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<title><![CDATA[These do not make me a killer.]]></title>
<link>http://gheymedia.com/2009/11/17/these-do-not-make-me-a-killer/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gheymedia.com/2009/11/17/these-do-not-make-me-a-killer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Your damn right. Just tell these guys!! - Jason]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">Your damn right. Just tell these <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0pbuhsQQE" target="_blank">guys</a>!!<br />
<a href="http://s3-llnw-screenshots.wegame.com/10-5728473628952639/5728473628952639.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="Video game controllers" src="http://s3-llnw-screenshots.wegame.com/10-5728473628952639/5728473628952639_l.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>- Jason</p>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOCKBUSTER Games and DEALS coming soon – PART # 3]]></title>
<link>http://capsulecomputers.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/blockbuster-games-and-deals-coming-soon-%e2%80%93-part-3/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CapsuleComputers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://capsulecomputers.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/blockbuster-games-and-deals-coming-soon-%e2%80%93-part-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PART # 3 Next we have a quick and easy bargain.  An exclusive to EBGAMES/GAMESTOP Xbox 360 Red/Black]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[PART # 3 Next we have a quick and easy bargain.  An exclusive to EBGAMES/GAMESTOP Xbox 360 Red/Black]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Best xBox 360 Mod Controller]]></title>
<link>http://blog.cmdstore.com/2009/10/20/best-xbox-360-mod-controller/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>actionfigurecanada</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blog.cmdstore.com/2009/10/20/best-xbox-360-mod-controller/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What is the Best xBox 360 Mod Controller on the market at this moment? Ok&#8230;.you can stop search]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>What is the Best xBox 360 Mod Controller on the market at this moment?</strong></p>
<p>Ok&#8230;.you can stop searching.   I already did the research and have personal experience with this xBox 360 mod controller.  You can also click the Mod Banner below to see the product details along with a quick Youtube video on how easy it is to install.  I only have one complaint with this product (nothing major).  They should include the screwdriver with this mod kit.   This mod kit will require a Torx 8 Security Screwdriver which you can buy from Home Depot or any hardware store for about $1.99.    I would gladly pay an extra $3-4 more and have it included and shipped to me (that&#8217;s just me&#8230;.one lazy ass who doesn&#8217;t want to shop around looking for a damn screwdriver!!!).</p>
<p><strong>Anyways, here is the company description of the product:</strong></p>
<p>BGRmods saw a need in the gaming market. Console and accessory modification is a large part of the gaming world. The problem was that gamers buy mod kits for their controllers only to find out they were too complex to assemble themselves. So they partnered with an engineering team to get a product to the gamers that eliminates the technical curve, and offers more than the standard mod kit does.</p>
<p>The INTENSAFIRE modifies XBOX 360 controllers (CG, Matrix and wireless), allowing them to control 5-mode sleeper settings, and use customizable user programmable modes. It uses the existing Sync button to toggle and also offers and included button that advanced modifiers can use. It also enables dual rapid-fire- usable in all XBOX 360 games, including gamer favorites: Left 4 Dead, the Call of Duty series, the Halo series,  the Gears of War series, and Street Fighter.</p>
<p>5-mode sleeper mod kits exist. Dual rapid-fire mod kits exist. The INTENSAFIRE mod kit has both. There are controllers on the market, prefabricated, that do what the INTENSAFIRE offers, each controller going for well over $100. They offer a mod kit that is extremely simple to install, taking no more than 3 minutes with minimal tools for less than 1/4th the cost of the prefabricated units. Other mod kits require drilling, wiring, gluing, and deconstruction of your controllers. The INTENSAFIRE only needs a few existing points to solder to connect the INTENSAFIRE flex board to the controller and you’re ready to go!</p>
<p><strong>Only $29.95……Go Buy it, Mod it and Shoot away…….(don&#8217;t forget to click the IntensaFire banner below and scroll down to see the Youtube video on how to install the mod onto your xBox 360 controller)&#8230;.<br />
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.consolesource.com/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=334&#38;url=61"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3431" title="INTENSAFIRE modifies XBOX 360 controllers" src="http://actionfigurecanada.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/intensafire-modifies-xbox-360-controllers.jpg?w=300" alt="INTENSAFIRE modifies XBOX 360 controllers" width="300" height="154" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Are you looking for Call of Duty merchandise….Below are some COD stuff that I highly recommend picking up at Amazon:</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3601" title="amazon banner" src="http://actionfigurecanada.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/amazon-banner.jpg?w=299" alt="amazon banner" width="299" height="88" /></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00269QLI8?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=B00269QLI8">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=B00269QLI8" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HEWACS?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=B002HEWACS">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition video game</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=B002HEWACS" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016B28WU?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=B0016B28WU">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=B0016B28WU" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0744011655?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=0744011655">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Strategy Guide</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=0744011655" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029N1596?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=B0029N1596">Call of Duty: World at War Dog Tags Mens T-Shirt</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=B0029N1596" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DUKDS0?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=actfigwor-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=B001DUKDS0">Sniper Looking For Headshots Distressed Style Logo Men’s Hoodie Sweat Shirt Small thru 4XL</a><img style="border:medium none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=actfigwor-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=B001DUKDS0" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Halo:ODST Special Edition Unboxing]]></title>
