might accidentaly delete some actual comments while cleaning so keep that in mind when posting here. And if the situation gets even worse I'll probably disallow anonymous comments completly... though that's the last resort.



    EDIT: Okay, a small explanation on what this does.

    I started this project long time ago but lost interest after hitting some walls. Recently I had a few good ideas and decided to work on it a bit.

    What you see on the photo is Dreamcast with it's cover off and the GD drive assembly removed. I cut some holes and soldered wires directly to the mainboard to avoid messing with the original connector. This way I can always plug the drive back in and use it as before - or even better, I can use FPGA as logic analyzer to watch the traffic.

    In this configuration there is no real drive and FPGA runs a soft-core CPU that emulates it. Obviously there's some glue logic in there as well or I wouldn't need an FPGA in the first place Data is being pulled from SD card - you can see it inserted just over the flat cables. With this I can run any dumped game, and unlike CD rips I actually emulate a GD media so the Dreamcast can't tell the difference. The USB is used to program the FPGA and I can't disconnect it because I don't have a license for that NIOS2 soft-CPU core, it will stop working after the PC uplink is lost. Other than that I can't use it for data transfers unfortunately.

    The idea is to have a much smaller (and cheaper) FPGA here with fast external MCU. Data would be stored on SD media or pulled via USB 2.0 uplink to PC.

    So far I've tested a couple of games for EU region, and a few JP ones after I hacked them to be multi-region I do have Japanese Dreamcast mainboard (well, two actually) but this is the only one I have modified for the project. Once this goes out of prototype phase I'd like to find a matching connector and just make it a plug-in replacement for the GD drive.

    So... Skies of Arcadia works, at least EU version. Hacked US one shows no picture but I can hear it running. It works on Makaron but I'm starting to wonder if there is a problem with this particular dump... Anyway, the GDEMU is good enough to not freeze the intro sequence like the ripped version does. There is about 3 seconds of video/audio desync at the end of the intro due to the transfer speed being a bit too low. Same things happens in Dead or Alive 2 intro, which is also pretty long. But other than that it seems to work. Street Fighter Alpha 3 has some sound issues in the attract mode but not during actual fights. This is all after a few improvements I made today, I ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:26
    1. Categories:
    2. Nintendo Wii News
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    Up until now the only way to liberate your Wii console and enable the use of homebrew with System Menu 4.3 was to use a gamedisc based exploit such as “BatHaxx”, “Return of the Jodi” and others.Today we are announcing a project that changes this completely and removes the requirement for an exploitable game.
    In memory of BannerBomb, we present you with LetterBomb , a brand new System Menu exploit that will allow you to enable homebrew with the push of an envelope (no stamp licking involved)
    This exploit reuses (and abuses) some of some Nintendo’s Wii Messageboard functionality.
    You will need:
    • A Wii running System Menu 4.3 (E/U/J/K)
    • A SD(HC) card with some free space
    • Your Wii’s WiFi MAC Address (available from your Wii’s system settings). This is needed because the Wii will only accept messages addressed to its specific MAC address.
    • A few minutes of your time
    For this very special occasion we have created an easy-peasy webpage that takes away some of the pain that is usually involved with getting homebrew onto your system:

    http://please.hackmii.com

    This webpage will ask you for some necessary information (such as your System Menu region and MAC address), and will then return a nicely packaged ZIP file that is ready for extraction to the root of your SD card. Simple eh?
    All that is missing from that point is a boot.elf/boot.dol file (that you will need to place in the root of your card), and you should be good to go. For your convenience we have an option to prepackage and bundle the HackMii Installer boot.elf (this is enabled by default).
    So, how do I do this?
    Simple…. once you’ve unzipped the file to your SD card (and inserted it) just navigate to the “messageboard” on your Wii and in the default view you should browse to “yesterday” (the place where you usually see yesterday’s messages) – sometimes this may be “today” or “two days ago” (this depends on the timezone you are in).
    From this view you will be presented with a small envelope (that should obviously stand out against the rest of your plain old boring ones), click it, kick back, twiddle your thumbs (the Brits among you, go and make a cup of tea) cross your fingers and hope it worked.
    DISCLAIMER: We are aware of a similar exploit by giantpune (good work!), but as of today this has not been released. In anticipation of its release we decided to reverse engineer, hack and implement something ourselves.

    http://hackmii.com/2011/08/letterbomb/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 23:19
    1. Categories:
    2. PSP News

    via http://psp.dashhacks.com/2011/08/09/...ta-5-released/

    Who’s jamming Geecko’s gSquare? Pretty awesome, ain’t it? Well did you know said homebrew was built using Geecko’s 2D graphics library — gLib2D? That means you too can create pure awesomeness with relative ease, should you, yourself be a developer.
    gLib2D provides a layer between your code and the PSPGU, letting you interact with the PSP graphics processor for rendering & manipulating 2D graphics. It’s much easier than talking directly to the PSPGU. Include the gLib2D library in your project and code on.

