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Xbox Live hits 1.5 million concurrent users
>> From gamesindustry.biz:
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Microsoft has followed up a spate of news on the success of the Xbox 360 over the Christmas period by announcing that the console's online service, Xbox Live, has hit its highest ever level of concurrent users at 1.5 million.
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Full Story: gamesindustry.biz
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iPrep 101 v008.8
>> Klutsh released a new version of iPrep 101(info) a .NET application and collection of applications for use in flashing Samsung, BenQ or Lite-On DVD drives.
What's new/fixed:
* Updated Lite-On batch scripts.
* Ability to load only 1 firmware type.
Official Site: http://www.x-projects.org/
Download v008.8: here
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Microsoft sold 28 million Xbox 360s by end of 2008
>> From reuters.com:
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Microsoft Corp sold 28 million units worldwide of its Xbox 360 video game console through the end of 2008, expanding the Xbox's lead over rival Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 console in worldwide unit sales, the company said on Monday.
Xbox 360 product management director Aaron Greenberg said 2008 "was our biggest year ever in Xbox history" despite a sluggish global economy that's battered U.S. retailers this past holiday season.
Rising unemployment and tighter credit have dented U.S. consumers' purchasing power and most retailers have posted dismal sales results in recent months.
Microsoft said global unit sales of the Xbox 360, which was launched about a year before the PS3, outpaced its rival by over 8 million units at the close of 2008.
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Pachter estimates Wii 100pct up over xmas, 360 slight rise, PS3 slight drop
>> From videogaming247.com:
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"I haven't done the work for NPD yet, but my guess is that 360 sales were flat or up a little, PS3 sales down a little, and Wii sales up more than 100%," said Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter
"That would end up around 1.2 - 1.3 million 360s, around 700,000 PS3s and around 3 million (or more) Wiis."
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Full Story: videogaming247.com
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GameStop to stop accepting Xbox trade-ins on February 9
>> From destructoid.com:
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GameStop will quit accepting trade-ins of original Xbox games, accessories and systems on February 9. The information comes from an internal memo sent out earlier this week. According to a few managers that we've talked to thus far, GameStop will continue selling Xbox stuff until the stocks are toast.
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Full Story: destructoid.com
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Xbox 360 Hits 8m In Europe News
>> From totalvideogames.com:
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Microsoft has today confirmed that lifetime sales of the Xbox 360 across the EMEA region (that's Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) have topped eight million units, and that Christmas 2008 was the most successful in the console's history,
According to data from Chart Track, the Xbox 360 was the fastest growing console of 2008, doubling its quarterly performance over the same period in 2007, and extending its lead over the PlayStation 3 in the territory to one million units. However, despite a lead of six zeros the figure doesn't seem particularly impressive, given the Xbox 360's head-start over its Sony rival. We guess that price drop in 2008 really was essential!
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Full Story: totalvideogames.com
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Benq/liteon Batch Files, Build 2009.01.04
>> From Exobex on forums.xbox-scene.com:
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If you liked X360SAM(info), now you can flash BenQ/LiteOn the same way!
This is a collection of batch files which allow you to "manage" flashing of BenQ and LiteOn firmwares in the same way that the batch files for X360SAM operate.
In other words, the batch files are the same as the ones for X360SAM and Samsung drives, except:-
1) they use FIRMTOOL instead of X360SAM
2) they use DOSFLASH 1.3 and DOSFLASH 1.7 instead of MTKFLASH
3) they're for BenQ and LiteOn drives instead of Samsungs!
CHANGES SINCE LAST VERSION (apart from the LiteOn ones, obviously)
* BenQ files use DFLASH13.EXE instead of DOSFLASH.EXE
* If FIRMTOOL.EXE encounters a problem, the resulting BHACKED.BIN is deleted as it probably has the wrong key.
* If you run BENREMOD.BAT then change your mind, it exits cleanly.
