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PSP Go Hacked, Video Shows Pirated Kingdom Hearts
The PSP Go has been hacked, allowing to play pirated games from a homebrew ISO loader. The games themselves have been pulled from a UMD disc. Watch the videos below, from blogger Wololo showing Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep running on the PSP Go. via VG247
Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In The UK For 2010
UKIE has released the overall figures for the UK gaming industry. The Xbox 360 stands first, generating £232 million in hardware sales revenue. PS3 followed with £229 million. Xbox 360 games generated £538 million and PS3 titles £414 million. In terms of units sold, 18.2 million Xbox 360 games were snapped up, versus 13.8 million […]
OnLive To Be Integrated Into HDTVs, Phones And Tablets
You won’t even need the OnLive microconsole to play (or rather stream) games on your HDTV. Announcing a partnership with Vizio, OnLive will be integrated into Vizio’s line of HDTVs, phones, tablets and blu-ray players. It’ll be as easy as flicking a channel to play video games. “Today’s OnLive/Vizio announcement marks a major milestone: for […]
3DS Stolen From Chinese Factory, Leaked Images And Video
A Chinese factory worker has managed to poach a 3DS from the factory floor. As the typical case would be, he has uploaded pictures of the 3DS and video. You can get the pictures through here. Watch the video below: via VG247
Hackers Discover PS3’s “Private Key”, Enables Running Of Custom Code And Dongle-less Jailbreak
During the 27th Chaos Communication Conference (27C3) in Berlin, a group of PS3 hackers united under the name ‘fail0verflow’ presented a new method of circumventing the built-in security of Sony’s PS3 claiming their initial security measures to be an epic fail. The group claimed to have figured out the “private key” used by Sony to […]
Microsoft Debunks Kinect Accuracy Improvement Rumors
Rumors speculated that Microsoft had been working on a Kinect update that improved it’s accuracy. That’s not true. Microsoft has debunked the rumor. Speaking to CVG, a Microsoft spokesperson said, “We’re constantly working to expand and improve on experiences for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE, however, this rumour is completely unsubstantiated. “We couldn’t be more […]
Microsoft Working To Improve Kinect Accuracy?
Microsoft may be working “very hard” to improve the accuracy of Kinect. That’s according to Eurogamer. The improved accuracy would enable Kinect to detect finger movement and hand rotation. It will be done by upping the Kinect’s depth sensor resolution to 640×80 from its current 320×240. Kinect will have to pull in 35 MB/s of […]
Sony Loses Case In Spain, Users Can Legally Buy PSJailbreak
Sony previously banned retailers in Spain from selling PS Jailbreak which allows PS3 gamers to play “backup” copies of games. The retailers in turn sued Sony and won the case. So, it is actually legal to buy PSJailbreak in Spain. Here’s what the translation (via Nicagamerz) reads: “One of the reasons that the trial was […]
Kinect Drivers Now Available For PC And Mac
The OpenNI project – a non-profit organization consisting of PrimeSense (the 3D depth sensing tech behind Kinect), robotics company Willow Garage and motion control game developer Side-Kick – has released Kinect drivers that allow it to work with PCs and Macs. The OpenNI project aims to “certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of Natural […]
EA: Blu-Ray’s Advantage “Resonating” With Gamers
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that Blu-Ray’s higher capacity advantage is finally starting to “resonate” with gamers. Speaking with Kotaku, he said: “Interestingly enough I don’t think Blu-ray resonated much with consumers when it was first part of the package,” Riccitiello told Kotaku. “I think [Blu-ray] is resonating now in a pretty big way, […]
PSP2 Graphics Similar to PS3 Titles?
Yup. The PSP2 has enough hardware muscle to output graphics in quality similar to early PS3 titles. That’s according to a source “with direct hands-on experience with the forthcoming handheld” speaking to IGN. “As far as graphics are concerned, the PSP 2 is a beast, packing enough processing hardware to produce graphics comparable to early […]
Microsoft: Kinect Shortages Are “Absolutely Not” Fake
Microsoft has defended that Kinect shortages are “absolutely not” fake and has not been designed to spur demand. This comes after gaming industry Michael Pachter stated that both Microsoft and Sony are telling ‘this’ in order to ‘spur demand’. However, Microsoft attributes the shortages to a logistical issue involved with supplying a new product to […]
Gaming Analyst Michael Pachter Says PSP2 Will Be “Dead On Arrival”
By now you may be familiar with the Wedbush gaming analyst Michael Pachter who predicted Call of Duty would go pay-for-play. Now he is predicting that Sony’s upcoming PSP2 will be “dead on arrival.” “I think the PSP was dead on arrival and I think the PSP2 is going to be dead on arrival,” he […]
Sony Introduces “Candy Pink” Dualshock 3 Controller For PS3
Sony has introduced a new color for its PS3 DualShock controllers which is being dubbed as “Candy Pink”. The wireless controller has been priced $54.99 although the price could differ depending on the retailer. It’s the latest addition to Sony’s DualShock 3 wireless controller line-up and has a girl-ish appeal to it. Get more info […]