    Beta 5 Changes

    •Improved support of intraFont
    •Renamed g* functions to g2d*
    •Removed g2dSetCoord*Relative’s third argument
    •Using constants instead of bools for some g2d* functions (better readability)
    •Dynamic allocation of the display list, no more artifacts with a small heap
    •Replaced G2D_FALSE and G2D_TRUE by false and true
    •Added a global scale factor : g2d(Set/Get/Reset)GlobalScale
    •Better scaling quality
    •Lots of code rework
    •No more swizzling artifacts
    •Smaller display list size, saves 3/4 megabyte
    •Forced coordmode with an inverted object is no longer applied
    •Corrected documentation ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 22:54
    1. Categories:
    2. Apple iPad,
    3. Apple iPhone
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    According to Pocket Gamer, EA's taking a scattershot approach to succeeding on the iOS platform with two of its recently revealed upcoming releases. The first isBattlefield 3, which EA wasn't keen to share any details about -- though the safe bet is that the game will resemble the iOS version of the series' last installment,Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The second is Theme Park, a new version of the 1994 amusement park management sim which is absolutely nothing like Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

    No release details beyond "later this year" were given to Pocket Gamer, though both titles will be playable on the show floor of Gamescom next week. We can't wait to fluidly switch between the two, heating up our blood with a round of evildoer-shooting followed by a cool-off period in the Bouncy Castle.
    http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/ea-bringing-theme-park-battlefield-3-to-ios/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 22:48
    1. Categories:
    2. Xbox 360 News

    Games industry analysts have weighed in with US sales predictions for the month of July, ahead of the release of official market data by the NPD Group this Thursday.

    Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and fellow analyst firm EEDAR expect Xbox 360 to be the top-selling platform for the seventh consecutive month, ahead of DS, Wii and PS3. Sony's home console is the only system both analyst firms expect to record an improvement over last July's sales total. Meanwhile, 3DS sales are forecast to come in second-bottom, ahead of PSP only, unless you still count PS2.

    Wedbush / EEDAR July sales estimates (change year-on-year):
    360 - 350,000 (-21%) / 401,000 (-10%)
    DS - 315,000 (-21%) / 310,000 (-22%)
    Wii - 230,000 (-9%) / 225,000 (-11%)
    PS3 - 220,000 (+3%) / 229,000 (+7%)
    3DS - 110,000 (n/a) / 100,000 (n/a)
    PSP - 90,000 (+7%) / 80,000 (-5%)
    PS2 - 10,000 (-59%) / n/a
    Total - 1,325,000 (-7%) / 1,345,000 (-5%)

    On the software front, Pachter said he expects July sales to be led by new release NCAA Football 12, with continued strong sales of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2 and LA Noire.

    http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ales-analysts/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 22:44
    1. Categories:
    2. Xbox 360 News
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    Another week, another Xbox Live Marketplace release list and the only new games in the pipeline are Fruit Ninja Kinect and Toy Soldiers: Cold War, set for August 10 and 17 respectively.
    Freddy Krueger arrives in Mortal Kombat today along with demos for Madden NFL 12 and Driver: San Francisco, while Dance Central is getting new songs from James Brown and Lloyd next week, Rock Band songs make up the latest Deals of the Week.

    Today Driver demo is the single-player incarnation (and Ubisoft's released a new trailer to go with it) - a multiplayer demo will be released on August 16.

    Get the full Xbox Live Marketplace release list through the source link.


    http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ace-downloads/ ...
    by Published on August 9th, 2011 22:42
    1. Categories:
    2. PSP News,
    3. PS3 News

    There's nothing particularly thrilling in this week's US PSN update outside of the previously-reported release of Driver: San Francisco and Madden NFL 12 demos.

    Far Cry 2 is downloadable for $30, which is nice, and Grand Theft Auto IV's two standalone expansions, 'The Ballad of Gay Tony' and 'The Lost and Damned' are half price so you should snap those up if you haven't already.

