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September 11th, 2012, 23:43 Posted By: wraggster
Sony is set to unveil a new virtual reality headset at the Tokyo Game Show next week, it has revealed.
As translated by a NeoGaf post, the tech will offer a full 360 degree experience with head tracking and a live camera.
Referred to as “the future of entertainment”, the headset has been developed in conjunction with RIKEN team Fuji.
The move to unveil the headset follows the success of the Oculus Rift Kickstarter, which has took the crowdfunding website by storm to raise more than $2.4million, smashing its $250,000 goal.
The project has also received notable backers including John Carmack, Cliff Bleszinksi and Marcus Perssson.
With Microsoft also rumoured to be working on its own virtual reality headset, the tech could have a key part to play in the next-generation of consoles.
The Tokyo Game Show will take place on between September 20th and 23rd, with Sony's headset slated to be revealed on the 22nd.
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September 11th, 2012, 13:30 Posted By: wraggster
Just polished off updating another of the DCEmu Sites, this time its the Nintendo DS News site which plays host to everything to do with Nintendo DS Homebrew, Gaming and Emulation and much more.
The site is updated nearly every day with new news and releases of games and accessories for the DS from around the world. The site has been going since July 2005 and details the Homebrew scene from the early days right up to now.
Check out Nintendo DS News here --> http://nintendo-ds.dcemu.co.uk/
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September 11th, 2012, 11:14 Posted By: wraggster
Today ive just updated another of our sites, USA Game Auctions is our site that collects the latest VideoGame Auctions from Ebay.com, the site itself it totally automated and members of DCEmu can not see any of the posts, that way it does not upset those who dont want to see them, the best place to check out the site and the posts is over at http://usagame-auctions.dcemu.co.uk/
It wont be everyones cup of tea but for those who are interested in games auctions then it saves trawling through Ebay, its all done for you.
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September 11th, 2012, 11:04 Posted By: wraggster
Continuing my work updating the DCEmu sites, making sure they work properly and updating links and making new additions etc.
Today its time to look at our Joypad News site which focuses on the latest releases/news of Joypads and gaming accessories. The news is from all corners of the world and the sometimes wacky ideas released for consoles.
The site is half automated posting and the other half by me and has nearly 4 years of news on it which you can check out via the news archive on there.
Check out Joypad news here --> http://joypad-news.dcemu.co.uk/
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September 10th, 2012, 22:03 Posted By: wraggster
Valve's definitely building wearable computer hardware, because a New York Times writer went inside the company's Seattle HQ, put on a pair of prototype gaming goggles and tested them for himself."Every way I look, the scene shifts, the battle unfolds," wrote reporter Stuart Isett. "I have a crazy contraption strapped to my head: a boxy set of goggles that looks like a 22nd-century version of a View-Master. It immerses me in a virtual world. I whirl one way and see zombies preparing to snack on my flesh. I turn another and wonder what fresh hell awaits." Better these than Half-Life 3. Oh, did I say that out loud?
An accompanying picture showed Isett wearing the big, chunky, boxy and black goggles. Mounted on top of his head and connected to the goggles was a large video camera. Various wires jutted out, and it looked like Stuart Isett may have had to hold the device while using it."The goggles I'm wearing - reminiscent of the ones Google recently unveiled to much hoopla - could unlock new game-playing opportunities," the report added. "This technology could let players lose themselves inside a virtual reality and, eventually, blend games with their views of the physical world."Isett didn't go into any great further detail about the goggles, but he did talk to Michael Abrash, the man in charge of Valve's wearing computing project. Abrash apparently predicted that glasses capable of "credible" augmented-reality games could be three to five years away, but virtual reality glasses will arrive sooner.Abrash also said that Valve wasn't sure it would produce the glasses itself. The "ultimate goal" is to share designs with other hardware companies, who'll go on to manufacture them."Gabe has a saying, which is, 'We will do what we need to do,'" Abrash said. "We don't particularly want to be a company that makes hardware in large quantities. It's not what we do."Isett's report talked a bit about the intriguing boss-less company structure at Valve, where some 300 people work. There was a nice quote by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell given on the topic of departed staff."I get freaked out any time one person leaves," Newell said. "It seems like a bug in the system."Newell also said Valve was more likely to "disintegrate", and its eclectic body of staff scatter to the four winds, than it was to sell itself to a billion-dollar buyer.The report also unearthed word that the sofa-friendly Big Picture mode of Steam will enter beta testing today.Isett's article comes hot on the heels of a job advert for Valve got tongues wagging. It advertised for the post of Industrial Designer, and declared that Valve was "jumping in" to the computer hardware space.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...o-5-years-away
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September 10th, 2012, 20:04 Posted By: wraggster
For being such a revolutionary device, there are still a few problems with the Raspberry Pi. For one, the USB host ports are only able to source 140 mA per port, while the USB ports on your desktop, laptop, and even tablet are able to send a full 500 mA per port.
