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How To Install PCSX2 for Mac Plugin

2011-02-24T11:31:00.001+07:00

If you own a Mac, already installed PS2 Emulator for Mac, PCSX2 Mac, and wondering how to install its needed plugins. Look no further, here's a video to show the PCSX2 Mac plugin installation process.

Have fun playing PS2 games on Mac.

keyword : play ps2 mac emulator plugin installation

ZZOgl-pg 0.1.0 released

2011-02-24T11:26:00.001+07:00

ZZOgl-pg 0.1.0 is graphic plugin for PCSX2 Mac, a PS2 Emulator for Mac.

Now on svn r3536, and closer to what will be used for 0.9.7 release. This release fixes some GUI related bug like arrow in FF X menu.

Download the regular plugin dmg here.

source : pcsx2mac.net

keyword : ps2 emulator mac

PCSX2 Mac 0.9.7 Sneak Peek

2011-02-24T11:16:00.000+07:00

PCSX2 0.9.7 for Mac runs Final Fantasy X, here's the 13 minutes video :

PCSX2 Mac 0.9.7 progress :

most of the bugs have been rooted out
doesn’t crash after the FF X first fmv anymore
ZZOgl has been updated to match the more recent svn

source : pcsx2mac.net

All GSdx Download Links | As Of June 23, 2010

2010-06-23T16:27:00.000+07:00

All GSdx versions download links on one post, as of June 23, 2010 :

GSdx9 for DirectX 9 :

GSdx10 for DirectX 10 :

GSdx, newer and unified version :

via : pcxs2 forum
keyword : gsdx, pcsx2, download link

PCSX2 for Mac Update

2010-06-23T14:02:00.000+07:00

Latest updates from zedr0n who port PCSX2 to run under Mac. He successfully built pcsx2 in Snow Leopard. Still have some testing to do. Here is a video to show the progress. Disgaea in 60 fps throughout and with good sound quality, utilizing only 60% of CPU, nice.

Disgaea on Snow Leopard

And here is the download link.

keyword : ps2 emulator, mac, snow leopard, pcsx2

PCSX2 0.9.7 beta released!

2010-06-21T16:05:00.001+07:00

So here we have new beta of PCSX2 0.9.7. What's new? Here they are straight from the developer mouth (or hands) :

All new GUI powered by wxWidgets
microVU, an all new VU0/VU1/COP2 recompiler
VIF rewritten and a new Vif Unpack recompiler
IPU improvements, many more videos now play perfectly
Stable full screen operation with GSdx
Alt+Enter Hotkey for real-time fullscreen/window mode switching
Many new emulation options, complete with tooltips
New MTGS, much more efficient and compatible
New BIOS skipping method, more compatible and correct
New Host File System Support
Turbo/Slow motion settings for the frame limiter
On the fly changing of settings and plugins
Threaded Saving/Loading states, so it does not pause gameplay
Built in ISO reader with a recently used ISO list
Suspend / Resume emulation safely and fast
Simplified plugin configuration dialog, with more options
Full DVD9 game support (for example God of War, Xenosaga, Gran Turismo 4 etc)
First time configuration wizard
Settings stored in your User documents folder by default to prevent Vista / Windows 7 permission issues
New Game database detects the game you run, displays compatibility info, and auto applies special game fixes/patches if needed
Cheats are now separate from patches, cheats can be placed in the "cheats" folder and enabled/disabled from pcsx2's file-menu
Many important plugin updates, GSdx has many bugs and memory leaks fixed, SPU2-X makes dozens of games boot which never did before

Go to pscx2.net to download this beta, even though it is still in beta the developer recommends this version over the 0.9.6.

keyword : pcsx2, 0.9.7 beta, download

75% of Parents See Beneficial Effects of Videogames

2009-03-06T09:16:00.001+07:00

Microsoft said.

I’m not going to argue the result, I as a parent and a gamer myself, I do see positive things Videogames could offer as long it is done in moderation. I’ve seen my share of game-a-thon, and it brought nothing but lack of sleep and wasted valuable time.

But when this finding presented by one of console makers that (trying to) makes money out of Videogames industry somehow the result seems a little weak.

via gamesindustry.biz

PCSX2 0.9.6 Released!!!

2009-03-04T10:53:00.001+07:00

Finally, PCSX2 0.9.6 is here. You can read the official release note on PCSX2.net.

What’s new in 0.9.6 ?

Huge rewrite, mainly from the new members of the Playground branch! Too many speedups, optimizations and other fixes to write here! Many famous games will now work.
Dropped VM build replaced by the all new Vtlb, meaning no more 'Cannot allocate memory' errors at start up, more accurate emulation, slightly lower speeds but with many optimizations to come
Full memcard support, working in all games
Improved Frameskip/VU-skip
Special Game Fixes Section
Advanced Options Section for custom tweaking VU/FPU behavior
Rewritten Multithreaded GS (MTGS) mode, with as much as 15% speedup for HT machines (only 3-5% for Dual Core), and fixes many instabilities.
Improved VU/FPU Flags and Clamping support (helps fix odd behaviors and SPS in some games)
Improved EE/IOP synchronization (fixes many freeze-ups and vmhacks).
Improved CDVD support.

You can download PCSX2 0.9.6 from pcsx2.net.

Thank you guys!!

Note for Windows XP users : you need latest update for directx 9. Download it from here (DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer) or there (DirectX End-User Runtimes).

I’m still downloading the directx update. So I can’t give you any game review yet. But here’s my priority :

Soul Calibur 3
Fatal Frame 3
Suikoden Tactics

Update :

Soul Calibur 3 is better rendered and sees little speed improvement
Fatal Frame 3 : still no go from title screen
Suikoden Tactics : still can not get pass first intro

keyword : pcsx2 0.9.6

PCSX2 Mac | PS2 Emulator for Mac

2009-02-18T09:13:00.001+07:00

Mac users don't left behind when it comes to PS2 Emulator. PCSX2, the best PS2 emulator are not only available for Windows and Linux, but also for Mac too.
PCSX2 for Mac is ported by Zedr0n, as for now it's one man show. As Zedr0n only got himself to help him, so helps are welcomed.

Visit PCSX2 Mac official site to dig and download latest progress.

Here are some screenshots to feast upon :

Disgaea on Mac

FFX on Mac

FFXII on Mac

keyword : ps2 emulator for mac | pcsx2 port

What Makes A Good Horror Game?

2009-02-17T18:20:00.001+07:00

Ah horror games. A special class of games designed to make grown-up gamers pee on their pants, the ones that stay on your mind after dark, the ones you glad are not real, the ones that you don't want to play in front of your GF.

So what makes a good horror games? Below are what I think make a horror game good.

story (including characters characterization), most and foremost, IMHO. The horror must be build upon strong and solid story. Eerier is better, preferably something unknown and unexplainable. Like the Silent Hill series and first Resident Evil, the next Resident Evil doesn't have the "what's this all about?" factor since all already explained in the first. They're still a great games but not "horror" anymore.
A good horror games make gamers wondering something like : where's everybody, what's going on, hey is that a face I see on the wall, damn I hate walking in dark hospital corridor at night.
I love how story being told in small notes, scratch on the wall left by the unfortunate NPCs.
music, a good music does what good music does. To build the atmosphere.
surprise factor, I mean real surprise. Something so sudden, it startle you. Whether it's a whisper, laughter or window-glass breaking,
being alone, there's horror in just being alone and have no one to depend on. Although some occasional companion makes us crave for more and make loneliness harder to bear. Co-op in horror game? Bad Idea.
no mass-murderer weapon, want to spoil horror game? Use rocket launcher, it's fun but it saps the soul of the game. If you still want to do so(if the option is available), do it after finished the game.

