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Benq iXtreme 1.41 Rev 2 Non-Stealth Multispeed
>> From gigabite on xboxhacker.net:
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The Non-Stealth users of the Benq iXtreme firmware only had one choice speed wise when they chose the Non-Stealth firmware and that was 8x. This package gives users of Benq iXtreme Non-Stealth the choice to use whatever speed they prefer (2x, 5x, 8x, 12x).
This is NOT an update to iXtreme firmware for Benq users... this is merely an update to the Non-Stealth version which only provides different speed choices NOTHING else.
Credit goes to C4E and others, it was named Rev 2 to avoid confusion.
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News-Source: xboxhacker.net
Download: n/a (might be illegal under EUCD/EULA/DMCA)
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Microsoft's Greenberg: Wii Customers May 'Graduate' To Xbox 360
>> From gamasutra.com:
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Talking to Gamasutra Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, has been commenting on Microsoft's attempts to attract casual gamers, suggesting that Wii customers are "going to want to graduate to an Xbox 360 experience" over time.
When asked about Nintendo's de-emphasizing of hardware power with the Wii, with Gamasutra's interviewer suggesting that "...if they keep going down this path, they don't really need to make a Wii 2", Microsoft's Greenberg pointedly suggested:
"Everyone says that eventually the novelty will wear off, right? I think that a lot of the people that are buying that console today are not people that have generally bought consoles in the past, right?
You see they're not buying games on it, right? They're buying it, it's like something they break out when people come over, and it's maybe a fun thing, but it's almost like the same people that buy a karaoke machine, you know? They're not really buying it for games, they're just buying it as a novelty."
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Full Story: gamasutra.com
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Rumor: Halo 4 announcement coming at E3
>> From sarcasticgamer.com:
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Our inside woman/man/thing got hold of some pretty exciting news.
News that Bungie was already hard at work developing what will be Halo 4.
Now we're told that this will be announced officially at E3.
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Full Story: sarcasticgamer.com
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Best Buy Ad Shows Xbox 360 Price Drop Too
>> From kotaku.com:
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Another retailer has shown that Microsoft is planning to drop the price of the Xbox 360 20GB model -- formerly known as the "Pro" -- to $299, as a Best Buy employee has forwarded us (obligatorily blurry) cell phone pics of an upcoming weekly ad.
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Behold, the MS E3 08 press briefing Passport
>> From xbox360fanboy.com:
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We just received our "Passports" for the Microsoft E3 press briefing set to take place on July 14. For what amounts to a press pass, the thing is pretty elaborate as is the package in which it was delivered.
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More Pictures: xbox360fanboy.com
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Video Tutorial: Stream Netflix Movies Directly to your 360
>> From crave.cnet.com:
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Last week we reported about this amazing hack and now we're showing you how to do it! It comes courtesy of Lifehacker.com and takes about 20 minutes to set up.
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Full Story: crave.cnet.com
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AcidMods DIY FPS Controller for Xbox 360
>> From F00 f00 on acidmods.com:
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This is basically how I think the xbox controller should have been in the first place. Its way more comfortable now and my gaming has improved too.
Its pretty obvious from the pics what Ive done. I moved the right hand stick to be level with the left and moved all of the buttons to the back. I happy with the way it came out.
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Full Story: acidmods.com
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Analyst questions validity of 'hybrid' Xbox 360
>> From gamesindustry.biz:
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Following recent rumours that have suggested Microsoft may allow electronics firms to develop hardware featuring Xbox 360 technology - effectively paving the way for third-parties to build Blu-ray players, PCs and set-top boxes which play 360 games - a leading analyst has said that such a move would prove too expensive.
Michael Pachter, of Wedbush Morgan Securities, believes that any such radical repositioning of Microsoft's hardware business model might help the Xbox 360 penetrate Japan, but in other markets it wouldn't be a viable business for third-parties.
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Full Story: gamesindustry.biz
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Xbox 360 Getting a 3D Dashboard Make-Over?
>> From kotaku.com:
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We're now hearing from a number of sources that the Live dashboard is going to be getting a second interface option, one that will use the yet-to-be announced motion controller to navigate.
This new user interface, we've been told, will recreate the increasingly cluttered dashboard "blade" system in a 3D environment that will be something more akin to the Minority Report than a filing cabinet.
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Full Story: kotaku.com
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