The official ‘fix’ for this problem is to use a powered USB port for any device that requires more than 140 mA, something that didn’t sit well with [Manis]. He came up with an easy fix , though, that only requires a few bits of wire and a soldering iron.
The USB ports on the Raspi are current limited to 140 mA by a pair of polyfuses. [Manis] bridged these fuses, effectively taking them out of the circuit with a short length of wire. This allowed him to use a USB hard drive (powered by USB, of course) with the Raspi.
There’s one small problem with sending that much current through the Raspi’s USB port. Sometimes, when the high-power USB device is powered on, the voltage will sag, resetting the SoC and rebooting the system. [Manis] did his homework and discovered USB 2.0-spec ports should use a 120 μF, low-ESR capacitor to prevent this. The Raspi comes stock with a 47 μF cap used for this purpose. Replacing this cap (C32) might be a good idea if you’re planning on using high-power devices with your Raspi.
http://hackaday.com/2012/09/10/getti...current-limit/
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September 10th, 2012, 20:02 Posted By: wraggster
Sleeping Dogs, the Square Enix-published open-world brawler, is once again number one in the UK all-formats software chart.
United Front's game was number one for two weeks until it was knocked into second place by Guild Wars 2 last week. ArenaNet's MMORPG falls five places to number six in its second week on shelves.
New Super Mario Bros 2 holds onto third spot for a third consecutive week. The top ten's sole new entry is The Sims 3: Supernatural, which debuts at number two.
01. Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
02. The Sims 3: Supernatural (EA)
03. New Super Mario Bros 2 (Nintendo)
04. London 2012: The Official Videogame (Sega)
05. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros)
06. Guild Wars 2 (NCSoft)
07. Madden NFL 13 (EA)
08. Dead Island GOTY Edition (Deep Silver)
09. Darksiders II (THQ)
10. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
http://www.edge-online.com/news/slee...k-top-uk-chart
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September 10th, 2012, 20:00 Posted By: wraggster
Trade association UKIE has today revealed its response to government on how the UK's tax relief for videogame companiesshould be structured. The association's suggestions are based on a two-month consultation with over 200 UK companies.
Heading that list is the recommendation that relief extends to all parts of the industry, covering small indies as well as established studios and, in a clear bid to attract inward investment, any new UK businesses that are set up by companies overseas.
UKIE further suggests that relief be set at 30 per cent for all companies, with no restrictions on the size of an eligible project's development budget. It also recommends that the game industry set up a team to deal with tax returns and cultural test applications.
Perhaps the smartest suggestion of all is that the relief not only apply to pre-release development, but that government instead recognises that games are services and applies in development of DLC or post-release updates.
UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist said games tax relief represents "a real opportunity to grow all parts of the UK game industry - from small, to medium, to big businesses - and will help people make even more distinctive and innovative games.
"Having a system that recognises the new innovative business models and production processes in our industry, allowing developers to claim for DLC and continued development, post going live to the public, gives the UK a real advantage over other countries."
