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Killzone 2: Februari 2009 + new footage and screenshots
 by Takeshi on 05.07.2008      9 comments







It's been three years now since we've seen the fake E3 trailer.

...Just saying...

I've visited the Guerrilla Games studio once and I know these guys are really nice so they can't be fucking with us. But it seems like they are.

The pics in this post are some new screens and the youtube movie is a bit crap (can't find it on www.gamevideos.com anymore) but you can see some footage from the SCEE Playstation day.

Crappy video but it is new footage:



Plus some footage from Jeuxfrance.com thanks BS3 owner



pics stolen from:
http://uk.playstation.com/home/events/detail/item101833/PlayStation-Day/
http://www.jeux-france.com/news26836_images-et-video-killzone-2.html

Attached photos:

Photo Photo Photo Photo
You've got 9 digits? You'd better become an European right now! Or, MGSO beta free download on PSN store Europe.
 by Takeshi on 04.17.2008      16 comments




editor note: I'm writing this little heads-up blog on the PS3 so don't expect witty links and pics in here.

EDIT: Our fellow Dtoid Soldier The Wrath has got the best option for you 9 digit US residents. Scroll down and look at his comment. I can't copy/paste on the PS3...

Kojima and friends may fucked you up good with your 9 digit beta code but you might be saved by him as well. When I just looked in the European PSN Store I saw a banner with Metal Gear Solid Online and one word you might be interested in, and that's: free. Yes fellas, do yourself a favour and try to get in to the European shop an download that beta. I don't know if it works on US, Aussie, Chinese, Japanese or Russian consoles but it is at least worth a try.

p.s. If you haven't made an European account you should need to do so now. If I wasn't typing this on the PS3 I would link a faq here but I guess you guys are smart and know how to use Google.
Let me know if it works. If it doesn't I'll hide this blog.
PS3 Friday Night Fights: Bring out yer Gimp!!
 by Takeshi on 04.01.2008      28 comments






First of all I must send my regards to Y0j1mb0. He's the one who put the FNF on the map. Godspeed Jimbo, good luck from all of us.

Man, it's Tuesday and I'm already jazzed up to get online, get some like minded killers and destroy the competition. Who is with me? Who will stand next to Mr.Sadistic, Shipero, Samit, Liam, Snaileb and the rest of my Devil Dogs, My PS3 Mafia to get the show on the road today?? Let's rock this joint out and leave it all on the battlefield.

Before I show the times & Games let me pass a message from Y0j1mbo:

'Just thought I would drop a line or two to tell you, you wont be seeing me on my CBlogs as much as your used to. This may well be a blessing in disguise to alot of you considering my rants, and general outspoken views about anything that tickles my fancy, being thrust upon you fine people.'

'Unfortunately ( Depending as one sees it ) I have taken the added responsibilities of a new job. Don't fret as from time to time I might frequent my CBlogs to check on my PS3 peeps and as well as the rest of you rascally rabbits I call my friends. That would be alot. My MC Duties on PS3 Friday Night Fights have been officially taken over by Takeshi. Any PS3 FNF questions please PM him. I think the times will remain the same..not sure.'

'One could say you may be seeing me but in a different light. Anyway I'm off. Already busy with no time to spare. Gotta lotta beers to replenish for some crazy bearded guy and cleaning up a smelly ass fish tank.'

Also, Warhawk is moving to a later time..10:30 pm GMT+1.

Oh, and one more thing. After the FNF festivities Shipero, Liam, Sadistic, Snaileb and I will be doing an unofficial Video Cast on on our PS3s. Got the new PS EYE?? Well I have ONE slots open, PM me if your interested in seeing how rugged and Epic my PRETTY FACE is on video. We will of course talk of all things and show you games in our collection that will make you envious, jealous and wish you were us. We might even gossip about other members of Dtoid..*gasp*

Here's the 411 for tonight:

The Games & Times:

The Unreal Tournament Festivities will be starting at 8pm GMT+1 and will be hosted by none other than our own residential psychopath: Mr SadiesticG.

Call Of Duty 4 will begin at 9:30pm GMT+1 and will be hosted by yours truly Dtoid's own Takeshi. Tonight we fight as a team. I need some soldiers to represent Destructoid. Let's take the pain to them and rank up together.