<link>http://deewayne.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/halo-odst-speical-edition-unboxing/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>deewayne</dc:creator>
<guid>http://deewayne.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/halo-odst-speical-edition-unboxing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Finally, got my hands on  Halo: ODST. I got the Special Edition cause I needed an extra controller. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Xbox 360 Wired Controller (PC) - Thoughts]]></title>
<link>http://balajithoughts.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/xbox-360-wired-controller-pc-thoughts/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Balaji Sivaraman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://balajithoughts.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/xbox-360-wired-controller-pc-thoughts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ever since I bought the Xbox 360 Wired Controller for the PC, I have been playing around with it in ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Ever since I bought the Xbox 360 Wired Controller for the PC, I have been playing around with it in a variety of games (not always to satisfaction) and wanted to post some surprising thoughts from someone who is PC gaming through and through.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">One of the main reasons I bought it in the first place was for Action-Adventure games and it has entirely replaced my KB/Mouse setup for such games. Ideally, these games are best played comfortably leaning back on your chair and taking in the atmosphere and I find the X360 controller perfect for that. I played Assassin&#8217;s Creed, Chaos Theory, Prototype, Arkham Asylum demo and quite a number of other games and had a blast in all of them. Though I had completed AC before with the KB/Mouse setup, the X360 controller made free-running just more of a joy to pull off. Same goes for moving Sam around in Chaos Theory (gave a few tries with KB/Mouse but the sheer number of key mappings in this game is overwhelming). And using the left analog stick instead of mouse-wheel to control Sam&#8217;s speed greatly adds to the tension when sneaking up on enemies which I absolutely love to do. I could go on adding to the list but you get the idea.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Then, I moved on to games (sports/racing) that are obviously suited to the controller. Again, another game that pushed me towards buying one is Burnout Paradise. I initially played it with a KB/Mouse but it just wasn&#8217;t fun to do those crashes in Road Rage/Marked Man and I stopped for a while. The 360 controller with the rumble made pulling off those insane crashes even more awesome and provided the adrenaline rush that the previous setup clearly lacked. I also played around with the Grid demo (having previously played it with KB/Mouse) and got the same feeling. When it comes to sports games, one thing I always find unintuitive about Fifa is the WASD key mapping for shooting/blocking/passing and I have never really gotten into them because of that. Playing the Fifa 09 demo (in anticipation of Fifa 10) opened my eyes on just how much the KB/Mouse lacks when it comes to this type of games.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Another reason in going for the gamepad was GTA-IV. I have played both Vice City and San Andreas and never had a problem with driving, but with this game, driving became really unsatisfying with the KB/Mouse. And GTA-IV is one of those games I mentioned earlier which is played best leaning back and taking in all the joys of Liberty City. After playing around for a while, I decided to use the controller for the shooting portions also. It became boring to put the pad down and move on to the KB/Mouse for shooting. Although shooting with the KB/Mouse is still better; the way availability of ammo/weapons in this game is worked out, it just made more sense to go for the comfort of the pad/auto-aim versus the KB/Mouse because shooting is nearly not as important as a standard FPS.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I moved on to the acid-test, that of playing a standard fast FPS with the controller and this is where I thought it failed for me personally. I tried out Escape from Butcher Bay with it and the initial portions were decent and the melee combat was actually more satisfying with a controller. But once I picked up a gun and got into some actual firefights the shortcomings of the analog stick/aiming became blatantly evident. I know this may just be because I am so used to the KB/Mouse setup and gave it some time. Sadly, I couldn&#8217;t do it as even on Easy difficulty, getting past the first proper firefight without getting reduced to one stick health (or worse, dying) was nearly impossible. Switching to the KB/Mouse setup, I realized how much better FPS still are with this setup. I am sure some people will disagree but, you know, I got past all the initial firefights (and this time on Hard) without breaking a sweat.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">But this is still one of the best buys for me in a long time. Combined with a nifty little software called the <a href="http://www.pinnaclegameprofiler.com" target="_blank">Pinnacle Game Profiler</a>, it makes playing even older games without 360 controller support a very simple process. Download one of the pre-defined game profiles (or better create one yourself) and you&#8217;re good to go on games like Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and even Oblivion. And all the newer Games for Windows titles come with built-in support for the Xbox 360 controller. Even though Microsoft&#8217;s driver software still sucks, it is amazing when you press a button on the pad, all on-screen instructions are delivered in that format and moving on the KB/Mouse immediately switches them over to that setup (this applies for all recent games like GTA-IV, Fallout 3, Prototype, Arkham Asylum etc.).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">I still don&#8217;t think I will be able to play any kind of first-person shooter (including similar games like Mass Effect or Dragon Age) with the 360 gamepad and it is obviously unsuitable for strategy games, but I can safely say that it has taken over a large majority of my gaming time for pretty much all other types of games.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rendere originale una copia pirata di Windows xp]]></title>