Have anything to add?

horror game

PCSX2 Playground Version Is Closed

2009-02-07T15:47:00.001+07:00

The official announcement :

SVN CLOSED. Playground Repository has been moved to http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2 -- all future updates and commits will be made there instead. :)

Gigaherz said the reasons are :

Look, the merge was decided by both teams. We agreed to join the project because:
it will be easier to manage this way
the official team wasn't working and so it was pointless to keep it unofficial
we felt like it

In case you need some history as to why The Playground version born :

The reason for the project (Playground) was that all of the official developers were busy with real life, so people needed a place to work in (at least temporarily)... and as you can see, as soon as it has become clear that the playground is where the development is taking place, the official team decided to propose merging, and the playground developers gladly accepted to be considered part of the official team.

Sad to see that there will be no more frequent PCSX2 Playground updates but here hoping that their combined focus and effort will make PCSX2 faster and more compatible.

PSP Emulator | JPCSP | emu-sam | pspplayer | mfzpsp

2009-02-02T15:57:00.001+07:00

There are five PSP emulators in the work at the moment, and they are :

JPCSP is a Java PSP emulator that available for Windows and Linux. Obviously it needs Java JRE installed. Here's the latest version :
- jpcsp v0.1 revision 812 for Windows
- jpcsp v0.1 revision 812 for Linux64
PCSP, authored by same JPCSP authors, this version is not written in Java. Quoting the author PCSP is "way less advance than jpcsp" but "kinda faster". Here's the latest version :
- pcsp rev201
emu-sam is developed by Actarus, although still actively developed currently there's no download to try, only some progress report. There's version 1.0.0.1 which can be download from Ngemu here, I've seen 1.0.0.2 but can not find download link.
pspplayer,
mfzpsp is project with a goal to emulate the Playstation Protable Architecture on a
Low Level Basis. Believe me I don't know what that means. The author is currently busy with his school schedule so this project is on halt but not freezed.

I suggest you start with JPCSP, it's the most actively developed with new version released frequently (compared to the others).

keyword: free, psp emulator, info, download link

PCSX2 Updates January 31, 2009

2009-02-02T14:04:00.001+07:00

Three updates folks:

Note about PCSX2 Playground rev 672:

Removed most of the cluttery code that used PCSX2_VIRTUAL_MEM. Left in various parts of VM code which could be useful for reference in the future.
Author : Jake.Stine

Remember this is a beta subversion so it may crash. OK I said that, now have fun.

PCSX2 Updates January 26, 2009

2009-01-26T10:46:00.000+07:00

Hot on the heels of yesterday 626 release, now come PCSX2 Playground rev 627.

Note on this release :

Quick fix for the broken frame/vuskip by Nneeve. Doesn't restore it completely, but it'll do for now :)
ramapcsx2

And, Happy Chinese Lunar New Year!

GONG XI FA CAI!

PCSX2 Updates January 23, 2009

2009-01-23T19:28:00.000+07:00

The latest subversion of PCSX2 is PCSX2 Playground rev 626.

Note on this release:

Today is a great day for ps2 emulation, Tri-Ace games now work with Playground! :D
That means that Star Ocean 3, Valkyrie Profile 2, and Radiata Stories all get in-game and might even be playable from start-to-finish (more testing needs to be done to find out if they're fully playable).

For those that don't know, Tri-Ace games use an encryption algorithm that requires bit-accurate results to boot successfully; so they're some of the pickiest games to emulate.

Credit goes to Nneeve who coded special add/sub routines for VU opcodes that make the PS2's VUs more accurate.

Since these routines are SLOW, Rama and I decided to make this a gamefix. Rama also isolated the code so it only runs the slow-routines in the functions that need them to boot the Tri-Ace games (without this, the games would run 40% slower :p).

The gamefix is called "VU Add / Sub Hack", so turn it on and have fun playing/testing tri-ace games on pcsx2-playground! :p

Note: After Krakatos does some more testing, he'll add a public beta for this revision on our forums (sometime within 24hours probably).

cottonvibes

PCSX2 Updates January 22, 2009

2009-01-22T11:52:00.001+07:00

Three updates for PCSX2 :

From what I read in previous versions update notes (since rev 563) this version will make Fatal Frame 1 advances a little. For more detail on changes and improvement you can read PG changelog.txt included in the file.

Fatal Frame? I have to try this.

Dragon Ball : Evolution for PSP

2009-01-20T09:39:00.001+07:00

After a long journey from Manga –> Anime –> Game –> Live-Action Movie –> and now we have Dragon Ball : Evolution, a Dragon Ball fighting game based on Dragon Ball latest live-action movie by Namco Bandai.

I don’t know about the Movie yet, but the game looks just like another Dragon Ball game with different (humanized) characters. So familiar. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dragon Ball games especially Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 on PCSX2.

See screenshot below and you will feel the same.

The movie will be released on April 8 and the game shortly.

image : Namco Bandai
via game|life.

Never Underestimate Fan Art | RE5 fan art Vs box art

2009-01-13T09:30:00.001+07:00

If you have great talent in drawing and fluent in Photoshop and like games, your dream for having your home made box art pops in every game store shelves might come true.

That’s what happens to some guy who made Resident Evil 5 box art, his work now becomes the official Resident Evil 5 box art. That, or a strange coincide took place along Capcom’s creative process.

For mind opening pictures here’s the link : Resident Evil 5 Box Art Looks Damn Familiar.

PCSX2 Updates For January 8, 2009

2009-01-13T08:21:00.001+07:00

Flood of updates, if you ask me, here they are :

PCSX2 Playground rev 563 938.35 KB
PG rev 563 Linuz Iso CDVD 0.8.0 106.49 KB
PG rev 563 SPU2GHz 1.9.0 149.08 KB
PG rev 563 ZeroGS 0.9.7.1 320.11 KB
PG rev 563 ZeroSPU2 0.4.6 139.55 KB
rev 888 GSDX 1.13 757.46 KB

Yup we got a “full house”, there are main program, dvd, sound and graphic plugin updates. Wee… Download to your heart content guys and gals.

What is PCSX2 PlayGround version?

2009-01-05T13:59:00.001+07:00

PCSX2 Playground is a modified version of original PCSX2. With emphasize on correct emulated environment or as close as the real PS2.

Playground powered by gigaherz, ramapcsx2, cottonvibes, drkIIRaziel, arcum42, Jake.Stine.

What’s the different? The Playground version features :

Improved Frameskip/VU-skip
Special Game Fixes Section
Advanced Options Section for custom tweaking VU/FPU behavior.
Rewritten Multithreaded GS (MTGS) mode, with as much as 15% speedup for HT machines (only 3-5% for Dual Core), and fixes many instabilities.
Improved VU/FPU Flags and Clamping support (helps fix odd behaviors and SPS in some games)
Improved EE/IOP synchronization (fixes many freeze-ups and vmhacks).
Improved CDVD support.

Since pcsx2-playground tries to emulate as correct as possible sometimes it feels slower than the official build. For that reason playground provides various speedhacks to bypass some emulation feature.

Visit pcsx2-playground project page to dig the latest development.

PCSX2 Updates For January 5, 2009

2009-01-05T12:37:00.001+07:00

What a nice way to start this year, today we got PCSX2 Playground rev 547, latest update for PCSX2.

What’s new in Playground rev 547? Here’s the changelog :

*Experimental* Sync issues are very sensitive buggers. There could be some breakages in this revision, so keep an eye out, folks.

Improved the responsiveness and efficiency of the EE's INTC handler by having it raise exceptions immediately in response to interrupt handlers (the old method delayed the exception until the next branch test, which meant that a lot of common interrupts like vsync, GS, GIF/VIF, etc resulted in two consecutive branch tests when they should have needed only one).

Moved the gsIrq() in Counters.c from the vsyncStart() to the vsyncEnd(). The gsIrq() supposedly happens on the falling edge of the vsync, so this *should* be more correct. (but more correct doesn't always mean better)

Added iopIntcTest() functions to the IOP's synchronization tools, so the IOP should now "correctly" raise exceptions when it re-enables pending IRQs.

