Slashdot: GamesNews for nerds, stuff that mattersDark Alex Releases 4.01 M33 Firmware For PSP- June 29, 2008 Croakyvoice writes "Dark Alex, the PSP hacker from Spain, and his Team M33 have released a new version of the custom firmware for the PSP, which now supports the very latest official firmware from Sony. Benefits for the end user include the ability to play the many hundreds of games, demos, applications and emulators written by the homebrew community for the PSP."Read more of this story at Slashdot.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/322691707/article.pl Blizzard Introduces One-Time Password Devices For WoW- June 29, 2008 An anonymous reader writes "Two days ago Blizzard announced that they will be selling keychain tokens to add one-time password support (FAQ) to World of Warcraft. Have compromised World of Warcraft accounts become such a serious problem, that OTPs are already neccesary for games"Read more of this story at Slashdot.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/322504673/article.pl Blizzard Announces Diablo 3- June 28, 2008 stpk4 writes "After a week long tease by Blizzard, Diablo 3 has just been announced in Paris. The splash screen has been updated at their homepage and The Escapist has the first write-up." While there aren't many details available yet, it is known that Deckard Cain returns to help our heroes yet again.Read more of this story at Slashdot.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/322014455/article.pl OCZ's Brain Wave Interface Headband Reviewed- June 28, 2008 J. Dzhugashvili writes "Could you control a game using your jaw muscles, eye movements, and brain waves OCZ designed its futuristic Neural Impulse Actuator controller for that very purpose, and it claims the device lets players shorten their response times and interact with games more naturally. But is it really all it's cracked up to be The Tech Report took the NIA for a spin in order to answer that question, and it made some interesting discoveries along the way. The verdict is that the NIA...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/321737965/article.pl Grand OGL Wiki Seeks to Publish RPG Book Back-Stock- June 27, 2008 Zonk pointed out an interesting story over at The Gamer Dome that details a new wiki project partnering with Mongoose Publishing to share the publishing company's back-stock for free. Titled "The Grand OGL Wiki," the new project seeks to create a repository for many out of print books that would otherwise be lost to the sands of time. "'If a volunteer (or volunteers - you might have to be some sort of maniac to go through all this material solo!) were to come forward and create a suitable web...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/321565712/article.pl Managing the PlayStation 3 Wi-Fi Network- June 26, 2008 LinucksGirl writes "In this article Terra Soft show you how to configure and encrypt, step-by-step, the built-in Wi-Fi network that comes with the Cell Broadband Engine-based Sony PlayStation 3. And, as a little bonus, get 16 quick steps that explain how to switch from a wireless network back to a wired network on the PS3."Read more of this story at Slashdot.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/320791882/article.pl Surprisingly Few People Collect On GTA Hot Coffee- June 26, 2008 Relin writes "Out of the millions eligible, less than 3,000 have come forward to collect their money in the 'Hot Coffee' settlement. While the plaintiffs' lawyer is surprised by the development, Theodore Frank of the Legal Center for the Public Interest at the American Enterprise Institute seems convinced that the lawsuit was 'meritless' and will result in no payment for the legal counsel opposing Take-Two."Read more of this story at Slashdot.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/320106357/article.pl Children Concerned By Parents' Web Habits- June 25, 2008 praps writes "Children are becoming increasingly worried about their parents' Internet habits, according to a report just released in Sweden. Unsurprisingly, dads surfing for pornography is the most common problem, but chatroom addiction also featured in the report — as is a mother who has become obsessed with World of Warcraft. 'This summer she has been sitting up all day and all night and she forgets what's important to me,' wrote the woman's 13-year-old daughter. 'And when she's not at.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/320034537/article.pl Students Evaluate Ray Tracing From Developers' Side- June 25, 2008 Vigile writes "Much has been said about ray tracing for gaming in recent weeks: luminaries like John Carmack, Cevat Yerli and NVIDIA's David Kirk have already placed their flags in the ground but what about developers that have actually worked on fully ray traced games PC Perspective discusses the benefits and problems in art creation, programming and design on a ray traced game engine with a group of students working on two separate projects. These are not AAA-class titles but they do offer...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/319998449/article.pl Power Consumption of a Typical PC While Gaming- June 25, 2008 cliffski writes "How much does your PC really draw in terms of power when idle, when in sleep, and when playing a demanding game I don't trust everything the manufacturers of hardware say, so I thought I'd get myself a watt measuring device and run a few tests on some of the gear I leave on all the time, and the gear I go to the trouble of turning off. The Linksys router drew 8 watts, the monitor drew a fairly noticeable 30-31, but what surprised me was how little power the base unit drew, even.http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/319901440/article.pl |