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Download: n/a
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The Top LIVE Games of 2008
>> From majornelson.com:
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Last year was a great year to be an Xbox 360 gamer as is evident by the quality of titles that Xbox LIVE members were playing. After a few days of number crunching, here are the top games for 2008 based on Xbox Live connectivity.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU's)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 GTA IV
4 Gears of War 2
5 Gears of War
6 CoD: World at War
7 Guitar Hero III
8 Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
9 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo
10 Rock Band
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Castle Crashers
2 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
3 Braid
4 A Kingdom for Keflings
5 UNO
6 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7 Fable II Pub Games
8 Duke Nukem 3D
9 Bionic Commando: Rearmed
10 Worms
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU's)
1 Halo 2
2 Fable
3 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
4 Counter-Strike
5 Fable: Lost Chapters
6 Doom 3
7 Conker: Live Reloaded
8 Splinter Cell Chaos
9 SW: KOTOR
10 SW: Republic Commando
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Full Story: majornelson.com
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XIM2 360 Mod Keyboard and Mouse Support for 360
>> From engadget.com:
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Eager to use your mouse / keyboard combo on your Xbox 360? Eager enough to drop $179.95 for the privilege? If so, then you should probably know that XIM's ready and willing to oblige. The XIM 2 module, which is supposedly plug 'n play in nature, is at long last available for ordering, though it's not quite ready for shipment.
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Official Site: http://www.xim360.com
News-Source: engadget.com
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Ballmer’s CES Keynote Promises To Be A Snoozer
>> From techcrunch.com:
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Ballmer is a high-energy guy who can be entertaining to watch, but Microsoft just doesn't have anything exciting to announce this year. When Ballmer takes the [CES] stage at the Venetian in Las Vegas on Wednesday night it is going to be hard for the audience to stay awake no matter how much he yells at them.
Here's what Ballmer will "announce" at CES:
* Windows 7, the successor to Vista, will officially enter public beta (you can already read about it here).
* Windows Mobile will support Flash by the end of the first quarter. (This was demoed at an Adobe conference in November).
* Two new Halo titles will be released for the xBox in 2009 (something else we know already, whoopee).
* Home networking made easy! (I'm not kidding. This Microsoft's big advance, making it easy for multiple PCs in your home to find each other and share files.).
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Full Story: techcrunch.com
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Xbox360 Leads Next-Gen Console Usage, PS2 Still Leads the Way
>> From gamasutra.com:
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In 2008, gamers collectively spent more time with their PlayStation 2 than any other console. That's according to media research company Nielsen, whose "Top Tens" of 2008 calculated video game console usage.
Nielsen's data, which actually covers the period from January through October, found that PS2 users accounted for 31.7 percent of the total time played from all nationwide gamers. The Xbox 360 was the year's second-most popular console, with 17.2 percent of the time, followed by Wii at 13.4 percent.
Interestingly, Nielsen says that the first-gen Xbox currently sees more usage than the PlayStation 3, with 9.7 percent versus 7.3 percent, respectively. The GameCube still made the surveyors' list with 4.6 percent of total time, and an "Other" category accounts for the remaining 16.2 percent.
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Full Story: gamasutra.com
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Cell Chip Designer Felt 'Contaminated' by Xbox
>> From spong.com:
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The Race for a New Game Machine [book] details how Sony, Toshiba and IBM formed the Cell partnership in 2001, each committing several hundred million dollars. It was agreed that IBM would be able to sell the Cell to third-parties. Everybody gathered at IBM's Austin HQ.
Then, in 2002, Microsoft approached its old ally-cum-adversary, IBM, with a view to Big Blue creating a chip for a new game console.
This lead to what could be seen either as a comedy or a tragedy depending on your loyalty. Agreements meant that engineers within the IBM team could not share knowledge with Toshiba or Sony colleagues regarding their Xbox 360 chip design. This lead to work being hidden while simultaneously the Sony Cell was in test just below the room where the Xbox 360 internals were being put through their paces.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mr Shippy "felt 'contaminated' as he sat down with the Microsoft engineers, helping them to sketch out their architectural requirements with lessons learned from his earlier work on PlayStation".