Author : Jack.Stine

PCSX2 Updates for December 31, 2008

2008-12-31T21:46:00.003+07:00

This guy know no rest. Even in last hours of 2008 we got new updates for PCSX2!

I have 2 hours before new year, and I am eager to have one as this is my first new year with my daughter, she is sleeping though.

(Let's Have a) Happy New Year!

PCSX2 Updates for December 29, 2008

2008-12-29T09:11:00.001+07:00

This year is coming to close, looking back we have tons of updates. And there are 4 more updates:

PCSX2 Updates For December 24, 2008

2008-12-24T21:28:00.001+07:00

Just in time for Christmas Eve, we got three updates for PCSX2 0.9.5.

What a nice Christmas Gift :)
Merry Christmas!

Something unrelated:
I've just got my copy of Linux Ubuntu 8.10 up and running and it's fun.

PCSX2 0.9.5 Updates for December 20, 2008 | Cody Awards

2008-12-21T13:33:00.001+07:00

Another update for the ps2 emulator : PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 463.

I realize my last post were too short and soulless. To spice things up let see what Cody Awards bring us this year. It’s a list of 2008 best games, your usual year end tradition. List and list everywhere.

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PCSX2 0.9.5 Update For December 18, 2008

2008-12-19T13:48:00.001+07:00

Here you go folks your Daily Emulator update :)

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 449 (1.16 MB)

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PCSX2 0.9.5 Updates for December 17, 2008

2008-12-18T14:12:00.001+07:00

Latest PCSX2 updates :

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 447 (1.27 MB)

PCSX2 Updates For December 16, 2008

2008-12-17T11:44:00.001+07:00

Today we got single update for PCSX2 0.9.5 main program only, unlike yesterday we got 2 or 3 updates in one day.

Here’s the link :

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 441 (1.21 MB)

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PCSX2 Updates For December 13, 2008

2008-12-15T20:04:00.001+07:00

PCSX2 updates for December 13, 2008.

PCSX2 0.9.5 latest beta and graphic plugin GSdx.

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 426 (1.17 MB)
rev 880 GSDX 1.12 (1.13) (739.71 KB)

Two updates on a row.
I said wow.

Since this post is so short, allow me to post this photograph I shot. Warning : highly unrelated.

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PCSX2 Updates For December 12, 2008

2008-12-12T18:28:00.001+07:00

PCSX2 0.9.5 latest updates, these trio got updated again. Enjoy.

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PCSX2 Updates For December 8, 2008

2008-12-09T18:14:00.001+07:00

Wow, a torrential flow of PCSX2 updates. Here you go PCSX2 fans :

If this updates keep their pace, soon I’ll running out of opening words :)

update:

GSdxv1-12 needs the latest DirectX 9.0c updates and will automatically take you to Microsoft site to download it. For those who have Internet Connection problem with Web Installer you can try direct download link from Softpedia.com i.e.: DirectX Redistributable 9.0c November 2008. It’s quite big, 86.2 MB.

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Nariko’s Look-alikes

2008-12-07T12:49:00.001+07:00

In the spirit of Look-alikes post, here another Look-alikes.

Nariko the main female character from PS3 title Heavenly Sword.

Although we got Denise Richards and Faith Hill on the “yummy” part, you know what we got in “yuck” part? We got two men : Alec Baldwin and Jared Padalecki.

No, I don’t have something against them, actually I watch The Supranatural and love the series. But Nariko, a female character, looks like a man (two men actually)? What does that make you feel?

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Luka Look-Alikes

2008-12-07T11:21:00.001+07:00

It’s been a while since my last look-alikes post. Let’s do it again. This time the victim, I mean the subject, is Luka from Lost Planet.

Now where did I store her pics…

OK, upload to myheritage.com let’s see how it turns out.

Now we know where she (or rather the character designer) got her looks. I think Natalie Imbruglia and Kelly Hu is the closest.

One more thing, from two Look-alikes I did last time I notice one similarity i.e. Ayumi Hamasaki. Up to this post there are 3 female game characters that look like her. Is she the perfect girl for female game characters? Let’s do another Look-Alikes, next.

See Sophitia's Look-Alikes, Kokoro's Look-alikes to see what I mean.

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PCSX2 Updates For December 5, 2008 | Gundam

2008-12-06T10:24:00.001+07:00

I’m feeling like a messenger now :) never mind here are new updates for PCSX2 folks.

Now to add some variety to my blog (I realize my latest posts were all about PCSX2 updates and it’s kinda boring). I just make a new blogshop about Gunpla or Gundam model, you might want to check it out. Sorry for shameless self promotion but I got bills to pay too you know :)

Back to the original topic, go ahead and feast on new PCSX2.

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PCSX2 Updates For December 4, 2008

2008-12-04T09:31:00.001+07:00

Latest PCSX2 updates. We got three updates one for PCSX2 and two for plugins : sound and graphic. Enjoy and give it a try.

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Old Games = Free To Download?

2008-11-28T13:32:00.001+07:00

I mentioned earlier in this blog about my curiosity about old games that I never succeeded to run, The Keys To Maramon. After a googling session I found many websites that host old dos games and I found The Key To Maramon in one of them, abandonia.com.

Now, I don’t urge you to fill your old games hunger and download games there. Although old games is… well old and seems like abandoned by their creator, they still have copyright intact, unless stated otherwise. At least that’s what I read in wiki about abandonware.

What do you think? Are old games (abandonware) free to download?

PCSX2 Updates for November, 27 2008

2008-11-28T09:11:00.001+07:00

Just two days earlier we got three updates and today we got another two. These two are the most frequent updates in PCSX2, me thinks.

Nevertheless enjoy!

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 366 913.87 KB
rev 857 GSDX 1.10 722.87 KB

Tell you the truth, I don’t even a have a chance to try out the earlier updates.

Speaking of updates, don’t forget to update your antivirus definition file. Have a nice and safe day at the web.

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PCSX2 Updates for November, 25 2008

2008-11-26T17:43:00.001+07:00

Hurray, more updates. Here you go three updates for PCSX2, a PS2 Emulator. One main program and two plugins. Enjoy!

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PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 335.7z | rev 394 ZeroSPU2 0.4.6.rar

2008-11-18T21:18:00.001+07:00

For some reason these two got updated again.

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PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 330 | rev 75 SPU2GHz PP rev 320

2008-11-17T13:49:00.001+07:00

Latest updates for PCSX2, the PS2 emulator.

PCSX2 main program, PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 330
PCSX2 sound plugin, rev 75 SPU2GHz PP rev 320

Enjoy!

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Another Digg Double Entry

2008-11-12T20:34:00.001+07:00

Digg front page double entry.

Parallels Desktop 4.0 gets better graphics, 50% speed boost Submitted by lnfiniteLoop
Parallels Desktop 4.0 gets a 50 percent speed boost over 3.0 Submitted by SirPopper

Do we really need double entry?

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Digg’s Double Entries

2008-11-10T18:00:00.001+07:00

Yeah I know it’s not a game related post (again) but let’s take a look at this, Digg’s Double Entries. Different url and source maybe, but still a same story and still got digged and got to front page.

This post is not intended to be a complete list, just a few example.

Woman found living with bodies of three siblings submitted by jschau2
Woman Found Living With 3 Dead Siblings submitted by Burento

And this,

Sarah Palin BOOED loudly at Philadelphia Flyers Opening Game submitted by froston
Sarah Palin Gets Booed At Philadelphia Flyers Game submitted by Jeffler

This one too,

Palin Claims The VP Is ‘In Charge Of The U.S. Senate' submitted by MrBabyMan
Palin Claims Vice President "In Charge Of The U.S. Senate" submitted by bayoumonroe

I am not making any accusation whatsoever here. It just shows that Digg needs to fix their system. All in good intention to make Digg better.

