Новият дашборд на М$ ще засича хакнати DVD драйвове мигновено, дори с LT

Накратко, от Майкрософт ще пуснат нов дашборд ( 12209 ), чиято бета версия има опцията да изпраща информация за драйва директно на М$, което резултира в моментален БАН. Досега М$ засичаха конзолите с ъпдейти ( маркери, флагове и т.н. ) и последвали бан вълни. Бъдещето явно предвижда: нямаш хак – играеш в Live, имаш хак – не играеш в Live. Дано това повиши интереса към Xlink Kai и наистина да се създаде стабилна алтернатива.

Ето един цитат по въпроса от xblog-360.com:

It seems a new dash is on its way that will stop the ixtreme-lite touch firmwares.The news comes from a french source and is said to result in an instant ban. *Update* We now have a translation: “It simply says that the new dashboard update will be able to send DVD Drive information to Microsoft. So you’ll get banned with this update and a LT firmware.”

Източник: http://www.logic-sunrise.com/news-11…-detectes.html

JungleFlasher v0.1.75. Samsung LT 1.0 and Benq LT 1.2

>> C4eva released, in association with Team Jungle and Team Xecuter, 2 new modified DVD firmwares: the first (v1.0) Samsung iXtreme LT and a new version (v1.2) of the BenQ iXtreme LT.

What’s new in iXtreme LT BenQ v1.2:
* internal PFI fix, better for reading some discs!

Official Site: n/a, by C4E, Team Jungle & Team Xecuter ( http://twitter.com/TeamJungle )
Download: BenQ_iXtreme_LT_v1.2.rar | Samsung_iXtreme_LT_v1.0.rar

>> As always with new C4E iXtreme releases, Team Jungle also comes with a new version of JungleFlasher to add full support for the new firmwares.

What’s new/fixed:
* Sammy LT 1.0 support
* Benq LT 1.2 support

Official Site: http://twitter.com/TeamJungle | http://www.jungleflasher.net
Download: here

Игра на седмицата

Току що ми хрумна, че мога всяка седмица да ви споменавам за някоя иргичка, които си заслужава да изиграете. За момента ще се концентрирам само на стари игри ( такива прди 2008-ма ), най-малкото защото много от вас тепърва си взимат конзола и нямат много голяма представа от всички хубави заглавия, които са излезли през годините за 360. Имайки на предвид и факта, че графично разликата не е огромна, много от тези ирги ще понесат на голяма част от вас.

Идеята е някои от вас да си припомнят някои хубави иргички, а другите да видите някои от основополагащите заглавия, които сте пропуснали. Естествено всяка игра, която соменавам, ще е задължително достъпа, най-малкото от каталога ( но повечето ще са основно от там ), за да няма проблеми с намирането й ( затова няма и да пускам линкове ).

Първата игра, която смятам да ви предложа е от далечната 2005-та година и се нарича Jade Empire. Тъй като е Xbox 1 игра, ще ви е нужен най-новия ъпдейт на дашборда, за да я играете ( повече инфо тук ).

Ето и повечко за играта:

>> Publisher / Издател: Microsoft Game Studios

>> Developer / Разработчик: BioWare

>> Release Date / Дата на пускане: Apr 12, 2005

>> Genre / Жанр: RPG

Description / Описание
In the ancient, mysterious world of Jade Empire, train under your master’s watchful eye and learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. Travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City. Face powerful human and supernatural foes. Learn exotic and magical martial arts. Discover the darkest secrets of the world. Only by mastering the greatest fighting styles and defeating the most powerful enemies will you earn your place as a master of martial arts in the world of Jade Empire.

The Limited Edition version of this Bioware RPG includes an extra character and other special content, a new combat style, a making-of video, demos of Microsoft Xbox games, and a special foil wrapper and unique cover..

360 Flash Dump Tool v0.95

MODFREAKz released a new version of 360 Flash Dump Tool, an application that will allow you to decrypt/encrypt and extract various parts of a XBOX360 flash dump and much more!

