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April 15th, 2018, 20:59 Posted By: wraggster
Some good news for hackers:
modrobert writes: "I have released SecureChatAnywhere which is a lightweight program written in Java with the purpose of making it easy to encrypt and decrypt any kind of text messages using AES-128/CBC symmetric encryption. The graphical user interface (GUI) is designed as a convenient 'copy & paste tool' for computers to manage encryption and decryption stand-alone, in other words without relying on any kind of external communication.
https://github.com/modrobert/SecureChatAnywhere
The encrypted data (ciphertext) output is in Base64 format which makes SecureChatAnywhere compatible with any kind of text based internet communication tools out there such as email, chat clients and online services. "
via http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=3678
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April 14th, 2018, 21:41 Posted By: wraggster
This news will put a rather large spanner in the works of the console manufacterers:
The biggest fear of those that love to open up their 'consoles' to mod or change parts inside, may soon be over as the big 3 have warned to stop using those nasty 'Warranty Is Void If Removed Stickers' which are in-fact illegal, so don't worry, be happy, rip them off!
<aside style="font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 20.52px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Earlier this week, the FTC released a public reminder about a 1957 law that governs what companies can and can’t include in their manufacturer warranties The posting lists three examples of what it calls questionable provisions.
However, as Ars points out, the example text of “This warranty shall not apply if this product ... is used with products not sold or licensed by [company name]” lines up with the language used in Nintendo’s warranty and “This warranty does not apply if this product ... has had the warranty seal on the [product] altered, defaced, or removed” matches wording found in Sony’s warranty.
A third example, seemingly taken from auto manufacturer Hyundai’s warranty, attempts to bar people from using non-manufacturer parts in repairs, lest they void the warranty. In all three cases, manufacturers aren’t legally allowed to make such restrictions in the United States.
Specifically, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act states that statements like those are generally prohibited unless companies provide parts and services for free or have received a waiver from the FTC.
“Provisions that tie warranty coverage to the use of particular products or services harm both consumers who pay more for them as well as the small businesses who offer competing products and services,” said Thomas B. Pahl, acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a statement.
The six companies that were sent warning letters have 30 days to revise any promotional or warranty information to remove language that implicitly states or implies “warranty coverage is conditioned on the use of specific parts of services.” Following that, the FTC plans to check back in with each company and will potentially seek out legal action if violations still exist.
So good news for gamers that love to mod in the USA, now we just need similar changes in EU and other smaller markets! 
NEWS SOURCE:FTC warns that, yes, those warranty-voiding stickers on consoles are illegal (via) Gamasutra
via http://www.maxconsole.com/threads/ft...illegal.46787/
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April 9th, 2018, 21:01 Posted By: wraggster
Heres some news that all of you coders who like hacking will find exciting:
Recently, you may have noticed the news about ESP8266 for Switch, and ESP8266 for PS4, as such these normally cheap devices have become 'hard-to-find' and are not perfect but scene developer @_AlAzif plans to change all that with this new announcement below:
<aside style="font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 20.52px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This project has been a little neglected since the 0.4.1 release almost a month ago as I've been working on another project since that release. I've haven't been hiding and posted a bit on Discord so this won't come as a surprise to some. It's a "modchip" for webkit exploits, mirroring the existing ESP8266 methods, just with more features/polish. The device can either create a network to connect to (No internet access), connect to an existing network (Works just like this host), or create a bridge (Enabling internet access though the device). It's a custom PCB that's about 25mm*18mm*4mm (Currently) so it should fit inside most consoles. The front end looks like my regular exploit host and you can view a demo (out of date) of the control panel here.