After we finish with COD4 Warhawk will be on the menu @ about 10:30pm GMT+1 ..Password TOID..as usual. Hosted by Shipero. I'm hoping we have an open server for a clan match..I leave that to Shipero..as well as attendance.


The new era:

Shipero doesn't partake in COD4 because of these delusions of owning HALO 3. Samit will be there as well. Maxvest..they're looking for you to join tonight as well. Maybe you can join him and show him how it's done. Or maybe some CRACKDOWN? He thinks he's Superman too. Damn Shipero you need help buddy.


For those who don't own a 360 or the others don't fret as the UT3 game hosted by Sadistic will be going on until at least 10pm GMT+1 or until you get demoralized by Sadistic and quit.


Bring it gents. Hope to see the lot of you there so I can bust a cap in your face. Leave that PSN Tag below and let me know something.

Once again Y0j1mb0 Good luck man. You will be missed.
PS3 with NAT-3? Noooooooo!!!! or how to get a good online connection on your PS3.
 by Takeshi on 03.28.2008      20 comments




THIS, MY FELLOW PS3 OWNERS, IS NOT GOOD


Some people are experiencing some problems when connecting to each other. Either in a Game or using the PS-EYE videochat. I've had NAT-3 and it worked on some games but not very smooth. Especially not if you want to team up with you're mates like on FNF and WNW.

Check your system

First of all you need to check what kind of NAT-type you've got.

*Go to Network Settings in the XMB

*Select Internet Connection Test

You will see something like that picture up there. If you've got NAT-1 or NAT-2 you're good, don't change anything. If it's NAT-3 you're fucked. Not really because that's what we're here for right? To sort this thing out.

Instructions

If you don't want to know what NAT is and just want it to work click here and don't bother to look at the Wall-o-text™.
(Thanks Gameboi!)

If above stated link doesn't get you anywhere you can look at some Router Specific instructions at http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

*You just have to click on your router

*Now look under 'P'

*Click on 'PS3 NAT Type 3 to 2' and follow the instructions.

This must get you sorted. Any questions? PM me or put it in the comments.



Now onto the Wall-o-text™

What is NAT - and how do I make that work?

Network Address Translation (NAT) is quite tricky to explain. Put simply, it's a method routers use to allow devices (computers) on a network to talk to the Internet, and vice versa. It's impossible for information to be sent from a network onto the Internet directly without some sort of go-between, and the router acts as a go-between in this instance.

A router has two IP addresses, one of which is 'external facing' and is accessible from the Internet. The other is 'internal facing' and is accessible from the network it's connected to. With the way that the TCP/IP protocol works, devices connected to the Internet will have a certain type of IP address and devices connected to a small local network will have a different type of IP address. When packets of information are sent, they contain such information as the originating IP address - i.e. the IP address of whatever device sent the packet, like your PlayStation®2 Network Adaptor or PC. If a device on a network, with a network IP address, sends a packet onto the Internet directly, whichever computer receives the packet will get confused about where it came from. This is because the originating IP address will be a network address, and the computer will be expecting the packet to come from an Internet address.

Due to the possibility of confusion, routers using NAT will change all packets that are intended for the Internet by putting the router's own external IP address on the packet as the originating IP address. This way, whenever a computer receives the packet, it will be able to reply back directly to the router. When the receiving computer replies, the router will recognise that it sent a packet to that computer and then forward it on to the network device that sent the original packet.

To edit your router's NAT settings, most have an internal web-based interface that is used to configure them. In your router's documentation, and manuals, it should tell you exactly how to do this. Usually it's achieved by connecting to your router's IP address through your web browser.

via: Sony Online Manual



What is Port Forwarding and how do I make that work?

Port Forwarding is a method also used by routers to allow the Internet to talk to a network. If an Internet computer sends a packet to your router, and there is no previous record of that packet in a router's NAT table, the router will not know where to forward the packet to. This is where Port Forwarding comes in. It allows you to specify that all packets sent to the router on a specific port are forwarded on to a specific computer, regardless of whether or not it's in reply to a previously sent packet.

