Submitter: cfwprophet - (http://www.modcontrol.com)
Site Tags: nintendo wii internal 120gb hdd hack unveiled
Category: Nintendo Wii
A German counterpart of me, from a long time scene site called ModControl (linked above), managed to install a hdd into a Wii internally.

The DVD drive is still inside the Wii and also working. He used a 120GB 1.8" hdd and said that bigger hdd's will be possible as well 1" hdd's but they are very expensive.

He removed 40-50% of the plastic head sinks but he also...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.neoseeker.com)
Site Tags: new microsoft xbox 360 model may red ring killer
Category: XBox 360
Reports of the "Jasper" model of the Xbox 360 have been reported to have been in stores since as early as late September, and now a newer VentureBeat gives us some better details on what to look for, particularly the output voltage on the power brick.

The Jasper chipset is, essentially, supposed to be better in every way, this including the amount of power it requires. So it seems,...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Site Tags: truth about microsofts xbox 360 game console
Category: XBox 360
The infamous Xbox 360 "red ring of death" (indicating a failed unit) has caused Microsoft - and its customers - untold pain in the three years since the console's launch in 2005, and cost it $1.15bn (£738m) last year.

Microsoft has never said publicly why the console was plagued with faults: it seems that poor production quality was at the heart of the failures - an...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://kotaku.com)
Site Tags: psp tops hardware sales again playstation 3 sinks new low
Category: General/Off Topic
Sales of the PSP-3000 model in Japan have cooled considerably since it launched in the region, but Sony's portable sells far more than enough to retain the top spot on the Media Create hardware charts.

The PSP's hardware peers all took a hit this week; the Nintendo DS drops to third, with the Xbox 360 holding steady with the week's lowest decline.

The bad news...

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Submitter: PS3 News - (http://www.xcm.cc)
Site Tags: xcm x-box 360 core cooler version 2 now available
Category: XBox 360
The folks over at XCM X-Box 360 Core Cooler Version 2 let us know about two new products today. The first we'll cover in this article, which is their new %1#!

XCM 360 Core Cooler Version 2 can be used on ALL X-Box 360 consoles, including the latest with built-in heat sinks.

The %1# also can be used with their XCM High Speed Air Cooler (more efficient and powerful) or independently, unlike other brands of external...

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Submitter: triple7 - (http://computerandvideogames.com)
Site Tags: lighter more efficient ps3 coming
Category: PlayStation 3
Those rumors of a Slim and Lite PS3 may still be unfounded, but lighter and more efficient PS3s are in the making - thanks to "third generation" heat sinks.

Japanese company Furukawa Electric Co recently showcased a new heat sink for the PS3, said to be far lighter, smaller and cheaper than the previous two "generations" of PS3 heat sink.

We won't bore you with...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.techradar.com)
Site Tags: ps3 xbox360 industry news
Category: General/Off Topic
Just as we thought the battle between Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 couldn’t get any more interesting, the fight has just gotten a lot more fierce. The general consensus was that 2008 would be the year of the PS3. The year it finally sinks its teeth into the market to wrestle market share away from Microsoft and Nintendo.

But before Sony could even make a move,...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.cheatcc.com)
Site Tags: industry news
Category: General/Off Topic
Poisonous spiders have been found in video game controller made in Mexico and South American countries. So far no deaths have been reported but seven people in the United States, and three in Japan, were treated for potentially deadly bites. That number is expected to rise in the next few months due to systems purchased as Christmas presents.

By far the most vicious...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://blogs.mercurynews.com)
Site Tags: xbox360 console news
Category: XBox 360
Microsoft didn’t want you to know about Falcon, and it certainly doesn’t want you to know about its successor Jasper. But that’s another secret we have to unveil.

Jasper is the code name for the next motherboard for the Xbox 360. It will becoming next August, in time for next year’s holiday season. Jasper is going to have a 65-nanometer graphics chip from ATI...

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