<link>http://datalogicommunication.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/rendere-originale-una-copia-pirata-di-windows-xp/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>datalogicommunication</dc:creator>
<guid>http://datalogicommunication.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/rendere-originale-una-copia-pirata-di-windows-xp/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La tutela che Microsoft pone sulle sue copie di sistemi operativi come Windows xp (genuine control) ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>La tutela che Microsoft pone sulle sue copie di sistemi operativi come Windows xp (genuine control) ha una crepa: un 20% di persone che hanno acquistato legalmente la loro copia di Windows xp si ritrovano un messaggio che li informa di non essere in regola, cioè la copia non risulta originale.</p>
<p>Vi dimostreremo in questo articolo come sia possibile bypassare il problema e rendere definitivamente genuina una copia &#8220;pirata&#8221; (o riconosciuta come tale) di Windows xp.</p>
<p>Per raggiungere questo scopo vi mostreremo come solo usando 4 programmini sia possibile far credere al nostro sistema ed ai server Microsoft che la copia installata è perfettamente originale e non una copia illegale.</p>
<p>Questa guida è soprattutto indirizzata a chi, nonostante abbia una copia legalmente acquistata, si ritrova ingiustamente quel fastidiosissimo messaggio all&#8217;avvio che il nostro Windows xp non è originale. Stime non ufficiali affermano che almeno il 20% di copie potrebbero avere questo problema. Questa metodologia funziona con Windows xp professional con serial number valido e anche con una copia di Windows xp Home Edition con seriale valido.</p>
<p>Per realizzare questa guida abbiamo usato una copia di Windows xp professional VLK pirata, per questo dovremmo usare un simulatore di chiavi di windows (Windows xp Keygen) che simula un product key perfettamente valido.</p>
<p>Innanzitutto scaricare il pacchetto WGA PERMANENT KIT ( in fondo all&#8217;articolo trovi il link) all&#8217;interno del quale, una volta scompattato troverete quattro programmini (vedi foto dimostrativa). Per scompattarlo abbiamo bisogno del programma <em>winrar</em> (in fondo trovi il link per scaricare)</p>
<p><a href="http://datalogicommunication.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/schema1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-260" title="schema1" src="http://datalogicommunication.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/schema1.jpg?w=300" alt="schema1" width="300" height="104" /></a></p>
<p>Lanciate il programma <strong>keyfinder </strong>che vi permettera di modificare il vostro codice seriale dal menu <em>Options -&#62; Change Windows Key.</em> Vi apparirà una serie di caselle vuote nelle quali copierete un seriale valido generato nel contempo da <strong>Windows xp Keygen</strong>. Vi ricordiamo che abbiamo dovuto usare la versione VLK per la questa guida, ma voi usate la versione di xp che avete. Ora che lo avete inserito cliccate sul tasto <em>change </em>e otterete, se tutto è andato bene, il messaggio che l&#8217;operazione è riuscita.</p>
<p>Ora passiamo al fix vero e proprio. Eseguiamo il programma <strong>Wga fix </strong>e ad operazione avvenuta scarichiamo dal sito microsoft un programma che richiede l&#8217;autenticazione, se non già installato. Questi programmi sono quelli che nella sezione download hanno vicino al loro nome la stellina per la richiesta di convalida. Ora lanciamo un tool per il test: il programma <strong>MGADiad.exe </strong>il quale cliccando sul tasto continue ci dovrebbe dare la scritta in verde <strong>Genuine</strong>. Altrimenti abbiamo sbagliato qualcosa e dobbiamo ritentare da capo.</p>
<p>Una volta completata la procedura la nostra copia è riconosciuta dai server Microsoft perfettamente originale e genuina. Si possono scaricare tutti gli aggiornamenti senza incorrere nei fastidiosi avvisi di non originalità del sistema operativo. Con questa guida abbiamo voluto anche dimostrare che il sistema operativo Microsoft Windows xp è vulnerabile ed è anche crackabile.</p>
<p>Questa Tecnonews è a solo scopo dimostrativo e non invita gli utenti a crackare copie non originali di Windows xp, ma è redatta con l&#8217;unico intento di dimostrare una pecca nel sistema di convalida dei sistemi operativi Microsoft.</p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.astromonza.com/wp.rar">Scarica il Wga Permanent Kit</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Fonte: </span><a href="http://www.tecnonews.org/"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">tecnonews.org</span></a><br />
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<title><![CDATA[On The Fritz]]></title>
<link>http://threevue.com/2009/01/24/on-the-fritz/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Hill</dc:creator>
<guid>http://threevue.com/2009/01/24/on-the-fritz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It looks like my controller is going to have to be put down soon (put down in the sick dog sense, no]]></description>
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It looks like my controller is going to have to be put down soon (put down in the sick dog sense, not just set on the floor). For the last couple days, it has been intermittently turning off, forcing any game I&#8217;m playing to stop and give me the &#8220;Please reconnect controller&#8221; message. It wasn&#8217;t too bad at first, but now it happens every time I press certain button combos, specifically the left and right triggers, which in Gears 2 happens a lot.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s the actual controller or just the battery pack, but I&#8217;m getting a new Play and Charge kit from Amazon (hopefully) today and I&#8217;ll find out. I&#8217;m going to be sad if I have to get rid of it though, because it&#8217;s spent more time in my hands than anything else I own&#8230;except one thing.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Adios?]]></title>
<link>http://threevue.com/2009/01/14/adios/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Russ Crandall</dc:creator>
<guid>http://threevue.com/2009/01/14/adios/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think it&#8217;s time to say goodbye to my controller&#8217;s battery pack. After nearly two years]]></description>
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I think it&#8217;s time to say goodbye to my controller&#8217;s battery pack.  After nearly two years of semi-constant play, the damn thing won&#8217;t hold a charge.  </p>
<p>How long did yours last?  Tyler doesn&#8217;t have to answer that, since he has a habit of throwing and breaking his controllers, so lord knows what he&#8217;s done to his batteries&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Atari Xbox 360 controller]]></title>
