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It Seems the Gen Team have taken over the mantle for Custom Firmwares and the news from PSPGen is that a new version of the Custom Firmware is arriving in mid December, might be a good time now to start updating from your M33 Firmwares up to the Gen Firmwares, heres the translated news from french site pspgen:


So who on the M33 Firmware is now ready to move on ? ...

Juanvvc/Pickle/JoJo_ReloadeD have released a new version of the Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator for the Wiz.


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A release date has been announced for the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

According to Famitsu magazine (as translated by Kotaku), the game will be released on 18th March. There's still no word on a European release date.

MGS: Peace Walker is a PSP exclusive and stars Naked Snake. You'll find previews, trailers and screenshots over on the gamepage.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/mg...-japanese-date ...

APC Magazine details how Optus, an Australian mobile phone operator, has for months been deliberately blocking access to Android paid apps.
"Optus is the exclusive Australian mobile carrier for the HTC Dream and Samsung Galaxy Android phones, and yet people who signed a long-term contract for these phones have to date been blocked from buying paid Android apps and getting the full Android experience. ... APC found many angry and frustrated comments on the Whirlpool community forums by Optus & Virgin Mobile customers."
The article speculates, reading between the lines of the opaque comments offered by both Optus and Google, that the carrier is "demanding a cut of the sales revenue from Android apps if it is to remove its restriction on accessing them."

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/...d-Android-Apps ...

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With big releases such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 grabbing headlines all over the world, 2009 was the year when video games finally completed their invasion of mainstream entertainment.

As sales of recorded music and DVDs continue to decline, video games are on the rise, and about to experience a Christmas boom.

This year, there are also likely to be more first-time games players and buyers than ever before.

With these people in mind, we present our selection of 50 games that cannot fail to please, whether you are buying for yourself or as a gift.

All of these games are for the current generation of games consoles: the Nintendo Wii; Microsoft's Xbox 360; Sony's PlayStation 3; the Nintendo DS; and Sony PSP.

Many of them have been available for a year or more, which means they can often be found for £20 or even £30 less than new releases.

All of the titles link directly to YouTube trailers, to give you an idea of what the game looks like.

The games are in no particular order, though we have separated them into Family and Adult titles.

Console gamers, please feel free to add your own selections and mini-reviews in the comments at the foot of the article.

GAMES FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (DS)
The second Layton adventure blends beautiful animation with a series of logic puzzles guaranteed to engage brains of all ages.

We were so excited by this game, and by its predecessor Professor Layton and the Curious Village, that we travelled all the way to Japan to meet its makers.

Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
The console that can do anything now offers this improved structured fitness course, complete with yoga classes. It's brilliantly executed, and it has the power to make you feel guilty.

Guitar Hero/Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
The play-along genre really deserves a feature in its own right, but both of these series are great fun, and the instruments required to play are interchangeable (on the same console).

Check the track listings for individual preferences before you buy. Beatles Rock Band (see video link) and Lego Rock Band are both available.

Just Dance (Wii)
Before play-along and sing-along, there was dance-along. Here is the latest Wii version of an arcade staple.

Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
While the world awaits the PlayStation's Gran Turismo 5, Forza on the 360 is just about the most realistic racing sim you can buy. One for serious petrolheads.

Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Sky-diving, fencing, archery and more; it's all here in a package that combines Nintendo's propensity for cuteness with its ability to make even the dullest games seem fun.

Rabbids Go Home (Wii)
The latest in the series that includes two Rayman Raving Rabbids titles. None of them will disappoint, though for party fun the earlier games are a better bet with their stupid tasks such as cow-tossing.

Mini Ninjas (DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
A fabulous little Zelda-like adventure game in which you chase around the Japanese countryside liberating animals that have been turned into baddies. Great for adults and kids, though could benefit from a multi-player mode.

Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga (Wii)
The Lego games, which now include Batman, Indiana Jones and even Rock Band titles, are all great fun, but Star Wars remains the pick of the bunch. Familiarity with the films is a prerequisite.

Brain Training (DS)
With the backing of a Japanese professor, Nintendo re-aligned handheld gaming for an older generation with this collection of puzzles designed to maintain and improve mental agility.

