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The People’s Court – Men Confess On TV to Wii Modding
Revisions:
3-15-11: Initial release.
So I was reading up on some fresh news at one of my favorite torrent news site, and that is Torrentfreak. Anyway, I found an old article where someone posted a Youtube video of an American Show called “The People’s Court”. In this episode, it was an interesting law case where basically we have two neighbors disputing over the price of modding his friend’s wii.
What is hilarious is that the judge ask both men what is the purpose of this chip, modchip, and both the plantiff and the defendant said it allows you to play downloaded games for free. It was as if the Judge was not even phased by this? Copyright rules broken? Seriously, wow. You got to be an idiot to admit on public TV that you installed/desired the modchip to allow you to play downloaded games off the Internet. You got to watch the video below and witness the shock yourself.
Pabswikk’s Monotonous Speeches [PMS]
Hello! Welcome to the latest edition of my posts.
As people who read my last post will know, this post is about the:
Console Wars!
As Christmas approaches, happy parents shop dilligently for the consoles their children want so badly.
New deal at Target: You can now buy the Nintendo Wii using only your soul as currency
So that all you readers can beg your parents/friends/lovers/God to get you the right one I am going to give a brief summary of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three contenders. I will give each a rating out of 5 stars.
Nintendo Wii.
The release of this console led to every guy to ask the nearest girl to 'Play with his Wii'
Now, ridiculous name aside, I’m sure alot of you know more about Wii than I do. Hell I barely even play with my Wii anymore. I mean, wii all have one right? It’s definitely the cheapest and has the potential to give the most fun.
Whilst playing with my Wii, I realised that the companies other than Nintendo who were making games weren’t using the console effectively. With it’s motion sensing technology, I’m sure many consumers thought ‘OMFG SWORDFIGHTS’ One company realised what was going through every man’s mind and made ‘Red Steel’. I felt….underwhelmed with this game. And after the first 2 months of having the console I’d stopped playing. The Guitar Hero was released, and I played for another month. Now Christmas is approaching again, and I see no possible reason to get back into playing. But the point remains. This console can be fun, and is best used to have a laugh with mates. The graphics aren’t great, but graphics aren’t everything. It’s relatively cheap, can be fun and has a great name. Just don’t expect it to deliver all your gaming needs if you’re a hardcore gamer.
Final Verdict: * * *
A solid Three stars. Fun, accessible, and great for parties. And the controller is multi-use!
Xbox 360
You know why they call it the Xbox 360? Cos you see it, turn 360 degrees, and walk away.
Ok, that was a poor pun, but the xbox does have one reason people walk away from the it:
The Red Ring of DOOOOOOM.
Xbox has the worst figures when it comes to breaking down. Something in the region of 40% of all Xboxes collapse within a year of purchase.
The good news is its become so much cheaper in the past few years, and it has a huuuuuuuuuuge range of games. It’s got more exclusives than the other two consoles and good internet access. It’s made for the casual gamer. Something you can play with mates, or by yourself, and not be a total geek. Good graphics as well, as good as anyone needs, and can also play DVDs. Unfortunately they lost the ‘High Def’ Vs ‘Blu Ray’ war, meaning that you can’t fully utilise their movie playing features.
Final Verdict: * * * *
This console has alot going for it, and will provide endless hours of entertainment. Possibly the best fact is that most gamers have one, so you and your friends can play over Xbox LIVE. Unfortunately that has a subscription fee, and the console is prone to breaking down.
Playstation 3
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Am I the only one who feels threatened by this picture?
Ok. It’s the best console. Full stop. Best graphics, best hardware, and perhaps even the best looking. So why is it the least purchased?
The hardware is years ahead of it’s time. It won’t be until roughly 2012 that we see consoles matching it.
I can’t really diss this console, but I can point out why it’s not selling (And perhaps why it’s a bad purchase)
1) Not enough games. The same games are on this console as are on the xbox 360, albeit less of them
2) Companies aren’t maximising the consoles potential. The graphics on most games are xbox 360 standard.
3) It’s just too damn expensive. Full stop. Not worth the money.
Final Verdict: * * *
Give it a few years, wait for the price to drop more, then it will be worth it.
So in conclusion, what do I think you should play your games on?
Suck it conventional game consoles!
Yes. The PC.
Why do I choose this?
It’s got the most games, the best multiplayer games, and free internet play, if you have internet OFC.
It also can have splendid graphics, if you choose to splash some money. but even some lower end computers can play iconic modern games, on low grahphic settings. Everyone has a computer, making it easy to get started. All you need to do is going out and buy some goddamn games.
Also it has the easiest purchasing of games. For instance STEAM is cheap, and all your games are downloaded and stay on your account.
