A new Wii channel was released today, called the “Nintendo Channel”. This channel gives the user videos and information on games, as well as DS downloads and purchase links. This channel also gathers anonymous information on your settings and playing habits, and allows you to recommend titles and channels you’ve used for over an hour on your console. A WiiConnect24 message containing the necessary update was sent out today, and the channel is available for free download on the Wii Shop Channel.

Well we all know one time or another we have had to call that dang customer service. It is a dreaded feeling calling and listing to the machine try to help you. 

Jason at Doombot has developed a process for reaching intelligent life at XBOX customer service. He discovered this easy 4-step procedure thanks to a XBOX 360 that enjoys not reading discs.

1. Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX.
2. Get a reference number for your problem as quickly as possible. You may need to say “I already did that” when they try to make you do the troubleshooting script, just to expedite the process.
3. Hang up and call the escalated support number, 866-506-3826.
4. Talk to someone who knows what they’re doing. 

I know companies make these machines so they don’t have to spend as much money… but can you make them a little smarter? 

 
Developer pspZorba's PSPlorer is a file management app that can view the PSP's memory stick, flash directories, and UMD inserted. The newest version allows for backing up UMDs as ISOs or CSOs, as well as converting ISOs to CSOs.

Here's the changelog:

• UMD backup in CSO format
• File conversion from ISO to CSO
• Transfer directories in ADHOC mode
• File and directory properties change (access right, creation/update/access dates) (WELL it’s not really new it was present in the homebrew but not in the doc)
• A single bug correction in the default value of the OSK virtual keyboard. The effect of the bug was that sometimes strange extra characters could be seen in the default value.

The most interesting feature, the ISO/CSO from UMD option, works quite well. After about an hour or two, the app made a CSO straight from a copy of Castlevania: the Dracula X Chronicles, which ran without any issues excluding minor lag in load times. Be sure to read the Read-me included before running, as this app can mess a few things up if you aren't careful.

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The latest episode of Insomniac's "Full Moon Show" podcast, indicate that a playable build of Resistance 2 will be available for press at PlayStation Day. Unfortunately, no video of the game will be made available after the event, leaving you to snack on only a collection of screenshots and hands-on impressions before June 13th. We'll be at the event and will endeavor to bring you those all-important screenies and our own hands on impressions of the game as soon as possible.

PlayStation Day occurs on Tuesday, May 6th so be sure to check back here for full coverage of the event.

[Resource Kyle]

A slew of new content was added to the Playstation Store for PSP and PS3 owners yesterday.
Here's what Sony has given us: 

Downloadable Games

• echochrome (US$ 9.99)

Add-on Game Content

• Rock Band
  • “Zero” – Smashing Pumpkins (US$ 1.99)
  • “Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear” – The Mother Hips (US$ 1.99)
  • “Red Tandy” – The Mother Hips (US$ 1.99)
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (US$1.49 each)
  • “(You Make Me Feel Life) A Natural Woman” – Aretha Franklin
  • “Against All Odds” – Phil Collins
  • “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  • “Ain’t Nothing Life the Real Thing” – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  • “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” – Temptations
  • “Alone” – Heart
  • “Always Something There to Remind Me” – Naked Eyes
  • “American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
  • “Born to be Wild” – Steppenwolf
  • “Careless Whisper” – Wham
  • “Complicated” – Avril Lavigne
  • “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Queen
  • “Do I Make You Proud” – Taylor Hicks
  • “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” – Culture Club
  • “Every Rose Has its Thorn” – Poison
  • “Flashdance…What a Feeling” – Irene Cara
  • “Greatest Love of All” – Whitney Houston
  • “Here I Go Again” – Whitesnake
  • “I Got You Babe” – Sonny & Cher
  • “If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys
  • “I’m Coming Out” – Diana Ross
  • “It’s Your Love” – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
  • “Just the Way You Are” – Billy Joel
  • “Ladies Night” – Kool & the Gang
  • “Let’s Get it On” – Marvin Gaye
  • “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain & Tennille
  • “My Girl” – Temptations
  • “New York
  • "New York” – Frank Sinatra
  • “On the Road Again” – Willy Nelson
  • “Photograph” – Nickelback
  • “Proud Mary” – Creedance Clearwater
  • “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
  • “Stand By Your Man” – Tammy Wynette
  • “Straight Up” – Paula Abdul
  • “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” – Fall Out Boy
  • “Taking Care of Business” – Bachman Turner Overdrive
  • “The First Cut is the Deepest” – Sheryl Crow / Rod Stewart
  • “The Real Thing” – Bo Bice
  • “When the Sun Goes Down” – Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker
  • “Who Can it be Now?” – Men At Work
  • “You and Me” – Lifehouse
  • “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen

Game Demos

• Dark Sector (free)

Game Videos (free)

• echochrome Trailer
• Battlefield Bad Redford Blog
• Kung Fu Panda Trailer
• Dead Space Announcement Trailer
• Dead Space Ship Date Trailer
• Turok “Bring It” Trailer
• Turok – “Kane” Gameplay Trailer
• NBA Ballers: Chosen One TV Spot
• Wyclef’s “Fast Car” Music Video

PS3 Wallpaper

• echochrome Wallpapers (x4)
• Kung Fu Panda Wallpapers (x3)

PLAYSTATION STORE for PC (PSP)

Downloadable Games

• echochrome (US$ 9.99) (also downloadable via PS3)

Game Videos (free)

• echochrome Trailer
• Wyclef’s “Fast Car” Music Video

PSP Wallpaper (free)

• echochrome Wallpapers (x4)

Quite a lot, no? Enjoy! .

For PSP homebrew users that don't always have access to a computer, the Get!T application can download and un-zip files using wireless internet. The newest version improves on the app's functionality and adds new features.

Changelog:

• Update feature
• Use of graphics
• Custom error codes
• Set path to extract ZIP file
• Menu
• Battery warning at startup

The new update feature allows the user to download a new version every time a new version is released, useful for those that only use their PSP to veiw the internet and download files. As with all apps, read the read-me included before installing. Enjoy

05/05/2008: Version 0.4 is now available, which fixes a few bugs and allows for simultaneous downloads.

Well for everyone who doesn't know what this is, it is a PRX that allows you to listen to your saved music anytime. That is right, including IN GAME. 

Cpasjuste has recently ported the Music PRX plugin to custom firmware 3.90 M33. Enjoy your own MP3s and atrac3 files straight from your memory stick’s MUSIC directory. Cpasjuste also notes,

“this has been tested on a 3.90 M33-3 slim PSP, WITHOUT the fatmsmod patch applied.”

If you are using a lower firmware please upgrade.

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