Friday, October 06, 2006 - Posts

Friday, October 06, 2006 7:57 PM

DCEmu Dream Coding Grand Prix 2006

DCEmu is holding the Dream Coding Grand Prix which is a multi-console homebrew and emulation competition. Entries and be uploaded to their forums and approved upon all the way up until the deadline. For more information on their rules and the prizes visit the official competition page. Entries will be accepted for the following consoles:

PSP
Nintendo DS
GBA
PS2
Xbox
Gamecube
GP2X
GP32
Tapwave Zodiac
Gizmondo
Dreamcast
Sega Saturn
Nokia N-Gage

Via psp-news.dcemu.co.uk
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Friday, October 06, 2006 7:21 PM

Sony's PSP-compatible SRS-U10 universal speaker

Sony PSP owners, take heart -- you've been given some fairly awful excuses for PSP sound systems in your day, while Apple's little white cash cow has gotten the pick of the litter. To remedy that imbalance, Sony itself is finally stepping up to the plate and releasing the PSP-friendly SRS-U10 speaker. Instead of modeling itself after an iPod HiFi experiment gone terribly wrong, Sony has dropped an oh-so-glamorous docking speaker station for your PSP, DAP of choice, or essentially anything with an audio output. But before you go and get too giddy, however, we should point out this impressive looking device boasts just 3.6 watts of power, although it does dock and charge your PSP whether pumping tunes or not. While further details (like when this thing will hit stores) aren't yet known, it's probably safe to assume that it'll cost substantially more than any poor (style-conscious) soul should be asked to pay -- but hey, that's Sony for ya.

Darren Murph
October 5, 2006



Source: engadget
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Friday, October 06, 2006 7:20 PM

Electronics retailer stung with USD $9 million piracy fine

Electronics retailer Divineo has been slapped with a fine of more than USD $9 million (EUR 7.1 million) for selling and distributing mod chips and HDLoader software.

The HDLoader allows full games to be downloaded and stored on a PS2 hard drive, and is considered key software used for console piracy.

"Mod chips and HDLoaders are key elements in facilitating video game piracy because they allow people to play illegally copied games on illegally modified video game consoles," said Ric Hirsch, senior VP of intellectual property enforcement for America's Entertainment Software Association.

"This court order is very important because it recognises the significant damage that mod chips and HDLoaders cause the entertainment software industry and delivers the clear message that trafficking in circumvention devices that enable game piracy will result in heavy penalties," he added.

The ruling took place on September 11th in the US District Court of California.

Matt Martin
October 6, 2006

Source: gamesindustry.biz
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