MORTAL KOMBAT with ONLINE PASS (RO/EN)

Warner Bros. ar putea adopta aceeasi strategie ca si cei de la Electronic Arts si THQ cand vine vorba de vanzarea jocurilor folosite. Potrivit Joystiq, cand Mortal Combat va ajunge pe 9 aprilie pe rafturile magazinelor, box-ul sau va contine un token “online pass”, care va trebui utilizat pentru a putea juca online. Compania planuieste sa aplice aceeasi metoda si pentru jocurile F.E.A.R. 3 si Batman: Arkham City. Cel din urma nu va beneficia de suport multiplayer, prin urmare token-ul va oferi acces catre alt tip de continut.

Conform surselor celor de la Joystiq, informatia provine dintr-un email trimis de Warner Bros catre retaileri. Potrivit companiei, Mortal Combat, care va fi disponibil pe PS3 si Xbox 360 va include un cod de inregistrare care va putea fi folosit o singura data, si care le va oferi jucatorilor acces la toate modurile online din joc. Gamerii care nu vor avea un cod vor beneficia de un free-trial de doua zile, urmand ca apoi sa poata cumpara modulele online pentru 800 MS de pe Xboz LIVE Marketplace si 9.99 dolari de pe PlayStation Network.

Ce inseamna asta de fapt? Pe scurt, daca dumneavoastra va cumparati jocul si il jucati online, atunci cand il ve-ti vinde, persoana care il va cumpara nu va putea sa se joace pe internet ci va trebui sa cumpere un online pass. Destul de nasol, nu? Oricum, nu stiu cati veti dori sa vindeti dupa aceea acest joc, este totusi un classic care nu trebuie sa lipseasca din colectia oricarui pasionat de gaming.

sursa: http://www.life4gadgets.com

Fighting game Mortal Kombat will force those who buy a second hand copy of the game to pay to play it online, according to a new report.

New copies of the game come with an online pass token that must be redeemed to play online, Joystiq claims.

Otherwise, you’ll need to fork out 800 Microsoft Points or $10 to play Mortal Kombat online.

Pre-owned purchasers get a free two-day trial of the online play.

Online pass for Mortal Kombat – if true – suggests future Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment games, such as Batman Arkham City and F.E.A.R.3., will follow suit.

Joystiq’s source claims Warner has tried to keep its online pass scheme for Mortal Kombat quiet – and the game’s packaging will fail to reference it.

sursa :http://www.eurogamer.net

Kmeaw 3.55 PS3 Custom Firmware (CFW) to Add Linux Dual Boot

Keeping in line with the latest PS3 Linux Dual-Booting work from PlayStation 3 developer Graf Chokolo, today Kmeaw has stated the following to Dukio on his upcoming 3.55 PS3 Custom Firmware update, to quote:

„We haven’t heard from Kmeaw for quite some time, so I managed to get a hold of him and it seems he might bring us another interesting release that should comes in the form of CFW. No, it’s not 3.60 CFW, if you still don’t get it.

I was thinking of a CFW that has bootOS integrated so it gets executed when you power on your PS3 (and switches back to GameOS on user’s request via menu or ssh). It’s not hard to make it. But recently I read graf’s announcment that he is going to accomplish the same task. So I don’t know, if such CFW from me would get any demand.

Also I got bootos-installer and lv2patcher patches from an anonymous hacker who have added 3.15/3.41 support. I’m going to merge them into my code and release the next version.

If you have any ideas about what would you like to have, please tell me.”

Stay tuned for more PS3 Hacks news. Also be sure to drop by the PS3 Hacks Forum for updates!

Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/PS3-CFW-MFW/kmeaw-3-55-ps3-custom-firmware-cfw-to-add-linux-dual-boot/#ixzz1IA6QBL7L

CFW 3.60 – PS3

Stiu ca multi dintre voi asteapta vesti noi cu sufletul la gura. Ei bine, am cateva vesti noi, care sunt bune. Hackerul KaKaRoTo a raspuns mai multor intrebari venite din partea unor useri, acesta declarand ca un cfw pentru 3.60 sau versiune mai mare va aparea curand. Aveti mai jos interviul, nu-l traduc, cine e interesat il citeste asa.

De asemenea, hackerul Graf_Chokolo lucreaza la un cfw 3.55 cu dual boot, un custom firmware in care va fi implementata si functia de Other OS. De ce e importanta stirea asta? Ei bine, Graf_Chokolo a declarat ca imediat cum va lansa versiunea pentru 3.55 va lansa si una pentru 3.60, el netrebuind decat sa patchuiasca un fisier si custom firmware-ul sau va fi compatibil si pentru 3.60.