To edit your router's Port Forwarding settings, most have an internal web-based interface that is used to configure them. In your router's documentation, and manuals, it should tell you exactly how to do this. Usually it's achieved by connecting to your router's IP address through your web browser.

again via: Sony Online Manual


Congrats!
You can go online and shoot someone.
Not my Turning Point gaming rig
 by Takeshi on 03.07.2008      10 comments




My Rig, My Junk.



If you would like to see the rest look at Charlies blog in a few days.
them numbers:

1.
I collect antiques

2.
My RC Plane! Woohooo! Only why the fuck does the wind blow so damn hard around here?

3.
Picture The Killzone: Liberation Team gave me after my visit to the studio's. Signed by every member of the team.

4.
My tiny Peavey amp. I've been playing guitar for almost 15 years now. But I wanted to be a drummer so I'm not that good.

5.
Game Boy COLOR

6.
Front Mission 3 Action Figure by ARTFX

7.
My partner in crime.
Sony Vaio
Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 ghz
I bought it four years ago I think. It's getting slow, fat and lazy. That's all there is to know.

8.
A very small portion of my precious magazines. I read Official Playstation Magazine (Dutch), Games™ and EDGE.

9.
I use a Tablet instead of a mouse. Don't know why because this one sucks. Ok, Ok, I don't have enough money for a Wacom.

10.
PS3 controller to skip the music I listen to while surfing. I've plugged the PS3 into a very nice receiver so I don't want/need to listen to music through the laptop speakers or those sad sad speakers on my desk. They pick up an FM signal from somewhere so I hear all kinds of crap when switched on.

11.
Boxed Atari Lynx. I used to have two of them but I gave one to a friend. My mum and dad both gave me one when they were really cheap (the only game apparatus I've ever got from them so it is a priced possession for me. "But you gave one to a friend!" Yes, but I don't know which one.)

12.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Stop reading this blog, read that instead! And when you've finished read Hard Boiled wonderland and the end of the world. Seriously, Murakami is one of the best writers ever. And I know, I'm a librarian.

13.
LACIE Brick. Got I from my mum for my birthday. Not that big but I love it.

14.
Look, I smoke. And lots and lots of it. And I drink, Coke. But that's not on the pic.

15.
Junk. Books, Books and more Books. Actually my room/home is 3m x 4m so I need to to build forts with my junk.

I know I've got to get me a bigger apt. and FAST! I collect consoles, games, books, more consoles, antiques and movies. It surprises me how many junk one can fit in such a small apt.

That's it. Off to FNF. Sadistic, Y0j1mb0, Samit, VWGTI, Shipero, Dark Travesty and all others I'm comming for you!

Attached photos:

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DMC4 PSN Demo. Europe, Abandon all hope edition.
 by Takeshi on 01.24.2008      15 comments






They're at it again! Abandon all hope European gamers. First it was Uncharted now it's Devil May Cry 4. All you American and Japanese PS3 owners are playing the trial version and we? We may cry. Without any Devil. But enough of that nonsense!
American/Japanese accounts are the way.

And so, I did. And I knew!

This is what I want to play.
I selected the 10 min. Mission: Exterminator. And as soon as the distinctive DMC music started I was hooked, again. Great controls, great graphics. Devil May Cry welcome back. After the way to short 10 min. I sat down broken hearted. This is not DMC, it's way to easy. This isn't as relentless as it used to be. OK, I'll give it another chance.
On to the next.
Mission: Executioner. The looks, the feel, the Devilbringer, again this is what I had hoped for, prayed even maybe. Ah, sweet, boss-fights. Now we're talking. First mission was easy but this was something else. This is the way I used to play DMC. Sweaty hands, busting out combo's, dodging. OK, the first set of bosses weren't that hard to beat. But then, after a great cut-scene, He arrived. Berial. Man that thing is huge. Again sweaty hands. But this was different. This was actually quite hard. And so, I must admit, I died. Berial got me, and with that, he brought back that DMC feel. I failed and actually was happy about it.

This is what I wanted to play.
EDIT: Gates: 360 WILL BE the most reliable console on the market
 by Takeshi on 01.11.2008      11 comments




EDIT: Thanks to Digiwalsh I had to edit this post. It's obvious I can't read. Give me a break man I've been on medicine for two weeks.