Features
- Control the device from your phone/computer over Bluetooth/Wifi
- Open API for developers to interact/control the device
- Press physical buttons on the console
- View/Download UART data
- Add, download, or delete exploits with one button click
- Custom filetype (Compresses exploits into a single file to install/share)
- Supports both Bin and JS payloads
- Includes application to compress/extract these files
- This is to save space and add to ease of use
- Web based firmware updates for this device (Need no physical access to device to update it)
- Basic usage without soldering (No buttons or UART)
- A secret feature that'll be revealed after it's working 100%
- If you do some snooping on the PCB you might be able to guess it
Hardware Info
- USB-C port (Custom pinout for internal installation, but can just run off USB power)
- SD card for exploit storage (GBs vs 3MB)
- User Expandable
- Custom Case for external use (Extender to turn a female USB-C to a male USB-A)
Testing process
- Software testing with ESP(8266/32) dev boards.
- Finish prototype PCB boards.
- Send out prototype boards. Will be a small batch, about 10 boards.
- "Finish" software, get feedback, make revisions to PCB as necessary.
- First batch of v1.0 boards. (Current bill of materials puts PCB cost @ $10 depending on interest, larger order sizes will make the board cheaper)
Beta Tester Info
It's currently in a working state, just using the API, with majority of the features are done (Currently the bluetooth controller & the admin panel HTML+JS are not 100%) and I'll be looking for testers (Bring your own board) within the next two week or so. Contact me on Twitter or Discord if your interested in testing.
To be a part of the first testing process you just need familiarity with the exploit process and familiarity with your ESP board (Be able to use the serial logger and flash the firmware).
To get one of the prototype boards soldering ability is a must. There are ~6 wires to solder, 2 of which being on the PS4 motherboard. I'll eat the cost for the prototypes.
If there is demand for prototypes, I may make a bigger order and will send them out at cost or make a bigger PCB order and send out PCBs with the bill of materials.
When all is said and done I plan to open source all the code/PCB info so others can help further development/produce boards for others. I want to have it at a 1.0 state before releasing before having others make incompatible software/PCBs.
At the same time, he also released a new update to his PS4 Exploit Host package, which you can grab from his GITHub page below:
OFFICIAL SITE: --> https://github.com/Al-Azif/ps4-explo...ses/tag/v0.4.2
NEWS SOURCE: @_AlAzif (via) Twitter
via http://www.maxconsole.com/threads/an...xploits.46758/
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February 25th, 2018, 22:40 Posted By: wraggster
The outofprint archive team are back with a new magazine release:
This week we have something rather special.
Last month I was contacted by Frazer Rhodes and Garry Casey with the question if I would be interested in working on a Neo Geo fanzine called New Earth by Graham Pike that started in 1994 and ran up to 1998.
Jump a little bit forward and here we are. The first 15 issues, which make up Volume 1 of this fanzine are available on the site to read, or to download, whichever you prefer.
I have included all 3 versions of each issue into the same package for download since the size of each one is rather small. This way you'll get both the Max-Rez, Tablet and Phone version in a single download.
Enjoy!
more info http://www.outofprintarchive.com/cat.../newearth.html
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January 11th, 2018, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster
Always good to have positive news from the world of gaming after years of negativity, heres the news:
Over the past few years, the console market in Japan — both hardware and software sales — has been sluggish in Japan. In 2017, however, that changed.
According to Famitsu, hardware sales experienced a huge spike in 2017 compared to the previous year. In 2016, Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (£776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (£1.34bn).
Software sales also increased: in 2016, they were 182.4 billion yen (£1.20bn) and the following year, they were 189.3 billion yen (£1.25bn).
A big part of this increase is due to the Nintendo Switch’s brisk hardware sales. The PS4 has also continued to churn out steady numbers.
The last time the Japanese gaming market saw an uptick was in 2006, when the Nintendo DS Lite, the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 launched.
via http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/01/10/f...-has-increased
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January 1st, 2018, 19:28 Posted By: Shrygue
I wish to bid on behalf of DCemu; everyone, users and visitors alike, a happy new year. 2017 has gone, but it brought us the likes of the Nintendo Switch, exploits being found for it, the PS3 version 4.81 / 4.82 exploits making downgrades possible, etc. It's been a hell of a ride - roll on 2018!