<link>http://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/atari-xbox-360-controller/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eliot Phillips</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/atari-xbox-360-controller/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s amazing what [Ben Heckendorn] can manage to crank out in just five hours. This time it]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s amazing what [Ben Heckendorn] can manage to crank out in just five hours. This time it&#8217;s a wireless Xbox 360 controller <a title="The Official Site of Benjamin J Heckendorn" href="http://benheck.com/01-08-2009/3600-controller">stuffed inside an Atari 2600 controller</a>. The guts are from a <a title="Legends of Rock - Mahalo" href="http://www.mahalo.com/Guitar_hero_3">Guitar Hero 3</a> controller. It&#8217;s a fairly compact board and [Ben] used thin ATA wire for the connections. While it doesn&#8217;t have all the buttons of a true Xbox controller, this 3600 controller has enough to make it useful in arcade games. The joystick portion was reused without any modification. Things like the guide button and ring of light are located underneath.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cosmetically modded Xbox controllers...]]></title>
<link>http://dymndheartkilla.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/cosmetically-modded-xbox-controllers/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dymndheartkilla</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dymndheartkilla.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/cosmetically-modded-xbox-controllers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They say having a tool box is a must for guys. A way to ensure you can do all the things you need to]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gears of War 2 - Só para Xbox 360]]></title>
<link>http://gamesxbox360.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/gears-of-war-2-so-para-xbox-360/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blogygames3</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gamesxbox360.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/gears-of-war-2-so-para-xbox-360/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quem jogou o primeiro &#8220;Gears of War&#8221; sabe que é um jogo violento, com muito sangue e des]]></description>
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<p>Quem jogou o primeiro &#8220;Gears of War&#8221; sabe que é um jogo violento, com muito sangue e desmembramentos. E, no segundo game, há ainda mais movimentos brutais.</p>
<p>Por tudo isso, &#8220;Gears of War 2&#8243; já recebeu a classificação M nos Estados Unidos, ou seja, não é recomendado para menores de 17 anos.</p>
<p>Agora, segundo a publicação inglesa sobre mercado MCV, ao que parece uma tentativa de fazer com que os responsáveis por jogadores mais jovens fiquem menos preocupados, o game virá com uma opção para atenuar a violência, substituindo o sangue por efeitos de fagulhas e retirando todas as linguagens de baixo calão (o game é em inglês).</p>
<p>&#8220;Gears of War 2&#8243;, exclusivo para Xbox 360, se passa seis meses após o primeiro game e conta um novo episódio da saga de Marcus Fenix e sua divisão de soldados no combate contra as forças subterrâneas Locust. O game promete visual ainda melhor, uma grande quantidade de inimigos na tela e cenários mais amplos. O título está previsto para sair em 7 de novembro.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A review of Word War vi and a silly little video]]></title>
<link>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/a-review-of-word-war-vi-and-a-silly-little-video/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scaryreasoner</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/a-review-of-word-war-vi-and-a-silly-little-video/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[July 25, 2008 The August, 2008 issue of Linux Format magazine, a UK based magazine, contains a short]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>July 25, 2008</p>
<p>The August, 2008 issue of <a href="http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/index.php">Linux Format</a> magazine, a UK based magazine, contains a short review of <a href="http://wordwarvi.sourceforge.net">Word War vi.</a></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center;display:block;'><object width='400' height='330' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=6745689772992038782&#38;hl=en&#38;fs=true'><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='never' /><param name='movie' value='http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=6745689772992038782&#38;hl=en&#38;fs=true'/><param name='quality' value='best'/><param name='bgcolor' value='#ffffff' /><param name='scale' value='noScale' /><param name='wmode' value='window'/></object></span></p>
<p align="center"><font size="-1">Silly little video talking a bit about getting the Xbox 360 controller rumble effect.</font></p>
<p>You can see <a href="http://wordwarvi.sourceforge.net/#reviews">the full review of Word War vi v. 0.09 from Linux Format here. (clicky)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[O que você digitou, para buscar pelo Xbox 360 na internet]]></title>
<link>http://gamesxbox360.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/o-que-voce-digitou-para-buscar-pelo-xbox-360-na-internet/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blogygames3</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gamesxbox360.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/o-que-voce-digitou-para-buscar-pelo-xbox-360-na-internet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[atualização xbox 360, cabo xbox 360, call of juarez xbox 360, cd xbox 360, comparativo xbox 360, com]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>atualização xbox 360, cabo xbox 360, call of juarez xbox 360, cd xbox 360, comparativo xbox 360, compatibilidade xbox 360, comprar x box 360, conectando xbox 360, conquistas xbox 360, console xbox 360, controle x box 360, crysis xbox 360, dead rising xbox 360, destravar x box 360, drive do xbox 360, drive xbox 360, erros xbox 360, fight night round 3 xbox 360, firmware do xbox 360, firmware xbox 360, flash xbox 360, fonte xbox 360, fotos xbox 360, free xbox 360, fórum xbox 360, gears of war xbox 360, hd do xbox 360, hd no xbox 360, hd para xbox 360, hd xbox 360, icon xbox 360, importar xbox 360, jogos no hd do xbox 360, jogos no hd xbox 360, just cause xbox 360, kameo xbox 360, linux no xbox 360, manual do xbox 360, manual xbox 360, melhor ps3 ou xbox 360, mouse xbox 360, mp3 xbox 360, need for speed most wanted xbox 360, novo xbox 360, o que é xbox 360, open xbox 360, playstation 3 x box 360, playstation 3 x xbox 360, portal x box 360, portal xbox 360, problemas com xbox 360, ps3 e xbox 360, ps3 ou x box 360, recall xbox 360, retrocompatibilidade xbox 360, revista x box 360, revista xbox 360, saints row xbox 360, site do xbox 360, site oficial do xbox 360, sobre xbox 360, test drive unlimited xbox 360, top xbox 360, troco xbox 360, ts h943 xbox 360, tutorial xbox 360, tversity