UK chancellor George Osborne confirmed government's intent to introduce games tax relief in March. It is scheduled to come into effect in April 2013, subject to parliamentary approval.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/ukie...ecommendations
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September 10th, 2012, 14:39 Posted By: wraggster
Studio would more likely disintegrate than be sold, says Gabe Newell
Publishing giant EA held discussions with Valve to acquire the company for upwards of $1billion, according to sources close to the matter.
Two people “with knowledge of the discussions” told the New York Times that the Half-Life and Portal developer had been pursued by Electronic Arts for a number of years, although talks never progressed far enough to offer an exact figure.
The sources only spoke on condition of anonymity as discussions over a potential sale took place privately.
Despite the alleged talks of a sale to EA, Valve CEO Gabe Newell said that there was more chance that the 300-strong studio would “disintegrate” than be sold, and was keen to keep its well-documented flat and independent structure.
“It’s way more likely we would head in that direction than say, ‘Let’s find some giant company that wants to cash us out and wait two or three years to have our employment agreements terminate,’” he said.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...e-for-1billion
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September 10th, 2012, 00:42 Posted By: wraggster
One of the most active coders in the Homebrew Community is ZX81, this is a coder who released hundreds of Emulator, Game and Applications for the PSP, GP2x, Wiz, Caanoo and Dingoo.
This year we brought his site back to DCEmu and is fully working, Check out one of the best coders in any scene:
Check out the site here --> http://zx81.dcemu.co.uk/
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September 9th, 2012, 19:56 Posted By: wraggster
via http://www.emucr.com/
JoyToKey v5.2.1 is released. This software is a keyboard emulator for joysticks. It converts joystick input into keyboard input (and mouse input).Use it when you want to control an application with joysticks that doesn't support joystick input. If you wish, you can control even Word, Excel, etc. with joysticks!
Features:
* Configuration for maximum 16 joysticks.
* Multiple configuration files
You can make many configuration files and choose it at any time.
* Support for many useful features...
o Automatic shooting of buttons
o Mouse emulation (including wheel input)
o "Adjust mouse movements" function
When it's pressed, mouse movement(or wheel rotation) becomes faster (or slower).
* "Switch to the other configuration file" function
You can switch to and activate the other configuration file with the button which is assigned to this function.
* "Use the setting of other joystick number temporarily" function
(Something like "shift" command of SNESKey. For example, you may usually use joystick1 for keyboard emulation, but during this button being pressed, joystick3's configuration (that emulates mouse or something) will temporarily be used. Note that joystick3 is not a real joystick, it's a virtual device to .)
JoyToKey v5.2.1 Changelog:
- Version 5.2.1 fixes the garbled character issue for arrow keys, as well as a missing translation of some Japanese message.
http://www-jp.jtksoft.net/
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September 8th, 2012, 22:54 Posted By: wraggster
"It's been five years since Radiohead brought the pay what you want model to the public with their successful sale of their 'In Rainbows' album. Now, here's a fresh example of how a game developer is making The Pirate Bay work for him by offering his game, McPixel, for free and letting people pay what they want. Currently TPB has more than 5000 applicants wanting to do the same. 'Sosowski isn't worried that promoting a game on a site known for piracy might be more effective at attracting more pirates than actual paying customers. "The game was already available on TPB beforehand, and I believe if someone didn't want to pay, he just didn't ... It is up to people to decide how much they would like to pay for the game, and I have no worries. I am happy that more people can enjoy my game. ... TPB is one of the most visited sites in the Internet, and simply having a game there is a form of advertisement and promotion.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/0...ame-developers
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September 8th, 2012, 00:40 Posted By: wraggster
<center style='font: 14px/22px "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;'> </center>Square Enix has registered trademarks for, among other things, "Circle of Mana" in Japan, according to FF-Reunion, suggesting a new game in Square's beloved Mana series. The last Mana game to see release was 2007's Heroes of Mana; before that, the very weird physics-based action RPG Dawn of Manacame out on PS2.
The other trademarks reportedly filed include Wizardlings, which was also recently filed in the US by Square Enix, along with Agent 47, which refers to the Hitman character, and "Ultima Box," which likely refers to the gigantic collectionannounced recently. Whatever these are, it's likely we'll find out at TGS this month.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/07/re...ircle-of-mana/
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September 8th, 2012, 00:34 Posted By: wraggster
Xbox 360 outsold PS3 and Wii for the 20th consecutive month in the US during August.
