A new way to run through World of Warcraft
The primary means of travel in World of Warcraft is running. You run pretty much everywhere, and some fans became curious as to what it would be like to physically experience that same amount of running in real life. The result was Aaron and Elijah’s RL Race Across Azeroth.
These guys even worked out the how the running in WoW would correspond to running in the real world. They built a treadmill which would work with WoW, set it up so they would run at six mph and prepared to run from the gates of Shadowglen to the sentries of Darnassus. They also dressed up like their characters - for scientific purposes of course.
Click through to watch Elijah and Aaron’s Treadmill Race Across Azeroth video…
Important Importables: Finding Action Replay DS codes for Japanese games
Import games are a bit of a delicacy for gamers. They’re almost like a hidden treasure, something you might normally have the opportunity to play. So many people will take the plunge and purchase a game, even if they don’t have the language skills necessary to play it.
This is when the Action Replay DS (AR DS) can be useful. It certainly can come in handy when you need to purchase potions or weapons in an RPG or make decisions to unlock CG scenes in a game, but can’t tell what the items are. Adding a cheat code to unlock all the CG images, or provide infinite money or perhaps give infinite recovery items. Suddenly, the game became a bit more bearable.
So in Important Importables today, we’re going to see just how easy it is to find AR codes for your recent import DS purchase.
Hear ye, hear ye! Mount&Blade offers final beta
Mount&Blade may not be the most eye-catching title of all time but, hey, what’s in a name anyway? The important thing is the gameplay which you can experience by signing up for the final beta at Gamespot.
The M&B beta will be going on for the next two weeks and will end on August 25, 2008. The final game will be available for PC via retail on September 16, 2008, in North America and September 19, 2008, in Europe.
Mount&Blade is an first/third-person action RPG that takes place during the…
Modder hacks PSP, adds touchscreen
Jube808, a Pspzproject member, has created a PSP modification that is a step closer to some sort of strange DS-PSP hybrid. The user created a touchscreen PSP. Jube808, an electronic engineer by trade, has decided that his PSP was nice, but could be nicer. So he has set out to make it into the gaming device he knows it can be.
Jube808 has uploaded videos to YouTube to show the touchscreen PSP’s concept keyboard in action. He also hopes to see homebrew PSP games that make use of the touchscreen feature. Click through to watch Jube808’s development and a concept keyboard videos…
Playstation 3 transformed into laptop by Pirate
Some of you may have caught the article about the hacked PSP made into a phone and it appears the Sony system hacking hasn’t come to an end. This week, someone has made a Playstation 3 into a laptop.
Even though it appears to run, I’m not certain whether you could practically use it as a laptop. It is quite large at 16 in. x 10.5 in. x 4 in. when closed and heavier than most laptops, weighing 15 pounds. I wouldn’t want that on my…
Super rare Dark Knight Xbox 360 console will cost you plenty
If you enjoyed The Dark Knight as much as I did, then I know you’ll enjoy this gem. This rare Dark Knight Xbox 360 was spotted at the Microsoft game exhibition in Taiwan.
You want one? Well good luck getting your hands on one of these rare beauties because Microsoft only made 110 of these and it seems the only way to get one is…
Hacker creates prototype of PSP Phone
It has been a year since our sister site Gadgetell ran a story about a PSP Phone patent. Back then, all that we had for an illustration was in the form of a blueprint but now we actually have a prototype. Of course, this is a hacked PSP Phone not related to the previously mentioned PSP Phone.
It appears that some hacker (who my sources fail to name) has put a Haier handset onto a PSP, which turns one of the most popular portable gaming systems into a cellular phone. Not just any cellular phone but one with a full touchscreen. In other words…
PC games now playable with PS3 SIXAXIS
Initially, StreamMyGame allowed users with Windows or Linux systems to play PC games on the PS3. And people who would be able to do it downloaded the free program from StreamMyGame and rejoiced. Now StreamMyGame has a new software that allows people to use a PS3 SIXAXIS controller to play PC games.
The StreamMyGame PS3 player and SIXAXIS pairing tool are free downloads. Once everything is installed, there is configuration option which allows users to set PC game controls to buttons on the SIXAXIS. Also, the program will let you set the SIXAXIS to work by being connected to the PC with a USB cable, or use it wirelessly with Bluetooth.
Click through to watch a video from StreamMyGame showing how to set up the program and set up SIXAXIS…
The R4 team won’t support fake R4 carts
The team behind the R4 slot one flashcarts think piracy is wrong. Well, at least when it effects them. They’ve had enough with knock-off R4 flashcarts, and have decided that, after September 15, 2008, they will change the programing in the R4 kernels so they will only work on official R4 carts.
Let’s say you already own a fake R4 cartridge. Well, you better not update the firmware for it after September 15. The new update will not only not work with the fake card, it will also turn your DS into a very expensive brick. R4’s development team has issued a firm statement that owners of the fake carts who ignore their warnings and render their DS units useless will have to complain to the shop they purchased the fake cart from.
Let GLaGPS tell you where to go
Portal fans may remember that GLaDOS dictated directions to the player at all times. GLaDOS was, of course, evil and misleading, but the haunting voice was somewhat mesmerizing. You can now have GLaDOS order you around in your daily life as well, thanks to the GLaGPS created by Ryan VanMiddlesworth. Where GLaDOS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, GLaGPS stands for Genetic Lifeform and Global Positioning System.
GLaGPS is a fan project, and not endorsed by Valve, the makers of Portal, but I’m sure they’d find it pretty darn cool. The voice pack only works with the Garmin Nuvi GPS so far, though VanMiddlesworth is also working on a TomTom version.
Click through to watch GLaGPS in action…
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RE: DSi? Do not want.
Sorry for the 2nd post Jenni, but for example, when I was watching the Nintendo press conference from Japan, they showed how you could manipulate…" MORE »
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RE: DSi? Do not want.
Jenni, have you ever thought that maybe, just like the DS’ touch screen, dual screens, and microphone when they were first introduced, that new types…" MORE »
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RE: Screw the PS4 rumors: PS3 will keep us busy for years
You all make valid points, but then I seem to remember the same things being said about the PS2, but when they made it backwards…" MORE »
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RE: DSi? Do not want.
@ Eric C - Yeah, but brighter screens aren’t really a monumental deal, considering there really aren’t any screen brightness issues with the current DS…" MORE »