xbox 360, two worlds xbox 360, venda xbox 360, videos xbox 360, vista xbox 360, wii ou xbox 360, wii ps3 xbox 360, wii vs xbox 360, wii xbox 360, windows no xbox 360, www xbox 360, www xbox 360 com, x box 360, x box 360 brasil, x box 360 desbloqueado, x box 360 elite, x box 360 forum, x box 360 live, x box 360 premium, x box 360 preço, xbox 360, xbox 360 0102, xbox 360 2007, xbox 360 3 red lights, xbox 360 3 rl, xbox 360 3rl, xbox 360 3rls, xbox 360 65, xbox 360 achievements, xbox 360 americano, xbox 360 argentina, xbox 360 banido, xbox 360 bh, xbox 360 black, xbox 360 br, xbox 360 brasil, xbox 360 canada, xbox 360 com, xbox 360 control, xbox 360 controller, xbox 360 controller for windows, xbox 360 core, xbox 360 core system, xbox 360 cover, xbox 360 dvd, xbox 360 e playstation 3, xbox 360 elit, xbox 360 elite, xbox 360 elite brasil, xbox 360 elite price, xbox 360 error, xbox 360 especificações, xbox 360 eua, xbox 360 europa, xbox 360 europeu, xbox 360 falcon, xbox 360 fortaleza, xbox 360 forum, xbox 360 gratis, xbox 360 hard drive, xbox 360 hardware, xbox 360 hdtv, xbox 360 hitachi, xbox 360 home, xbox 360 imgburn, xbox 360 importado, xbox 360 internet, xbox 360 kit oficial, xbox 360 linux, xbox 360 list, xbox 360 live brasil, xbox 360 logo, xbox 360 media, xbox 360 na live, xbox 360 nacional, xbox 360 oficial, xbox 360 on line, xbox 360 online, xbox 360 ou play 3, xbox 360 ou playstation 3, xbox 360 ou ps3, xbox 360 peso, xbox 360 playstation 3, xbox 360 playstation 3 wii, xbox 360 por, xbox 360 portugal, xbox 360 power, xbox 360 premium, xbox 360 premium hdmi, xbox 360 premiun, xbox 360 preto, xbox 360 price, xbox 360 prices, xbox 360 pro, xbox 360 problem, xbox 360 problema, xbox 360 problemas, xbox 360 ps3, xbox 360 r, xbox 360 red lights, xbox 360 region, xbox 360 region free, xbox 360 release, xbox 360 sale, xbox 360 site, xbox 360 site oficial, xbox 360 software, xbox 360 specs, xbox 360 ss, xbox 360 ss merger, xbox 360 system, xbox 360 theme, xbox 360 three red lights, xbox 360 tv, xbox 360 u, xbox 360 us, xbox 360 usa, xbox 360 usado, xbox 360 vale a pena, xbox 360 versus playstation 3, xbox 360 versus ps3, xbox 360 vs pc, xbox 360 vs play 3, xbox 360 vs playstation, xbox 360 vs playstation 3, xbox 360 vs ps3, xbox 360 vs ps3 vs wii, xbox 360 wiki, xbox 360 wikipedia, xbox 360 windows, xbox 360 windows vista, xbox 360 x ps3, xbox live 360, xbox no 360</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Be The Wumpus 0.04]]></title>
<link>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/be-the-wumpus-004/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scaryreasoner</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/be-the-wumpus-004/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve released Be the Wumpus v. 0.04, my little linux audio-only game in which you play a blind]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve released <a href="http://bethewumpus.sourceforge.net">Be the Wumpus v. 0.04</a>, my little linux audio-only game in which you play a blind, cave dwelling monster (a Wumpus) who eats the unlucky folks who happen to wander into his lair.  It is modeled on what descriptions I could find on the net of a little Windows game called &#8220;In the pit,&#8221; by Studio Hunty.  Now the program decodes the ogg files directly to memory, rather then to disk, saving quite a bit of disk space, but more importantly, now it supports the xbox 360 controller and the rumble effects work.  When you start getting close to your prey, a very slight vibration begins, and the closer you get, the stronger the vibration.  Works pretty well.  (You need linux kernel 2.6.26 or better for the rumble effect to work though.)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Programming joysticks with linux part 3, Get Ready to Rumble!!!]]></title>
<link>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/programming-joysticks-with-linux-part-3-get-ready-to-rumble/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scaryreasoner</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/programming-joysticks-with-linux-part-3-get-ready-to-rumble/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sat, Jul 19, 2008. See also Part 1, part 2, and some info on getting xbox 360 rumble effect working ]]></description>
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<p>See also <a href="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/programming-joysticks-with-linux/">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/programming-joysticks-with-linux-part-2/">part 2</a>, and <a href="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/getting-the-xbox-controller-to-work-with-linux-including-rumble-effect/">some info on getting xbox 360 rumble effect working with linux</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve added &#8220;rumble effect&#8221; to <a href="http://wordwarvi.sourceforge.net">Word War vi</a>, the little video game I&#8217;ve been working on.  My code borrows heavily from Johann Deneux&#8217;s fftest.c program which is meant to test the force feedback capabilities of the linux input driver.</p>
<p>Here is my code:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://wordwarvi.cvs.sourceforge.net/wordwarvi/wordwarvi/rumble.h?view=markup">rumble.h</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordwarvi.cvs.sourceforge.net/wordwarvi/wordwarvi/rumble.c?view=markup">rumble.c</a></li>
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<p>If you want to try to use my code (whcih is GPL&#8217;ed), you&#8217;d include rumble.h, then call get_ready_to_rumble(NULL);  (or pass the filename of your input device, if it isn&#8217;t /dev/input/event5).  Then call play_rumble_effect(RUMBLE_STRONG_RUMBLE_EFFECT); or the like.</p>
<p>At the end of your program, call close_rumble_fd();</p>
<p>Very simple stuff, but I hope it&#8217;s of some help to someone.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Programming joysticks with linux, part 2]]></title>
<link>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/programming-joysticks-with-linux-part-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scaryreasoner</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/programming-joysticks-with-linux-part-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[part 1 is here. Here is how the buttons and axes are presented by the linux joystick drivers for the]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/programming-joysticks-with-linux/">part 1 is here.</a></p>
<p>Here is how the buttons and axes are presented by the linux joystick drivers for the Logitech Dual Action Rumble and Xbox 360 wired USB controllers:</p>