If you think about it, in news social network sometimes it’s not just about the “breaking news”ness of a story but rather about followers.

How To Insert Cheat Codes in *.pnach Files

2008-11-09T19:11:00.001+07:00

PCSX2 0.9.5 as earlier as svn 351 has Patch Browser menu to let users to insert Gameshark Codes directly into PCSX2 mid-game. But some codes crash the game when inputted mid-game.

This mini tutorial will explain how to input Gameshark codes to PCSX2 game patch files ( *.pnach files in patches folders) since the codes inserted in pnach file starts as games start hopefully it will not crash. I can’t guarantee that your codes will work or anything, this tutorial will only tell you how to insert Gameshark codes in patch files.

Ok, here we go.

first we must convert the Gameshark codes to PCSX2 codes format. How? We can use Maxconvert or use PCSX2 internal code converter. Like this : That’s two values we’re looking for Address and Value,
Now create a file with notepad that look like this, repeat as many codes you need.

patch=1,EE,address,word,value
in this case, that would be :

patch=1,EE,00373F26,word,00000001
save file as [game ID].pnach. How to know your game ID? Start the pcsx2 as usual with your game. Look the console window for CRC numbers. CRC is your Game ID. In this example it would be a8d83239.pnach and save it in PCSX2’s /patches folder.
There you go.

Happy cheating … ehem somehow it sounds wrong. Happy gaming then.

keyword : pcsx2, pnach

Final Fantasy X-2 (FFX2) Cheats For PCSX2

2008-11-07T21:13:00.001+07:00

Since we can input Gameshark Codes and RAW codes in PCSX2, cheating in PCSX2 will never be the same.

This is Gameshark codes for Final Fantasy X-2 SLUS 20672 that I’ve tried and works in pcsx2. I know you’ve been looking for this.

Special Dress Sphere and Nude Scenes in FFX2

To use Special Dress Sphere first you must activate the Special Dress Codes below and you must already used all the Dress Spheres you equipped on your Garment Grid (you’ll see all lines in the Grid glowing in blue like picture on the left). If you did that when you press L1 button to Change Dress the “R1 Special Dress Change" menu will be available. Press R1 and you’ll have Special Dress ready to wear. Prepare to witness Adult Final Fantasy as nude Yuna, Rikku or Paine changing their dress during Dress Sphere scene (you naughty Square-Enix). No, I won’t include that screenshots here.

Dress sphere codes
	Alchemist	04101629 143473FC
	Berserker	04101429 1434734C
	Gun Mage	04101629 143453FC
	Warrior	04101428 1434534C
	Samurai	04101428 1434734C
	Gunner	04101628 143473FC
	Dark Knight	04101429 1434534C
	Songstress	04101428 1434536C
	Black Mage	04101428 1434736C
	White Mage	04101429 1434536C
	Thief	04101429 1434736C
	Trainer	04101428 1434535C
	Lady Luck	04101428 1434735C
	Mascot	04101429 1434535C
	Special Dress For Yuna : Floral Fallal	04101429 1434735C
	Special Dress For Rikku : Machina Maw	04101429 1434537C
	Special Dress For Rikku :Full Throttle	04101428 143473CC
Character Exp
	Yuna: Level 99 With Max Experience	24DB67E8 45AC5D2D
	Rikku: Level 99 With Max Experience	249B64E8 452C5DAD
	Paine: Level 99 With Max Experience	249B64E8 45AC5D2D

images : Square-Enix

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How To Save PC Gaming?

2008-11-07T12:29:00.001+07:00

or PC Gaming Standard

Aside from piracy and growing video game consoles users, PC developers are the one responsible for the decline of PC gaming. How? Because they assume every PC gamers are so damn rich they can afford expensive monster rig to play games newly released.

Well most of us are not.

Even if you like Crysis so much and you want to buy it since you’re allergic to everything pirated :) , its hardware requirement will hinder you. Instead of upgrading your hardware, buy current generation game console or even last generation are more economic and make sense with its abundant games choices out there.

So how to change that?
Let’s (gamers and developers) make some hardware requirement standardization for a specific time frame, for example let’s make a Standard 2008 which comprises a standard computer hardware requirement i.e. minimum CPU power, RAM and graphic card, needed to play new game decently for games released on 2008-2010. And so forth.

How to make a sensible Standard?

roll out survey on major gaming websites about :
- when most people upgrade their computer (every year? two years? x years?) the most answer will be the Standard time frame before upgrading the standard,
- most used hardware configuration (OS, CPU power, RAM and graphic card),

This will make sure every developer has one standard to develop games in and ensures PC gamers with or more than Standard 2008 can play new games up to 2010.

Not just that, The Standard can be used as a user guide to buy new or refurbished computer and/or gaming laptop (you know how hard/pricey it is to upgrade a laptop).

It is quantity of users (gamers) that make games successful not (just) its sheer graphic awesomeness.

Sure, developers can neglect this standard and make a game with a stellar hardware requirement, but who’s buying?

If you agree and want our voices be heard, Digg this.

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Whatever Happens To Surplus Video Game Consoles?

2008-11-06T12:30:00.001+07:00

I know what happened to Wiis last Christmas, they were sold out. That means nothing left in Wii Warehouses that year, no question there.

But what happens to video game consoles (or any other surplus electronic equipment) when it was produced beyond demand and its time was over, way over? When you think about it : it’s new but it’s old - what an irony.

Like surplus Xboxs where are they now? Dreamcasts? Or what will happen to (add your current console enemy here)?

My best guess is just like every next gamer, they were scavenged for their precious and still reusable parts for their younger brothers. That or became an expensive paperweight for respective CEOs.

So what really happened/happens?

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PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 286

2008-11-04T21:58:00.001+07:00

Just a short post this one. Re4rainbow just uploaded newest PCSX2 0.9.5 that is PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396 PP rev 286. Wow did you see it rev after rev :)

Download and try it now.

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In Game Rent We Trust

2008-11-02T12:34:00.001+07:00

When in doubt go to game rental.

Picking the right game in this time of financial turmoil is getting crucial. Money is tight even tighter than (insert your favorite phrase here). So tight you might want to hire personal financial planner.

…and all game publishers flaunting their games with flashy and bombastic ads everywhere. Experience the madness….Ours is the best…You won’t regret…This is epic… and so forth.

So we turn to game reviews but they are not reliable. Now, I am not saying they’re are useless or not independent. It’s just nothing beats first hand experience. There’s a right game for every each of us :) no matter what score reviewers gave it.

Again, when in doubt (or tight-money condition) go to game rental.

You can play the game you rented in relax condition and without pressure that usually comes from your burning pocket after buying a game.

What kind of pressure? “This game got to be good , ground breaking, world shattering and life changing game” that kind of pressure. Since you invest not a small amount of money you expect no less. And guess what most of the time you disappointed.

That’s not the case with rented game, you’ll accept the game as it is. Good as good and bad as bad. No pressure.

When you find that the game actually good (or bad) you can do the next logical thing. Buy it or leave it.

Or you can buy used game, if you can wait a little longer after the hype was gone and the price plummets. You’ll got nice bargain.

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Direct Download Link for Windows Live Writer 14.0.5025.904 Beta (Wave 3)

2008-11-01T21:26:00.000+07:00

Not a game-related post, but I found this blogging tool very useful and I want to share it with you guys. I know how Installer sometimes doesn’t works and what we need is a direct link.

So here it is a direct link for Windows Live Writer 14.0.5025.904 Beta (Wave 3). From softpedia.com.

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How To Use Gameshark | Raw | ARM Codes in PCSX2

2008-10-30T20:27:00.001+07:00

There is an easy way to cheat your game in PCSX2 without having to search the codes manually yourself. Basically we use Gameshark codes, RAW or Action Replay MAX (ARM) codes in PCSX2 which is easier and aplenty to search with your preferred search engine.

