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Taking Halo or Call to Duty to a whole new level, Hackers have created an Wii IR Remote sensor and driver to port the trademarked remote setup to the Xboc 360. This latest hack turns the epic video game and console into a full fledged killing simulator.

Course, that’s not all the Xbox is good for. There’s sports games like Madden NFL, MLB Baseball or Tiger Woods Golf, there’s even hack and slash games like The Elder Scrolls. Imagine firing a phaser for the latest Star Trek Legacy game, or Battleing for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings… 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

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»

Wii accessories are getting as common as the games people play. Some are even kicking up the imagination quotient a notch to give players not only a physical experience – such as for sports video games – but also a fantasy experience. Witness the Wii Hero Pack by Camy International.

Though some will enjoy the inevitable Zelda gaming fantasies, why stop there? Imagine pulling the sword of Griffyndoor from the sorting hat in the first Harry Potter video game, or wielding the sword and shield a digital Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?… Continue Reading»