    Here's the full list:

    PlayStation Plus

    Free PSN:

    Comix Zone

    Free DLC:

    Crash Commando Add-On Bundle

    Full Game Trial:

    Far Cry 2

    PlayStation Network PLAY Pre-order Discounts:

    Street Fighter 3: Online Edition ($11.99) - Releases 8/23
    The Baconing ($11.99) - Releases 8/30
    BloodRayne: Betrayal ($11.99) - Releases 9/6
    Renegade Ops ($11.99) - Releases 9/13

    Downloadable Games

    Far Cry 2 ($29.99)
    A true open-world shooter where every decision you make affects the outcome of the game. You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to hunt down your mark - The Jackal. This evil arms dealer has been perpetuating this conflict for years, wreaking havoc on the land and all of its innocent people.
    ESRB Rated M
    File size 3.85 GB

    Game Demos (free)

    Madden NFL 12 Demo
    Madden NFL 12 continues the rich tradition of the stored franchise, bringing fans closer to the NFL than ever before. Featuring all 32 teams, stadiums, and all your favorite players in the league, Madden NFL 12 is True to the Game. Ride the highs and battle the lows with all-new Dynamic Player Performance. Experience authentic team run-ours and real-life broadcast camera. Play with NFL legends in the game as you build your Madden Ultimate Team.
    ESRB Rated E
    File size 1.45 GB

    Driver: San Francisco Single Demo
    With crime lord Charles Jericho now on the loose, San Francisco faces a terrible threat. Only one man can stand against him. His name is John Tanner. He is the DRIVER. Experience the game now in the fast-paced demo that races through the streets of San Francisco!
    ESRB Rated T
    File size 1.31 GB

    Add-on Game Content

    ModNation Racers Haunted Parts Pack ($4.99)
    Driving skills are the main way to scare off the competition in ModNation Racers, but now you can add some extra creepy visuals to your track creations with the Haunted Props Pack Download the Haunted Parts Pack today!
    File size 100 KB

    LittleBigPlanet 2 Perseids costume (Free)
    (Available for a limited time) The best thing about Sackboy is that you can make him look and act exactly as you want. Download this additional costume and really stand out from the crowd!
    File size 110 KB

    TestYourself: Attention ($1.99)
    Sometimes small details make a big difference. Have you ever got the time wrong and missed your date? Or crossed the street on a red light? Failing to pay attention can have disastrous consequences! Now there's a fun and easy way to test how well you pay attention - with a new add-on to the psychology-oriented videogame TestYourself. Take a close look at yourself - play TestYourself!
    File size 100 KB

    Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon - Death From Above! Jet Armor Weapon Pack ($2.99)
    Airstrikes from Earth Defense Force's most nimble warriors just got deadlier. Death From Above! The EDF Jet Armor Weapons Pack includes 15 of the EDF's most powerful weapons in one exclusive supply drop! Enjoy 8 exclusive additions to the Jet Armor's arsenal, including the Hasslex Hamadryad Grenade Launcher. Trooper and Tactical Armors also receive upgrades like the El Gigante Rocket Launcher. Blow those bugs and their alien technology sky high!
    File size 111 KB

    Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon - Pounds Of Pain! Battle Armor Weapon Pack ($2.99)
    Kick that arsenal into high gear with 15 exclusive weapons for EDF's strength junkies! Pounds of Pain! The EDF Battle Armor Weapons Pack puts brutality on display with 8 new weapons for EDF's Battle Armor, including the C9 Turnburl x Shotgun. Trooper and Tactical Armors also get exclusive upgrades like the RLF-17 Floorboard Rocket Launcher and the VanSnaster SpreadBurst Assault Rifle. Feel the power of exclusive Earth Defense Force weaponry!
    File size 111 KB

    Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3: Mobile Suit Pack 2 ($5.99)
    Unlocks Kshatrya and its pilot Marida Cruz as a playable character. An additional mission "Day of the Unicorn (Sleeves)" is also included in the pack.
    File size 6.46 MB

    Mortal Kombat - Freddy Kreuger ($4.99)
    Download and play as Freddy Krueger. When Shao Kahn began to steal Earthrealm's souls Freddy battled the emperor in the Dream Realm. Shao Kahn pulled Freddy into the real world and defeated him. A badly injured yet determined Freddy fitted both his hands with demonically enhanced razor gloves. Once he has killed Shao Kahn he will return to the Dream Realm to torment Earthrealm's souls for eternity.
    File size 100 KB

    Mortal Kombat - DLC Warrior Bundle ($14.99)
    This DLC bundle contains four downloadable warriors Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain and Freddy Krueger. Buy this bundle and get all four warriors for the price of three. This bundle does not include any other Mortal Kombat Downloadable content. If you have already purchased the Mortal Kombat downloadable warriors individually do not purchase this bundle as you will be charged twice for the same content. Visit www.themortalkombat.com for details.
    File size 313 KB

    Worms 2: Armageddon Forts Pack ($4.99)
    The Worms2: Armageddon "Forts Pack" features ...
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