NotesIt has been pointed out by chunkhead from the afterdawn.com and llama.com Forums that some X-Box motherboards have a corrosion problem on some traces.
This corrosion is due to some sort of contamination from the factory.
Due to this corrosion, it was found that some X-Boxes affected can produce the following symptoms:
(1) The X-Box fails to power down using the power on/off button on the front panel. The power cord has to be pulled out to shut it down.
(2) As soon as the power cord is plugged in, the X-Box powers up without pressing either the on/off or eject buttons.
(3) While the X-Box is on for a certain amount of time, it shuts down by itself for no reason. The time factor before shut down can vary wildly. Unfurl
NotesAs a junior member of ARCHIVE TEAM you must team up with JASON SCOTT to destroy a mutant monster made out of Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson! Learn to type! Save website! 256 Colors! Not safe! MAC/WINDOWS/LINUX MAYBE. MADE IN REN'PYUnfurl
NotesPlayfic is a community for writing, sharing, and playing interactive fiction games (aka "text adventures") entirely from your browser, using a "natural language"-inspired language called Inform 7.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesWhen I'm not writing reviews for JayIsGames, I work full-time as a wizard. It's not easy work, believe me, nor is it nearly as glamorous as the movies make it out to be. One wrong incantation and you've blown yourself up or summoned an uncontrollable horde of demons. Arzea, a Metroidvania-style adventure game created by Arkeus originally for a Ludum Dare 24-hour game development competition and then expanded upon, demonstrates the kind of danger that magic can lead to. You're a wizard stranded in a strange world with only your wits and a variety of spells and upgrades to help you get home.Unfurl
NotesThese early generation wireless joysticks were a far cry from the wireless pads weâve come to enjoy (and expect) today. For starters, each joystick contained a 9-volt battery, an on/off switch, and a non-retractable 6âł antenna poking out the front of each one. I guess after the batteries died, you could still sword fight with them.FeedUnfurl
NotesI know some of you saw some crazy looking speeders @Fleet or in your travels across the Galaxy. Most of you were wondering, how do I get that speeder?
So, due to popular demand, I decided to create a compendium for you guys, with all (almost) available Level 50 (110%) speeders. I may miss some, but be sure I'll keep this guide updated at all times. Unfurl
Notes Our last Blood Sport article featured the first in a two-part series about the strategies of PvP keybinding. You'll probably need to check it out for this article to make sense, seeing as there's lots of confusing colors and everything.Unfurl
NotesKeybinds are a tool that many newer players do not take advantage of -- much to their detriment, since keybindings allow the PvPer to keep the focus where it belongs: on the battle at hand.Unfurl
Notes<blockquote>According to a post on Geekosystem, BioWareâs new MMO allows players to dance by entering different commandsâwhich, apparently, is something that other MMOs let you do as well, a thing I didnât know was true. But what sets SWTOR apart from those other games is that, while your on-screen avatar is boogying with the â/getdown commandâ, your enemies âcanât maintain focus,â meaning you canât get hit.</blockquote>
This is not a bug they should have fixed :)FeedUnfurl
NotesConnect your tablet/computer headphone jack to your Apple II cassette input (next to joystick port), remove any diskettes, power on, CTRL-RESET, if you have a "]" prompt then type "LOAD", if you have a "*" prompt then type "800.A00R 800G", press RETURN, then press play.Unfurl
NotesAnd with this comes my old friend: the solo, in-my-brain roleplaying. SWTOR is the first MMORPG to engage the part of my brain where my imagination dwells â and Iâve played a lot of them. Usually, Iâm left with the cheap thrill of my level increasing, or my sword getting gnarlier, and SWTOR definitely leans on these same trappings occasionally. But, regardless, Bioware has succeeded in igniting my brain in ways that only single player games have previously â and, to frank with yaâll, I canât stop playing it. The in-brain back story and moral compass are all firmly in play, and enriching the game constantly.Unfurl
NotesAussie indie pop group Hey Geronimo were interested in promoting their latest single, "Why Don't We Do Something?," so they made this terrifying montage of iOS games acted out in real life, you see. We're not exactly sure how this happened, but we can't say we're sorry it did. FeedUnfurl
