Xbox 360 Kiosk Demo Spurs Hackers

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Team PI have done it again! They released the Xbox 360 experience kiosk demo disc as an ISO. The disc contains playable demo's on the disk such as Call of Duty 2, which could also be hackable, as PI speculates?

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We bring you the Sony PlayStation 3

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Even on this Sunday, where a troubled insomniac wishes for some rest and to be left alone, I can't avoid keeping everybody up to date regarding the console wars that we find ourselves in. The Sony PS3 is what we're all eagerly waiting for, the Xbox 360 (if all goes according to plan) is just a preview of what Sony has in store for us.

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Call of Duty 2 Code Cures

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IGN.com contacted Activision about the issue, and the company has provided two temporary cures, though it hasn't provided a final, concrete solution. First, Activision suggests the issue revolves around player profiles. The second solution solves the issue differently. By visiting Activision's Website, gamers can unlock a code that opens up all levels. This way, gamers can play any level at any time.

PI Game Dump Extractor GUIs

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For those who missed earlier news: The Game Dump Extractor incl. source code was released by Team PI Coder. It allows you to extract Xbox360-ISO image files (x360dvdfs). Just like the original Xbox (xdvdfs) the 360 does not use the ISO9660 or UDF filesystem for the content on game DVDs. This tools allows you to extract the files from an image in the 'Xbox 360 DVD file system' (.360)

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Xbox 360 not designed to play games in vertical position?

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I just had a revelation. The Xbox 360 ?Ring of Light? logo pictured right could actually respresent the circular scratches left on Xbox 360 games across the world. When Matt?s Xbox 360 stopped playing games, a customer service rep told him to orient his console horizontally. The result? One working Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 - First Two Weeks Experiences

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It's been a little over two weeks since I've gotten my Xbox 360, and I'm here to give my experiences with the system so far. This console certainly has it's issues, but do the pros make up for the cons?

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The Microsoft Xbox 360 CPU story

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This Fall Processor Forum paper explores the customized IBM PowerPC® processor designed for the Microsoft® XBox 360®, designed and optimized for high-volume production, low cost, and quality -- with an array of testing and debug features to reduce system time-to-market. It boasts three 3.2GHz high-frequency PowerPC processor cores, and it's like no chip you've ever met before. Read why.

Best Buy Stock-Piling Xbox 360 Consoles?

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Coming fresh off the apology of North American Retail President Brian Dunn, a leaked insider document from Best Buy allegedly shows that the company is purposely stock-piling 360 consoles to sell on December 18th.

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Nintendo Revolution in Close-Up, Specs

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After the introduction of the Xbox 360 and the future release from Sony and its PlayStation 3 quite some people are showing real interest in Nintendo and its Revolution. The Nintendo Revolution is a different approach to the growing console market where speed and graphics are King. Nintendo wants to shift back to "its all about the fun".

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360 hard drive - a third smaller than advertised?

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Xbox 360 owners are being left puzzled by an apparent missing 7GB from their hard drives. The Xbox 360 hard drive is certainly 20GB in total, but players can never access more than 13GB of storage space - just two thirds of the stated size.

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XBox 360 Games Scratched?

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A growing number of Xbox 360 customers are reporting having problems with their disc's getting scratched by the DVD drive when switching the unit's position from vertical to horizontal and vise versa.. Initially we thought this was the usual fanboy vs. hater propaganda that swirls around the launch of any new console like this.

Xbox 360 In Game, Ad Commercial

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You know we've followed the Xbox 360 story from day one, but recently since the Xbox has been released we are looking for alternative action to feed your thirsty minds and hungers. So we are constantly on the prowl to gain more information and this time we've found another Ad Commercial for the Xbox 360.

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First modded Xbox 360 appears

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The crazy guys over at Llamma.com are the first on the net with a modded Xbox 360. And by modded, we mean bling-bling, not PerfectDarkZero.torrent.

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