Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - Posts

Off Topic: Thompson Blames Va Shooting on Games

Yep, despite the fact that he's a known liar, infamous for threatening fellow attorneys and judges and is on the cusp of (one would hope) losing his license to practice law in Florida, Jack Thompson managed to weasel his way onto Fox News to spew his own particular brand of hate and lies.

That's right, Thompson is trying to link the worst shooting in U.S. history, the one that occurred earlier today at Virginia Tech, to video games.

What I love about this is that just about everything he says on live television is blatantly not true, like blaming video games on the Red Lake High School shooting.

It saddens me that filth like Jack can get on national television to gloat and revel in the deaths of so many and try to put it off as education.

Brian Crecente
April 16, 2007

Source: Kotaku
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Off Topic: Infectus Multi Console Modchip Released

InFeCtuS is the first versatile modchip ever released in the market, created to work with many different consoles. InFeCtuS will give you access to so many features that it's impossible to describe them all today, some are still in development and more will come in the future.

This modchip was developed with an OPEN concept, uses CORE reprogrammable, a 512kb flash on board and an USB interface for the PC communication.

The hardware has a very HIGH QUALITY component design:
  • The core of INFECTUS is the new ACTEL ProASIC3 FAMILY, the new family after the famous APA075 used in the past in many PS2 projects.
  • A 512Kb parallel flash SSTSF040, with a high transfer rate and performance.
  • A REAL USB2.0 processor. This high quality component can manage the communication between ACTEL and PC (mini usb connector).
  • All of the devices PLD/FLASH/USB parts are 100% reprogrammable via USB communication.
  • The project is produced in Europe with the last technology of BSDL testing.
Because InFeCtuS is so versatile, here is a small selection of its features with currently available games consoles.

XBOX360 SUPPORT:
  • FIRST IN THE WORLD, GIVE YOU COMPLETE ACCESS TO "NAND FLASH BIOS" OF X360. With "X360 FLASHER" you can read and write the internal NAND BIOS FLASH of all X360 - NEW! (03/04/07)
  • Allows to gain total access over the XBOX360 flash driver, so that you can read and write the internal flash of any X360 DVD READER in the market.
  • Everything can be managed with a very simple and user friendly PC software.
  • FLASH ID real-time patching, your xbox360 cannot understand if there is any flash running other than the original one.
  • GLOBE MODCHIP 360 100% emulation including ON / OFF LED
  • NME 1.2 firmware emulation (at work 80% finished). Allow you to install the chip with few wires like NME.
  • Recovery of Bricked drivers X360 (software can search the key of bad flashing drivers, if you have backup firmware allow you to flash it again)
PS3 SUPPORT:
  • The first work to be done is to allow our users to flash directly the PS3 BIOS by USB. So no more problem with firmware, you can install everything you want, when you want. All the complications due to firmware versions that cannot be downgraded will not bother you anymore.
  • This solution will be released in the next 4 weeks!
  • Another new feature that we want to add is a REAL TIME patching of the firmware part that you want to be emulated from the chip. Being the 512Kb flash not enough to store a real dual firmware, we'll have to wait for the first hacked firmware to understand if a "real-time" patching will be possible. In case we won't be able to find more ideas, a new version of Infectus with a memory expansion bay will be released.
PS2 SUPPORT:
  • Complete O2 MODCHIP emulation 100% with all functionalities (www.o2mod.com) - Included for FREE
  • REMEMBER THAT O2 MOD ONE OF FEW MODCHIPS IN THE MARKET WITH "DNAS PATCH" AVAILABLE!!! DNAS PATCH IS NECESSARY TO HAVEN'T PROBLEMS IN ONLINE GAMING
WII SUPPORT:
  • Of course this is a free "bonus" in this mod because, we know, most of You wouldn't install such a big and expensive chip on a WII, but being it free... it's a good chance!
WIIKEY / WIIFREE EMULATION: (under development - 80% ready). This feature will allow you to play just everything you want on your WII.

SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT:
The possibility to manage the features using an easy software is one of the BIG advantages of the Infectus solution!
  • WIZARD help for the users: you will simply follow software's instruction step by step, everyone would be able to install and manage the INFECTUS MOD.
  • When you will be ready to install INFECTUS on a DVD DRIVE 078 XBOX360 FIRMWARE, the software will assist you with a 100% automated extraction of the key and the patch of new firmware.
  • WIZARD configuration based on XML for an automatic update of last firmware.
  • X360 FIRMWARE checksum, the software will tell you if you are actually using the correct firmware (this feature is only available in WIZARD procedure)
  • HELP section to allow an easy searching of X360 firmware




Source: Mr Modchips UK via DCEmu
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160 job cuts planned for Sony Europe

The European arm of Sony Computer Entertainment is preparing to lay off around 160 members of staff.

"The business targets that we face make this regrettably unavoidable," said president and CEO David Reeves in an internal email that Next-Gen reports has been leaked.

Apparently every SCEE employee will receive a letter on Wednesday informing him or her if they've been "provisionally selected at being at risk".

You can find the leaked email here.

Gavin Ogden
April 17, 2007

Source: CVG
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