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August 8th, 2011, 16:48 Posted By: wraggster
A Tottenham police officer has claimed that the London riots that saw buildings burn across the capital over the weekend were inspired by Grand Theft Auto.
 That's according to UK trade bible MCV, which reports that the officer suggested to media this morning that the game had acted as a "catalyst" for the events.
A member of the Evening Standard newspaper confirmed that the GTA quotes were to be included in an article in tonight's edition of the free paper. The source would not rule out, however, the possibility of alterations being made before the paper hits presses.
In the same report, an Enfield resident is also credited with saying that GTA contributed to the civil unrest.
The Rockstar gangster series has, of course, been dragged to centre stage by the UK press following violent outbreaks in the past.
While the Daily Star didn't blame the killing spree that Raoul Moat embarked upon last July on GTA but it did claim that a GTA edition based on the horrific events was planned.http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314617/gta-inspired-tottenham-brixton-riots-suggests-police-officer/
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August 8th, 2011, 16:44 Posted By: wraggster
Tumbling sales of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan have been shadowed by a surge in demand on the second hand market.
Andriasang reports that used sales of the device have doubled since the announcement of the price drop, which comes into effect this Friday.
According to Media Crate, Japanese retailers reacted quickly to the news, lowering the average price of ¥23,000 (£179/$295) by an average of ¥4,000 (£31/$51). Nikkei cited one retailer, Book Off, as selling the device at ¥14,000 (£109/$179), just under the new price of ¥15,000 (£117/$192) set by Nintendo.
Media Create posits that the surge in demand was partially caused by the Ambassador Programme, which rewards all 3DS owners with 20 free Virtual Console games.
During the week of July 25 to July 31, the 3DS sold 16,415 units at normal retail - half of the previous week's total - with 85 percent of those sales occurring before the price-drop announcement.
The new retail price for the 3DS will be $179.99 in the US. So far, no official price has been set for the UK and Europe.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ocket-in-japan
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August 7th, 2011, 23:09 Posted By: wraggster
Though entirely unintentional, Nintendo offered 3DS comparison shoppers a pretty striking choice for their pending handheld purchase: Either pay the full $250 and get20 free downloadable games, or grab the 3DS on August 12, after the price plummets to $170. Or, if Cheap Ass Gamer's unnamed source is on the level, you could just grab the free games and the discounted price by shopping at Walmart, which will purportedly drop the MSRP on the device on August 9, two days before the free game offer expires.
If Nintendo's offering free games as an act of contrition to early adopters, we wonder what it'll have to dish out if the full-price bonus is given to the partial-price crowd. We also wonder when this hypothetical chain of freebies will be broken! Probably when all Nintendo consoles are free, and come with twenty free games and, oh, here's some pie.http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/rumor-walmart-dropping-3ds-price-early/
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August 7th, 2011, 22:56 Posted By: wraggster
Treyarch is developing the Wii version of Modern Warfare 3, which was confirmed for a 2011 release earlier this week.
 Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling dropped the news on the latest One of Swords podcast (via Joystiq).
"The Wii has grown so much as a platform," he said. "The great thing is Treyarch proved that you can have an awesome experience on the Wii with Call of Duty. They'll actually be handling that for Modern Warfare 3."
Treyarch also developed the well-received Wii version of Black Ops and Modern Warfare Reflex, so the game's in safe hands.http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314372/treyarch-developing-modern-warfare-3-wii/
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August 7th, 2011, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster
Codemasters boss Rod Cousens has expressed doubts that Nintendo will launch Wii U at "a premium price point".
 "I anticipate further price cuts on existing consoles prior to Christmas this year, and there's room for further price cuts next year. So Wii U needs to be very keenly priced," the exec told MCV.
"Pricing is critical in a very fragmented hardware space," he added. "So I am not sure they are going to be able to come out and hit a premium price point from the outset. But Nintendo is smart. It is always innovative. It has demonstrated its breakthrough ability in the past, so let's see if it can do it again. And the industry should cheer it on."
Nintendo said earlier this week that it doesn't plan to announce the Wii U price or release date until next year.
Following the console's announcement in June though, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata didn't beat around the bush when he said: "This is not going to be cheap."