What’s new/fixed:
* Added support for Trinity (XBOX360 Slim) dumps
* Added ability to extract new ‘fcrt.bin’ file (encrypted only atm)
* Added ability to display SMC Code Version
* Added ability to view Advanced KeyVault Info
* Fixed bug, patching KeyVault works again
* Fixed bug, no longer crashes if Bootloaders are small in size (in rare cases)
* Fixed bug, regarding to re-encrypting the SMC when the image is Zero Paired Image

Official Site: n/a, by MODFREAKz
Download:  Here
News-Source: xboxhacker.org

Destination Arcade – New Interface for XBLA

Next week we’ll be launching another way to browse content on Xbox LIVE Arcade and we’re calling it Destination Arcade. With a growing library of over 250 Arcade games, Destination Arcade will allow you to discover new games and content you enjoy through an easy-to-use visual browser. You’ll have the ability to sort by price, community rating, and more! Also, stay up to date on the latest arcade releases through a news feed and also find out what games your friends like and recommend. This brand new recommendation engine & visual browser app will be available in the US on July 14th from the Games Marketplace section of the dashboard./blockquote>

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Microsoft Says Half of 25 Million XBL Users Are Gold Subscribers

From: xblog-360.com

Microsoft has revealed that half of the 25 million Xbox Live users accounted for in the past fiscal year (ending June 30) are Gold subscribers, putting revenue from Gold subscriptions alone at $600 million for the last year. Add in revenue generated by sales of DLC, movies, and TV shows, and it looks like Xbox Live revenue topped a whopping $1 billion in a single fiscal year for the first time ever.As Bloomberg reports, Microsoft says that sales of DLC, movies, and TV shows exceeded the revenue brought in from subscriptions for the first time this year. So if that subscription revenue totaled around $600 million, then it sounds like Xbox Live revenue in total must have topped the $1.2 billion mark.

Full story: 1up.com

Tech-Mods Beta Tool

Пичовете от Tech-Mods създадоха програмка, която да събере повечето необходими програмки за jtag-ването на една конзола. Този релийз е Бета, т.е. пори всички случаи може да е бъгав и не съдържа крайния брой програми.

Features:
- Jtag an xbox 360 easily !

- Mod Gamesaves !

- Chat To Other Modders !

- Download Title Updates !

- Download Arcade Games !

- Loads More !

You may not sell this program or decompile it in any way. You should also consider donating to us if you use this program as part of your modding service e.g, by selling jtags or jtagging consoles. You can do this by going here:

http://tech-mods.com/home/index.php?action=profile;area=subscriptions

This will give you premium access to private beta’s and more respect on our site. And most of all help us with hosting costs.

For support and bug reporting please post in this forum :

http://tech-mods.com/home/index.php/board,62.0.html

Enjoy the program, love JJMPSP and SneakyPeanut :)

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Download: here

Kinect потвърден от М$ на цената от $150

OK, so while Microsoft still (tries to) stay(s) mum on the official retail price of Kinect it seems like even the official online Microsoft Store is now listing the Kinect for $149.99 (like GameStop, Walmart and other retailers did earlier this week) … so maybe it’s just getting time for MS to confirm the price, don’t you think?
And maybe tell us what this “Wi-Fi extension cable” that ships with it is about ;)

Източник: store.microsoft.com

Защо им отне толкова време, никой не знае :)

Warranty for Xbox 360 Slim Reduced to 12 Months?

According to Microsoft, the new Xbox 360 Slim will only offer one year of warranty on both the defects or system errors that will eventually lead to RROD. The company is confident that the new Xbox 360 Slim is the system that will not RROD.
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Note x-s: In the European Union, warranty should be at least 2y for the New 360 though – as required by law for all consumer electronic devices.

Източник: justpushstart.com | videogameszone.de

MS: ’360 can match PS3′s 3D capabilities’

Microsoft has claimed that there’s nothing PS3 can do in terms of 3D that the Xbox 360 can’t emulate.Speaking exclusively to CVG, Xbox global marketing boss Albert Penello said that Xbox 360 was “technically” ready for the 3D revolution.
However, the exec added that Xbox was “happy to follow” on the tech until player adoption rates made it worthwhile.

CVG then asked if Xbox 360 could do everything that PS3 can in terms of 3D.
“Yeah, that’s true,” said Pernello. “I think that when we decide we want to jump into 3D it’ll be because the consumer’s voted. But from a technical side, there’s nothing about it we can’t do. In fact, we’re already doing it today.”

Източник: computerandvideogames.com