<div id="attachment_104" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://scaryreasoner.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/480_logitech_dual_action_rumble_top_view.jpg"><img src="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/480_logitech_dual_action_rumble_top_view.jpg?w=300" alt="Logitech Dual Action Rumble, top view." width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-104" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Logitech Dual Action Rumble, top view.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_105" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://scaryreasoner.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/480_xbox360_controlloer_top_view.jpg"><img src="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/480_xbox360_controlloer_top_view.jpg?w=300" alt="Xbox 360 controller, top view" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-105" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Xbox 360 controller, top view</p></div>
<div id="attachment_106" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://scaryreasoner.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/480_xbox_360_controller_back_view.jpg"><img src="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/480_xbox_360_controller_back_view.jpg?w=300" alt="Xbox 360 controller, back view" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-106" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Xbox 360 controller, back view</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting the Xbox controller to work with linux, including rumble effect.]]></title>
<link>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/getting-the-xbox-controller-to-work-with-linux-including-rumble-effect/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scaryreasoner</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/getting-the-xbox-controller-to-work-with-linux-including-rumble-effect/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This information is current as of Thu Jul 17 08:02:37 CDT 2008. Edit: Correction: I believe I bought]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This information is current as of Thu Jul 17 08:02:37 CDT 2008.</p>
<p>Edit: <b>Correction:  I believe I bought an xbox <em>360</em> controller.</b></p>
<p>Related post: <a href="http://scaryreasoner.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/programming-joysticks-with-linux/">programming joysticks with linux</a></p>
<p>Here is what I had to do to get my xbox 360 gamepad working with linux.</p>
<p>To start out with, I&#8217;m running Fedora core 8, with running kernel 2.6.25.10-47.fc8.</p>
<p>First, here&#8217;s what <b>didn&#8217;t work:</b></p>
<p>I plugged the thing in, and saw the xpad driver load   (saw it in output of dmesg.)  Then, I ran the &#8220;jstest&#8221; program, and it printed out about 20 lines, then stopped, and no amount of fiddling with the buttons or joysticks on the game pad would make it produce any more output.  Hmm.</p>
<p>I have the following kernel development packages installed, which means there are some headers and what not in  /usr/src/kernels that allow modules to be compiled.</p>
<pre>
rpm -qa &#124; grep kernel.devel produces:
kernel-devel-2.6.25.9-40.fc8
kernel-devel-2.6.25.10-47.fc8
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<p>So, I thought to build a new xpad.ko module from newer source:</p>
<p>After a bit of searching around on the internet, I tried the following:</p>
<pre>
mkdir xpad_driver
cd xpad_driver
wget http://xbox-linux.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/xbox-linux/kernel-2.6/drivers/usb/input/xpad.c
wget http://xbox-linux.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/xbox-linux/kernel-2.6/drivers/usb/input/xpad.h
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<p>Create a Makefile with this in it:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
obj-m := xpad.o
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</blockquote>
<p>then:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-47.fc8-i686 M=`pwd` modules
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>Well, it didn&#8217;t build.</p>
<p>So then, I downloaded the 2.6.26 kernel from kernel.org, and unpacked it and copied xpad.c and xpad.h from drivers/input/joystick, and tried the make command again:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-47.fc8-i686 M=`pwd` modules
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</blockquote>
<p>this makes xpad.ko</p>
<p>then, as root:</p>
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<pre>
rmmod xpad.ko
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<p>(at this point, unplug the joystick)</p>
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<pre>
insmod ./xpad.ko
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</blockquote>
<p>(at this point plug in the joystick.)</p>
<p>This worked.  Yay!</p>
<p>But, now to try force feedback.  I got the fftest program. (google for fftest.c, and compile it with &#8220;gcc -o fftest fftest.c&#8221;)</p>
<p>Then run it as &#8220;fftest /dev/input/event0&#8243;</p>
<p>No dice.  &#8220;i/o error.&#8221;</p>
<p>Great.  Ok, try copying evdev.h and evdev.c from kernel.org&#8217;s 2.6.26 tree (from drivers/input/joystick again) and add &#8220;evdev&#8221;a into the makefile, like:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
cat Makefile
obj-m := xpad.o evdev.o
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</blockquote>
<p>Then run the make again:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-47.fc8-i686 M=`pwd` modules
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>Now that produces evdev.ko.</p>
<p>Try to insmod it, but it won&#8217;t.  Turns out Fedora has the &#8220;input&#8221; driver statically linked in, so you can&#8217;t rmmod it.  (Found out by looking at /dev/input/event0, and noticing it had character device major number 13, and then looking in /proc/devices, see  that this corresponds to &#8220;input&#8221;.  Try rmmod input, but no luck, it&#8217;s statically linked.</p>
<p>Bummer.  I guess Fedora core 8 (with their very most recent kernel as of this writing) just really  doesn&#8217;t have xbox 360 support then. (Edit: this may not be true, see below.)</p>
<p><b>(Here begins the part where things began working.)</b></p>
<p>That means time to compile that 2.6.26 kernel.org kernel and see if that works.  Copied the .config file from /usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.10-47.fc8-i686/.config and then ran</p>
<p>&#8220;make oldconfig&#8221;, hitting enter a whole bunch for defaults to new config options, then ran &#8220;make menuconfig&#8221; and turned off a bunch of hardware I don&#8217;t have, then ran &#8220;make.&#8221;  Went shopping (not kidding). The compile takes awhile with redhat&#8217;s config file, even considering that I turned off a bunch of stuff.</p>
<p>then (as root) &#8220;make modules_install&#8221;, and &#8220;make install&#8221;, then reboot into the new kernel.</p>
<p>Hmm, it still doesn&#8217;t seem to work.</p>
<p>At this point, I was stuck for awhile, but then I began running fftest against the various event device nodes&#8230;</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
[root@zuul xpad_driver]# ./fftest /dev/input/event0
Force feedback test program.
