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Nintendo Releases Major Wii 4.2 System Update

Nintendo has released, without much fanfare, a new system update for the Wii home gaming console. It is labeled 4.2 and promises owners of the system improved performance and more ease of use. The company has not deemed fit to offer a detailed list of the changes it has introduced in the new system update, leaving us...

30 September 2009
05:26 GMT

The DSi Has Been Cracked and Now Supports Piracy and Homebrew

Piracy is a huge concern for the gaming industry these days as it isn't limited to the PC platform, where it reached the highest levels, but to almost all platforms, including the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or the PlayStation Portable. Nintendo's small handheld, the DS, made no exception as pirates easily foun...

20 May 2009
15:01 GMT

Sony Takes Legal Action Against Hacker-Friendly PSP Battery Maker

The PlayStation Portable is a pretty successful handheld console, as Sony desperately tried to promote it to people around the world by any means necessary. While it didn't register big sales in other territories, the console is engaged in a very tough battle with the Nintendo DS in their native Japan, both bein...

15 January 2009
02:25 GMT

StarCraft on Nintendo DS, a Homebrew Reality

It seems that Christmas always comes later for gamers, since good news keep pouring these days, informing us about Diablo 3, Starcraft II and Duke Nukem Forever. Joining the pack of long-awaited games is a fantasy of our (and of those who loves RTS titles): a DS version of StarCraft. While it may seem logical that s...

4 January 2008
08:31 GMT

PlayStation Games on Your iPhone and iPod Now!

Turns out that homebrewers have struck gold again, by making most PSX titles available for iPhone and iPod Touch users, through a brand new emulator. This is the second time I've seen Apple's "Jesus Phone" working wonders with famous titles, as it already support a cool Nintendo emulator, courtesy of the s...

12 December 2007
14:46 GMT

PSP Firmware Gets Updated Once More

The PSP's firmware has just been updated to version 3.72 and it seems that its major feature is enhanced compatibility with the games featured on the PlayStation Network. In case you ever had issues with those PSX games that you can download from the PS Store with the aid of your PS3, now they're surely go...

30 October 2007
09:17 GMT

Game Boy Titles on Your DS, Now Real

Nintendo's prolific year is about to end and that can only signal the start of yet another success for the maker of the brilliant Wii and DS. As such, the producer is ready to unveil a new flash card, designed for the DS, with the sole purpose of allowing the owners of the portable consoles to play Game Boy tit...

25 October 2007
05:50 GMT

Nintendo Wii Hacked! Modchip to be Available Soon

Yeah sure, you'll mod your console to play the backups you made to your original CDs and DVDs... Who buys this excuse nowadays? Mods are as illegal as downloading games and playing them on your hacked console... However, the illicit gaming industry can't be stopped from evolving, from the controversial PSP...

1 October 2007
03:33 GMT

PSP Turned Into a Nintendo DS, Thanks to Motion-Sensing Accessory

Do you know NEO? It's the name of the main character from the Matrix series and also the name of a company that's famous for its gaming flash drives. NEO has created an accessory for the famous Playstation Portable console that adds a little bit of motion sensing to the gaming experience. Now, the portable...

19 September 2007
02:59 GMT

Sony Bans PSP Homebrewers

Every console to date has its flaws and loopholes, specially the PSP and most of the owners of the portable gaming device sure know what the whole homebrewing process is all about. Sony has had just about enough with this phenomenon and has forbidden all the discussions about homebrew software and consoles mods on i...

7 September 2007
03:30 GMT

Breaking: Xbox 360 Kernel Downgraded!

They've done it. Modders have finally cracked the Xbox 360's kernell, allowing the machine to be downgraded and implicitly run a broader range of software, which the Xbox 360 would otherwise spit out. According to Xbox360Fanboy (via Engadget.com), it's not very easy to do, but damn tempting. There is a...

27 August 2007
10:38 GMT


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