Jeez I'm back from the dead/death. Been ill since New Years day. Missed me, no? Of course not you sick man! But now this message just made me get all better. Seeing my name on Bahamutzero's friendlist gave me an extra kick in the but.
And what about this little fucker -> Excellent!

Now for the story:

From BBC.co.uk
and
Gamekings

"Soon to be sort of retired Microsoft chief Bill Gates has called Xbox 360 the most reliable console on the market.
His comments were made at CES to the BBC, which fired reader concerns at him - a remarkable amount apparently concerning Xbox failure rate.

“Well we certainly had to apologise to our users about the number of boxes that had to be replaced. We did that for free, for all those people, and we got a lot of positive feedback about the way we handled it,” said Gates.
“We’ve got incredible reliability on the new work that we’ve done. Our commitment is that it will be the most reliable videogame box out there. People love the Xbox because of the content, but we’ve got to make sure the hardware never stands in the way of that."

Damn that's funny. I don't want to start ye flamewars, Bill did.
No Bill, 360 is not reliable, your service might be ok but you shouldn't need to replace the boxes if you just made them good.
It is the same with windows, it's not reliable but everyone owns it.

Post unrelated Video's



Just because this rocks so much



And finally because I had such a good time back when I was ten




PEW! Glad to be back

And because I'm all better I'm going to play Team Fortress 2 all day long:
PSN: Johanhin
Poppa Smurf lives and Paper mario animation. Also Blue post is Blue
 by Takeshi on 12.21.2007      2 comments




I'm out of comment... I'm feeling blue...






OK this rocks! I just love this.


Now I'm feeling paper...
Epic fail, drunk guy and African waterproblem solved. Also Burnout tracklist.
 by Takeshi on 12.18.2007      5 comments




Look, my heater is broken and it's to cold to game. No it really is, I can't use my hands the way I want because of the cold. I could go to the bar, but I decided to treat you with some vids. And some game info.

Wash your car, get out as fast as you can, and fail.

What was he trying to do?

When Greybush drinks...

Look, he drinks.

The human super soaker!

Wait, did he just wash his face with water from his stomach?




The complete in-game soundtrack for Burnout Paradise includes:

* Adam And The Ants - Stand And Deliver
* Agent Blue - Snowhill
* Airbourne - Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
* Alice In Chains - Would?
* Army Of Me - Going Through Changes
* Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
* B’z - FRICTION
* Brain Failure feat. Dicky Barrett Coming Down To Beijing
* Brand New The Archers Bows Have Broken
* Bromheads Jacket Fight Music For The Fight
* Depeche Mode Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
* Faith No More Epic
* Guns N’ Roses - Paradise City
* Innerpartysystem - Heart Of Fire
* Jane’s Addiction - Stop!
* Jimmy Eat World - Electable (Give It Up)
* Junkie XL feat. Lauren Rocket - Cities In Dust
* Jupiter One - Fire Away
* Kerli - Creepshow
* Killswitch Engage - My Curse
* LCD Soundsystem - Us V. Them
* Make Good Your Escape - Beautiful Ruin
* Maxeen Block - Out The World
* Mexicolas - Come Clean
* N.E.R.D. - Rockstar (Jason Nevins Mix)
* Never Heard Of It - Finger On The Trigger (Winner of the second international Burnout Bandslam competition.)
* Operator - Nothing To Lose
* Permanent ME - Until You Leave
* Saosin - Collapse
* Seether - Fake It
* Senses Fail - Calling All Cars
* Showing Off To Thieves2 - Everyone Has Their Secrets
* Skybombers - It Goes Off
* Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
* Sugarcult - Dead Living
* Swervedriver - Duel
* The Photo Atlas - Red Orange Yellow
* The Pigeon Detectives - I’m Not Sorry
* The Styles - Glitter Hits (J.J. Puig Mix)
* Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock

info from:Gamekings.tv


Good or bad? You decide.
XBOX 360 Xvid + Divx. Also Fall update Complete List
 by Takeshi on 12.03.2007      10 comments






If you fire your 360 up on a regular basis (and why wouldn't you? Well, because... nevermind, lame) you've probably already noticed that the 'Fall Update' is ready. Well, this is the full list. I found it here.