HOLD FIRMLY YOUR WHEEL OR JOYSTICK TO PREVENT DAMAGES

Device /dev/input/event0 opened
Axes query:
Effects:
Number of simultaneous effects: 0
Upload effects[0]: Function not implemented
Upload effects[1]: Function not implemented
Upload effects[2]: Function not implemented
Upload effects[3]: Function not implemented
Upload effects[4]: Function not implemented
Upload effects[5]: Function not implemented
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
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</blockquote>
<p>No dice.  Same thing with event1, event2, event3, event4 but then&#8230;  hello, what&#8217;s this?</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
root@zuul xpad_driver]# ./fftest /dev/input/event5
Force feedback test program.
HOLD FIRMLY YOUR WHEEL OR JOYSTICK TO PREVENT DAMAGES

Device /dev/input/event5 opened
Axes query:
Effects: Periodic Rumble
Number of simultaneous effects: 16
Upload effects[1]: Invalid argument
Upload effects[2]: Invalid argument
Upload effects[3]: Invalid argument
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>That&#8217;s different&#8230; hmm, it didn&#8217;t complain about 0, or, 4, or 5&#8230;</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
0
Now Playing: Sine vibration
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
4
Now Playing: Strong Rumble
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
5
Now Playing: Weak Rumble
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
-1
No such effect
[root@zuul xpad_driver]#
</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>Hey hey!  It works!</p>
<p>Well, option 0, &#8220;Sine vibration&#8221; didn&#8217;t ever stop, just kept going indefinitely (even exiting the program doesn&#8217;t stop it.)  But, playing 4, or 5 it rumbles for awhile then stop.  4 seems to be the same as 0, except it stops, and 5 seems to be a higher frequency, lower amplitude  version of 4.
<p>On inspecting the fftest code, it seems that it plays effects 4 and 5 for 5 seconds, but the others for 20 seconds for some reason.  20  seconds is a long time.  Knowing this, and waiting 20 secs, effect 0 does indeed eventually stop.  So&#8230; it looks like it&#8217;s working.  And, knowing that it&#8217;s (for some reason) showing up at /dev/input/event5, rather than /dev/input/event0.   Hmm, it suddenly occurs to me that maybe event0-4 are the mouse.  Maybe that&#8217;s mousex, mousey, plus 3 buttons mapped to 0,1,2,3,4&#8230; that&#8217;d make sense.)</p>
<p>That it showed up on /dev/input/event5 means it&#8217;s quite possible that this might actually work with Fedora&#8217;s kernel, (well, apart from the xpad driver itself.)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll have to try that&#8230; but for now, heck I&#8217;ll just stick  with this 2.6.26 kernel.  There&#8217;s nothing like the bleeding edge.</p>
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<link>http://mommydx.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/e3-and-parental-gaming/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mommydx</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mommydx.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/e3-and-parental-gaming/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is everyone checking out the E3 coverage this week? I haven&#8217;t watched much on t.v., but here a]]></description>
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<p>Is everyone checking out the E3 coverage this week? I haven&#8217;t watched much on t.v., but here are the few things that i&#8217;m loving so far:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31196/E3-08-Xbox-avatars-announced" target="_blank">Xbox 360 avatars</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31203/E3-08-Microsoft-unveils-new-controller-colours" target="_blank">New controller colors</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31194/E3-08-Xbox-Live-generates-1-billion" target="_blank">The success of Xbox Live</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/l/legobatman/" target="_blank">LEGO Batman</a></p>
<p>I really <em>want</em> to be excited about <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halowars/" target="_blank">Halo Wars</a>, but i&#8217;m not much of a strategic games kinda gal. I want to be down there killing the Covenant myself, not directing the little guys to do it for me.</p>
<p>Perhaps the thing i&#8217;m MOST excited about, is <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2008/14/c4380.html" target="_blank">this</a> article. More than HALF of Canadian parents play video games with their kids? SWEET!</p>
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<link>http://retailgamers.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/360-controller-mod-thats-worth-owning/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>roughneck2426</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[There are some mods out there that are truly stupid and then there are some that are simply amazing.]]></description>
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<p>There are some mods out there that are <a href="http://retailgamers.com/2008/05/22/mario-kart-wii-training-wheel-sigh/">truly stupid</a> and then there are some that are <a href="http://retailgamers.com/2008/06/19/re-diculous/">simply amazing</a>.  The modder known as F00 f00 has made what could possibly be the best first person shooter controller available.</p>
<p>Taking what he had available, a <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360wirelesscontroller/">Xbox 360 controller</a>, and breaking it down and relocating the buttons for maximum comfort and utility is pretty damn awesome.  With time and practice I could see this controller being way better then what we currently have.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360wirelesscontroller/">360 controller</a> is probably one of the best &#8216;feeling&#8217; and &#8216;operating&#8217; wireless controllers out there.  It works great in almost every situation when it come to first person games.  The only lacking thing about the current 360 controller is the idea that you have to remove your right thumb to hit the face buttons on the controller. (A, B, X, and Y)  This mod makes it so you never have to relocate your thumb, its always plugged right on the analog stick, where it belongs.</p>