Known as Brain Age in the United States, where the trailer comes from.

ScribbleNauts (DS)
A platform game with a twist: you draw your own solution to a level on the DS screen, and the built-in dictionary brings it to life. Addictive and entertaining.

Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins (DS)
A puzzle game that works equally well played casually or for hours at a stretch. It involves solving a variety of puzzles in order to get at a bigger mystery.

FIFA 10 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Electronic Arts' football series just about shoulder-charges the Pro-Evolution Soccer competition in our book. The 2010 version provides a plethora of AI tweaks, though not enough to justify the purchase price over the excellent FIFA 09.

Madden NFL 2010 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Another venerable sports series from Electronic Arts, Madden really does seem to get better with every iteration, and this new version is tougher and more authentic than ever before.

Ashes 2009 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Codemasters' first cricket game since the last Brian Lara in 2007 is the best cricket game on the next generation consoles, though there is still room for improvement.

Grand Slam Tennis (Wii)
This EA game may lack the graphical excellence of their efforts on the high-def consoles, but the Wii control system more than makes up for it.

Compatibility with Wii MotionPlus means that accuracy is unprecedented.

Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3)
We are highlighting the latest in the extraterrestrial platform and puzzle series, but any game that bears their name is a guaranteed hoot.

Inventive, brilliantly designed and executed and lovely to look at, the Ratchet and Clank games are one of the Sony console's best kept secrets. Watch the trailer and admire.

Okami (Wii)
One of the best of the late crop of games released for the last-generation PS2, Okami works equally well on the Wii. This mythical adventure relies, uniquely, on the power of calligraphy to get you out of trouble, and the storyline drags you right in.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii, ...

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Iron Hand has made a clone for the wii the famous arcade game released in 1980 on the Atari 2600, "Centipede".

Quote:
v1.0

* First release
* Hand finished game
* 4 kinds of enemys

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Centipede

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Harmonix has confirmed to Joystiq that Rock Band Unplugged has "run through [its] planned slate" of DLC. Following two weeks of Rock Band Unplugged DLC being absent from our Rock Band Weekly feature, we decided to check in with the developer to see if this was the end of the road for the portable rhythm game's downloadable track support.

Harmonix stated it is "very pleased with the performance of the Rock Band Unplugged game on PSP, the Rock Band PSP bundle and PSPgo starter kit" and appreciates Sony's support of the title, which currently has around 100 tracks via disc and DLC combined. The developer states that the DLC team is currently focused on the ambitious "Rock Band Network, weekly console DLC, and unannounced future projects." Harmonix isn't ruling out future Unplugged DLC, as it may be "part of event releases," but it appears that weekly updates are done for now.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/ro...ed-weekly-dlc/ ...

Microsoft just pulled back the curtain on a brand-new bundle exclusively for our brothers and sisters to the north. Aside from a 250GB Xbox 360 Elite console, the bundle also includes a double dose of Bungie goodness: Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST.

Starting today, you can get your maple syrup-soaked hands on this for a suggested retail price of $399.99 CAD. If you're a US gamer wondering why we didn't get this piece of gear down here, relax -- let Canada win this one! You have any idea how many driveways a Canadian has to shovel to earn this thing?

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/01/25...s-into-canada/ ...

Japanese video game mag Famitsu is famous for its lack of "perfect" 40 out of 40 review scores, having only issued only 13 of them during the publication's lifespan. And Modern Warfare 2 came within spitting distance of that "perfection."

The newest issue of Famitsu weighs in on Infinity Ward's blockbuster, crippling it with a mere 39 out of 40, one point shy of greatness. While potentially disappointing, it puts the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game in good company. Famitsu has also deemed games like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Okami, Grand Theft Auto IV, Resident Evil (for GameCube!) and many more worthy of 39/40 praise.

Sadly, though, Modern Warfare 2 won't join the ranks of 2009's other "perfects" which include New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Bayonetta, Dragon Quest IX and Monster Hunter Tri. And Final Fantasy XIII, we presume. Probably safe to save Square Enix a second spot on the list.

http://kotaku.com/5416505/modern-war...-famitsu-score ...