This huge list almost suggests that 360 owners have been playing on the Xbox 360 Beta version 0.1.
I suppose it's safe now to buy it.

*Warning* Like Bill said: Long list, is Long *Warning*


Also spoilers


Full Features List for 2007 Fall Update

* Improved Video Library.
* Improved visuals and descriptions.
* Users can now sort movies and TV Shows in the video library by Title or (Download) Date.
* TV shows can now be grouped by Series .
* Group video and game trailers .
* Art associated with personal video files on a portable device will now be displayed.
* Easier to use media areas and improved metadata .
* Improved source selection for video, picture, and music libraries, making it easier to switch between console/digital camera, computer, portable device or disc.
* New "Suggested Items" link for downloaded movies.

Feature Details:

Media - All

* Added more user friendly text for various error related messages
* Added Shortcut keys from Remote Control: Pressing Play on a Video/Song/Picture will immediately start playback of that item from the list (pressing Start from gamepad does the same thing)
* Added support for Album/Video artwork larger than 500kb
* Added support to enumerate metadata in the background and not just when selected by the user
* Added support to make sort options sticky across console reboots
* Added support to show all available Media Sharing Servers on the local network and allow automatic re-affiliation
* Automatically delete older versions of Optional Media Update package when new ones are downloaded
* Improved consistency in storage naming across all areas
* Improved performance for displaying Album Art when connected to remote sources
* Improved text messaging when connection to PC is lost when streaming Music/Photo or videos
* Improve boot speed with media when console startup is to boot-to-dash

Media - Music

* Added support for CD Playback from music area in Xbox 360 Guide area
* Added support for listing multiple computer sources in Xbox Guide music sources
* Added support for Y button to toggle full screen on and off for music visualizer
* Disable 'play all' button when folders only contains playlists (with no audio files)
* Disable Y button when no list items selected in Music player
* Improved device support for new iPods (classic and 3rd gen Nano) - iPhone and iPod touch are not supported
* Improved error handling for mixed encoded playlists (aac,mp3,wma)
* Improved handling for MTP Music devices with >200k entries
* Improved handling of game background music after playing videos in Dashboard
* Improved handling of music playback over games (if music source terminates or has errors, background music returns to game background)
* Improved performance for "Play All" with attached MTP devices
* Improved performance of music enumeration via Guide
* Improved robustness when playing back HFS+ formatted iPods
* Improved support for returning to game background audio when user's music player session terminates
* Improved support for scrolling song lists while listening to music during game playback
* Improved support when ejecting game disc while selecting music source through Guide