What did you think was notable gaming and homebrew-wise for 2017? Reply via comments below.
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December 24th, 2017, 12:53 Posted By: wraggster
Its not too long now before Santa will be starting his rather busy day and from DCEmu i would like to wish everyone a safe and Merry Xmas where ever you are in the World, i will be checking for Emulation and Homebrew News daily across the holiday season, so see you all very soon 
Merry Xmas
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November 28th, 2017, 21:24 Posted By: wraggster
One of the biggest emulators of recent years is Retroarch , the emulator itself covers many systems but is it a jack of all trades but a master of none ? heres the latest news:
RetroArch is a ‘manager’ for various emulators (called cores). This means that with one program, you can play all your retro games (such as NES/SNES/MD/PSX/(even) Wii and more) so you don’t have to worry about having lots of emulators and files in different places. RetroArch is more useful on consoles (both portable and handheld) in which you can’t manipulate and open folders that easily, so for some people, RetroArch is a god send as it’s a relatively simple way to manage and run all your retro games
The roadmap has the following highlights:
- Support for the original XBOX and XBOX 360 will be coming back soon. This is because the folks over at RetroArch have reverse engineered the Makefile targets for Visual Studio which makes maintaining these platforms a breeze.
 RetroArch on Windows 98. RetroArch on your fridge/toaster may come up next!
- The team over at RetroArch have also acquired some devices such as the NES/SNES Classic, Steam Link and GCW Zero. This means that we’ll eventually see a port on these consoles. On the S/NES Classic (probably a port that a good amount of you want), the approach to implementing the cores will be different as RetroArch may be an extension of the S/NES Classic’s regular UI rather than a whole UI altogether. This will make RetroArch look much better since it’ll integrate directly into the UI itself. A good deal of work needs to be done before we see a S/NES Classic port so don’t pester the hardworking people at RetroArch for a release.
- Windows 95 support (yes, 95 for people that love utilising their old computer to he maximum) will also be officialy implemented soon thanks to Brad Parker (as he seems to like extending backwards compatibility to older versions of Windows).
- A Direct3D 8 fallback will be implemented so RetroArch will run on every card newer than the Geforce 3(included – excluding the Geforce 4 MX) and ATI cards released in the same era.
- OpenGL 1.x support will eventually come to RetroArch so lots of older cards will be supported but don’t hold your breath as they don’t know when it’ll start working.
sounds awesome, as an emulation fan i cant wait to see what comes next
via http://wololo.net/2017/11/24/roadmap...port-incoming/
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November 21st, 2017, 23:54 Posted By: wraggster
Real world issues have dogged me these last few years but i have always been a fan of homebrew and emulation, im no expert like many others but i am always in awe of the work of the coders who hack consoles and bring so much more than they were originally intended for.
looking to rebuild DCEmu
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November 15th, 2017, 20:43 Posted By: wraggster
Been a while since I posted and in the downtime I finally deleted a heck of a lot of posts from the forums and removed any content that google deem offensive, so now we after a 2 year break are back in google search, not only that but I also got us redeemed by google adsense. So a clean bill with which to restart a fresh beginning.
DCEmu UK will always be a Homebrew and Emulation and Gaming Network but also a side project of mine will be a Theme Park News Site, always loved Theme Parks and cant wait to post news and the best in vlogs.
Hopefully ill get a few visitors back but this is really for me to get reinterested in Homebrew etc and my own view of the world.
Thanks for Listening, I hope I don't disapoint
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October 23rd, 2017, 19:18 Posted By: Shrygue
via Polygon
NeoGAF, the pre-eminent forum for video gaming discussion for more than a decade, has been offline for much of the past 24 hours.
The trouble began in the late afternoon Saturday when allegations of sexual assault were leveled against the site’s owner, Tyler Malka, who goes by the handle “Evilore.” In the following post, user James Scott references this Facebook post, uploaded to Imgur four days ago.
A post to the forum earlier on Saturday also called out “really horrible behavior towards women while publicly decrying the same thing.”