How?

You have to pay me $1000 for that! Kidding :)
Here we go…

How to use Gameshark or RAW codes in PCSX2 :

Run PCSX2 and your game
press ESC and click Misc –> Patch Browser and you’ll have this window
Just click Add GS2v3-4 to add Gameshark codes to pcsx2 or click RAW to add RAW codes
After all codes inputted, click exit
to continue the game click Run –> Execute
easy

How to use Action Replay MAX codes in PCSX2 :

With ARM codes things got little complicated, just a little. Don’t worry I’ll guide you.

PCSX2’s patch browser doesn’t include add ARM button, we have to find a way around. And all we need is Maxconvert, it’s a PlayStation 2 Code Conversion Program i.e. : Raw, Max Raw, AR Raw, Gameshark and CB code converter.

This program is simple to use, as simple as clicking the convert button. Below is a screenshot of Maxconvert when I was converting AR MAX codes for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES’ infinite money.

In the left area, choose your input type that is AR MAX and put the codes. In the right area choose the output that is RAW. Then click Convert. That’s it.

If you download Maxconvert there’s a Help file to guide you through.

After you got the RAW code use the PCSX2’ patch browser to insert the code.

Happy gaming :)

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Persona 3 Fes’ Sexy and Scary Enemies

2008-10-30T12:43:00.001+07:00

Tell me what you think when you see screenshots below. There’s a scantily-clad in-monster-costume woman in that pose with time limit too.

Now if you don’t know anything about this game, it’s only fair that you think this is some kind of those adult games. But it’s not. It’s a PS2 JRPG game with M-rating. It’s Shin Megami Tensei : Persona 3 Fes. And this is just early in the game.

And now for scary enemies and they’re dancing:

This game feels like anime with interactivity (which is good) and somehow reminds me of Harvest Moon games. This game has a solid gameplay and story and sexy personas at your command, if that matters. Where are the pics? Buy the game will you.

And it’s playable on PC too with pcsx2.

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New Domain Name : igameilive.com

2008-10-25T17:57:00.001+07:00

I’ve been thinking about buying domain name for gamepolling.blogspot.com for a while now.

This morning I finally made up my mind and buy a domain name that fits this blog nicely : www.igameilive.com.

So it’s official now gamepolling.blogspot.com is no more and got new name : www.igameilive.com.

This change could take some time though, sorry for any inconvenience during this period of transition.

Pay for Harder Levels, Characters and Enhanced Prince of Persia

2008-10-25T08:36:00.001+07:00

When I read PlayStation Store Update for October 23rd there were two Mega Man related downloads that made me frown in disbelieve.

Mega Man 9 Superhero Mode ($0.99)
Superhero Mode will be added to the Special Games Section.
This mode is above and beyond Hero Mode in difficulty.
File size: 100 KB

Mega Man 9 Hero Mode ($0.99)
Hero Mode will be added to the Special Games Section.
The enemies in this mode are much harder to defeat.
File size: 100 KB

Pay for harder level huh? Cross your hands or play blindfolded, you’ll get harder game for free for sure. At least it was only for $ 0.99.

SOULCALIBUR IV Additional Character - Yoda ($4.99)
Play as Yoda who has appeared out of the blue in the SOULCALIBUR universe. His objective remains unknown…
File size: 7.13 MB

Do you remember some time not so long ago that to have new characters all we had to do was typing some codes or finishing game?

But not all that bad though, now we have enhanced and updated Prince of Persia Classic in HD glory, I remember those old happy pixellated days of jumping, grabbing ledges, sword fighting and princess saving in the original Prince of Persia. Even my mum played it.

If I am not mistaken the original Prince of Persia sized around 700KB (do correct me if I’m wrong) and this new enhanced version has whooping 117 MB. Now I understand why this enhanced version didn’t released back then in 1989, it would filled hundreds of floppy disks :)

Speaking of old games, I remember one game my friend rented from game rent (or did he buy it?) that I couldn’t played due to floppy disk error titled Key To Marammon. Any one remember this?

Persona 3 Fes PCSX2 Cheat Codes | Maximal Exp

2008-10-22T12:09:00.001+07:00

Yet another cheat codes for Shin Megami Tensei : Persona 3 Fes SLUS 21621 on PCSX2. This code will make your characters gain maximal experience (EXP) after one battle, use it wisely though because gaining EXP and level up are what make RPG fun. If you are ready to lose half the fun then go ahead use this code.

Read PCSX2 Cheat Tutorial first if you don’t know how to apply cheat codes to games.

patch=1,EE,201fbf70,word,3C0205F0
patch=1,EE,201fbf78,word,3C0205F0

S2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">

image : Atlus

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PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 396

2008-10-21T09:19:00.001+07:00

Re4rainbow has uploaded newest versions of PCSX2, here’s the link to download it:

So what’s fixed this time? Here’s what the changelog tells us:

rev 396: more asm fixes

What’s asm? Beats me… Let just try it out. Shall we?

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The (un)Revolution of FPS

2008-10-16T12:40:00.001+07:00

Hurray your favorite First Person Shooter (FPS) got a sequel number X. With sweaty hands you open the box, slam it on your machine of choice, invest (or throw) some time in it, finish it and got bored. You want for more sequel while see no different in each iterations except more polished games.

When you think about it, all FPS-es basically are the same old game.

All you have to do is polish here and there, give some weapons, splash different story and voila you go yourself brand new game. Add some exclusivity on it and you will have fanatic followers.

So what can be done to save FPS from this repetitive virus?

I’ve got some ideas:

2 mouse shooter - Rambo-like weapon wielding,
variable perspectives – change view from 1st to 3ed person view. Some games already applied this.

Anything to add?

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PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 393 & PEOPS SPU2 1.9.0 rev 356

2008-10-16T10:09:00.001+07:00

Can wait to try latest revision of PCSX2? This is your lucky day.

Here’s the download links from re4rainbow :

And here the latest PEOPS sound plugin for pcsx2,

rev 356 PEOPS SPU2 1.9.0

Enjoy!

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Persona 3 Fes PCSX2 Cheat Codes

2008-10-14T09:43:00.001+07:00

This is pcsx2 cheat codes for Persona 3 Fes SLUS 21621.

This cheat works to increase your money in Persona 3 Fes world, simply make a new file with notepad, copy paste this codes below and save it as 94A82AAA.pnach and place it in /patch folder.

gametitle= Persona 3 Fes
patch=1,EE,0083a6dc,word,999999
patch=1,EE,0193f110,word,999999
patch=1,EE,0193f114,word,999999

To disable it, either rename the file or edit the 1s right after the = sign to 0s.

Read PCSX2 Cheat Tutorial to find cheat codes yourself.

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SilentHill : Origin on PCSX2

2008-10-13T19:03:00.001+07:00

Silent Hill : Origin is still unplayable even with latest PCSX2 svn 390 X3. PCSX2 only manage to display the first loading screen and that’s it. Worst than Fatal Frame 3.

And here I was hoping PCSX2 could deliver some goose bumps tonight. Oh well, am I too greedy? Persona 3 is more than enough actually, for now.

And for some reason, I couldn’t take a screenshot. So instead here’s unrelated Final Fantasy XII screenshot.

image : Square Enix

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Persona 3 Fes on PCSX2

2008-10-13T10:12:00.001+07:00

Persona 3 Fes almost feels like at home running with latest PCSX2. Almost? Well sometimes it hangs, other than that it’s highly playable. Cool!

Persona 3 is a JRPG that put you on the shoe of high school boy (with special talent). As a ordinary student at day and as a monster slayer at night, with cute anime girls as your partner.

