Week of December 9, 2001
Guide: How to find your Xbox Password
>> Xboxhacker.net wrote an article who explains with all details how to find your Xbox IDE HD password : Check it here
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(Friday 14 December 2001 23:06 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft planning slow rollout of Xbox network?
>> Microsoft is considering launching the Xbox network with limited game content, while major revisions get under way on one of the console's premier online games, Unreal Championship. Microsoft reiterated today that Xbox owners will be able to access network services six months following the console's launch, which puts the actual launch of the Xbox network in April 2002. The company also said that it will follow a similar schedule in Japan, meaning that the Xbox will go online in that territory around late July.
However, GameSpot has learned that the initial launch of the Xbox online network in North America may be a limited one. Industry sources would have us believe that Microsoft will launch its Xbox network with a variety of relatively low-profile puzzle games and limited services in terms of downloadable content. The full range of network services, complete with the release of complex online multiplayer games such as Unreal Championship, won't take place until late next year, perhaps even as late as the holiday season 2002, according to sources.
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(Friday 14 December 2001 22:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Sony corp. Vs. Microsoft corp.
>> Sony= $43,147,050,000
Microsoft= $362,568,959,280
Microsoft is as of today $319,421,909,280 dollars richer, roughly worth about 8.5 times more than Sony.
Here's something definitely worth mentioning- Bill Gates is worth $44,664,140,075--- slightly more than the entire Sony Corporation. And 500 millions bucks for marketing represents about .138% of the pool of money Microsoft has.
Source:: xboxaddict
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(Friday 14 December 2001 22:57 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Sellers cash in on Xbox, GameCube demand
>> If you're looking for a Microsoft Xbox or a Nintendo GameCube online this holiday season, expect to pay a premium.
When they have the game systems in stock, online retailers such as Amazon.com, KBtoys.com and BlueLight.com are only offering them in bundles with games and extra controllers--and they're charging at least $100 over the prices for the consoles themselves. Consumers can find consoles without games and extras on auction sites such as eBay, but they should prepare for a bidding war.
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(Friday 14 December 2001 17:07 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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More info on FBI Raids.
>> FBi & other anti-piracy organisations are still arresting several people & seizing computers/data.
Check out this site , also the iSOnews reaction about the FBi Raids is interesting check it here
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(Thursday 13 December 2001 21:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Scene Busts
>> Ok so it isnt 100% Xbox news, its not even 1%. Sue me. Anyhow came across this, seems to be the most up to date scene related news about the busts yesterday.
CLICK HERE
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(Thursday 13 December 2001 11:58 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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No Xbox in Taiwan
>> A Microsoft Corp executive said on Wednesday his company had no plans to launch its popular Xbox game consoles in Taiwan for the time being.
``We do not have specific plans at this point for Taiwan. We have launched in the U.S. but we have to make sure in every country we enter that we have a complete solution around the product and that we have the ability to deliver the product,'' Richard Belluzzo, Microsoft's president and chief operating officer, told a news conference.
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(Wednesday 12 December 2001 22:28 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft on Track for Japan Launch
>> Microsoft Corp, today reiterated that the company is on track to launch the Xbox video game system in Japan on Feb. 22, 2002, as previously announced. Recent press reports *cough* on24 *cough* have indicated that the launch date had slipped, but there are no changes to the Feb. 22 launch plans. Microsoft also is moving forward with the planned March 14, 2002, launch of Xbox in Europe.
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(Wednesday 12 December 2001 22:27 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Tecmo confirms DOA 3 update
>> Tomonobu Itagaki, DOA series creator and Team Ninja Leader, confirmed in a recent interview with Japanese Dreamcast Magazine that the extra features from the Japanese version of Dead or Alive 3 will be available to US customers in an add-on disc for DOA3.
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(Wednesday 12 December 2001 22:26 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Parental Control Override Code
>> If you have a lock on your parental settings lower than you'd like:
Go to Settings
Highlight Parental Control
When the screen pops up that says Enter Pass Code press: X, Y, Left Trigger, X
You'll be taken to the parental controls screen where you can disable the passcode previously entered.
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(Wednesday 12 December 2001 22:24 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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CNET: Hackers, programmers "improve" Xbox
>> Cnet wrote an article about the latest xbox mods & online possibilities.
From its cutting-edge graphics processor to the video game industry's first built-in hard drive, Microsoft's Xbox has been praised as one of the most technologically sophisticated game devices ever. But that's just not good enough for hardware and software experimenters who have been tinkering with the Xbox since the day it went on sale.
Check it here
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(Wednesday 12 December 2001 17:26 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Government's "warez" crackdown.
>> Federal agents seized computers and terrabytes of data in 27 U.S. cities on Tuesday morning. "Operation Buccaneer", as it was called, was directed towards DrinkOrDie (DOD). Investigators have served 56 search warrants and expect to grab about 130 computers. They locations of interest include MIT, UCLA, Purdue, Duke and the University of Oregon, as well as some businesses. The world has also been introduced to the term WAREZ! Read more here and here and here
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(Tuesday 11 December 2001 20:37 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New version of XboxGW
>> XboxGW (to play Xbox games online) has been released :
What Changed
Download the linux version (normal or bootable for the people who don't have linux installed). The windows & macos version should be ready soon.
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(Tuesday 11 December 2001 17:56 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox HD password HACKED!!
>> People on the xboxhacker forum found a way to find your personal HD password.
Check out this main thread and also check here
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(Tuesday 11 December 2001 17:53 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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XBOX Disk Layout
>> Some info on the XBOx HDDs layout (8GB WD model). Info on FatX filesystem and more.
Check it here
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(Tuesday 11 December 2001 17:47 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft Looking to Expand?