Din pacate cam astea sunt stirile momentan, altceva nu se mai stie. Din pacate nu se stie o data exacta nici cand va aparea cfw-ul pentru 3.60, nici KaKaRoTo si nici Graf nesunand o ceva foarte concret, doar ca trebuie sa apara in curand si ca sa avem rabdare. Va las si interviul cu KaKaRoTo.

„What are your thoughts on the recent PS3 3.60 firmware cracking video that was uploaded and removed over the course of a day last week? Many dubbed it fake and said it was a debug PS3, but when we chatted with the guy who uploaded it he defended it as real and said it was a retail unit.

I’ve seen the videos, and I also talked to the people who did it. Whether it’s fake or not, I cannot tell as I have not been authorized by the authors to divulge what they did. All I can say is that they said they would never release it, so whether it’s fake or not has no importance, since in the end no one will have access to it.

However, as I’ve said to a few people on Twitter, the hack that was used on 3.55 and lower was unique and Sony fixed it. So, that’s finished and we can’t use that method anymore, but it doesn’t mean that there are no other methods to jailbreak. A solution for 3.60+ will be available soon, so no worries — people just need to be patient.

Most people associate “hacking” with “piracy.” You admit to taking steps to lock out piracy. Is that getting lost in the shuffle here? People assume “hacking” automatically means “pirating.” It seems like piracy is often a “necessary evil” that comes along with the process but then overtakes any other points.

There are four words that people keep confusing: “hacker,” “cracker,” “pirate” and “cheater.” But it’s not the same thing at all.

A hacker is basically someone who “innovates and finds solutions to a problem.” A cracker is someone who uses his skills to steal, scam or harm others. A pirate is someone who just steals copyrighted works without paying for it. And a cheater is someone who uses other’s skills in order to cheat in games and thinks he’s awesome for clicking on a button.
Yes, people unfortunately associate a hacker with a pirate, but it’s not the case at all. In my case for example, I’ve never pirated a PS3 game. I have bought over 150 games for my PS3 in the last 3 years, and I don’t think any of the hackers in the scene want piracy to happen. We all just want to find challenges and bring back the freedom that we are meant to have on our machines.

Piracy isn’t a “necessary evil.” It’s not necessary at all. The only reason piracy happened on the ps3 is because Sony were arrogant and they thought no one could get inside the PS3. But once you install a homebrew application, it has full access to everything. There is no protection inside the PS3 to prevent piracy. The only protection they have is to prevent you from installing a “non-authorized” application. If they secured the PS3 internally, piracy would probably never have happened because no one skilled enough to hack the PS3 would spend time on it!

We take steps to avoid piracy, but in the end, there’s always someone who will implement “backups support”, which is legitimate in many countries but unfortunately used for piracy too.

What has been the public’s reaction to your recent work on cracking the PS3’s firmware? Is it equal amounts scorn and appreciation? Are you getting hate mail from fanboys?

I do get/see hate mail, but it’s quite minimal. There was a huge reaction of appreciation and happiness. Recently though I’m seeing a lot of “stupidity” and “annoyance” : people asking everyday about a 3.60 CFW even though I’ve said 1,000 times that I’m not working on that.”

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Tecmo: Kasumi’s Thigh Matter Is Blown Out Of Proportion

Aussie-Nintendo’s Infernal Monkey (reporter’s nickname) has noticed a minor difference between the Japanese and North American versions of Dead or Alive: Dimensions’ cover art: the North American version of Kasumi had her skirt subtly moved in order to reveal slightly less of her thigh than her Japanese self.

The discovery has spurred rumors that the change was mandated by the ESRB, but Tecmo confirmed that this wasn’t the case.
„This whole thing is getting blown way out of proportion,” a Tecmo Koei said. „The truth is that when we submitted the box art as-is from Japan, there were a few parties both internal and external who thought there might be some issue with the image. Nobody ‘demanded’ anything be changed, it was just pointed out. You have to pick your battles, and covering up that small bit of the image seemed to be harmless. Honestly, if you look at the comparisons between the Japanese and US box shots, it’s not like the image loses anything after the edit.”
„The ESRB has been very helpful working with us on recent projects. If the box art was something we felt really strongly about, we would have kept it as-is. But we just didn’t really see the harm in editing it to make it appropriate for everyone involved.”