Late into Saturday evening, nearly all of NeoGAF’s new posts all reflected the ongoing controversy. Some condemned Malka, some asked what had happened, others made light of the situation, still others flooded the forum with memes or nonsense posts. NeoGAF has been offline since about midnight ET Sunday.
NeoGAF began in 2006 as a relaunch of the old Gaming-Age Forums. Since then, it has been well known as a primary source for the discussion of video games. Developers and industry figures have visited it to discuss or explain upcoming or recently launched projects or hardware. Some members under anonymous handles have gone on to become industry insiders, breaking news on the the forum itself or shedding more light on topics affecting games development.
After the post yesterday afternoon numerous commentators offered “suicide posts,” which were deliberately written in hopes of being banned. NeoGAF is a public forum but it has strict moderation and registration requirements, which has invited criticism of heavy-handedness or censorship in the past. Many of these moderators are said to have quit.
According to USGamer, NeoGAF is preparing a statement about the controversy but so far has issued none, and the site still is down. Polygon has tried reaching out to Malka through social media, but his use of it appears to have been very limited since 2016.
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August 7th, 2017, 21:34 Posted By: wraggster
So im browsing the internet looking for news and either I am way out of date or the stores where I live are, Samsung are selling a 200GB Micro SD Card, ive heard of a 64GB card but a 200GB Card is ridiculous, heres the specs:
Max. Read Speed: 90 MB/s
Max. Write Speed: 10 MB/s
UHS-I / Class 10
Water / Temperature / Shock Proof SD Adapter Included
Now if this had been on ebay I would have thought it was a load of tosh but here it is at Play Asia --> http://www.play-asia.com/sandisk-ult...u63?tagid=3527
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July 15th, 2017, 16:37 Posted By: wraggster
Ive said this before but im going to try my best and get back into posting the latest news of homebrew emulation hacking and the odd gaming tidbit, if only to get myself back the knowledge I need, real life and work seem to take so much of my time or maybe im just getting old lol, but I am going to have another good stab at least updating the news and also some forum cleansing when I have time, expect a lot more updates from now.
thanks to any that still visit this site
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January 1st, 2017, 21:09 Posted By: wraggster
Ive been sat at home this Xmas, getting drunk as you do, eating way too much and watching a load of crap films on TV, but whilst going through Facebook one day I noticed what must have been a sponsored link to a site called Pixelarcades, having never seen it before and im trying to get back into the good old days of newsposting I had a good looksy.
Now I am really glad I did, the guys at Pixelarcades are from what I can see replacing the guts of the games consoles with I presume a raspberry pi board and some type of flash drive or hard drive and bundling it with roms and emulators.
Theres probably more to it than I know but if you want a PSX, Snes, N64, Dreamcast etc maxed out with games this is an awesome way to go about it, if you live in the UK you can even get your console converted and at the moment they are even buying consoles to be retro fitted.
They also sell pinball tables and arcade systems if you have the cash to buy them, some look like one off versions too. Cant fault them at all for the balls to do this, check them out here -> http://pixelarcades.co.uk/ and give me your comments.
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December 28th, 2016, 00:09 Posted By: wraggster
After the sadness of losing my mother to cancer and in the time when she was struggling I was less and less interested in the Emulation and Homebrew scenes but now im hoping to rebuild the sites and catch up as best as I can, so im looking for any help in links etc to help me get back in, it wont take me long to find sites but a helping hand is always appreciated.
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December 27th, 2016, 23:07 Posted By: wraggster
Im the first to admit I let the site and network down, but slowly but surely im going to rebuild this as the network for homebrew and emulation and hacking, theres a long road to go, nothing happens over night so first off I needed to sort the sites out and condense them to a clear and manageable state, then the forums have also been reduced and again ads removed etc.
Soon I will begin newsposting and getting myself back into my hobby of over 15 years, doing this site work has started to give me the buzz I lost a long while back and the more I do the more I will enjoy it, without going overboard.