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Full Story: spong.com
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XBMC for Xbox 2008-12-30 SVN rev16762 build - T3CH
>> T3CH released a new SVN compile (rev16762) of XBMC for Xbox(info).
This T3CH-compile is a complete snapshot of what is in SVN at the time the build was compiled, with just a few small additions.
Special Notes and Noteworthy/XML/Script changes:
* Due to the slowed down development in the Xbox branch, I will no longer release new SVN builds as often as I did before. So I will still build (the best) new XBMC SVN builds for Xbox but just on an irregular basis.
* Note that I removed the MediaStream skin due to its significant addition to the package.
* Check out the full changelog since the December 07th 2008 Svn Rev16491 build here
Keep in mind this is a SVN snapshot of the current development tree. It's not an official (stable) point release. Use only if you know what you are doing.
Official XBMC Site: http://xbmc.org (manual and FAQ)
Official T3CH Site: http://t3ch.yi.se (release RSS feed)
Downloads: Xbox Bins (n/a - built with XDK) | other platforms | sourcecode
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iPrep 101 v008.5 Beta *update: v008.6*
>> Klutsh released a new version of iPrep 101(info) a .NET application and collection of applications for use in flashing Samsung, BenQ or Lite-On DVD drives.
What's new/fixed:
* Use of Fixed Drives (NTFS4DOS) restored.
* Ability to flash Lite-On drives 100% in DOS.
* Includes FirmTool 1.3.1 and DosFlash(info)(info) 1.7.
* Batch file generation.
* Error messages.
Official Site: http://www.x-projects.org/
Download v008.6 Beta: here
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Jasper Xbox 360 Pro Consoles: No Internal MU?
>> From pdatoday.com:
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Now for the important info; the unit was ordered from Amazon on December 22nd. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the Xbox 360 Pro unit I received was actually a Jasper revision. The unit did come with a Falcon revision power supply as I have read can be the case with some of the new Arcade units.
Items that seem to indicate this 360 Pro unit is a Jasper revision: 12.1 amp power requirement, manufacture date Nov 2 2008, proper Jasper keyed power supply input, Team: FDOU, Lot No: 0845X
Update: A few people have asked and there appears to be no added memory like the 256MB found on board the new Arcade units. The console did require an update to install NXE (New Xbox Experience).
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Full Story: pdatoday.com
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The Top 10 XNA Community Games Of 2008
>> From gamasutra.com:
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For the first time ever, a major console company has allowed hobbyists to create peer-reviewed console games, and publish them directly onto the console for worldwide download.
Here are XNPlay picks for the top XNA titles released onto the Xbox 360 in 2008, all currently available for download from the console's Community Games section:
10. Galax-E-Mail (BogTurtleStudios) - 200 Point
9. Monaco360 (Cognatus Systems) - 200 Points
8. CaveIn (Johnny Death) - 400 Points
7. Star Pilot (jsmars) - 400 Points
6. Weapon Of Choice (Mommy's Best Games) - 400 Points
5. Hexothermic (David Webb) - 200 Points
4. Duotrix (Caffeine Monster Software/Binary Zoo) - 400 Points
3. Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp (Ishisoft) - 200 Points
2. Ultratron (Pumpkin Games/Puppy Games) - 400 Points
1. CarneyVale Showtime (Gambit) - 400 Points
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Full Story: gamasutra.com
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Xbox 360's '08 News-Makers
>> From edge-online.com:
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2008, it was predicted, was to be the beginning of the end for Microsoft. It's lead over Sony was born of an early launch and the competition fumbling its first year, some said. But with the forward-looking PS3 picking up steam, the 360 would slowly lose market share and eventually cede the year, sales-wise, to Sony.
Now however, it looks like that won't be the case, and the reason for the turn-around is also the story of the console's 2008--a series of strong management decisions and wise market reads that could give the business the strength to power through the entirety of the generation.
