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Microsoft Reacts to Possible Class-Action Lawsuit over Bans
>> From financialpost.com:
[QUOTE]
Microsoft Corp. has responded to a possible class-action lawsuit over banning up to one million Xbox 360 consoles from accessing its online gaming service, arguing the company is well within its rights to ban users from Xbox Live.
A spokesperson from Microsoft reacted to the possible lawsuit on Friday. "Piracy is illegal and modifying an Xbox 360 is a violation of the Xbox Live Terms of Use. Microsoft is well within its legal rights to ban these users from Xbox Live."
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Full Story: financialpost.com
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Microsoft's Xbox Live chief on bans: not 1 Million
>> From venturebeat.com:
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We sat down this week with Marc Whitten, the general manager of Xbox Live, to catch up on the latest with the service at the Streaming Media West show.
* VB: There were stories that talked about how Microsoft knocked out a lot of modders from Xbox Live. I recall that early on there were maybe 1 or 2 percent of the people who were using modded machines. Why would there be such a large number now? One report said it was a million modders knocked out.
* MW: It's a cat and mouse game. These were people that were pirating software. We try to keep sanctity of life from a safety and anti-cheating perspective and we protect our partners. We didn't release the number. I cannot explain to you why people would think it was a million people. It wasn't a million people. Check the veracity of that claim. It was one news source. I think we do a really good job understanding what people are doing on the system. That applies to intellectual property (piracy) and how we treat the community in terms of harassment. We are committed to making it better and better.
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Full Interview: venturebeat.com
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XVal 2.0 and Xbox Image Browser v1.0
>> Redline99 released 2 new tools:
* XVal 2.0
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The X value is used as a visual indication of security "events". This value is from a field stored in secdata.bin, offset 0x28 for a length of 8 bytes. It is visually displayed from dashboard in one of the system info screens. The X value is encrypted though and this tool will decrypt and display known recorded security events.
The console does not need to be connected to Live to do this procedure. At the same time this does not guarantee that the console with a "clean" X value has not been flagged on the server side.
This can be used as a tool to check the status of a second-hand console and be valuable information in considerations before purchasing.
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* Xbox Image Browser v1.0
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This application allows file extraction from xbox xdvdfs iso's.
It should have the same capabilities as Xbox Backup Creator(info). I made this a long time ago for a friend and never got around to releasing it for others.
Sorry to Vista and Windows 7 people, the app will run but you will probably need to install additional components.
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Official Site: n/a, by Redline99
Download XVal 2.0: here
Download Xbox Image Browser v1.0: here
News-Source: xbins.org
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Banned Xbox Live Users Class Action Investigation *Update*
>> Abington IP, a law firm specialising in consumer class actions posted this on their website.
*Update* They updated their text (also including HDD Crippling now. Still no diff made between GT and Console Bans however). Here's their new txt:
[QUOTE]
An investigation is currently being conducted regarding business practices of Microsoft with respect to its recent cancellation of certain modified Xbox consoles for use with Xbox Live.
As has been reported widely in the media, tens of thousands of Xbox owners have had their modified Xbox consoles banned from Microsoft's online gaming service Xbox Live. Although modification of Xbox consoles is against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft "conveniently" timed the Xbox console ban to occur just after the release of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game and less than two months after the release of the very popular Halo 3: ODST game. This "convenient" timing may have resulted in more Xbox Live subscription revenues for Microsoft than it would have generated had these Xbox console bans taken place at some time before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST. Additionally, sales of both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (published by Activision) and Halo 3: ODST (published by Microsoft Game Studios) would likely have been greatly diminished had the Xbox console ban occurred prior to the release of these games.
Additional *reported* problems resulting from the bans include, but are not necessarily limited to:
* Disabling/altering Xbox functionality *NOT* associated with Xbox Live (HDD functionality for example),
* Disabling/altering Xbox functionality *NOT* associated with piracy,
* Obtaining information from Xbox consoles without permission of the owner,
* There are other problems/consequenses associated with these bans that have been reported here and elsewhere.
As an aside, PIRACY IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN for Microsoft and other content producers -- however, (to use a poor analogy) Microsoft has chosen to use one of the most indiscriminate "weapons" in its arsenal in an effort to combat piracy -- as a result, the use of this "weapon" has resulted in a great deal of collateral damage -- many people were affected who had nothing to do with piracy and Xbox console functions that have nothing to do with piracy were also affected or disabled. Details aside, Microsoft's bans could have been more measured.