No special configuration needed but you must use latest pcsx2 with Persona 3 special fix built in, I included the download link below. Here they are:

pcsx2 0.9.5 svn 390 X3 – with Persona 3 fix activated
GSdx 0.1.0 rev 852
GiGaHerz’s SPU2 1.9.0

actual screenshot Persona 3 Fes on PCSX2

What are you waiting for? Go play!

image : Atlus

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Drakengard 2 Configuration

2008-10-06T17:37:00.001+07:00

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Just a short post about Drakengard 2 configuration for PCSX2. It’s a simple game, a slash ‘em all kind of game. The kind that rarely showed up in PC games.

Thanks to ps2 emulator, we can play this kind of game in PC. This configuration work best for my rig:

PCSX 0.9.5 svn 390 X3
GSdx 0.1.6, use native resolution for best speed
P.E.Op.S.SPU2 DSound Driver 1.6.0

Again, your experience may vary due to different rig specs. Enjoy.

Show Me The Gamepad!

2008-09-30T20:25:00.001+07:00

So now you are a happy gamer, able to play some PS2 games with PCSX2 on your PC; decent fps, flawless sound and music, tapping the keyboard with all your might.

Wait a minute you still play ps2 games with your PC keyboard? O man that’s so un-gamer.

There’s a reason why ps2 didn’t come with a keyboard to play its games. Because it doesn’t gameronomic (=read ergonomic), and in long term may cause you RSI, yes the strain you feel in your wrist after hours of playing.

So put your keyboard to do something else, and unleash your true force as a gamer through this awesome gamepad from Logitech, it’s wireless, it rumbles, it’s Rumblepad.

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How To Fool Your Boss | A Joypad to Mouse Converter

2008-09-28T22:22:00.001+07:00

Do you want to fool your boss to think that you are playing games when you actually working hard? Or do you need to turn your daily office work into a fun game-like adventure?

Then you need Joystick 2 Mouse, it’s a freeware that turns/converts any gamepad / yoke into mouse. So instead of using a boring regular mouse to click here and there, why not use your gamepad or a full blown flight yoke (that’ll be awesome) to do the job.

And all those mundane works become as fun as playing games.

Download Joystick 2 Mouse here (via Brothersoft.com)

Working never felt this fun

Just don’t come here crying, if your boss yell at you :)

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Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 PCSX2 Configuration

2008-09-27T12:42:00.001+07:00

I love Dragon Ball Z manga and anime. So having DBZ BT 3 running on my PC is a dream come true. As far as I know there is no Dragon Ball game for PC, right?

Here’s PCSX2 best configuration (at least for now) for playing Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (DBZ BT 3):

PCSX2 0.9.4, the latter beta versions PCSX2 0.9.5 flicks on opening movie and no faster,
Graphic Plugin : GSdx 0.1.4, the latter versions make the background flicker and gives you headache, trust me I’ve tried. See the picture for configuration.
Sound Plugin, there are two choices:
- ZeroSPU 0.4.6 – robotic voices, but better timing. Use the default configuration.
- GigaHerz SPU2 (Public Beta) 1.9.0 – better voices with echo effect, click the picture below to see its configuration.

With this setting, DBZ BT 3 runs in full (or more) fps on movies and menus. On fighting part it runs 15-20 fps, hey that’s good enough, I think the original fps is 30fps (update: it’s 60 fps, thanks Vedant for pointing it out).

Super Saiyan 3 Goku

Note :

Since no PC built equal, your FPS may vary.

PS2’ DBZ BT3 images courtesy of Namco Bandai

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GSDX 1.10 rev 852

2008-09-26T23:13:00.001+07:00

Gabest’s pcsx2 graphic plugin now updated to GSdx 0.1.10 rev 852. Here’s the link to download it :

Download GSdx 0.1.10 rev 852

News flowing like a river, I like it.

I just posted couple of minutes ago, about Soul Calibur 3 progress, now with GSdx 0.1.10 it runs a little faster, just a little but hey that’s still a progress, no?

Again, download provided by 4shared.com.

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PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 390

2008-09-26T22:51:00.001+07:00

The latest revision of PCSX2 0.9.5 beta is SVN 390.

Download PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 390

or download its older brother,

Download PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 389

Remember, it is beta version so make sure you know the risk of running unstable software.

The PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 389 already patched to fix :

Persona 3/4
Rogue Galaxy
Silent Hill 2
Suikoden V
Tales of the Abyss
maybe more…

For detail, read the readme included in the zip file.

This download provided by 4shared.com.

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SoulCalibur 3 Latest Progress

2008-09-26T22:19:00.001+07:00

For those who wait for SoulCalibur 3 to run smoothly on PCSX2, you better not hold your breath. SC3 still doesn’t run faster on PCSX2 0.9.5 svn 377 and GSdx 0.1.9. The good news is the opening movie runs faster now about 80% on my rig.

These are actual screenshots from SC3 on PCSX2, enjoy.

So for now opening movie is all we have.

images courtesy of Namco

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The Sims : The Movie

2008-09-23T17:28:00.001+07:00

Yes, we will have Sims : The Movie.

As if there were no better game titles to be projected at the silver screen! C’mon there are Soul Calibur, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty…etc even Big Fish Games.

No, I don’t hate The Sims series, my wife loves both of them. But turning make-your-own-story game into movie?

John Davis, the producer, revealed the plot to Collider via Game | Life, like this :

"A young man, a 16 year old kid of a 14 year old kid and his friend get their hands on this thing called the Sims Infinity Pack.

But what they realize is that they can scan their world in, because this is the most life like, real Sims game ever. And as they are playing this they are all of a sudden realizing is what they are playing on the game is having an effect on the real world,"

"It’s wish fulfillment, and obviously it turns against them."

I almost lost words to describe my confusion, instead I’ll give you an parallel example, how about Flight Simulator : The Movie ? You grab this Super Futuristic Plane Addon in some odd Game Store and suddenly the very plane pops on your garage…

And is this another wrong all-gamers-are-male-stereotype (as the movie casts teenage boys) ? Most of The Sims players are teenage girls. Once the Woohoo part are done, there is almost nothing left for male gamers :) here I am proposing another stereotype.

Honestly, this movie doesn’t even need The Sims mentioned in the plot. Do the world need another milk-the-franchise-and-get-easy-money-turns-bad movie?

Call me cynic, but I’ll remain greatly pessimistic about this, until proven otherwise.

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What if Steve Jobs Handled Microsoft?

2008-09-19T18:27:00.001+07:00

What an amusing possibility. Thousand alternative scenarios crosses my mind like wild fire. So instead of wandering around let’s focus on what will happen to gaming world scenario for now. Maybe there will be part 2? Who knows?

Let me see my crystal ball and type gaming world scenario command line. It runs on Linux :)

And an imagination away…lo this is what I see:

it’s a game console, with wireless-screen and touch screen-motion control-gamepads, which is pocket-able and plays multimedia,
it’s white, but not Wii White, and no there is no dreadful red ring of death, but there is delicious red apple logo,
oh yes, it has online downloadable games store, called iGames
it’s called iBox Nano,
and let my crystal ball print the logo for you, bzz bzz…… it’s crossed red apple all right.

Have anything to add?

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Next, Sony PS3?

2008-09-19T14:37:00.003+07:00

Microsoft’s decision to slash its three Xbox360 models prices turned out to be a good decision. In Japan, where the original Xbox didn’t shine, the sales number by Famitsu is showing a positive outcome for the company’s beloved console even surpasses the gigantic Wii (last week sales). Although that is not correct according to Media Create. But one thing for sure, the sales did jump.

That leaves PS3’s price up in the high pedestal. Unreachable to many of it's potential buyers, me included :)

So Sony, please think about it, a price cut will do your sales good. At least I’ll buy it once affordable.

via Game | Life

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Gamers Are Healthier but Crazier

2008-09-19T14:37:00.001+07:00

Recent study by New Scientist shows that (American?) gamers are physically fitter than average American.