Around the same time, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said the console will offer consumers "fantastic value" for money and be "competitively" priced with PS3 and Xbox 360.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...u-price-point/
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August 5th, 2011, 11:08 Posted By: wraggster
Have $1,929 Canadian dollars to spare? You can swap those loonies for 2,000 all-American greenbacks, or the current bid on a Nintendo 3DS Panda development model, rounding out its final 24 hours on eBay's Canadian auction site. This "like new" device won't be playing retail 3DS or DS cartridges, but it will grant you access to a variety of development functions. The $2,000 current bid is more than a hair higher than the dev hardware's unconfirmed original price of $324, but if you're desperate to rank among the few gamers that rock 3DS dev hardware, logic probably won't reign supreme when it comes time to hit that bid now button.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/n...eminds-us-how/
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August 5th, 2011, 11:01 Posted By: wraggster
Post-purchase price drops are one of a number of curses that plague early adopters. Generally, however, such shifts take time, so Nintendo caught us all a bit by surprised when it announced that it will be cutting the cost of the 3DS from $249 to $169 in mid-August. The gaming giant was quick to mend fences, offering 20 free virtual console games to those who got burned by the discount. Nintendo's CEO Satoru Iwata followed up the announcement with a more formal apology to consumers, noting that they may well feel "betrayed" and "punished" for their early adoption. Iwata added that early buyers are still "important" to the company, and that the decision to drop the price was due to concerns on the part of retailers and designers that Nintendo hasn't released a worthy followup to the ultra-popular DS.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/n...drop-backlash/
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August 5th, 2011, 10:56 Posted By: wraggster
Sales of Nintendo's glasses-free 3D handheld in Japan were halved last week, a predictable consequence of the system's imminent 40 per cent price cut. Andriasang reports that used sales, however, have doubled, as second-hand retailers slashed prices immediately following the announcement. It appears that gamers with an eye for a bargain have opted to purchase a 3DS used at a higher price than a new one will cost in a week's time, in order to get their hands on the 20 classic games offered to early adopters as part of the Ambassador programme.
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/used-3d...s-double-japan
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August 5th, 2011, 10:52 Posted By: wraggster
Could be very interesting for Homebrew devs out there:
id Software will release the source code for Doom 3 later this year.
Speaking at Quakecon 2011, id's technical director John Carmack revealed that parent company Zenimax was supportive of the move. He also challenged other developers to release their own source code, arguing that it helps the community.
The source code will be available after the launch of Rage, which hits shelves in October.
id's engine Id Tech Five will also go open source, but not until it's no longer used for official projects. Carmack speculated that this could be as long as ten years away.
Carmack refused to talk about id's next big project, Doom 4, but did reveal that there were already plans for Rage 2. He also described a browser-version of classic title Wolfenstein as “off the table.”
Quakecon is an annual gaming event held in Dallas, Texas, and and curated by id Software. The event will run until August 7.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-3-source-code
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August 3rd, 2011, 15:53 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo president Staoru Iwata has issued a personal letter of apology on the company's Japanese website.
The letter, translated by Giant Bomb, explains that while all hardware eventually drops in price, the degree and timing of the 3DS price-cut is "unprecedented" in the history of the company.
"We are all too keenly aware that those of you who supported us by purchasing the 3DS in the beginning may feel betrayed and criticise this decision," the letter reads.
"If the software creators and those on the retail side are not confident that the Nintendo 3DS is a worthy successor to the DS and will achieve a similarly broad base, it will be impossible for the 3DS to gain popularity, acquire a wide range of software, and eventually create the product cycle necessary for everyone to be satisfied with the system."
The price drop was prompted by disappointing sales of the system, and a drastic reduction in Nintendo's annual earnings forecast.
Iwata has already accepted responsibility for the company's declining performance, taking a 50 percent pay-cut. Nintendo's directors and executives also reduced their salaries by 20 to 30 percent.
"Those customers who purchased the 3DS at the very beginning are extremely important to us," the letter continues. "We know that there is nothing we can do to completely make up for the feeling that you are being punished for buying the system early."
In a concilliatory gesture, Nintendo has introduced the "Ambassador Programme", which gives 3DS owners 20 free downloadable games from the Nintendo eShop.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...3ds-price-drop
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August 3rd, 2011, 01:22 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.emucr.com/2011/07/savegam...-svn-r110.html
SaveGame Manager GX SVN r110 is released. SaveGame Manager GX is a SaveGame & Mii Manager for the Wii with GUI based on LibWiiGui by Tantric,
Features:
SDHC and USB2 support
Protected save support
Mii Support
Multilanguage support with Custom Font
WiiTDB support
Display information about savegames/miis in a special windows
Extract, Install, Delete, Copy, Move fonctions are available
Online AutoUpdate
Widesreen support
ScreenSaver
SaveGame Manager GX SVN Changelog:
r110
* Added ListMode to NandMiiBrowser and NandSaveBrowser ( Issue 127 )
* Updated to newest ehcmodule by rodries (thx!)