NotesKeep in mind that Valve isn't above trolling its own fans -- Gabe Newell could have a 50-square-foot room at Valve studios stuffed full of Half-Life 3 t-shirts, foam hands and head crabs to keep the excitement alive, and a lot of empty hard drive space for the actual game. Nonetheless, @Ekanaut, the marketing man for Monday Night Combat studio Uber Entertainment, spotted this Half-Life 3 shirt "worn by a Valve employee" at Seattle's Eastside Industry Night.FeedUnfurl
NotesWe previewed Hyperkin's SupaBoy back in the summer and loved the idea of toting 'round original SNES games without resorting to Ben Heck-style crafting. The handheld takes full-size cartridges, packs a 3.5-inch screen and a battery that's disappointingly rated for just two point five hours (best keep a power cable handy). It'll also double as a home console: there's an AV-out port and slots for two classic controllers for when you wanna kick it old-school. It's reportedly compatible with titles like Mario World, A Link to the Past and Starwing Starfox, but who needs them when we've got a mint condition copy of Tetris Attack at home? It'll cost you $80 and is available from Amazon as of yesterday -- we suggest you get to practicing blowing the dirt from the connectors, since you'll be doing a lot of it soon.FeedUnfurl
Notes3D Classics: Kid Icarus trailer. Itâs Kid Icarus with⌠backgrounds! This is seriously mind-blowing stuff. Iâm not even being sarcastic, either. This game looks awesome with even static backgrounds. Iâm genuinely impressed. They look kind of better than the NES could do, giving it a PC Engine-esque look. Iâm so down for this.FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesTHQ has given fans of Voltron a twin stick shooter, in the vein of the classic arcade game, Jackal. You get to pick any of the five Lions at the beginning of the stage and with a sweet intro to the mission thanks to THQ using actual clips from the original Voltron animated series you are ready to bring a whole bunch of pain to the forces of King Zarkon.Unfurl
NotesThanks to our friends over at THQ and Twitch.TV for having the Green Lion drop this press release off to share with you. Watch live video from THQtv on www.twitch.tv In celebration of THQâs release of VOLTRON: Defender of the Universe (NOW available on XBox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network...Unfurl
NotesAs I sat upon the creaky wooden steps, I felt as though my grip on sanity was beginning to loosen. My breaths came in rapid, gasping spurts, and my heart was beating with such ferocity, I felt for certain it would leap from my chest and fall to the unforgiving floor where it would flop to and fro like a great crimson fish. My skin was slick with a veneer of cool, clammy sweat, and my hands, which held the source of my terror, shook a bit as I read each cursed word inscribed in that hellish tome. Why did I ever allow my curiosity concerning the priceless urn of the Graves Mansion get the better of me? Unfurl
NotesDuring the Retroist Arcade Meet Up last week, our very own Plcary asked the gurus of 1984 if they remembered an arcade game where you were positioned in the center of the screen and had to defeat wave after wave of enemies as they came rushing at you, not using a joystick but four directional buttons and a firing button. The gang at 1984 and myself were stumped on this one, but Plcary kept at it and found out the name of the arcade game and it is Midwayâs Space Zap from back in 1980.Unfurl
NotesBack in the real world, at Legends, StarCraft fans continued to trickle in. We had the whole main floor to ourselves, and it finally started to fill up late in the afternoon, but "real" sports fans vastly outnumbered us for most of the day. Just after the soccer fans finally chilled out, some NY Giants fans congregated in the balcony and proceeded to be real jerks about it; one jersey-clad fan stood and pointed at us from above, as if we were a curiosity in a zoo. In a particularly tense moment, where the football fans started yelling irrationally at their own screens, StarCraft fans started chanting "MLG! MLG! MLG! MLG!," as if that would quiet the opposition.FeedUnfurl
Notes Among the publishers include giants like Electronic Arts, Capcom USA, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Sega, THQ, Square Enix, Take Two, and Ubisoft. Major developing studios have also declared where they stand with the proposed law that enables the government to blacklist websites and stifle freedom of speech. These studios include 38 Studios, Nival, and Gears of War developer Epic Games. A full list of ESA members can be found at the organization's website here.FeedEmbedUnfurl