But not mentally, since gamers are prone to depression.

Now, this study used Everquest II players as samples. So it might deviate on the mental part, once those who play Barbie games are evaluated too.

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Paid To Study Games?

2008-09-19T11:19:00.001+07:00

Now something to raise your eyebrows, or even to jaw drop US taxpayers.

A professor in University of California Irvine received US$ 100.000 grant to study…. how Americans play World of Warcraft!

What do you think?

Give me US$1000 and I’ll study how 4th generation of franchises i.e. COD4 vs GTA4 vs MGS4 vs Soul Calibur 4 played in PS3 and I’ll give you full review :)

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DRM = Digital Right Mauled?

2008-09-17T13:17:00.001+07:00

The controversy of DRM continues, the latest headline is EA’s everything simulation Spore.

Anti-DRM activists voice their hate, and Amazon product rating system is one of the channels. For them DRM is Digital Right Mauled.

I think the owner (in this case EA) have every right to protect their IP against ever rampant piracy, but on the other hand customers (who legally buy the product) have the right to enjoy the game without restrictions, after all they bought it.

So publishers need to think a way and open up to suggestions from customer to reach conclusion that pleases both sides. Unfortunately, it is easier to say than done.

And by the way,DRM fails.

After all piracy is here to stay.

That was altruistic me speaking, here’s what I think:

I never see anti piracy measures that work, this is how the world of crime works : there is a padlock and then there is a lockpick. Get my point?
so why bother? anti piracy measures hurt legal customers more than pirates,

So instead of investing more capital and human resources on anti piracy measure, why not slash the price, enhance the distribution systems, spread Intellectual Property Right awareness.

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Busy Day At Ngemu

2008-09-12T12:37:00.001+07:00

Today is a busy day at Ngemu.com, as of this writing they already announced 6 updates for emulator-related software. And here they are :

I still waiting for pcsx2 0.9.5 stable version, luckily I am not holding my breath.

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Best Sound Plugin For FF XII

2008-09-08T14:02:00.001+07:00

The most compatible pcsx2's sound Plug-in as of this writing is P.E.Op.S. SPU2 DSound Driver 1.6.0.

Compared to Gigaherz's SPU2 (public Beta) 1.9.0 that sometimes crashes the cutscene, the sound is clearer and with no "echo-effect".

Sleeping Beauty

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Update Your NVIDIA - Here and Now !

2008-08-19T10:24:00.002+07:00

Hot and fresh straight from NVIDIA, enjoy!

PC : COD4 Console Cheat Codes 2

2008-07-11T11:19:00.001+07:00

As promised, let me present you list of console codes to activate bonus cheats without collecting enemy' intel data (laptop) for PC version of COD4 : Modern Warfare.

The default value is 0 (disable), use 1 to enable the cheats without collecting enemy' intel data.

sf_use_tire_explosion 1
sf_use_bw 1
sf_use_chaplin 1
sf_use_clustergrenade 1
sf_use_contrast 1
sf_use_ignoreammo 1
sf_use_invert 1
sf_use_slowmo 1

Happy COD4-ing. You may want to read previous post on how to activate console cheat on COD4.

Want to activate laser show in COD4 like picture above? Wait for igameilive.com next post!

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PC : COD4 Console Cheat Codes

2008-07-10T10:53:00.001+07:00

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The ability to manipulate the engine of COD4 via tilde (`) opens the door to fun-tastic hacks.

I just tried yesterday, and now I present you "COD4 : Moon Warfare" and "COD4 : Silent Hill Warfare".

Warning : this hack may hang your game.

To activate the cheat, follow this standard procedure :

press ` key (a key under ESC key) to open/close the console
type "seta thereisacow 1337" then enter,
type "spdevmap bog_a" then enter, which will bring you to The Bog Mission, you can back to the main menu, and choose any Mission you like,

To activate "Moon Warfare"

press ` (tilde)
type "phys_gravity 5"
type "g_gravity 5"
press ` again to close the console

To activate "SilentHill Warfare"

type "ragdoll_self_collision_scale 10"

Next : Activating Bonus Cheat without collecting Enemy's intel data.

Sophitia's Look-Alikes

2008-06-30T17:18:00.001+07:00

And now that I got Soul Calibur 3 on PC running ( ehm...I mean crawling), I can screen-capture Sophitia’s face. And that face going straight to myheritage.com to be analyzed.

And here’s what we got. Sophitia Look-alikes. Enjoy Sophitia Fans.

Susan Sarandon?

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No Assassin's Creed This Year

2008-06-27T08:17:00.001+07:00

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Ubisoft confirms that we won't see new Assassin's Creed this year. Well that news do not apply to me. Since I am in the middle of playing Assassin's Creed for PC this year :) and that's new enough for me.

Although Assassin's Creed is slightly disappointing game due to its repetitive missions, remember those so many observation towers to climb? There's so much we can expect from its sequel. It sure can learn how to create challenging missions from older Ubisoft title namely Splinter Cell.

So this is what I think will make a better new Assassin's Creed, if there will be any, do it more Splinter Cell-y.

Don't Take It Personally, Wii Fanboys...

2008-06-26T12:45:00.003+07:00

Here's what I read this morning :

Games firm Nintendo is bottom of a Greenpeace ranking of the world's most eco-friendly electronics firms.

Read the full news at BBC.

COD 4's Gruesome Victim of War

2008-06-26T12:45:00.001+07:00

Tragic end of enemy's soldier, hanged upside down but still managed to keep his hat.

The Witcher Finished

2008-06-23T10:23:00.001+07:00

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Finally finished The Witcher. Whew, it took longer than I expected, 4 months! Not because the game was too hard, but I've got little time to play and many distractions.

RPG games needs a commitment. First you must know the character and then as story evolve and unfold you become the character. So non-commit gamer could not enjoy RPG games the way it should. Like I am now.

I used to marathon play RPG game, back in my younger days. Such as Final Fantasy 8, 9. The only break was to eat and sleep and school. Even in my sleep I still see my self playing the game.

I have good news and bad news for you The Witcher fans. the good news is there is the enhanced version for The Witcher on the work, called The Witcher Enhanced Edition. The bad news is, it has been delayed to early September.

PSP Emulator for Windows

2008-06-21T11:22:00.001+07:00

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Great news guys! A new PSP for Windows are under way. This project called Sam, is being developed by Actarus, the same guy who authored iDeas paula sound plugin.

Like any other project that just started, it needs a lot of work to get things right. Right now it can't play any commercial game, but the author claimed that it can play all homebrews. So it already showed nice progress.

Actarus released the v1.0.0.1 yesterday with this short post :

Second, 1.0.0.1, release for my fantastic emulator, now all homebrews works, a special thanks to (OMG) Battaglio.

Go to his website for more screenshots and PSP emulator download link.

And if you have talent for coding give Actarus a hand.

In-Game Ads, My Opinion

2008-06-18T10:02:00.001+07:00

Earnest Cavalli over game|life was so curious as to why majority of gamers (82%) don't mind to see ads in their game. Contrary to what he thought and expressed in his anti-ad article. And then he asked " Am I alone here?"

I don't quite surprise to see that most of the gamers don't mind. We see Formula One GP, MotoGP, Soccer, Football, or any other popular sports reserve spots and places for advertisements. And no body mind as we know advertisement somehow help the show going. Like this blog :)

in life ads

As a matter a fact, I like to see my favorite brands show up in big events, for me it is a reconfirmation that they are still very much in business.

So I don't mind seeing ads in game as long as they don't interrupt games like some "breaking-news" or running text.

I support in-game ads more, if they :

decrease games price or even the consoles,
give special discount to their products for gamers who bought certain games they supported.