* Added necessary source code to support both USB ports at once and copying
files from one to another (WORKS ONLY WITH HERMES). It is disabled right now
because of weird crash caused by the ehcimodule when copying from one usb port
to another which can corrupt partitions. Will be enabled when the issue is
resolved. Right now only usb port 0 is active.
* Added use of the internal Wii System Menu font (thx to giantpune and r-win)
* Changed default Font Scale to 0.95 to fit with the new font. If you disabled
the system font, you should set scale factor to 1.000
* Properly sync video after flush to avoid possible green flash
* Using new app_booter (see below)
* Moved argument command line also to mem2 to avoid overwrite of it
* Reload back to entry ios when starting homebrew instead of starting it in cIOS
* Converted every 4 spaces to a tab to make the source consistent on those
AppBooter changes:
* Reduced size of app_booter from 100KB to 1KB by striping libogc and using
parts of savezelda code by TT (thx!)
* Improved performance with the change above
* Added argument passing for elf files as well
* Clear bss located in mem1 when launching dols (thx oggzee)
Forwarder changes:
* Using new app_booter method
* Properly sync video after flush to avoid possible green flash
http://www.mediafire.com/?cw7nps455dwrdx0
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August 3rd, 2011, 01:19 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.emucr.com/2011/07/desmume-svn-r4072.html
DeSmuME SVN r4072 is released. DeSmuME is an open source Nintendo DS(NDS) emulator for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. DeSmuME supports save states, the ability to increase the size of the screen and it supports filters to improve image quality. DeSmuME also supports microphone use on Windows and Linux ports, as well as direct video and audio recording. The emulator also features a built-in movie recorder.
DeSmuME SVN Changelog:
r4072
rasterizer: tweak alpha blending edge cases. it seemed wrong. keep on the lookout for newly mis-blended things. also slightly tweak fat printf diagnostics
http://www.mediafire.com/?943a18a4wz81mbj
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August 3rd, 2011, 01:18 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.emucr.com/2011/07/ds2x86-v021-beta.html
DS2x86 v0.21 Beta is released. DS2x86 is a version of DSx86 for the SuperCard DSTwo flash cart. DSx86 is a PC emulator for Nintendo DS.
DS2x86 v0.21 Beta Changelog:
This version has the following improvements:
- Fixed a bug in 16-bit bit test opcodes (BT/BTS/BTR/BTC).
- Fixed returning to menu from the debugger using the X button.
- Implemented FPU opcodes fsincos, fptan, fprem, fyl2x, f2xm1 and fscale.
- Fixed PC timer 2 handling (Comanche)
- Improved graphics mode change detection (Comanche)
- Some other new opcodes and INT calls implemented.
http://www.mediafire.com/?c5yugkx68d5mpf8
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August 3rd, 2011, 00:31 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-...c-t-17361.html
The NES emulator My Nes has been updated.
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System Requirements:
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* Works with Microsoft Windows® 98/2000/Millennium/XP/Vista and Seven.
* Processor: 1700 Mhz or higher (Intel or AMD)
* Memory: 256 Mb RAM or higher
* Microsoft .Net Framework 4
* SlimDX Runtime or SlimDX SDK for .NET 4.0 (March 2011) , please visit http://slimdx.org/ for more.
* Drivers: Please install the latest DirectX end-user redistributable package from Microsoft.
Version 2.6.186.0 :
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* Fixed SlimDX Audio frequency control.
* SlimDX Video mode improved to be faster.
* Added mapper # 185, 187, 188, 189, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249 and 251
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mynes/files/
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August 3rd, 2011, 00:18 Posted By: wraggster
Take a tour of anywhere on earth without leaving your home. This virtual Segway tour uses the Wii Fit Balance Board and Google Earth to let the rider control a virtual tour by leaning in the direction they want to travel. It’s the product of a hackathon at SVI Hackspace, a new hackerspace in Stanford’s Huang Engineering Center.