MORE INFO : http://www.megagames.com

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Sony On PS3’s Home Vs. Xbox 360’s Live

Sony recently launched the latest beta for Home on PS3 and the response have been fantastic so far – for those who have been able to connect.

But the growing pains are certainly to be expected; the official PlayStation blog announced yesterday that everything is back to normal now.

In the next-gen race, Microsoft has had the upper hand on Sony with Live on Xbox 360 being around before PlayStation 3 had even launched.

However, Dan Hill of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, believes that Home is so innovative, it’ll help turn the tide in direction of PS3.

„Home is a brand-new service and no-one else is doing anything of this scale or ambition. We’re a platform-holder doing something genuinely new and exciting, and we’re proud of that,” Hill told CVG.

„The PlayStation Network is getting better all the time, and Home is integral to our online offering. If you buy a PS3 and you grow with us, as Home evolves, you are going to become part of something very special, something unlike you can experience anywhere else.”
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Tomb Raider Trilogy Available Now

Crystal Dynamics, along with Square Enix, announced that The Tomb Raider Trilogy Pack is now available at North American retailers. The pack has launched exclusively for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and includes newly remastered HD versions of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary, as well as Tomb Raider Underworld, previously released on the PS3.

The Tomb Raider Trilogy pack offers PS3 owners the opportunity to play two of the best games in the series now for the first time on the PS3. Both Legend and Anniversary have been carefully remastered from their original PlayStation 2 format into HD and also include full Trophy support.

Additionally, several exclusive items have been created specifically for this pack: The Tomb Raider Trilogy PS3 theme pack, the official Lara Croft female Home avatar outfit, the Viking Thrall male Home avatar outfit and a collection of „making of” trailers in HD for the entire series.

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!!!! PS3 Releases for April 2011 !!!!

Not as many games as last month, but some significant multiplatform and PS3-exclusive releases.

Mortal Kombat

April 19th

Portal 2

April 19th

SOCOM 4

April 19th

MotorStorm Apocalypse

The MotorStorm Apocalypse release date is unconfirmed, and is simply speculation based on the delay for the game in the UK. The game was delayed by two weeks in the UK, so as the game was meant to release on April 12th originally in the US, we’re expecting a similar two-week delay.

April 26th (unconfirmed)

read more :http://www.ps3center.net/article/531/1/ps3-releases-for-april-2011/

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New Sony PS3 Releases for the Week of March 28, 2011

WWE All Stars: WWE All Stars is an over-the-top, arcade-style beat-down featuring the WWE’s past and present superstars of the ring. WWE All Stars delivers one of the greatest rosters ever assembled in a wrestling-centric videogame. Renowned WWE Legends will align with today’s most prominent WWE Superstars, inviting players to generate fantasy matches and ultimately determine the greatest competitors of all time.

Shift 2 Unleashed: Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed builds on the true driving experience that the NFS franchise is renown for by introducing the driver’s battle, an even more authentic and primal feeling of power and speed which elevates the fundamental competitive race into a struggle for supremacy against other drivers and even the track itself.

In Shift 2 Unleashed, players’ hands sweat and ache as they clutch onto the controller, their pulse races from the break-neck speeds experienced through the first-person cockpit view.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Based on the epic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the genre-defining Dynasty Warriors series depicts the massive battles ignited by the fall of the Han Dynasty when three rebellious states moved to overthrow the Emperor of China.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters: (PlayStation Move Enabled) For the first time in the history of this award-winning sports franchise, players are able to step onto the hallowed grounds of Augusta National, experience the rich history and tradition of the Masters Tournament and begin their own journey to capture the most sought-after prize in professional golf — the Green Jacket.

NASCAR The Game 2011: NASCAR The Game 2011 completely redefines what fans can expect from a NASCAR racing game. Players can choose to play as themselves or as one of the sport’s real-world drivers as they battle it out for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

Each pro driver has the AI characteristics of his or her real world counterpart, setting the stage for intense rivalries played out on the track. From the 22 real world tracks to full pit stop strategy action, NASCAR The Game 2011 captures the real atmosphere, sense of speed and spectacle that embodies NASCAR.

MotoGP 10/11: MotoGP 10/11 will bring fans the most authentic and realistic MotoGP experience of the series. Gamers will get all of the 2010 MotoGP season content and downloadable updates for the 2011 MotoGP championship shortly after the season starts.

Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-3-PSN-News/new-sony-ps3-and-psp-releases-for-the-week-of-march-28-2011/#ixzz1HuSVBra8