If you are an Xbox Live subscriber, had your modified Xbox console banned from Xbox Live, were not refunded a prorated sum for the time left on your subscription or have experienced other problems as a result of being banned, and would like to participate in a class action against Microsoft, please submit your information below.
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Full Story/Submit Form: abingtonlaw.com
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Microsoft dismisses Natal rumours
>> From eurogamer.net:
[QUOTE]
Asked if reports on pricing and shipments for its motion control technology were correct, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson replied: "No. They weren't accurate, they were rumours. I've got nothing more to say about it."
Pressed on whether Microsoft had decided internally on pricing, he revealed: "We're still very much in the baking on Natal and there's a lot of things to get decided on it."
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Full Story: eurogamer.net
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Final Burn Legends 1.0 for Xbox1
>> Nes6502 ported a new emulator to Xbox1:
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This is a port of Final burn Alpha 2.99.07 to the Xbox. It also includes parts of FBA-xxx Pro 1.29. The reason I developed this port was so that I could play Thunder Blade, Galaxy Force 2, Turbo Outrun, and After Burner 2 on the Xbox. However, it developed into much more than that. Source code is included.
It features:
-Support for over 2700 games. Some games are not playable anywhere else on the Xbox. It also has an excellent Sega Genesis emulator. Many Genesis games play perfectly.
-Fullspeed emulation (even with software filters in HD) for CPS1, CPS2, NeoGeo, Cave, Konami, and many other games.
-Hiscore support for most games.
-SRAM support for Sega Genesis games.
-Built in cheat database. Nearly all games have cheats (not just CPS1 and CPS2). This includes support for multi byte cheats. EEPROM cheats do not work.
-Built in Help system with information about the emulator, FAQ, and the controls.
-Per game ini files. Setting options in the GUI are global settings. Once a setting is changed in the emulation menu, then those settings are saved for that game only.
-Detailed arcade information. This is the MAME history database. This can be selected from the in game emulation menu. This includes information about the game, trivia, tips, etc...
-Save states. There are ten savestate slots for each game. There is a preview generated for each savestate. Some games have issues with savestates, but most games work fine.
-NVRAM support. All changes made through the Arcade settings menu are saved.
-In game menu where the user can configure the controls, video, or other options. This is accessed by clicking the right analog stick.
-Support for all the Xbox partitions and DVD drive. The Drive letters are (C, E, F, G, X, Y, Z, and R for the DVD-ROM). DVD discs must be created from XISOs. Otherwise the ROMs will not be found.
-Command line support. The first parameter should be the path to the emulator (E:\games\Final Burn(info) Legends\default.xbe etc...). The second parameter should be ONLY the name of the rom without the extension (i.e. sf2). Not sf2.zip. Not E:\games\Final Burn Legends\roms\sf2.zip.
-Supports game guides. These are text files that describe a game (found at www.gamefaqs.com). Try to keep the files at 1MB or less.
-Supports the ability to take a screenshot which will then be displayed in the GUI.
-Arcade settings menu. This is where options like DIP switch settings can be changed.
-Hundreds of game filters. A user can display only the games they want. For example, a user could display only horizontal shooters, or 2D fighting games, or only CPS1, or only games made by Konami, or only games made in 1998, etc...
-Favorites browser (games are added/deleted by selecting a game and pressing the white button)
-Software Filters: SuperScale, AdvancedMame, HQ2X, Simple2X, Scanlines, 2xSaI, Super2xSaI, SuperEagle, SuperScale75
-Hardware Filters: Bilinear, Point, Trilinear, Gaussian Cubic, Anisotropic
-Resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i
Most games run at 60 FPS regardless of the resolution.
-Flicker Filter. This determines how blurry the screen is.
-Soften Filter. This determines how blurry the screen is.
-The screen can be adjusted during emulation. Each game saves this information to an ini file.
-VSYNC can be turned on or off. Off might provide more accurate emulation speed for games that do not run at 60 FPS. However, there are not many that don't run at 60 FPS and it will cause screen tearing.
-10x11 pixel aspect ratio for users in 480i/p
-Screen rotation. The screen can be rotated up to 360 degrees. This might be needed for some games.
-6 speaker surround sound (however no games output the audio in that format)
-Sample and FM interpolation can be enabled or disabled.
-Sound frequencies 11025, 22050, 44100, and 48000.
-All 4 controllers supported.
-All the buttons can be configured.
-Supports turbo for all buttons. There is a turbo speed that can be adjusted if needed. The higher the number the slower the turbo.