The project was undertaken by four people who had just met for the first time that night. Seven hours later, they had a working system that combines a huge number of software packages; OS X, Osculator, Node.js, Socket.io, the Google Earth API, Monster Milk Truck, and Google 3D Warehouse. Most of those packages are used to get the board talking to the computer and then interpreting the data. Monster Milk Truck – which we had never heard of – is a plugin that lets you drive through Google Earth environments using button presses and arrows (which are simulated by the balance board data translations).
This is a nice complement to some of the other balance board hacks we’ve seen, like the one used to control World of Warcraft.
http://hackaday.com/2011/08/02/virtu...balance-board/
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August 3rd, 2011, 00:06 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.romhacking.net/forum/inde...pic,13008.html
After starting this project in early 2010, it has finally come to its end. I’ve decided to work on it one last time and came up with the very final version 3-0. At first I was lacking some technical knowledge to fix certain things, but now I could go back to my previous problems and I could solve them all. In the global room net, that I didn’t do before, I’ve seen some empty space, so I’ve decided to expand the game further.
Two brand new big dungeons were added (tomb dungeon and ice dungeon), Ganon got his tower, one more big darkworld area was added. I could also add one more semi dungeon and expand the MoonPearl dungeon. Some other things were updated also: monologues, exits and entrances, indoor blocksets, village, overworld drawings. All dungeons were reviewed and updated. I’ve also updated the ending sequence. This is a lot of work, since I had to rewrite all dungeon names in hex.
All together working on this project was sometimes fun, sometimes tedious, because I was learning more and more, so I could update the game over and over. I’m just glad I can finally close the work on this game for good.
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August 2nd, 2011, 23:37 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo's 3DS takes on Apple's iPad 2 in the 2011 T3 Gadget Awards' Commuter Gadget of the Year category.
The shortlist for the awards has been revealed and has Kinect, Move and Nintendo's handheld competing in the Gaming Gadget category.
Apple sees 15 nominations in T3's shortlist, but is trumped by 18 nods for Google and its Android operating system.
Samsung comes in third with eight spots on the shortlist, while Sony picks up six.
Apple's iPad 2 is up for six gongs, including overall Gadget of the Year, and faces off against Amazon's Kindle for Commuter Gadget of the Year.
Nintendo 3DS is in the running for four awards.
Luke Peters, Editor of T3, said of the shortlist: "This year's voting was incredibly tight in most categories. However, the T3 readers and judges are a discerning, knowledgeable bunch and have selected an excellent shortlist of products that span the entire consumer technology industry."
Winners of the T3 Gadget Awards 2011 will be revealed at the awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London on Monday 10 October 2011.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...t-awards-2011/
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August 2nd, 2011, 12:35 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said the firm acted early with its announcement of the drastic 3DS price cut because it needed to accelerate sales BEFORE the holiday shopping season.
"We feel that those who have experienced the system appreciate its attraction, but this appreciation has not necessarily been expanding at the speed which we had expected," he said. Nintendo, he added, hopes that dropping the price now, rather than waiting for the holiday season like normal, will hopefully accelerate sales enough to take full advantage of the key titles coming up (Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7).
"Without creating such a circumstance, we would not be able to realize explosive sales in the year-end sales season," he said. He's also hoping the move will coax in developers who are on the fence. "Software publishers are currently reviewing which development teams will work on which projects, and the results of which shall be launched next year and beyond. Removing their concerns on the sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware will be very critical for us to be able to enrich the applicable software in the years to come."
"Even though we understand this, for us to elevate Nintendo 3DS to be the platform that can sustain our business, we have concluded that we need to take the best possible measure we can take now, even at the cost of short-term profitability," said Iwata.
The decision to slash the price of the 3DS less than six months into its lifetime wasn't part of Nintendo's original strategy, but Iwata said it would help retailers plan for the end-of-year sales period and encourage developers to stick with the platform. The company will now reportedly make a loss on every 3DS sold.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...d-sales-iwata/
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August 2nd, 2011, 12:33 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo has revealed it will be adding GBA titles Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror to the list of free games it will be offering as part of the 'Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors programme'.
The programme has been designed to compensate early 3DS adopters following an earlier than expected hardware price cut.
Nintendo is to offer 20 free downloadable games to early 3DS buyers in a bid to prevent them "regretting purchasing" the system.
Beginning September 1, eligible users will be able to download ten NES games for free including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda. These will be released later in the year as paid downloadable games for other 3DS owners.
Ten exclusive Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games will also be offered. These will include Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, and now Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. These games aren't planned for general release in the future.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ames-revealed/
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