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In May, Electronic Arts revealed that Ronaldinho would be the international cover athlete for FIFA 08. The publisher also announced that in soccer-mad Europe, many territories would see their own local stars join the Brazilian-born FC Barcelona striker on the game’s box. Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos would be FIFA 08′s cover player in Spain, Miroslav Klose in Germany, Andreas Ivanschitz in Austria, Tranquillo Barnetta in Switzerland, and Florent Malouda and Franck Ribéry in France.Though the British cover athlete for the game is yet to be announced, today EA announced who will grace the North… Continue Reading»

An adventurous and skillful modder has managed to turn a Wii remote into an Xbox 360 controller with middleware help from the PS2 control scheme — it’s as if all the console makers are working in harmony for this one hack. Try humming this to the tune of “Dem Bones” (actually, don’t, because we’re not even going to try to fit the rhyme scheme):

• The Xbox 360 is connected to the XFPS PS2 to 360 adapter
• … which is connected to a big black box Microcontroller “with custom firmware emulating a PS2 controller”
• … which

One of the most interesting new features of the newly-updated Wii firmware is the ability to see a list of popular Virtual Console games for your region. Now that there’s a decent number of Virtual Console games, we can imagine having a hard time making a selection. Siliconera’s Spencer Yip has provided both the Japanese top 20 (left) and the US top 20 (right) for comparison.We don’t know exactly how the popularity of these games is determined. As Spencer mused, “It’s not clear if these games are popular because they are the top selling Virtual Console… Continue Reading»

Xbox 360 documentation which notes HDMI port (Source: Shacknews)Yesterday, Microsoft announced across-the-board price cuts for its Xbox 360 lineup. Prices for the $479 Elite, $399 Premium and $299 Core dropped to $449.99, $349.99 and $279.99 respectively. It turns out that Microsoft’s announcement of price cuts across the board for its Xbox 360 lineup wasn’t the only thing the folks at Redmond had in store for consumers. A Shacknews reader purchased a $349.99 Xbox 360 Premium today from a Target store in Atlanta and was surprised to see an HDMI port on the console.The

Skateboarding has clearly evolved with time, and today there are many variations of the skateboard running around. The Boom Borda is the latest in a long line, featuring an environmentally friendly skateboard that hails from the UK. A 400 watt electric motor powers it, letting you go up to 15 miles (on flat ground presumably – steep, ascending gradients will probably suck a whole lot of juice) per charge. A digital handheld radio pistol grip controller is used to control it, and you can zip along at a top speed of 25mph – assuming you… Continue Reading»

Sure, we already knew the Halo 3-themed Xbox 360 was on the horizon, and we even warned you to save a bit extra for those Halo-clad accessories, but now we’re absolutely certain that you better have the necessary dough by next month if you’re looking to be an early adopter. Yep, Microsoft’s special edition console will be landing sometime in September for $399.99, and will include “an authentic Spartan green-and-gold finish,” matching wireless controller, a 20GB hard drive, headset, a Play and Charge Kit, and “more” — though we’re not… Continue Reading»

It’s that time again folks — the moment when you’re rushing out of the house, but you make the oh-so-wise decision to head in even later rather than leaving that glowing Wii unattended. Today, Wii owners in Europe, Japan, and the US can download a shiny new firmware update, which institutes a new digital clock on the main menu, a few “aesthetic changes to the Wii Shop,” an updated Forecast Channel window, a “Today’s Accomplishments” note on the message board, and a made over Wii Shop that “changes the way Virtual Console… Continue Reading»