>> Rumors abound today that Microsoft are looking to expand their games empire with a possible acquisition. Who are they looking at? Take Two and Infogrames are the prey.
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(Monday 10 December 2001 21:22 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Sony killed Mod-Chips ...
>> After they forced Bleem! to close , today both NEO technologies (from the known NEO2 & NEO4) and Messiah-worlds (the upcoming ps2 modchips) closed down production & sales.
R.I.P. Playstationmods.com
R.I.P. Messiah-worlds
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(Monday 10 December 2001 17:55 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Rant of the year.
>> Ok, you gotta love XboxAddict, and I agree 100% with a letter one of their visitors sent them.
FUTURE SITUATION: 3 or 4 years from now, Xbox will be leading just in time for Sony to release Playstation 3 too early. Playstation 3’s sales will be dismal compared to PS2’s feverish release because everyone is anticipating Xbox 2’s release the next year. Xbox 2 is released (fully compatible with every single Xbox game made because of the DirectX coding) and very quickly Microsoft surpasses whatever lead Playstation 3 had put together. Sony falls one step behind Microsoft and never, ever again will Sony or any console producer regain lost market share. Microsoft is chopping away at Sony’s legs right now, and as soon as Sony losses enough to where Microsoft can reach it’s head--- BAM. Sony’s face is in the dirt and Microsoft is stomping on it.
This is what Microsoft does. This is why they are considered evil. This is why XBox will dominate.
Anyways read the whole letter, its worth it, over at XboxAddict.
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(Monday 10 December 2001 13:32 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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The Xbox only costs 299$ right????
>> Here's the story. The other week, my buddy Jason went in search of an Xbox. Microsoft says the thing costs $299, and that's what he wanted to pay, plus tax. So he goes into a couple of stores, and this is what he finds: bundles. Now these bundles (the system plus an extra controller and your choice of x number of games) cost upward of $500. They're the newest rage among retailers this holiday season--and probably the only way you'll get your hands on an Xbox or GameCube before Xmas. But Jason doesn't want a bundle, he just wants the Xbox. And he just wants to spend $299, not $500.
Read how the retailers are sticking it to you without buying you dinner first over at CNET.
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(Monday 10 December 2001 13:00 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New GameSpy Mod (unl. players)
>> Well since I modded Gamespy to allow 8 player rooms, I started thinking about how the tunnel works...
Now when I was looking at the config file i nothices a late entry option. Now i cranked the players max upto 20 and am now hosting a multiple game Gamespy Tunnel Server...
Basicly once the game is launched people can still join and it will auto launch the tunnel... More than one person can host a game once in the tunnel, meaning large multiple games without changing rooms.
Instructions on howto Mod you gamespy client.
1. To start off you want to disable Gamespy's auto update feature.
Everytime you start gamespy it redownloads the files we change.
To disable this, find your Gamespy Arcade folder inside you will find a "Profiles" folder, open this and you will find "config.cfg" , open this file in wordpad and find "app_noupdates=0" , change this to "app_noupdates=1"
Save File!
Autoupdate Disabled.
2.Go back to your main Gamespy Arcade Folder and find a folder called "Services"
Inside you will find a folder called "xbox tunnel"
Inside that you will find "svc.cfg"
Open this in Word pad
Step one
Find "lateentry=0" Change to "lateentry=1"
Lets people Join after game has already been launched.
Step two
Find "maxplayers=4" Change to maxplayers=(number of your choice) ie.. maxplayers=20
Now save this file and load up Gamespy
You should now be able to host a room with many players and multiple games.. Just host a room and click launch, more will be able to join even one the room has been launched!
source:: gamerznet.com
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(Monday 10 December 2001 12:51 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft ships 1m Xbox consoles
>> Responding at last to Nintendo's almost weekly press releases detailing GameCube's shipments into the US, Microsoft yesterday said it had shipped more than one million Xbox consoles in North America.
Microsoft expects to ship 1-1.5 million units by the end of the year, so it's clearly on course to achieve that goal. Nintendo now expects to ship 1.3 million GameCubes in the same period. GameCube launched in the US less than a week after Xbox's 15 November debut. Its Japanese debut took place in September.
Check the full article @TheRegister
Check the Cnet article
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(Monday 10 December 2001 12:46 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Mircrosoft Press Release.
>> More Than 1 Million Xbox Systems Shipped To North American Retailers In Just Three Weeks
REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 9, 2001 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft® Xbox™ video game system has surpassed the 1 million mark in shipments, with 1.1 million units "sold-in" to retailers. These sell-in results build on the spectacular Xbox sell-through rate for the system’s first two weeks of launch.
At the same time, Xbox games have been selling in record numbers. On average, gamers are purchasing several first- and third-party Xbox games every time they buy an Xbox. The most popular games to date include "Halo™," "Project Gotham Racing™" and "NFL™ Fever 2002" from Microsoft, as well as "Dead or Alive 3™" from Tecmo, Electronic Arts’ "Madden NFL™ 2002" and Activision, Inc.’s "Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 2x."
Read the Full Press Release
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(Sunday 09 December 2001 20:42 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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More USB News
>> USB pinout and other info for XBox. Also Linux tree info for the controllers. Check it out here
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(Sunday 09 December 2001 20:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Xbox FAQ
>> The Xbox FAQ is online! More questions will constantly be added. If you have any questions , you can mail us
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(Sunday 09 December 2001 19:11 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Cheats/Hints Section
>> The Xbox-Scene Cheats/Hints section is online. Enjoy ;)
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(Sunday 09 December 2001 15:16 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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More CPU news.
>> Vanshardware has more information about the Xbox CPU , check it out here
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(Sunday 09 December 2001 01:09 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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