Next time on P M S:
The names Bond. James Bond
HUM THE THEME TUNE NOW!
[GG] GN’s Gutbuster Thursday. Volume 4.
Well, it’s that time of the month ladies and gentlemen. No that’s not what I mean! I mean, it’s time for GN’s Gutbuster Thursday!
To kick things off, I would like to share an oldie but goodie. It’s mild, but it’s a classic:
Wii Injuries 2: Wii Harder:
The Matrix: Deleted Scene:
This shows, truly, why Trix should remain for and only for kids:
And for the nostalgic, Weebl was kind enough to pay tribute to one of the best videos of the 80s:
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/paper/
[ Sources: YouTube ; LegoRobotComics.com ; Weebls-Stuff.com ]
God speed, and Best wishes.
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WTF Wednesday: Use your Wii as a Media Center!
Well, to be honest, I never EVER thought that the Wii would be used as a media center. Of course, the Xbox 360 IS a media center, and the PS3 is powerful enough to do it as well (8 X 3.0 ghz processors? wtf?) and actually has the media center style. All the Wii seems to do besides playing games is browse the net through Opera. WTF?
WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
Alright, I don’t want to rewrite what was written at LifeHacker because I don’t want to get anything wrong, miss something, or otherwise mess up said process. So, read on!
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Set Up Your PC
To get started, you need to download and install the popular media streaming application, Orb, to your Windows PC. Orb has a fairly straightforward installation process, so just follow along with the instructions. You’ll have to set up an Orb account if this is the first time you’ve used Orb.Once you’ve installed Orb, you should make sure you’re sharing all the content you want. Right-click Orb in the system tray and select Configuration. In the Media tab, you can add every folder on your computer holding anything from video and photos to music and documents (though documents folders are probably a little beyond the scope of your Wii).
When you’re done, test out that it’s worked by pointing your computer’s browser to mycast.orb.com, then log in with the username and password you registered with during installation. If you’re not familiar with Orb from previous posts, what you’re looking at when you log in is the regular web interface. That’s right, in addition to supercharging your Wii, Orb can also stream all of that digital media to any browser. Try listening to some music or watching videos through you browser to make sure everything’s working. (If you’re having troubles, check out Orb’s top 10 troubleshooting questions.)
Orb lets you access any of your music or movies from any browser through this interface, much like the Media Center WebGuide. Unlike WebGuide, though, Orb’s web interface goes into 10-foot control mode when you browse to its interface on your Wii. That’s what we’re going to set up next.
Set Up Your Wii
First, make sure you’ve either installed or updated the Opera-based Wii browser so you’ve got the latest available web browser on your Wii (this is important, since older versions of the Wii browser won’t handle larger video streams as well). So unless you’ve got the latest Opera browser on your Wii, head to the Wii Shop channel, find, and download the browser (if this is the first time you’ve download it, it’ll cost you around $5, or 500 points in the Shopping channel).Now that you’ve done that, head back to your Wii home screen and launch the Internet channel (that’s the browser you just downloaded). Just like you did from your desktop, point your Wii browser to mycast.orb.com. This time, instead of the login screen you saw from your computer, you’ll see the Wii interface, which is larger and optimized for your TV. Log in, and this time you’ll be confronted with the full-on Orb home screen for your Wii.
Before you test out Orb’s streaming media on your Wii, head to Settings -> Stream and make sure Orb is set to stream video in Flash, then save the settings and go back to the home screen. If you properly set up Orb on you’re computer (which is basically a no-brainer), you should now be able to access any of that media from the comfort of your couch through your Wii and Wii remote. (Check the gallery for a better idea of how that all works.)
That means videos you’ve downloaded with BitTorrent, your entire music library, and even TV you’ve recorded with Windows Media Center are now available for streaming to your Wii. If you’ve got a tuner card in your PC, you can even use Orb to schedule recordings and stream live TV. Snazzy, no?
It doesn’t even matter what format your videos are encoded in. Orb transcodes the video on-the-fly to stream it—in the case of our Wii—as a simple Flash video.
What Now?
Now that your entire digital media library is accessible to your Wii, you can stream any of that content to your living room without introducing a new piece of hardware to your entertainment center. To optimize your Wii Orbing experience, you’ll want to set mycast.orb.com as a favorite on your Wii browser. You should also turn the browser toolbar to hide automatically in the Settings of the Wii browser so it’s not always sitting on top of the content you’re streaming to your Wii.The only downside to this method is that the quality of the videos you’re streaming won’t be nearly as high as the source, due mostly to the need to transcode the video and the fact that the video needs to be compressed enough to stream over the web. If you’re hoping to someday stream video natively (which would be, of course, much cooler, and much more competitive with what the Xbox offers), you may want to keep your eyes on the possible software mods and exploits that are looking to run Linux on your Wii. If that happens, look to really squeeze some exciting functionality from your Wii.” (props to LifeHacker’s Adam Pash)
Brawl Tournaments anyone?