I look forward to bringing you a much better DCEmu than you've seen for a while
thanks to anyone still visiting
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December 27th, 2016, 20:50 Posted By: wraggster
I`ve never known a year like it for the loss of celebrities and today another one has died, I was worried the other day when I heard Carrie Fisher had, had a Cardiac arrest on a flight over from the UK to Los Angeles and today our worst nightmare had come true, a star of the most iconic films of all time has died and it is even worse when the new films are coming out this and next year.
Rest in Peace Carrie Fisher
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December 25th, 2016, 18:43 Posted By: Shrygue
On behalf of DCEmu, I bid all users and visitors a merry Christmas. I hope you've all have a great time today taking time off work, unwrapping the presents and enjoying a great Christmas dinner. Please don't go overboard with the drinking though!
2016 has been an eventful year, with the likes of the PS4 Pro/Slim and Xbox One S making their debut, the Nintendo unveiling their interesting Switch console and various VR headsets making their appearances, to name a few. There was the Pokemon Go craze that went on for a while and following from that the recent release of Pokemon Sun and Moon. In terms of homebrewing, there was the announcement of a possible firmware exploit on the PS4 on version 4.01 and releases of Henkaku/taiHenkaku for PS Vita. All that mentioned, let's see what next year will have for us. If there's anything of this year gaming-wise that ought to get a mention, then please...
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August 18th, 2016, 17:37 Posted By: wraggster
Todays Video Game Consoles are amazing, the main 2 are the Playstation 4 or PS4 to quote its smaller name, the Xbox One which is quite confusing when you look back and its actually the 3rd Xbox but Microsoft are known for quirky numbering, just look at the Xbox 360 which is actually the Xbox 2. The 3rd placed console is the Nintendo WiiU, which is more or less a Wii mk2 with a fancy tablet controller.
Maybe the best solution is to have someone make a full on Android Games Console with joypads that are chargeable and as good as say todays PS3 or PS4 controllers, the Android seems the safest bet with regards to running emulators and maybe homebrew and then theres the programs such as Mobdro, Showbox, Movie HD and many more which enable you to watch Movies and Television programs from around the world, the legalities depend on which country you are in, the rise of live e-sports matches for today - click here to bet is massive, I have often watched my son watching for hours players on StarCraft 2, not something I would do but in this day of social media with sites like Facebook etc it all changes on a monthly basis.
Nowadays the big players in video gaming have recognised that emulation of their older consoles pays dividends, the ability to play PSP, PS1 and PS2 games on a PS4, Xbox Original and Xbox 360 on the Xbox One and then the WiiU or even the Wii which can play a massive amount of games from consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (Nes), Nintendo 64, Snes, Megadrive, Gameboy, NeoGeo and many more.
So now Emulation and that also includes Homebrew has a barrier, the makers of the Video Games Consoles don't want you running code not meant to be ran on their consoles and they even offer their own emulation these days, which they make a nice profit off, thank you very much .
So the fact that they don't want you running code, make money off emulation in their own way and the killer that in order to play the latest games they can update the firmwares on the respective consoles make things even harder for the community.
Another problem these days is that coders of emulators and you cant fault them, are selling their emulators on the Apple Store and Android Store, both mobile phone operating systems have an amount of phone owners in their hundreds of millions so any good coder if they can get an emulator for systems such as Nintendo DS, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Nintendo Wii, Amiga 500, NeoGeo Pocket and the list is endless but any of them working well and people will pay decent money to be able to experience games of yesteryear that frankly slaughter most of todays games that are just built to make you pay more all the time.
So with all of this in mind, coding homebrew and emulators for the older consoles that have already been hacked seems a safe bet, the Nintendo 3DS is the king of Homebrew at this time and the Nintendo Wii is still awesome for emulators and homebrew, for me I still love the PSP it has literally hundreds of emulators and homebrew and the ability to play PS1 and Videos makes it a king amongst consoles.
Whatever the future is, ill be watching and DCEmu will rise from the ashes.
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