<p>I know something like this will never hit retail shelves, but I wish it would.  If a company took this idea and ran with it, made a &#8216;perfect&#8217; first person shooter controller and marketed it for the public, I&#8217;m sure it would sell just fine, especially for the demographic of the 360 audience.  The only major problem for something like this is two fold; first the controller needs to be cheaper (or the same price) then the standard 360 controller.  No one will fork out another $50 dollars for another controller if theirs does the &#8216;trick&#8217; just fine.  Secondly, you would need the support of multiple publishers to back the controller, make it a viable option for your gaming needs.  With no &#8216;real&#8217; support from the games, the controller will just end up in the <a href="http://www.bermuda.ch/balduin/blog/gyromite.jpg">heap of crap</a> we know as useless accessories.</p>
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<p>Just food for thought, I found this mod to be quite interesting and I would love to see something like this hit store shelves.</p>
<p>-written by roughneck2426</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: Xbox 360 Controller for the PC]]></title>
<link>http://discretevector.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/review-xbox-360-controller-for-the-pc/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bobby Alexander</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I dug up one of my older games yesterday: Prince of Persia: Two thrones. I had abandoned it a few da]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://discretevector.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/xbox360wiredcontroller.gif"><img src="http://discretevector.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/xbox360wiredcontroller.gif?w=201" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I dug up one of my older games yesterday: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Prince of Persia: Two thrones</span>. I had abandoned it a few days after I bought it last year because it was a pain to play using the keyboard&#8230; and I didn&#8217;t want to buy a game controller just for one game.</p>
<p>But today I thought, what the heck, maybe it would help me play my other games better. So I went out and bought an <span style="font-weight:bold;">Xbox 360 controller</span>. I was initially bent on buying the wireless version. But to cut a long story short I couldn&#8217;t find one compatible with the PC. And the regular (wired) one was guaranteed to work seamlessly on both the Xbox and the PC.</p>
<p>The Xbox 360 Controller plugs into your USB port. You will have to first install the controller software available at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/download.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/download.mspx</a>. The documentation that came with the controller said the software was available at www.windowsgaming.com but I could never get that site to open. I wonder if it even exists.</p>
<p>So I installed the software, plugged in the controller and I was all set to go. Configuring the controller in POP was pretty straightforward. It detected all the buttons on the controller except for the RT and LT buttons. Probably I can use the <a href="http://xbcd360guide.50webs.com/">XBCD drivers</a> to get them to work.</p>
<p>The controller comes with t<span style="font-weight:bold;">wo analog sticks</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">one D-Pad</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">4 standard buttons (X,Y,A,B)</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">two shoulder buttons (LB, RB)</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">two trigger buttons (LT, RT)</span>. In addition to this there is the <span style="font-weight:bold;">guide button</span> (the big X button on the top) and a back and start button. The guide button is pretty useless on a PC. It just brings a small window where you can launch the help documentation. The guide button is surrounded by a green light strip which is divided into 4 quadrants called the ring of light (like on the Xbox system). You can hookup up to 4 controllers to a system and a different quadrant will light up for each controller.</p>
<p>And boy, does this controller rock or what. The analog sticks are so <span style="font-weight:bold;">precise and sensitive</span> to the slightest touch. In POP, pushing the analog stick softly makes the prince walk slowly and if you push on it a bit further, he starts running. On the keyboard you would have to first press the walk toggle key and then use the direction keys. I had to say, WOW (Microsoft would have loved that). You really have to play the game to experience it.</p>
<p>On supported games (such as POP) the controller provides <span style="font-weight:bold;">vibration feedback</span> for certain actions. For example, in POP, when you hit an enemy or land after a jump, the controller vibrates to acknowledge this. Pretty cool! The controller is ergonomic and fits comfortably into your hand. All the buttons are easily reachable and you don&#8217;t have to stretch your fingers for any of them. And to top it all off, the controller is unbelievably light for its size.</p>
<p>The controller also supports connecting a Xbox 360 head set or a 2.5 mm headset to it. Haven&#8217;t tested it though.</p>
<p>I bought it at Rs. 2150. I was thinking of getting it from PlayAsia, but the delivery takes over three weeks. I am still waiting for my Lost planet CD that I ordered on the 12th. Now that would be a cool game to play with my new controller. Fingers crossed. Hope it come soon.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusions:</span></p>
<p>The Xbox 360 controller is a tad expensive but if you are a passionate gamer you really wouldn&#8217;t mind spending that kind of moolah for this amazing piece of hardware. Probably the best gaming controller for the PC. Period.</p>
<p>The wireless version of this provides exactly the same features except that it is, well, wireless. It comes with  a rechargeable battery pack or you can pop in a couple of AA batteries. The charger for the battery pack has to be bought separately though. And its slightly more heavier that the wired one because of the battery. So the TCO for the wireless controller is pretty high because either you&#8217;ll have to buy the charger for the rechargeable battery (thats another 1200 odd rupees) or keep buying AA batteries. Take your pick.</p>
<p>Personally, I am glad I stuck to the wired one. The wire is a small price to pay.</p>
<p>PS: I looked up windowsgaming.com in the WHOIS database and the site is indeed registered to Microsoft. I strongly suspect the site was replaced by www.gamesforwindows.com. The download link at gamesforwindows points the link I mentioned earlier</p>
<p><strong>CW Rating: <em>4 Widgets</em></strong></p>
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