Bioware, the creator of games such as KOTOR and the upcoming title Mass Effect. At the moment, the future for Mass Effect is muddled, as no one is sure if it will remain a 360 exclusive. This all so may throw a wrench into the wheels of a possible return to KOTOR for pt. 3.
I'll put my bets that EA will publish Mass Effect as planned for the 360 only, then maybe port it to the PS3. This will defiantly change the way things run, as Bioware make some good games.
mSeliga
Microsoft has announced that they will begin development of a new 65nm ATI chip for the 360. Currently, the graphics chip is where a majority of the heat comes from. Microsoft is hoping this will lower the number of Red Rings and lower manufacturing cost. These new 360s will be out in August '08.
mSeliga
So your hacked iPhone was bricked after update to version 1.1.1 right? Well, seems as if its no longer a issue. iPhoneSimFree has released what they claim to be the first v1.1.1 unlocking team. They also have a app you can use to unbrick your iPhone. I'm sure that within a week or two, Apple will push out another update that will brick the iPhone. Then another two weeks then another successful hack. Welcome to the "iPhone Arms Race".
mSeliga
Today, the Darth Vader PSP-2000 goes on sale. It features the iconic face of the villian from Star Wars and will go for about $169.99. Sources also point out, that it also comes with Renegade Squadron, a new Battlefront game exclusively for the PSP. You can pick it up at amazon.com, and a local retailer. From what I've heard, this will be a limited edition, so pick it up quick.
mSeliga
As I'm sure you already know, Microsoft has let Bungie Studios do there own thing. Microsoft officially no longer owns Bungie. Now before you worry about the Halo franchise or begin to cheer that Bungie will make games for the Mac, consider this.
Microsoft still retains the publishing rights for everything Halo. What this means, is that Microsoft could conceivably go with another developer if they so choose. Also, Microsoft still own considerable shares in Bungie, so they may be able to keep Bungie off the Mac for a while. Also, Bungie has announced that they are already working a new Halo game, which was the Peter Jackson game announced at E3.
While the Halo franchise will undoubtedly continue unabated, it is a interesting development considering Halo 3 made more than Spiderman 3 on opening day.
mSeliga
After many months of speculation and many SKUs flying around, we finally got confirmation from Microsoft about bundles for the Elite and Premium. The bundles will go for the regular price. What are they bundled with? Two full games, Forza 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, both good games. This is a great value for any new timer to the 360 scene.
A side note. Although Microsoft announced what these two SKUs were, they didn't deny or confirm replacing the Core with a Arcade setup, which will come with multiple XBLA games already on your system.
mSeliga
<OffTopic>So, I'm trying to get back into the blog, but between my Internet being off, Halo 3, and other stuff, I haven't had a chance to post. So, kicking off a new "ark", I'll discuss my experience with ReadyBoost.</OffTopic>
So I'm sure you've heard about ReadyBoost, Microsoft's answer to the nay sayers that Vista uses to many system resources. Microsoft said that with ReadyBoost, it will be able to act as additional RAM for your system. The recommend a 1:2 ratio for the system:cache.
So how did it fare? Well initially it was a bit difficult to get the feature to work. I had a older USB flash drive with 4GB of space. It took me about 10 reformats to get it to work, on account of Vista wanting a certain allocation space. After all of that, it only worked for a few days, so that was a bust.
I then recently got a new flash drive which claimed to be ReadyBoost capable. I ripped it out of the box and slapped it into my system. I immediately got a message asking if I wanted to use the device for ReadyBoost. Although I only have 1GB of RAM on my test system, Vista recommended I use all 4GB of space on the USB drive.
I was skeptical about it working since Microsoft initially said a 1:2 ratio was optimal. I agreed and began to use a few programs. Launching apps was a bit faster, but not enough to make a difference. However, when using a open app, things did go considerably faster. I've been testing with different cache sizes, but it seems like 4GB is better than 2.
All in all, this a great but overlooked feature in Vista. Microsoft needs to raise awareness about this feature because it speeds up your system a good bit.
mSeliga