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Assassin's Creed PC Version

2008-06-17T09:13:00.001+07:00

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Yay, finally get my hand to play the most disappointing game so far, not because it was bad, but because it should and could be so much better. At least that's what I can gather from many reviews I read and what my brother said (he played the PS3 version).

What I think about this game? I intend to play and find out myself. A verdict will roll out later.

Actually playing any game a little late is good. One of the advantage is by then a patch is already released. By now, Assassin's Creed v1.02 Patch is available.

I have this some kind of ritual, that is to put wallpaper of a game that I play on my desktop, like one above. If you need free Assassin's Creed wallpaper go here.

Want to play this game too? Amazon will serve you good.

Father's Day Ultimate Game

2008-06-16T11:08:00.001+07:00

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Yesterday was a Father's Day, as you all may know. But since there are none here in Indonesia. The moment just past away without me noticing.

I think the most Father's Day-ish game all the time is the first Silent Hill.

Silent Hill teaches us how to be a good father, if not a great one. Here is what it teaches me:

A good father (Harry Mason) will go through deepest and darkest hell, named Silent Hill, to save his sweetheart (Cheryl), no matter how gruesome, horrific the obstacle. I don't know about you, but a stroll in foggy-filled with unknown creature abound-ghost town is not a walk in the park for most dads.

And that's a great dad for me.

So go ahead replay that old dusty game, and extract some life wisdom. Already sold your psone? Worry not, play it with epsxe, a psone emulator.

PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 377

2008-06-11T10:28:00.001+07:00

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It's not an official compiled version, but here it is. Click the link to go to download page, PCSX2 0.9.5 rev 377 link.

Download via 4shared.com

Kokoro's Look-alikes

2008-06-11T08:39:00.001+07:00

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This time I try Kokoro from Dead or Alive.

How Lucky We Are (as a gamers)

2008-05-24T08:20:00.001+07:00

Can you see it? That we are surrounded by loving and concerned guardian angels? They are here to stay and protect.

Can you feel their existence? Do you want a proof?

They (the guardian angels) won't let us, as innocent beings as we are, harmed by the cruel, sadistic, sexually explicit world of gaming. And so they will blow their deafening trumpets every time a game that "too harsh" is released.

You can't miss their warning.

So we should be thankful :)

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Soul Calibur's Taki Models

2008-05-16T09:10:00.001+07:00

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And now let's find out whose faces Taki is modeled after.

Bullet Witch' Alicia Models

2008-05-16T08:48:00.001+07:00

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Want to know whose faces Alicia is modeled after? Then check this out! See the resemblance?

If I remember correctly, isn't Adriana Karembeu is(was) Tomb Raider's Lara Croft model?

My Mother's Games

2008-05-11T20:08:00.001+07:00

It's a Mother Day. When I combine these two words together, mother and game, there are three titles that come up in my mind. And that is:

Digger (PC)
Prince of Persia (the first original one, PC)
Puzzle Bubble (psone)

These are three that my mother actually played. Now, she's not interested in games, not even Java games in her phone.

Happy Mother's Day!

PCSX2 All and The Latest Download Link

2008-05-10T09:38:00.001+07:00

There are some unpublished and unannounced SVN version of PCSX2. Did you know that the latest PCSX2 0.9.5 is SVN 362? Or the latest GSdx 1.8 Rev 750?

Then this link is your answered prayer. Go here for all the latest PCSX2 and its plug ins.

Go here for latest PCSX2 download links via www.4shared.com.

Download and use it with your own discretion.

And let me present you another screenshots from Soul Calibur 3' girls. Click the picture for (just a little bigger) res.

I am too excited that Soul Calibur finally slightly playable, so excuse my over screenshot.

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Soul Calibur 3 on PC, Yay!

2008-05-09T16:05:00.001+07:00

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I am a happy man. Now that I've got my DVD back I can finally try Soul Calibur 3 with PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN Rev. 351. Which is listed as game that sees fix in latest pcsx2.

And it does work, it can play the opening movie. It runs about 40 fps, beautiful. But don't expect too much, in-game it only runs 1-3 fps. Still too slow, but this is a great progress, nevertheless, from unplayable to this stage is an amazing thing. Good work PCSX2 team.

Some screenshots from Soul Calibur 3, Taki vs. Setsuka.

I use GSdx 0.1.7 as the graphic plug in.

Few games that I've tried :

Fatal Frame 3 and Suikoden Tactics are still unplayable

Top One Reason Why I Don't Play GTA IV

2008-05-05T11:21:00.001+07:00

I don't have Xbox 360 nor PS3.

Haunting Ground in PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN Rev. 351

2008-05-05T09:08:00.001+07:00

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PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN Rev. 351, this new beta does fix video department!

It's a good thing I iso-ed few of my ps2 games (so when my DVD is away for repairs I still can play my games), one of them is Haunting Ground.

Now the pre-rendered video and cut-scene is not skipped like in the old version. That means you can watch Fiona in only thin-silk-bed sheet that somehow blew by the wind and reveals her curve inside on the opening video.

Some of Capcom's Haunting Ground screenshots :

The videos work 100% in my rig. But...

The gameplay is still run, or should I say walk in slow motion. Not to mention the scary glitch showed in newest GSdx.

Do you have playable setting?

All images are courtesy of Capcom.

PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN Rev. 351

2008-04-30T09:02:00.001+07:00

Hurray! The new shining beta is here, the PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN Rev. 351. Thank you PCSX2 team!

What are the major changes? According to the official pcsx2 website (please visit their website, and show some love) :

FFX Videos work again

Including fixes from 349:

Massive Compatibility increase on videos, many should now work without freezing, skipping or macroblocking, as mentioned in the recent news post.

Sweet.

Now the problem is my DVD drive is still being repaired, damn. Argh... I can't wait to try Soul Calibur 3. And where did I put that repairman number.

Hey, if you have tried this newest version with Soul Calibur 3, let me know. Please...

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PCSX2 Latest Update : IPU

2008-04-29T10:21:00.001+07:00

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After a long silence, the team bring us a good news. PCSX2' IPU is updated! What is IPU? According to Refraction, IPU is video side of PCSX2. So we can expect graphic enhancement. This fix will delivers us from corrupt squares appearing on the screen and random videos freezing.

The update not just works for already-playable games, lot of the now unplayable games will be playable or at least stability increment.

Few of many games that got fixed :

Atelier Iris - Grand Phantasm
Ayumi Hamasaki - A Visual Mix
Bully
Graffiti Kingdom
Many Growlanser games
Monster Hunter
Resident Evil 4
Simple Series Videos
Soul Calibur 3
The Simpsons

Yes, I love to see Soul Calibur 3 listed here ( I am jumping and shouting at the moment) !

This fix is made possible by Saqib.

Let's hope Refraction will compile a new beta very very soon, out of the goodness of his (or her?) heart.

Read the discussion about this update at Ngemu' official forums.

Gamers Go Green

2008-04-23T08:23:00.001+07:00

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It doesn't matter what consoles or games you play, you play it here, on earth, one earth.

So all console war aside, let's do something constructive.

Things you can do to go green as a gamers, using the basic rule of Reduce - Reuse - Recycle. So here are things we can do ( in no particular order, except how they pop on my mind)

use power efficient devices, e.g: LCD vs CRT,
switch off devices you don't use : consoles, TV, game room light,
use rechargeable batteries for wireless devices, NiMH batteries are the best choice, since they don't contain harmful substance,
it's a little hard to do because it may not suit your gaming preferences - buy from the greenest company you can. Here is a list to help you : Guide to Greener Electronics [Greenpeace],
plant as many trees as you can, it may sounds overdo but do you know current deforestation rate? Yes go out from your dungeon and do a real exercise for a change,
Walk/bike your way to shorter destination,
read game guide/magazine in electronic format,

So Gamers Go Green!

That's all I can think of right now. What you did to be a green gamer? Or do you have any idea to share?