As a follow-up to the recently posted Guide on unnbanning 8955 XBox 360 consoles from Live comes another countermeasure against HDD crippling.

Godzivan has made available an XBox 360 NAND write protection diagram which simply write-protects the NAND Flash in the XBox 360 by connecting WP to a ground pin.

To quote: "While this modification will certainly be against the terms...

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Two weeks ago Microsoft started mass bans on modified XBox 360 consoles to prevent them from using XBox Live.

With up to 1 million accounts disabled, hackers including C4Eva have been working on a solutions including iXtreme LT.

Until iXtreme Lite Touch is available, k0mpresd has shared a guide for unbanning your 8955 XBox 360 console from XBox Live, as follows:

What you...

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Gearbox Software has released a Borderlands patch v1.20 update today for the PlayStation 3, XBox 360 and PC.

The patch is 53MB in size and includes many fixes, as detailed below from ennui on their official boards (linked above):

Solved Issues – these issues should no longer occur

Issue: PSN friends list not functioning properly
Status:...

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Recently PS3Blog.net (linked above) has compiled a list of locked game saves on the PS3 console. Although most PS3 game saves are not locked to the console itself, the exceptions to this rule are detailed below.

The list is derived from a few smaller ones including those on Eurogamer and Loot-Ninja, and if anyone here wishes to add to it feel free to do so and you will be +Rep'd!
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Today Electronic Theatre (linked above) has confirmed that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been delayed, and will launch on November 24 which is two weeks after its console counterparts.

There is no official reason for the delay yet, although it is speculated that it is due to insufficient manufacturing output to have enough PC copies ready by November...

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It appears Eidos is attempting to combat piracy of Batman: Arkham Asylum by disabling the all-important Glide ability if you aren’t running a legitimate version.

In the official Eidos forums under a thread called ‘Problem with Glide’ a (pirated version) user explains his frustration that when holding space bar on the PC version of the game Batman’s Cape remains closed and he...

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Yea, it's a slow news day... but since Michael of NewPCGadgets.com (linked above) took the time to mail us, the least we can do is mention their new Security Kit for PlayStation 3, eh?

After all, based on a search of the boards it seems a lot of PS3 consoles (Stolen PS3 #1, Stolen PS3 #2, Stolen PS3 #3) get stolen.

To quote: "This new security kit features a steel security plate which attaches...

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For those seeking to watch GamesCom live, you will be able to do so as soon as the event begins via Chillax TV.

A countdown timer for GamesCom is also available, which at the time of this writing has just under 30 minutes left.

Finally, the GamesCom Schedule of Events (CET) is as follows:

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Press conference Electronic Arts
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At less than two months away from the launch of the PSP Go, it now appears that portable trophies could be heading our way in the future.

In a recent interview with PlayStation: The Official Magazine, they asked if Trophies will "ever be available for PSP games?"

To quote: "It’s under discussion, but there are some technical challenges,” replied Shu Yoshida, SCEA Senior...

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Following last week's video from the R4i Team comes another, this time from the EZvi Team, demonstrating the Nintendo DSi being cracked with a simple system update.

These come after the recent Nintendo DSi System Update that has been confirmed to block flash carts.

To quote from the video's caption:

The sold EZvi just need a update can defeat the DSi 1.4 firmware.. no need to buy a new...

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