Media - Pics

* Added support to display PNG files when streamed from Windows Media Player 11 on Vista
* Improved enumeration for PTP cameras including Cannon Powershot SD 630 and Apple Iphone
* Improved playback performance of "Play All" when PC source has 1000s of photos and subdirectories
* Support Folder view of Photos from MTP Portable Devices
* Media - Video
* Added 2 line support for entries in the Video Area of the Media Blade
* Added ability to recognize Colorspace attribute for Video Marketplace Content
* Added fade in transition for start of video playback
* Added full screen buffering animation for streaming videos from Xbox LIVE
* Added Suggestions scene for Video Library area in Media blade of the Dashboard
* Added support for 16x Fast-forward/Rewind
* Added support for AC3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)
* Added support for enumeration of video files from Zune 2.0 devices
* Added support for Left Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip backward
* Added support for Left Trigger button on controller to rewind
* Added support for moving past the point user has viewed when doing progressive downloads of Video Marketplace videos
* Added support for MP3 embedded audio (see video faq for full information)
* Added support for Mpeg-4 part 2 video files in AVI containers
* Added support for Right Shoulder button on controller to chapter skip forward
* Added support for Right Trigger button on controller to fast forward
* Added support for Zune Podcast video playback from Zune device
* Added support to display metadata and thumbnails embedded in video files
* Added support to enumerate .divx video files
* Added support to group TV shows by Series in Video Library of Media Blade
* Added support to group Video and Game Trailers into same area of Video Library of Media Blade
* Added support to sort Movies or TV Shows by Title or Download date in Video Library of Media Blade
* Added top level support to show expired or soon to expire information for purchased movies from Video Marketplace in Media Blade
* Improve support for "Play Now" calculations with ISP that boost download for the first 20MB of a file
* Improved accuracy of bookmark positions when video player abnormally ends
* Improved accuracy of download progress bar after chapter skipping operations
* Improved auto resizing experience for small (under 100x100) video files
* Improved Bookmark / Resume experience with 60fps Interlaced WMV videos
* Improved bookmark support while progressively downloading videos from Marketplace
* Improved calculations for "Play Now" for Video Marketplace downloads
* Improved deinterlacer support for video playback
* Improved enumeration speed for user-generated video content in Media Blade
* Improved error message support when playing back video files without valid licenses
* Improved error message support when pulling USB drive while playing back video files
* Improved handling for USB memory stick removal while on Video device selection list in Media blade
* Improved handling of video playback when transitioning from 4x FF to Play with MP4 video files
* Improved handling of WMV bookmarks when rewinding and shutting down video player
* Improved info pane timer when playing back DRM's WMV content from Windows Media Player 11 from Windows PC
* Improved message support for progressive video playback
* Improved overall UI, content descriptions and navigation of Video Library of Media Blade
* Improved performance during Fast Forward to Playback transition when playing back MP4 content
* Improved performance for buffering and playback of streaming videos from Xbox LIVE
* Improved performance for low bandwidth streaming of MP4 videos from Zune PC software v1.0
* Improved performance of skip forward/backward with WMV video files
* Improved performance of trick modes when streaming videos from Zune PC client
* Improved performance of WMV playback for WMV7 & WMV8 encoded video files
* Improved playback experience after extended pauses of video files from Marketplace
* Improved playback experience when resuming from a stopped/paused state
* Improved playback performance for h264 720p .MOV files
* Improved playback performance with 1920x1080 MP4 files
* Improved playback performance with 5Mb h264 encoded video files
* Improved playback performance with 60fps 720x480 MP4 content
* Improved playback performance with h264 files in .m4v containers
* Improved quality for upscaled user videos when played back full screen
* Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Global Motion Compensation and VMX optimizations
* Improved quality of MP4 decoder: improved Interlaced Support
* Improved quality of MP4 decoder: Out of order frame output, bidirectional motion vector handling, etc.
* Improved quality with non-square pixel video files
* Improved responsiveness of trick mode controls for video playback
* Improved robustness during chapter skipping of h264 video files
* Improved robustness for streaming problematic video files from Zune PC Software 1.0 or Windows Media Player 11
* Improved robustness of video player when playback catches up to downloads in progressive playback scenarios
* Improved robustness of video streaming when network congestion / stalls occur
* Improved robustness when closing video player after attempting to play a video file that would not open
* Improved robustness when entering and exiting video playback on a portable device repeatedly
* Improved robustness when exiting video files encoded in h264 and playing back from attached USB HDD
* Improved robustness when playing back Mp4 video with consecutive bad aac samples encoded into it
* Improved robustness when shutting down console during h264 video playback
* Improved robustness when trying to play a video recently moved from MU to HDD or vice versa
* Improved robustness with video player when exiting player via Xbox Guide button -> Y
* Improved support for AAC-LC 2 channel encoded audio in MP4 video files
* Improved support for chapter skipping during progressive downloads of Marketplace Video content
* Improved support for MP4 video files with discontinuous time stamps encoded in
* Improved support for MP4 video playback from burned optical dvd-r's
* Improved support for resuming downloaded videos after reaching end of an uncompleted download
* Improved support for resuming partially downloaded videos from Marketplace
* Improved support for using Big Button controller during video playback
* Improved support for Video bookmarks when playing MP4 videos from USB portable hard drives
* Improved sync of video display and info pane display when rewinding
* Improved text for Windows Media Center setup instructions
* Improved Trick mode support when streaming videos with AAC embedded audio
* Improved video performance for 60fps interlaced WMV videos
* Improved Video performance with 15Mbs 1080i 24fps WMV video files
* Improved video playback for Fast-forward and immediate exit usage with h264 video files
* Improved video playback of MP4 content from Zune PC Software v1.0
* Improved video playback when source content has incorrect sync samples encoded
* Improved video quality for SD Composite AV pack displays of the on-screen display for video controls
* Improved video support for chapter skipping of MP4 videos
* Improved Videotrick mode support with 24fps 1080i WMV video files
* Improved visual display of WMV video files while rewinding
* Improved WMV Playback performance for 60fps and 1080i 30fps videos
* Improved WMV7 performance with VLC encoded content
* Removed occasional purple flickers in video playback when transitioning between FF and RW
* Removed potential 9 second delay when rewinding WMV video files