Nintendo has announced 4 regional tournaments for those who want an early Brawl experience. The tournaments will be at:
-Los Angeles, CA 90014
-San Francisco, CA 94103
-Worcester, MA 01609
-New York, NY 10012
The grand prize winner will receive a crystal-coated Wii, home theatre system, and a copy of Super Smash Bros Brawl.
For more information, check out the source!
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“Impatient to get your Brawl on? Some of you North American gamers could get a chance to play Nintendo’s all-star fighter as early as this Saturday, when Nintendo kicks off the first of four regional Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments across the United States.
The regional tournaments will take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and New York City, with a maximum of 256 participants at each location. The winners from each tournament will meet in New York for the finals, with the grand prize winner walking away with a crystal-coated Wii, home theatre system, and (of course) a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
The three finalists will win non-crystal-coated Wii consoles, extra Wii remotes, copies of Brawl, and Best Buy gift certificates ranging from $250 to $1,000. Regional tournaments register players on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we’d recommend getting there nice and early to compete. The first tourney is this Saturday, February 16 in Los Angeles. Full regional tournament details after the break.
The regional tournaments will take place on four separate days, in four separate locations:
Saturday, Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Saturday, Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Saturday, March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Saturday, March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
The finals will also take place in New York on March 8, as part of Best Buy’s Midnight Madness launch event for Smash Bros. Brawl. All tournament participants will receive $10 Best Buy gift certificates.”
[MMM] Money Making Mondays- Issue 3
Welcome the the Third Issue of MMM or Money Making Mondays! This is were I show everyone how to make money off of the FREEBIE Sites, among other things!
For MMM, I will try to scope out and find all the FREEBIE sites that are giving away the best stuff around!
Now I know most of you will think that this is just another way for me to get referrals for my own Freebie accounts but I am really not. I am trying to spread my knowledge to others so that they themselves can get stuff for free! If you want to get me referrals, that is Great but if you don’t that’s Fine to!
LAST WEEK’S SITE WAS: Anything4Free.com (Rating 9/10)
So, for my Third Issue of MMM, I’m going to talk about…
PrizeRebel.com
Overview:
Prizerebel.com is probably one of the more knoticed freebie sites on The Underground Blog. Thanks to Voltaire, the majority of the Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer seekers have something to look at while they read the long, and popular, post he has here, or even on every page in the blog news section to the right —–>.
How do you make money?:
This site if offer based. It has a small referral set up but for the most part, you are on your own. You do offers from a long list, each with its own point value assigned to it for its compleation. Once you have collected enough points, you are able to choose from their prize guide or custom order an item if it is not on the prize guide.
How do I cash out?:
Cashing out is done through their “Availabe Prizes” section. They have a long list of available prizes to choose from. You can also custom order items through a support ticket system. All custom and regular prizes are fulfilled from amazon.com. That means that you can custom order anything on amazon.com but if amazon.com doesn’t have it, they probably can’t help you on that perticular item. I have personally used this site and cashed out on it with no problems. I received the prize within about a week of ordering it.
Overall Rating of Site:
This is a hard site to rate. Although it is very easy to get points, a lot of the offers mess up and don’t give credit because of cookie problems. The referral program only gives 20% of the referrals points to your account but it is an understandable amount none-the-less. I will give this site an 8/10. I can think of easier sites to get free stuff on but this one stands out with its vast selection of no-credit card-required offers. It may take longer to get the item but it can be worth the time and effort in the end!
Helpful Tips to this site:
When using this site you will have to do some work with the cookies on your computer to make sure that you will get credit for the offers on the site. For a good checklist of things to do, go to the Prize Rebel FAQ then look in the “How can I increase my chance of getting credited?” section.
In the words of our very own Versatile1, If you didn’t think there would be a MMM Issue today, “You have no faith. Thank you.”- Source
Thank you for reading the Third Issue of MMM!
Next Week I will have another site for all you try out if you choose to do so!
~Musicmasteria
My refferal link for this site (for those who want to help me out): http://www.prizerebel.com/index.php?r=53769
Smash Brothers Brawl – Japanese Intro Video
Feast your frickin’ eyes on this! USA Wii users, wait until March 9th for your game.
[MMM] Money Making Mondays- Issue 2
Welcome the the Second issue of MMM or Money Making Mondays! This is were I show everyone how to make money off of the FREEBIE Sites!
For MMM, I will try to scope out and find all the FREEBIE sites that are giving away the best stuff around!