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NPD analysts Anita Frazier also said of August's sales: "Of the platforms that were on the market last August, none realized a year-over-year sales increase. However, compared to July 2012, the 3DS and the PS3 both experienced unit sales increases in August.
"The 3DS XL launched on 8/19 and represented 44 per cent of total 3DS unit sales, which is noteworthy given the fact that only seven days of 3DS sales are captured in this report.
"The current hardware systems are showing their age, so it goes without saying that it would be great to have new systems breathe life into traditional retail industry sales," she added. "I am anxious to learn more about the Wii U launch later this month. And with any luck we will hear news about other systems on the horizon."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...traight-month/
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September 8th, 2012, 00:14 Posted By: wraggster
Parent with a smartphone? If your kids are old enough to fiddle with a touchscreen, you've probably had your handset nicked. It can be a problem -- you need that phone, for calls, emails and Engadget, but your little scamp just can't get enough of Angry Birds. What do you do? Trust, says PlayMG, but verify. The old phrase ties closely to the core philosophy of the MG -- a device the firm is developing specifically for kids who want to play Android games, but are too young for a smartphone. We met with the company's Taylor Cavanah to get a first hand look at the device and its parental control system.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/07/i...n-with-the-mg/
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September 7th, 2012, 23:49 Posted By: wraggster
The NPD Group has released its latest monthly report on US retail, showing Darksiders 2 claimed the software crown amidst another month of decline for the market.
Total retail spending was down 20 per cent year-over-year, at $515.6m compared to 2011’s $647.2m.
Hardware sales were down 39 per cent, bringing in $150.6m compared to the $248.4m made last year. Xbox 360 sold nearly 200k units to stay atop the category for its 20th straight month.
PS3 and 3DS don’t have anything to frown about either according to NPD’s Anita Frazier.
“Of the platforms that were on the market last August, none realized a year-over-year sales increase. However, compared to July 2012, the 3DS and the PS3 both experienced unit sales increases in August,” Frazier explained.
Software came in at at $237.7m, down nine per cent compared to last August’s $261.8m take. Not so bad, especially if you keep in mind these numbers omit earnings from digital sales, microtransactions and subscriptions.
“One factor contributing to the softness we have seen in retail content sales so far in 2012 has been the decline in the sheer number of new titles. This, however, was not the case in August because there were more new titles when compared to last year; titles with sales that were significantly better than last year’s launches,” Frazier added. “So, what we’re seeing impact August results is the domino effect of the light release schedule from earlier in the year. That lack of new releases has had a significant impact on subsequent month’s sales.”
As far as individual products go, Darksiders 2 finished ahead of a power pair of 3DS titles. New Super Mario Bros. 2 grabbed the runner-up spot ahead of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
Nintendo has chimed in with retail numbers for both of the aforementioned titles. NSMB2 sold over 240k units, and Dream Drop Distance moved over 180k units.
Top-selling software August ‘12
- Darksiders 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream, Drop Distance (3DS)
- NCAA Football 13 (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Xbox 360)
- Sleeping Dogs (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Batman: Arkham City (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/augus...r-year/0102513
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September 7th, 2012, 21:58 Posted By: wraggster
Amazon adds another major publisher to the list on the heels of Fire HD reveal
Activision is throwing its wright behind Amazon’s Kindle Fire and is releasing a new Skylanders title on the tablet.
The Skylanders franchise, which spans games and toys, has become a hit with younger audiences, and is now one of Activision’s best-selling titles of recent years.
Skylanders: Cloud Patrol for the Kindle Fire will allow players will be able to purchase toys from within the game app.
Players can purchase toys via in-app purchasing and physical toys will then be dispatched to them.
John Coyne, consumer marketing vice president at Activision explained that Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was the number one seller for the first six months of 2012 in the USA and Europe, if you count accessory and toy sales.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...ith-Skylanders
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