-Macro support. Any button combination can be used. These are read from an ini file and the user can add macros to it.
-The cursor speed can be adjusted. This is the on screen target that is drawn for shooters like Rail Chase.
-Almost all image/text items can be adjusted in the Options menu.
-Screenshot previews. It automatically detects when to display horizontal or vertical screenshots.
-It supports up to 8 screenshots per game. These can be cycled by pressing left/right on the right analog stick in the GUI.
-Analog scroll through the ROM list. Press left or right on the DPad to cycle throguh letters of the alphabet.
-Video previews
-Dual previews. If the emulator only finds a screenshot, then it displays the screenshot in single screenshot mode. If it finds a video and no screenshot it displays the video in single video mode. If it finds a video and a screenshot then it automatically uses the dual preview mode where the screenshot and video are displayed side by side.
-The main menu supports six different backgrounds and a movie layer.
-The game select screen supports independently moving/resizing the game panel, the selected game panel, the background, and all other items. This way the user can create a user interface to suit their preference.
-Animated logo for the ROM browser and Main Menu screens.
-Splash screen
-GUI sound effects.
-GUI sound effects can be disabled.
-Options to scan the ROMs directory. This needs to be done if games are added, deleted, or the ROM path is changed.
-All ROMs match the latest version of FBA 2.99.07. If the game doesn't work there, it won't work on this port. A dat file is included that can be used to verify or fix any game. The PC version dat file will not have all the games the included dat file has.
-Three skins are included (one for 480, 720p, and 1080i). If you are going to use the emulator in HD, then pick one of these skins. It sets everything up for you.
-Skin browser
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Official Site: n/a, by Nes6502 on forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
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Upcoming Free Xbox LIVE Weekends
>> From majornelson.com:
[QUOTE]
With the latest batch of new LIVE Features now available, we're kicking off a few FREE LIVE Weekends so that Silver members can get a free trial of all the Xbox LIVE features.
During the free LIVE Weekends, all Xbox LIVE Silver members can enjoy: online multiplayer, Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM, Netflix, Sky Player, Halo Waypoint and 1 v 100 (Some features are only available in specific regions)
Here is the schedule of when the freeness starts for Silver Members:
* For all Xbox LIVE regions except those in Europe, Xbox LIVE Silver members will have free access from November 20th from 12n ET /9a PT /17:00 GMT until November 23rd from 12n ET /9a PT /17:00 GMT
* For All European Xbox LIVE regions, Xbox LIVE Silver member will have free access from November 25th from 17:00 GMT until November 30th at 17:00 GMT
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Prevent HDD Crippling - NAND write protect diagram
>> From eurasia.nu:
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GodzIvan strikes again, this time with a diagram which simply write protects the NAND flash in the Xbox 360 by connecting WP to ground pin (if the flash type has different pinout, just find the datasheet to locate WP). This modification does not stop the ban from M$, but it prevents deletion of the HD installation certificates required by games which means you can still install them on the hard drive. In order to update the kernel this mod must be disabled; a simple switch solution comes to mind.
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News-Source: eurasia.nu
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Analysis: Microsoft's Plan to Ban 360s was Poorly Planned
>> From associatedcontent.com:
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I was at GameStop the other day and listened to a customer's questions about Microsoft's banning of modded X-Box 360s. The worker tried to explain that this banning was for those people that hacked their X-Box 360. The customer was worried that if her child downloaded any kind of content through the X-Box 360 that this might constitute a reason for a banning for her son's system. She was confused, so she decided to purchase a PS3 instead. I was told by the manager at that GameStop that this was not an isolated incident. They had received over 50 calls that day about the banning.
What Microsoft appears to have forgotten by earmarking this time of year for the banning of modded X-Box 360s is that most of the systems that are purchased this time of year is by parents and grandparents. The game systems that are purchased this time of year are usually done by those that do not have a firm grasp on the industry. Simply put, the systems are usually purchased by people that are fairly clueless about video games.
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Full Story: associatedcontent.com
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New Dashboard Features to 'Appear' Without System Update
>> Major Nelson posted a tweet about the dashboard update (with facebook, last.fm etc support) that will be released Tuesday:
[QUOTE]
I have to correct myself: When we turn on the new features tomorrow they'll just appear! No need for a system update.
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So did MS already include all the features in that small WPA2-fix (8955) they released a few weeks ago and do they just have to activate the new features somehow (via LIVE?) or do they have another trick up their sleeves?
Thanks to CyKiller for the news/link.
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