Notes"Traditionally, GOG.com has looked for great classics that are three years old or older," he said. "We will continue to add classic games, of course, but we are actively working to sign newer titles now." Rambourg noted that the newer games will cost more than most GOG releases --$13.99 to $16.99, but that the company plans to maintain its DRM-free model. The low prices suggest that these won't be brand new games, but simply games more recent than GOG's current three-year cutoff period.FeedUnfurl
NotesAccording to a tweet from the developer, Bethesdaâs lawyers are âskittish about the patent issueâ surrounding the code for âCarmackâs Reverse,â which is a stencil shadowing technique patented by Creative Labs and jointly created by the id legend and other coders.Unfurl
NotesThese tutorial systems have been serviceable in the past -- for example, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift had a good tutorial system that taught players how to use each character -- but no tutorial system has better illustrated how to effectively master the genre. In BlazBlue, if you've never touched a 2D fighter, you're out of luck. If you've never devoted serious time to a 2D fighting game before, Skullgirls will teach you how to crawl, walk, then dominate your opponents. It wants to train you to be a master and I'm all for that. FeedUnfurl
NotesTo help get the point across, PETA has drawn Mario in his Tanooki suit holding a racoonâs head with blood dripping all over the floor. You can also play Super Tanooki Skin 2D the game, which puts you in the role of a skinned raccoon performing jumps as you try to catch a flying Mario who is wearing your blood-drenched skin.Unfurl
NotesBefore I tell you this story, I should introduce Rachael Webster. The trouble is, Iâm not sure how to do that. Was she a friend of mine? Sure. A great friend. We spent nine months together as tight as Siamese twins. But she wasnât family, and I never really met her in person. I could say she didnât exist, but thatâs a copout: she obviously existed, and had a life, and friends, and a career, at least until her budget ran out and I had to write her out of this world.Unfurl
NotesIf you buy the Special Edition, you'll be able to see these entirely practical outfits on the characters in an artbook, as well as on ... a pillowcase. "When we were thinking of putting together the Special Edition," Lu said, "we were trying to come up with things fans would like. We had this beautiful artwork with Mine Yoshizaki, so we wanted to do something interesting and fun that would show it off. Also, one of the Japanese special editions comes with a bedsheet, so our super hardcore fans can have a full bed set." See? Practical through and through.FeedUnfurl
NotesBastion is an amazing game, and the team at Supergiant Games is a passionate bunch. An Ars Technica reader named Jay Greschner sent us this wonderful story about a very special surprise the developer put together for his wedding.Unfurl
Notesa kind of a swiss knife for a Steam content and stuff to process and launch.
It has some additional features for launching Source and GoldSource games. Unfurl
NotesPortable gaming, played primarily on Nintendo DS and Sony PSP devices, has been dominated by these two companies for over two decades. In this model, at retail, consumers pay around $200 for the gaming device and up to $40 for popular game cartridges. Because of the similar form factor, overlap in consumer base (especially younger players on iPod touch) and the casual nature of game content, Flurry combines iOS and Android devices with traditional portable devices to form the category. With the inclusion of smartphone game revenue into the category, shifts taking place in market share become clearer.Unfurl
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Arzea Walkthrough Guide, Review, Discussion, Hints and Tips at Jay is Games
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Apple Game Server Online!
Brain Rot: Nostalgic Memories of the NES - Boing Boing
iOS games get so, so real in this bizarre music video | Joystiq
SupaBoy portable SNES, the most fun you can have without a soldering iron -- Engadget
Notch Steps Down as Lead Developer of Minecraft - Giant Bomb
3D Classics: Kid Icarus trailer. Itâs Kid Icarus... - Tiny Cartridge - Nintendo DS, DSi, & 3DS News, Media, Videos, Imports, Homebrew, & Retro Junk
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StarCraft changed my life | The Verge
Major Game Publishers Onboard with SOPA and Protect IP Act
Carmack rewriting Doom 3 source code to dodge legal issues | VG247