Now I know most of you will think that this is just another way for me to get referrals for my own Freebie accounts but I am really not. I am trying to spread my knowledge to others so that they themselves can get stuff for free! If you want to get me referrals, that is Great but if don’t that’s Fine to!
LAST WEEK’S SITE WAS: AWSurveys.com (Rating 8/10)
I added a proof picture to Issue 1 of MMM, for those who wanted to see it.
So, for my Second Issue of MMM, I’m actually going to switch it up and talk about…
Anything4Free.com
Overview:
Anything4Free.com sounds like a freebie site but it is actually a Support Site created by People who are trying to help everyone get the referrals they need on almost ANY freebie site. They offer:
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A extensive Freebie FAQ
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A VERY Popular AND Useful Forum
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Including a Referral Trading Section– Referral 4 Cash, Referral 4 Referral, and Referral 4 Other
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AND MUCH MORE!
-More things can be found on the Resources List
How do you make money?:
Use all the tools they provide on the site to help you with almost ANY Freebie Site. Anything4Free.com does not actually give out freebies for referrals but helps you trade referrals with others, among other things.
How do I cash out?:
No cashing out is done on Anything4Free.com but once you receive enough referrals on another site, using this site, your friends, and other method of gathering referrals, you can cash out on there.
Overall Rating of Site:
I give this site a…. 9/10. It is PURE GOLD when it comes to its Guides, FAQ’s and other tools BUT the Referral Trading can get very costly if you are doing Referral 4 Cash Trades (the majority of people). There are probably much cheaper ways of getting referrals but they would be much slower than this site. So overall, this site is an Excellent source of help for other freebie sites but the costs can get a little high in the Referral Trading.
Helpful Tips to this site:
Stick to the Referral 4 Referral Trades if you can. Always try to trade with a member who has a high “TR”. “TR” is the feedback system they have at Anything4free.com and the higher the “TR” the better the trader.
Thank you for reading the Second Issue of MMM!
Next Week I will have another site for all you try out if you choose to do so!
~Musicmasteria
2007 Games Of The Year by GAMESPY
PC Game of the Year
PC Top 10 Games of the Year
2. The Orange Box
3. BioShock
4. Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
5. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
6. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
7. World in Conflict
8. Crysis
9. Sam & Max: Season 1
10. The Witcher
PC Action Game of the Year
PC Adventure of the Year
PC Best Strategy Game of the Year
PC Expansion of the Year
PC MMO Game of the Year
PC Multiplayer Game of the Year
PC RPG Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Top 10 Games of the Year
2. BioShock
3. The Orange Box
4. Rock Band
5. Mass Effect
6. Halo 3
7. Virtua Fighter 5 Online
8. skate.
9. Forza MotorSport 2
10. Crackdown
Xbox 360 Action Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Fighting Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Multiplayer Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Music Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Racing of the Year
Xbox 360 RPG Game of the Year
Xbox 360 Sports Game of the Year
PS3 Game of the Year
PS3 Top 10 Games of the Year
2. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
3. Warhawk
4. Rock Band
5. skate.
6. Virtua Fighter 5
7. R&C: Tools of Destruction
8. Ninja Gaiden Sigma
9. MotorStorm
10. FIFA Soccer 08
PS3 Action Game of the Year
PS3 Fighting Game of the Year
PS3 Multiplayer Game of the Year
PS3 Music Game of the Year
PS3 Platformer Game of the Year
PS3 Racing Game of the Year
PS3 Sports Game of the Year
Wii Game of the Year
Wii Top 10 Games of the Year
2. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
3. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
4. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
6. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
7. Mario Strikers Charged
8. WarioWare: Smooth Moves
9. Super Paper Mario
10. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Wii Action Game of the Year
Wii Platformer Game of the Year
Wii Adventure Game of the Year
Wii RPG Game of the Year
Wii Sports Game of the Year
Wii Music Game of the Year
Wii Party Game of the Year
Wii Puzzle Game of the Year
Wii Turn-Based Strategy Game of the Year
This is the result of the more important “VIDEO GAME AWARDS OF 2007”
GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShockSTUDIO OF THE YEAR
Harmonix
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)BEST RPG
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
skate (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box)BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo/ Nintendo)BEST GRAPHICS
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts/ EA Redwood Shores)BEST RHYTHM GAME
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)BEST DRIVING GAME
DiRT (Codemasters/ Codemasters)BEST ACTION GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon)BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The Orange Box/ Portal (Valve/ Valve)BEST XBOX 360 GAME
BioShockBEST WII GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)BEST PS3 GAME
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/
Insomniac Games)BEST PC GAME
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BioShockBEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)MOST ADDICTIVE VIDEO GAME FUELED BY DEW
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
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