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Oh well. It was inevitable.
A free PS3 hack has been released. A group of hackers have successfully managed to clone and release open source version of the PSJailbreak called PSGroove.
The hackers get hacked right? PSGroove works similar to PSJailbreak and allows you to play “backup” copies of your game, without costing a dime.
Still, it [...]

Xbox 366’s Major Nelson just confirmed that a new 360 wireless pad, with the much-rumoured revamped d-pad, will release on November 9 2010.
Price with the new Play & Charge Kit is $64.99
The d-pad on the controller gives the player a better four-way directional feel, rather than how it feels today (read: terrible).
Major Nelson said:
“In addition [...]

Before you go and have a breakdown, just know that Radeon is still alive and kicking.
AMD has decided to axe the ATI brand. This change will go effective from the upcoming HD 6xxx series graphics cards. So, instead of saying ATI Radeon HD 6xxx graphics cards, it will say AMD Radeon HD 6xxx [...]

We’ve already reported the first ever working PS3 hack, dubbed “PS Jailbreak” which allows playing of “backup” PS3 games.
The software known as PS Jailbreak, comes on a pre-loaded USB drive. Once installed, the software allows copying of game data to the USB drive and playing the “backup” copy on other PS3s. It works with the [...]

By now you probably know about the PSJailBreak, a USB device/hack that allows playing backup games on your PS3.
It seems that the PSJailbreak has already been “cloned”. PSX Scene reports, “We’ve heard from numerous sources that their PS Jailbreak clones will be hitting as early as next week.” The original PSJailBreak releases on August 27 [...]

The internet is ablaze with news of a new PS3 modchip that allows playing of backup games on the old/new slim PS3.
The software known as PSJailbreak, comes on a pre-loaded USB drive. Once installed, the software allows copying of game data to the USB drive and playing the “backup” copy on other PS3s. It works [...]

Well it has just been about 2 months and hackers have already “flashed” the new Xbox 360 Slim DVD drive to allow playing of “backup” games.
Good news? Obviously for us Bangladeshi gamers. But it just goes to show how difficult it has been for Microsoft to control piracy (and how difficult it has been for [...]

Joystiq has spotted a 250GB Kinect bundle.
The bundle comes packed with Kinect, a Xbox 360 Slim and a 250GB HDD.
It also includes a headset, composite cable and Kinect Adventures, while the hard drive comes with pre-installed games and demos.
Microsoft has only confirmed the 4GB version of Kinect and is yet to announce this officially.
Kinect is [...]

Firaxis has released the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Civilization V.
Minimum System Requirements
* Operating System: Windows XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
* Processor: Dual Core CPU
* Memory: 2GB RAM
* Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
[...]

Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer has said the developer will only include 3D or Move in its future games if it “fits into the story”.
Speaking in an interview with PlayStation University:
“3D is an interesting technology, especially given how well it’s been recently implemented in the cinema and all the support it’s getting in the [...]

Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux has said that Fable III won’t support Kinect right out of the box when it releases this October.
Joystiq believes that Kinect support will be patched in after the game releases.

Examiner reports that downloading the latest 3.41 PS3 firmware also installs Sony’s newest DRM protection technology dubbed “Cinavia”.
This is an effort to prevent pirated movies being played on PS3s.
According to the official site Cinavia works in a way that it compares the “source of the audio to the format in which a movie was released, [...]

CNN has reviewed Microsoft’s Kinect and has found it impressive.
CNN particularly praised Dance Central and our Shape: Fitness Evolved and described the former as “the closest you can get to an actual dance class without having to step inside a studio.”
However, there is the issue of price, thinking the $149.99 price point will put many [...]

VG247 reports that PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 by 4 million units in the 12 months ending June 30, by far the most significant lead Sony has placed over Microsoft since it launched PS3 in 2006.
Microsoft reported last week that it had sold 10.3 million consoles in its last financial year, which ended June 30. [...]