System

* Added fade out transition when powering down console
* Added fade out transition when launching games
* Added support for browsing XNA games within the Games blade
* Added support for video playback from UDFS formatted USB devices
* Added support for XNA Game Studio Express V.2
* Added support to connect to Apple Extreme routers in 802.11a/n mode
* Added support to pause background downloads when streaming full screen videos or ads
* Added support to retrieve game thumbnail directly from XNA game package
* Added system wide support for Simplified Chinese language
* Added text to explain flashing LED in the Ring of Light during background download low power mode
* Addressed rare case where game disc would spin in the DVD drive while playing HD-DVD Movie in external HD-DVD drive
* Disable Optical audio output when in low power background download mode
* DVD player no longer converts to YCbCr709 when output is over HDMI
* Improved auto sign-in to Xbox LIVE with Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter
* Improved clock accuracy for S/PDIF optical streams
* Improved compatibility with NEC WR8400N WiFi routers
* Improved download speeds when in low power background download mode
* Improved DVD Tray State notifications immediately after application of System Update
* Improved Forced Aspect Ratio Changes via HDMI output (including DVI)
* Improved handling when ejecting game disc during game start
* Improved handling when removing MU after sending Arcade game recommendation to friend
* Improved localization text for Wifi setup in German
* Improved performance for Game Titles to reboot in backcompat scenarios
* Improved performance of Xbox Guide during Messenger signin
* Improved robustness when ejecting game disc when prompted for game title update
* Improved robustness when inserting two MU's at the same time on the device selector scene
* Improved support for 3rd Party Controllers
* Improved support for Buffalo WiFi routers
* Improved support for Creston AV receivers with HDMI
* Improved support for JPN Corega CG-BARFX network router
* Improved support for signing into Xbox LIVE with Big Button Controller
* Improved support for starting console with Big Button Controller when console is charging attached Wireless Controllers
* Improved Xbox guide performance ~2x
* Removed "Windows-based PC" from Computers area in Systems blade
* Removed option to "Turn off Controller" when using Big Button Controller
* Resync the Ring of Light pattern to the boot audio/animation
* Updated copyright dates for 2007


Damn! You still here? Persistent little devil you!
Takeshi here.


picture taken by Y0j1mb0


1 year old

Favorite Game:


Music:


The story:
I'm from the wonderful city of Amsterdam in Holland. Well actually it's only wonderful if you like tourists freaking out at the red light district and smoking pot all day. It became much much nicer when Guerrilla Games started making Killzone over here!
Been there once and had one hell of a nice time. Jeez those guys are great.
What else? Nothing really. Oh I'm 26 and a librarian. Don't tell me that's because I'm lazy...
I know.

I never owned a console as a kid. I had a rich friend who had everything so I played my first games over there. Later on I discovered the Arcade (I was born on a small island so there was practically nothing else to do than flip my coins in Afterburner and look at how the older guys killed each other playing Mortal Kombat. Oh those were the days! Enough already!



Gmail: takeshi[dot]hin[at]gmail[dot]com

PS3 Games
in reversed alphabetic order

Warhawk
Virtua Tennis 3
Virtua Fighter 5
Unreal Tournament 3
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Pain
Orange Box, The
MotorStorm
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Call of Duty 4
Burnout: Paradise
Assasins Creed

Favorite Game: Undecided
Favorite console: Undecided
Favorite character: Undecided
Favorite 1st party developer: Undecided
Favorite 3rd party developer: Undecided

What about: The Black Mages, Bleach, Balzac, Misfits, Agnostic Front, A7X etc.?

Yours,
Takeshi

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