* HD-DVD Dies, 360 Player Goes With It - February 25
* Sony, MS, Duke it Out for GTA Supremacy - May 15
* Shane Kim Gets Promoted - June 12
* Microsoft Wrests Final Fantasy XIII Exclusivity from Sony - July 14
* Microsoft Undercuts Wii's Value Price Point - September 5
* Halo Wars Becomes Ensemble's Swan Song - September 9
* Japanese 360 Sales Get Surprising Surge - September 17
* Gears of Wars 2's 2 Million Weekend - November 12
* New Xbox Experience Launches to Success - November 19
* Xbox 360 Outsells its Predecessor - November 24
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Full Story: edge-online.com
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Crowning the 2008 king of the consoles
>> From news.bbc.co.uk:
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At the start of the year the Wii was way out in front in terms of an installed base with 20 million machines in homes. By comparison the Xbox 360 was in 15.5 million homes and the PS3 9 million.
Analysts Screen Digest predicts that Nintendo will more than double its installed base of the Wii by the end of this year to 42 million, amplifying its lead over Sony and Microsoft.
The picture in 2008 was mixed for Sony and Microsoft, he said.
"The 360 and PS3 have performed fairly similarly, with just a few hundred thousand units difference over the year between them."
Screen Digest predicts that the PS3 will have an installed base of 19 million by the end of 2008, while the 360 will have 24 million.
"When we looked at the 360 at the beginning of the year we didn't think it was going to do as well as it has done."
An aggressive price cut and marketing campaign across Europe has seen the 360 do well in traditional PlayStation heartlands around the continent.
By contrast, the lack of a price cut for the PS3 combined with difficult economic circumstances for many consumers has seen the console fail to ignite as some predictions foretold.
He added: "We always felt that 2008 was the year that PS3 kicked off - but we think that will now be 2009."
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Full Story: news.bbc.co.uk
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Dxbx 0.0.0.9 Christmas release
>> From shadowtj.org:
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Dxbx 0.0.9 [The Cxbx(info) [PC Xbox Emulator] Delphi Port] is out now!
With this special xmas release of Dxbx we want to show anyone who
is still following our progress what has been changed in Dxbx.
Not everyone has the possibility to compile the Dxbx sources from sourceforge, so for your convenience we provide a setup too.
A lot has happened since the 0.0.7 official and the none-official 0.0.8 release. Unlike version 0.0.7, we now provide the necessary DLL files inside the setup. So no more searching for the dll`s on the internet.
DLL`s that are included:
* Cxbxkrnl.dll - this is the original Cxbx DLL
* DxbxKrnl.dll - this is the dxbx delphi ported version of Cxbxkrn.dll
When using the Cxbx.DLL, Dxbx can run up until the movie in Turok
(the main game we're trying to emulate first), but not any further, as controls are not fully implemented yet.
When selecting loading an game's default.xbe file, Dxbx converts it to a windows-native executable; Make sure you save that file in the same folder as where the game's Xbe file was located.
(You could save the exe somewhere else, but this has not been tested.)
Also the DLL`s of Cxbx or Dxbx need to copied to the game folder.
Don't forget : When using Cxbx.DLL, you'll also need to make sure that msvcrtd.dll and cklibver.dll are in your path!
About XDKTracker : A few visual improvements where made and lots of xbox games are added to our collection.
Special thanks to N1ghtjar and Nexxus for making so much xbe dumps!
Thanks to them and others, we now have a significant list of 300+ game
dumps (among other things containing the XDK versions they are linked to).
Xiso has also lots of changes, especially speeding up to extract the Xiso format.
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Official Site/Download: shadowtj.org
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BenHeck's Xbox 360 Pelican Case
>> From benheck.com:
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My latest project is an Xbox 360 stuffed inside of a Pelican 1490 case. The intention here to create a "tough" portable Xbox 360 that can be transported with ease.
This unit includes:
* 17″ widescreen LCD monitor.
* Built-in speakers.
* Power cable compartment.
* Reworked top-loading DVD drive.
* Removable hard drive.
* Ethernet and USB ports.
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Full Story: benheck.com
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